Electronic Arts says it’s “closely monitoring” allegations against FIFA 19 cover athlete Cristiano Ronaldo, who is facing accusations of raping a woman in Las Vegas in 2009. “The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call of a sexual assault on 13 June 2009. “We have seen the concerning report that details allegations against Cristiano Ronaldo,” EA said in a statement sent to Eurogamer. “We are closely monitoring the situation, as we expect cover athletes and ambassadors to con

I tend to enjoy Warhammer 40,000 game trailers more than the games themselves, but this faithful take on the Space Hulk tabletop game could be legit. Above we see a tableau of terminators locked in close combat with Tyranid genestealers as sad opera plays, and we learn that the opera is sad because the Space Hulk they are fighting for is about to kill a planet. In the video below we learn more about Space Hulk: Tactics’ sharing features. You can build maps, set special conditions, write some swe

The Cargo Ship Update has brought a big, noisy boat to the shores of Rust, and it’s filled with useful loot and heavily-armed scientists who’d really rather you kept your hands off of it. The ship, the CCSC Lazarus, will appear as a “periodic server event” that occurs every 2-to-4 in-game days. At that point, you’ll have to clear the defenders, hack two locked crates, and defend the ship while you’re waiting for them to pop. Not that we’d expect something like that to happen in Rust, right? Rust

Microsoft is rolling out its second annual Windows 10 update, known as the October 2018 Update (or Redstone 5), and some users report having trouble with it. The most egregious so far are reports of the October update deleting files. “I have just updated my windows using the October update (10, version 1809) it deleted all my files of 23 years in amount of 220gb. This is unbelievable, I have been using Microsoft products since 1995 and nothing like that ever happened to me,” a user wrote on Micr

My hands are too small to comfortably palm a basketball, but I’m confident I could hold one of EVGA’s new power supplies without trouble. EVGA’s new Supernova GM SFX power supplies are, as the model name implies, small form factor units. They measure 63mm (H) x 125mm (W) x 100mm (L) and are considerably tinier than standard ATX power supplies. 80 Plus Gold power supplies also typically use higher quality components, making them more reliable than cheaper PSUs. As a point of reference, Newegg is

Specifically, you can snag Acer’s recently refreshed Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop with just $849.74. Without the coupon code, this laptop sells for $1,132.99, while a brand new model costs $1,199 on Amazon. It’s powered by a 6-core/12-thread Intel Core i7-8750H processor, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, a GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with 6GB of GDDR5 memory, and a 256GB M.2 PCIe solid state drive. As to the “factory recertified” status, this is coming direct from Acer with a 90-day warranty from the date of pur

HP sells a wide range of gaming desktops and laptops under its Omen brand. If you’re in the market for a good entry-level gaming laptop, this is the deal for you: HP has discounted the latest 15t and 17t Omen laptops to $849.99 ($350 off) and $799.99 ($300 off), respectively. However, you can mix and match options to get the hardware you want. For example, you can add a 128GB NVMe M.2 SSD to the Omen 15t for $110 extra. You can buy the Omen 15t and Omen 17t gaming laptops from HP.

Fortnite is an extraordinarily popular game, and because of that, scammers and con artists are (again, still) using it to distribute malware. “Combining it with the current fever for new Fortnite content is a recipe for stolen data and a lot of cleanup required afterward.” It’s definitely not new in the broad strokes—Epic warned against Fortnite Android phishing scams in May—but this new round of malware attacks sounds even more potentially destructive. “Fortnite is the gaming equivalent of thos

Bungie has peeled back the curtain on the creation of Destiny 2: Forsaken’s raid, Last Wish. Over on our sister site GamesRadar+ Tim quizzed raid team lead Joe Blackburn about the raid’s inception and the design of the awesomely huge final boss. “These are the moments that drive what we want the raid to be about, or what we want a specific encounter to be about. For more, and to find out what it’s like to watch your community try to crack your elaborate raid puzzles in real time, check out the f

Way back in 1998, Baldur’s Gate was credited with single-handled reviving the CRPG genre. And it might be possible that Baldur’s Gate will be a beneficiary of the revival this time around. The evidence—which, to be fair, is more of an insinuation—comes to us courtesy of a tweet from inXile Entertainment boss Brian Fargo. But Beamdog told PCGamesN that it’s not working on the game, and Larian shot down an entirely unsubstantiated RPG Codex rumor that it had acquired the Baldur’s Gate license. I’d

