Now there is yet another version of this case available, the Core P5 Tempered Glass T1. Either way, I can say I’d be more confident building a PC inside the Core P5 TG T1 than its predecessor. Cooling aside, the Core P5 TG T1 offers three placement options—on the wall, standing vertically, or laying down horizontally. Thermaltake didn’t say how much the Core P5 TG T1 will cost, though over at Newegg, there’s a third-party seller that has it listed for $169.99. As a points of reference, the origi

It’s only on rare occasions that we recommend waiting to upgrade your PC if you’re currently in need of a performance boost. That depends in part on whether big price drops are coming, as is currently rumored. However, Digitimes claims to have heard from sources within the upstream supply chain that suppliers are planning to axe graphics card pricing to clear out existing inventories. The sources Digitimes spoke with expect to see an average price drop of around 20 percent. Assuming those price

Despite the fact I cannot believe it’s been over three years, the PCGamer.com archive assures me Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was revealed in May, 2015. It’s since enjoyed a pretty successful Kickstarter, a couple of E3 showings, a delay, and a Stretch Goal 8-bit spin-off. And despite being a story trailer, the following short contains 40-odd seconds of in-game footage. More on that, and the state of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night today lives here. But here’s Chris Schilling’s lovely Blo

Warner Bros has hit back at Bethesda’s suggestion mobile game Westworld borrowed code from Fallout Shelter. As reported by Andy last week, Bethesda sued the publisher after alleging Westworld contains the same bugs as its own free-to-play simulation game. Speaking to gamesindustry.biz, Warner says it has a “deep respect for intellectual property rights”, and that Bethesda’s claims Westworld used source code from Fallout Shelter are “as surprising as they are unsubstantiated.” “Warner Bros. has b

Speaking at the Business Conference for Games Industry event in Russia this week, Valve’s Jan-Peter Ewert said the company is “not the taste police” with regards to opportunities on Steam. Ewert’s slideshow presentation, relayed by HeroCraft’s Michael Kuzmin, was delivered to a room of indie developers and discussed the perceived benefits of signing up to Steam. As shown below, Ewert said Steam launched five games per week pre-Steam Greenlight, 70 games per week during the Greenlight programme (

Valve’s business development head Jan-Peter Ewert says Steam had 13.5 million “new first-time purchasers” in the first few months of 2018. Ewert suggested Steam’s increase in supported payment methods is designed to benefit developers, and that this figure has risen from 40 in 2014 to over 80 methods this year. Outlined by indie developer Michael Kuzmin—who also quizzed Ewert about Steam Spy and Valve’s potential alternative plans—Ewert said Steam’s peak concurrent user total sat between five an

But encountering Fort Frolic would be nowhere near as satisfying without the verdant lead-in of the player’s exploits in the overgrown botanical environment of BioShock’s fifth level, Arcadia. In Arcadia, players must steer luckless lead character, Jack, through Rapture’s principal arboreal leisure and agricultural hub—its lungs ‘n’ larder if you like. Arcadia is thus able to make an immediate impact on players simply by switching up the colour palette. The ambush actually shares a scripting sys

CD Projekt Red has added to its frame by frame breakdown of Cyberpunk 2077’s E3 trailer. “In Night City, people want to dream big. “The social ladder concept can be seen in every aspect of life in Night City. “On one hand, poverty and homelessness are real problems in Night City. The demand for extremes also opens up an entirely new range of products you can find on the Night City black market.”

Overwatch ’s new tank hero, Wrecking Ball, is an adorable hamster that pilots a giant round mech. You can read the full list of his abilities here , but the one that defines him is the grappling hook, bound to right click. When you’re swinging in wrecking ball form, you’ll knock back and damage any enemies you hit, which could keep them off certain control points, like the one on the Garden section of Oasis. Mobility is Wrecking Ball’s calling card, which means he’s countered by heroes that can

It’s no secret that Mass Effect: Andromeda failed to satisfy the series’ fanbase, but was it that bad? Wondering whether Andromeda got “a fair shake”, Darrah admitted first that “[it’s] a deeply flawed game. Each does something better than MEA (again, a flawed game). While this score difference may seem insignificant, it’s enough to affect sales, though Darrah admits that word of mouth “matters so much these days”. Interestingly, Darrah claims that Dragon Age: Inquisition benefitted by how other

Independence Day happens in the United States next week, and to celebrate, State of Decay 2 is getting a surprise DLC drop. On the one hand, it contains “three new patriotic melee weapons”, while on the other, some zombies will be dressed in Revolutionary War garb. The melee weapons include The Freedom Ringer, Grillmeister and BBQ Fork – all names that leave a lot to the imagination. Also, there’s fireworks. The DLC pack is out now.

