It’s been more than a decade since Dell acquired Alienware, at the time a standalone boutique gaming PC builder like Falcon-Northwest and Maingear. “It absolutely is,” Dell XPS general manager Frank Azor told PCGamesN when asked if Dell was looking into the component market for its Alienware brand. However, Alienware would be the first boutique brand that I’m aware of to sell its own brand components. The Alienware name comes with a brand promise, and if we don’t deliver on that promise to custo

A number of Warner Bros. “classics” are the basis for the new Humble Bundle, beginning with Scribblenauts Unlimited, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition, and Batman: Arkham Origins, which you can pick up for as low as $1. If you have more money, the Humblers have more games for beating the average price, which is currently just above $4, you’ll also get Bastion, Mad Max, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, and a coupon for ten percent off Lego The Incredibles. Drop $12

Koble, the head of publishing, said that’s been “a consistent policy” at Rockstar, to encourage employees “to get to the finish line.” For RDR2, Rockstar will “recognize many people who made a contribution, including many former employees” through a “thank you” list on the Rockstar website that includes names that don’t appear in the credits. Hefty overtime is clearly intertwined with Rockstar culture, but Koble acknowledged that march-or-die is not a sustainable approach to game development. “I

Disgaea 5 Complete launched on PC earlier this week, and it’s easily the largest instalment in the notoriously time-consuming strategy RPG series. But according to the game’s publisher NIS America, the Steam version lacks features contained in the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions. “We deeply apologize that these differences were not communicated in advance, and we appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter. Those who have purchased the game are currently venting their fr

Blizzard is rolling out a beta test for the Overwatch World Cup Viewer, a bit of tech that will let viewers watch the upcoming Overwatch World Cup via the Battle.net client, giving them access to all of the camera tools previously reserved for Overwatch League’s professional esports observers. This means viewers will be able to control the camera, switch between first-person and third-person, and choose which player’s view they want to watch. Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan says that by beta

In short, it’s good news if you like building things but bad news if you like throwing things. What’s not going to be included in the beta and 1.0 version is just as noteworthy. And some much-desired features Bohemia had hoped to include this year have been tabled until next year, to be added post-launch. This includes helicopters for players to repair and fly, a system for climbing over obstacles, plus bows, arrows, and throwing items—including grenades. “Just to assure everyone again, both the

Image source: NASANoted Destiny leaker AnonTheNine has dropped word on Reddit that Bungie has begun work on Destiny 3. The new game will take Guardians to Europa, the moon of Jupiter that’s previously been seen in Destiny concept art, and will put a greater focus on RPG elements and “hardcore” play than the previous game. The leaking began late last week, when a member of the Destiny subreddit said that a “solid base version” of Destiny 3 should already be operational. The development is startin

There are deals to be had on Nvidia’s previous generation of Pascal graphics cards, and for anyone who needs a little nudging, the GPU maker has teamed up with Capcom to give away Monster Hunter: World free with select purchases. Cards that qualify include the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, GeForce GTX 1070, and GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB version). Where ever you buy the card from, just make sure it clearly states that Monster Hunter: World is part of the package. Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Mini |SFF Card | $389.9

Electronic Arts has kicked off a Scary Savings Sale on Origin, with deals on games including Vampyr, Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition, Madden NFL 19, Duskers, and Beholder. One deal that’s particularly noteworthy is Battlefield 1, which is available for $5—88 percent off the regular $40 price. That’s a good deal, but what really seals the deal is that the Premium Pass, which includes the They Shall Not Pass, In the Name of the Tsar, Turning Tides, and Apocalypse expansion, is free. The Scary Sa

If you’ve ever lost a game of Fortnite to someone with superhuman aim, you’re not alone. Aimbot hacks do exist for Fortnite, and some of them are good enough to make even the most novice player aim like Tfue, or even better. Aimbot hacks do exist in Fortnite, and some of them are good enough to make even the most novice player aim like Tfue, or even better. The clip is from a YouTube video uploaded on Sept. 27, when season six of Fortnite began, so it’s relatively new. Another says that “Fortnit

