If you found science-fiction author and former Valve writer Marc Laidlaw’s synopsis of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 interesting to read, you might find it interesting to play, kinda, sorta. It’s a Half-Life 2 mod called Tiger Team. But if you read the story and then play the mod, you should be able to grasp most of what you see. Besides, since we’ll never get to play the real thing, this may be as close as we can get. You can download the Tiger Team mod here.

I’m about two-thirds of the way through the story and would echo everything that Tim said about it this week . I’ve been nerding out over the small details with an eye on how they’ll play out on PC. Bungie are masters at making guns feel amazing, and the extra power of the PC is only going to bolster their efforts. Joe Donnelly: Mod-ular space stationsI only became aware of the Grand Theft Space mod when Andy reported on it a few weeks ago. Last night, while already in the midst of the best NetH

It’s no secret that I am not a fan of Destructive Creation’s previous game, IS Defense. But the studio’s new project, a “historically accurate” RTS called Ancestors Legacy (originally just Ancestors, but it was renamed to be “more unique”), looks like it might have a little more going on. The Vikings who appear in the gameplay trailer, for instance, take advantage of light infantry and cavalry to be more mobile than the other races. “Vikings play the role of aggressors in the game, so they don’t

The Immortal Unchained announcement trailer didn’t tell us a whole lot about the game. There’s a big guy, he’s unchained, and he’s got a gun and a couple swords. Immortal Unchained actually started as a cover shooter, according to Toadman Interactive CEO Robin Flodin, but that “didn’t work at all.” Learn more about Immortal Unchained in Evan’s interview above, and find the rest of our PAX coverage from last weekend here. Immortal Unchained will be out in the first half of next year.

As you might have already read, the private data of 143 million Americans was compromised in a data breach that occurred at Equifax, one of three major credit reporting agencies in the United States. The breach took place between mid-May through July, with Equifax discovering the the unauthorized access on July 29. Last year’s Yahoo breach was bigger, with up to 1 billion customer accounts being compromised, but the data revealed here is more serious. The plot thickensAs if all this were not bad

Crytek’s competitive supernatural shooter Hunt: Showdown appears at first glance to be quite a bit different from the studio’s previous games. “What made this company is open world, sandbox, you’re walking around in a cool environment and you’re approaching compounds—you’re doing this in Crysis, right?” “And if you take a look at Hunt, you’re in an open world, a sandbox world, you’re moving around compounds, you’re trying to infiltrate them. Despite its obvious horror trappings, Hunt: Showdown w

Elite Dangerous’ version of our Milky Way Galaxy is pretty damn accurate, which is to say that it’s incomprehensibly massive. According to Elite Dangerous Star Map (EDSM), a handy database where players can log their discoveries and other useful data related to Elite, players have only discovered 15,779,755 star systems. EDSM’s database only accounts for players who have taken the time to upload their discoveries to it, so naturally it’s not a complete census. But even if we doubled that number

G.Skill will find any reason it can to push the envelope with high-speed memory, no matter how small the overall audience might be. For its latest memory kit, which is rated to run at 4,600MHz, G.Skill took inspiration from ASRock’s new X299 OC Formula motherboard designed for extreme overclocking. “Previously, the speed of DDR4-4600MHz was only achievable under extreme overclocking with liquid nitrogen cooling,” G.Skill says. Of course, few people need a DDR4-4600MHz kit. G.Skill did not say ho

If you are a fan of Cherry MX RGB Red mechanical key switches, you can score a decent keyboard that uses them for $110. Over at Newegg, G.Skill’s Ripjaws KM780 RGB is on sale for $120, plus there is a $10 off promo code (0905KFTS95). There is a column of six dedicated gaming keys on the left side, and three profile keys up top. G.Skill offers this same keyboard with other types of Cherry MX key switches, but those are not on sale. Check out our guide on mechanical key switches to see how it comp

There’s less drudgery than I’m used to from GTA Online. I love starting my GTA Online games there, after hours spent in the desert and city, where me and my friends’ bunkers and biker hideouts are. This is more generous in its time investment-to-fun ratio than almost anything else I’ve played in GTA Online to date. So what’s next for GTA Online, after Smuggler’s Run? What this expansion tells me, though, is that GTA Online is at its most exciting when it’s showing you something the series has ne

