HomeNewsBlack Myth: Wukong Black Myth: Wukong still has gorgeous rat-fighting in its second trailerThe art direction in this game is something else The art direction in this game is something else It’s lovely when a single vidoe of a game no one has heard of from a company no one has heard of makes the internet pay attention all at once. That’s what happened withBlack Myth: Wukonglast year. It’s a Soulslike retelling of Chinese fantasy epic Journey To The West, and seems to feature many beautiful and dramatic fights in which you, a monkey, beat up anthropomorphic rats....

HomeFeatures Have You Played… The Matrix: Path Of Neo?Jacking in. Jacking in. Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.I’ve been on quite a Matrix kick as of late. Maybe it’s the whole being confined to my dingy flat for months on end thing, but the idea of plugging my noggin into a new world feels quite appealing. I’ve watched the three movies, and even dipped into the Animatrix....

HomeHardwareNews Nvidia’s RTX 3060 is coming out on February 25th, apparentlyAnd will probably be gone in 25 seconds And will probably be gone in 25 seconds Nvidia’s upcomingRTX 3060graphics card still only has an official release date of “late February” at time of writing, but anew reportfrom WccfTech suggests that Thursday February 25th will be the day it actually goes on sale. Admittedly, WccfTech don’t state their source for this particular date, so it could all be a load of hogwash....

HomeDeals Save $16 on this 16GB Corsair RAM kitThis deal ends today This deal ends today Corsair’s Vengeance LPX RAM has sat at the heart of many a gaming PC I’ve built over the years, and it’s my go-to recommendation for anyone looking to upgrade their RAM. Happily, Newegg have a new promo code offer over in the US that lets you save an extra $16 on a 16GB LPX kit at the moment, bringing this once $92 set down to a much more agreeable $76....

HomeNewsSlipways Slipways was the best demo in the Steam Games Festival, but it’s gone nowA grand strategy game you can play in under an hour A grand strategy game you can play in under an hour Slipwaysis a grand strategy game boiled down to such basic principles that it feels like a puzzle game. It was the best game I played during the Steam Game Festival. The problem is that the festival ended earlier today, and so the demo’s gone now....

HomeNews Steam China has launched in betaIt’s live with 40 games, including Dota 2 and CS:GO It’s live with 40 games, including Dota 2 and CS:GO Today, the public beta for Steam China launched. While the global version of Steam has been available in the country for ages, it’s lived in a strange legal limbo due to the country’s strict media regulations. Steam China is an effort from Valve and Chinese game publisher Perfect World to make a platform that’s compliant with these regulations, and will mean Chinese players have their own servers to play on too....

HomeFeaturesHearthstone The joy of Hearthstone’s ‘Sweating Panda’ emoteAsk not for whom the panda sweats; it sweats for thee. Ask not for whom the panda sweats; it sweats for thee. I’ve never really been one for pre-packaged emotes in games. There’s just some deep-seated arrogance in me, which always sneered at the idea of a piece of software boiling down all the vastly different ways I might react to a situation into five or six cutesy, pre-packaged sentiments, and letting me have no further say in the matter....

HomeHardwareNews This laptop has seven screens, but only 28 minutes battery lifeI heard you like screens in your screens I heard you like screens in your screens I know I’ve said in the past how much I love having a second display attached to my PC and laptop, but man alive, there’s something uniquely sinister about havingsevenof them unfold from a single machine. And yet that’s precisely what Expanscape’s done with their Aurora 7 prototype....

HomeGuidesValheim Valheim Workbench: how to build and upgrade WorkbenchLearn how to use and upgrade a Workbench in Valheim Learn how to use and upgrade a Workbench in Valheim How do you place and upgrade a Workbench in Valheim?One of the first things you should do inValheimis craft a Workbench, because without it you won’t be able to get much done. But there’s a surprising amount to learn about a Workbench before you can start using it to its full potential....

HomeNews Would you actually want a Grand Theft Auto remaster?Don’t the sequels effectively remaster the same formula each time already? Don’t the sequels effectively remaster the same formula each time already? During an earnings call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked, given the likelihood that manyGrand Theft Auto 5players had never played earlier games in the series, what the company’s view was on possible remasters of older GTA games. Zelnick dodged the question, and so I am bringing it to you: wouldyouwant remasters of olderGrand Theft Autogames?...

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Call of Duty Cold War Zombies: Firebase Z Easter Egg WalkthroughFirebase Z will keep you here for the long haul, so strap in. Firebase Z will keep you here for the long haul, so strap in. On this page: Watch on YouTube How to complete the Firebase Z easter egg Turn the power on and get the Ray Rifle Wonder Weapon In order to complete the easter egg, you’ll need the Firebase Z Wonder Weapon....

HomeNewsDisco Elysium Disco Elysium: The Final Cut adding “political vision quests"Consequences of the new quests might even change your UI Consequences of the new quests might even change your UI The writer ofDisco Elysiumhas revealed more about the mysterious new quests coming with the detective RPG’s bigFinal Cut update. Four “political vision quests” will explore the game’s ideologicial alignments (that’s communism, fascism, moralism, and ultraliberal), with consequences that might change the world or even your UI....

HomeNews E3 will be online in 2021, officially this timeThey plan to reveal more details soon They plan to reveal more details soon Lots of gaming conventions and events were cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic,including E3. Unlike other events that ended up going online, the Entertainment Software Association announced the event was fully cancelled in 2020 and would return in 2021. E3’s organisers have confirmed that they will be putting together an online E3 this year....