Buck, formerly a designer at Telltale Games with credits on its Batman, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Walking Dead games, recently came to public prominence in the wake of the studio’s collapse. The Kickstarter is ticking along reasonably well, although still a fair distance from its goal, currently sitting at around $83,000. With just nine days left, that doesn’t bode well for the stretch goal, but today the developers announced that it doesn’t matter anymore, because she has now officially

You may have heard that the Diablo Immortal reveal at BlizzCon did not go over very well. Despite that reception, it doesn’t sound as if Blizzard is ready to step back from mobile game develop. “Many of us over the last few years have shifted from playing primarily desktop to playing many hours on mobile, and we have many of our best developers now working on new mobile titles across all of our IPs. Many of them are being developed internally only, and we’ll have information to share on those in

Few things can ruin your day like spilling a drink on your keyboard , unless you happen to own a water-resistant plank. It’s a tenkeyless (TKL) keyboard from Aukey, meaning it trades a dedicated number pad for a shorter profile. This is a mechanical keyboard too—it uses Outemu Blue key switches, which are tactile and offer an audible ‘click’ when pressed. To get this keyboard for under $21, follow the deal link below and click on the $2 coupon that’s right underneath the price. Aukey Mechanical

However, Zen 2 is headed to AMD’s mainstream Ryzen processor family sometime next year, assuming no unforeseen bumps in the company’s roadmap. AMD is confident there won’t be, and even said that its 7nm+ Zen 3 and Zen 4 architectures are on track. Closeup of AMD’s Rome processor, courtesy Tom’s Hardware. “The multi-chip processor uses 7nm process technology for the ‘Zen 2’ CPU cores that benefit from the advanced process technology, while leveraging a mature 14nm process technology for the input

Skatebird is a game about a bird on a board—a skateboard, that is, a very tiny skateboard in a wee little skate park, made of pencils, erasers, staplers, and other such desktop detritus. The idea is that you’re going to cheer up your down-in-the dumps Big Friend, an ex-skater with a job they hate, by being “a chill little skateboarding bird.” You’ll build a following on Tweeter (“the premier bird social network”) as your skills improve, make friends, attract crowds (of birds) to your park, and e

N7 Day is once again upon us, and you’d probably be forgiven for thinking that it’s lost a little of its luster over the years. It’s been more than six years since the Mass Effect trilogy wrapped up, after all, and Mass Effect: Andromeda’s most lasting impact was forcing the closure of BioWare Montreal. But BioWare isn’t trying to slip away from it quietly. I love this IP deeply, and we’ve grown together over the years as fans and developers in it. We’ve got got some thoughts on BioWare’s best a

AMD’s first foray into 7nm GPU territory isn’t aimed at gamers—nobody’s going to buy a Radeon Instinct card for their gaming PC, nor should anyone want to. In fact, we saw this with Vega already—the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition for professionals hit the market before the Radeon RX Vega 64 and 56 cards for gamers arrived. AMD’s 7nm Vega GPU packs 13.2 billion transistors in a 331mm^2 package, compared to 12.5 billion transistors in a 486^mm package in the original Vega. Looking at the Radeon Inst

Blackout’s blinding flashbang, the 9-Bang, has been excised from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode. Its removal might just be temporary, as Treyarch says that it will “evaluate its place in the gameplay loop”. If you’re au fait with Black Ops 4’s Zombies mode or played Blackout during the beta, you might recognise this toothy guy. On Friday, Black Ops 4’s first 2X Tier Boost Weekend will kick off at 10am PT, finishing at the same time on Monday, November 12. A few days ago, Black Op

Crusader Kings 2’s largest expansion, Holy Fury, is due out next week, but in the meantime you can wet your whistle on this feature breakdown from Paradox. There’s quite a lot, and while the focus is on Christian and pagan shenanigans, there’s also plenty beyond that. By starting a new game with a ‘shattered world’, you’ll experience a more balanced version of Crusader Kings 2, where all the big kingdoms and empires have been broken apart. Picking a ‘randomise world’ feature keeps the geography

I genuinely cared about the majority of the cast in Mass Effect, but I avoided Tali at every opportunity. Hates… Sebastian Vael (Dragon Age)I struggled with this one, because there aren’t really any BioWare characters I truly don’t like. I’ve been saving the party sequence from the DLC Mass Effect 3: Citadel until I’m finally ready to say goodbye to Mass Effect, and I’m told Vega’s attendance is mandatory. My cynical side says Mordin was designed to be quoted by fans more than be an interestin

On the plus side, ultrawide resolutions will be supported after Fallout 76 launches on November 14, according to the post. For those hoping an FOV slider would be added, there’s the bad news: it won’t be. Text chat is also a good way to detect and filter abusive language in an online game. I am 100% baffled by the complete omission of text chat. Getting back to something positive, the 400 pound base stash size will be enlarged at some point in the future.

