Bungie has announced that it will launch a free trial version of Destiny 2 tomorrow that will give gamers who are still on the fence a taste of the single-player campaign mode in two of the game’s locales, the European Dead Zone on Earth and the remains of a floating human habitat on the Saturnian moon of Titan. Along with the related campaign missions and opportunity to explore “two full worlds,” trial players will be able to join clans and take part in competitive multiplayer combat in the Cru

Everything is Going to Be OK by Natalie “Alienmelon” Lawhead is a circus. The inexplicably cheerful rabbit bounces from spike to spike, impaled on each one with a cheer as the counter ticks up. As you become part of the performance, Everything is Going to Be OK switches roles on you. Everything is Going to Be OK uses your involvement in this performance to draw you in further, to understand the need to perform. Everything isn’t going to be OK, and that’s OK.

We are a coalition of high level industry experts and influencers,” the NCGP said. We will work on the behalf of games industry professionals of all political leanings. In order to do this, the NCGP has appointed a steering committee with significant political experience on both ends of the spectrum. “[The SRO’s] purpose is to protect consumers from unscrupulous videogame companies by investigating and bringing legal action against those companies that have damaged the public consciousness in so

Call it a foot-fetish if you must: we’re happy to proclaim we love kicking in video games. Here are the most ass-kicking kicks that kick ass in PC games. Let’s kick things off right. Gif source: YouNicIce on YouTubeRemember when our own Evan Lahti had a 3D scan of his face put into games? Did I leave out some of your favorite kick-ass kicks in PC games?

The Overwatch Contenders league will undergo some big changes in 2018, Blizzard announced today, beginning with the addition of two new regions to the action, South America and Australia, bringing the total number to seven. Three of the existing regional leagues will also be renamed to reflect their status as Contenders leagues: Overwatch APEX will become Contenders Korea, the Overwatch Premier Series changes to Contenders China, and the Overwatch Pacific Championship will be known as—you guesse

Ubisoft Reflections, the studio behind Grow Home and Atomega, has a new indie-styled “music exploration adventure”out today called Ode. Ode has no tutorial or guide: Instead, “you’re encouraged to explore its four garden worlds at your own pace,” Ubisoft said. “Ode lets you experiment in open environments where everything reacts to you. “By investigating your surroundings and solving Ode’s musical puzzles, you’ll light up the landscape and add new layers to the soundtrack, gradually creating a m

The terms “handmade” and “handcrafted” are thrown around liberally when it comes to videogame art, but few games take the idea as far as Trüberbrook, an adventure game set in an alternate 1960s Cold War Germany. Trüberbrook is currently on Kickstarter, and with 16 days to go has already earned nearly double developer Btf’s target of $95,391. Even a change of seasons is possible just by redecorating the set with real tiny little snowflakes, no joke.” Btf describes Trüberbrook as a mix of Twin Pea

Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor is, as you may have deduced, a game about constructing space drones. More accurately, it’s a space sim in which you design drones to complete missions in a fully destructible universe. Once you build your dream drone, you can save and share its design, or take it out to complete missions in the procedurally generated galaxy. Nimbatus’ random planets all have unique missions, from destroying structures on the surface to reaching the core. Although they aren’t

Sketchy, yes, but score one for Destiny 2 players who would now start earning level-ups—and more importantly, the bright engrams that come with each new level—at a proper, faster pace. The XP scaling system had been taken out, yes, but the amount of XP needed to advance levels had been doubled, from 80,000 to 160,000. Bungie confirmed the new level-up requirement in a tweet that went out last night:The Destiny 2 API has yet to be adjusted to reflect the recent in game change to earned XP. We are

Every Monday, Build of the week highlights a unique rig from the web’s most dedicated PC building communities. Peter Brand’s latest custom PC is overflowing with nonsensical connotations that it cannot escape, just as I cannot escape overflowing with sublime dread for every new computer birthed into the world. But where xXx has an efficient liquid cooling loop for keeping calm despite its fragmented identity, I have stinky blood and a weak heart that cannot run computer games. xXx can run every

If you’re in the market for a new gaming laptop, head over to Amazon and check out the discounted Asus ROG Strix GL702VS. The GL702VS—the larger version of our favorite gaming laptop—is a thin and light 17.3-inch laptop with a Core i7-7700HQ processor, 12GB of DDR4 RAM, and a GeForce GTX 1070 GPU. That’s a solid foundation and more than enough to power the laptop’s native 1920×1080 resolution display, which also supports G-Sync. We’d prefer a larger SSD for the primary drive, but at this price,

