Forget Skull and Bones, there’s another pirate game out on Steam this week that’s plundered my heart with turn-based naval combat and pirate presidential campaigns

After years of delays, disappointing previews, and a beta our own Tyler Wilde described as “cheesy and unnatural”, I think it’s fair to say a bit of scepticism about the launch of Skull and Bones this Friday is sensible. Hopefully it is good, but if it does turn out to be a load of old…

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Endgame Gear KB65HE review

I’ll be completely honest. Hall effect keyboards have never really done it for me. I’m not necessarily sure how to feel about a keyboard that purports to be mechanical, but then has no real switch inside. However, personal qualms aside, I can see why a lot of gamers have flocked towards them. They offer snappy…

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The best Helldivers 2 loadouts

Working out the best Helldivers 2 loadout for your galactic warrior is a bit of a puzzle at first, as you gradually unlock new weapons and armour you can try. The sheer variety in terms of Stratagems alone makes it tough to know what to bring, especially when you only have four slots to work…

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Baldur’s Gate 3 speedrunner beats Ketheric Thorm to death with 11,000 pounds of invisible bear, shaves another 2 minutes off her Honour Mode world record

Baldur’s Gate 3 has something called Honour Mode—an optional, permadeath difficulty that’s supposed to be the hardest challenge it has to offer. Naturally, a speedrunner just cleared it in under 20 minutes. While I was over here laboriously planning builds and tentatively shuffling my way through three acts of terrifying boss fights, Mae was studying…

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