Diablo 4 devs refuse to hint at the next expansion but urge fans to watch The Game Awards this year: ‘Everyone should be watching it’

It’s already been a little over a year since Diablo 4’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. In that time, the game has gone through several seasons. And just like last time, it’s about to make sweeping changes to loot that feel like table-setting for an expansion-level update. Blizzard released a roadmap at the start of…

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Battlefield 6’s worst bugs are finally getting the boot this week: Say goodbye to drone hammer flight and unstoppable lock-on missiles

The next Battlefield 6 patch is squarely aimed at its most annoying bugs. As promised by DICE lead producer David Sirland last week, the quality-of-life update will address the gun dispersion issues, incorrect vehicle spawns, the unstoppable lock-on missile, and most notably, the “drone hammer” bug that let players levitate on command. That last bug…

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Arc Raiders surpassed 700,000 concurrent players across all platforms this weekend, and you better believe that most of them were on PC

The past weekend was a big weekend for Arc Raiders, which Embark Studios says surpassed 700,000 concurrent players across all platforms. “It’s been a little over one week since we opened up the tunnels for you to head Topside, and this past weekend we reached over 700,000 concurrent Raiders on the surface!” Embark wrote on…

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A Dispatch sequel is a whole lot more likely now that Dispatch season 1 is such a big hit: ‘We’re going to have to at least think about season 2 now’

The superhero workplace comedy Dispatch is something of a surprise hit: A relic of the Telltale era (and made by a studio founded by Telltale veterans), it sold one million copies in just 10 days. And even though the first ‘season’ of Dispatch isn’t fully released yet, that success has significantly boosted the possibility of…

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Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim kicks off Steam Animal Fest by announcing a winter release date and full mod support alongside a warm demo that’s available to play now

Often at the centre of a wholesome life-sim is a small business, where life slows down and you can enjoy the simple life while integrating yourself with a charming, tight knit community. Cafés and coffee shops symbolise the pinnacle of cosiness, and Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim looks to be a warm hug against the bitter…

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PC gaming’s best free multiplayer shooter continues to be preposterously generous, with its latest update adding 50 new maps, custom music and more: ‘We definitely want Straftat to live as long as possible’

I’m beginning to grow concerned for Straftat creators the Lemaitre brothers. The rate at which they put out new levels for their brilliant small-scale FPS is simply not human. Have they been locked away against their will, forced to design levels by some crazed kidnapper with an unhealthy attachment to late nineties deathmatch? Or are…

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Intel is suing an ex-employee of 11 years alleging the engineer downloaded nearly 18,000 files, many of which being top secret or confidential

In June this year, Intel laid off over 100 of its employees in California. Just a month later, 4000 more were announced, with people across California, Oregon, Texas, and Arizona all losing jobs. Now, one of those employees, a staff member for 11 years, has been accused of stealing almost 18,000 files on their way….

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