The Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay reveal was viewed by almost half a million people. Lucky for me, CD Projekt Red says damage numbers can be turned off and a host of HUD elements will be optional. Following Monday’s gameplay reveal, Sardukhar, a moderator on the game’s official forum, asked prospective players what they liked and disliked about the footage. Within their own observations, they say they’d like the option to remove the damage numbers above target’s heads—which Sardukhar has since updated

You collect blood samples from infected-occupied areas around the map, and when you’ve got enough, you sprint to a helicopter and try and take the only seat out of there. On the way, you’ll encounter and battle other players, and you can steal their blood samples if you overcome them. More blood samples level up your character. Since then, Techland has raised the player count from six to twelve, and it means the map feels pretty populated. More modes, a few maps, and a potentially gigantic playe

You can finally watch the full Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay demo. And if you watched it live via CD Projekt Red’s Twitch stream the other day, you did so alongside nearly half a million others. That’s according to videogame statistics site Githyp, who reckons Monday’s showing makes Cyberpunk 2077 the “most watched stream on Twitch for an upcoming game” in 2018 so far. At the time of writing, Cyberpunk 2077’s gameplay reveal has also been viewed 4.7 million times on its official YouTube channel . I co

GTA Online introduced a reworked version of its Hunting Pack Adversary Mode last week, with double RP and GTA$ opportunities. Those same bonuses roll over this week, alongside the addition of the HVY Menacer—a weaponised vehicle fit for blowing things up, and, of course, griefing. Now get out there and make them proud by tearing your enemies to shreds in the HVY Menacer, available at Warstock Cache & Carry.” In any event, here’s a fully-kitted out variation of the HVY Menacer in motion courtesy

Family Man looks like it could be a very interesting sort of experience. “For every decision that Family Man throws at you, there are different ways to handle it. Of course, if you don’t pay off your debt, you’ll end up like Joe Pesci in a cornfield. Family Man won’t be out until sometime in 2019, but a closed beta will take place near the end of this year. You can sign up for that through the Family Man Discord channel, and learn more about the game at familymangame.com.

The Humble Digital Tabletop Bundle is a pay-what-you-want collection of board games, minus the boards, and the tables, and the dice and cards and markers and whatever else you might normally associate with such things. For $1, you get the Ticket to Ride complete bundle, the Ticket to Ride Android edition, Sentinels of the Multiverse, and Mysterium: A Psychic Clue Game on PC and Android. Beat the average price, and Pathfinder Adventures, Carcassonne – Tiles and Tactics, Sentinels of the Multivers

Destiny 2: Forsaken won’t be live for another week, but the Destiny 2 Update 2.0 patch notes are here right now. “The Forsaken Annual Pass is different than the traditional post-launch Destiny expansions we’ve delivered in years past. Black Armory, Joker’s Wild, and Penumbra each deliver multiple beats that span the length of a given Season. We believe the overall experience will feel markedly different to Destiny players, in a really good way.” Bungie also dropped the Destiny 2: Forsaken launch

Unless you’ve been living under a cube, you’d know a massive purple cube appeared in Fortnite last week. More specifically, that new box will be the sequel to 22Cans’ zeitgeist-groping cube game. When Fortnite cube gets closer to its destination, the purple exterior will peel away like the wax from a Babybel cheese slice, and the interior will be full of glistening offal. Tyler Wilde: Look inside and seeThe cube contains a copy of Fortnite’s map on which another match is being played. Were you t

We’ve long recommended the Blue Yeti, which in our opinion is the best microphone option for most people. If you’re looking for something a little cheaper and smaller, however, Blue today introduced the Yeti Nano for “broadcast-quality podcasting.” As it pertains to the Yeti Nano, it measures a little more than 3 inches shorter than the regular Yeti. The Yeti Nano isn’t just a smaller version of the Yeti, though. The Yeti Nano is available now in four different color options, each priced at $99.

