Psychopomp is one of the best games you can get for under $10 on Steam, and its newly-revealed sequel looks even better

Surreal horror dungeon crawler Psychopomp teased that it would get a sequel before the credits even rolled, but I didn’t expect any news on that front for some time. Developer Fading Club just put out the first trailer for Psychopomp 2, about a year after the first game’s definitive Gold version launched. Psychopomp 1 used…

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EA employees are reportedly frustrated by a mandate to use AI, mocking the policy in Slack and suspecting it’s being used as justification for layoffs

The generative AI wave has tech companies foaming at the mouth to get in while the getting’s good, and while that might be creating a disastrously huge financial bubble, it’s also changing the way companies operate. Microsoft has made it no secret that AI is non-negotiable for its employees, and it seems that EA is…

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The demo for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 is a tantalising slice of what could be the next great Warhammer strategy game

The first Mechanicus is one of those often overlooked gems in the world of Warhammer videogames. Creative turn-based strategy design and brilliantly sharp, funny writing elevate what could have been just another XCOM imitator. So it’s lovely to discover that Mechanicus 2 is shaping up to be even bigger and better. Playing the free demo…

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‘I would stay as far away from the Founders Edition 5090 as I possibly can,’ says one experienced repair tech, as a key internal connector can’t be sourced for replacement

Given the huge amount of heat that GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards can generate, it’s no surprise that some PC enthusiasts turn to water blocks to tackle the blaze. However, one experienced repair technician has discovered that should you make a mistake during the process of disassembling the card and applying the water block, and…

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After OG dev blasted the Halo remake, the ‘father of Master Chief’ says he thinks it looks just swell, actually: ‘Gorgeous in a way I wish we could have built it’

It is 2025 and we are, as a society, making Halo again. This has caused no small amount of discourse. Is there any point remaking Halo? Is Unreal Engine 5 the right vessel for a remake? Will God strike us down for putting a Halo game on a Sony console? All these questions and more…

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