As a means of compensating players for their patience, DICE will give players two free in-game items—so long as they sign-in during its first week of release. Announced via Twitter, the developer’s general manager Oscar Gabrielson says early adopters will receive the Oscar Mike Helmet and Oscar Mike Emblem. A coinciding press release says the names of the items derive from “military radio jargon used on the front lines.” Logging on during week one will see the items appear as shipments in the Ar

Despite early promise, Open AI’s algorithm-driven bots fell to human Dota 2 players at The International 2018. In a similar vein, an AI-produced piece of art will now be sold at prestigious London auction house Christie’s. As reported by the BBC, the AI was designed by the French art collective Obvious—whose system compares its own portraits to those created by humans. The BBC says the portrait—named Edmond de Belamy—marks the first time a piece of AI-produced artwork has been sold at a major au

The first Lego Overwatch model is Bastion, reported Andy earlier this month. Courtesy of an apparent leak from US retailed Target, we now know the first Overwatch Lego sets are themed around the shooter’s Watchpoint: Gibraltar and Dorado maps, and a couple of its animated short offshoots. As reported by Lego fansite The Brick Fan (via Eurogamer), Target leaked the following images, which have since been shared on Imgur by the Overwatch subreddit. At the time of writing, Overwatch’s corner of the

Back in August, I wrote about The Waylanders, a time travel RPG that clearly has its roots in older RPGs. Last week the game landed on Kickstarter, and it’s generating substantial interest. In The Waylanders’ story, your characters time travel between the Celtic and Medieval eras, reincarnating in each. Hopefully, this range of combat styles will give The Waylanders a lot of interesting on-the-fly strategic options. The Waylanders comes from Spanish studio Gato Salvaje, and former Dragon Age cre

With Red Dead Redemption 2 due (on consoles) this Friday, GTA Online offers its players one last chance to earn double money on its western-themed bonus weapons. Add this to the extra cash earned from Smuggler’s Run Sell Missions—with double RP and GTA$—and you’ll be well placed to capitalise on this week’s vehicle, property and aircraft savings. With 35 percent off, it’s going for $1,938,000 (combined with its trade price discount). Ascertaining trade price there requires you win a round of the

Ancient Enemy is the next project from Grey Alien Games, the studio responsible for Regency Solitaire and last year’s Shadowhand. The “unusual, strategic RPG card game” marks a collaboration between Grey Alien and Big Robot’s Jim Rossignol, includes artwork from illustrator Jen Pattison, and is supported by Thomas Was Alone developer Bithell Games. His ultimate destination: the nameless antagonist, a dread nemesis waiting patiently in the dark fastness of a monstrous citadel, his Ancient Enemy.

If you’re wondering when the next Steam sales are, it looks like those dates might’ve been leaked today, as these things usually do. This morning, Kotaku reported that a developer source had shared the dates for both the Steam Winter and Autumn sales. This has the Autumn Sale beginning on November 21 at 9.55am (presumably Pacific time) until November 27 at 10.05am. The Winter Sale, meanwhile, runs for a fortnight, starting on December 20 and ending on January 3. Later today, this Twitter account

Ahead of its PC test period next week, the Fallout 76 beta kicks off later today on Xbox One. Admittedly, Fallout 76 hasn’t yet grabbed me in the same way its forerunners have, but I’m very much looking forward to exploring its setting all the same. In other Fallout 76 news, Chris reckons its Hunter/Hunted mode works a lot like battle royale. Upon killing your target, you’ll be assigned to the player they were tracking, and so on, until just one Hunter remains.” Fallout 76’s PC beta runs next we

In a short developer blog, Epic announced that it will be bringing the ability to re-deploy the glider to all game modes. That’s all game modes, yep: Squads, Duos, Solos, the whole deal. The mechanic was introduced in Soaring 50s, a 50v50 mode that let players pop their glider from nearly any height. For me, Fortnite is all about reacting to the variables in play, and if glider re-deployment is on the menu this week, so be it. I’ve always wanted epic to test this so we can see if it’d be benefic

No Man’s Sky can, at times, be a bit spooky. So it makes sense that Hello Games might try to amp up the scares, especially since Halloween is approaching. Hence the next No Man’s Sky update. It’s called The Abyss, Hello Games announced, and it’s landing next week, free for all players. We’ve called it The Abyss, because it focuses on some of the eerier elements of No Man’s Sky, in keeping with the theme of this season.”