The 1986 space exploration game Starflight was a remarkable thing. Today, indie developer HumaNature, founded by original Starflight co-creator Greg Johnson, took the first step toward (finally) making Starflight 3 with the launch of an $800,000 crowdfunding campaign on Fig. The original Starflight dev team. And he just laughed and said, ‘Haha, you are Starflight, of course, do whatever you want—it’s yours’,” Johnson said. McConnell still owns the Starflight property, but getting the Starflight

AMD and Nvidia both have new GPU driver updates available, and both feature performance optimizations for multiple games. As we reported earlier, AMD’s driver release is optimized for Strange Brigade and F1 2018. Likewise, Nvidia’s new 399.07 WHQL driver package is a “Game Ready” release aimed at delivering the best performance possible in those same two games, though it’s the Battlefield V open beta that headlines this driver release. In addition, the 399.07 release also brings Game Ready statu

The new Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.8.2. release coincides with the launch of Strange Brigade, with claims of up to a 5 percent performance boost for Radeon RX Vega 64 owners in that specific game. AMD provided one other performance metric, a 3 percent bump for Radeon RX 580 8GB owners when playing Strange Brigade at 1440p. We haven’t tested the new driver package ourselves, so we can’t say if the performance claims are accurate or not. Strange Brigade is one of three games you can get

Destiny 2: Forsaken is now just one week away, and today Bungie began the countdown with the rollout of the D2:F launch trailer. And yes, the Guardian speaks! Also notable is Uldren Sov’s fiddling with a shard of the Traveller, suggesting that he’s going to (or at least trying to) get Guardian powers. Surely there must be a greater cause at play, a higher purpose—perhaps even something morally ambiguous? Let’s be honest, that guy could get on your nerves sometimes.

In the wake of its impressive E3 showing, From Software said Activision is giving the studio “much-needed support” on Sekiro’s tutorial system. The partnership still strikes me as an odd one, but the Dark Souls studio has opened up on why joining forces with the publisher is the right move. Talking to gamesindustry.biz at Gamescom, From’s community manager Yasuhiro Kitao says Activision was one among many western publishers it pitched Sekiro to. “Initially when we had this project proposal we to

The free Elite: Dangerous Beyond Chapter Three update was outlined at a community gathering at Gamescom 2018 last week. It’s out today, and it adds new weapons, new ships, new mission types, new story details, and new high-level engineers. General outfitting: Large dumbfire missile, large seeking missile, large torpedo launcher, and the turreted version of the large multi cannon. Guardian tech broker: Small plasma launcher (turret and fixed mounts), small shard cannon (turret and fixed), and a s

Dota 2’s The International 2018 Battle Pass is a tournament compendium made specifically for its flagship competition. Unlike its forerunners, this year’s pass comes with Gabe Newell via a wonderfully deadpan voice pack. Now, Valve has announced it’ll extend the TI 2018 pass’ features by two weeks. We’re extending the features in the Battle Pass for two more weeks.August 28, 2018A glance at the Dota 2 subreddit shows that some players are unhappy with The International 2018 Battle Pass—with some

Elderly PS2 game Onimusha: Warlords is coming to PC on 15 January 2019, Capcom revealed today. Capcom promises high-definition graphics, a widescreen display option, support for analogue sticks (the 2001 original didn’t have this, if I recall) and a new soundtrack. This isn’t the first time that Onimusha has come to PC. According to the PC Gaming Wiki, a version launched just in Asia and Russia back in 2003. Onimusha 3, meanwhile, came to PC back in 2006, and got a 73% score from the UK magazine

Till then, Fortnite’s Season 5 still has plenty to offer—such as its v5.30 content update, which is live now. Following last week’s full v5.30 update, this content offering brings Shockwave Grenades, gold-plated weapons and a new limited-time mode. Built to “knock players back and destroy objects in their path after being knocked back”, Shockwave Grenades prevent allies, enemies and vehicles impacted by the projectile from taking fall damage. They look like this:Elsewhere, the Solid Gold LTM let

Not only does Fallout 4’s Project Valkyrie mod add 20 new quests and a handful of dungeons, bunkers, and player bases to the Commonwealth, it lets you alter the base game’s ending. Thuggysmurf says the mod works regardless of which point in the game you’re at, or which factions you’ve aligned with. “However, if you want to play 100 percent of the content, the Prydwen and Institute will need to be intact. If both the Prydwen and Institute are ashes, two of the main quests will be an hour shorter.

By comparison, Eidos Montreal’s reboot of Thief doesn’t care much for feet, but it certainly has a thing for hands. Stealing heartsAs I’ve done so, I’ve come to admire what Thief gets right, rather than bemoan what it gets wrong. Like the previous game in the series, 2004’s Deadly Shadows, Thief attempts to expand its stealthy play into an open world scenario. But in what is by far the game’s best design decision, many require you to solve a little puzzle. Thief may not be a great Thief game, bu