But using them too much can cause Mega Man to overheat, leaving him unable to use the Double Gears until he cools down. Enabling them both at once is a particularly high-risk maneuver because that mode can’t be switched off once activated, and Mega Man will be left very weak for a period after it runs out. Defeated Robot Masters will drop special weapons that Mega Man can acquire and equip, and that will change his appearance when in use. A new weapon wheel feature will enable them to be easily

That’s still an option for Acer’s new Predator Helios 500. However, new details reveal that users will also be able to outfit one of these desktop replacements with an AMD Ryzen 7 2700 processor and Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics. That’s a killer configuration, though for enthusiasts who want to go all-in with AMD, Acer will apparently offer that option. There are no detailed specs just yet, but our guess is that Acer and AMD slowed the clocks (versus the desktop variant) and perhaps made other chan

Arguably the best city builder available right now, Cities: Skylines is a regular fixture in PC Gamer’s annual Top 100. It’s been further bolstered by DLC, updates and a huge Steam Workshop library of mods. When I’m done, we’re subscribed to 528 items on the Steam Workshop. To this end, I download Timboh’s Marvelous Interchange Emporium, the most popular mod collection on Cities: Skylines’ Steam Workshop page. But I did just install a whale from the Steam Workshop so there will be at least one e

Martin Madrazo, aka GTA Online’s most entertaining contact mission-giver, brings his eponymous ‘Dispatch Services’ to the open world crime sim this week. In short two to four-person bouts, Dispatch Services missions let players carry out hits for the cartel leader across the city. For me, the pick of this week’s vehicle discounts is the Pegassi Tezeract at 25 percent less its recommended value. I’d consult Adam’s fastest cars in GTA Online list for a more comprehensive overview, though, and I’d

Since We Happy Few was removed from Early Access earlier this year, it’s undergone a major transformation from a survival game with touches of story to a linear, story-driven game with touches of survival game mechanics. Its alt-history take on 1960s England is so stylish and well-realized, especially with all the new characters and quiet set pieces, that the remaining survival game systems feel like leftovers from their own alternate history. Survival systems like hunger, thirst, and sleep depr

The first day back at work following a long weekend is never easy, but the thought of something new from the Fallout universe might help you through the day. But, as teased by the official Bethesda Game Studios Twitter feed, the studio responsible for Fallout 3, Fallout 4 and main series spin-off Fallout Shelter asked that we “Please Stand By”—illustrated by a gif of the post-apocalyptic action RPG’s iconic test pattern screen, and an accompanying hash tag. Another mobile venture? Share your tho

Fanatical’s BundleFest event is well underway, with 30 Steam game bundles on sale for a fraction of their regular price. To celebrate, the digital storefront is giving away $500 worth of games. Check out Fanatical’s full list of bundles in this direction. To enter the giveaway, simply follow the instructions outlined in the widget below. Winners will be picked at random on June 5 at 1am PST / 9am BST—good luck!

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ Sanhok map returns to its ‘Experimental Server’ this week. “As before, everyone who owns a copy of PUBG will be able to play simply by downloading the updated version of the ‘PUBG: Experimental Server’ found in your Steam library,” explains this Steam Community update post. All going to plan, this means Sanhok will hit live servers “near the end of June”. The post adds: “Even after it launches, we’ll continue making changes based on the feedback we get from you guy

For James, Fortnite’s rocket riders are proof the battle royale ’em up doesn’t need vehicles. I agree, those airborne stunts are neat—but what if it added something you could share with a friend? Not a car, not a 4×4, not a motorcycle sidecar, not a tandem glider, but, um, a shopping trolley. “Roll into battle alone or with a buddy,” reads the “Coming Soon” description of Fortnite’s forthcoming Shopping Cart. In January, Epic Games told Gamespot it had no plans to introduce vehicles at that poin

Alongside December’s Doomsday Heist, GTA Online introduced Blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM—a Frank Ocean-hosted radio station, that marked the game’s first new music in over two years. Now, it appears Rockstar is lining up some new beats by way of techno DJs Tale of Us, The Black Madonna, Solomun and Dixon. As reported by Resident Advisor, The Black Madonna’s official Twitter posted the following collaboration flyer which lists the above acts, Los Santos and “Summer 2018.” I’d suggest there’s a link

