Riot takes on the quixotic task of policing bad ‘Off-Platform’ conduct by banning offenders from its games and suspending partner privileges

Earlier this month, Riot Games sent out some information about its terms of service being updated. Most of the changes are pretty uninteresting, except for one, which mostly concerns the content creator community. “These updates ensure we’re evolving with games and the content ecosystem to make the best possible experience for our players and creators,”…

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Bioware’s exceptional Mass Effect Legendary Edition is going for a song, so bag 3 of the best action-RPGs ever made for a mere 4 dollars

Everyone has their favourite Bioware joint, and mine by far is the original Mass Effect trilogy. Unless you’re one of those weirdos that likes playing The Old Republic solo, they’re probably still the best sci-fi RPGs ever made and, unlike much of the competition, are also great action romps full of high-octane setpieces. Bioware would…

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Final Fantasy 14 ‘world first’ raiders busted immediately for cheating thanks to a single pixel in a screenshot, making it the 3rd scuffed Ultimate race in a row

Final Fantasy 14 had its latest Ultimate raid released this week, and there’s already a controversy. In case you’re completely unfamiliar, Ultimate raids are the biggest endgame challenge an Eorzean can tackle—tough fights that can take months to learn and beat for your average joe. World-first raiders dedicated enough to block off an entire week…

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This year’s World of Tanks holiday event stars Jason Statham, who tells us that he could beat Santa in a fight: ‘Not that I’d enjoy it, mind you’

Fortnite isn’t the only game with celebrity guests: The past couple World of Tanks holiday events have included Arnold Schwarzenegger, Milla Jovovich, and Vinnie Jones, and this year, action star Jason Statham is in command. The actor tells PC Gamer that he’s “coming in strong, straightforward, and ready to take the reins.” (The reins of…

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Tencent’s big new survival game looks like Palworld wrapped in Horizon Zero Dawn, but it does have an interesting premise: ‘Why can’t human beings kill God?’

Tencent is getting into the open world survival game business with a new game called Light of Motiram, set in a verdant jungle world dominated by massive machine monsters called—wait for it—mechanimals. First things first, yes, Light of Motiram has a very obvious Horizon Zero Dawn visual vibe going on. But on the gameplay side…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Friday, November 29

Whether you’d just like a little Wordle help or you’re eager to devour absolutely everything we can throw at you, you’ll find everything from quick tips, a helpful hint for the November 29 (1259) game, and even today’s answer below. Today’s Wordle turned out to be tough in the best possible way, the sort of…

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Meet weird avians, save a kidnapped goddess, and explore a gorgeous lantern world inspired by Persian art in this very funny new indie adventure game

On the eve of her prophesied awakening, Simurgh, the goddess of Lantern City, has been kidnapped by The Scientist, and it falls to you—a young girl named Zig who spends a lot of time on her phone—to figure out what’s going on. That’s the beginning of the story in 30 Birds, a gorgeous and unexpectedly…

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