The team-based tactical FPS Insurgency: Sandstorm is set to go live on December 12, and before that happens you’ll have the opportunity to play it for free in an open beta that will begin on December 7 and run through the weekend. The only way to confirm a kill in Sandstorm is to watch the body drop.” “When it comes to combat, Sandstorm delivers that trademark Insurgency brutality with gusto, even in beta. The Insurgency series has always leaned towards realism where it could, and that continues

Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove, a new tale about a pair of alien weirdos who crash-land on Earth and find success as a rap duo (which I guess seemed like a reasonable premise in 1991) has been scheduled for release on March 1, 2019. The 2019 date is a delay, which comes on top of a delay to 2018 that was announced in late 2017. Humanature Studios co-founder Greg Johnson said at the time that the team “tried super hard to get ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove out in 2017,” but that it need

It also brings with it the dry prose of patch notes, explaining exactly what’s coming in the 2.1.1.1 update. There are a couple of interesting points however, including a change to the Chaos Reach ability that will ensure more consistent retention of Super energy when it’s deactivated early. “Previously, Chaos Reach allowed Players to save Super energy when deactivating the Super early by charging a flat Super energy cost upon deactivation (~65%). This meant that in order to save Super energy, y

Razer just retooled its 13.3-inch Blade Stealth laptop with a new chassis and few key hardware upgrades, including for the first time a discrete GPU option. Specifically, two of the three new SKUs feature a GeForce MX150 GPU. Razer also upgraded the processor on the Blade Stealth to a Core i7-8565U. There are three versions of the refreshed Blade Stealth:Blade Stealth w/ Full HD display, Intel UHD Graphics 620, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSDBlade Stealth w/ Full HD display, GeForce MX150, 16GB RAM, 256GB SS

The cast iron skillet in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds may have saved your bacon a time or two, and now it can save your PC station of cable clutter too. That’s because NZXT is selling a limited PUBG pan-theme puck accessory to hang your headset on. Like NZXT’s regular puck, the PUBG pan pucks has magnets inside so it can grip to your metal case. We also wouldn’t try blocking bullets with an actual cast iron frying pan either, just to be clear on that. NZXT is limiting production to 2,000 pieces

Following that old saying, ‘If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em’, Microsoft might be kicking its Edge browser to the curb and replacing it with a Chromium-based browser. Despite shipping as the default browser in Windows 10, Edge has never been able to capture a large share of the market. Initially, Edge represented Microsoft’s attempt to regain its position atop the browser market, as with the early days of Internet Explorer. Microsoft developed a new EdgeHTML rendering engine for Edge, and promise

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden slots you into the shoes of a mutant trio wandering the wasteland. Featuring flexible skill trees, dynamic turn-based combat, and an array of interesting characters, it unravels the story through extensive exploration.

The Hearthstone expansion Rastakhan’s Rumble is now live, bringing 135 new cards to the game, a new mechanic, and for a limited time, six free Rastakhan’s Rumble card packs, plus a random Legendary Loa and two copies of the Spirit card for the same class, just for logging in. Rastakhan’s Rumble sees nine teams battling for dominance in a time-honored Troll tradition, each of them led by a Legendary Troll Champion representing a different Hearthstone class. #Rastakhan’s Rumble is now live in the

If you were still hoping to grab a discounted RTX 2080, you’re in luck. Unlike the GTX 1080 Ti, which runs between $800 and $1,000 brand new at the moment, there are still deals floating around for the RTX 2080, like this Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 AMP graphics card. While the RTX 2080 is only marginally faster than the GTX 1080 Ti, it’s still at the top of our best graphics card list, largely for its speed and ray tracing capabilities—and is currently a few hundred dollars cheaper than the G

The Overwatch Winter Wonderland will go live on December 11, Blizzard announced today—but what we’ve got to look forward to under this year’s metaphorical tree remains tightly wrapped in the festive gift paper of mystery. ☃️Overwatch Winter Wonderland returns December 11. pic.twitter.com/ZDkz80h8TsDecember 4, 2018Okay, that was a bit overdone, but we’re trying to get into the spirit of the holidays here—and aside from the tweet, Blizzard hasn’t said what’s in store for this year’s festivities. T

