Breath of the Wild’s modding scene is still relatively small. The mod scene is fronted by only a handful of prolific modders, but the number of active contributors grows every week. At the time of writing, there are over 160 mods for Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Gamebanana , which has become the go-to host for BotW modding. WilianZilv shares the same sentiment, but with with ambitious hopes for what modding Breath of the Wild could eventually achieve. I really want Breath of the Wild to be in th

Rainbow Six Siege year three will kick off a little differently than the previous two. “With that special event, we are taking [the new operators] and a bunch of Rainbow Six in a four-week event that has really a twist on it. “It’s a way for us to give a present, a gift, to all the players that have been with us. How do we sort of change the formula, create some surprise effect right at the start of Year Three? Outbreak will be free for all Rainbow Six Siege owners, and will have its own “exclus

As the name suggests, Black Friday doesn’t officially kick off till the end of this week, however that hasn’t stopped certain sales sites getting in sharp. Fanatical is one such outlet that’s ahead of the curve—having launched its Black Friday Sale a full four days early, live now through Tuesday November 28. Batman’s latest Arkham outing, Arkham Knight, is subject to a 66 percent sale price, while Disgaea 2 is 40 percent less its RRP. The likes of Dead Cells and Conan Exiles start discount peri

Over the weekend, we learned that Star Wars Battlefront 2 developer EA told investors that the removal of the game’s controversial microtransactions will not have “a material impact” on its projected earnings. In an statement provided to the Washington Post (via Eurogamer), a Lucasfilm spokesperson said: “Star Wars has always been about the fans—and whether it’s Battlefront or any other Star Wars experience, they come first. That’s why we support EA’s decision to temporarily remove in-game payme

Last month, developer Daybreak Games suggested the still-in-early-access battle royale shooter aimed to simplify its UI and menus. It’s been taking directions from its community on this front—and its latest update implements a number of weapons balances based on this advice. As outlined in the following trailer, the latest update also brings with it a new so-called Combat Zone map, and a series of Daily Challenges. As for the Daily Challenges, these are built to encourage “bragging right opportu

Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord developer Taleworlds wants combat in its forthcoming medieval battle ’em up to be both realistic and fun. A new blog post considers how types of damage, speed bonuses, weapon impact and more inform how this balance is achieved. This results in a realistic and accurate way where the attack damage is affected by speed.” With that, Taleworlds aims to sidestep the perils of RNG or similarly hidden random variables within its combat system. Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is a

Now, it’s dropped some specifics ahead of its December 1 introduction—not least details of its mortar-firing tanks. For the Allies, a new Tank Destroyer is capable of sniping tanks from range which, “just like a real sniper”, can disable targets with one single shot. Mammoth Tanks and Heavy Tanks are exceptions here, however two shots should dispose of the latter without issue. A power plant will allow you to see exactly how much power a player has and how much power is being drained. Dawn of th

The two greatest three-point shooters to ever play in Oracle Arena are now, officially, Steph Curry and Noble Esports’ Edakulous. I mean, just look at this beauty from the end of Game 7 at IEM Oakland. It is, without a doubt, the most devastating grenade in the young history of professional Battlegrounds. Evil Geniuses has been on the wrong end of some truly stunning highlights this weekend. Earlier today we showed off a dispiriting clip of them getting their souls blown out by a detonating car.

XMP or Extreme Memory Profiles, is an Intel technology that allows you to change multiple memory settings by simply selecting a different profile, taking advantage of higher than standard memory speeds. XMP is an extension of SPD which provides higher frequencies and tighter timings for your memory to run at. XMP profiles essentially allow high-performance RAM, which run above industry DDR specifications, to be appropriately set for your system. All high-performance RAM uses XMP profiles, becaus

From tomorrow Fortnite Battle Royale’s puny SMG might be a viable option. The silenced SMG will come in common, uncommon and rare variants. The assault rifle is getting a big boost, too: accuracy penalty per shot is dropping by 20%, recoil will fall by 20% and the weapon’s accuracy will reset 20% faster. That seems like a lot for a weapon that is already quite powerful (although I know a lot of people prefer the burst assault rifle). While assault rifles are getting buffed, bushes will receive a

