Hello Neighbor, the stealth-creepo game about spying on the weirdo next door (who may or may not be a murderous lunatic), was slated to come out on August 29. The AI can now climb ladders, so you’ll no longer be able to escape by moving up or down floors, and “stability is good,” which is always a plus. The second alpha build, with the first-ever Hello Neighbor tutorial, is now free for everyone as well at helloneighborgame.com. Thus, in the finest tradition of “a delayed game can eventually be

The last we saw of Return of the Obra Dinn, the next game from Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope, was a short but tantalizing demo released in November of 2016. The Obra Dinn, the game’s titular ship and singular level, mysteriously returns to port after being lost at sea. “The central mechanic of the game is to determine the fate of everyone onboard the ship,” Pope writes. Because it wouldn’t be a Lucas Pope game without documents to fill out, now would it? “Some flashbacks contain multiple cor

Shopping for a power supply can be a daunting experience. It’s on sale for $75, with a $15 mail-in-rebate bringing it down to $60. Still, $60 for an 850W model that is semi-modular is pretty good. But in this instance, the sale price and 80 Plus Bronze badge had us do some digging on its Hive series. Specifically, it comes with the following:20+4 pin main (x1)4+4 pin +12V EPS (x1)8 pin +12V EPS6+2 pin PCIe (x4)SATA (x8)4-pin molex (x6)4-pin floppy (x2)Rosewill backs this power supply with a 3-ye

As a free tease for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, Firaxis just released Propaganda Center on Steam. It’s standalone photobooth application where you can create and customize a squad or import your soldiers from XCOM 2, and pose them against a variety of colorful backgrounds and state-sponsored messages. Pizza night, every night. But even more sinister than ruthless totalitarian rule are the endless memes Propaganda Center will produce. If Tom’s recent hands-on with War of the Chosen is any indicati

You’ll be forgiven if H1Z1: Just Survive (now simply called Just Survive, having dropped ‘H1Z1’ from its name) has slid from your radar over the past year or so. Work has continued, however, and there’s a big update out today that makes some substantial changes and adds new features. There’s also a new stronghold system, which will allow players to build massive forts. Stronghold raiding will be on a timer and attackers will have a limited window in which to achieve their objectives. There’s sti

Probably the weirdest thing about the upcoming Middle-earth: Shadow of War is that Shelob, who as I understand it is well-established in Tolkien’s mythos as a monstrous, malevolent spider, is in fact a woman. But Monolith creative vice president Michael de Plater told Eurogamer that this twist in the tale wasn’t made simply to get an attractive lady into the marketing materials. As her daughter, Shelob shares the same ability and can thus choose to assume other forms as well. Anyway, there you h

Including a polar bear in a marketing photo of an all-in-one cooler would normally seem a bit over the top, but in regard’s to Alphacool’s new and enormous Eisbaer- 420, we find it appropriate. This thing is really big, making us wonder if perhaps the polar bear is there for a sense of scale. Okay, it’s not quite that big, though it does wield a 420mm radiator with three 140mm Eiswind fans attached. According to Alphacool, this is currently the largest and most powerful all-in-one liquid cooler

For example the art director on StarCraft: Remastered was an artist on the original StarCraft, and heavily involved in that. What does StarCraft 1 have to offer new players who are perhaps used to StarCraft 2 and other modern RTS games? I think StarCraft and StarCraft 2 are distinct games, and they have their own feel. Do you have any favourite units or buildings that you think really shine after receiving the remaster treatment? The other aspect of that is being able to bring all of the StarCra

With that in mind, we’re cautiously optimistic that Razer’s new Atheris mouse can live up to the claim of “lag-free wireless gaming-grade performance.” It considers the Atheris to be the “ultimate wireless notebook mouse,” whether you plan to use it for productivity chores, playing games, or both. Either way, Razer touts the “world’s longest-lasting battery life,” which it qualifies as being among mobile productivity mice with gaming grade. For gaming, Razer includes an optional 2.4GHz wireless

Cooler Master claims its new headset is suitable for both marathon gamers looking for a versatile sound option and casual gamers. And though affordable, Cooler Master insists it didn’t skimp on quality. Cooler Master also used PU leather on the headband. The MasterPulse MH320 is a closed-back headset to help isolate sounds. The MasterPulse MH320 will be available at the end of the month.

