HomeNewsFIFA 21 EA investigating allegations of employee selling FIFA Ultimate Team cardsSupposedly one super-rare player sells for $2500 Supposedly one super-rare player sells for $2500 The Ultimate Team mode inFIFAhas found itself at the heart of another conspiratorial scandal. Mere days ago, EA announced the end of a lawsuit which had alleged they were rigging matches. Now, some believe that an employee might be selling rare and valuable footballers for vast sums of real money....

HomeFeaturesNorthgard Have You Played… Northgard?Winter is coming… Winter is coming… Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Northgardis the only RTS I routinely play. It’s extremely pleasant to look at, it’s easy to understand what’s going on at all times, and it finds ways to introduce complexity and depth without resorting to large building and technology pools. It’s as delightfully enjoyable to return to after a while away as it is challenging to avoid starvation and defeat....

HomeNewsSannabi: The Revenant Sannabi: The Revenant’s demo has a lovely grappling hookAnd lovely pixel art And lovely pixel art I love a good grappling hook, andSannabi: The Revenantis an action platformer all about using a grappling hook to swing through levels and skewer enemies. It’s a bit like Katana Zero, too, and there’s a demo available for the next week. The demo isavailable via Steam from todayuntil March 18th. I’ve had a play of it and it’s good stuff....

HomeNewsTell Me Why Tell Me Why’s first episode is now freeI want it that way I want it that way You can now check out the latest game from the makers of Life Is Strange for zilcho, nowt, nothing, nada, because they’ve made episode 1 ofTell Me Whyfree forever. It’s another faintly supernatural story-o-rama, this time about two twins revisiting memories of their childhood in small-town Alaska, which they both recall differently....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show Podcast episode 132: the best buildings in games specialHuff and puff and blow this podcast down. Huff and puff and blow this podcast down. If you build it, they will come, as the old saying goes. In this week’s episode of The Electronic Wireless Showpodcast, we discuss some of our favourite buildings in games. At least, that is the stated intent. In reality, this becomes one of those episodes where at some point I drop the reigns and don’t really manage to pick them up again....

HomeNewsSize Matters This puzzle game stars a shrinking scientist desperately seeking an antidoteBetter get to some speed chemistry Better get to some speed chemistry I remember doing these chemistry tests in school, where I’d frantically copy the movements of the person next to me as they shuffled round the lab, in a desperate attempt to pass.Size Matterslooks to capture this stress, but elevate it to new heights. Well, the opposite, I suppose, as you play a shrinking scientist who must concoct an antidote before it’s too late....

HomeNews Apex Legends is now on Switch, and can cross-play with PCPlus a new event started with a new mode Plus a new event started with a new mode If your Switchy pals have stared blanky while you gush about ziplines andboxing rings, good news:Apex Legendsis now on Nintendo Switch, and supports cross-platform multiplayer so you can party up and give ‘em a tour. The free-to-play battle royale FPS’s Switch version launched last night, as did a new in-game event with part of the map converted into a toxic waste plant....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera Best Kar98k loadout and class setup in Warzone PacificThe best loadout for this classic bolt-action rifle The best loadout for this classic bolt-action rifle Looking for the best Kar98k loadout in Warzone Pacific?In an effort to give everyone a bit of déja-vu, Warzone offers two different variants of the Kar98k. The Modern Warfare Kar is aMarksman Riflethat is actually one of the best snipers in the game, while the newer Vanguard variant is an actualSniper Riflethat is built to crack skulls acrossCaldera....

HomeNewsCrusader Kings III Crusader Kings 3’s new duel system is built for pub fights as well as honourable challengesCome and have a go if you think you’re lord enough Come and have a go if you think you’re lord enough Come Update 1.3, CK3 will introduce a new system they can use for all sorts of one-on-one fisticuffs. Paradox say inthe dev diary, “A detailed duelling system should be able to account for everything from strict honour duels to battlefield bouts to a knife fight in the tavern....

HomeDeals Currys have a great Oculus Quest 2 and Elite Strap bundle for £319Save £30 off its usual price Save £30 off its usual price TheOculus Quest 2is already a pretty great VR headset, but its excellentElite Strapaccessory really seals the deal in terms of overall comfort and cutting down on nasty headaches. Normally, you’d have to pay another £50 on top of the Quest 2 to get this fancier headstrap, but Currys PC World currently have a great bundle available that cuts that extra cost in half, getting you a Quest 2 and anEliteStrap for £319 instead of £350....

HomeNewsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GeForce Now is getting better support for GOG gamesStarting with four games from The Witcher series Starting with four games from The Witcher series For years, Nvidia’s GeForce Now app has been telling me I can playThe Witcher 3on its cloud gaming service. Trouble is, I own a GOG copy of the game, not the supported Steam version. It’s been a minor irritation ever since Ireviewed all the major cloud gaming serviceslast year, but happily, my frustrations have now been soothed, as Nvidia are finally beefing up their support for GOG games on GeForce Now, starting with four entries CD Projekt Red’s popular Witcher series arriving today....

HomeNewsFrozenheim If you need more Norse, Frozenheim is a viking city builder RTSVikings are the new zombies Vikings are the new zombies Okay so maybe Valhalla was too Assassin’s Creed-y for you andValheimis too crafty. If so, perhaps this end of the viking trend will be just right.Frozenheimis an upcoming city builder with RTS combat where you’ve got to help your clan survive the harsh north. This next Norse ‘em up is planning to launch in early access in May....

HomeHardwareNews The cloud gaming firm behind Shadow have filed for bankruptcyBlade are currently seeking new investment Blade are currently seeking new investment There’s been another blow for cloud gaming this week as Blade, the company behind the rent-a-gaming-PC-in-the-cloud serviceShadow, has filed for bankruptcy in the US and has been placed in receivership in their home country of France. They are now seeking new investment, and are hopeful that “Shadow’s adventure will continue,” according to a statement on theirwebsite....