HomeNewsApex Legends This week,Apex Legends' latest seasonEmergencelanded, bringing with it the fashionable new tracker, Seer. He’s a really cool character too! His kit revolves around firing out microdrones to figure out where enemies are, which, obviously, is very useful when he’s on your team. However, given that he’s very new and exciting and everyone wants to play him, he’s on every team. There is no hiding in Apex anymore. There’s not asingleplace you can go where Seer can’t whoosh his lil' nanobots at you....

HomeHardwareDeals The Crucial MX500 1TB is $85 today with a secret Newegg codeThis is one of the best gaming SSDs at the lowest price it’s been in weeks. This is one of the best gaming SSDs at the lowest price it’s been in weeks. Get the Crucial MX500 1TB for $85 with code 93XRQ46 (was $100) In terms of performance, the MX500 is in the upper range of SATA SSDs. It maxes out at a read speed of around 560MB/s, with write speeds closer to 510MB/s on this 1TB size....

HomeNewsHaven Park A Short Hike-alike Haven Park is out today and brings with it loads of wholesome adventureAll is well outdoors again - at least in this game All is well outdoors again - at least in this game Image credit:Fabien Weibel, Mooneye Studios Image credit:Fabien Weibel, Mooneye Studios Haven Park - OUT NOW - Official Game TrailerWatch on YouTube Haven Park - OUT NOW - Official Game Trailer Weibel’s work in the animation and film industry comes to the surface when looking at Haven Park’s overall aesthetic....

HomeFeaturesBack 4 Blood An expert guide to Back 4 Blood’s new zombie classes, which I have definitely not made up on the spotIn my head, in my hee-ee-ee-ead. In my head, in my hee-ee-ee-ead. In the spirit of my barnstorming PvP days, then, I am going to give you some weapons-grade tactical insight into the new mega zombos, or “Riddens”, appearing in Left 4 Dead’s upcoming spiritual successor,Back 4 Blood. Admittedly, I’ve not played the game yet....

HomeReviewsBlack Book Black Book review: plays its Russian folklore cards rightBetter than a game of Durak Better than a game of Durak Each seal is accompanied with a kind of riddle, which sets up the “monster of the week” sort of structure that holds the game together. One seal is to do with water, so Vasilisa needs a powerful water demon to break it, and so on. It’s part adventure, part card-battler, and despite its clear cut framing device, Black Book plays around within each chunk....

HomeNews Gone Home studio co-founder steps down following allegations of “toxic” workplace cultureStaff described Steve Gaynor’s behaviour as “controlling” and “demeaning” Staff described Steve Gaynor’s behaviour as “controlling” and “demeaning” Image credit:Annapurna Interactive Image credit:Annapurna Interactive Steve Gaynor, the co-founder ofGone Homestudio Fullbright, has stepped down from his role as creative lead on their upcoming gameOpen Roads, following allegations about his treatment of employees. Multiple former staff have come forward claiming he had a “controlling” and “demeaning presence”, and fostered a toxic culture that led to a “pattern of women leaving” the studio....

HomeNews Please make a game about these pet detectivesNot Ace Ventura Not Ace Ventura The past few years have seen several good detective games released. The past few years have seen several games in which you can pet the dog. Now, I am asking you, game developers: combine your new skills. Make a videogame or severalabout these rad pet detectives. Yes, this is a thinly veiled excuse to compel you to read a good article....

TheRiders Republicbeta will give players a first glimpse of the game’s careers, including Bike Races, Snow Tricks and Air Sports. Check out the beta announcement trailer from Ubisoft. Coming to Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games Store. TheRiders Republicbeta will give players a first glimpse of the game’s careers, including Bike Races, Snow Tricks and Air Sports. Check out the beta announcement trailer from Ubisoft. Coming to Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games Store....

HomeNewsRiders Republic Riders Republic’s beta is coming round the mountain when it comes on August 23rdPlease wear a helmet or some elbow pads Please wear a helmet or some elbow pads Seriously, where are these people’s helmets? For goodness sakes, they’re riding their bikes upside down and in mid-air: BETA ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER | RIDERS REPUBLICWatch on YouTube BETA ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER | RIDERS REPUBLIC Of most interest to me is the ‘Mass Races’ multiplayer mode, which is what the trailer above and most of the game’s marketing focuses on....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show Podcast episode 150: the best weapons in games specialWe probably should have had a better theme for a milestone episode We probably should have had a better theme for a milestone episode This week on the Electronic Wireless Showpodcastwe discuss our favourite weapons, which I was reasonably sure we hadn’t done before but as we started recording I lost that confidence… Today is a healthy mix of nonsense and actual sense, as we do chat seriously about weapons and what, for example, having a very silly gun brings to a game brand....

HomeFeaturesXCOM: Enemy Unknown The Rally Point: we need to talk about overwatchThree shots to the wind Three shots to the wind Ordinarily with games, something grabs me, I become dangerously obsessed with it to the exclusion of all else, and then suddenly abandon it for no reason a fortnight later. Firaxis’s XCOM is the perfect place to start, too, since it’s the game that popularised the term “overwatch” at all, as well as the version of it that most turn based games since have implemented in exactly the same way....

HomeDeals This 165Hz 1440p MSI gaming monitor is down to £298A solid monitor right at the current spec sweet spot. A solid monitor right at the current spec sweet spot. The MAG272CQR is one of MSI’s best monitors, hitting the current spec sweet spot - 27-in, 1440p, 165Hz. It debuted at £400 last year, but now it’s down to £100 less than that on Amazon UK - just £298.97, if you want to be exact....

HomeNews Twitch subscriptions are now cheaper in the UKAnd most of the rest of the world And most of the rest of the world For context, a subscription in America costs $5 USD. The exchange rate means that UK subscribers were previously paying around $7 to subscribe to the same streamers. Local sub pricing has arrived in Europe. Starting this week, new sub prices in UK and Ireland:🇬🇧 £3.99 GBP🇮🇪 €3....