Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two Interactive have successfully sought search and seizure orders from the Australian Federal Court in relation to alleged Grand Theft Auto 5 cheaters, Torrent Freak (via the BBC) reports. Two properties in Melbourne, Australia are said to have been entered, with five players said to have been involved with the now offline cheat software ‘Infamous’. Torrent Freak reports the Australian Federal Court has frozen the assets of the five people involved, wh

The 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. A newly assembled PC that refuses to boot will test both your knowledge and patience, and also your ability to troubleshoot. Beyond that, here are five reasons why your freshly assembled PC might not boot. However, you do need to make sure your choice of RAM is fully seated, as this is one of the c

Nvidia’s embargo on performance numbers for the GeForce RTX 2070 is now in the rear view mirror, and there are plenty of reviews to help you decide if this is the right graphics card for you. As with the other GeForce RTX cards, the Founders Edition is a better proposition this round. Some of them revert to the old blower-style cooler that Nvidia dumped for this round, if that’s what you prefer. Most cards are only available for pre-order right now—there are a bunch on Newegg, for example—but we

Loot Crate and Chrono.gg have announced the launch of a new subscription service called Loot Play that brings subscribers five “high quality, highly curated” indie games each month. “Loot Play will be Loot Crate’s first digital subscription product and will open the door for the company to continue its growth through digital offerings, redefine collecting and explore the relationship fans have with content.” A bit like the Humble Monthly Bundle, Loot Play will feature one monthly “anchor” game a

For the last two years, the lead up to BlizzCon has ushered in a new round of Diablo 4 announcement rumors. In contrast to the 2017 BlizzCon layout, Diablo is set to occupy a large and central area of the convention centre this year. But that doesn’t strictly mean Diablo 4 is coming: indeed, a new blogpost by Blizzard suggests strongly that it isn’t. “BlizzCon 2018 is almost here and we’ve seen a lot of rumors flying around about our plans for Diablo at the show,” the post reads. The post goes o

Looking to get a head start on things, Monoprice is having a Black Friday ‘mini sale’ with discounts on 28-inch and 32-inch monitors, speakers, and a few other items. Monoprice 28-inch 4K Monitor | HDR, FreeSync | $219.99This 28-inch monitor has a 4K resolution at 60Hz. Still, this is pretty affordable for a 28-inch 4K display. $219.99, MonopriceMonoprice 32-inch 4K Monitor | HDR, FreeSync | $374.99If you’re looking for something bigger, this 32-inch model offers the same 4K resolution, HDR, and

If you have a high-end Nvidia graphics card, this is the gaming monitor for you—the Alienware AW3418DW curved ultrawide display is $859.99 from Newegg’s eBay Store. This is a 34-inch ultrawide (21:9) IPS display, with a resolution of 3440 x 1440, a contrast ratio of 1000:1, and a response time of 4ms. It can run at up to 120Hz with Nvidia G-Sync, so this is only worth the money if you have a GTX/RTX graphics card. You can buy the Alienware AW3418DW from the link below. Some online stores give us

Fallout: New Vegas, developed by Obsidian, is generally held to be the best of the Bethesda-era Fallout games. And Obsidian has previously expressed enthusiasm for the property: Designer Eric Fenstermaker tweeted in 2016 that “most of [Obsidian] generally are” up for taking on a new Fallout because it’s a “really fun property to work on,” and CEO Feargus Urquhart said last year that he’d “love to do another Fallout.” So with the multiplayer-focused Fallout 76 on the horizon, it’s not entirely su

Blendo Games, the indie studio nom de guerre of Brendon Chung that’s given us games including Atom Zombie Smasher, Thirty Flights of Loving, Quadrilateral Cowboy, and Flotilla 2, is working on a new project called Skin Deep. The underlying fiction, according to the listing on Steam, is that you are “a walking talking insurance policy.” “Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox,” the Steam page says. There’s not enough detail on

In Soulcalibur VI Geralt doesn’t just fit in, he has one of the most fun movesets in of the lot. He doesn’t need to switch between his steel and silver sword to counter humans and monsters. Geralt saves the silver sword for powered-up strikes and trickier moves, like an attack that turns into a throat-slash when it connects. Silver sword strikes are designed to deal extra damage to soul-charged opponents, punishing enemies when they channel magic. It’s a smart interpretation of the rules of the

Like most open world games, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has enjoyed loads of sky-beautifying mods since launch. Hyadum’s New Heavy Clouds, however, may well be the prettiest cloud-enhancer I’ve seen to date. But I suspect New Heavy Clouds will force your gaze upwards, as you take in the beauty that now stretches out above. “I’ve been trying to mod clouds for quite a bit and I think I got an interesting result, so here it is. Installation instructions for Hyadum’s New Heavy Clouds live this-a-way.

