HomeNewsOutriders Outriders' first extended stream shows a brutal take on loot-shootingRiding out for the month Riding out for the month It’s been a little too easy to write off People Can Fly’s upcoming “RPG shooter"Outriders. A particularly beefyDestiny 2, from what’s been teased so far. The loot-shooter that’s willing to show some heads exploding. But today saw the devs post their first in-depth look atOutridersin what intends to be a series of monthly broadcasts - and there’s some fascinating depth behind all the exploding goons and burst heads....

HomeNewsSea of Thieves Sea Of Thieves finally adds checkpoints to Tall TalesAnd brings loads of events to earn you lotsa loot And brings loads of events to earn you lotsa loot The newestSea Of Thievesupdate docked yesterday, and though it hasn’t got quite as much big new stuff aslast month’s, Lost Treasures is bringing a whole heap of mini-events to earn bonus loot for your pirates. More importantly, there are also tons of quality of life changes being introduced, the first of which are the long-awaited checkpoints for Tall Tales....

HomeGuidesValorant Valorant’s new agent revealed in launch artworkSpicy. Spicy. Riot has cheekily given us our first proper look at Valorant’s eleventh agent who’ll be arriving when the gamelaunches worldwidein less than a week’s time. We say “proper” as Valorant Spain shared a teaser of her boot over on Twitter on the 21st May, which of course sent fans into speculation mode. pic.twitter.com/zzih86SXzzVALORANT (@VALORANTes)May 21, 2020 pic.twitter.com/zzih86SXzz Game director Riot Ziegler also commented on agent eleven during Valorant’s launch announcement at Summer Game Fest....

HomeNewsrFactor 2 Audi have fired a Formula E driver for using a ringer in an esports raceHe wanted “create a funny story for the fans”, but it looks like the joke’s on him He wanted “create a funny story for the fans”, but it looks like the joke’s on him “We thought about how to make it happen, how to document it, and how to unwind it in a video afterwards,” he says....

HomeDeals Build your Cities: Skylines collection from $1 with the latest Humble BundleGet the game and 11 DLC packs for less than $20 Get the game and 11 DLC packs for less than $20 Cities: Skylinescontinues to be one of thebest management gamesaround, but expanding your plans of urban domination can be a costly venture when there are so many DLC packs to dive into. Handy, then, that Humble have constructed their latest bundle all around Paradox’s excellent city-builder, letting you grab the base game for just £1 / $1 and up to 11 DLC packs for a grand total of £14....

HomeNews Check out all the kind and cute games shown off in the Wholesome DirectSugar, spice, and everything nice Sugar, spice, and everything nice June’s not quite here but we’re already being treated to a few digital showcases in the style of E3 presentations. Wholesome Direct rounded up a whole 55 indie games with varying styles of kindness and cuteness to show off in a 35-minute show. A few big names like town simOobletsand boat managerSpiritfarershowed up to join arms with some smaller but equally swell looking games you may not have heard of....

HomeReviews That’s galling. More galling still is that even if the shooting was as sharp as Battlefield’s, I’d probably still chalk Crucible up as an interesting failure. Crucible’s shtick involves two factions competing for resources on a hostile alien planet, but I couldn’t tell you why. In one of the two main modes, two teams of four scrap over “hive hearts” that you get from killing big tendrilly fungi. My best guess is that those hearts are delicacies for the uber-wealthy, and you play mercenaries sent out to claim their culinary stake....

HomeFeatures Elite Dangerous needs to make its fleet carriers worthwhileCarry me hmm Carry me hmm Elite Dangerousfinished asecondbeta test for its new fleet carriers this week. The giant player-owned ships are scheduled to appear in the main game sometime in June. I’ve been ruminating on it for a while now, and much as I like the idea, the reality so far has been distinctly underwhelming. I found a private one and flew passive-aggressively close to it for a photoshoot....

HomeNewsFallout 76 Fallout 76’s jolly Fasnacht robot parade is back onEveryone disliked that Everyone disliked that TheFallout 76clown car continued its strange journey this week, as the recently semi-redeemed MMO stumbled over another technical hitch. Based on areal event, Fasnacht Day runs every hour, encouraging players to hunt for decorative trinkets, and culminates in a parade of jolly masked robots. That parade is inevitably attacked, and players who defend the march are rewarded with rare masks based on the number of survivors....

HomeDeals For the next 36 hours, you can get 40% off a year’s Humble Choice subscriptionBut hurry, this deal only lasts until the end of tomorrow But hurry, this deal only lasts until the end of tomorrow The 40% off deal applies to their top tier Humble Choice Premium subscription, which lets you keep up to nine games from their monthly selection forever, as well as 20% off all other Humble Store purchases for as long as you hold a subscription....

HomeFeaturesStardew Valley I am going to become a battery chicken farmer in Stardew ValleyLegally distinct from the bird hole Legally distinct from the bird hole I am not a very goodStardew Valleyfarmer. Really experienced players, who take their farming seriously, they know what’s up. They make their own almanacs, they intensively farm pumpkins or sunflowers to get the best yeilds, and they know how to place sprinklers for peak watering efficiency....

HomeNewsMarvel’s Avengers Marvel’s Avengers will show off new gameplay and co-op in JuneAssemble the home office Assemble the home office We’ve heard hardly a peep from theMarvel’s Avengerscorner since Crystal Dynamicsannounced a delayearlier this year. They’re not ready to unveil more just yet, but the Avengers are allegedly reassembling. The developers will be hosting a livestream on June 24th to tell us more.Crystal Dynamics say that they’ll be showing off some more Avengers gameplay during the stream along with some co-op....

HomeDeals Nab some steep sales or build a bundle in GOG’s summer sale through June 15thSummer of spending is here Summer of spending is here Image credit:Larian Studios Image credit:Larian Studios Ah look! Summer’s on, which means that both I and my wallet are about to start sweating. Me because of the oppressive humidity and my wallet because of my oppressive desire to ownDragon Age: Originson five different storefronts for reasons I cannot explain....