HomeNewsBoomerang X Boomerang X tosses one out this July, catches itMany happy returns Many happy returns There are a lot of retro first-person shooters around at the moment, but relatively straight recreations ofQuakedon’t interest me.Boomerang Xgets at the spirit of those games with a design that’s its own.It’s also coming out on July 8th, and there’s a new trailer below.Boomerang X | July 8 | Nintendo Switch + PCWatch on YouTubeIn Boomerang X you carry a spinning blade that you can throw, charge up for bigger throws, and compel to return to you at any time....

HomeFeaturesTales Of Arise Half an hour isn’t enough with the numbers and knuckle-dusting of Tales Of AriseI’m hankering for more I’m hankering for more I spent much of my time with JRPGTales Of Ariseveering from a state of serene calm to one of total confusion. Like I’d been out for a walk down the street, spotted a group of misfits down a quiet suburb, and starting yelling encouragement as they kicked seven shades out of a fire hydrant....

HomeNews Help, I’m trapped listening to The Sims 4’s Simlish summer jamsNonsense covers of bands from Len to Bananarama Nonsense covers of bands from Len to Bananarama You can tell summer is coming: sun’s out, guns out, and taps aff, and a car drove past my flat blasting Len’s 1999 monster summer jam Steal My Sunshine at full volume. That reminded me EA made a Simlish version of Steal My Sunshine forThe Sims 4’s Seasons expansion, and now I’ve fallen down a terrible hole of breaking my brain with incomprehensible versions of familiar summer jams....

HomeNewsOvercooked 2 Overcooked 2 is free to keep via the Epic Games Store this weekEat it Eat it Overcooked 2seemed to make less of a splash than its predecessor, maybe because both chaotic co-op cook ‘em ups are fundamentally similar. It’s still a great game though, and it’s currently free to keep via the Epic Games Store.You’ve got until June 24th at 4pm tograb it and add it to your Epic Games Store account....

HomeFeatures The best games of E3 2021The bestest best in show The bestest best in show E3 is finally over for another year, and golly there were a lot of new games announced, weren’t there? Having waded deep through the flood of streams from practically every publisher under the sun, we’ve emerged with our filleted highlights of the best games ofE3 2021. With this year’s show taking place soley online, we haven’t played as many of these as we’d normally do during E3, but these are the games that excited us the most and whose trailers we’ve had on repeat ever since we clapped eyes on them....

HomeNewsValorant Valorant’s next character is KAY/O, a killer robot who suppresses enemiesAlso he’s got some regular grenades Also he’s got some regular grenades There’s a lot inValorantthat feels like Counter-Strike, but Counter-Strike could never do trailers where they introduce new robot killing machines. That’s what Valorant’s latest character is. Called KAY/O, his main ability is to suppress his enemy’s abilities. He’ll join the game alongside the beginning of Episode 3 on June 22nd, and the trailer is below....

HomeNews Doki Doki Literature Club Plus adds new stories this monthCome get your spooks in HD Come get your spooks in HD Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!is a HD remaster of the cute anime visual novel (which is also a psychological horror game) coming out on June 30th. Unlike the old game, this one won’t be free, but it’s adding a bunch of new stuff that I’m sure will have plenty of spooks for us....

HomeNewsFallout 4 Fallout: London is another impressive-looking Fallout 4 mod projectWar never changes but London does War never changes but London does Image credit:Team Folon / Microsoft Image credit:Team Folon / Microsoft Yet another giantFallout 4modding project has released a trailer for an ambitious expansion-sized campaign.Fallout: Londonis planning to take players to see how the war affected things in the UK. London may change, but war doesn’t. Things look just as irradiated, divided, and gritty as you’d expect from a major Fallout 4 mod project....

HomeNewsElden Ring I’d love to track monsters in Elden RingLike a Hollow Bear Grylls Like a Hollow Bear Grylls Elden Ringexists! I’m still in a state of perpetual delight having read that I canturn my enemies into summoned sidekicksand that it hasvases which are cute lads. And now I’ve learned that your enemies leave “trails” that are more visible at night, how curious. Elden Ring E3 Trailer Reaction | E3 2021Watch on YouTube...

HomeHardwareFeatures Intel Core i5-11400F reviewA great budget-focused CPU for gaming A great budget-focused CPU for gaming It’s been a long while since there’s been a trulygreat budget gaming CPUthat’s actually been available to buy.AMD’s Ryzen 3 3300Xfilled that hole admirably when it first launched back in May last year, but the sheer popularity of that £115 / $120 CPU has meant that it’s been out of stock almost ever since. Indeed, AMD still haven’t released aRyzen 5000successor for it, and evenIntel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lakeearlier in the year didn’t yield any promising Core i3 candidates, either, with the chip maker stopping firm at the Core i5-11400 and i5-11400F, the latter of which is on test today....

HomeNewsMinds Beneath Us Minds Beneath Us is a sci-fi thriller set in a dystopian cityPlay as a normal guy with a potentially killer AI in his head Play as a normal guy with a potentially killer AI in his head Given how many cyberpunky games are around these days, it takes something particularly interesting in that style to stand out to me now. ButMinds Beneath Ushas really caught my eye. It’s an upcoming sci-fi thriller set in a futuristic world where humans have been integrated with AI....

HomeNewsPrison Architect Prison Architect’s rehabilitation DLC Second Chances is out nowThe latest free update has arrived too The latest free update has arrived too Prison Architectis looking to the future in its new DLC. Second Chances is all about letting your inmates out of prison, but on purpose. If you’re lucky, you won’t ever see them again. Have a nice life, folks! Second Chances adds several new rehab programs focused on lowering your prisoners' sentences and making sure they stay out when they leave....

HomeDeals Razer’s intensely RGB desk-sized mouse mat is 50% off at Amazon UK91 x 29cm of Razer Chroma goodness for £29.99, down from £59.99 91 x 29cm of Razer Chroma goodness for £29.99, down from £59.99 Razer’s intensely Chromatic RGB desk pad is half-price on Amazon UK right now, dropping from £60 to £30 - a historic low price. If you’re at all a fan of RGB lighting, and especially if you’re already in Razer’s ecosystem, this is a great deal for a mouse pad of this size and quality....