Ultrakill publisher co-founder throws up hands, jokes ‘Tarkov has done irreparable f*cking damage to the game industry’ because even FromSoftware games are extraction shooters now

I have something to confess to you, dear reader: I’m not an extraction shooter guy. I wasn’t a battle royale guy, either. If I’m playing any sort of PvP game, I don’t find it fun to slink around in the shadows for 10 minutes only to have a heart attack when I’m finally confronted by…

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US-made chip prices could soar if the rumour that TSMC might charge ‘as much as 30%’ more for its Arizona chips pans out

The chip industry—as with many others, I’m sure—is, at least to onlookers like myself, in very uncertain waters of late, thanks to the United States’ upsy-downy-round-and-roundy ‘will he, won’t he?’ tariff position. The goal is ostensibly to have production shimmy on over to the US, but we’re now hearing rumour that even some chip production…

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RuneScape: Dragonwilds has fixed the classic survival crafting trope of endlessly chopping down trees thanks to an excellent spell system that does the hard work for you

When I was first shown RuneScape: Dragonwilds—Jagex’s answer to survival crafting games like Valheim and Enshrouded with its own Gielinor flavour—the star pupil of the whole presentation were most certainly the spells. They’re shortcuts to make some of the more tedious parts of survival crafting a lot more palatable: Spectral axes that can chop down…

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Tempopo review

Tempopo’s greatest strength is that its puzzles never frustrate me. Even when I’m stuck on them for an embarrassingly long time, trying to slot in one final piece to successfully direct adorable pink blobs—the titular Tempopo—as they rhythmically hop from tile to tile, gathering musical flowers and reaching the goal. Need to Know What is…

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Tempest Rising review

Calling Tempest Rising a spiritual successor to Command and Conquer would undersell just how fiercely this game wants to be a part of the Westwood dynasty. From the thinly veiled faction analogues to the thundering synth metal soundtrack, right down to the mission interludes where your faction’s influence bleeds through the countries of Europe on…

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Corsair Void Wireless V2 review

The Corsair Void Wireless V2 is the latest gaming headset refresh from the peripheral company. While they don’t overtly dazzle, they’re a versatile entry to the roster with simplicity at the heart. Gaming headsets have become a key element for a lot of players. Esports like Call of Duty and Counter-Strike 2 become four-dimensional tactical…

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