It’s been 14 years since the original Test Drive Unlimited set the template for open world racers, and nearly ten since its lacklustre post-Burnout Paradise sequel. A bit of background: Nacon is the new name of Bigben Group, taking in its publishing, development and accessories concerns. They’re doing off-road racing with WRC, and they’re doing two-wheel racing with Isle of Man TT. They’re currently working on our biggest project by far, which is the next Test Drive Unlimited game.” The studio’s

PUBG’s Vikendi map was removed at the end of January to make way for Karain, a comparatively small map designed for 64 players. But fans of that old snow-drenched expanse can rest assured that the map is coming back, with a revised version hitting test servers this Thursday. It looks like access will be restricted to PUBG Partners’ custom games for the testing period, which runs Thursday 11pm through to Sunday 11pm PT. PUBG Corp recently detailed its ongoing efforts to fix various enduring probl

2020 is an election year in the US and today is Super Tuesday, the day when the greatest number of states in the country hold primary elections and caucuses. It’s also the day that The Political Machine 2020, the latest addition to Stardock’s long line of election simulators, makes its debut on Steam. The Political Machine 2020 lets players to vie for the top job as a real-world Democratic or Republican candidate, or a custom candidate. As well as doing battle with the machine (the literal machi

To be perfectly clear, the Tomogunchi is not a real product (nor is Rothwynn a real company), but it is a real interactive cosmetic that you can buy through the in-game store. You’ll need to keep it alive and happy after it hatches, just like the real thing, but instead of pushing a button to feed it you’ll need to sate its hunger with kills, objective completions, killstreaks, and wins. The opposite can also happen: Poor performance will result in your Tomogunchi growing sad, or even dead. The

The most immediately notable thing about Curse of the Dead Gods, a new action-roguelike that debuted today on Steam Early Access, is its stark, striking visual style. Like all good roguelikes, Curse of the Dead Gods is a do-or-die crash through an apparently bottomless dungeon in search of gold and loot. The Early Access release of Curse of the Dead Gods includes the “Jaguar section,” the first of three planned segments of the dungeon, each dedicated to a different god. “Throughout Early Access

In August 2019, DuckTales: Remastered was removed from Steam and other digital storefronts for reasons unknown. Calling back to the golden age of 8-bit gaming and Saturday morning cartoons, DuckTales: Remastered features hand-drawn animated sprites that bring each character to life in a vibrant world,” Capcom said. “Duckburg and the many exotic locales you’ll visit have never looked better thanks to hand-painted backgrounds from the original cartoon. The original Disney Character Voice talent re

When Game Developers Conference 2020 was cancelled last week , millions of dollars and countless hours of labor went up in smoke. Individual developers and those from outside of North America and Europe are especially vulnerable to the fallout of GDC’s cancellation. The idea is simple: Indie developers affected by GDC’s sudden cancellation can apply to receive compensation based on their non-refundable expenses. With so much happening right now, it’s hard to look beyond the immediate aftereffect

For years, notoriously bad PC ports have locked the framerate to 30 fps or introduced issues with an increase to 60 fps. PC gamers are used to these kinds of weird bugs, especially with console ports of old games. The most basic thing you have to understand is that game code can be written to measure time in fractions of a second or in “game ticks,” a more arbitrary measurement set by the developers. In the case of old Halo, and a lot of games, both measurements are used in different parts of th

It’s pretty rare to score an Alienware system for around the cost of parts (or less), though it happens on occasion. Dell is offering a 17 percent coupon code on its Alienware Aurora desktop, and part for part, it’s about equivalent to what you’d spend building your own. Coupon code EXTRA17 knocks the price down to $1,439.71. In short, now is the time to pounce if you’ve always wanted an Alienware PC, but didn’t want to pay a significant premium for one. Also bear in mind that you can customize

If you’d like to shoot some people this weekend but don’t want to actually commit murder, go to jail, or spend money, Ubisoft is offering an alternative in the form of a free weekend in its multinational people-shooting game Rainbow Six Siege. From March 5-8, the full game including all maps and modes will be free to play on all platforms. The Siege freebie will be available on Steam, Epic, and Uplay, and will be preloadable beginning today so you can jump into the action as soon as it starts. A

