Skybound Games, which announced in October that it would take over development of The Walking Dead: The Final Season following the collapse of original developer Telltale, said in an update posted today that work on the game has now officially resumed, and that release dates will be announced soon. “It’s been a ton of work logistically and legally to get us to a place where we’re able to roll up our sleeves and get to the actual work,” Skybound social media rep Johnny O’Dell wrote. “After Tellta

Following yesterday’s reveal of Rainbow Six Siege’s Operation Wind Bastion, Ubisoft has released patch notes that detail a batch of lower-profile changes coming alongside the new operators and map. For Wind Bastion’s first round of operator balancing, Mute, Clash, Zofia, Lesion, and Smoke are under the microscope. Mute & SmokeMute is gaining the SMG-11 as a secondary option similar to his fellow SAS defender Smoke. Shop interfaceWind Bastion will also introduce a new shop interface that will rep

We said in May that the Steam Link app for mobile devices, which enables wireless streaming from PC to television for couch-comfy gaming, works pretty well but “doesn’t quite make the physical Steam Link box obsolete.” Nonetheless, obsolescence appears to be here, as Valve warned today that Steam Link hardware supplies are almost completely depleted. “The supply of physical Steam Link hardware devices is sold out in Europe and almost sold out in the US,” it said. “Moving forward, Valve intends t

The Gamers’ Choice Awards, “the first and only network televised awards show celebrating the booming worlds of gaming and esports,” has announced its nominees for 2018 and opened the doors to the voting booth. GCA winners are chosen strictly via vote, which is reflected in the category names, which generally eschew “best” for “favorite”—so instead of “Best Indie Game,” for instance, the category is “Fan Favorite Indie Game.” (Not that it’s an across-the-board replication: Skyrim VR, which won th

Dell’s UltraSharp monitors are incredibly popular in the business world, and for good reason—they’re usually well-built and reliable. One of the 27-inch models, the ‘U2717D,’ is currently $299.99 from Walmart, a nice discount ahead of Black Friday. That’s $300 lower than the original MSRP, and around $100 lower than the current price from other retailers. This is a 27-inch 16:9 monitor, with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a contrast ratio of 1000:01:00. It has minimal bezels around the screen,

Original story: Logitech makes some of the best mice around, especially for gaming. The G502 is one of our top choices for a gaming mouse, and right now you can get it for $34.99 on Amazon. The G502 has a PMW3366 optical sensor, with an adjustable DPI (200-12,000) and RGB lighting. A few weights are included, so you can make the mouse as heavy (or light) as you’d like. The Logitech Gaming software can change the mouse’s lighting, set button macros, and more.

The Ryzen 5 2600X is one of AMD’s midrange processors, with six cores and 12 threads. It has higher clockspeeds than the first gen Ryzen parts, and it comes with a decent air cooler. This is a second-generation Ryzen CPU, with a base clock of 3.6GHz and a boost clock of 4.2GHz. And for non-gaming tasks, Ryzen CPUs deliver excellent performance and an incredible value. The Ryzen 5 2600X is one of the best processors for a gaming PC, even more so now that it’s significantly discounted.

Image source: Reddit”The Chicken Trooper” appeared on Reddit a couple of months ago, shared by tfoust10, the parent of an eight-year-old lad named Connor who drew it as a suggestion for a Fortnite skin. A “Chicken Trooper” hideout, with feathers and fried chicken legs, can be seen in a Lonely Lodge watchtower. And maybe most important of all, Etsyturtle2, who converted the original concept into the more usable format, confirmed it. Image source: RedditIn kind of an ironic twist, tfoust10 said he

Whether you want to stream console games on Twitch, or record footage from another computer, capture cards are the way to go. Most popular options go for $150 or more, but right now you can get AverMedia’s ‘Live Gamer HD 2’ capture card for just $99.99—a reduction of $70 from the previous price. This model can record 1080p video at 60FPS over HDMI, and no drivers are required for Windows 8.1/10. The only real downside is that it’s a PCIe card, not an external USB device, so you’ll need an extra

AMD today released a new GPU driver package for Radeon graphics cards that is supposed to squeeze the most performance possible out of Battlefield 5, at least until the next driver release. That’s the main focus of the new Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.2 driver package—there are no other games mentioned, and AMD didn’t provide any specific performance claims in the release notes. They include:Radeon RX Vega Series graphics products may experience elevated memory clocks during system id