But you’ll forget their inherent ridiculousness as you start to explore Mutant Year Zero’s skeleton-strewn Sweden and face its stern tactics challenge. Mutant Year Zero has a great blend of sardonic humour, grim detail and cartoon excess, a balance inherited from its venerable pen-and-paper RPG source, Mutant. But again I forgot it as I got to grips with Mutant Year Zero’s meeting of realtime exploration and turn-based strategy. In fact, Mutant Year Zero too often leans on adding hit points to e

Imperator: Rome is a grand strategy game of remarkable scope. At a preview event last week I ruled Rome, Egypt, and a small Germanic tribe on the edge of an unconquered forest. It’s daunting to pick a world power with no specific objectives, but Imperator is a pure sandbox. Running a nation ought to be a messy business, and things get very messy in the Roman senate. Imperator: Rome is due out next year.

You might recognise a puzzle from the original version of Resident Evil 2, but how it’s represented in the remake could be completely different. Like Resident Evil 2, the remake has two campaigns starring each protagonist, and I’ve played about an hour with Leon, then two or so with Claire. I’m not used to having an actual ammo shortage in a recent Resident Evil game: even the seventh game ended with lots of gunfire unleashed upon identical goop monsters. I also like how other elements from the

The latest trailer for Total War: Three Kingdoms sees everyone getting very nervous about Zheng Jiang, an ass-kicking warrior and outlaw, and with good reason. “Dynasties and nobility mean nothing to Zheng Jiang, who sees her strength and merciless fury as a sign of her destiny,” Creative Assembly says. “Raiding and pillaging in her pace, the bandit queen will not cease until she finally sees the institution she so despises burn to the ground.”I’m already a fan. Whether it’s the ability to sell

The latest trailer for Total War: Three Kingdoms sees everyone getting very nervous about Zheng Jiang, an ass-kicking warrior and outlaw, and with good reason. “Dynasties and nobility mean nothing to Zheng Jiang, who sees her strength and merciless fury as a sign of her destiny,” Creative Assembly says. “Raiding and pillaging in her pace, the bandit queen will not cease until she finally sees the institution she so despises burn to the ground.”I’m already a fan. Whether it’s the ability to sell

Battlefield 5’s first Tides of War update, Chapter 1: Overture, has been delayed. The update was meant to launch on December 3, but it’s yet to appear. DICE announced the delay on Twitter yesterday, but there’s been no more news on the update since then. The team has discovered an issue with the #Battlefield Chapter 1: Overture update. Rather than create issues in the game, we’re holding the update for the time being.

Battlefield 5’s first Tides of War update, Chapter 1: Overture, has been delayed. The update was meant to launch on December 3, but it’s yet to appear. DICE announced the delay on Twitter yesterday, but there’s been no more news on the update since then. The team has discovered an issue with the #Battlefield Chapter 1: Overture update. Rather than create issues in the game, we’re holding the update for the time being.

After a slew of post-launch treats and updates, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s first DLC episode is now live. Hunted is the first episode in Legacy of the First Blade, a new storyline featuring legendary Assassin and wielder of the original hidden blade, Darius. If you’ve got a great memory, you might even remember Darius, or his statue at least, from Assassin’s Creed 2. You’ll meet and fight Darius before teaming up with him in Makedonia, pitting you against a new group of enemies. That, I’m especi

Discussed: Frog Detective, Yoku’s Island Express, Hitman 2, The PC Gamer Game of the Year (Nominations). Listen to Episode 69: Environmental Storytelling here. You can also subscribe on iTunes or keep up with new releases using our RSS feed. Starring: Samuel Roberts, Phil Savage, Philippa WarrThe PC Gamer UK Podcast is a weekly podcast about PC gaming. This week’s music is from Yakuza 0.

You probably don’t think about Ubisoft Club points (which they insist on calling ‘units’) very often. Recently, I used some to fill my ship in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey with an army of female assassins, so I’m generally pro Ubisoft Club points. “After 24 months, these Club Units will expire and will automatically disappear from your Ubisoft Account. Each time you redeem Club Units, the oldest Club Units will be redeemed first.”Ubisoft will compare everyone’s point balance on March 31, 2017 with t