HomeNewsMount & Blade II: Bannerlord Mount & Blade 2 rides into early access on March 31Saddle up! Saddle up! Seven years after its announcement,Mount & Blade II: Bannerlordis almost here. TaleWorlds Entertainment have announced an early access release date of March 31st for their feudal sandbox.Mount & Bladeis a strange series, a big open-world and open-ended sandbox combining bits of empire-building strategy, political manoeuvring, roleplaying, and getting your hands dirty on the battlefield yourself fighting alongside your army....

HomeFeatures The Doom and Animal Crossing fandoms wish each other luck, are wholesome and lovelyDoomed… to be best friends! Doomed… to be best friends! We don’t really get the chance to write aboutAnimal Crossinghere in the PC gaming wasteland, even though several members of the team are avowed fans of Nintendo’s build a lovely village and make friends ‘em up. Happily, the somewhat unlikely crossover between Animal Crossing’s fans and those of gory demonslaying FPSDoomhas given me a valid reason....

HomeNewsMetro Exodus “FUCK EPIC GAMES STORE,” declares Google’s listing for SteamA Metro Exodus misfire? A Metro Exodus misfire? My fellow Alice, the Bee, saw ↑ that result when she looked afterPCGamesNpointed it out. I’m in the same office today but my Google had cached something different, just listing store categories. Maybe Google thinks she’s rowdier than me. Me and my delicate sensibilities. Or the cloud hanging over my computer just drizzled a different result from its cache....

HomeNewsBiomutant Biomutant is still in the works, its developers confirmStill no firm release date Still no firm release date Kung-fu animal action RPGBiomutanthas been in the works for quite a while.Biomutant was announcedback in 2017 and was then planning for a release the following year in 2018. Both of those years have come and gone and mum’s been the word but Experiment 101 spoke up today to assure folks that the pretty apocalypse is still coming....

HomeNewsDesperados 3 Desperados 3 gets a new trailer and is coming this summerThe desperado doctor’s in The desperado doctor’s in Things have been quiet out of theDesperados 3corner for several months, ever since the closed beta in 2019. Sometimes a cowboy’s got a feeling though and I had a good feeling we’d see Mimimi Productions' next tactical game in 2020. Looks like it’s time to put another news in the chamber and cock it becauseDesperados 3has a new trailer today and a release window of “Summer 2020....

HomeNews Grand Theft Auto IV will return to Steam with no Games For Windows Live or multiplayerA mixed crimebag A mixed crimebag After disabling the option to buyGrand Theft Auto IVin January, Rockstar now say 2008’s open-world murder simulator will return to sale in March with a few changes. Microsoft’s awful Games For Windows Live technogubbins is being removed because it caused the trouble in the first place, and that’s great news....

HomeFeatureseuropa universalis II Have You Played… Europa Universalis 2?Russia’s greatest love machine Russia’s greatest love machine Europa Universalis IIwill always be one of my favourite strategy games, even if I don’t play it any more because its sequels have improved on it so much. Paradox’s epic map-painting series is one of those dependable few whose each progressive entry gets bigger and better than its predecessor, with the annoying bits ironed out, and the best bits amplified....

HomeFeaturesAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition I defeated both tigers and my enemy to win my first ranked Age Of Empires 2 game♬ For a hill, men would kill, Tigers do not know ♬ ♬ For a hill, men would kill, Tigers do not know ♬ Last week, after a lifetime of timidity, I finally bit the bullet and played my first competitive ranked game ofAge Of Empires 2. Needless to say,I got battered....

HomeNews Kickstarter makes history becoming one of the first tech companies to unionise"We support and respect this decision, and we are proud of the fair and democratic process that got us here" “We support and respect this decision, and we are proud of the fair and democratic process that got us here” The crowdfunding site has helped loads of games get the funding they need to get their feet off the ground, making this wonderful news for both the tech and the games industry alike....

HomeNewsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Now you can continue your Witcher 3 saves from PC on your SwitchThe Switcher has introduced save file integration The Switcher has introduced save file integration The Witcher 3: Wild Hunthas cross-save now! Yesterday, a brand new update for the Nintendo Switch version dropped, and it’s a very welcome one for us PC players. CD Projekt Red have introduced save file integration with Steam and GOG, so you can continue your adventures with Geralt at your PC or on the go (or docked at your telly if that’s how you prefer to play Switch)....

HomeNewsPUBG: Battlegrounds PUBG has a new Team Deathmatch mode nowPlus new changes to Karakin and throwables Plus new changes to Karakin and throwables The latestPlayerunknown’s Battlegroundspatch went live today, introducing a classic Team Deathmatch game mode. It’s being added as part of a new Arcade section in the game, which will start introducing more varied ways to play PUBG aside from the usual battle royale stuff. There’s some updates to that battle royale stuff too, though, including a few alterations to the new map Karakin, as well as some changes to how grenades and throwables work....

HomeNewsSea of Thieves Sea Of Thieves' new flaming chests are live in today’s updateThis hull is on fire This hull is on fire Sea Of Thieves' monthly content update has dropped anchor and it’s a hot one. We already got a look at some of the changes fromRare’s Crews Of Rage previewand now it’s all officially live. There are hot potato chests that explode, sizzling skeletons, and a lot of other stuff that’s too hot to handle....

HomeFeaturesWolcen: Lords of Mayhem Wolcen: Lords Of Mayhem is ridiculous and I love itThe colour of the storm! The colour of the storm! The world is crying out for Diablikes, or at least it seems that way from the rampant success ofWolcen: Lords Of Mayhem, a hacking, slashing, dungeon crawling action RPG that went into the top ten on Steam as soon as it released. It’s only climbed higher since, despite the fact that it’s only just left early access and isnot issue-free....