HomeNews Destiny 2 will finally blow The Almighty out of the sky today It’s about damn time. After months of preparation,Destiny 2is ready to blow up The Almighty, the massive Cabal spaceship that’s been threatening to smack The Towerall through this season. The fireworks kick off in a few hours - and in a new move for Bungie, it sounds like you’ll be able to watch the calamity as it happens in what may beDestiny 2’s first live, in-game spectacle....

HomeNews Itch raises funds for racial justice with a 700+ game bundleWith hundreds more to be added With hundreds more to be added The mega-bundle follows a number of initiatives on Itch raised in support of continued protests as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, in the face of disproportionate police violence against black communities. We reached out to our community and an unprecedented number of creators donated over 740 projects to be part of what we believe is the largest bundle ever....

HomeNewsSimCity Maxis' obscure business tool SimRefinery is now playable after 30 yearsOil’s well that ends… well. Oil’s well that ends… well. Chances are, you’d never even heard ofSimRefineryunless you were one of a handful of chemical engineers at Chevron during the early 1990s. That’s if you knew aboutSimCitydevelopers Maxis' brief foray into the world of business management tools at all, mind. But thanks to some good old online word-of-mouth and a retired engineer refusing to throw away old floppies, Maxis' obscure oil refinery simulation has been immortalised for free on the Internet Archive....

HomeNewsCommand & Conquer Remastered Collection Command & Conquer Remastered Collection is out now with its new 4K faceWelcome back, Commander Welcome back, Commander Amid all these flashy full remakes of older games,Command & Conquer Remastered Collectionis holding the line for the remaster crowd who want their classic games with more pixels but no fewer quirks. The Remastered Collection is out now, bringing all its expansion packs and some modern niceties like a new UI to the old RTS series....

HomeReviews Monster Train reviewTOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT Two weeks ago,Monster Trainbreezed into my life like a man wearing a trenchcoat stuffed with cocaine. I’ve been playing Shiny Shoe’s roguelike deckbuilder almost every night since, and I have no intention of stopping. I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but it’s at least as good asSlay The Spire. I adore the Spire to the point of self-destruction, and have played it for many hundreds of hours....

HomeFeatures Spacebase Startopia preview: fans of the original will enjoy this space raceIn space, no one can hear me dream In space, no one can hear me dream I really want to know more about the Leviathans. It’s clearly not in a complete state, though. The beta offers the tutorials, the first two campaign missions, and a “Skirmish mode” that just had a basic economic win condition, so clearly more is to come there, as well as behind the tantalising ‘multiplayer’ button on the home menu....

HomeNewsSummer Games Done Quick Summer Games Done Quick will go fully online in AugustCovid-19 concerns continue Covid-19 concerns continue Earlier in the year, charity speedrunning eventSummer Games Done Quickmade the decision todelay until Augustin light of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Organisers have now made the decision to cancel the on-site parts of the event, opting instead for a fully online event.Previously, SGDQ had hoped to go ahead with its physical event in Bloomington, MN from August 16-23, 2020....

HomeFeatures The Flare Path: MicroProse MemoriesReturn of the king? Return of the king? Having imprisoned you in his dungeon in the bowels of Mount Olympus, Emesdos, the Greek god of computer gaming, asks his customary question. You ponder for a few seconds, more out of seemliness than necessity, before responding with an unequivocal “MicroProse!”. If you have to spend Eternity playing the oeuvre of just one developer/publisher, thenobviouslythat oeuvre has to bethe onethat includes greats such as European Air War, Falcon 4....

HomeNews The Guerrilla Collective indie showcase has been delayed in support of Black Lives Matter"We stand united for change, for justice and in support of Black Lives Matter" “We stand united for change, for justice and in support of Black Lives Matter” Guerrilla Collective, the upcoming online showcase for indie developers, has been postponed until June 13th in support of Black Lives Matter. Originally due to start on the 6th,Guerrilla Collectiveis one of the many not-E3 digital events due to take place over the next couple of weeks, with lots of mystery announcements from a range of devs and publishers like Paradox Interactive and Larian Studios....

HomeFeatures The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle impressions: dumpster diving is amazingBe Oscar the Grouch and live free Be Oscar the Grouch and live free I am working on my review forThe Sims 4’s newest expansion pack,Eco Lifestyle, in which you can choose to live carbon neutral or carbon positive, but so far, it is fun. Fun but difficult. I’m trying out various different new things in the new neighbourhoods added with Evergreen Harbour, but so far I can say that living in an eco-friendly way is hard, especially if you’re off the grid....

HomeGuidesValorant Valorant Error Code 43 - what is it and how to fixIt’s a pretty easy fix. It’s a pretty easy fix. It’s not a super difficult problem to solve, and you’ll be back in the game in no time.How to fix Error Code 43Error Code 43 turns up when you’re unable to connect to the game client. You’ll see a screen similar to the one below if you fall victim to this evil fate....

HomeNewsPUBG: Battlegrounds You can play PUBG for free on Steam this weekendYou can grab it for 50% if you buy it this weekend, too You can grab it for 50% if you buy it this weekend, too If you’ve ever fancied givingPlayerunknown’s Battlegroundsa try, now is probably the time to do it, because over the next few days it’s holding a free weekend. It kicked off yesterday and will run until 6pm BST on Monday the 8th of June, so there’s still plenty of time left to get droppin' with the boys....

HomeHardwareNews AMD’s Big Navi GPUs will arrive on PC first before the PS5 and Xbox Series XAMD’s 4K GPUs are on their way AMD’s 4K GPUs are on their way There have been game and hardware delays left right and centre over the last few months, but AMD have confirmed that their upcoming Big Navi GPUs are still due to launch before the end of 2020. Speaking at Bank Of America’s Global Technology Conferencewebcast, AMD’s chief financial officer Devinder Kumar said, “We remain on track to launch our next generation of Zen 3 CPUs and RDNA 2 GPUs in late 2020,” and he also stated that we’ll see theseBig Navigraphics cards before the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X....