PC players have bypassed Resident Evil Village's 60 minute demo timer

HomeNewsResident Evil Village Surprising no one, I imagine Resident Evil Villagelaunches this Friday, but you can explore a bit of the game right now in a limited-time demo that’savailable until May 9th. You’re only supposed to be able to play the demo for a total of 60 minutes, but of course PC players have found a way around that already. Now you can play the demo over and over through this weekend if youreallywant to....

May 3, 2021 · 2 min · 349 words · Scott Barrett

Skyrim Grandma follower mod Shirley is out now for Skyrim Special Edition

HomeNewsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim There’s alaunch trailerfor the Shirley mod, but it’s mostly a lot of action shots of Shirley in combat without her familiar voice. Curry herself has already started a new YouTube series using the follower mod, which you can catch the start of here. SkyrimSE: Mia And Her Grandma Shirley; #1 InroductionWatch on YouTube SkyrimSE: Mia And Her Grandma Shirley; #1 Inroduction It’s very sweet to see that the project has finally made its way into the light....

May 3, 2021 · 1 min · 160 words · Justin Collins

Double Fine's Amnesia Fortnight Movie is reality TV gold

HomeNews Double Fine’s Amnesia Fortnight Movie is reality TV goldThe Great Videogame Bake Off The Great Videogame Bake Off Double Fine’s documentary series on the making ofBroken Ageis still, to my mind, the best videogame-related documentary. It was revealing in a way few game documentaries are, helping to demystify the development process, while also allowing you to revel in the dream of friendly, creative people doing friendly, creative work. Consider me excited therefore at the release of The Amnesia Fortnight Movie, a new two-hour documentary which focuses on four games being made in ten days for Double Fine’s internal game jam in 2019....

May 1, 2021 · 2 min · 254 words · Cindy Jennings DDS

Epic have bought game art portfolio site ArtStation, and lowered their fees to 12%

HomeNews Epic have bought game art portfolio site ArtStation, and lowered their fees to 12%Bringing it in line with the Epic Games Store cut Bringing it in line with the Epic Games Store cut Epic have boughtArtStation, the 2D and 3D artist portfolio website. The site is popular with artists in the games industry, and ArtStation say they will remain accessible to all, “including those that don’t use Unreal Engine.“They’ve also dropped the cut they take on the site’s asset marketplace from 30% to 12%, bringing it in line with the cut Epic take from developers on the Epic Games Store, and made the site’s learning resources entirely free until the end of the year....

May 1, 2021 · 5 min · 937 words · Julie Moore

Paradox Development Studio has "split into three distinct studios", and none are working on Imperator: Rome

HomeNewsImperator: Rome Paradox Development Studio has “split into three distinct studios”, and none are working on Imperator: RomeAnd one is announcing a new strategy game next month And one is announcing a new strategy game next month Paradox Development Studio, the internal developer at Paradox Interactive responsible for many of the company’s grand strategy hits, has “split into three distinct studios.” The change happened earlier this year and was announced yesterday ina post on the Paradox forum....

May 1, 2021 · 6 min · 1153 words · Jasmine Burgess

The future of hands in VR is absolutely filthy

HomeNewsHand Physics Lab The future of hands in VR is absolutely filthyTouch that cup Touch that cup Half-Life: Alyxis a fabulous VR game, in which gravity gloves allow you to use items in the environment to fight headcrabs and Combine in myriad ways. Now if only you could caress these creatures, then perhaps you could try and make friends with them… Now that would be interesting.Hand Physics Labis a game recently released on Oculus Quest which has no monsters to caress, but it does have a cat to pet and several mini-games and other toys to tinker with....

May 1, 2021 · 5 min · 897 words · Mariah Wade

Valorant will start recording voice chat to tackle hate speech

HomeNewsValorant Valorant will start recording voice chat to tackle hate speechBad news for people who yell at me Bad news for people who yell at me Now Riot say they’re going to start recording in-game voice comms so they can analyse it and “take action against players who use voice comms to harass others, use hate speech, or otherwise disrupt your experience.” They also acknowledge that this will pose a privacy concern for some, but that “if you prefer to not have your voice chat captured, you may turn off voice chat....

May 1, 2021 · 3 min · 491 words · Randy Spencer

Anti dungeon crawler Legend Of Keepers has clawed into full launch

HomeNewsLegend of Keepers Anti dungeon crawler Legend Of Keepers has clawed into full launchKick the heroes out of your house Kick the heroes out of your house If you’re tired of dungeon crawling, perhaps you’re up for a bit of dungeon defending. Anti-crawlerLegend Of Keepershas cleared the early access floor and has headed up to a full launch. You’ll hire on as a manager at Dungeons Company and devise a series of traps and minions to keep those pesky “heroes” off your property....

April 30, 2021 · 5 min · 1041 words · Evan Freeman

Mystery Steam Reviews: video games based on mythology

Video games and mythology go so well together, don’t they? Dragons and swords and sexy gods are made for this medium. This week’sMystery Steam Reviewscelebrates those aforementioned beasts and hotties, as we focused on video games based on folklore. The PC Gaming Weekspot: Nier Replicant Review! The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles! Resident Evil DemoWatch on YouTube The PC Gaming Weekspot: Nier Replicant Review! The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles! Resident Evil DemoWatch on YouTube...

April 30, 2021 · 3 min · 605 words · Scott Pineda

Outriders releases its biggest patch yet, inventory wipe fix still coming

HomeNewsOutriders Outriders releases its biggest patch yet, inventory wipe fix still comingPeople Can Fly didn’t want to hold this patch up People Can Fly didn’t want to hold this patch up Class-based shooter rompOutridershas been on a ride this month, tackling bugs and issues since its April 1 launch date. People Can Flysolved crossplay issuesearlier this month but have still been struggling with an inventory bug that’s been snatching the loot out of players' pockets....

April 30, 2021 · 2 min · 325 words · Aaron Mendez

Resident Evil Village's baddies make adorable puppets, somehow

HomeNewsResident Evil Village Resident Evil Village’s baddies make adorable puppets, somehowYes, Lady Dimitrescu is still large Yes, Lady Dimitrescu is still large There aren’t English subtitles for the video, unfortunately, so your guess is as good as mine on what’s happening here. Unless you happen to be bilingual, then your guess might be a lot better. I choose to believe this is an arts and crafts class gone horribly wrong....

April 30, 2021 · 2 min · 229 words · Jon Khan

TFI Friday: 3 new text-based games with a twist

HomeFeatures TFI Friday: 3 new text-based games with a twistWould still prefer to be stabbed with a pen than a sword tbqh Would still prefer to be stabbed with a pen than a sword tbqh Sarawak Like Morse, but without a middle-aged man who is inexplicably attractive to a stream of hot chicks 30 years his junior,Sarawakbegins with a mysterious moider in Oxford. Your mum is being investigated for it, naturally, and you follow clues to find out what’s really going on, uncovering family secrets and travelling to Borneo in the process....

April 30, 2021 · 4 min · 672 words · Susan Miller

Adata XPG Gammix S70 review

HomeHardwareFeatures Adata XPG Gammix S70 reviewIt’s expensive, but it still gives rival 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSDs a run for their money It’s expensive, but it still gives rival 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSDs a run for their money I think everyone breathed a big sigh of relief when Microsoft announced their upcomingDirectStoragetech would work withboth PCIe 3.0 and 4.0 SSDslast week, as it means we don’t have to necessarily shell out the seriously big bucks to benefit from shorter loading times once it gets released....

April 29, 2021 · 5 min · 904 words · Stephen Cowan