HomeNewsA Monster’s Expedition A Monster’s Expedition sets off on a puzzling adventure next weekPacked your bags? Packed your bags? Developers Draknek & Friends announced the departure date earlier today, setting things off with a new launch trailer. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube This time ‘round, Hazelden is working with artist Adam de Grandis, musician Eli Rainsberry and an awfully familiar wordsmith named Pip Warr. A Monster’s Expedition arrives onSteamand Itch next Thursday, September 10th....

HomeGuidesApex Legends Apex Legends crossplay date and supported platformsWhen is crossplay coming, and how will it work? When is crossplay coming, and how will it work? We’ve known that crossplay is coming toApex Legendsfor quite some time, but as its release draws ever-nearer, we thought it would be good to go over everything we know about how crossplay will work. Which platforms are supported? What will this mean for Apex console players?...

HomeNewsMonster Train Friends & Foes alike hop aboard the Monster Train todayTake a seat next to me, pal. Take a seat next to me, pal. We’ve got some new passengers aboard theMonster Train, folks, so let’s clear some seats and make some room. The Friends & Foes update arrives today, bringing a party of new heroes aboard the one-way trip to hell - alongside two new baddies, a more chilled-out final boss, and some shiny new artifacts to pick up along the way....

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator patch fixes installation issues, but you might need to reinstallPrepare for takeoff, again Prepare for takeoff, again Good news for anyone who’s had trouble installingMicrosoft Flight Simulator: a new patch has fixed a number of bugs which interfered with installation. Bad news if you are one of those people: to benefit from these fixes, it’s recommended that you uninstall MSFS and reinstall from scratch. Oh no....

HomeHardwareNews Nvidia’s RTX 3080 and 3090 cards could be in short supply until 2021It could be Nvidia’s smallest launch in years, apparently. It could be Nvidia’s smallest launch in years, apparently. If you’re planning on upgrading your graphics card to one of the newNvidia AmpereRTX 3000 cards over the next couple of months you might find it rather difficult to get hold of one until early next year. According to a new report fromTweaktown, industry sources have said the first wave ofRTX 3080,RTX 3090andRTX 3070GPUs will be much smaller than Nvidia’s previous launches, and that post-launch “no stock will be available till the end of the year....

HomeNews Once more, Into The Breach is free on the Epic Games StoreTime after time. Time after time. Thursday’s rolled in once again, which means it’s time for another giveaway on the Epic Games Store. This week, turn-based stomperInto The Breachis dropping in for free. It’s had its moment in the spotlight before - as one of the platform’s 12 free days of December 2019 - but those time-traveling mech rascals are trying their luck with another timeline, delivering some stellar tactics puzzles for free ‘til Thursday 10th....

HomePodcasts Podcast episode 108: the movie tie-ins specialPods on film Pods on film This week the podcast moves out of Nate’s dad wheelhouse and into Matthew’s film wheelhouse. It’s a bumper and bumpy ride this week, as we discuss video game adaptations of them there Hollywood talkies! This does end up involving quite a lot of Star Wars chat, because there are so manyStar Wars games. Tangents this week include Nate going on about Gimli a lot, the terrible Mothers' Day present Matthew nearly got for his mum, and what film series LEGO should tackle next (spoilers: it is the work of Lars von Trier)...

HomeHardwareNews Square Enix show off their Luminous Engine’s world editorIt’s pretty! It’s pretty! Square Enix’s Luminous Productions studio are keeping their mysterious gameProject Athiaunder wraps for now, but they have revealed more of the technology it’s built on, the Luminous Engine. At a Japanese conference this week, the gang of formerFinal Fantasy XVfolks gave a talk including a demonstration of its world editor, and they’ve kindly put it on YouTube for all to see....

HomeNews What if Halo 3’s multiplayer was flooded with rats, though?Where’s the giant rat? Where’s the giant rat? 343 are finally getting weird withHalo: The Master Chief Collection, and that’s great. But they were never going to hold a candle against the game’s modders, who’ve lately decided whatHalo 3really needs is to turn everyone into a rat. That’s exactly the premise behind Rat Slayer, an upcoming mod that - daft as it is - never dared to consider whether John Halo isn’t already just two-dozen rodents wearing a man-shaped suit of power armour....

HomeHardwareNews Asus, Acer, MSI and Alienware all have 360Hz gaming monitors on the way360Hz is coming 360Hz is coming Starting with Asus, there will actually be two 360Hz models hitting shelves this year - the previously announced ROG Swift PG259QN, and the newly announced PG259QNR. The latter will come with support for Nvidia’s also freshly unveiled Reflex Latency Analyser tech, which measures and reduces your PC’s system latency in supported competitive games, making your mouse and keyboard inputs feel faster and more responsive....

HomeHardwareNews Cyberpunk 2077 and COD Cold War’s new ray tracing trailers make me long for darknessPlus new ray tracing trailers for Minecraft and Watch Dogs Legions. Plus new ray tracing trailers for Minecraft and Watch Dogs Legions. Hot off the heels of last night’sNvidia Amperereveal, we also got new ray tracing trailers forCyberpunk 2077,Minecraft,Watch Dogs Legion, and the newly announcedCall Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. I’ve collected them altogether below, but theCyberpunk 2077one is particularly shiny, if only because it’s a new “max settings 4K trailer” showing CD Projekt Red’s upcoming RPG at its very best....

HomeGuidesHearthstone Galakrond Tempo Warrior deck list guide - Scholomance Aademy - Hearthstone (September 2020)(Scion of) Ruin your opponent’s day. (Scion of) Ruin your opponent’s day. Galakrond, the Unbreakableis the Warrior class’ version of the great Dragon Hero card. The card’s Battlecry is to draw a minion and give it +4/+4. This gets stronger when Galakrond is Invoked though, upgrading to 2 cards drawn when invoked twice, and 4 when invoked 4 times....

HomeFeaturesRayman Origins Have You Played… Rayman Origins?Everybody Loves Rayman Everybody Loves Rayman Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Rayman is now a bit part player. Like Ubi stablemate Sam Fisher, his days of being the main attraction are over. Despite the quality of 2013’sRayman Legends, the limbless wonder seems confined to making sporadic appearances in games that just aren’t as good as his own....