Observer is out today, and it casts you as a mind-invading supercop. It’s the latest game from Layers of Fear developer Bloober, and some of the spooky haunted house tricks have come along from that original game. Today on Chrono, if you buy Observer, you get Layers of Fear completely free. Observer is a cyberpunk game where you play as a cop in Poland in 2084. Going back to last year, Layers of Fear had you play as a painter who was spiralling into insanity in his own creepy house.

It came as somewhat of a surprise when Dying Light developer Techland announced Pure Farming 2017: The Simulator this time last year. It’s since dropped the awkward post-colon appendage, been delayed into next year, and renamed to suit. It’s also now got a launch date: March 13, 2018. Furthermore, a playable demo will feature at Gamescom next week if you plan on stopping by. Pure Farming 2018 is due March 13, 2018.

GTA Online’s getting another sports car that’ll take me hours to afford in this week’s update: the Ocelot XA-21. It will set you back a mere $2,375,000 from Legendary Motorsport and is available in-game now. It’s also shiny and therefore tempting, but I’ve got last week’s HVY Nightmask now, which has machine guns on the front. Until August 21, you can get double GTA$ and RP payouts on a couple of adversary modes, Sumo and Slasher. The HVY APC, Vom Feur AA Trailer, Valkyrie and Phantom Wedge are

In his review of last year’s annual instalment, Paul Walker-Emig billed Football Manager 2017 as “far from revolutionary” but a “very well refined version of FM that empowers the player by putting all the information you need at your fingertips.” I’d rarely vouch for pre-purchasing any game, however picking up Football Manager 2018 ahead of time grants you access to the game’s “fully-playable” beta whose saves are transferable into the main game. Furthermore, those who decide to opt in early and

From hard-boiled, hard-drinking private dicks to amateur sleuths in way over their heads, these are the best detective games on PC. The city isn’t a GTA-style playground, but an elaborate film set for a variety of cases such as serial murders to stolen cars. This atmospheric game blends adventure and survival, and although it’s light on detecting, gives you a compelling mystery to solve. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersYear 1993Developer Sierra EntertainmentAnother classic ‘90s adventure, set

Of its ten proposed jails, Mouldy Toof and Team 17’s The Escapists 2 has so far teased its western-themed Rattlesnake Springs and space-flung U.S.S. Anomaly lockups. Now it’s unveiled a further three: Cougar Creek Railroad, HMS Orca and Air Force Con—each of which is a moving, timed ‘transport’ prison. From front to back, Team 17 explains Cougar Creek as set on a fast-moving train guarded by swirling vultures overhead, the HMS Orca as a seaship bound for an Alcatraz-esque isolated island, and Ai

As exclusively revealed during the PC Gaming Show at this year’s E3, the ability to vault, climb, and dive through windows is coming to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Now, one of the game’s programmers has shared some work-in-progress footage that shows how the new animations are coming along. What might seem like a small addition to PUBG has scope to grossly alter strategy as it stands. Vaulting WIP #2https://t.co/5U9lD8I3HzAugust 13, 2017As you can see there, players will be able to stall vaul

Agents of Mayhem, the latest Volition open world action game which is kinda a Saints Row game, releases tomorrow. Despite having reservations when I previewed it a few weeks ago, I’m still pretty excited: dumb action games set in neon-lit future cities with characters that can triple jump are few and far between, after all. The trailer above gives you a decent idea of what you’re getting into: wanton cartoon violence, edgier-than-thou attitude, rapid switching between up to 12 playable character

You’ve played Civilization while seated at your computer desk, now it’s time to play Civilization while seated around a large table with friends. Because the series is getting a board game adaptation in the form of Sid Meier’s Civilization: A New Dawn. “Over the course of the game, players will expand their domains, gain new technologies, and build many of humanity’s greatest wonders. In the end, one nation will rise above all others to leave its indelible mark upon history.” The board game will

But there’s one change to the game that players are not happy about: the new “forced synergy” picks in Arena. In addition, the pool of synergy cards seems to be quite small, which means the same handful of cards are popping up in a lot of decks. But that doesn’t mean synergy picks are going away—only that Blizzard is “monitoring the situation” and “collecting feedback.” “Regarding ‘synergy picks,’ one of the areas we think Arena is weak right now is the ability for players to feel really clever