PC Gaming
AMD has added a pair of “new” APUs to its Z2 family of chips. The catch is that neither seem to be actually new and at least one of them is dubious when it comes to offering much of interest to gamers. What’s more, the net result is that the Z2 line of APUs has…
Microsoft’s recent appetite for studio acquisitions means there’s an enormous number of games we could see at Sunday’s Xbox showcase. Will Activision debut this year’s Call of Duty? Probably. We might also see Gears of War: E-Day, the new Perfect Dark game, more of inXile’s Clockwork Revolution, the new Fable game, State of Decay 3,…
Ark: Survival Evolved is 10 years old this month, a fact that makes me feel like a dinosaur. Studio Wildcard’s dino-themed survival sim first appeared in the primordial soup of Steam early access in June 2015, though it didn’t see a full release until two years later. In any case, to mark the occasion, Studio…
I’ve generally avoided Bennet Foddy’s games, given they are essentially purpose-built frustration generators. But there’s something that intrigues me about Baby Steps. Maybe it’s the inherent slapstick comedy built into the concept of a schlub trying to walk up a mountain with physics-empowered feet. Maybe it’s the fact it’s been co-developed by Gabe Cuzzillo and…
Atavistic survival sim Rust recently added a whole new area to get brutally murdered in while running around naked—a rainforest. Not only is this Rust’s snazziest biome, it’s also by far the busiest from an environmental perspective, far thicker in vegetation than the game’s other areas, as you would expect from a jungle. This makes…
I was disappointed by Amazon’s decision to cancel its TV adaptation of The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan’s long, winding, and endearingly extra series of fantasy novels. After a rocky debut in 2021, the show demonstrably improved in season 2, while season 3 delivered one of the best episodes of TV I’ve seen in years….
Watching the trailer for Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic during the Frosty Games Fest, my first thought was of Dread Delusion, the indie micro-Morrowind. Then the combat started and I remembered Felvidek, the RPG seat in early modern Hungary. But overall, I was reminded of the psychedelic historical movie A Field in England. If it’s…
The classic life sim begins with you inheriting property—a farm or a shop that you take over in a legal and above-board fashion. Innkeep does not begin like that. As the trailer revealed at the Frosty Games Fest shows, Innkeep opens with you walking through the door of a tavern in time to see its…
Quickly turn a jumble of grey and yellow boxes into a bright green winning row with our help on today’s Wordle. Keep it simple with a browse through our tips, give yourself a guide with our brand new clue for the June 8 (1450) puzzle if you like, or treat yourself to a lightning fast…
In the southern hemisphere the Summer Game Fest is a winter event. The Frosty Game Fest exists as a counterpoint—highlighting more than 50 games, both new and upcoming, from Australia and New Zealand. Or as the show’s tagline puts it: “COOL SH*T FROM ANZ.” And you better pronounce it zed. Enjoying a world premiere at…