In this case, you can select from 11 different stages (stock to 5GHz), plus there is an extra “Extreme LN2 OC” setting. The X299 OC Formula motherboard features an 8-layer PCB, including a 2-ounce copper PCB, with a 13-phase CPU power and 2-phase memory power design. It uses high-end components to help with stability, and boasts an additional external base clock generator that support PCIe frequency overclocking. Beyond those features, this motherboard supports up to 64GB of quad-channel DDR4-46

Update: Valve has issued a statement indicating that it is aware of the block and working to address it. “Right now players in Malaysia can access the games they own on Steam, but the Steam Store is being blocked by some local telcos in Malaysia. From reports we are reading, this is due to a single game that conflicts with local laws,” a rep said. “We have contacted the developer, removed the game, and are attempting to make contact with the officials in Malaysia to remove the block. The removal

According to a new Korean ratings board listing (translated by Gematsu and a hawk-eyed NeoGAF user), Capcom is bringing an HD remake of Okami, Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya’s Zelda-esque adventure game, to PC this year. The listing follows a recent report from Kotaku UK that Okami is coming to PS4 and Xbox One this December, so we may see the rumored remake as early as this holiday season. First released for PS2, Okami stars the wolf-form sun goddess Amaterasu adrift in a world styled after Ch

You may have heard the expression, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” It appears Gigabyte has, hence the launch of a small sized GeForce GTX 1080 (GV-N1080IX-8GD) graphics card that is tiny enough to fit in a diminutive mini ITX chassis. That is considerably shorter than a GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, which spans 26.67 cm (10.5 inches). Though small in size, Gigabyte did not have to sacrifice any performance in order to shrink the card. Giga

Either mistakenly or intentionally, the first expansion to Destiny 2—which won’t even be out for the PC until October 24—has appeared on the Microsoft Store. Called Curse of Osiris, the expansion will feature “new story missions and adventures” set on the planet Mercury. Players will explore the “mysterious ‘Infinite Forest,'” earn new themed weapons, armor, and gear, and take part in new competitive activities and multiplayer arenas. The expansion isn’t currently available for separate purchase

You can get Magicka 2 for a huge 80 percent off today on Bundle Stars. It’s a top down co-operative adventure where you play as wizards able to cast all manner of spells. Our review of Magicka 2 says it is like Magicka 1 done over again, in a more polished, streamlined, bite-size package. Magicka 2 wasn’t that expensive to begin with, so with 80 percent off, you won’t have to spend much at all to get hours of fun with your friends. The deal only lasts for 24 hours though, and then another game w

I hadn’t heard of the Grand Theft Auto Space mod until Andy reported on it a few weeks back. First announced in January, it’s July trailer (featured above) looks spectacular—which Andy rightly likened to the Mass Effect we’ve always wanted. GTA Space has now released in full, and has marked the occasion with this equally impressive cinematic:As you’ll see there, Grand Theft Auto Space promises three moons, 11 planets and one story. The mod’s creators also point out that at present GTA Space does

This week, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds surpassed ten million sales, a figure reached in just 165 days of Early Access release. And just under two weeks ago, the battle royale murder sandbox achieved the unthinkable by leapfrogging Dota 2’s lofty concurrent player count. Now Bluehole’s runaway megahit has passed one million concurrent players. Here’s creator Brendan Greene’s response to hitting the one million mark. September 8, 2017I, and now over one million others, have said this umpteen tim

According to Wikipedia, the Mini-14 is “a lightweight .223 caliber rifle” that’s favoured by “law enforcement, security personnel, hunters, ranchers and target shooters.” We can soon add semi-naked, frying pan-wielding, battle royale fighters to that ensemble as the semi-automatic shooter is en route to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Due in its next incoming update, the game’s official Twitter account posted this earlier today:New @PUBATTLEGROUNDS weapon alert!After next week’s update, Mini-14 w

After discovering a handful of cool user-made mods, I’ve recently enjoyed returning to Skyrim’s Special Edition. If you’re yet to pick it up, know that it’s free on Steam now through Sunday 9pm BST/1pm PST. If you wind up enjoying all of that beyond its free to try window, Skyrim Special Edition is subject to a limited time 50 percent discount from now through Tuesday, September 19—which brings its Steam price down from £29.99/$39.99 to £14.99/$29.99. However you play is of course up to you, but