HomeNews Now a union have filed charges against Activision Blizzard tooEmployees and the union accuse them of unfair labour practices Employees and the union accuse them of unfair labour practices A group of Activision Blizzard workers have teamed up with a union to file charges of unfair labour practices, accusing the company of “intimidation and union busting”. This comes less than two months after a California state agency sued the companyfor alleged discrimination, harrassment, and retaliation....

HomeNewsI Am Dead Watch the I Am Dead devs explain the lovely real world inspirations behind the gameI guess anything can inspire a good game I guess anything can inspire a good game Hollow Ponds have released a video detailing the real-world inspirations behind their 2020 puzzle gameI Am Dead, a game about a ghost returning to their hometown and view it through new (dead) eyes. The cultural specificity in I Am Dead becomes clear as the two lead developers, Richard Hogg and Ricky Haggett, discuss how the British seaside town of Hastings influenced the creation of the game’s fictional setting Shelmerston....

HomeNewsApex Legends Apex Legends will keep tap-strafing, at least for now"We’ve concluded we need to take more time to get this right" “We’ve concluded we need to take more time to get this right” A couple of weeks ago, Respawn Entertainment said they were going to get rid of tap-strafing inApex Legends, but now it seems they’ve changed their minds. Tap-strafing is a movement exploit that allows players to keep their momentum after slide-jumping, letting them make speedier turns than they should....

HomeNewsCyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077’s 1.31 update is small but has substantial fixesThe jump the right height now The jump the right height now The latestCyberpunk 2077patch is small, but the bugs it fixes aren’t. 1.31 addresses issues that only affected some users, but they include issues that would halt progress on critical quests if they happened. The patch is live now.There are substantial gameplay fixes, such as correcting “the height of the charged jump” and fixing “an issue where weapon reload speed perks slowed down reload time....

HomeNewsDeathloop Deathloop is out now, but some PC players report stutteringTime to wait for a fix? Time to wait for a fix? Dishonoredand Prey devs Arkane have released their latest superpowered sneak-o-shooter, the time-loopingDeathloop. It’s good, everyone tells me. However, one word of warning: a fair number of PC players are complaining about stuttering framerates, enough to bring it down to a ‘Mixed’ review rating on Steam. That’s the sort of wonky time you don’t want....

HomeGuidesDeathloop Deathloop slabs and abilities: how to obtain and fully upgrade all paranormal powers in DeathloopWhere to find the Visionaries in Deathloop, how to steal their slabs, and what their abilities do. Where to find the Visionaries in Deathloop, how to steal their slabs, and what their abilities do. Wondering how to collect and fully upgrade all the slabs in Deathloop?Slab abilities are the paranormal powers inDeathloop, the game’s take onDishonored’s Void Powers and Prey’s Neuromods....

HomeNewsDying Light 2 Stay Human Dying Light 2 delayed again, shambling into February 2022The devs want more time to make it good, obvs The devs want more time to make it good, obvs Parkour enthusiasts will need to wait two months longer to prance around an open-world city full of zombies (and zombies-to-be), becauseDying Light 2has been delayed again. Previously due December 7th, and spring 2020 before that,Dying Light2 is now scheduled to launch on February 4th, 2022....

HomeReviewsEastward Eastward review: a stunning, but slow burning post-apocalypse adventureDrop dead gorgeous Drop dead gorgeous Wrangling flying pigs, saving a nerdy kid from the school bullies, cooking up exquisite dishes to appease a local casino boss whose slot machines you accidentally rinsed with your trusted lucky coin… These are the stories most adventure RPGs would stuff into their ever-growing sidequest menus - distractions meant to provide extra flavour to the world you’re meant to be saving, or which hold bountiful supplies of EXP to level up your skills and weapons....

HomeNews Funcom acquires the Conan and Mutant Year Zero IPAnd there’s a new Conan game in development And there’s a new Conan game in development The announcement also mentioned that a new game is currently in development which will star Conan and “many of the characters in the Robert E. Howard universe.” That new game is unannounced and there are no other details. The Cabinet Group and its various IP are being incorporated as Heroic Signatures, which previously existed as a joint venture between Funcom and Cabinet focused solely on the latter’s videogame licensing....

HomeNews Met Gala 2021 outfits remind me of video game heroes and villainsDid they choose Renegade or Paragon? Did they choose Renegade or Paragon? The annual Met Gala event took place last night as some of the world’s most famous people gathered to celebrate fashion. This year’s theme was “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion”, which is wildly inaccurate since most of the attendees decided to dress as video game heroes and villains....

HomeFeaturesNew World New World’s open beta hasn’t convinced me to drop Final Fantasy XIVIt gives me FOMO It gives me FOMO The last time I got some brief hands-on time with Amazon’s upcoming MMONew World, I emerged from Aeternum feeling pretty positive about this new kid on the massively multiplayer block. Crafting, in particular,had me pretty excited. But having spent a big chunk of time in its open beta, I’ve come away feeling a bit, I don’t know, bleh?...

HomePodcasts The Weekspot podcast: it’s not Hitman, it’s DeathloopAgent Colt 45 Agent Colt 45 Yes, we all know the game has a very cool look, and all of us enjoy playing a good time loop game, but what actually isDeathloop? Thankfully, Matthew’s played the first few hours and is here to enlighten both you and I. But, before we chat about Colt Vahn’s day, we get into the biggest news stories over the last week....

HomeNewsTotal War: Warhammer III Total War: Warhammer 3 reveals Grand Cathay’s army, created for the gameThey’ve been in stories for decades but not as a proper army They’ve been in stories for decades but not as a proper army The Dawn of Grand Cathay | Total War: WARHAMMER IIIWatch on YouTube The Dawn of Grand Cathay | Total War: WARHAMMER III As for how they actually play, Creative Assembly say:...