HomeNewsF1® 2020 F1 2020 roars off to a surprisingly early startOn your marks… On your marks… Jumping the gun a bit there, aren’t we?F1 2020, Codemaster’s latest simulationist race ‘em up, has sped off a day earlier than expected. That may be grounds for disqualification, but fortunately this a game, not a car. We’ll all just have to settle for playing this year’s licensed racer a little early. Oooh, what a nuisance, eh?...

HomeDealsPersona 4 Golden Grab Persona 4 Golden for 18% off in Fanatical’s latest flash saleA truly golden deal. A truly golden deal. Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega If you’ve been debating whether to getPersona 4 Goldennow it’s finally come to PC, then Fanatical’s latest flash sale might just be the thing you need to push you over the edge. For the next 24 hours (or until their stock of Steam keys run dry), you can grab Atlus' acclaimed JRPG for18% off....

HomeFeatures Have You Played… Ptarmigeddon?The “P” is silent The “P” is silent It does sound, admittedly, like a game that shouldn’t exist. And despite having assured you it’s real, I must now complicate things and admit that ittechnicallyisn’t. Just think of it like a sort of Schrodinger’s Game, perhaps. Ptarmigeddon, you see, was originally one of the thousand fictional video games I tweeted in 2016/2017, and then one of the hundred that I selected for “The 100 Best Video Games (That Never Existed), the book based on said tweets....

HomeNewsSea of Thieves Have you seen the green flash at sunset in Sea Of Thieves?A gorgeous little detail that’s easily overlooked A gorgeous little detail that’s easily overlooked As the sun slowly disappears over the horizon, for just a few seconds it’s possible to see the edges of the sun glow green in colour. It’s rather aptly named the “green flash”, and it’s a somewhat rare meteorological phenomenon that can happen during sunset or sunrise when the conditions arejustright....

HomeGuidesMinecraft: Dungeons Minecraft Dungeons artifacts guide: every ability listedCombining artifacts with gear effects Combining artifacts with gear effects A Minecraft Dungeons build is not complete without picking the right artifacts. These are powerful items that can be equipped to one of three slots and are used to bolster your character’s abilities. So if you want to launch firework arrows at enemies or summon an animal companion to aid you in battle, and want to know exactly what every artifact does, then you’ve come to the right place....

HomeNewsAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla New Assassin’s Creed Valhalla leaked video shows a mythological boss battleThunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening! Thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening! Ahead of Ubisoft’s big notE3 show this weekend, gameplay footage ofAssassin’s Creed Valhallacontinues to leak. Followingthe half-hour of gameplayseen earlier this week, now someone’s come up with seven minutes of the female Eivor in a boss battle against some sort of “demon goddess”. It is, appropriately, well metal....

HomeHardwareNews Razer’s Deathadder V2 mouse has now shrunk in size and priceThe Deathadder V2 Mini has slithered into view. The Deathadder V2 Mini has slithered into view. Razer have announced a new, tiddlier version of their popularDeathadder V2gaming mouse today, appropriately named the Deathadder V2 Mini. Weighing just 62g and costing£40 / $50, this ultralight weight gaming mouse is a whole 20g lighter than the regular Deathadder V2, making it a better fit for those with smaller hands....

HomeNews The Final Hours Of Half-Life Alyx lets you concoct bespoke alien screamsScraeeewh! Scraeeewh! Thought it may as well have felt as much at the timeHalf-Life: Alyxdidn’t pop out of a vacuum. Released today,Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hoursis an interactive multimedia docu-book full early prototypes and concepts, deets on what Valve’s been up to for the last decade, and a bespoke make-your-own-headcrab-scream audio tool. You know, the usual behind-the-scenes stuff....

HomeNews The Forgotten City looks gorgeous in its new gameplay trailerIt starts out super pretty then gets very scary It starts out super pretty then gets very scary There’s a new gameplay trailer out forThe Forgotten City, the game that started life as an award-winningSkyrimmod. It’s set in a cursed ancient Roman city where if one person sins, everyone dies. It’s a Groundhog Day kind of scenario where you have to figure out the city’s mysteries in order to break a time loop....

HomeFeatures The Shadowlands expansion makes World Of Warcraft interesting againA whole new Warcraft A whole new Warcraft The content battlecruiser that isWorld Of Warcrafthas been sailing for the best part of two decades. I’m almost thirty-two. I started playing this game when I was seventeen. It’s surreal to type that out - and it’s also one of the reasons why the people I try to introduce to this behemoth of an experience often tap out....

HomeNews World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands beta arrives next weekAnd the game’s full release is set for this autumn And the game’s full release is set for this autumn The Covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll on a few games now, causing all sorts of delays on new info and release dates. NotWorld Of Warcraft: Shadowlands, though, as Blizzard confirmed in last night’s live stream that the expansion will be arriving sometime this autumn, “even if they end up shipping from their homes....

HomeNews World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands is killing its gender transition feeBarbers ain’t just for haircuts anymore Barbers ain’t just for haircuts anymore Prior to the in-game barbershop, the only way to alter your character’s hair, skin colour, facial features or gender was through a paid character customisation service. Popping to the hairdressers from Wrath Of The Lich King onwards soon made much of that redundant, but you’d still need to fork out £13 to change gender or skin colour....

HomeVideos You can’t pet the dog in Superhot: Mind Control DeleteIt’s a dog-eat-you world It’s a dog-eat-you world Superhot: Mind Control Deleteis the standalone follow-up to phenomenal FPS puzzlerSuperhot. It’s been in early access for a while, but if you already ownSuperhot, you’llget Mind Control Delete for freewhen it comes out on July 16th.Mind Control Delete has a lot of cool new enemies that are effectively slight variations on the shimmering silhouettes that chased after you in the original....