If you’re looking for a higher end gaming monitor with a fast refresh rate, Acer’s Predator XB271HU is on sale for $550 at Newegg, after applying coupon code EMCXPRPV2 at checkout. With the coupon code, Newegg’s deal is even better than Amazon’s $611 sale price. The XB271HU is a 27-inch monitor with an IPS panel and a 2560×1440 resolution. It has a fast 144Hz refresh that can be overclocked to 165Hz, a 4ms response time, and G-Sync support for smooth gameplay. You can grab the Predator XB271HU h

Ubisoft is holding another Rainbow Six Siege free weekend this month, giving gamers who haven’t yet sampled its terror-busting pleasures (or who just prefer to play when it doesn’t cost anything) a chance to dive in and shoot some bad guys. The free weekend begins on February 15 (so not this weekend, but next) and runs until February 18, and will include access to the full game, including all maps, modes, and Operators. As always, progress will carry over if you opt to purchase the full game onc

Called the Khan Aimo, this is an RGB illuminated headset with the promise of delivering virtual 7.1 surround sound. Virtual surround, of course, is hit or miss among headsets, so we’ll reserve judgment until we have a set to play around with ourselves. Users also have the option of disabling virtual surround and using the Khan Aimo as a stereo headset. The Khan Aimo has stainless steel sliders for durability and memory foam cushions on the earcups for comfort. The Khan Aimo will be available soo

Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Fatshark’s Warhammer-themed Left 4 Dead style co-op brawler, is due out in the coming months. He has a Slayer career that exaggerates his damage output, a tanky Ironbreaker career, and a Ranger career that makes him slightly better at range. Vermintide players know how useful this is bound to be, and Overwatch players will recognise some Mercy in that ability. When you level up with a character you gain a pool of points that you can spend in a career talent tree. Warhamm

Photo credit: Blizzard EntertainmentMeet Ant Ant started playing Hearthstone in open beta. More specifically, he keeps picking his Aggro Druid. At the very least, Ant’s Aggro Druid is favored against Purple’s Tempo Rogue, and he flies out of the gate with a massive Crypt Lord. Purple top-decks one of the two zero-cost spells in his Highlander Priest to clear most of Ant’s Aggro Druid opener with Wild Pyromancer. This is Ant’s fourth time playing Aggro Druid at this tournament.

The PC Gamer Weekender is coming next weekend, and on-stage we’ll be hosting a variety of great guests—including those from the Final Fantasy XV development team. We’re now looking for questions to put to the developers on-stage. We’ll be asking a few of our own, of course, but this is your chance to ask some too. Drop a question in the comments below—the only rules are, keep them polite and keep them about Final Fantasy XV. Fancy coming along to the Weekender at the London Olympia next week?

After a flurry of not-very-subtle teasing yesterday, Sega has now confirmed Sonic Team’s Puyo Puyo Tetris is coming to PC later this month. If you visited Bayonetta or Binary Domain’s Steam feeds yesterday, this news probably won’t come as a surprise—however Puyo Puyo Tetris’ desktop variation promises scalable resolutions, fully customisable controls and mouse-driven menus. You can even take your puzzle skills online in the Puzzle League or Free Play multiplayer modes with up to four players. H

But they survive and so begins a quest for vengeance as our hero travels to the exotic Deadfire Archipelago in pursuit of the rampaging god that destroyed their home and left them for dead. The ragtag islands of the Deadfire Archipelago are scattered across a great expanse of ocean spanning thousands of miles. Watch as Andy takes you through a ship encounter in Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire. The lawless Deadfire Archipelago is like a watery Wild West, and someone is always looking to scrap. As

After working on titles like Arma and DayZ, what do you think a Bohemia Interactive developer would do in their indie dev career? Create a strategic Transport Tycoon-alike known as Mashinky, then show it off at the PC Gamer Weekender, of course! Mashinky is the brainchild of Jan Zeleny, indie dev and employee at Bohemia, and it’s all about creating your own transport empire across a procedurally generated map. As well as Mashinky, you’ll also be able to see many more speakers, games and booths a

No matter what this PC Gamer reader survey says, Civilization 4 is the best Civilization. In doing so 10 Crowns departs from the sci-fi themes employed by Mohawk’s previous game Offworld Trading Company, however promises some “radical innovations” to the genre in the process. Here’s more from him: “Everyone here at Mohawk is very excited to work with Starbreeze on 10 Crowns, going back to our game development roots to make a classic historical 4X strategy game with some important and radical inn

