HomeNewsPath of Exile Path Of Exile: Heist expansion gets the crew together for a big score todayOne last job? I’m in One last job? I’m in To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings As the video andexpansion pageexplain, players will buy their way into the Rogue Harbour, a heisthub where you’ll set about recruiting NPCs, doing jobs, and training up your crew and acquiring info to ultimately pull a Grand Heist....

HomeNews Rayman co-creator Michel Ancel says he’s leaving video gamesOff to work with wildlife Off to work with wildlife Michel Ancel, the co-creator of Rayman and creative director of Beyond Good & Evil, today announced that he’s stopping working on video games. The French designer started at Ubisoft when he was a teenager and, after over 30 years in the industry spent mostly at Ubi, says he wants to focus on his second passion, wildlife....

HomeNewsSea of Thieves Sea Of Thieves is offering a free Ori-themed ship set this weekendCelebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day in style Celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day in style Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube To bag yourself this pretty livery, you’ll need to connect your your Xbox Live account to Twitch, and watch a Sea Of Thieves partnered streamer for 30 minutes. One piece of the Ancestral Ship Set is available each day,starting tomorrowand running until September 24th....

HomeDeals Set tails a waggin' with Humble’s You Can Pet The Dog bundleMake no bones about it. Make no bones about it. TheCan You Pet The Dog Twitter accountis quite possibly one of the greatest forces for good in the history of games, especially now it’s spawned its own Humble Bundle. TheHumble You Can Pet The Dog Bundleruns from now until Thursday October 1st, and contains eight games of dog petting goodness, plus two soundtracks, all for £9 / $12....

HomeNews Tencent’s investments in Epic and Riot Games have caught the attention of the US governmentFollowing attempts to ban the Chinese conglomerate’s app, WeChat Following attempts to ban the Chinese conglomerate’s app, WeChat Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent have managed to draw the eyes of the US government for their dealings with American companies like Riot and Epic Games. Tencent own the former and have a 40% stake in the latter, not to mention ties with Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, Discord, and more....

HomeFeaturesPGA Tour 2k21 The Flare Path spoils a good walkWith a little help from PGA TOUR 2K21 With a little help from PGA TOUR 2K21 The plan was a simple one. After a fortnightmasquerading as Michael Portillo, return to this column’s touchstone, virtual war, without passing Go or collecting £200. It wasn’t my intention to swap driving for driving… bogies for bogeys. I never meant to lose my heart to a ramblewhack sim....

HomeNews The Game Devs of Color Expo presents developer talks and free demos this weekendExpos come with demos now—those’re the rules Expos come with demos now—those’re the rules To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The expo presentations are part of a ticketed event, but you should be able to catch some of the developer talks after the fact over on theGDoCE YouTube channelas with previous years....

HomeNewsLeague of Legends The latest League Of Legends Worlds song is no Warriors, but what is?It does not build this town, from dust It does not build this town, from dust To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Several League players lend their faces to characters there. They’re taking over, you know. Worlds 2020 starts on Friday the 25th of September with 24 teams in the Play-In stage....

HomeFeaturesStronghold: Warlords The new Stronghold Warlords demo gets feudalism just rightLords Immobile Lords Immobile I’ve missed all the demos so far forStronghold Warlords, the upcoming instalment in Firefly Studios' long-running castle-building-and-bashing series, despite being a big fan of the original games. But seeing as Warlords is being featured at Ye OldePAX X EGX, and I had my hands on the new demo (which is outright now!), I figured now was the time to get stuck in....

HomeFeaturesYou Suck at Parking You Suck At Parking made me really happy to be in a car crashI hope there’s not a test after this I hope there’s not a test after this It’s kinda like a weird racing game. Your objective is to stop, yes, but you must do so very quickly, and often without exploding. Playing the You Suck At ParkingPAX X EGXdemo, the premise was fairly simple. If you come to a full stop before hitting your designated space, then You,Sir, Suck At Parking....

HomeHardwareFeatures Crysis Remastered’s lead dev talks ray tracing, and why it’s OK if you can’t play ‘Can It Run Crysis?’ modeReally, it’s fine Really, it’s fine Famed for its steep requirements and melting PCs the world over, the originalCrysiswas arguably one of the most important PC games of its day when it first came out in 2007. Not only did it push current PCs to their limits, but it also became a touchstone for the avid benchmarkers in the years that followed....

HomeNewsEmpire of Sin Empire Of Sin’s tactical crime capers commence this DecemberCriminally soon. Criminally soon. Pack an extra-thick trenchcoat and woolly fedora, readers.Empire Of Sin, the tactical prohibition crime spree from Romero Games and Paradox Interactive, is preparing to hit the streets this December. As I hear it, Chicago winters are real rough - but what better time to start extorting, shooting and smart-talking your way to the top than under the cover of a roaring blizzard?...

HomeReviewsHades Hades reviewAttack and dethrone god Attack and dethrone god Since then, an absolute laundry list of new stuff has been added, but the core has remained the same. Zagreus tears through several layers of his father’s kingdom, wielding one of several weapons (in one of several ‘forms’) that invite distinct approaches to wreaking havoc. Personally, I like to switch my brain off and whale on enemies with the sword or the fists, but I hear there are more subtle approaches that make better use of Zag’s full suite of abilities, dashing and casting and special attacking just so, like someone sophisticated....