HomeNews Genshin Impact’s first free five-star character is Aloy from Horizon: Zero DawnAvailable in November Available in November Genshin Impactis getting its first crossover event. Aloy, the protagonist fromHorizon: Zero Dawn, is arriving in Teyvat “in search of a new challenges”. She’s also Genshin’s first free five-star character.All other five-star characters need to be rolled for in Genshin Impact, whereas Aloy will be gifted for free as long as you’re adventure rank 20 or higher....

HomeNewsMax Payne Max Payne’s face and voice actor recorded a birthday message for the 20-year-old game"Birthdays are like regrets… They just keep coming." “Birthdays are like regrets… They just keep coming.” Max Payneis one of the most famous faces in videogames, which means Sam Lake’s face is one of the most famous faces of videogames. The Remedy writer and now creative director lent his mug to Max’s 3D model back in 2001, and he teamed up with Max voice actor James McCaffrey yesterday for a fun birthday message as the game turned 20....

HomeNewsHalo Infinite You could be playing Halo Infinite next weekendA test build focused on multiplayer bots is on the way A test build focused on multiplayer bots is on the way Halo Infinite’s multiplayer will be free,support crossplay, and itsbattle passes will be permanent. That’s quite a lot of ticks in the “yes please” column.Here’s another: it’ll also have bots, a first for the series, and next week could see the release of a “technical preview” designed to let players test them....

HomeNewsCarrier Command 2 Diegetic war wager Carrier Command 2 will have a VR modeLet loose the prods of war Let loose the prods of war Everything you do in the main game you can do in a headset. According to theSteam announcement: “In the VR edition, you can control all the same systems, vehicles, and controls, from the bridge of the ACC Epsilon Carrier. Use your VR controllers to move and interact with controls, and remote pilot vehicles....

HomeFeaturesMax Payne Happy 20th birthday to the original bullet time superstar Max Payne20 years of slow motion runnin' and gunnin' 20 years of slow motion runnin' and gunnin' Remedy’s firstMax Paynegame turns 20 today, which, most importantly for this article, means I can’t make a joke about how it’s now old enough to do X or Y. 20 is a garbage age for milestones. But I just looked it up and discovered that in America you only have to be 18 to buy a shotgun(what?...

HomeFeatures Last Stop was almost a spiritual successor to VirginiaIt was initially set in America before the UK-based devs brought it home It was initially set in America before the UK-based devs brought it home Developers Variable State have gone fromVirginia, a first-person game set in rural America about FBI agents and mild supernatural-ness, toLast Stop, a set of anthology adventures following all sorts of supernatural shenanigans in London. While the games share a similar weirdness, they’re both pretty different experiences - but that wasn’t always going to be the case....

HomeNewsPath of Exile Path Of Exile: Expedition has just launched its explosive challenge leagueThe new expansion has you unearthing baddies with bombs The new expansion has you unearthing baddies with bombs Hack and slash RPGPath Of Exilehas just launched another one of its expansions, bringing lots of game updates, tweaks, and a new challenge league. Path Of Exile: Expedition is an explosive one, challenging you to detonate expedition sites and kill all the creeps that come crawling out of them....

HomeGuidesThe Sims 4 The Sims 4 Cottage Living: How to change animal and produce coloursGreen eggs, rainbow cows, and golden llamas. Green eggs, rainbow cows, and golden llamas. Brightly coloured animals and produce featured heavily in the trailers forThe Sims 4Cottage Living. But now that the pack’s out, you might be wondering how to turn your undeniably cute but still ordinary-lookingchickens, cows, and llamasinto the amazing technicolor fantasy creatures you were promised....

HomeNewsWorld of Warcraft WoW players hosted a virtual sit-in to protest Activision Blizzard due to harassment lawsuitThey also raised thousands for Black Girls Code They also raised thousands for Black Girls Code DFEH’s lawsuit alleges that their investigation found women at the company “almost universally confirmed that working for Defendants was akin to working in a frat house, which invariably involved male employees drinking and subjecting female employees to sexual harassment with no repercussion....

HomeNewsApex Legends Apex Legends new character Seer is a tracker like Bloodhound (kind of)You’ll meet him in the new season that starts next month You’ll meet him in the new season that starts next month Look, I clearly don’t say it often enough when new characters are revealed, so here we are: Seer is my new main inApex Legends. Dibs have been called. During EA Play Live tonight, Respawn Entertainment showed the new launch trailer for the battle royale’s next season, Emergence, and revealed a little more info about the next Legend Seer....

HomeNews Codemasters have announced Grid LegendsVrooming to your screen next year Vrooming to your screen next year WhenElectronic Arts bought Codemastersearlier this year, they said it was “the beginning of an exciting new era for racing games and content”, and now they’ve announced their first foray into said new era.Grid Legendsis the next instalment of Codies’Gridseries, and, yeah, it has cars and racing and all that good stuff. This one has a pretty involved story mode too, from the looks of things....

HomeFeatures Grid Legends and Forza Horizon 5 are gunning for my heartAgainst all odds, I’m interested Against all odds, I’m interested If I’d have seen the newGrid Legendstrailer a month ago, I guarantee there would’ve been zero emotional response. My brain would’ve been as silent as an electric car passing through a field of tumbleweed. But now look at me! Ever since Iwatched people play rally games beautifully, I’ve had this car game renaissance....

HomeFeaturesNew World New World’s crafting is great because I had no choice but to use itWe’re going on a bear hunt, whether you like it or not We’re going on a bear hunt, whether you like it or not Right now I’m playing a lot of MMOFinal FantasyXIV and I’ve not crafted a single thing, not one itty bitty ring or tattered leather belt. And I don’t plan on it either, until at least I’ve reached the retirement endgame where people ditch fighting and become carpenters who sit in city centres and saw wood for hours on end....