HomeFeaturesWeird West Immersive sim Weird West wants to say yes to your every whimEven if you just want to drag a dead wolf around Even if you just want to drag a dead wolf around Introducing a hands-off preview session of upcoming RPGWeird Westthe other day, creative director Raf Colantonio offered a short, sweet summary of its central design principle: “Say yes to the player”. We were to expect no arbitrary canyons disguising linear levels here, he promised, nor quests designed to funnel us into binary decisions....

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator’s performance should be less turbulent after its latest patchA host of optimisations just landed A host of optimisations just landed Though I’d prefer they added an airship, or at least a sofa with birthday balloons attached, I’m still very excited aboutMicrosoft Flight Simulator’s new patch. The update brings some significant performance improvements that should bring higher frame rates, smooth out stuttering, and reduce strain on your whole system....

HomeNewsPUBG: Battlegrounds PUBG leaks suggest it’s going free-to-play, and getting a zombie survival modeCOSTNOTFOUND COSTNOTFOUND Gamesradarpoints to PlayerIGN, a reliable source of PUBG secrets (they called the recent update’s plane crashesthree weeks ago) that succinctlystates: “PUBG wants to go free-to-play. They’re going to track player responses in a F2P week that’s happening next month.” Patch Report #13.1 - TAEGO’s New Features, Weapon Balance and others | PUBGWatch on YouTube Patch Report #13....

HomeNewsA Total War Saga: Troy Steam Deck killed any need for A Total War Saga: Troy’s Linux portA port in a storm A port in a storm Professional porters Feral Interactive are no longer working on a native Linux port ofA Total War Saga: Troy. Valve’s work on Proton, a game-specific compatibility layer that’ll power theirSteam Deckportable, has created “generally less demand for native titles,” according to Feral, meaning the upcomingSteam releasewill rely on Proton, or other compatibility programs, to run instead....

HomeNewsTribes Of Midgard Tribes Of Midgard could be the second smash hit co-op viking game this yearMidgard’s first day player count beat Valheim’s early numbers Midgard’s first day player count beat Valheim’s early numbers If you didn’t have an eye on Tribes Of Midgard, it’s a co-op action game with some light survival bits to it. It all centers around matches for up to ten players in which you’ll build and defend your town from baddies and giants....

HomeDeals Type long and prosper with 50% off Roccat’s phenomenal Vulcan keyboardThis full-size UK mechanical normally costs £140, but is £70 today - a historic low. This full-size UK mechanical normally costs £140, but is £70 today - a historic low. Roccat’s excellent Vulcan 100 mechanical keyboard is 50% off at Amazon UK today, dropping from £140 to £70. That’s an outstandingly good price for a full-size UK keyboard with an aluminium chassis, per-key RGB backlighting and tactile Titan switches....

HomeNews A Monster’s Expedition expansion and Sokobond Express announcedAlong with a Bonfire Peaks release date Along with a Bonfire Peaks release date Draknek, developer of puzzles games such as A Monster’s Expedition andSokobond, broadcast their own ‘Draknek Direct’ earlier this evening. It’s six-and-a-half minutes of puzzle game goodness, and it brings news of a free Monster’s Expedition expansion, a release date for possession-burning puzzlerBonfire Peaks, and the announcement of a brand new game....

HomeNewsA Total War Saga: Troy A Total War Saga: Troy will finally let you tame mythic beasts when it comes to SteamThe Mythos expansion adds the Hydra, Griffin and Cerberus to the game The Mythos expansion adds the Hydra, Griffin and Cerberus to the game WhenA Total War Saga: Troyfinally arrives on Steam in September, it’ll bring with it a new expansion to the strategy series. The Mythos DLC will add a new campaign to the game, themed around mythical beasts....

HomeNews Activision Blizzard staff sign letter condemning company’s “abhorrent” response to abuse allegations"We call for official statements that recognise the seriousness of these allegations" “We call for official statements that recognise the seriousness of these allegations” Over 1000 current and former Activision Blizzard employees have signed a letter rebuking the company’s response to serious allegations of harassment and abuse. Last week, it came to light that the California Department of Fair Housing and Employment (DFEH) weresuing Activision Blizzard over an alleged culture of sexual harrassment and discrimination....

HomeNews Activision Blizzard staff will walkout in protest on WednesdayThey’re demanding executives work with them on four demands They’re demanding executives work with them on four demands Today’s walkout announcement includes a list of demands that the employees feel would “improve conditions for employees at the company, especially women, and in particular women of color and transgender women, nonbinary people, and other marginalized groups.” The statement asks employees to gather in front of the Blizzard Campus from 10am until 2pm PDT on Wednesday, July 28th, and asks anyone not able to attend physically to usethe #ActiBlizzWalkout hashtag....

HomeNewsApex Legends Apex Legends decimates yet another map next seasonEmergence will see nature attempt to reclaim World’s Edge Emergence will see nature attempt to reclaim World’s Edge Another season, anotherApex Legendsmap getting an explosive facelift. Alright, so this time it doesn’t involve actual human-made explosives - World’s Edge’s volcanic ground has simply had enough of being mined, so it’s erupted leaving more lava fissures breaking through the map. We’ll be able to explore the new terrain when the next season, Emergence, kicks off on August 3rd....

HomeNewsForza Horizon 5 Forza Horizon 5’s massive map will contain 11 biomes and a whole lot of weatherLet’s go on a road trip Let’s go on a road trip Forza Horizon 5’s big tech trick will be the game’s massive, ever-changing map. At 1.5x the size ofForza Horizon 4’s landmass, it can afford to have some variety in its world. So while you’re racing through the Mexican landscape, developers PlayGround Games have confirmed you’ll be driving through 11 different biomes, and each will have seasonal weather events to bring more variety to the outrageous looking racer....

HomeNewsGuild Wars 2 Guild Wars 2’s End Of Dragons expansion will let you ride co-op turtle tanksAnd drift in your own skiff And drift in your own skiff The thirdGuild Wars 2expansion, End Of Dragons, has just been revealed. The latest update to one of today’sbest MMORPGsadds a new island realm of Cantha, boats, and a co-op mount that lets two players ride together. Yup, you and a BFF get to ride the Siege Turtle in tandem....