Its latest limited-time mode, however, targets how weapons work, and how they might improve down the line. Shooting Test #1 is live now. Epic suggests two prototypes will address the latter: First-Shot Accuracy, and Perfect Accuracy and Recoil—with Shooting Test #1 focussed on the former. (Here’s where I pretend the game’s inconsistent first-shot accuracy is responsible for my own catalogue of missed targets. Hop in, try it out and let us know what you think.https://t.co/M9aRTsNYpxFebruary 5, 20

Rainbow Six Siege is getting an alien-shooting four-player cooperative mode. But it’s happening, and while we won’t get the full reveal until the Siege Invitational this February 18, Ubisoft has rolled out a second trailer. Embedded above, it features ye olde operator Ash calling Russians (who are, obviously, usually the baddies) to help with a rather pressing matter. I would hazzard a guess that the pressing matter is aliens, and the requirement to shoot them. The Outbreak event will launch to

There are a lot of gaming laptops on the market these days, and while the stuff inside keep getting more and more powerful, their outsides and additional features are growing more and more diverse. Check out our video above to learn what you should look for when buying a new portable gaming machine. For more information and up-to-date recommendations for every budget, check out our guide to the best gaming laptops.

This is a game in which you can play and live, but understand that your tale develops according to the laws of the real world. The visual similarity to The Banner Saga games is obvious, although Ash of Gods appears to be less obviously based on an existing mythology. It also promises a very grim-sounding game world that reflects some of the less attractive aspects of human behavior. “[Ash of Gods] is the story of ‘angels’ who after being given free will turned the life of humans into hell in the

It’s a tough time to buy a graphics card. But if you’re building a new PC and need a graphics card right now, here’s now to shop for one without paying absurd prices. Buy in-storeShopping online is easier, but heading to a real store is likely your best chance at finding an affordable graphics card. In fact, the situation there is so bad that some folks have resorted to ordering graphics cards from Newegg US. A quick search on Craiglist shows plenty of people selling pre-owned (and even new) gra

Ancestors Legacy was announced last year as a “historically accurate” RTS featuring Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Germans, and Slavs doing battle for dominance across northern Europe. The full game will offer an “extensive single-player campaign inspired by historical events,” with resource management and base building underpinning large-scale squad-based battles. “Prayers were very popular in medieval times, especially for the nations presented in Ancestors Legacy. In light of that, I asked if the mor

To mark the 18th anniversary of The Sims franchise, there’s a pretty hefty sale happening for its most recent incarnation: The Sims 4 is on sale on Origin for 75% off, bringing the price down to a penny under $10. Its rather pricey expansions, meanwhile, which normally go for $40 a pop, are discounted as well: Cats & Dogs, City Living, Get Together, and Get to Work are all 50% off. Game Packs like Vampires, Parenthood, Dine Out, Spa Day, Outdoor Retreat, and Tax Audit, are marked down 25%, excep

Instead of donating money, participants will donate GPU time to mine the Etherium cryptocurrency on behalf of the agency. “Humanitarian collections often solicit the same people with the same methods, but cryptocurrencies and their revolutionary approach are an opportunity to raise funds differently,” the Game Chaingers FAQ explains. Install the client, which comes in at a little under 5 meg in size, enter your chosen nickname, and you’re off. A stats page keeps track of relevant information inc

For the first three minutes of One Hour One Life , your survival is entirely dependent on the help of a random stranger, online. As creator Jason Rohrer, of The Castle Doctrine , explains to me in our 90-minute playthrough, One Hour One Life is set up to be “inherently collaborative”. As the name suggests, you live for at most 60 minutes, which takes you up to 60 years old. That’s what I find so intriguing about One Hour One Life: nobody knows how it’s going to turn out. One Hour One Life is goi

The last time I played the original Age of Empires was at the expense of math homework involving long division. Age of Empires is largely a game about expansion and division of labor. The diversity of resources also tends to steer expansion differently than most modern RTSes. In Age of Empires, a swordsman works intuitively how you’d expect a swordsman to work. The most striking thing about Age of Empires: Definitive Edition from the time I’ve spent with it so far is that it truly doesn’t feel l