HomeNews Attending was a major investment for some Last Friday, after multiple large publishers cancelled their appearances at the event, the yearlyGame Developers Conference was postponed. Originally scheduled for March 16-20 in San Francisco, the conference has been postponed to “later in the summer” due to concerns about potential spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. GDC say they will refund the cost of passes to the conference to attendees but tickets to the event itself are hardly the only lost investment for smaller developers....

HomeNewsThe Long Dark Nvidia didn’t ask permission to include The Long Dark on GeForce NowHinterland have asked for it to be removed Hinterland have asked for it to be removed Seems that Nvidia have gone and put their foot in it again with their cloud streaming serviceGeForce Now. This time, they’ve failed to askHinterlandStudio to include their gameThe Long Darkin the library. In return, Hinterland have asked for it to be removed from the service....

HomeGuidesLegends of Runeterra Runeterra patch notesUpdates, get your updates here! Updates, get your updates here! With recent Runeterra patch notes making some much needed changes, the newest patch (0.9.1) is more here to fix bugs and introduce some new guardians and boards. Detain also now works as it should against champions. In order to keep up with all the changes that will be made to the game, I will be looking over the changes that are being made when every Runeterra patch note post is released and seeing where the biggest changes are going to be....

HomeNewsHalf-Life: Alyx Three new Half-Life: Alyx videos show off gunplay and dead headcrabsPoke ‘em with your gun, Alyx. Poke ‘em with your gun, Alyx. Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Half-Life: Alyxwill be here before the month is out and Valve are kicking off March with three new gameplay videos. There’s the usual headcrabs, of course, but we also get a look at exploding, healing, shooting, and plenty of other important VR action verbs....

HomeGuidesValorant Valorant: Agents guide - All Abilities explainedHere’s a look at all the Agents in Valorant. Here’s a look at all the Agents in Valorant. Valorantis Riot Game’s first attempt at a competitive shooter, and it blends the lethality of Counter Strike with the character-based gameplay of something likeOverwatchorTeam Fortress 2. Each Agent in Valorant has a unique set of abilities which are designed for utility, rather than to overpower opponents....

HomeNews Part one of Ark Genesis' monstrous expansion is out now Dinosaur survive ‘em upArk: Survival Evolvedhas always had one problem. Exactly, and only, one single game-breaking issue. Until now, you couldn’t build a castle on the back of a colossal sea turtle. Shameful, really. But after numerous delays,Ark: Genesis’s sea-bound houses finally arrived earlier this week. Now it’s just a matter of finding someone to lend you planning permission for that shell....

HomeNews Screenshot Saturday Sundays: Sea slugs, bullet hell washing machines and a bad night’s sleepGardens, guns, and a bad BnB Gardens, guns, and a bad BnB Screenshot Saturday Sundays! A weekly game development beauty pageant where the prize is a spot in my weekly screenshot round-up. A fitting reward, I feel. This week: underwater zookeeping, dizzying side-scrollers, an impractical garden, and the second-worst hostel bed I’ve ever slept in. We’re diving in this week with the adorableLoddlenaut....

HomeNews Viral nipples don’t sell games, one developer sadly discoversIt’s cold out It’s cold out Have you ever wondered what the engagement value is on posting a banger? Have you ever read the exact words: “damn, this went viral, check out my Soundcloud,” and wondered how many people actually checked out that Soundcloud?ParadigmandThe Dungeon Experiencedeveloper Jacob Janerka wondered too. Following the surprise success of a topless tweet, Janerka decisively proved one of two things - either Twitter isn’t driving wishlist engagement, or bare nipples just ain’t the marketing gold they used to be....

HomeFeatures Baldur’s Gate 3 was revealed, Covid-19 cancelled everything, and more of the week’s newsPatch me up doc Patch me up doc This week, we got to seeBaldur’s Gate 3, the Game Developers Conference was postponed following Covid-19 concerns, the coronavirus caused trouble for a load of other events too, and Platinum announced a kaiju game. Read on for more of the week’s PC gaming goings-on in our News Digest, and do also check outthe Weekly Updates Updatefor the week’s patches....

HomeNews GDC 2020 is postponed following coronavirus concernsOfficially it’s postponed, not cancelled Officially it’s postponed, not cancelled This year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco has been postponed, the organisers announced tonight. GDC 2020 was was due to run March 16-20 in San Francisco with hundreds of sessions and tens of thousands attending. The organisers say it is postponed, not cancelled, and they “fully intend to host a GDC event later in the summer....

HomeFeatures Priceless Play – 29 February 2020Fashion fades, but style is eternal. Fashion fades, but style is eternal. I love a stylish game. Style, as so many fashion icons like to remind us, is an enduring sense of individuality and seemingly effortless flair. Of course, it is not so easy to discover one’s own style. It requires a clear conviction in one direction or another, and the consistent dedication to maintain it....

HomeFeatures RimWorld’s geese, GTA Online’s F1, and more of the week’s updatesPatch me up Patch me up This week,RimWorldgot a big update with geese, GTA Online added Formula One races, Wolcen kept on patching, and Star Wars Battlefront added a playable Ewok Hunter. Read on for more of the week’s PC gaming patches in The Weekly Updates Update. RimWorld spruced things up for the expansion UI improvements, performance optimisations, and new animals (including a goose) arrived in Update 1....

HomeNews Rock Of Ages 3: Make & Break tumbles out this SpringStack ‘em up, knock ‘em down Stack ‘em up, knock ‘em down Seems we slipped up, y’all. ApparentlyRock Of Ages 3: Make & Breakwas announced last August but, looking through our archives, it seems we haven’t actually talked about it yet. Whoops. Clearly, we were just holding out ‘til we got some good, heavy footage of ACE Team’s boulder-bothering threequel....