Borderlands 4 is in a tough place when it comes to tone. The over-reliance on literal toilet humor in Borderlands 3 was so universally disliked that a follow-up was always going to pare it back a bit. Which Borderlands 3 does, though sometimes too much. The villains in particular end up feeling like personality-free zones,…
A gremlin in the works. Sheffield-based Gremlin Graphics is one of those names that will be instantly familiar to British gamers of a certain age – a bit like US Gold, Ocean and The Bitmap Brothers. During the ’80s and ’90s, the company was responsible for releasing a wide range of titles across various formats,…
Alright! December is out, January is in, and we’ve got one more poll in which we humbly request your participation. I know we just asked you to vote in our annual Game of the Year awards, but do your old pal Justin a favor and help us crown a winner for December. The polls will…
Nintendo recently released a Japanese overview video of the upcoming Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics which is scheduled to be released on the Nintendo Switch platform on 5th June. Here’s the key features of the game along with the new trailer: Key Features: Strategic players will feel right at home with games like Four-in-a-row and…
Although Microsoft has stressed that its HoloLens headset won’t be available to consumers until “the world is ready,” the company has been selling a $3,000 developer edition for quite some time to a limited number of developers and businesses. Now the company has thrown the doors open to all, allowing developers to pre-order the Microsoft…
If you’re wanting to unlock a rare character in the free-to-play mobile game Mario Kart Tour, then you’ll need to be quick as, starting today, Gold Shy Guy makes his debut in the racer via the Gold Pipe until 15th October. Gold Dry Bowser has already made an appearance in Mario Kart Tour back in…
Let’s play a game of “guess the US administration’s next trade war move”—too late, you lose (me too). This week in the thrilling tale of most likely intentionally jarring ups and downs that is United States import/export policy, the Trump administration is reportedly considering allowing memory manufacturer giants Samsung and SK hynix to have their…
Every legend has a beginning. Every hero has a point of departure. For the past 30 years, the critically acclaimed Fire Emblem series has captured the attention of players with its strategic and tactical gameplay, intriguing stories and striking characters. Now, the original 8-bit game, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, which…
I’m afraid it’s that time again when I have to break out a bowl of genre word salad. Brace yourself. Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road is a survival, resource-gathering, tower defence, roguelike, city-builder, Vampire Survivors-like. Phew. (Image credit: Ludogram) Ok, now that’s out of the way, we can break down what that actually means….
This article was published in the September 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Demystifying Processor Power Consumption My recent column on AMD’s advanced voltage/frequency scaling confused some readers. It’s worth tackling this subject again, because power consumption is the most challenging problem for chip designers. It’s also…