Skate is locking a map area behind a paywall after promising no map areas would be locked behind paywalls: ‘We will need to make changes as we go sometimes’

Skate’s free-to-play resurrection hasn’t had a smooth ride in early access. While it attracted millions of players at launch, it slumped to an early “Mixed” rating on Steam, and the following months of trudging through microtransaction muck and technical troubles haven’t done much to improve player sentiment. This week, EA seems determined to test how…

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Corsair introduces two new case colours ‘that change tone as light moves across the surface’ and from where I’m standing, they look fire

This week, Corsair has announced that its Frame 4000D cases are getting two new colourways: Nova and Galaxy. They have colour-shift paint finishes “that change tone as light moves across the surface”. Corsair says this creates “a refined and subtle look that shifts with viewing angle and ambient lighting” The Nova case appears to be…

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Capcom pleads with its community once again to avoid sharing Resident Evil Requiem leaks: ‘We really want everyone to enjoy the game’s story and experience as much as possible’

We’re a week away from Resident Evil Requiem’s release and getting to see just what’s in store for Grace Ashcroft and Leon Kennedy. But despite all of the showcases and reveals Capcom has kept its cards close to its chest with this one. All we really know is that Leon’s “hot uncle” design was thanks…

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Embark’s plans to rework Arc Raiders’ account-wiping Expeditions: ‘We didn’t have time to shift the system to what we intend to do next’

One of Arc Raiders‘ most contentious systems is the Expedition. This is an opt-in seasonal wipe that enables players to effectively delete their accounts and restart the game every two months or so. In return, you get a few semi-permanent boosts, such as extra stash space and perk points, plus unique cosmetics to show off…

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Mchose L7 Pro+ review

Mchose has introduced me to the smaller-brand mouse ‘clone’ market, and it’s changed how I look at gaming mice pretty significantly. I was aware of brands such as this one before, of course, but after having my hands on one of the company’s mice and realising it’s actually good and costs just $60… well, that…

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Arc Raiders’ wall-breaking exploits took so long to fix because they were ‘intrinsic to the way the game is built’: ‘Those things are very risky to patch rapidly’

Arc Raiders has had its fair share of bugs since launch, some of which were unfortunately pretty game-breaking. Perhaps second only to the recent item duplication glitch was the infamous door glitch, which let players break into locked rooms with just a little shimmy. It was eventually solved not by stopping players from sneaking in,…

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