HomeHardwareNewsGears of War The Coalition’s Unreal Engine 5 demo makes me hungry for Gears Of War 6The tech demo looks pretty Gearsy to me The tech demo looks pretty Gearsy to me Whatever Gears of War 6 will be called, (6EARS is my vote, so we can call it Six Ears), it’ll certainly have graphics. Developers The Coalition (who are named after the ‘Coalition of Ordered Governments’ in theGears of Waruniverse) have released a couple of new tech demos showing off their work in Unreal Engine 5 for GDC 2021, which showed a familiar theme of ancient ruins, shiny tech, and beards of war....

HomeReviewsThe Forgotten City The Forgotten City review: a lean mystery that builds Rome in a dayIf you don’t like how the die falls you can cast it as often as you like If you don’t like how the die falls you can cast it as often as you like Picture the scene: you wake up at the side of a river and a stranger, who is reluctant to tell you their name, is like, “Can you go into the ruined city and find my mate please?...

HomePodcasts The Weekspot podcast: the Dead Space remake sounds very ResiCapcom and have a look at this Capcom and have a look at this Everyone knew it was coming, dulling the surprise somewhat, but it’s still pretty cool to get confirmation of aDead Spaceremake. Well, we’ve decided that it’ll be good if EA takes a page out of Capcom’s book and goes the Resi route with its Isaac Clarke revival....

HomeNewsAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s The Siege of Paris expansion launches August 12It’s also bringing back Infiltration Missions It’s also bringing back Infiltration Missions Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s next major expansion is setting out next month. The Siege Of Paris expansion will send players off to yet another new explorable area in the Frankish countryside. Even if you don’t decide to tackle that battle, the next free game update is inbound this week too....

HomeDeals Build your own 10 game bundle for £4.29 / $4.99 at FanaticalIncluding WRC 7, Tropico 4, Sword of the Stars: The Pit and more. Including WRC 7, Tropico 4, Sword of the Stars: The Pit and more. Reliable games retailer Fanatical are offering a bevvy of discounted games today in their ‘Build Your Own All-Stars Bundle’ event. You can pick up one game for 89p ($1), five for £2.59 ($3) or ten for £4....

HomeFeaturesTribes Of Midgard Exclusive: Tribes Of Midgard has a sword that summons lightning, and other shiny Epic GearEat your heart out, Thor Eat your heart out, Thor Viking-y action-survival-RPG-majigTribes Of Midgardis out tomorrow, and if you were asking me for an elevator pitch I’d say, “ThinkValheimmeets Diablo meets Hades,” which is a pretty decent pitch as these things go. If the idea of those three games mashed into one has whet your appetite, then you’re in luck....

HomeNewsFinal Fantasy XVI Final Fantasy 16 will record English voice over first, Japanese laterSupposedly because of the game’s facial capture Supposedly because of the game’s facial capture In a rare turn of events, it seems aFinal Fantasygame has been recorded in English before Japanese.Final Fantasy 16producer Naoki Yoshida has reportedly said that Square Enix are focusing on English voices with British accents for the upcoming action-RPG. If you’ve seen the reveal trailer from last year, it makes a fair bit of sense....

HomeGuidesGenshin Impact How to get to Inazuma in Genshin ImpactPack your bags and head to Beidou’s ship Pack your bags and head to Beidou’s ship Genshin Impact’s recent 2.0 update addedInazuma, a Japan-inspired nation and the home of the Electro Archon. Getting to Inazuma can be a bit tricky, however. You could try to tirelessly Kaeya-bridge your way across a vast ocean (spoiler alert: the game will stop you). Or you could read this guide to learnhow to get to Inazumain the proper fashion....

HomeFeaturesPlanet Zoo Planet Zoo’s ghastly hedge fund man actually seems quite reasonable, if I’m honestHow even cartoon villains look good in the Jeff Bezos space age How even cartoon villains look good in the Jeff Bezos space age The man you behold in the picture above is Dominic Myers, professional money git and, somehow, zoo owner. Dominic is the antagonist of the campaign mode in my belovedPlanet Zoo, and he comes as a bit of a surprise....

HomeGuidesGenshin Impact The best Genshin Impact Klee buildLearn how to put together the best possible Klee build Learn how to put together the best possible Klee build Want to learn how to create the best Klee build in Genshin Impact?Pyro Catalyst user Klee may be one ofGenshin Impact’s youngest heroes, but she’s got plenty of tricks (and bombs) up her sleeve. Taking after Alice (her mother and the author of the Teyvat Travel Guide), Klee is incredibly brave and adventurous, two traits that lend themselves well to her constant mischief throughout Mondstadt....

HomeReviewsThe Great Ace Attorney Chronicles The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles review: classic Phoenix WrightHolmes is where the heart is Holmes is where the heart is So: a high stakes game. But it is as it ever was. Well, will be. With much finger pointing and yelling of “Objection!”, Ryunosuke shows the same propensity for winging it as his great-great-great grandson. The difference? A superstar sidekick in the form of one of literature’s greatest analytical minds, and with it a shift in tone towards the good old-fashioned logic and deduction that had begun to wane in the modern Ace Attorney series....

HomeNewsBattlefield 1 Battlefield 1 and all its DLC are free to play on Steam this weekendAnd free to keep if you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber And free to keep if you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber Battlefield 1is free to playon Steam right nowand until the end of the weekend. All of its expansions are free, too. If you like it and you’re a subscriber to Amazon Prime? Then until August 4th you can grab itfree to keep....

HomeNews Blizzard employees publicly criticise corporate response to abuse allegations"To claim that these stories are ‘factually incorrect’ or ‘untrue’ is a slap in the face" “To claim that these stories are ‘factually incorrect’ or ‘untrue’ is a slap in the face” Several Activision Blizzard employees have criticised the company on social media for its response to allegations of harassment and discrimination. Earlier this week, theState Of California filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzardwhich alleged the company has a “frat boy” culture that has created “a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women”....