Author: Sarah Connor
If you hurl yourself over to the Epic Games Store right now, you’ve a strong selection of freebies to choose from in the form of Rogue Legacy and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, but if your lust for a bargain remains unsated, Epic has more to come, with developer Firaxis’ XCOM 2 now confirmed as next week’s free game. XCOM 2 is, of course, a bit of a winner, refining the base-building, alien-annihilating turn-based tactics of its 2012 predecessor (itself a refinement of Julian Gollop’s classic X-COM series) to create a prettier, tougher, richer game of extraterrestrial slaughter. As Chris…
A new report has highlighted staff concerns at Riot Games, as the League of Legends developer has begun encouraging staff back into its Los Angeles-based office. Employees told Vice that Riot’s decision to drop its mask mandate and stop testing for unvaccinated employees put them at risk, as hybrid working with three days in the office per week was being encouraged as the new norm. Today’s report comes just a week after similar criticisms and staff walkouts at Activision, which also has studios in California. Both companies said the changes reflected their state’s recent relaxation in Covid safety rules -…
The release of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga marks an incredible 17 years between this new instalment and the very first game in the series, 2005’s LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. While the original game may almost be old enough to pop down to the Mos Eisley Cantina for a Fuzzy Tauntaun or two, since its inception, the LEGO Star Wars video game brand has spawned a surprising amount of adventures both old and new.Some of these games have been lost in the sands of time and are either no longer playable, no longer canon to the series,…
Developer Cellar Door Games has announced that Rogue Legacy 2 will officially launch on PC, as well as Xbox One and Series X/S, on 28th April 2022.”Rogue Legacy 2 is finally reaching v1.0 and we couldn’t be happier with how it turned out,” the developer wrote today. “Our goal for Rogue Legacy 2 was always to make ‘Rogue Legacy 3’ because we didn’t want to settle for just more. It had to stay true to the original, but also stand on its own as something new. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners.…
This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we’re celebrating the return of Monkey Island and Max Payne!A brilliant April Fool’s announcement from Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert has become a very-real revival for everyone’s favourite pirate Guybrush Threepwood. Meanwhile, Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar is lending the Max Payne franchise back to Control developer Remedy.Chatting with me about all this – and what we’d like to see revived next – are Eurogamer news reporters Ed Nightingale and Victoria Kennedy. We discuss playing as a digital Sam Lake, mangle poor Guybrush’s name, and hum the F-Zero theme tune. Read more Source -…
Things might be getting better on the graphics card front, as retailer Scan has managed to keep Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti and 3090 Ti Founders Edition models in stock for far longer than expected.The two GPUs are the latest iteration on Nvidia’s RTX lineup of cards, providing a marginal boost over their original counterparts, the 3080 and 3090, respectively. However, those still in the market looking to upgrade from the 10-series or lower-end 20-series cards will find that these two GPUs represent a ton of extra performance, plus useful features like AV1 decoding and compatibility with HDMI 2.1 TVs and…
Since releasing in 2017, and going free-to-play in 2019, Destiny 2 now has six expansions with The Witch Queen releasing earlier this year. The last three expansions need to be bought to play, and are solely developed by Bungie. They add new locations, weapons, boss fights and more for you and your friends to take on. Whether you’re a completely new Destiny 2 player or you’re yet to play the latest expansions, you can grab them for less in Humble Bundle’s Bungie Publisher sale where there are savings of up to 50 per cent on Destiny 2’s expansions.Before taking on…
When it comes to PC gaming, RAM is an oft-overlooked part of the equation. Your graphics card and CPU are the most important determiners of performance, but fast RAM helps speed up anything CPU-limited – including PC gaming on a 1080p monitor. If you’re running slow or high-latency memory from a few years back, then upgrading to a faster kit can be worthwhile. That’s why we wanted to let you know that Crucial is currently selling a 16GB kit of their Ballistix DDR4-3200 CL16 memory for £46.79, compared to £58.28 for the same kit on Amazon. It’s rare to see…
Lego and Fortnite maker Epic Games have today announced a “long-term partnership to shape the future of the metaverse” with a focus on building a safe space for young players. “The family-friendly digital experience will give kids access to tools that will empower them to become confident creators and deliver amazing play opportunities in a safe and positive space,” the pair announced in a joint statement today. Details are thin on the ground, but it feels like a major commitment for Lego’s digital future, and a huge win for Epic Games to be entrusted with the notoriously child-safe brand. Read…
Excerpts from the abandoned Deux Ex: Human Revolution movie script have surfaced online, giving us our best view yet of the project. Around a decade ago, plans were in place for director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill to adapt Eidos Montreal’s popular cyberpunk shooter into a film. But it wasn’t to be. Derrickson and Cargill were snapped up by Marvel to make Doctor Strange, and without the duo onboard, production company CBS Films lost interest and moved on. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational…