Earlier this week we posted a survey asking you to help us create the perfect battle royale game. Your top five choices are Royale, Battle, Endgame, Arena, and Final, and after a little reshuffling we get:Final Battle Arena: Endgame RoyaleWe could also go with Battle Royale Arena: Final Endgame, which I’m partial to since ‘Final Endgame’ is so enjoyably redundant. Endgame Battle: Final Arena Royale or just Final Endgame Arena: Battle Royale work too, sort of, almost. A decisive 33.5% of you chos

AMT is Intel’s proprietary solution to allow IT admins remote access monitoring and maintenance of corporate-grade systems. AMT has had its share of security issues in the past, but this new one is arguably the most concerning issue yet. In practice, it can give a local attacker complete control over an individual’s work laptop, despite even the most extensive security measures,” said Harry Sintonen, senior security consultant at F-Secure. In a matter of seconds, an attacker can gain access to a

At some point, the studio embarked on ‘#MojikenCamp2,’ “an internal upgrade program by Mojiken Studio to experiment with how to tell stories.” The results of this experiment include A Raven Monologue and Banyu Lintar Angin, two beautifully illustrated games which are free on Steam. A Raven Monologue released just yesterday, January 11, while Banyu Lintar Angin came out last March. A Raven Monologue has more of a storybook air about it, all prominent outlines and thick hatching. Banyu Lintar Angi

Co-op super-safari Monster Hunter: World will not give players access to better or weapons or gear through loot boxes or microtransactions, producer Ryozo Tsujimoto recently told Trusted Reviews. We don’t want that for Monster Hunter. There are absolutely no plans, it’s not in the game where you can get your random crate or random loot box and get a great item or great weapon. The goal is to keep players focused on tactics and skill, rather than on simply grinding for the best gear. That’s the g

Developer Artifact 5 has taken on a heavy challenge with Anamorphine, which the studio calls a “surreal first-person exploration game of rendered emotions.” Protagonist Tyler falls into post-traumatic denial as his wife Elena sinks into depression after an accident “that robs her of her livelihood and emotional outlet.” Tyler is as powerless before Elena’s depression as he is his own guilt, and turns to “easy escapes” like substances as the story progresses. “Will you confront the past and try t

For the uninitiated: Genital Jousting is a party game about inserting cartoon penises into cartoon buttholes (on the cartoon penises) and occasionally some other things. With that out of the way, onto the news: Genital Jousting is leaving Steam Early Access and officially launching on Thursday, January 18, publisher Devolver Digital announced today. At the time of writing, Genital Jousting is $5. We got our first look at Genital Jousting in late 2016 when Tim, Bo and Tom gave its party mode the

Regency Solitaire was first available on casual game portals like Big Fish Games, and only later launched on Steam. Jake Birkett: Cliff [Harris, of Shadowhand publisher Positech Games ] liked Regency Solitaire, and at the time he was publishing indie games. HC: Casual gamers are often dismissed somewhat, and this fails to recognize the skill that is required to beat many casual games. I think it’s possible you would see both core and casual games from us in the future. I think it’s possible you

The secondary factor that keeps bringing me back to Rocket League, beyond the satisfaction of scoring a goal or making a great assist, is the behaviour of the other players. This, it turns out, is fundamental to my enjoyment of Rocket League. Here are the annoying things that Rocket League players will never stop doing. I feel it’s far more offensive to make other players watch while you play in the air badly, however. You can’t run from your poor decisions in Rocket League, pal.

Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds is an old school role-player with a modern twist. To celebrate the game’s launch on January 24, digital deals distributor Fanatical is currently offering a 15 percent discount on Legrand Legacy—should you wish to preorder. Moreover, Fanatical is also giving away ten Legrand Legacy Steam keys. To enter, simply follow the instructions in the widget below and know that the more actions you complete, the more entries you get. Before you go, you might like to kn

This month, people signed up to the PC Gamer Club’s Legendary tier get a Violet Cycle Steam keysent to their inbox. You can find new weapons and rigs that give you passive abilities throughout the game’s levels, so it’s a fusion of a bunch of elements from different games. Violet Cycle feels like an interesting fusion of different games—an action game, a roguelike, it takes place on an isometric grid. As an indie developer, what are the challenges of launching a game right now? As a personal exp

Despite what you might have heard online yesterday, it appears owners of the original Dark Souls will not be in-line for a 50 percent discount of Dark Souls: Remastered via Steam. That’s according to a spokesperson from publisher Bandai Namco who, when asked about the possibility of reduced rates for existing PC players, said: “I have been told it is the same price for all platforms. There is no discount.” Another theory doing the rounds yesterday suggested the Dark Souls remaster will employ Da

Following last month’s Vlandians reveal, Mount & Blade 2: Banner has announced its latest faction: the Aserai. Within, we learn that the Aserai are comprised of minor factions, much like all Bannerlord cultures. The Arabs were famously proud of their horses, and the Aserai breeds – produced by pastures in Aserai lands—will have unique characteristics. Check out the full rundown of the Aserai via this Steam Community post. Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is as yet without a hard release date.

The sequel is building on that with more environments, enemies, class options and a revamped loot system. The size and durability of the Chaos enemies is a good contrast to the fragile Skaven. The new system is part of a broader attempt to give Vermintide 2 a better progression system than the first game. It won’t be the end-all, the skill is still the most important part of the game.”The loot system has been completely overhauled. If we put that in the main game it would completely ruin the gam

Since being confirmed for PC last year, Attack on Titan 2 has since teased its story and naked giant battles . Now, the anime-inspire slasher has dropped new information on its character creation suite and online modes. By virtue of a website update, we now know that the game’s character editor lets players tweak a number of their avatar’s credentials, including: hairstyle, body shape, facial features, tone of voice and clothing. More information on all of that, plus a number of character profil

Last month, Elite Dangerous’ Thargoid alien race began attacking spaceports. The open beta for Elite Dangerous: Beyond—Chapter One is available to all PC players later this month. Trading Data will bolster the existing trading system, and trading information about the galactic economy will be more readily available. The developer adds that Elite Dangerous: Beyond—Chapter One will be free for PC players at some point in “Q1 2018”. Chapter One’s open beta kicks on January 25, and will be playable

Austin reported earlier this week that Celeste, a new action platformer by the creators of Towerfall Ascension, would release in January. At the time, it was anyone’s guess when in January, but during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation a release date of January 25 was confirmed (and yes, naturally, that includes the PC version). The game is a challenging, action-oriented platformer with over 600 screens of twitch-oriented play. You’ll play as Madeleine, who must (or wants to, anyway) scale Cel

This afternoon he published a whopping Destiny 2 development update blog outlining the changes coming over the following weeks and months. Tess is the hated owner of the in-game MTX store, and it sounds like she’s going to be poorer soon. Bungie agrees, and is improving rewards “to make them more unique and interesting”. In any case it’s getting nixed in favour of Strike scoring, which was a fun arcade-style addition to Destiny 1. Crucible changes (Spring)Big changes are coming to the Crucible i

When Tuan first sent photos back from the show floor, I thought someone had seriously lost their marbles. CES has its fair share of outlandish prototype tech, but human cloning is still a bit sci-fi. And I wanted to know why there wasn’t a proper ‘live’ demo of a working clone. It also kicked off my déjà vu because I just read Richard Morgan’s Altered Carbon last month, plus Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom last week. Surprise—the whole gig is a spoof by Netflix promoting its new Altered Carbon

Pimax shocked the VR world earlier last year by smashing its crowdfunding goals with the announcement of its 8K VR headset. Well, I got to try it in real life today, and here’s what I found. Trying on the lower resolution 5K headset which also had 200-degree FOV, the immersion was immediate and intense. My head and eyes worked together like they would in real life. With the Pimax headset, I didn’t have to do that at all.

The Rainbow Six Siege patch 4.2, also known as the Operation White Noise Mid-Season Reinforcements, is now live on the technical test server. All of the data we have on her (such as win ratio, K/D ratio, and Kills per round) shows that she needs to be nerfed. The SMG was nerfed slightly in a previous update, but it wasn’t enough to achieve the desired effect. Concussive effects are being reduced across the board and so will affect Zofia as well as Ela, but Ela is the primary target as Zofia also