If there’s one thing the legions of Hell fear, it’s a priest with solid typing skills, at least in The Textorcist, a bullet hell game where reciting scripture is the only way to defeat projectile-spewing demons. It’s due out on February 14 because what says ‘love’ better than exorcising Satanic hordes? The exorcisms are apparently based on real ones, so you might also want to brush up on your Latin. The typing stuff would probably have come in handy, too, I guess. The Textorcist will be availabl

Blizzard released a new Overwatch short story yesterday that, among other things, showcases Ana’s turn as Bastet, the protector of Cairo. Today it incorporated some of that history into Ana’s Bastet Challenge, a new set of Overwatch in-game challenges that give players the opportunity to unlock rewards ranging from sprays to a new Bastet Ana skin. Until January 21, players can earn a new Bastet player icon by winning three games in Quick Play, Competitive, or the Arcade. Full details on Ana’s Ba

Prolific strategy publisher Paradox Interactive has purchased all the rights and assets for the Prison Architect IP from Introversion Software. One notable difference between Prison Architect and the rest of Paradox’s contemporary catalogue is the absence of DLC. Paradox Development Studio’s games typically receive the most, with Crusader Kings 2 boasting 15 expansions and more DLC beyond that. Cities: Skylines has more in common with Prison Architect and launched around the same time, and it ha

eBay releases site-wide coupons quite often, but did you know Google Express does the same from time to time? Express is Google’s competitor to Amazon, with products from hundreds of stores all in one place. From now until January 27th, entering the code NEWYEAR19 at checkout will get you 20 percent off any order (up to a maximum saving of $20). Here are some PC-related items you can buy with the code:There are thousands of other items available from Google Express, but those are just a few exam

Christmas is now over in GTA Online, but the spirit of the season—blowing stuff up online—is carrying on thanks to some weapons from the future. You’ll also be able to earn double cash and RP rewards if you dive into the Arena War series, which now includes some additional competitive modes: Hasta La Vista, Vehicle Vendetta and The Vespucci Job. All Biker business sales are paying out double cash, too. There are a bunch of discounts this week, as well, including 35 percent off Biker businesses,

There are apparently some things Facebook isn’t OK with advertising on its platform, and that now includes an ad for a Gris, seen above, that was deemed “sexually suggestive”. Now, I don’t want to kink-shame Facebook employees or whatever algorithm determined this, but it’s hard to imagine what about the moon or a silhouette suggests that it’s time to get hot and sweaty. Facebook rejected a GRIS launch trailer ad for this ‘sexually suggestive’ scene so this year is going great so far. The ad doe

In Cultist Simulator, the goal is a bit more ambitious: start a cult and achieve immortality. A free update due out later this month has a very satisfying answer: become a god. I’ve ‘finished’ Cultist Simulator a few times, so a New Game+ mode sounds right up my street. And it’s shaping up to be a lot more novel than just playing the same game but harder. Thankfully, Chris made it his, pointing out how half the fun of Cultist Simulator is figuring out how it all works.

Tropico 6, originally due out this month, has been pushed back to March, so you’ll need to put your plans for a new banana republic on the back-burner. After running a closed beta last year, Kalypso and Limbic decided to delay launch to give them more time to implement feedback and polish up the management sim. And Tropico 6 is good, but not very good, or outstanding. The latter was one of the big things Kalypso and Limbic were touting when I previewed Tropico 6 for the magazine. “Ultimately, Tr

Final Fantasy 14’s A Requiem for Heroes update is out today, which can only mean one thing: it’s massive MMO patch notes time! I know that 4.5 is a rather meaty update, because I’m still scrolling through these patch notes right now. There are new main scenario quests, new job quests for the Blue Mage (due out next week when the job arrives), new crafting items, housing changes (new aquarium fish! Blue Mages are probably the most notable of the new additions, though they’re not set to appear unt

You can save a whole lot of money on the Corsair K95 Platinum from Amazon right now; it’s $139.99, a price drop of 30%. We think this is one of the best gaming keyboards at the moment, so anything taken off its normal cost of $199 is much appreciated. Although Amazon UK doesn’t offer as big a saving, you can still buy it for £149.99 (slashing the original price by £35). US dealUK dealWe’re big fans of the K95 Platinum; as we mentioned before, “when you want to go the extra mile and upgrade to th