But the biggest changes are coming to the Eater of Worlds and Spire of Stars raid lairs, both of which will get Prestige versions when the update arrives. Prestige raid lairs will rotate through three activity modifiers when the update goes live: one that’s been around for awhile—Prism—and two that are brand new, “built from the ground up by the raid team.” The Prestige Leviathan raid will stay as it is now, and the raid lair encounters will not be changed for Prestige. “When we originally creat

The Halo film that was bandied about a decade or so ago is dead and buried, but the live-action television series that was announced in 2013 is finally shaping up to be a real, actual thing that you will someday be able to watch. Kyle Killen, creator of the Awake television series, will serve as executive producer, writer, and showrunner, while Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt is signed to direct multiple episodes. “Halo is our most ambitious series ever,” Showtime CEO David

As I played the closed alpha today, I kept forgetting that Battlefield 5 is a World War 2 game. The UI is sleek, and the guns are effortless to use—they aren’t as janky as Battlefield 1’s period rifles, firing rapidly and precisely. It made me feel nostalgic for the beats of the M1 Garand from Battlefield 1942. I do like quite a bit about BF5 so far, at least as compared to Battlefield 1. Going up against supersoldiers wasn’t fun.

Ice-Pick Lodge has released a fresh Pathologic 2 progress report for June, detailing some of the tweaking and tuning that’s been done to the game’s systems, including trading and bartering, street-level autopsies, lockpicking, and infection. “Many game systems have already been locked in place, and most of our resources go into content creation these days,” the studio said. The update also covers work in progress on autopsies, violent encounters with the locals, lockpicking (yes, there is a lock

The isometric RPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker was a big success on Kickstarter last year, drawing in nearly double its $500,000 goal. Today Owlcat announced another big-name partnership, this time with Deep Silver, which has signed up to publish and distribute the game. “Working with Deep Silver ensures we can step up our retail marketing and benefit from the unique experience offered with Koch.” Pathfinder: Kingmaker is set in the “dangerous and turbulent” Stolen Lands, and will feature both known an

We are rapidly approaching the point where a game not having a battle royale mode comes as a surprise. Because apparently MapleStory 2 has joined the fight: its battle royale mode, Mushking Royale, was announced earlier this year, and will be included in its upcoming beta (which you can apply for here ). If your memories of the original MapleStory are anything like mine, you’re probably wondering how you could pull off battle royale in a 2D action RPG. See for yourself:The main battle royale box

Walk into a game store in the US and you’ll be lucky to find PC games at all. Digital games sure cut down on clutter, but a recent visit to a few PC game stores in Taiwan reminded me how nice and colorful a cluttered shelf of big box PC games can be. Taiwan is like an alternate universe for PC games, one centered around Guang Hua Digital Plaza, a mall in Taipei filled with tiny electronics stores and component shops and game stores. My favorite ones focus exclusively on PC games, and I love how

On the heels of Overwatch’s new hamster hero , and from the far, far end of the spectrum, comes Doom: The Golden Souls 2 , a total conversion mod for Doom 2 based on SNES classic Super Mario World. See for yourself:The sound and art are fantastic, but it’s the sheer scale of Doom: The Golden Souls 2 that really impresses. Doom: The Golden Souls 2 was made by Andrea “Batandy” Gori (along with dozens of contributors), who also made the original Golden Souls mod back in 2014. You can download Golde

It was just a short time ago when a ‘deal’ on a graphics card meant paying MSRP, or even a little above. Underscoring that point is an actual deal on a GeForce GTX 1070 Ti card over at Newegg today. MSI’s GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Duke can be had right now for just $419.99 after factoring in the $20 mail-in-rebate and applying promo code EMCSPVRW2. It also comes with a $20 Steam code, as if you needed added incentive to shop Steam’s summer sale that is going on right now. However, this is a custom coo