Half-Life: Alyx could be the start of a true Half-Life series revival. Though the Portal games are set in the same fictional universe, it’s been more than 12 years since a full-on Half-Life game has come out, and fans could be forgiven for assuming they’d never get a chance to …
Read More »The making of Half-Life 2: Valve takes us behind the scenes of its narrative masterpiece
It’s difficult to get anyone at Valve to tell you that Half-Life 2 was a great game. Its staff are quick to credit their competitors with a similar will for innovation, and are reticent to posit themselves as sole pioneers. Though they acknowledge the pile of awards the game has …
Read More »What game do you want to see on Google Stadia and why?
Google Stadia (opens in new tab) has officially stumbled out of the starting gate, and while it’s a tiny miracle when it works, it often struggles (opens in new tab) to justify its price and indeed its very existence. Like all new platforms, it’s in need of games, so we …
Read More »FIFA 20 badges: the best of the crests on offer in Ultimate Team
User customisation is a huge part of Ultimate Team’s mystique, with certain FIFA 20 badges highly sought after on the transfer market for their specs appeal. For instance, FIFA 20 (opens in new tab) marks Salford City’s first appearance in the series – making their ace-looking lion badge an easy …
Read More »How Life is Strange 2 and youth homelessness charity Centrepoint are collaborating to raise awareness
Life is Strange (opens in new tab) as a series has never been afraid to explore difficult subjects and portray issues that affect people in the real world. From cyber-bullying and racism to discrimination, the many different social issues explored throughout the series are, as lead writer Jean-Luc Cano tells …
Read More »Fortnite Hunter and the Hunted challenges: How to finish the entire Chapter 2 Season 1 Week 6 mission
If you’d like some help with taking on the Fortnite Hunter and the Hunted challenges for week 6 (previously listed as Fortnite Hide and Seek challenges before they were renamed), then we’ve got all the information you need right here. As well as harvesting up a variety of materials, you’ll …
Read More »This Divinity: Original Sin board game has so many cards and tokens its kind of incredible
A Divinity: Original Sin board game is coming, and it is just about as sprawling and intricate as the huge fantasy product you’re picturing in your head right now. A Kickstarter for the project (opens in new tab) from Larian Studios and board game company Lynnvander Studios went live today …
Read More »Google Stadia review in progress: “When it works, its a minor miracle”
When Google Stadia (opens in new tab) works as advertised or as otherwise intended, it feels like I’m bearing witness to some kind of minor miracle. I’ve had Stadia in my life for five days now, and I haven’t once had an evening derailed by an untimely “It’s time to …
Read More »New Call of Duty: Modern Warfare datamine reveals so much more about that rumoured battle royale mode
Dataminers have been crawling through the backend of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (opens in new tab) once again and this time, they might just have hit the motherlode with details of the shooter’s rumoured battle royal mode. Though developer Infinity Ward has yet to formally announce the new mode, …
Read More »Path of Exile 2 is coming, but dont expect a beta until “at least very late 2020”
Grinding Gear Games has announced Path of Exile 2… although it’s not quite the sequel some of us might have been expecting. As reported by our pals at PC Gamer (opens in new tab), the reveal was made at ExileCon in Auckland, New Zealand earlier today. But despite that very …
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