If, like me, you enjoy playing stealthy characters in fantasy RPGs, then a new mod that boosts sneak attack damage multipliers in Oblivion Remastered is well worth checking out. As standard in Oblivion Remastered, almost all weapon types deal the same sneak attack multipliers, which are x2 at Novice, before climbing (and crucially stalling) at…
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s got its first proper hotfix patch, and as promised, the 2 billion damage build is well and truly dead. Stendhal’s been de-juiced, and a second, surprise nerf to Medalum will also tone down Maelle’s damage just a bit. Overall, the update’s relatively minor—it has a bunch of fixes to ultrawide support…
A Reddit user has turned their big rig truck into, well, a big rig. Yeah, the jokes write themselves, but one rather impressive gaming setup has popped up complete with a swivel-mounted monitor to play with a controller, accessories for simulator games, and energy via a full-on generator. Shared to the PCMR subreddit, user ZanaZamora…
“this one will be well worth it”. Professional skater Bam Margera has been officially confirmed for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 on the Switch and Switch 2. Margera’s involvement had been in question following a string of legal difficulties in recent years, but a recent report suggested that Tony Hawk himself was responsible…
The world is full of distractions, many of which are localised to the screens we all stare at day in and day out. The fact that the surface you turn to for necessary but boring life tasks, such as paying bills or sending strongly worded emails, is also the same setting for hours upon hours…
(Image credit: Arrowhead Games) Helldivers 2 is revealing, uh, something? Typically I’d position myself as a seat of authority on gaming news, but I’m just about as confused as the rest of the game’s playerbase right now. This morning, a livestream dubbed STATION-81 // OFFLINE _ [ REBOOT ] kicked into gear, displaying what appears…
“What If OutRun”. Indie developer Shane McCafferty recently said he wanted to bring OutRun to the Game Boy—and it looks like he’s very close to achieving that noble goal. McCafferty—head of Rocketship Park and developer of titles like Cave Dave, Starseed, Hoonigans and Nitro—recently released Hero GP, a tribute to Sega’s Hang-On arcade game. Read…
Offenders may find their Switch bricked. Nintendo has recently updated its Account User Agreement to provide a more severe warning to those who “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat” or “tamper with” their games. In short, if you happen to hack your Switch or run emulators, you may find that it winds up getting bricked entirely. This…
“People think it’s cute that a retro store has its own retro game”. If you’ve ever been lucky enough to visit the historic UK city of York, then there’s a good chance you’ve visited the excellent Sore Thumb Retro Games, an independent store packed to the rafters with video games, anime products, vintage toys and…
Enjoy improved resolution and frame rate. Level-5 has confirmed that Fantasy Life: The Girl Who Steals Time will be making its way to the Switch 2 (thanks, Gematsu). It’s yet another ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Edition‘ to add to the growing list, with Level-5 promising improved resolution and frame rate with the next-gen version. There’s no…