At some point later this month the Dota-themed card game will transition from closed beta—currently populated by a mix of Dota scenesters and pros from rival CCGs—to a more open affair. Bolts from the blueLast time I visited Valve’s Bellevue HQ, it was to get acquainted with Artifact’s core mechanics . This time we’d been invited to check out the Sealed mode, but warmed up with a standard game first. “Pretty ironic losing to the card we’re giving you to put on the cover,” offered another of the

I’m starting with the RTX 2070 Founders Edition, which sees similar design updates as the other two models. Score one major victory for the RTX 2070 over the 1080 and 1080 Ti, provided you’re using the ray tracing hardware. GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition is a questionable valueImage 1 of 6 Swipe left/right for additional charts. As such, RTX 2080 Ti has a Titan price, the RTX 2080 takes over the former 1080 Ti slot, and the RTX 2070 gets the 1080’s place. I’m scoring the RTX 2070 Founders Edi

In-game tournaments are coming to Fortnite in the 6.1 update—both of which are now live. As reported by Andy yesterday evening, in-game tournaments are open to everyone, and pit competitors on all platforms—and all types of control setups—against one another other “as equals”. A new ‘Events’ tab has been added, explains v6.10’s patch notes, along with several in-game tournaments. “Every scheduled session is a completely clean slate with all players starting on an equal footing at the beginning o

Fallout: Sakhalin is an ambitious Fallout 4 mod that adds a new island, with new interiors, quests, factions and monsters. Inspired by New Vegas’s DLC and GSC Game World’s Stalker, Sakhalin Island is set within an alternate Fallout universe future, whereby remnants of Communist China, The USSR, Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany seek treasures on the eponymous archipelago. “This moody horror based Fallout mod will take you through a hand crafted adventure on an island filled with conflict and intri

Epic Games is suing two YouTubers for their alleged use and promotion of Fortnite cheats. Epic then suggests both Lucas and Conter collaborate on streams together to promote so-called “magical powers”. Torrent Freak quotes Lucas as saying “at the end of the stream, I’m gonna do a three month of Fortnite magical powers giveaway. In the complaint, Epic continues: “Lucas is operating these websites and selling these cheats and accounts for his own personal enrichment. This news follows Epic Games’

When Wes caught up with Hollow Knight creators Team Cherry last year, they mentioned Boneforest—a lava-filled zone that was cut near the end of the game’s development. The dev’s Ari Gibson has spoken more about the ill-fated area in an interview with Game Informer. “We removed one large area from the game, the Boneforest,” Gibson tells GI. In conversation with Wes, Gibson and teammate William Pellen explained they originally planned to have other levels below the Boneforest—which Gibson didn’t a

After unveiling Hollywood actor Mark Strong as its singleplayer campaign narrator yesterday, Battlefield 5 has launched its Official Single Player Trailer. Have a gander at that above. Cue dramatic scenes of a man being incarcerated, a young woman trekking over a towering snowy mountain, explosions, tanks, ships, skiing, death, hugs, camaraderie, and what looks like a fighter jet pilot giving German pursuers the vicky from his cockpit towards the end. “Discover the untold stories of World War 2

Hot on the heels of last week’s horrifying Clown Trap video, Atomic Heart has shared another short but intriguing snippet of footage. Titled ‘Soviet Television at Facility 3826’, it looks like this:Posted to developer Mundfish’s YouTube channel, the above comes without a description and leaves us with more questions than answers. The facility itself has clearly been ransacked, but the peeling wallpaper and general state of disrepair suggests some time has passed since whatever went down. It’s we

As the Fallout 76 beta approaches, those who want to participate may be mulling over which edition of Fallout 76 to buy. There are several to choose from: the Fallout 76 Standard Edition ($60), the Fallout 76 Tricentennial Edition ($80), or the Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition ($200). And then there’s the Fallout 76 Platinum Edition. Thing about the Platinum Edition you might want to make note of: the $115 price tag doesn’t include the actual game of Fallout 76. If you’re shopping for Fallout 76 e

