HomeNews Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered has arrivedDo you have the Need? Do you have the Need? The phrase “put the pedal to the metal” always confused me. I get that it means “go fast”, but every time it’s said out loud I hear “petal” or “medal”. None of these words sound real anymore. Aaaaanyway, the only reason I’m thinking about this expression is becauseNeed For Speed: Hot Pursuit’sremaster came out today....

HomeFeaturesEmpire of Sin Preview: Empire Of Sin is a seamless blend of four different gangster gamesThat’s how mafia works That’s how mafia works But after just a day with it, I have high hopes thatEmpire Of Sin, the extraordinary prohibition gangster simulation coming from Romero Games on December 1, is going to hit the big time on both fronts. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube What you’ve got here, is your classic game of four halves....

HomeNews Take-Two boss thinks they charge “much less” than their games are worth"We deliver the highest quality experiences in the business, and we charge much less for them than we believe they are worth to consumers" “We deliver the highest quality experiences in the business, and we charge much less for them than we believe they are worth to consumers” 2K’sBorderlands 3still costs £50. Rockstar’s seven year-oldGTA Vcosts £25. Just some food for thought....

HomeNewsDIRT 5 Take-Two have begun talks to buy Dirt developers CodemastersA race to the dotted line A race to the dotted line Hold up, don’t go racing off into the weekend just yet. The developers ofDirt 5, which just released yesterday, say they’ve received a possible buyout offer from Take-Two Interactive who own the creators of other sporty games 2K and Rockstar Games as well. Take-Two say they believe it would be a “highly complementary fit”....

HomeFeatures The 7 worst US Presidents in video gamesOne Off The List One Off The List George Sears -Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance Otherwise known as Solidus Snake, this President has the honour of quitting political office for a lucrative career in insurgency. Just as financial regulators bemoan the existence of a “revolving door” between executive-level banking positions and roles within the US administration, the peacekeeping organisations of theMetal Gearuniverse must be frustrated at the high speed of its own revolving door between international relations and global terrorism....

HomeNews The Medium delays until January partly due to “other games on the market"It probably got punk’d It probably got punk’d We’re nearly done with 2020, but the delay announcements aren’t over just yet.The Medium, the next horror adventure from Bloober Team, has been delayed until January 2021. They mention the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and “other games on the market” as part of their decision to delay and further polish the game....

HomeReviewsYakuza: Like a Dragon Yakuza: Like A Dragon reviewNew dragon, new quest, still great New dragon, new quest, still great Yakuza: Like A Dragonis a big stretch. Not in a “you’ve taken it too far, buddy” sort of way, I mean I can quite literally feel the click of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s bones as they extend their arms to the sky and heave their collective sighs of satisfaction - finally, a fresh start....

HomeHardwareFeatures AMD Ryzen 5 5600X reviewAMD sets a new benchmark for mid-range gaming CPUs AMD sets a new benchmark for mid-range gaming CPUs When AMD first unveiled theirRyzen 5000 CPUsat the beginning of October, their new Zen 3 architecture hinted at several tantalising performance boosts, both in terms of power efficiency and overall gaming speeds. Alas, they’re also coming at much higher than expected prices, with their mid-range Ryzen 5 5600X starting at a decidedly not-mid-range £280 / $299....

HomeNews American Truck Simulator adds more sightseeing spotsSee more of Washington and Utah See more of Washington and Utah Driving a virtual truck is a serious job, no doubt, but I make time to appreciate the view inAmerican Truck Simulator. The haul ‘em up tentatively introduced sightseeing spots with its Idaho expansion, a few spots where we can roll up to enjoy cinematic views of landmarks and landscapes, and now it’s added more....

HomeNewsApex Legends Apex Legends has arrived on Steam with Season 7Unfortunately, changes to the battle pass have made the game whole lot more grindy Unfortunately, changes to the battle pass have made the game whole lot more grindy Apex Legendshas a cute new character, a lush new map and a cool vehicle now. Oh, and it’s on Steam, too. The battle royale’s seventh season, Ascension, launched last night, dropping players on Olympus....

HomeNews Capcom were hacked, but customer info seems safeBest change any passwords, just in case Best change any passwords, just in case The makers of Street Fighter andResident Evilhave reported that a ne’er-do-well got access to their computer systems this week. That’s bad. Luckily for us, they say they’ve found no hint that the unknown baddie got into customer data. That’s good. Though I’ll be changing the password of any Capcom account I have, just in case....

HomeHardwareNews Forget Big Navi, AMD are aiming for ray tracing processorsRay tracing “will happen” on APU, says AMD Ray tracing “will happen” on APU, says AMD Today might be the launch of AMD’s newRyzen 5000 CPUs(and you can read myRyzen 5 5600X reviewandRyzen 9 5900X reviewif you missed them earlier), but the company already have their sights set on what’s coming next, and that’s ray tracing capable processors. Speaking during a behind-closed-doors Zen 3 engineering panel before today’s launch, AMD’s Joe Macri told RPS that the realistic lighting technology “will happen” on AMD’s APUs (that’s their accelerated processing units with integrated graphics, rather than their Ryzen central processing units, or CPUs) - it’s just a matter of time....

HomeFeatures Have you played… Conkers?You will swing eternal, shiny and brown You will swing eternal, shiny and brown Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.I used to play in an under 10s football squad once upon a time. I was pretty good, but I was easily distracted. I distinctly remember, during one important match against a rival town’s squad, my football coach (whose name was Graham, funnily enough) shouting at me to focus on the game and stop picking up conkers on the side of the pitch....