HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show Podcast episode 143: the ideal E3 specialEnter the clone zone Enter the clone zone Image credit:EA Image credit:EA This week we have a special E3-themed episode of The Electronic Wireless Showpodcast, which will be of no use to you if you want actual information aboutE3 2021. Rather, we imagine what we would do if E3 was condensed into one show, and we were put in charge of its content....

HomeNews The Sims 4 Cottage Living introduces llamas, farming and the town of Henford-on-BagleyBut can you hunt the foxes? Because these people would But can you hunt the foxes? Because these people would I grew up in a 200 year old weaver’s cottage, but it had very little in common with the life depicted inThe Sims 4Cottage Living expansion trailer. I didn’t get to hug any llamas, for one, but they play a prominent role in the trailer below, alongside farming, foxes, and a quaint village setting....

HomeDeals These RTX 3070 Ti gaming PCs are actually available to order in the UKAnd even at £1399, that’s still worth mentioning And even at £1399, that’s still worth mentioning The RTX 3070 Ti graphics card launched today - or more accurately, it appeared in vanishingly small numbers that quickly evaporated before most gamers even realised they wereavailable to purchase. One of the few ways toreliablyget your hands on one of these GPUs is to pick up an entire gaming PC, as system builders actually make a bit of margin on these compared to almost nothing on standalone graphics card sales....

HomeFeaturesChicory: A Colorful Tale Wandersong dev on the challenges of trading singing for painting in ChicoryWe chat to Greg Lobanov about the origins of his latest game We chat to Greg Lobanov about the origins of his latest game Image credit:Finji Image credit:Finji As Greg Lobanov was putting the finishing touches to his delightful singing bard adventureWandersongand waiting for it to debut in the autumn of 2018, the first threads of what would become his next project,Chicory: A Colorful Tale, started to form in his head....

HomeDeals A wireless Logitech gaming mouse for £22 is an incredible dealThe Logitech G305 Lightspeed normally retails for £38, making this a 42% reduction The Logitech G305 Lightspeed normally retails for £38, making this a 42% reduction The Logitech G305 Lightspeed has something of a cult following within the insular gaming mouse enthusiast community, who appreciate its low price, impeccable Lightspeed wireless connection and comfortable shape. Normally the mouse retails for a little under £40, but today the fetching blue colourway has dropped precipitously in price on Amazon UK and now retails for just £21....

HomeFeaturesBattlefield 2042 Battlefield 2042 will have wingsuits, tornadoes and 128-player battles"No plans" for battle royale mode “No plans” for battle royale mode It’s calledBattlefield 2042and there are robot dogs. The next multiplayer shooter from noted mud artists Dice will be set in a near future where global civilisation is in decline. Food shortages, unrest and climate change has collapsed nations everywhere, leaving refugee soldiers fighting for an embattled US or a tired Russia....

HomeNewsDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance shows off lots of co-op combatLots of special abilities and fast-paced combos on display Lots of special abilities and fast-paced combos on display Upcoming Forgotten Realms rompDungeons & Dragons: Dark Allianceis venuring forth before this month is over with, so developers Tuque Games have been giving a closer look at its combat and characters. A longer combat trailer posted today gives a rather action-packed look at each character’s many special abilities and slice-y, dice-y combos....

HomeNews Farm Sim 2022 Collector’s Edition has a flashing orange light for your deskWhich flashes when your in-game light flashes Which flashes when your in-game light flashes Move over, dismembered torso statuettes and ugly t-shirts:Farming Simulator 22has claimed the trophy for Bestest Best Collector’s Edition Bonus. The next plough ‘em up’s CE will include a flashing orange light which plugs into your USB port and will flash when your in-game tractor’s beacon light flashes....

HomeNews GOG’s giant summer sale has launched, starting with some flash dealsThousands of other games are on sale through the 28th Thousands of other games are on sale through the 28th Tear your eyes away from all the upcomingE3and E3-adjacent summer showcases for a moment, folks. Lest you forget, summer also brings game sales on games you can actually play right now, instead of games you’ll play three years from now....

HomeFeaturesA Way Out Have You Played… A Way Out?It took two It took two Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.The thing people remember about co-op prison escape gameA Way Outhas nothing to do with the actual game itself. People remember the man doinga bad word on the internet tellyin the lead up to launch.And that’s a bit of a shame, because I remember A Way Out as one of the first times I had proper fun playing a co-op game....

HomeGuidesMinecraft Minecraft Amethyst Geodes and Amethyst Shards explainedLearn how to find, mine, and use Amethyst Shards in Minecraft Learn how to find, mine, and use Amethyst Shards in Minecraft Want to learn how to find Amethyst Geodes in Minecraft 1.17?Part 1 of the Caves and Cliffs update introduced a great many new blocks and features, and one of the most eye-catching is Amethyst - a resource which spawns inside underground Geodes and can be used for a variety of things both practical and decorative....

HomeGuidesMinecraft Minecraft Axolotls: how to get the Blue Axolotl, and how to tame and breed an AxolotlLearn how to breed Axolotls and how to get the rare Blue Axolotl Learn how to breed Axolotls and how to get the rare Blue Axolotl Want to know how to breed Axolotls in Minecraft?Then get your fishing hat on and your buckets at the ready, as we’ll explain everything that you need to know to get the aquatic mob loved up....

HomeDeals The SteelSeries Arctis Pro + GameDAC remains one of the very best wired gaming headsets on the market, and today you can pick up this premium model at a big discount. Amazon are selling the Arctis Pro + GameDAC for just £150 today, down from a list price of £250. That’s the best price we’ve seen in more than a year.Get the SteelSeries Arctis Pro + GameDAC for £150 (£100 off)The reason Katharine was such a big fan of the Arctis Pro + GameDAC when shereviewed it back in 2018came to two main reasons: supreme comfort and unparalleled sound quality....