This week, GTA Online extends its Red Dead Redemption 2-related bonuses to October 29. If you managed to complete all of that last week, though, this week’s bonuses are Gunrunning, VIP/CEO, and stunt-focused. “Kingpins and their cohorts profit handily this week with Double GTA$ & RP for completing VIP/CEO Work & Challenges through October 22nd,” explains this Rockstar Newswire post. The Dewbauchee Vagner tops our list of the fastest cars in GTA Online, and, with 30 percent off, it’s a steal at $

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out (see our review in progress), and lots of big-name Twitch streamers are dropping into its battle royale mode, Blackout. This includes the top two streamers, Ninja and Shroud, who teamed up to become the last duo standing—though they ran into a minor hiccup along the way. As you can see in the clip above (you may need to unmute it, and let me give you a sound warning because it’s loud), Shroud was driving a truck while Ninja rode in the flatbed. Shroud attempted t

On the other hand, buying a prebuilt gaming PC is quicker, easier, and generally more reliable. Nowadays, easier to install components and an accessible prebuilt PC market can make it a little more difficult to decide. Here we’ll discuss the advantages and disadvantages of building and buying a gaming PC to help you come to an informed decision. Building Your PCThe 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 c

Earlier today, EVGA put its GTX 1070 GAMING card on sale for $359.99. That was already less expensive than nearly every other GTX 1070 card on the market, but if you don’t care about overclocking, here’s an even cheaper option. The EVGA GTX 1070 DT graphics card is now just $289.99—around $100 less than other models on Newegg. You can buy the EVGA GTX 1070 DT from the link below. EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW DT | $289.99 ($240 off)This is one of EVGA’s “DT” cards, which means it’s not guaranteed to

Destiny 2 players who haven’t yet waded into the waters of the expansions will have a little more incentive to do so beginning tomorrow, October 16, when Bungie will begin bundling the Curse of Osiris and Warmind DLCs with Destiny 2: Forsaken. Piling everything into a single package will “make it less complicated for other Guardians to begin their journey in Forsaken,” Bungie said. “Every player of Destiny 2 who has yet to touch down on the Tangled Shore will need only the Forsaken upgrade. Our

If you’ve been looking for a good deal on a mid-range graphics card, today might be your lucky day. EVGA’s GTX 1070 GAMING card is currently $359.99 from the company’s online store—a discount of $20-60 from most other GTX 1070 models. The model on sale is EVGA’s ‘Black Edition’ card, with a custom ACX 3.0 cooling system 8GB of GDDR5X memory. It has a base clock of 1506MHz, and can boost to 1683MHz. Unlike some of the other EVGA cards that have gone on sale recently, this isn’t a ‘DT’ model that

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, has died as a result of complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. While most knew Paul Allen as a technologist and philanthropist, for us he was a much loved brother and uncle, and an exceptional friend,” Allen’s sister, Jody Allen, said in a statement. Microsoft released a statement in the wake of his passing, calling Allen’s contributions to the company, industry, and community “indispensable.” Apple CEO Tim Cook paid tribute to Al

Out of 22 million comments sent to the Federal Communications Commission last year, only 800,000 were both real and unique. This is according to a report by Stanford researcher Brain Singel, who also found that those unique comments were—surprise—overwhelmingly in favor of net neutrality. By analyzing the unique comments, Singel concluded that not only were the commentators educated on the topic of net neutrality, but also that individuals from both Democratic and Republican districts were in fa

This isn’t a gaming monitor like Samsung’s CHG90, which offers FreeSync 2 HDR support and has a fast 144Hz refresh rate. Dell’s monitor lacks FreeSync or G-Sync technology, it doesn’t serve up HDR visuals, and the refresh rate checks in at 60Hz. That claim will probably be true when the UltraSharp 49 arrives later this month, but it might not be the only one by the time 2019 rolls around. Dell’s monitor uses an IPS panel with a 350 nits brightness rating, same as Samsung’s 49-inch model. The Ult

Today the studio released a new dev diary video examining two of the game’s central characters: Jesse Faden, the new director of the FBC, and her predecessor, Zachariah Trench. “What if this kind of characters is then pushed up the ladder and ends up as the director in a place like this?” “Because she’s seen so much weird in her life, she’s at home when she walks into the Oldest House.” He didn’t say anything about the character himself, though, except to note that he plays a “key role.” Control