It was bittersweet, so much so that it felt anomalous—where were the callous internet people I’m used to playing games with? I deserve it for reasons that begin in the late ’90s when I probably went into a Yahoo! If you want, you can play VRChat without a VR headset, but you won’t have a proper experience that way. Second Life developer Linden Lab has been working on a similar concept, called Sansar, Microsoft now has the reins of Altspace, and there are surely many other sandbox-y VR social exp

Mewgenics was a curious cat game initially announced by Team Meat (they of Super Meat Boy fame) back in 2012. At the time, McMillen said that it was possible for the game to make a return some time in the future. “Tyler and I are currently prototyping some stuff for [Mewgenics] and if all goes well I’m 99% sure that little monster will once again become my obsession. Mewgenics was always my oddball dream project and probably the game I’m questioned about the most these days. Mewgenics is being r

Another week in GTA Online means another new ride to show off to your friends. The Lampadati Viseris, available now at Legendary Motorsport, has clean, sweeping lines that put it a world apart from the Annis Savestra that was released last week, but they do share one common trait: A pair of machine guns pointing out from under the hood. Selling for $875,000, the Viseris is a two-door classic sports car inspired by the great Italian machines of the 1970s and ’80s. According to the GTA Wiki it’s p

As you can probably guess, the actual catch of The Call Up is that this VR shooter the gamers are testing isn’t just a game. As for the VR game within the movie itself, it’s kind of not that good. If you had an entire skyscraper to transform into a cool game environment in VR, what would you do? So, the game is bad, but the gamers playing it are pretty bad, too. Then again, I’m not strapped into a VR suit that will shock me to death, so maybe I shouldn’t judge.

Without quite coming out and explicitly promising it, Hearthstone game director Ben Brode has given a strong indication that a balance patch will arrive next month. Been reading discussions about balance; we have an update coming next month which includes some cool events, and that is when any balance changes would happen. The counterpoint being that if Raza is left as is, then Reno Priest decks in Wild will ultimately become completely oppressive, so maybe changes are merited. When I spoke to p

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a “road game” that follows an anonymous backpacker crossing the US during the Great Depression, encountering 16 different characters, each with a unique story arc, along the way. A trailer released today showcases several of those characters and the voice actors behind them, included among them the mononymous rock star and tantric sex pro Sting, who plays the role of the Wolf. “Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a unique storytelling experience,” Sting said.

Our go-to choice for cheap, bulk storage is WD’s My Passport 4TB, which Newegg has on sale for $110 at the moment. So do several other vendors, though if you apply coupon 80108EDSS03, Newegg will knock another $10 off the price, bringing the total to $100. There is a caveat—you have to like the color red, or at least be willing to own a red portable HDD. The My Passport is available in other color options, most of which are also marked down to $110 (from WD’s $150 list price), but the promo code

Microsoft has temporarily stopped issuing Spectre and Meltdown updates to some AMD systems after users reported the patches were rendering their rigs unbootable. Those affected are all running older processors, such as the Athlon X2 6000+. To prevent bricking more systems, Microsoft is blocking certain AMD systems from receiving Windows OS updates, at least for the time being. Microsoft said it’s working with AMD to resolve the issue and will resume doling out patches “as soon as possible.” In r

Of course, PvP is at the heart of all card games, and Duel Links is no exception. As I detailed in my impressions piece , Duel Links uses speed duel rules. As a result, the best decks in Duel Links are very different from their TCG counterparts. Nevertheless, the emergence of strong decks in card games is as sure as death and taxes, and Duel Links does have a roughly defined meta. Best Gladiator Beast deck: Duel Links GameA’s Gladiator Beast listGladiator Beasts are the picture of a tool box dec

With early 2018 now upon us, publisher NIS America has firmed that up to January 30, and also opened its doors to beta testing applications. Sign up for beta testing now! https://t.co/ecZ446Wc2p pic.twitter.com/KBBEtfPOzOJanuary 10, 2018″Included in the PC release are game optimizations and the localization revisions originally announced in late 2017,” the company said on Steam. “The localization revisions include improvements to the game’s script, adjustments to graphical text, and re-recorded

