HomeNewsHunt: Showdown Hunt: Showdown is planning a PvE only modeThe hunt stays, the showdown goes The hunt stays, the showdown goes Last week,Hunt: Showdowndevelopers Crytek outlined their plans for the future of the PvP creature hunting game. Most of the post is spent introducing Koch Media, who will be serving as the game’s publisher for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Buried at the bottom are some longer term plans including a future Solo PvE mode....

HomeNewsMonster Hunter: World Monster Hunter: World’s motion capture sessions look intenseBecome the beast Become the beast I absolutely love the practical, physical space parts of game development. Foley recording sessions are fascinating, as is watching motion capture actors. It’s cooler yet when actors aren’t playing humans, which is why this video ofMonster Hunter: World’s motion capture is wonderful and hilarious. An actor is suited up star in a fight scene as the giant, horned gorilla monster Rajang....

HomeNewsSpellsword Cards: DungeonTop Roguelike deckbuilding meets board-based battles in Spellsword Cards: DungeonTopDefinitely moreish Definitely moreish Long ago,Duelystpioneered the magical game combination of deck and board. You’d build up an arsenal of tricksy monsters, then move them around while thinking about abilities and adjacency bonuses and the safety of your ‘you’ character. That was against online opponents, butSpellsword Cards: DungeonToptakes the same idea and runs with it throughSlay The Spire-like dungeons. The roguelike deckbuilder came out on early access last week, and I have found it moreish....

HomeNewsMonster Hunter: World Hunters rejoice - Monster Hunter: World is bringing PC up to speed in AprilGood hunting Good hunting Slashing throughMonster Hunter: Worldon PC has always meant dealing with delays. Capcom’s dino-basher launched on Steam over six months after its console debut in 2018, while we similarly had to wait four months before we getting our mitts on thebrilliant Iceborne expansion. But Capcom reckon PC players have been pulling up the rear for too long, announcing full platform parity and the return of a “fan-favourite” beastie in anew content roadmapposted this weekend....

HomeNews NHS boss accuses loot boxes of pushing “under the radar” gambling at kidsHere we go, again. Here we go, again. Buckle up, 2020. It’s time to wade neck-deep back into the never-ending loot box discourse. The latest contributor to the debate around videogame mystery boxes is NHS Mental health director Claire Murdoch, who joins the growing chorus of officials calling forsurprise mechanicsto be regulated under UK gambling laws. In areport released earlier today, Murdoch condemned the industry of pushing young people into ‘under the radar’ gambling, and believes games that target loot boxes at kids should be removed from sale outright....

HomeNews Sokpop just Sok-dropped their entire catalogue on SteamSok it while it’s hot Sok it while it’s hot Two years and 50 games later, the self-professed “videogame boyband” are celebrating their second anniversary with a mic-drop, bringing their entire collection of former Itch-exclusive games to Steam. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube We’ve covered some of Sokpop’s Patreon games on the site before - wagging our tails inPupper Park, helping out withOllie And Bollie’s Outdoor Estate, and making cute n' cheerful games withSok-Stories....

HomeFeaturesHorizon Zero Dawn 5 reasons I’m desperate for Horizon Zero Dawn on PCAloy there, friend! Aloy there, friend! I was feeling a bit out of touch yesterday. Games Twitter was alight with loud opinions onCyberpunk 2077gettingdelayed until September, like a jungle full of cartoon animals reacting to the death of some kind of games Mufasa, but I didn’t really care. I worried that maybe I didn’t care enough about big important games any more....

HomeNewsCyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer now unlikely to come before 2022Also, the delay explained Also, the delay explained Following last night’s announcement thatCyberpunk 2077isdelayed from April into September, CD Projekt gave a wee update on when we should expect its mysterious multiplayer aspect: probably not until 2022, at earliest. They’d never said when to expect the project (which is officially codenamed Cyberpunk Multiplayer) but we do now know when not to expect it....

HomeNews Game devs and players continue banding together to help the Australian bushfire crisisHumble Bundle, Warframe and EVE Online join the fundraising efforts. Humble Bundle, Warframe and EVE Online join the fundraising efforts. Australia is still burning, but over the last couple of daysthey’ve actually had some rain! While this is a big help to certain areas, there are still 83 fires blazing around the country, and there’s a lot of people and wildlife still in trouble....

HomeHardwareNews Get a free Stadia Premiere bundle with a new BT broadband packageBringing cloud gaming to the masses Bringing cloud gaming to the masses Google Stadiahas had a bit of a rocky launch so far. The free version of Google’s cloud gaming service still isn’t available yet, and thenumber of games available to play on Stadiahas been wanting to say the least. However, the tide might finally be turning for Stadia, as Google have just struck a new deal with UK phone and internet giant BT that will see customers get a free Stadia Premiere Edition (worth £120) when they take out one of BT’s high speed internet packages....

HomeNews The Elder Scrolls Online is heading to Skyrim to deal with pesky vampiresHope it doesn’t suck Hope it doesn’t suck Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube I always find it odd when vampires turn into swarms of bats. What’s it like to be a bat with a small portion of distributed vampire consciousness? And how come some of them fly away when he turns back? Is he leaking? Anyway....

HomeFeatures The Flare Path: Ticket to RydeTouring the turbot Touring the turbot In a desperate bid to stave off bankruptcy, troubled British airlineFlybehas taken to leasing spare aircraft to anyone with a chequebook and a gold braid encrusted pilot’s hat. Possessing the requisite accoutrements,Flare PathSky Toursyesterday took temporary possession of an elderlyTwin Ottercalled Tarka. The plan is to use said mustelid in conjunction with browser-based flight simGeoFSto conduct a whistle-stop circumnavigation ofthe largest island in England....

HomeFeaturesHorizon Zero Dawn The PlayStation exclusives we’d love to see on PCPlayStation Now says what? PlayStation Now says what? No, PlayStation Now doesn’t count. Ratchet & Clank Alice Bee:I was 12 when the first Ratchet & Clank came out, and I think it was the first action platformer I ever played. How spoiled I was! It played a pretty big role in my childhood, as me and my younger brother took turns bouncing around all the different planets, squabbling and telling each other what to do....