Surviving the Aftermath is a city building sim set in the aftermath of a global catastrophe: Basically “SimCity meets nuclear armageddon,” except instead of a game over screen you’re given a shovel and some lumber. It launched into early access last year and has gone through four updates since that have expanded the game with new features and mechanics. “We are people who are, actually some people are born in saunas in Finland, so it is a huge cultural thing for us. What may prove to be the bigg

You hold the left thumbstick in to crouch, and you can only crouch when you’re standing still or walking slowly. But when you’re moving with WASD there’s no analog walk, and thus crouching demands you come to a complete stop first. “On mouse and keyboard, it’s kind of all or nothing, you’re either moving or you’re not moving. “You do get more of the freedom to crouch as you’re moving regularly,” said associate producer (and former pro player) Sean Swidersky. Playing Halo: Combat Evolved, on the

Halo: Combat Evolved is on PC. Developer 343 did a surprise launch today with no lead-up announcement, though there was a hint that Combat Evolved might be coming soon. This version of Halo: Combat Evolved has an unlocked framerate, FOV options, and supports high resolutions like 4K. At release the MCC version of Combat Evolved won’t have a server browser like the old PC version, or come with any mod tools to help modders along. In that blog post dedicated to modding, 343 senior producer Michael

Bloodstained, Koji Igarashi’s Castlevania callback, launched last year after a successful Kickstarter, which included a stretch goal for a roguelike mode. According to a Kickstarter update from Igarashi, “the code that was created early in the game’s development is not currently compatible with this type of gameplay.” “I wish I was surprised by the cancellation of a prominent stretch goal, but I’m not,” writes one backer. “That’s pretty cool how the code for the game ‘isn’t compatible’ with a ro

Two years later, FSP said ‘Hold my beer’ and came up with the T-Wings CMT710, a hideous chassis with an intriguing upside—you can build two complete systems in this case. I owned and positively reviewed Lian Li’s PC-777B case when it came out, and hold firm to this day that pictures don’t do it justice. FSP expelled the traditional tower blueprint and built a “stylish symmetrical design for hardcore gamers.” And for cooling, each section can have its own 360mm radiator for users who want to go t

Bungie has just dropped a bunch of details about Destiny 2’s next season, Season of the Worthy, kicking off on March 10. The Last City is in trouble yet again, this time because an escaped Psion Flayer from the Red Legion is out for revenge. Bungie previously announced that Trials of Osiris from the original Destiny was also returning. Trials of Osiris, meanwhile, kicks off on March 13, followed by another bunker on March 24. Between April 21 and May 11, Destiny 2 will also host the Guardian Gam

How do you continue your Witcher 3 Switch progress on PC, and vice versa? So how do you transfer your Witcher 3 Switch port your save? Step one: Enable cloud savesBefore heading out on that twelve-hour flight, check that you have cloud saves enabled. Step two: Transfer your saveFirst, grab your Switch and launch the Witcher 3 to begin your save transfer:Choose the Cloud Saves option in the main menu. Select Cloud Saves from the list.

With the 2020 BAFTA Game Awards kicking off next month, the list of nominations has been announced, with games duking it out across 15 categories. You’ll see a lot of Control, Death Stranding and Disco Elysium. While Death Stranding is absent from that category, it shows up in plenty of others, inexplicably including Debut Game. Kojima Productions has released more than 20 games since 2005—although Death Stranding is its first since leaving Konami. Control and Death Stranding both have 11 nomina

Obsidian was at PAX East spruiking its forthcoming survival game Grounded, and during a lengthy Q&A presentation we got our first substantial look at the game in action. The video is below, but the most salient facts are as follows: the game will support crossplay with consoles at launch. This is part of Obsidian’s approach to objects in general: anything that can be held can be thrown. The game has a Metroidvania approach to world progression, meaning certain acquired abilities and tools will p

It’s not a term that gets much usage these days, and it will fade a little more later this month when Riot closes the League of Legends Boards. “Starting March 9, 2020, we’ll be closing down the League of Legends Boards,” Riot said in the announcement. To the volunteers who have spent the past decade moderating and helping the community on Boards, we cannot thank you enough!” Even so, and even though I’m not an LoL player, I always find it sad when traditional forums fall by the wayside: I’m sti