Both Microsoft and Intel have had some time to perform internal benchmarks after applying the latest Meltdown and Spectre updates, and both report seeing slowdowns to varying degrees. Starting with Intel, the chipmaker remains steadfast that most users have little to worry about, in terms of the performance impact. “Based on our most recent PC benchmarking, we continue to expect that the performance impact should not be significant for average computer users. It’s also working to further refine

Last December, developer Bulkhead Interactive released a behind-the-scenes trailer for Battalion 1944, their openly old-school WW2 shooter. The trailer launched alongside a tease for another trailer released today, announcing Battalion’s Steam Early Access release date—Thursday, February 1. As previously reported, Bulkhead expects Battalion to stay in Early Access for around one year. This is to reward and encourage those who invest in Battalion for the long term during Early Access. Ahead of th

At CES this week, Razer showed off its new flagship wireless gaming mouse: the Mamba HyperFlux. Razer’s goal for this mouse was to create one of the lightest high-performance wireless gaming mice available. The Mamba HyperFlux works with a new HyperFlux-branded version of Razer’s Firefly mousepad. Without a heavy battery to charge, the Mamba HyperFlux weighs in at only 96 grams, lighter than the 107 grams of our favorite wireless mouse, Logitech’s G900 Chaos Spectrum. In addition to this wireles

Also, Sennheiser has a new gaming headset that it claims won’t stick to your ears, no matter how long you play. Sennheiser’s new GSP 600 is a successor the Game Zero, both of which feature closed earcups. However, Sennheiser says the GSP 600 is an improvement in every way, from sound quality and microphone performance, to comfort and durability. The GSP 600 uses aluminum voice coil speakers that Sennheiser designed and manufacturers in-house. Hopefully we’ll be able to do that soon—Sennheiser sa

As Paul reported earlier this week, Nvidia’s latest GPU drivers support ShadowPlay Highlights in Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode. As part of its latest update v.2.1.0 update, that’s live now with the full update due to drop later today. With that, expect the Cozy Campfire—a new so-called “healing trap” that persists for 25 seconds and heals two HP per second. Update v.2.1.0 also targets a number of bugs related to UI, audio and animations, while the Boogie Bomb dance effect has now been removed up

CD Projekt announced Cyberpunk 2077 in 2012, rolled out a really cool cinematic teaser in 2013, and hasn’t said a damned thing about it since. The Cyberpunk Twitter account, in fact, hasn’t made a noise since December 5, 2013. The replies make up a nigh-endless stream of memes that don’t repeat nearly as much as you might expect. I’ve developed a habit over the years of hassling CD Projekt’s PR reps about Cyberpunk every time they email me about something else. Today, I actually got to ask about

It looks like an RTS, thanks to the base building and unit production, but plays like a tower defence game. Desktop Tower DefenseThere is a strong tower defence element to They are Billions. Most tower defence games, like Defense Grid: The Awakening, funnel creeps into a set path that you cover with gun turrets. Desktop Tower Defense and They are Billions share a more open format. This wave defence game has a much more developed resource system than Desktop Tower Defense, and you can place build

Now, the developer has unveiled Total War: Three Kingdoms, which visits ancient China for the first time and is due later this year. Set in 190CE, Three Kingdoms sees China in turmoil wherein Dong Zhuo’s oppressive regime is gaining pace, and the Han Dynasty empire is at war with itself. Total War: Three Kingdoms is the next major historical strategy game in the award-winning Total War series. Total War: Three Kingdoms is without a hard release date as yet, but is expected at some point in autum

In just over two weeks’ time Monster Hunter: World arrives on PS4 and Xbox One, despite being delayed on PC. In conversation with our sister site GamesRadar, Tsujimoto explained that Monster Hunter: World is the development team’s first PC game, and that considerations tied to PC servers and matchmaking have caused the game to be pushed back. “For the main Monster Hunter game, this is our first PC title and it’s something we want to make sure we get right,” Tsujimoto tells GR. So, hopefully, PC

Our own Matt Sayer once used Planetoid Pioneers as a platform for (somewhat successfully) turning a Mazda 323 into a moon rover , but developer Data Realms reckons it’s better suited to exploring planetoids filled with unique vehicles, enemies and items. Planetoid Pioneers was pitched as a physics-driven space adventure game, its main hook being its diverse game modes. Different planetoids present radically different challenges, Data Realms says, which are held up by “seamless” co-op play. Last