It’s said that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, but in reverse order, all play and no work would result in Jack being broke, and eventually homeless. Maybe Asus had Jack in mind when it designed its new Gaming Station GS50, a burly desktop PC that’s outfitted with a workstation CPU and gaming GPU. Specifically, it pairs a 10-core/20-thread server-class Intel Xeon W-2155 processor with a GeForce RTX 2080 graphics cards for some serious firepower. Rear port selection consists of dual LA

In the meantime, vendors continue to get a jump start on the shopping frenzy with early deals. Count Newegg among them—it’s selling a Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming OC graphics card for $749.99 today. Like the FE variant, Gigabyte’s card is factory overclocked to 1,815MHz (boost clock) in Gaming mode, and 1,830MHz in OC mode. Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming OC | Overclocked | $749.99There are not many RTX deals to be had at this early stage, but this is one them. Specifically, EVGA’s GeForce

AOC is now in the business of selling themed gaming monitors, starting with the G2590PX G2 Esports Signature Edition, its first G2 branded display. The G2590PX is a 24.5-inch 1080p monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time. The downside is that it’s a TN display, but that’s par for course in the fast-action monitor space, particularly those marketed at the esports category. The G2590PX is certainly a suitable display for esports gaming, and as one of G2’s sponsors, AOC saw an oppor

The news that Microsoft had acquired RPG studios inXile and Obsidian came as a not-entirely-happy surprise among at least some gamers who like the studios as it is—and yes, I’m talking about myself here. I like the games like Bard’s Tale 4 that inXile makes, and I really don’t want to see that success messed with. In a recent interview with Eurogamer, however, inXile boss Brian Fargo did a pretty good job of making the case that the deal is all upside, as it will give the studio “more resources

Darksiders 3, resurrected by THQ Nordic, is almost upon us, and I can’t muster up very much enthusiasm. Tom found Darksiders 3 under-featured and underwhelming when he took a preview build for a spin, and now the intro trailer is making me very eager for a nap. Unfortunately, this tale of Fury and the apocalypse begins with an exhausting lore dump. “I can feel Darksiders’ spirit in here somewhere, but the level feels empty,” Tom wrote. Part of me is still a little sore that Gunfire Games has kic

Thank goodness for Marvel, then, as it’s teamed up with Riot Games to publish League of Legends comics and graphic novels. The first of the bunch, Ashe: Warmother, is an origin story for the titular champion. Issues of Ashe: Warmother will appear monthly on digital platforms, but if you want a physical copy, you’ll have to wait until the graphic novel pops into existence in May, 2019. Riot writer Odin Austin Shafer is penning this particular series, accompanied by art from Heavy Vinyl’s Nina Vak

We’ve embedded all the cards that were shown above, starting with the most exciting—a new legendary called Jan’alai the Dragonhawk. Rag is probably Hearthstone’s most iconic legendary card, and became so ubiquitous in decks that it was actually banished to the Hall of Fame in early 2017. Having been a little cool on the cards revealed so far from Rastakhan’s Rumble, today’s stream absolutely showcased some exciting, potent effects that I’m eager to mess about with. The card dump is happening on

Divinity: Original Sin 2 is secretly a brilliant tabletop RPG, as well as being our Game of the Year 2017. Today, Larian Studios announced a collaboration with Dark Eye creators Ulisses Spiele, bringing the popular German tabletop setting to Original Sin 2’s Game Master mode. If you’re not familiar with the Dark Eye RPG, you might still recognise the universe, as it’s one shared by several video game spin-offs, like Blackguards and The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav. The Prison of Shadow campaign i

What to expect from CPU deals on Black Friday and Cyber MondayIntel just launched its 9th-generation “Coffee Lake refresh” Core processors, including the i5-9600K , the i7-9600K , and i9-9900k . On the plus side, retailers might be more inclined to clear out their existing inventories of 7th-gen (Kaby Lake) and 8th-gen (Coffee Lake) Intel CPUs. When it comes to AMD, it’s likely that we’ll see steep discounts on both first and second-generation Ryzen processors. That’s not a massive price drop by

While we’re reminiscing about Half-Life for its 20th anniversary, let’s take a moment to celebrate its iconic protagonist. Yes, Ivan the Space Biker had a timeless look that served him well for the five minutes he was Half-Life’s hero. He sported a bulky space suit, some glorious facial topiary and generally looked like he had seen some shit. Big macho Ivan turned out to be a bit too conventional of a video game protagonist for Valve, which wanted a more cerebral hero. Sadly, after all the work