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Next potential Minecraft mob will make my farming life so much easier

By Elie Gould published 5 October 22

Every year Minecraft players vote on a new mob to be added to the sandbox game and this one could be a game-changer.

Gaming

Geralt in The Witcher gazing of the edge of a boat

The new Witcher game has multiplayer, and its worlds build themselves

By Callum Bains published 5 October 22

Spin-off Witcher game Project Sirius will feature procedurally generated environments.

Gaming

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Steam Deck's free update finally lets me use the Spice Girls as a boot-up video

By Daryl Baxter published 5 October 22

Valve has released a beta update for its Steam Deck which lets you add a boot-up video for when it switches on.

Software

Link holding the Master Sword in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

Canceled Nintendo game would have mashed Zelda with Final Fantasy Tactics

By Callum Bains published 5 October 22

Heroes of Hyrule was the tactical Zelda games that never was, but could have been.

Gaming

It looks like Fallout's spiritual successor is getting a PS5 remaster

By Cat Bussell published 4 October 22

First details of the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S version of space RPG The Outer Worlds emerge from Taiwan rating board.

Gaming

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VITURE One XR Glasses review

By Hamish Hector last updated 28 September 22

VITURE’s One XR Glasses had a lot of promise but some design issues severely impact the image quality.

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MSI GT77 Titan review

By Muskaan Saxena published 21 September 22

The MSI GT77 Titan laptop is full of high end components, but fails to deliver in many crucial areas.

PC & Mac desktops

Splatoon 3 characters Callie, Marie and the Captain

Splatoon 3 review

By Rhys Wood published 7 September 22

Review Splatoon 3 greatly improves on its predecessors with enhanced modes and a bevy of much-needed quality-of-life updates.

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The Last of Us Part 1 review

By Shabana Arif published 31 August 22

Naughty Dog’s opus is exactly how I remembered it – like a familiar yet de-aged friend.

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Saints Row review

By Cat Bussell last updated 23 August 22

Volition’s return to the series is a joyful romp, brimming with charm, violence, and quippy one-liners, but only when it remembers to take itself less seriously.

Games

LucidSound LS100X Wireless Gaming Headset for Xbox Series X|S review

By Rhys Wood published 10 August 22

LucidSound’s LS100X gaming headset packs hours upon hours of battery life, but falls a little flat in the sound department.

PC Gaming

Next potential Minecraft mob will make my farming life so much easier

By Elie Gould published 5 October 22

Every year Minecraft players vote on a new mob to be added to the sandbox game and this one could be a game-changer.

Gaming

The new Witcher game has multiplayer, and its worlds build themselves

By Callum Bains published 5 October 22

Spin-off Witcher game Project Sirius will feature procedurally generated environments.

Gaming

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PC gamers are finally dropping the Windows 11 hate

By Muskaan Saxena published 4 October 22

September 2022 Steam survey shows more gamers are updating to Windows 11.

Computing

A character in Fallout 76 crouching in a lake

Fallout 76 is free this week and it's actually good now

By Callum Bains last updated 4 October 22

To mark Fallout's 25th anniversary, Bethesda is making multiplayer FPS Fallout 76 temporarily free to play.

Gaming

A character in Diablo 4 holding an enemy by the neck

Diablo 4 leak shows you’ll be able to skip the whole campaign

By Callum Bains published 3 October 22

Leaked screenshots suggest Diablo 4 is taking a leaf out of Diablo 3's campaign book.

Gaming

PC gamers are shunning high-end GPUs – spelling trouble for the Nvidia RTX 4090

By Matt Hanson published 3 October 22

Nvidia’s high-end focus with the RTX 4090 is a big gamble as new Steam hardware survey proves.

Graphics cards

Nintendo

Next potential Minecraft mob will make my farming life so much easier

By Elie Gould published 5 October 22

Every year Minecraft players vote on a new mob to be added to the sandbox game and this one could be a game-changer.

Gaming

Canceled Nintendo game would have mashed Zelda with Final Fantasy Tactics

By Callum Bains published 5 October 22

Heroes of Hyrule was the tactical Zelda games that never was, but could have been.

Gaming

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Assassin's Creed's most important music almost didn't happen: “It wasn’t planned"

By Jim Trinca published 29 September 22

Assassin’s Creed has been to many corners of the globe, at many different times – but a signature sound has defined it.

Gaming

FIFA 23 lets you turn off commentary pointing out how bad you are

By Callum Bains published 29 September 22

A new option in FIFA 23 lets you disable critical commentary, so you can play in ignorance of your awful skills.

Gaming

Kiriko in Overwatch 2 holding a knife and levitating two small parchments

Overwatch 2’s premium battle pass can be had for free – if you play for 17 weeks

By Callum Bains published 15 September 22

A new battle pass system for Overwatch 2 rewards only the most dedicated players with a free shot at the premium track.

Gaming

A stylised fox in Tunic holding up a sword

A hit Xbox Game Pass adventure game is coming to Nintendo Switch and PS5

By Callum Bains last updated 5 October 22

Tunic is hopping over to Nintendo and PlayStation consoles later this year.

Gaming

PlayStation

Next potential Minecraft mob will make my farming life so much easier

By Elie Gould published 5 October 22

Every year Minecraft players vote on a new mob to be added to the sandbox game and this one could be a game-changer.

Gaming

The new Witcher game has multiplayer, and its worlds build themselves

By Callum Bains published 5 October 22

Spin-off Witcher game Project Sirius will feature procedurally generated environments.

Gaming

It looks like Fallout's spiritual successor is getting a PS5 remaster

By Cat Bussell published 4 October 22

First details of the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S version of space RPG The Outer Worlds emerge from Taiwan rating board.

Gaming

Fallout 76 is free this week and it's actually good now

By Callum Bains last updated 4 October 22

To mark Fallout's 25th anniversary, Bethesda is making multiplayer FPS Fallout 76 temporarily free to play.

Gaming

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The PS5 modding scene just had its gates thrown wide open

By Rhys Wood published 3 October 22

Someone's finally managed to jailbreak a PS5, making modding and homebrew content finally possible.

Gaming

Diablo 4 leak shows you’ll be able to skip the whole campaign

By Callum Bains published 3 October 22

Leaked screenshots suggest Diablo 4 is taking a leaf out of Diablo 3's campaign book.

Gaming

Xbox

Next potential Minecraft mob will make my farming life so much easier

By Elie Gould published 5 October 22

Every year Minecraft players vote on a new mob to be added to the sandbox game and this one could be a game-changer.

Gaming

The new Witcher game has multiplayer, and its worlds build themselves

By Callum Bains published 5 October 22

Spin-off Witcher game Project Sirius will feature procedurally generated environments.

Gaming

It looks like Fallout's spiritual successor is getting a PS5 remaster

By Cat Bussell published 4 October 22

First details of the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S version of space RPG The Outer Worlds emerge from Taiwan rating board.

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass just added a brilliant limb-chopping medieval fighter

By Callum Bains published 4 October 22

Chivalry 2 is now on Xbox Game Pass.

Gaming

Fallout 76 is free this week and it's actually good now

By Callum Bains last updated 4 October 22

To mark Fallout's 25th anniversary, Bethesda is making multiplayer FPS Fallout 76 temporarily free to play.

Gaming

Diablo 4 leak shows you’ll be able to skip the whole campaign

By Callum Bains published 3 October 22

Leaked screenshots suggest Diablo 4 is taking a leaf out of Diablo 3's campaign book.

Gaming

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