The scientific community is still trying to work out what my body was made for, but it sure as hell isn’t climbing. An awkward experience with some crampons and a harness convinced me at a young age that I wasn’t built to free solo my way through life, and that conclusion has never steered me…
I am not typically one to celebrate Star Wars Day, partly because dedicating a day of the year to a fictional universe is the highest form of corporate nonsense, but also because being a Star Wars fan always comes with the risk of being blown up by the proton torpedo of disappointment. This year, though,…
“The only thing left this year to save us from life sim malaise is Paralives, launching into early access on December 8,” PC Gamer simmer-for-life Lauren Morton wrote earlier this month about the fizzled “life sim revolution” she was anticipating for 2025. And now here I am to make her year even worse: Paralives has…
Harvey Randall, Staff Writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Getting stuck in to World of Warcraft: Midnight. Last week I was: Playing Crimson Desert, my opinions on which you’ll be reading here. Crimson Desert is one of the most overstimulating games I’ve ever played, and I’m going to make it my mission for…
Fortnite has set a new all-time concurrent player record, with tracker fortnite.gg reporting 6.1 million concurrent players as the game’s all-time peak yesterday, November 4 2023. That new total of 6,172,463 people online at once might be chalked up to the Fortnite Chapter 4 release, Fortnite OG, which brings back the original island and weapons,…
We all have that moment when our eyes are opened to the hijinks made possible by proximity chat. For me, it was the night some guy in DayZ drove a truck through the town I was looting while screaming at the top of his lungs, the volume gradually rising and falling as he disappeared over…
There are plenty of potentially intense romances to get involved in with your Tav in Baldur’s Gate 3, ranging from being pummeled by your new ‘hot githyanki girlfriend’ to getting fresh with a full-grown bear, but none are potentially as hot as the ability to romance Raphael, the silky-tongued proprietor of the House of Hope…
It even includes a miniature Sir Clive complete with a Sinclair C5. In the past, we’ve seen LEGO release a few different sets based on old pieces of video game hardware, from a recreation of the Atari 2600 to the LEGO versions of the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Entertainment System. But we’ve been thinking…
Listen to this. Last week, Nintendo surprised fans with the announcement Animal Crossing: New Horizons would be getting a 3.0 Update and Switch 2 Upgrade early next year. To help pass the time, it’s now added the Nintendo 3DS soundtrack Animal Crossing: New Leaf to its Nintendo Music app. This album contains “all tracks” and…
Whats your favourite? The Pokémon Company has officially launched its ‘What’s Your Favourite’ campaign as part of Pokémon’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Kicking off during the Super Bowl LX game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the ad features singer Lady Gaga alongside Trevor Noah, Jisoo, Charles Leclerc, Lamine Yamal, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Young Miko…