HomeNewsDota 2 Valve employee apologizes for banning a Dota 2 teammate after an in-game disagreementA ban hammer in the wrong hands A ban hammer in the wrong hands Plenty of us have been in online matches for any number of games where we just don’t see eye-to-eye with a teammate. If they’re particularly thorny, you might report them and hope the system serves them their just desserts. The scales of justice aren’t quite so balanced though when the other person has their finger on the ban button, which is what thisDota 2player found out the hard way....

HomeNewsGloomwood Screenshot Saturday Sundays: lights out, power on, time for a suburban space partyOh, to be a simple orb trapped in a music visualiser. Oh, to be a simple orb trapped in a music visualiser. Screenshot Saturday Sundays! Yes, the sound of jingling bells may be getting irrepressibly lounder on the horizon, but we can still take reprieve against the oncoming yuletide with a festive-free edition of lovely videogame screenshots. This week: interstellar suburbia, power-up sequences, turning out the lights and vibing to the beat....

HomeNews Destiny 2: Beyond Light’s first raid, Deep Stone Crypt, has openedOn your marks… On your marks… Watching folks figure out the latest raid is always a well good time. And thanks to alast-minute hotfix, we can be sure that boss tactics will be a bit more varied than using stasis warlocks to nuke ‘em into oblivion. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube Now, there are a few things to keep in mind for the opening days of Deep Stone Crypt....

HomeNews A long night stuck between nothing and nowhere. Helps that it’s bloody gorgeous, mind. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube There’s a Twitter bot I adore that presents an endless feed of “Liminal Spaces”, the kind of in-between nowhere spaces trapped between somewhere else and nothing-in-particular. Shopping centres after dark, airport lounges in the early morning. Swietanski’s empty rooms feel like they’d fit right into this lineup of half-remembered voids perfectly, a lineup of fuzzy, hard-to-make-out locations that come with an undercurrent of deeply isolating anxiety....

HomeNewsCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War rounds up its first week’s balance and bug fixesThe MP5 is temporarily accidentally un-nerfed The MP5 is temporarily accidentally un-nerfed That’s week one done inCall Of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warand Treyarch have rounded up all the balance changes and bug fixes they’ve made so far. Guns have been adjusted and scorestreaks tweaked, all detailed in the list of first week patch notes....

HomeNews Classic Flash games are now preserved and playable at the Internet Archive"Access Drives Preservation" “Access Drives Preservation” We’ve known for three years thatAdobe planned on killing off Flashat the end of 2020. Now that we’re nearing December 31st, stalwart of digital preservation the Internet Archive has stepped up and put together an emulated Flash library, so you can continue to watch and play hundreds of old faves from your browser....

HomeNewsCyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077 details ray-tracing PC system requirementsHow high can you fly? How high can you fly? If you’re planning to visit Night City next month whenCyberpunk 2077launches, take a gander at the updated PC system requirements so you know what you can expect it to look like when you arrive. This time around, CD Projekt Red have detailed what you’ll need to play with ray-tracing enabled as well....

HomeVideos This week’s Mystery Steam Reviews is about games that look old, but are newPixel a part that’s new Pixel a part that’s new Firstly, you’ll be glad to hear that everyone stuck to the brief this week. Not a single international incident. Purely because of that, this one is a success in my eyes. And B, this week’sMystery Steam Reviewsfocuses on video games that look older than they are. It’s faux-retro video games!...

HomeHardwareFeatures We built our own Xbox Series X PCHow to build your own console PC How to build your own console PC In myXbox Series X reviewlast week, I said Microsoft’s new diddy 4K powerhouse console was probably the best and cheapest way of bringing a PC-like gaming experience into your living room as a second machine. While it doesn’t provide all the luxuries we’re used to on PC, there’s no denying that it’s an impressive bit of kit for its size and price....

HomeGuidesYakuza: Like a Dragon Yakuza: Like A Dragon workshop: How to upgrade and craft new gearLearn how to craft and upgrade gear in Yakuza: Like a Dragon Learn how to craft and upgrade gear in Yakuza: Like a Dragon Want to learn how to use the Romance Workshop in Yakuza: Like a Dragon?If you want to get the best weapons inYakuza: Like a Dragon, you’ll need to use the Romance Workshop to craft and upgrade your gear....

HomeFeatures As Cyberpunk 2077 is running late, here’s a broad spread of cyberpunky funHack the planet! Hack the planet! Now thatCyberpunk 2077 is delayed again until December 10th, what are you to do? You’ve grown a lurid blue mohawk, your leather jacket is almost worn in, and your prescription mirrorshades are ready for collection at Specsavers - but for what? You might as well use this time to explore all games cyberpunky, from edgy and nihilistic griping about how the future sucks to wacky cyberjapes that make you wanna jump up and shout HACK THE PLANET....

HomeNewsBridge Constructor: The Walking Dead Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead’s strange shambling crossover is out nowEven zombies need bridges, eh? Even zombies need bridges, eh? I’ll be honest, I’m not sure what the connection between these two franchises is. But if developers ClockStone have proven themselves good at anything, building bridges has gotta be up there.Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead’s undead spin on the studio’s crossing-builder is out now, tasking you with ferrying Norman Reedus and co....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Cold War Zombies: How to Pack-A-Punch and turn on the power in Die MaschinePower on to Pack-A-Punch. Power on to Pack-A-Punch. Call of Duty Cold War’s Zombiesmode in Die Maschine will become real tough real quick if you aren’t using Pack-A-Punch on your weapons and glugging down Perk drinks. However, this is far from simple - you’ll first have to switch the Power on and go through a few extra steps....