FTC accuse Microsoft of breaking promise not to raise Game Pass prices after Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft unveiled global price increases for their console and PC subscription business earlier this month. It’s not clear when the court might respond to the letter, or what the outcome might be.

July 19, 2024 · 1 min · 32 words · Justin Knight

Conscript review: sturdily crafted and gruelling WW1 survival horror

Do green herbs work for trench foot? Take me back to the soft blue light,Conscript. Its safe there, in the save room. No body-armoured heavies with trench raiding clubs. No tunnels choked with sickly, mushy-pea green gas. No rats feasting on my ankles, occasionally inflicting a disease that halves my health bar. Christ, theyre sending runners now? I suppose spending so long in hell means gradual adjustments in temperature dont really register....

July 18, 2024 · 2 min · 392 words · Evan Rodriguez

Corpus Edax is a Deus Ex-style immersive sim with a frankly irresponsible number of violence-based verbs

One of the verbs is ‘punch’! A good immersive sim, by its very nature, offers myriad varied approaches to solving problems. This is reactivity I can get behind. My bones hurt too! However, I surmise youre here for the punching. Oh, go on, have another onehere. An impromptu tube light beating that also electrifies your opponents? I am giddy with glee. Less gun-ching, more punching, as they say. Do they say that?...

July 18, 2024 · 1 min · 80 words · Amanda Castaneda

Counter-Strike creator correctly holds the opinion that cs_siege is one of its best maps

I have a siege mentality Everybody knows that Counter-Strike’s asymmetric levels are its best. If only someone had told its millions of players. All of these elements just made it better. It was tense, and it had a sense of narrative to it. Not that I dislike Dust. Neither does Le, by the sounds of it. “I think de_dust took all of us by surprise,” he says. Dust doesn’t need the love, however, and Siege absolutely does....

July 18, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Erik Juarez

Dungeons of Hinterberg review: a breezy action RPG that’s as pretty as a postcard

Protagonist Luisa is stuck in a place weve all visited before: Burnout City. Outside of the games home hub of Hinterberg are four regions with their own handful of dungeons. Its a routine you settle into quickly thanks to each areas distinct charm. When you reach the end of a dungeon youll get a satisfying travel stamp in your notebook. Youll happen upon them in groups, often plonked (sometimes awkwardly) in different parts of a dungeon....

July 18, 2024 · 2 min · 222 words · Patrick Campbell

Got a desktop full of unfinished projects? That's okay, so does Square Enix creative Tetsuya Nomura

Cobweb-plastered manuscripts for those twelve fantasy novels you started? Mouldy design documents for those nine games you never actually began coding? Perhaps dozens of little motheaten thumbnails of that masterpiece you’re planning to someday paint? Relax, I’m not calling you out (I have my own groaning cybercabinet of neglect). Rather, I’m here to say don’t worry. You’re just like him! The veteran Square Enix man talks some more about his creative habits in the interview....

July 18, 2024 · 1 min · 140 words · Stacy Farmer

A few different Xbox Wireless Controller colours are £20 off for Prime Day, and not just the ugly ones

In one of five colours, too. Deep Pink is also on sale, though at 2 more than the others, somehow. And theres no need for a Prime membership to get these deal prices, unlike the UK offers.

July 17, 2024 · 1 min · 37 words · Daniel Page

All dungeon locations in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree

Shadow Of The Erdtree has15 optional dungeonsin total with different optional bosses. This includes fourNameless Mausoleumsscattered across the Land of Shadow. For a rundown of each dungeon location and the steps needed to get there, read on. As such, it can be accessed as soon as you enter the DLC. He can also be parried, which leaves him open to a huge critical hit chance. See our guide to beating theBlackgaol Knightfor more tips and tricks....

July 17, 2024 · 5 min · 1033 words · Yvette Sanchez

Combine Prime Day with vouchers to get one of the best Steam Deck docks dirt cheap

Just remember to check the box on the listing page before heading to checkout. You might want to be quick, mind, as Prime Day ends at midnight tonight.

July 17, 2024 · 1 min · 28 words · Ms. Jessica Taylor DVM

Flintlock: Siege Of Dawn review: a trim and sturdy Soulslite that's best enjoyed in the air

We’ll circle back to the shortcuts. First, some scene-setting. This focus makes him more forgettable than Atreus, but also, less fussy. The game’s inspirations are apparent from the title screen, but Flintlock wastes no time elaborating upon them. Nor wields a one-handed melee weapon in her right hand and a pistol in her left. But fresh pistols supply fresh uses. Atop this well-gauged combat chemistry, heap the effects of equipment and of ye olde equipment synergies....

July 17, 2024 · 1 min · 207 words · Matthew Marks

A former Fortnite tech artist is making the world's most advanced slime monster in Unreal Engine 5

A slime, in most games, is a squashy smiley face. slime movement and slimeling spawning." Unspeakable are the ways of slimes. Unspeakable, and marvellous. Do you have a favourite slime simulator, perhaps spawned by one of the manyslime game jams? I must hear about it, I must.

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 47 words · Kelly Guerrero

At least 500 people will trounce you in Space Marine 2’s multiplayer at launch, because they’re already playing a torrent of the entire game

Spice Maureen!!! Sorry, sorry, Im being told pirates arent cool and dont have any mates. The build itself seems to originate from June 20th, 2024, according to Insider Gaming. As mentioned, its supposed to be mostly complete, minus a few menu placeholder assets. Space Marine 2 went gold on July 9th. Does one oil a chainsword? Is the blood of the emperor’s foes sufficient lubrication? Trick question, of course. Back in May, Saber detailed the gamesPVP multiplayer....

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Brittany Contreras

Baldur's Gate 3 patch 7 will add dynamic splitscreen, new evil endings, Dark Urge fixes and lots more kissing

There’s more to patch 7 than glitch-hunting and snogs, however. you’re free to read more inthis official FAQ. Larian are collaborating with specific mod authors to roadtest the tools ahead of the patch’s September launch. Did that used to really wind you up? Well, it won’t after September. “Each new cinematic is yours to discover through nefarious means,” gloats the blog. The evil endings accompany various improvements and bug fixes for Dark Urge players in particular....

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 104 words · Kevin Kelly