PC Gaming
Come, ye weary faithfuls who have held fast to the dying flame—Grand Theft Auto 6 is upon us after ten long years. First, a rumour, then an official confirmation, and now, an official confirmation with a number attached. The sky may fall next. As posted to Rockstar Games’ official twitter account, the GTA 6 trailer…
In what is either a very blatant marketing strategy or a case of Icarus soaring too close to the sun, the Cult of the Lamb developers at Massive Monster put out a tweet earlier this week saying “we will add sex to the game if we hit 300k followers by the end of the year.”…
One year on from its rocky launch, co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has been on a bit of an apology tour, making major overhauls of core systems to get the game into a more lovable state. So far it’s been a really successful makeover, and it’s culminated in a big free expansion, The Traitor Curse,…
In the on-going cat and mouse game that is modern cybersecurity, even the really big names in the industry can sometimes be caught by surprise. Google’s software security team, the very super-spy sounding “The Threat Analysis Group”, announced a hidden exploit in Chrome and Chromium-based browsers on November 24, and Google has since patched it…
At this year’s New York Times Dealbook Summit, essentially a series of interviews with mega-wealthy CEOs, Jen-Hsun Huang of Nvidia was asked about why he constantly feels that his company may one day bite the dust. “I don’t think people are trying to put me out of business—I probably know they’re trying to,” he said….
Patch 5 for Baldur’s Gate 3 is out and, as I mentioned in a feverish swarm of typing yesterday, it’s massive. Among a laundry list of other changes, there’s a big sparkly new epilogue which wraps the game’s story up in a nice bow. Some light spoilers ahead, though I’ve kept the details light. You…
Kickstart your December gaming with our Wordle help. Scroll down and you’ll soon find everything from general tips and advice to the answer to today’s game. Need something between those two extremes? You’re in luck: a fresh clue written for the December 1 (895) puzzle is ready to help. How many times can a letter…
When I first rolled credits on Baldur’s Gate 3, it was at the hardest launch difficulty: Tactician. That achievement was slightly undermined by the knowledge that Tactician wouldn’t stay top dog forever—I knew Baldur’s Gate 3 would eventually follow Larian’s Divinity: Original Sin games in adding a permadeath “Honour” mode. Now that it’s here as…
Diablo 4’s redemption arc isn’t over yet. Speaking on a stream today, Blizzard says it’s heard the criticisms about finding good loot and plans to address it in season 4 next year. The current season, Season 2, radically increased the speed of progression in Diablo 4, practically dumping buckets of XP and loot on players…
How many Steam users have VR headsets? Just 1.23%, according to the current Hardware and Software survey: That doesn’t include everyone, but it’s enough of a sample to paint a broad picture. Of that number, the Meta Quest 2 is far and away the most popular rig, accounting for nearly 40% of the total. Owners…