HomeNewsFar Cry 6 Far Cry 6 narrative director says the game’s story “is political"In case you foolishly thought otherwise In case you foolishly thought otherwise “Our story is political,” the post begins. “A story about a modern revolution must be. There are hard, relevant discussions inFar Cry 6about the conditions that lead to the rise of fascism in a nation, the costs of imperialism, forced labor, the need for free-and-fair elections, LGBTQ+ rights, and more within the context of Yara, a fictional island in the Caribbean....

HomeFeaturesGrindstone Grindstone on PC is going to be the end of meI cannot stop playing it I cannot stop playing it Last Christmas, I spenthours and hoursplaying Capybara Games' grid-based puzzlerGrindstoneon my Switch, gobbling up level after level of this joyful monster masher like an unattended tub of Cadbury’s Heroes. I’d played a teensy bit of it when it first came out on Apple Arcade in 2019, but it quickly became apparent that this was exactly the type of game I’d rather play on a handheld....

HomeFeaturesSonic the Hedgehog Have You Played…. Sonic Heroes?We can be heroes We can be heroes Sonic Colors: Ultimate - Announce TrailerWatch on YouTube Sonic Colors: Ultimate - Announce Trailer Special credit has to go to game director Takashi Iizuka, who seemed to bea one-man armyin bringing Sonic Heroes to life. There are 14 regular story levels, which are in different orders for the different teams and range from picturesque seafronts to eerie haunted houses....

HomeFeaturesHumankind Humankind’s million potential civs make for some great strategy moments -and some seriously busted synergiesSelf. Replicating. Caveman. Swarm. Self. Replicating. Caveman. Swarm. The mayor steps to the podium, resplendent in silk pantaloons and a turquoise-embellished cuirass, and clears his throat. In the strip of face visible between his fancy Mesopotamian beard and his tricorner hat, the ancient dignitary’s eyes flicker over to a commotion in the East. the Huns are assaulting the city wall....

HomeNewsNecromunda: Hired Gun Necromunda: Hired Gun is out nowCome for the grappling hook, stay for the cyber-dog Come for the grappling hook, stay for the cyber-dog Yesterday, the developers ofSpace Hulk: Deathwingreleased their new first-person shooter set in the world of Warhammer 40k.Necromunda: Hired Gunhas you running around as a mercenary in the grim dystopia of Necromunda, killing outlaws and mutants with lotsa guns. The most important bit to note, however, is that there’s wallrunning, a grappling hook, and a cyber-dog - three things that should be in every game, if you ask me....

HomeNews Need For Speed Shift 2, The Run, and more ending multiplayer this yearMake haste, before they’re pulled from sale too Make haste, before they’re pulled from sale too If you’ve got that need, that need for Need For Speed, you might be out of luck. EA are pulling several older games in their racing series from sale, and plan to shut down online services and end multiplayer for them too....

HomePodcasts The Weekspot podcast: The Steampal might be your new best friendHere, bud Here, bud Many have tried to muscle in on the Nintendo-controlled market of video games, but smaller. And, if the rumours are to be believed,Valveare gearing up to be the latest to give it a go. As we enter E3 season, Headlines & Hot Takes gets beefier and beefier. But, yes, we start off discussing the recent rumblings that there’s a Switch-like handheld calledSteampalcoming from Valve....

HomeDeals This 750W Platinum power supply is $110 right now - $90 offGiven the current PSU shortage, this is one heck of a deal Given the current PSU shortage, this is one heck of a deal You may have noticed that certain PC parts have been pretty hard to find for a while now - graphics cards and processors have been the most prominent examples, but the crypto mining boom and supply shortages have also seen prices rise on high-wattage power supplies....

HomeHardwareNews Where to buy an Nvidia RTX 3080 TiEverything you need to know about Nvidia’s new flagship GPU Everything you need to know about Nvidia’s new flagship GPU There are two moreNvidia RTX 30 graphics cardson the way this month, theRTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti. Announced earlier this week as part of Nvidia’s Computex 2021 keynote (which is a bit like E3 for hardware nerds), the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti take their place as Nvidia’s new flagship gaming GPUs for 2021....

HomeNewsLittle Nightmares Little Nightmares is free to keep if you grab it nowSome classic horror for the low price of zero Some classic horror for the low price of zero Quick! You don’t even really have time to read this post, depending on how fast a reader you are.Little Nightmares, classic creepy horror game, is free to keep if you grab it from Steam before 6pm on Sunday May 30th.You can rush to the game’sSteam pagenow to set it downloading, or you can read on first if you think you can finish this post within the next 20 hours....

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator’s latest patch halves the game’s download sizeDown from over 170GB Down from over 170GB It now takes less time to download a planet. That’s because the latestMicrosoft Flight Simulatorupdate has optimised the game’s initial download size, cutting it down to 83GB from over 170GB. Thelatest patch notesdon’t explain how the file size has been shrunk, only that the developers have “performed some optimization.” Perhaps they deleted some countries that they didn’t think folks would miss....

HomeNews Ruling upheld against Valve in Steam Controller patent caseThey still have to pay $4 million in damages They still have to pay $4 million in damages This week, Valve failed in their attempt to have the jury’s decision overturned. Valve’s lawyers had requested a judgement as a matter of law - essentially arguing that there was insufficient evidence in the case and asking for the judge to make a new ruling, or requesting a new trial....

HomeGuidesBiomutant Biomutant hazard zones: how to get through hot, cold, biohazardous, radioactive, and no oxygen zonesHow to get through all the Biomutant hazard zones How to get through all the Biomutant hazard zones Biomutant’s hazard zonesare among the most inhospitable and dangerous areas in the game. Without sufficient protection, you cannot stay in a hazard zone for very long without losing health and dying. Learn how to travel through hazard zones inBiomutantbelow....