Activision said in August that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will support uncapped framerates on the PC. Treyarch explained in the Black Ops 4 subreddit today that the Blackout battle royale mode will actually be capped at 120 fps at launch, after which—if all goes well—the cap will be gently eased off. “During the Blackout Beta, we made the decision to cap it at 90fps to monitor performance and online stability. The framerate cap will only be in place for Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode; Zombies and co

There isn’t a mid-range RTX card yet, so the 6GB GTX 1060 is still one of the best graphics cards out there for budget builds. If you’re buying parts for a new PC or revamping an existing build, you can get a GTX 1060 and an EVGA 600W power supply for just $239.99 after a mail-in rebate (or $260 without the rebate). The graphics card is an EVGA GTX 1060, with 6GB of GDDR5 memory and the company’s custom ACX 2.0 cooling system. The included power supply is a 600W EVGA 80 Plus Bronze unit. You can

But I’m pretty familiar with the Ashes Cricket video game series, and I’ve written about the Don Bradman Cricket games as well. Big Bash Boom is a forthcoming arcade cricket game by the Australian studio responsible for the two aforementioned games, Big Ant Studios. The collaboration with Cricket Australia will feature all the teams and players featured in this year’s Big Bash League and Women’s Big Bash League, and mascots will feature as well (hopefully you can throw cricket balls at them or b

If you’re bored of plonking down ready-made buildings in your favourite city-building sim then you might enjoy The Architect: Paris. In this game you design and manage individual buildings and seed them into custom districts in an effort to create the perfect Paris. You have to contend with climate change, energy crises, social upheaval and population surges to keep the city humming along. “The Architect: Paris is an out of the box, innovative game that aims to shake the foundations of the genre

The Forge is the first of seven DLC packs coming down the pipe for Shadow of the Tomb Raider. According to Square Enix Lara “must brave the lava-flooded Forge of the fallen gods to uncover the secrets of Kuwaq Yaku.” “Throughout her journey, Lara will uncover details about a friend’s ancient legacy, and overcome a danger long thought to be lost in flame.” Hopefully it’s the Tomb Raider 1 T-Rex, back for revenge. To be honest we will mainly use this as an excuse to take more awkward vacation phot

If you can get past the Windows Store requirement, there’s a lot to like in Microsoft’s Forza Horizon 4. This isn’t the first Forza game to land on PC, but where Forza Horizon 3 had some performance inconsistencies at time, from my testing that’s gone with Forza Horizon 4. I have some thoughts on the Windows Store below, which is about the only complaint I have with Forza Horizon 4. Forza Horizon 4 PC system requirementsPC building guides Need a new PC for Forza Horizon 4? Last but not least (ac

I take my drone, Autobox, Roll Out!, back to the drawing board. This means as I start to sail past SUMO a sensor will detect it and thrusters will turn Autobox towards my opponent. Autobox turns into SUMO as anticipated, but then the two vessels lock up and start waltzing in circles. I add a couple of short-burst side boosters and link them up to my short-range forward sensor (you can set sensor ranges with a slider). That means when I’m close to dead on with SUMO the extra boosters will fire an

Weedcraft Inc. is a game where you can navigate these muddy waters for righteous or nefarious reasons, but ultimately for profit. Weedcraft Inc. is very much a ‘Tycoon’, game that puts you in the shoes of a business graduate who has come back to the family home to deal with the aftermath of their father’s death due to cancer. Some of the weed can help with veterans with PTSD, or the aforementioned pain management, so you have to grow the stuff with the most desirable effects for your market. By

NZXT is selling a special version of its popular H440 mid-tower computer case for just $49.99, down from its regular price of $119.99, and tossing in a Steam key for PC Building Simulator to sweeten the pot. The H440 that’s up for grabs features an “exclusive colorway,” meaning it’s the only version the H440 available with white accents on a black chassis. We’re not sold on the limited run, but the price is certainly attractive. And hey, if you’re nervous about putting together a PC, you can alw

Now, situations will be special after each encounter,” EA says in the Attrition System explainer. Some changes to the Attrition System have been made in response to the mixed reaction that arose from the open beta. “In fact, if you’re new to Battlefield, you might not even notice the Attrition system; chances are you’ll die before you run out of ammo,” EA admitted. “New players won’t be punished by the Attrition system, but advanced players need to apply some additional tactical thinking with th