Last year’s Armistice campaign, set up by War Child, raised over £100,000 for children that have become victims of war. This year, War Child is hoping to raise £250,000 with game updates and events that promote peace, along with a Steam sale. The Steam sale includes the likes of Abzu, the relaxing underwater exploration game, and Rime, another peaceful exploration romp. If you fancy raising money yourself, this year you can stream your own charity event to support War Child. You can register you

Honestly speaking, we don’t know what to expect this year, so we’ll be extra vigilant to search for deals. Nobody needs a 4K webcam yet, but if it’s something on your wish list, you may consider the Logitech Brio . You can already pick it up for $168 (a $31 saving), but we recommend waiting until the sale to buy. Black Friday 2018 and Cyber Monday 2018 will land on November 23 and November 28 this year. Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday webcam deals from last year

The first beta build of DayZ has hit the experimental branch with new base building, “player restraining” and vehicle updates. The 0.63 update will hit the default stable branch imminently and after that the developers plan to concentrate on fixing the game. Remarkably the plan is for DayZ to get to 1.0 before the year is out. “While there are large numbers of issues left, only about 600 of them are crucial to make DayZ work as intended. DayZ has had a choppy development since it first arrived l

Take the first Allied mission of the mod’s first act, which is a retelling of Red Alert 2’s central conflict. Psilent but deadlyThe main draw of Mental Omega is the chance to run through a campaign as Yuri’s Epsilon Army. Fortunately, it runs better than the creaky Red Alert 2, but I still found the default renderer struggled at high resolutions. Mental Omega is a dramatic expansion that’s still being worked on. If you’re a fan of Red Alert 2, this is the mod you need.

After a few delays, Overkill’s The Walking Dead has finally shambled onto Steam, accompanied by the cinematic launch trailer above. We’re still putting it through its paces for our review, but it doesn’t make the best first impression. The first story mission is a ‘defend your base’ deal where you’re just sort of flung into a big mess. Finally, one of the grabby zombies pinned me, and with my mute buddies having fun elsewhere, I quickly became lunch. The rest of the missions might be great, but

November is shaping up to be a busy month in Ancient Greece. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is getting a slew of new diversions across the month, running the gamut from new quests to cosmetic clothing options. If it’s quests you’re after, The Lost Tales of Greece might be up your street. It’s a series of quests that begins with The Show Must Go On. Accompanying the new series of quests are epic mercenaries to fight on land and at sea, a new mythical beastie to batter and two new item sets themed aroun

Detective stories are a staple of fiction, but despite advances in technology and narrative ambition, games have struggled with the genre. That is changing, and it’s partially thanks to philosophies adopted by developers like Ben Wander of pulp mystery game A Case of Distrust. “An interactive mystery should evoke great detectives, making the player feel part of that esteemed club,” says Wander. Francisco Gonzalez’ detective adventure, Lamplight City, uses this to make the player feel they’re on

Keep your PC and do a simple upgradeThe Complete Guide to PC Gaming PC Gamer is going back to the basics with a series of guides, how-tos, and deep dives into PC gaming’s core concepts that we’re calling The Complete Guide to PC Gaming. Even if you’re ready to take that plunge, you can still use some of the components from your old PC. Turn your old PC into a media center PCAn old gaming computer is the perfect machine to turn into a home theater PC. You can also turn your old PC into a makeshif

As reported by Kotaku, the suit alleges that despite promises to address sexism and discrimination at the studio, “Riot Games is simply sweeping these allegations under the rug with empty investigations and counseling, while protecting bad actors from any repercussion.” One of the plaintiffs alleged that male employees used the word “dick” more than 500 times in a single month. “Recently, an attorney with the law suit of Seyfarth Shaw, LLP was hird to investigate some of the issues facing Riot G