Hytale, an RPG from the designers of one of Minecraft’s most popular servers, looks a lot like its blocky inspiration, but there are some big differences under the hood. Like Minecraft, Hytale’s procedurally generated worlds are a mixture of typical sandbox biomes—forests, snow, lava—punctuated by dungeons and prefabricated buildings. And, of course, there’s a whole other world below your feet, full of labyrinthine caves with the possibility of treasure. Underwater areas have unique biomes and e

Amazon are at it again; the Razer DeathAdder Elite is currently $39.99, its lowest ever price on the site. For context, that’s a saving of 43% overall. Because it’s our favorite mouse for gaming (we dubbed it the best gaming mouse of last year, in fact) we’d recommend picking one up if you’re looking to upgrade or replace your old hardware. Happily, the Razer DeathAdder Elite is also reduced on Amazon UK. You can pick one up for £41.99, giving a saving of 40% from its original price.

Bastet is a new Overwatch short story, written by Overwatch lead writer Michael Chu, about Ana and Jack, old friends, new enemies, and memories that never fade. It also establishes in the Overwatch canon that John Francis “Jack” Morrison, the all-American boy who joined the military at age 18 to fight in the Omnic Crisis and ultimately became Soldier: 76, is gay. But she’s distracted by the appearance of Soldier: 76, who she immediately recognizes as her old compatriot Morrison, despite his new

Orcs Must Die! Unchained, Hero Academy, and Hero Academy 2 are being closed. Hero Academy is a relatively old game, having been released in 2012 (and “has been technically obsolete for a long time now,” Robot said), but Hero Academy 2 came out less than a year ago. All three games will be playable until 10 am CT on April 8, and Robot Entertainment said that all Orcs Must Die! The good news in all this is that Robot Entertainment confirmed that there will be no layoffs as a result of the closures

In a surprise announcement during a press conference today, Corsair revealed its innovative Capellix LEDs, a new way to attach LEDs to RGB components. The new method promises to give users a better RGB experience through higher density LEDs that are brighter and more efficient, and have a lower power consumption along with a longer life-span. Corsair not only has plans to roll out its new Capellix LEDs to all its RGB components and peripherals, but it also announced that they will be a part of t

At CES today, Elgato unveiled a new product aimed at helping streamers build high-quality video studios in their homes: the Elgato Key Light, a desk-mounted light that provides the kind of adjustable illumination needed for great looking video. It’s also compatible out of the box with Elgato’s stream deck, convenient for streamers who’ve already integrated that controller into their setup. Elgato says the light will output less heat than soft boxes, the type of lights traditionally used in video

Asus is rolling out a trio of new FreeSync 2 HDR monitors, each of which bears VESA’s DisplayHDR badge. The new monitors are part of Asus’s new Strix XG HDR family. The 43-inch model bumps the resolution to 3840×2160, with a 120Hz refresh rate. Finally, the 49-inch XG49VQ is a superwide (aka doublewide) 3840×1080 display with a 144Hz refresh rate and DisplayHDR 400 certification. Asus says the 32-inch and 49-inch models will be available later this month, and the 43-inch model in spring.

Gigabyte currently has its GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC graphics card for $299.99 (after a $20 mail-in rebate), which is one of the lowest prices we’ve ever seen for a GTX 1070. The card also uses Gigabyte’s custom Windforce 2X cooling system, with two 90mm fans and pure copper composite head pipes. Of course it’s missing the new stuff on RTX, like RT cores and Tensor cores, so keep that in mind. You can buy the GTX 1070 from Newegg at the link below. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 8GB WINDFORCE OC | $2

Even before the new hardware, the Corsair One was our compact choice among the best gaming PCs. It’s paired with a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card, 32GB of DDR4-2666 memory, and a capacious 960GB NVMe solid state drive. Corsair also rolled out two other models that do take aim at gaming, the Corsair One i160 and i140. The Corsair One i160 is slightly tamer than the workstation config, with a Core i9-9900K processor, GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card, 32GB of DDR4-2666 RAM, and a 480GB NVMe SSD

Intel’s processors don’t go on sale very often, and when they do, the discount is usually minuscule. However, today’s sale on the Intel Core i7-8700 isn’t bad at all. Right now you can grab one of Intel’s best consumer processors for $269.99 from Newegg’s eBay Store—a $40 discount from the original MSRP. The Core i7-8700 is a 65W CPU, with 6 cores, 12 threads, 12MB of cache, and a max turbo frequency of 4.6GHz. The unlocked version, which is pricier, was our last-gen pick for the best CPU for ga