HomeFeaturesLego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Have You Played… Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy?Lego Palpatine is terrifying. Lego Palpatine is terrifying. Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Before revisiting the games I played as a youngster, I never really realised how much better a game can be when you’re co-operating with a teammate. Of course this goes for your team-based games likeWarzonesandFortnitesandValheims, but in my experience, literally any game where I can get the homies involved improves the vibes tenfold....

The amount of games that are – for my money – wrongly considered spiritual successors is wild. But, to be fair, I believe we did well this week. I think you could call every game in this week’sMystery Steam Reviewsa spiritual successor. And that’s good, because if you haven’t picked it up at this point, that’s the theme. The PC Gaming Weekspot: Outer Wilds DLC! Insurmountable Review! Skate City Review!Watch on YouTube...

HomeNewsResident Evil Village Resident Evil Village is out nowIt’s time to meet the Big Lady It’s time to meet the Big Lady Resident Evil Villagehas finally arrived, bringing back Resi 7 star Ethan Winters and chucking him into town where tall ladies and werewolves roam. The first-person horror game takes place a few years after Biohazard, after Ethan and his wife Mia attempted to live a peaceful life following their escape from the Baker family....

HomeGuidesResident Evil Village Resident Evil Village Treasure Map: How to solve the Treasure Map puzzleHow to solve the puzzle and bag the treasure How to solve the puzzle and bag the treasure InResident Evil Village’s early hours, you may have discovered an Iron Insignia gate in Dimitrescu’s dungeon. Well, once you’ve got hold of Iron Insignia Key, backtracking here will lead to some treasure. If you hadn’t spotted this gate before, it’s hinted at via a Treasure Map, which can be found in the same room as theF2 sniper rifle....

HomeGuidesResident Evil Village Resident Evil Village weapons: where to find all weaponsHere’s how to get every gun in the game Here’s how to get every gun in the game Resident Evil Villagemay be a horror game, but it’s also filled with a great deal of shooting. Early on you’ll start with a pretty weak pistol, but as you progress there are plenty of increasingly powerful weapons to find, purchase, or unlock....

HomeFeatures The 8 creepiest villages in PC gamesBut what are the property prices like though? But what are the property prices like though? The dark gods of survival horror smile on you this day, child.Resident Evil Villageis out now, beckoning you into its township like a big church bell. But wait, before you go tip-toeing through the disturbing cabbage patches of these zombievamp wolfpeople, or whatever they are, please come this way....

HomeNewsOutriders A new Outriders update attempts to fix the lost loot and login issues that plagued its launchNot everything can be restored, but you’ll get the shiniest loot back Not everything can be restored, but you’ll get the shiniest loot back The update rolled out last night, and they posted a big run down of patch notes over onReddit. Players have been sorted out into categories: those in category “A” were unable to even login to the game as their inventory was drained, while those in category “B” lost loot but could still play....

HomeNews BioWare released a load of cool Mass Effect freebies ahead of the Legendary Edition launchIncluding music, comics and a create-your-own cover art tool Including music, comics and a create-your-own cover art tool We’re but a mere eight days away from the release of theMass Effect: Legendary Edition. In writing that, it’s just dawned on me how close I am to seeing my hi-res alien pals and bombing around in the improved Mako....

HomeFeaturesEVE Online Eve Online will never die, says head of studio after 18 yearsWe spoke to Hilmar Pétursson about the space MMO’s past and future We spoke to Hilmar Pétursson about the space MMO’s past and future “It’s never going to die,” he says. EVE Online - 18 Years of ExplosionsWatch on YouTube EVE Online - 18 Years of Explosions Pétursson tells me this over a call in a quiet, model-strewn office, red-haired and looking a little fed-up with internet meetings after a year of pandemic lockdown....

HomeFeaturesSpace Haven Have You Played… Space Haven?For even astronauts must poo. For even astronauts must poo. It’s the science fiction fan’s equivalent of “what’s the deal with airline food” to point out that nobody onStar Trekever seems to take a dump, but it’s still an observation worth making, from time to time. Space is an offensively difficult place for humans to live, after all - if we want to survive there, there’s a dizzying number of biological needs we have to cater to....

HomeFeaturesYakuza: Like a Dragon How the role of women has evolved in the Yakuza seriesNot just one of the LADs Not just one of the LADs From the beginning of its inception,Yakuzawas a game made for the adult male audience in Japan. It’s a point that its creatorshave previously brought upwhen interviewed about the games. Yet, as the entire mainline series is finally available on PC,Yakuzahas become an international hit for Sega, and I’m thrilled that many new converts and some of the most vocal cheerleaders are women....

HomeNews Jade Raymond’s Haven Studios gains more former Stadia staffThey all happen to be Ubisoft alumni too They all happen to be Ubisoft alumni too Back in March, Assassin’s Creed co-creator Jade Raymond started up Haven Studios, an independent Canadian developer with plans to make a new PlayStation game. She had previously been the head of Stadia Games and Entertainment, but left afterGoogle started shutting down its development studiosearlier this year....

HomeDealsMetro Exodus May’s Humble Choice bundle includes the brand new Metro Exodus remasterThe RT masterpiece plus 11 more games for under £9 / $12 The RT masterpiece plus 11 more games for under £9 / $12 Hot on the heels of theirdecision to bring back their charitable donation sliders, Humble have announced their latest monthly Choice bundle - and this month’s big headliner is none other thanMetro Exodus, which upgrades into the brand new Enhanced Edition today for free....