HomeReviews Elite Dangerous: Odyssey reviewI just need some space I just need some space Here she comes, limping into starport with her thrusters spluttering, smoke billowing from her exhaust, sparks leaping from the jump drive. No, I’m not describing my spaceship as part of the universal game review opening in which I tell a tiny story to ease you into things. I am using blunt metaphor to describeElite Dangerous: Odysseyitself, the leggy new expandopack that adds first-person exploration and gunfire toElite’s space sim....

HomeNewsFar Cry 6 Far Cry 6 shows off wacky guns and guerilla tactics coming on October 7thHere’s your introduction to Dani and the crew Here’s your introduction to Dani and the crew As promised, Ubisoft have shown off some proper running and gunning in their upcomingFar Cry 6. We got a lot of the grim side of the revolution in its reveal trailer but today’s video shows off some of the levity—from a pet crocodile, to snarky one-liners to, yeah, that gun that shoots Macarena CDs....

HomeNewsChicory: A Colorful Tale Painting puzzle adventure Chicory: A Colorful Tale launches in JuneThe world is your coloring book The world is your coloring book “Something terrible happened. Chicory, superstar artist and wielder of the Brush, is missing, and all the color in the land vanished with her,” the creators say. “It’s up to you, Chicory’s number one fan, to pick up the Brush and fill in for her.” Chicory’s new launch trailer here gets into those story bits of searching for Chicory and some of the other animal pals you’ll meet in Picnic Province....

HomeNewsSamurai Warriors 5 Samurai Warriors 5 has popped up on SteamAnd it’s barrelling towards a July release date And it’s barrelling towards a July release date A lot can happen in six years (I’d list stuff thathashappened, but I don’t want to start crying), but one of the things that didn’t happen was any sort of follow-up toSamurai Warriors 4-II. The 2015 action adventure game, where a single sword swing can take down a sizable chunk of an army and a kick is basically a mini nuke, has been begging for a proper successor for a while now....

HomeNewsThe Garden Path Slice-of-life sim The Garden Path looks like a lovely place to stay a whileAnother cute Animal Crossing-like contender Another cute Animal Crossing-like contender Gather round, farmlife-sim likers. Another swell-looking indie game is planning a move to the village.The Garden Pathis a laid-back slice-of-life sim with shades ofAnimal Crossingin its little painted world. You can spot it’s lovely art style and sweet cute villagers down here in its new announcement trailer....

HomeNewsFinal Fantasy Team Ninja’s rumoured Final Fantasy spin-off could make for a more accessible Souls-likeWhatever it is, we should hopefully see it at E3 Whatever it is, we should hopefully see it at E3 Rumours have swirled around Square Enix supposedly linking up with Team Ninja to create aFinal Fantasyspin-off game that’s a bit Souls-y. And we may just see a reveal at this year’s E3 if we’re lucky. Count me intrigued....

HomeFeatures TFI Friday: 3 indie games to get your creative juices flowingDon’t leave your creative juice on the floor though, it’s a slipping hazard Don’t leave your creative juice on the floor though, it’s a slipping hazard These past few weeks, I’ve felt myself to be in a bit of a creative funk, dear readers, but thankfully this doesn’t seem to be the case for today’s game developers. It seems they’re still in full flow, as it were, and this week I’ve got a trio of nice things to play that’ll hopefully kickstart your heart and get you in the mood to make something....

HomeHardwareNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Who has room in their house for this Flight Sim turbine PC case?And you thought your PC sounded like a jet engine… And you thought your PC sounded like a jet engine… It’s a cool idea in theory, sure, but honestly, just take a moment to think about what that’s going to look like in your living room when you get it home. Ridiculous, is what it is, and yes, I will be silently judging you from afar should you decide to enter the competition to win one for yourself....

HomeNewsAmong Us Among Us is free to keep this week on the Epic Games StoreGet among it Get among it Among Usis free to keep if you grab it from the Epic Games Store this week. The social betrayal multiplayer game normally costs an already pretty small £4/$5/€4, so it’s not a huge saving, but now is a good time to grab it if you’ve been mildly curious over all the fuss....

HomeGuidesBiomutant Biomutant: how to upgrade Googlide engine using Googlide WrekboxesHere’s how to get the level 2 and 3 Googlide engine Here’s how to get the level 2 and 3 Googlide engine The Googlide is one of the best ways to explore inBiomutant, allowing you to jet across areas of water with ease. But you’ll need a Googlide engine upgrade before you can traverse the really nasty water in the game. Learnhow to upgrade your Googlide enginebelow....

HomeNewsCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera Call Of Duty: Warzone’s trucks are probably being nerfedIn a bid to save the solos experience In a bid to save the solos experience UPDATE:As prophesised, Raven Software have indeed nerfed the trucks. According to theirpatch notes, they’ve reduced the number that spawn around the map. This should mean they’ll be a bit easier to whittle down over the course of a match.Other changes include adjustments to popular weapons the CR-56 AMAX, FARA, and LW3-Tundra....

HomeNewsSolasta: Crown of the Magister D&D-based RPG Solasta: Crown Of The Magister has left early accessSome players reckon it’s better than Baldur’s Gate 3 Some players reckon it’s better than Baldur’s Gate 3 Features Trailer - Solasta: Crown of the Magister. Character Creation, Combat Tactics and more!Watch on YouTube Features Trailer - Solasta: Crown of the Magister. Character Creation, Combat Tactics and more! Like a typical pen and paper adventure, you’ll be rolling dice and exploring dungeons, looting your heart out and fighting beasties in turn-based combat....

HomeNewsMechWarrior 5: Mercenaries MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is now on Steam and GOGAlong with its first major DLC Along with its first major DLC MechWarrior 5: Mercenarieshas stomped and crashed its way onto Steam and GOG today, after a year and a half of exclusivity on the Epic Games and Microsoft stores. The PvE mech-piloting shooter has you running a mercenary outfit that lends out mechs to other factions, and hopping into those big ‘bots to blow up some rival mercs....