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam has been creeping through the jungle all year long, sneaking up on us to become one of our favorite multiplayer shooters of the year—part of what we called the “FPS golden age,” no less. The Bushranger update goes live on Steam today, and to celebrate we’ve got 1,000 copies of Rising Storm 2 to give away. Since the update is free to anyone who owns the game, the keys are just for Rising Storm 2 itself, and you’ll get the Bushranger update automatically (starting November

If you’re looking to surround your fancy new 4K TV with a solid speaker system, today is the day to go shopping. Harman Kardon is offering its HKTS 16 for just $170, down from its $600 MSRP. Sure, speakers often carry inflated MSRPs to begin with, but Harman Kardon isn’t messing around here. This is a compact 120W 5.1-channel set containing five voice-matched satellite loudspeakers for the center, left/right front, and left/right surround channels. You can grab these speakers on sale direct from

Earlier this year, Jody considered the uncertain future of games like Deus Ex and Dishonored in the wake of poor sales. Within, Eidos Montreal said it was “not quite ready” to answer questions on why the former had underperformed, nor would it commit to the possibility of new Deus Ex games down the line. In conversation with gamesindustry.biz, Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda has all but confirmed Deus Ex will live on—despite other projects taking priority at present. “We have never said anything

The best deals right nowYou can save $54 on the Corsair Gaming K95 mechanical keyboard on Amazon, where it’s going for just $146 . Razer Ornata Expert: $50, Amazon (save $30)The Ornata is actually a hybrid mechanical-membrane keyboard that works beautifully for gaming and typing. Das Keyboard 4 Professional: $139, Das Keyboard (save $30)This ultra-minimalist keyboard is beloved of writers, but also makes for a cool, unfussy gaming option. (Promo Code 22ROCCATBFCM)ROCCAT Sova Gaming Lapboard: $10

Forget dungeon crawling, get into some dungeon run-and-gun in Enter the Gungeon, currently available for $5 (66% off) at Chrono.GG for a limited time. You fight through levels that mix hand-crafted and procedurally generated layouts, mowing down the denizens of the heavily armed Cult of the Gundead. As you loot the dungeon you find increasingly ridiculous weapons that fire rockets, lasers, cannonballs, fish, rainbows, and bees, obviously. As noted in our Enter the Gungeon review the loot distrib

We’re starting with our all-around best PC build, which currently sits at $1,450, and then looking for ways to save money. Check our Cyber Monday accessories for deals on mice, keyboards , and gaming monitors for recommendations in those areas. This is an excellent gaming PC for $1130, once you get the $65 in rebates. That’s $320 cheaper than our normal best gaming PC recommendation, for the same level of gaming performance, and $268 in total Cyber Monday savings. It’ll bring the price up slight

Titanfall 2 is my war zone of choice at the moment, and the Double Take rifle is my weapon of choice. Its double-barrelled laser shots are wide enough to help my poor aim, and lasers don’t suffer from bullet drop. Essentially, it’s a sniper rifle for players who don’t think of themselves as snipers. I wouldn’t say Titanfall 2 is a calmer game played this way. Just when my cowering is supposed to pay off I choke and put shot after shot wide, high and low.

We’re going for maximum savings here, while still putting together a good gaming PC. Check our Cyber Monday accessories for deals on mice, keyboards, and gaming monitors. The cheapest Cyber Monday gaming PCGTX 1060 3GB, $190 (save $60), Amazon Every gaming PC starts with a good graphics card, and the GTX 1060 3GB delivers good performance for 1080p. Put it all together and you’re looking at a new budget gaming PC for $522. That’s a higher price than our Black Friday build, but this is a better P

The cooler that came with your CPU is fine for general use, but if you want to overclock, or keep your case quiet and your temps as low as possible, a nice CPU cooker is a great addition to a new build. Here are the best coolers we’ve found on sale for Cyber Monday:All of our favorite dealsThe Corsair H100i 240mm All-in-One Liquid Cooler has a nice discount: it’s $85 at Newegg , saving you $45. US DEALS:DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm CAPTAIN 120EX RGB CPU Liquid Cooler: $70 after $20 rebate, Newegg (save