PUBG Corp has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games for copyright violation, according to a Korea Times report. The Korea-based PUBG Corp filed the injunction against Epic Games Korea in January, alleging copyright infringement. Epic Games released Fortnite’s free-to-play Battle Royale mode in September last year, after the game’s vanilla PvE ‘Free The World’ mode struggled to gain traction. “We’ve had an ongoing relationship with Epic Games throughout PUBG’s development as they are the creators of

Battlefield 5 doesn’t release until October, but DICE and Electronic Arts already know its minimum system requirements. The good news is that if you can play Battlefield 1 on your machine, you’ll definitely be able to play Battlefield 5 too, as the base requirements are the same. And those requirements are the following, as published on the Origin store:OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600KMemory: 8GB RAMGraphics card (AMD):

One of the first things I did when I played The Sims was try to make the Addams family. In MachiaVillain you’re supposed to be making a spooky mansion full of kooks. Separating people to kill them alone is good, saving the virgin for last is better, and killing the dog is right out. As well as providing tasty brains to keep the zombies happy, killing victims provides an essential resource called Evilium, and you earn more of it for playing to the cliches of horror movies. Sometimes victims don’t

A modder who goes by the name Dropoff recently discovered something very interesting hidden in the data of Dark Souls Remastered—an early prototype of the Upper Cathedral Ward map from Bloodborne. Dark Souls was released in 2011, four years before Bloodborne, while Dark Souls Remastered debuted just this month—but another modder, Lance McDonald, said it’s not new work. The level design found in Dark Souls Remastered isn’t an exact match to what ultimately appeared in Bloodborne, which McDonald b

Gallagher said monetization mechanisms similar to loot boxes have existed in videogames for “a long time,” a fact that individuals and agencies seeking to regulate them often aren’t aware of. He also reiterated the opinion expressed by multiple game publishers that loot boxes cannot be legally defined as gambling because they always deliver something for the player’s money. “When you look at the definitions of gambling throughout the world, and how this is done and how it’s regulated in places l

Agony, based on what we’ve seen of it so far, isn’t so much a horror game as we’ve come to know them—dark corridors and jump scares—as it is straight-up horrific. Everything seems wet and sticky (and not in a good way), there are naked naughty bits all over the place (also not in a good way), and in case you missed it earlier this month, babies get eaten. “The censorship now affects only several seconds from two endings (out of seven) and some scenes that may be unlocked only after the end of th

Expensive—but if you can afford it, and can live with a few niggles, the upsides are staggering. The upshot is that most of us have become accustomed to the crisp precision of high-DPI displays. Enter Dell’s new 8K monitor: with 7,680×4,320 pixels, it packs four times the resolution of a 4K screen. Windows itself is a little patchy when it comes to setting the scaling beyond 100 percent for high-DPI displays. Few websites are properly coded for high-DPI displays.

Blizzard said in February that the Overwatch League would likely expand for its second season, although details beyond that basic intent to grow weren’t available at the time. In a recent interview with German site Handelsblatt, Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues CEO Pete Vlastelica elaborated on the plan, saying that Blizzard wants to add six more teams to the league: Two from the Americas, two from Asia-Pacific, and two from Europe and the Middle East. Although teams adopt the names of their

EVE Online’s Into the Abyss PvE expansion, which adds a new alien race that inhabits uncharted Abyssal Deadspace, is out tomorrow, and the video above will take you through all the new features. The free expansion also adds three new ships, which players on a subscription will be able to craft from blueprints. The idea is that you travel to Deadspace, avoid environmental obstacles such as caustic clouds, grab loot, and get out. You can reach Abyssal Deadspace from almost anywhere in New Eden by

VR stealth game Budget Cuts will release on Thursday, developer Neat Corporation has announced. If you already own a headset then it’s one to watch: we named it one of the most promising VR stealth games in development last year after playing a short demo, which is available here. What I like about it most is that it turns the usually restrictive VR movement system into a feature. It’ll cost $30 on Steam and the Oculus Store, although only the Steam page is live for now. The May 31 release date