This is the special ability of Grace “Dokkaebi” Nam, one of three operators arriving this month in Operation White Noise, the next Rainbow Six Siege update. I played as her and the other two new characters on Siege’s next map, Myok Meok Tower, at a preview event last week. In a game that already contains unusual traps and gadgets, Dokkaebi stands out as one of Rainbow Six’s most satisfying gimmicks. It’s cool to have a map where the attackers have total security in the opening seconds of the rou

As a quick recap, I’m playing Fallout 4 with the non-lethal (and great) Knockout Framework mod, which allows you to knock out NPCs and creatures, and even stuff them into a sack and carry their unconscious bodies around. I’m supposed to be playing through Fallout 4, after all, not obsessing over settlements and getting schooled by melon-farmers. Blake Abernathy has a quest: to retrieve a stolen locket from the raiders who murdered his daughter, who are holed-up in USAF Satellite Station Olivia.

Perhaps the most exciting moment of the first day of IEM Oakland’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Invitational happened at the tail end of game four. Evil Geniuses built a makeshift fortress out of cars and motorcycles in an extremely compromising open field. Both of the remaining Geniuses were killed by the explosion, and FaZe went on to secure a fifth place finish for the day. This is especially an issue at IEM, where assault rifles are being distributed with a frequency bonus. It doesn’t take

Cryptark, the 2D sci-fi mech shooter, is getting a 3D shooter follow-up called Gunhead, in which you play a pirate mech with…er…a gun for a head. First impressions are good, and the announcement trailer above shows plenty of explosions and Borderlands-style visuals, which I’m a huge fan of. Your mech is strapped with a jetpack and four guns at any one time, giving you plenty of options—the trailer shows a mixture of machine guns, single shot rocket launchers and explosive barrages. It has a

Sci-fi colony sim RimWorld’s latest update finally brings the game into beta, adding features big and small. Alongside three new biomes and a revamped melee combat system is a chance for your colonists to go on a “targeted insulting spree” if they have a mental breakdown, where they “follow around a specific other colonist, insulting them repeatedly”. The big changes include three new swamp biomes filled with plants, a handful of new ‘incidents’—including tornadoes and meteor strikes—and a rewor

CD Projekt CEO Adam Kiciński raised a few eyebrows last week when he said the publisher’s upcoming RPG Cyberpunk 2077 would contain online elements to ensure its “long-term success”. It said that any online elements would not take away from the single-player part of the game, and that fans should “think nothing less than TW3—huge single player, open world, story-driven RPG”. When thinking CP2077, think nothing less than TW3 — huge single player, open world, story-driven RPG. CD Projekt Red’s sta

Ubisoft is considering removing friendly fire from casual playlists in Rainbow Six Siege in a bid to crack down on toxic team killers, it has said. Remy said that removing friendly fire would make the game better for new players and stop team killing, but it sounds like no final decision has been made, and any changes would be tested by players first. “We are toying with that idea as a prototype, but it has some consequences, right? Maybe there are also aspects of friendly fire that we have not

That will all change next Spring with the arrival of the Update Aquatic, which adds shipwrecks, dolphins, and coral reefs. The new structures, including shipwrecks and icebergs, will hide treasure, and dolphins will leap from the sea and guide you to that treasure, which is nice of them. Tridents are the thing I’m most excited about: they’re weapons that you can use for both melee and ranged attacks. Once you’ve got that enchantment you’ll have a weapon that you can use in virtually any situatio

In the inaugural match of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive semifinals today at the Intel Extreme Masters in Oakland, California, perennial Swedish faves Ninjas in Pyjamas got off to a rough start. Round six appeared to be heading in a similar direction, with NiP’s Xizt left alone at half health to defend the bomb against two opponents. Despite SK Gaming winning the next two rounds, bringing the score to 7-1 in their favour, the momentum had shifted out from under the Brazilian team. Ninjas i

I was confused, and strangely kind of relieved, to find my family alive and well when I started West of Loathing earlier today. I’m enjoying playing something that isn’t about serious people doing serious war stuff. But what are you playing this weekend, or whenever you have some time off? If it’s Battlefront 2, which I reviewed this week, let me know how you’re feeling about it. And speaking of Chris, I highly recommend his story about pumpkin farming and extreme duck ownership.