For the most part, FreeSync monitors cost less than G-Sync ones, all other things being equal. This is on full display in AOC’s new V2 series consisting of three relatively affordable models, each built around an IPS panel. The V2 series consists of 21.5-inch (22V2H), 24-inch (24V2H), and 27-inch (27V2H) models. AOC isn’t marketing these specifically as gaming monitors, though on paper they look like decent options for the money. We haven’t tested the new V2 series, so we can’t attest to image q

Despite being a top executive at the studio responsible for Tom Clancy’s The Division, Ubisoft Massive COO Alf Condelius said during a panel at the Sweden Game Conference that “we cannot be openly political in our games,” because doing so is “bad for business.” “It’s also bad for business, unfortunately, if you want the honest truth … They’re all good games, and at no point do any of them flash pop-ups saying “War is Bad” or “Save the Whales.” Also interestingly, Condelius cited another upcomi

Nvidia’s hardware partners have started updating their product pages with custom GeForce RTX 2070 models, some of which sport big and burly cooling solutions. Both of those measure 9 inches (228.6mm) long and 4.435 inches (112.6mm) high, whereas Zotac’s GeForce RTX 2070 Mini cards are cut short at 8.3 inches (211 mm). Zotac is offering two different Mini models, the GeForce RTX 2070 Mini (ZT-T20700E-10P) and GeForce RTX 2070 OC Mini (ZT-T20700F-10P). If you’re considering one of these, be sure t

The 8GB version of the Radeon RX 580 graphics card currently goes for $230-250, with occasional price drops. The Gigabyte RX 580 was just $210 on Amazon last month, but if you missed out on that, here’s another opportunity. It also comes with three free games: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Strange Brigade, and Star Control Origins. This specific card has 8GB of GDDR5 memory, a core clock of 1355MHz (in OC mode), and Gigabyte’s custom Windforce 2X cooling system. The Gigabyte RX 580 can be purchased

The Stanley Parable was released on October 17, 2013. I have the news you’ve all been waiting for.Today is the first day that it is possible to legitimately get the Go Outside achievement in The Stanley Parable. Believe it or not, Go Outside is not The Stanley Parable’s oddest or most difficult achievement. So far, 7.4 percent of players have claimed the Go Outside achievement. For myself, I still have quite a wait: I thought I might be close, but according to Steam I fired up The Stanley Parabl

It’s a good thing Cooler Master didn’t tack on an extra buck, because at $1,000, we’d have serious reservations about plunking down that kind of cash for a case. Unlike the original version, this modded variant sports custom carbon fiber rails, along with two kinds of carbon fiber (twill weave and wasp) on the front panel, and a carbon fiber rear. “The C700P Carbon expresses luxury and confidence by embracing the contours of the iconic design of Cosmos with the meticulous use of carbon fiber acc

When it comes to gaming deals, there are few better times to snap up a new controller than Black Friday . Here’s what to expect this year when the sales get going in terms of controllers perfect for PC gaming. For 2018’s impending Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, we’re likely to see the usual suspects, such as Sony’s DualShock 4 controller and Microsoft’s Xbox One controller going for decent prices, and occasionally the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller will be on offer. Best Black Friday contr

Fortnite’s v6.1 content update is noteworthy for bringing us pseudo-Overwatch cosplay , but more importantly, it’s also introduced a third vehicle in the quadcrasher. In less than a day, players have already been using the quadcrasher to claim stylish kills, perform wild stunts, and fly into space. If you described the same scene to me six months ago and called it Fortnite, I’d say nothing and walk away. Turn it all the way down (think a happy thought) and you can fly the quadcrasher across the

“There aren’t any assists there,” says Rebellion’s head of creative Tim Jones when I ask about why the Sniper Elite series has been so successful over the last 13 years. Sniper Elite 4 was well over twice as successful as Sniper Elite 3,” co-founder and CEO Jason Kingsley says. Over the years, each entry has earned more than the last from our reviewers: 65% for Sniper Elite V2, 70% for Sniper Elite 3, and 84% for last year’s Sniper Elite 4 . Each Sniper Elite game is more successful than the las