Control is fantastic, and it runs really well (for me at least), although load times are kind of a bear. But these things can always be made better, and today Remedy revealed what’s cooking for the game’s next update. The list of general updates in today’s blog post is vague, saying only that the patch will make “bug and crash fixes to missions, combat and overall game play,” and fix DirectX-related crash issues with the launcher. Overall stability will be improved, and framerates will be improv

If you’re in the market for affordable gaming PC with decent components, the ABS Mage E might be worth your attention. It’s equipped with a GTX 1660 6GB with 16GB DDR4 RAM and 1TB SSD storage. A pretty good choice for a gamer on a budget who perhaps doesn’t feel comfortable building a PC themselves. The GeForce GTX 1660 provides you solid performance at 1080p, even though we are pretty much at the end of the GTX life cycle. Oh, you also get a keyboard and mouse included which will save you a cou

There are a lot of unanswered questions about Google’s Stadia streaming game service, foremost among them the very obvious, “How will it run on my less-than-perfect internet connection?” For the benefit of those curious but concerned, or just unconvinced, Stadia head of product John Justice said in an interview on StadiaCast that trials of both the service and the individual games it offers are on the way,”We will have trials. He clarified that trials will be offered for both the Stadia service

FIFA 20 comes out later this month, but you can get a taste of what it’s all about right now courtesy of the FIFA 20 demo that went live today on Origin. The demo offers 3v3 Volta action in Amsterdam and some Champions League gameplay as Chelsea, Dortmund, Liverpool, PSG, Real Madrid, or Tottenham. Play as #LFC in the #FIFA20 demo now 🙌➡️ https://t.co/EDxonbGzbB ⚽️ @EASPORTSFIFA pic.twitter.com/3qSr5k5r1tSeptember 10, 2019Volta is a a FIFA Street-style mode, announced in June, that features 3v3,

(Image credit: Square Enix)Life is Strange 2 will be removed from Australian digital storefronts, according to the official Life is Strange Twitter account. As you’ve probably guessed, this move has been prompted by the Australian Classification Board: it’s currently reviewing the game’s age ratings. At the time of writing it’s still available on Steam, and that’s likely to last until Wednesday Australia time. Here’s the full statement:This situation is temporary and only affects Australian digi

With only three characters, Slay the Spire is a meaty deckbuilding roguelike that I’ve still not been able to defeat, and now it’s poised to introduce another hero to its roster. The Watcher isn’t in the live game yet, but is now available in the beta branch along with an update that introduces new relics, bug fixes, balance tweaks and more. If you meet the prerequisites, you’ll be able to start a new game with the purple mystic. The Watcher is a blind ascetic who is paying the Spire a visit so

River City Girls is an old-school beat ’em up in which you and your high school best friend battle the cities’ villains to save your kidnapped boyfriends, the two rouges from NES classic River City Ransom. River City Girls includes local co-op—no online, unfortunately—and WayForward has added comic book layouts and anime-style cut scenes to bring the style forward. River City Girls has been fairly well-received on Steam so far, with ‘mostly positive’ user reviews. Two common complaints are the l

Extreme Meatpunks Forever was a cross between a visual novel and an Atari 2600 top-down mech action game that never existed. To quote its itch.io page, it’s about “four gay disasters beating up neonazis in giant robots made of meat” and it was one of my personal favorite games of last year. The follow-up/sequel/second season is called Extreme Meatpunks Forever: Bound By Ash, and its Kickstarter passed a $US22,000 goal with three days to go. Extreme Meatpunks Forever: Bound By Ash will be out in

Now it’s time to knock them about, fling them around the room, and also to kick them again, in the utterly ridiculous Door Knocker. Your only weapon in Door Knocker is a deceptively harmless door. ‘Knockabout physics fun’ is probably the best way to describe this wonderfully silly action game. You have a door, a foot, and a load of baddies to knock it into, over and over again. Here’s what that looks like, via Warp Door:For more great free experiences, check out our roundup of the best free PC g

The US World of Warcraft Classic servers were hit with a number of DDoS attacks yesterday evening. The wave of DDoS attacks began yesterday at 3 pm BTS Kotaku reports, and a Twitter account named UkDrillas has claimed credit. There has been no confirmation if the Twitter account is actually responsible for the DDoS attacks. “Some online services continue to be impacted by a series of DDoS attacks which are resulting in high latency and disconnections,” the tweet says. Thank you again for your co

Spider has released several Greedfall trailers showcasing what to expect in the new colonial-era RPG when it comes out this month, and this newest trailer teases fleeting moments of the political, religious, and colonial conflict that will lie at the heart of its story. Spider explained previously that Greedfall’s story will morph and change with the player’s decisions regarding “diplomacy, deception, and force,” and players will make strategic decisions that ripple outward and impact the rest o

Minecraft: Education Edition has found plenty of use in classrooms, the latest allowing students to explore New Zealand’s traditional Māori culture in voxel form. Ngā Motu, which means The Islands, is a world made by game designer Whetu Paitai, of Coromandel-based Piki Studios, to teach children about Māori language and culture. “We’re believers in learning being organic, being able to explore all the elements, because nothing in our lives exists in isolation. Our mission is for everyone to be a

Taimanin Asagi is a visual novel first released in Japan by Lilith Soft in 2005. Earlier this year listings for it showed up on Steam—announcing a free first episode to be followed by three paid episodes—which have since been removed. Taimanin Asagi would certainly have been a controversial game for Steam to release uncensored. Taimanin Asagi on the other hand showed every sign of being released uncut, with explicit imagery right there in the Steam page’s screenshot section. Fans have picked up

Celeste developer Matt Thorson has no plans to make a sequel to the acclaimed platformer, and says they will move on from it after the upcoming free DLC release. “We don’t really want to make a sequel to [Celeste],” Thorson said in an email to IGN. “Maybe in the future, we’ll change our minds, but right now we don’t know how we’d do a sequel justice. And, besides, we’re way more interested in making something new for our next release.”Thorson went on to explain that Chapter 9: Farewell will be t

The trollslayer Gotrek Gurnisson and his poet-turned-mercenary ally Felix Jaeger are the heroes of a long-running series of Warhammer stories, and a much-demanded addition to the Total War: Warhammer games. Creative Assembly have announced that we’ll be getting our wish, and the previously teased “old friends” free DLC for Total War: Warhammer 2 will include Gotrek as a recruitable Legendary Lord with Felix as a Hero-level character accompanying him. If you’re playing Dwarfs, Empire, or Bretonni

The latest of Path of Exile’s free league updates is called Blight, and it adds tower defense to the action-RPG—a bit like the minigame in The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing. Tendrils of the fungal Blight lay down paths for enemies to follow, and you’ll have to plant towers that fire off elemental effects to exploit their weaknesses. Of course while that’s happening you still click on everything until it dies as per usual for the genre. There’s also an extra skill bar now, as well as vario

Gears 4 couldn’t manage a playable 60fps at 4K back in the day, but perhaps Gears of War 5 will do better. (Image credit: Microsoft)Gears of War 5 PC system requirementsThe official system requirements for Gears 5 are relatively tame, though no there’s no specific mention of expected performance. (Image credit: Future)Gears of War 5 settings overviewGears of War 5 almost sets a new record for the number of graphics options. Image 1 of 6 (Image credit: Future) Image 2 of 6 (Image credit: Future)