As usual, though, we had plenty of questions for Xbox boss Phil Spencer about Windows gaming, including the return of Age of Empires, and the future of the Windows Store and UWP, two of the more controversial elements of Windows 10. Below we get into more about the Store, Age of Empires, and what UWP needs to do to earn wider support. We’ve got more work to do on [the Windows] Store, clearly. You mentioned the Windows Store. That’s something that’s important, because as you and I both know there

Today, publisher Maximum Games put up a new video showcasing some actual gameplay in “a small slice of one level.” The ogres are “fully dismemberable,” but wear armor that protects their vulnerable arms and legs, so that has to be deal with first. Charged-up “rune strikes” will destroy pieces of armor, but as the trailer demonstrates, some armor is better than others and will take more work to break. Executive producer Derek Neal warned that the video shows “a very early pre-alpha build” of the

Steam Direct, Valve’s replacement for the late, largely-unlamented Steam Greenlight, is now live. The new service enables developers to upload their games to Steam without having to pass through an approval process, simply by paying a “recoupable” $100 fee. “With this transition to Steam Direct, we’ll be keeping an eye on new submissions and making adjustments as necessary. But, Steam Direct also intentionally provides a more transparent and predictable path for new game developers, which is som

It’s a little bit easier when you have a fixed spec, when you think about Xbox, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X. “The original Xbox, OG Xbox, is a little bit easier, because that was an x86 chip it was running on. We also asked Spencer about the Xbox Game Pass, a $10 monthly subscription that grants access to a library of Xbox One and Xbox 360 games. Given Microsoft’s increased PC focus, could we see the Game Pass on PC, too? The team doesn’t love it when I pre-announce things, but I definitely want

Overwatch’s newest map, Horizon Lunar Colony, will launch next week on June 20. Horizon Lunar Colony is a two-capture-point assault map that takes place on the lunar laboratory where the gorilla tank hero Winston was raised. One of the most interesting things about the new map is it features a small area with low gravity. Horizon hits Overwatch’s live servers on June 20. In the meantime, check out the above video for a bit of insight from the game’s developers on why they put a map on the friggi

Nvidia has supplied our first look at Destiny 2 on PC with a video showing off 4K, 60 fps gameplay. The specs of the capture PC aren’t included in the video’s description, but we assume this is running on a GTX 1080 Ti or two. E3 attendees will be able to capture more Destiny 2 PC footage throughout the show, and we’ll update this article as new clips come in. Last night, we learned that the PC version will release a little under two months after the console version, on October 24. We also poste

It’s not every day that we see PlayStation 2 games making their way to PC, but what do you know: Bandai Namco’s going for it. The latest issue of Japanese gaming mag Famitsu revealed that an HD remaster of the .hack//G.U. trilogy, originally released in 2006 and 2007, is coming to PS4 and PC as a bundle called .hack//G.U. The .hack series of games aren’t MMOs, but they’re set inside fictional MMOs, which is strange but also cool? Why grind in a real MMO when you can grind in a fake MMO inside a

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is a monster graphics card that makes it possible to game at 4K without adding a second GPU to the equation. The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini measures just 211mm (8.3 inches) long, making it a fair bit shorter than a reference model measuring 267mm (10.5 inches) in length. A card like this is really built for small form factor (SFF) setups where elbow room is in short supply. In this instance, Zotac outfitted its fun-size 1080 Ti with two cooling fans. Zotac did not say

The gaming headset space has become pretty crowded over the past couple of years, and with the increased competition came lower prices for consumers. We challenged ourselves to create something that contained the essentials of an Astro Gaming product that we could deliver to a larger number of our fans,” Astro said. Enter the A10 headset, a purportedly durable audio solution with an anodized aluminum headband wrapped in polycarbonate. We haven’t had the chance to test drive one ourselves yet, bu

Fallout: The Frontier is an absurdly ambitious mod for Fallout: New Vegas that’s been in development for three years. The team has put out a new trailer to show off some of the progress that they’ve made, and it’s looking impressive. Frontier takes place in Portland, Oregon, in a space the size of the Mojave Desert. Like New Vegas, it’s a place of warring factions like the Legion and NCR, as well as the Scavengers, but unlike New Vegas is has working vehicles, aerial dog fights, harsher weather,

If any one character of the Dishonored series deserved a standalone expansion, it’s the uber-cool ex-Whalers lieutenant Billie Lurk. Revealed during Bethesda’s E3 conference on Sunday, Death of the Outsider sees Lurk partner with former comrade-in-chief Daud—”The Knife of Dunwall”—as they plot to assassinate the titular black-eyed supernatural being. “It’s interesting strategically, these games are stealth games or high in combat games but of course you can approach everything in many different

If an elaborate underground warren is out of your price range, you can at least experience the joy of hiding from armageddon thanks to GTA Online’s Gunrunning update. As well as protecting you from the horrible world outside, GTA Online’s bunkers also serve as a base of operation for any aspiring gunrunning entrepreneur. If you’ve got at least $50k in your Maze Bank balance, you’ll be able to start your new career. Accompanying the MOC are a slew of weaponised vehicles, including an APC, Dune FA

It looks like yesterday’s Tyranny tease was indeed for some new DLC. Today, Obsidian announced Bastard’s Wound, also the name of the region the DLC is set in. “The Bastard’s Wound region is all new to Tyranny, with a host of new quests, and new people to kill, betray, or befriend,” said Obsidian. In addition to the new region, Bastard’s Wound gives players a chance to learn more about their companions in a trio of quests tied to key members of their traveling group.”In the region of Bastard’s Wo

El Presidente is still in office, it seems, because today Kalypso Media has announced Tropico 6, due out for both PC and consoles in 2018. Instead of managing one island, you’ll be able to rule over a whole archipelago, connecting each island by bridge. You’ll also be able to send your minions out on raids to steal things from other nations. And by things I mean the Statue of Liberty and other monuments and wonders of the world. Oh, El Presidente.

Given the game’s been in development for close to a decade and a half, one might ask: why now? “Michel really wanted to work with all the people that will play the game, to really create something new. He said: okay, it’s the right time now to go and speak about the game and ask for feedback on everything we do,” says Guillemot. Creatively we are very interested to iterate—that world is just enormous and there are so many possibilities and so [Ancel] wants the result to be what people expect.” H

Case in point, Dell’s new 4K laser projector (S718QL) can beam a 100-inch image from just 4 inches away, or a 130-inch image from less than 9 inches away, all in glorious 4K (3840×2160) with up to a 120Hz refresh rate. It also supports up to four different input devices simultaneously, which be connected wirelessly through your home or office network. However, the high resolution and fast refresh rate will resonate with some gamers who are looking for big screen gaming. It also has a 100,000:1 c

Along with the spooky reveal, Bethesda has shown off a bit more of The Evil Within 2 in a new extended gameplay trailer. Expect lots of eerie corridors, grotesque monsters and walls that don’t act like walls. Along with the claustrophobic rooms and corridors that are typical of survival horror games like the original Evil Within, The Evil Within 2 will also present more open areas, ripe for exploration. “You’ll be able to wander freely and poke through all the dark corners of the world at your l

With Skyrim: Special Edition last year, the Morrowind expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online this year, and now announcements for Skyrim VR and a Switch edition, you’ve probably been wondering if The Elder Scrolls 6 is the next thing on Bethesda’s agenda. Unfortunately, if you’ve been pining for a new game in the main series, you’ve got a long wait ahead of you. “They have at least two major titles they are working on before we’re going to get to Elder Scrolls 6,” Bethesda’s Pete Hines said last

Sloclap has unveiled the fourth combat style for its online fighter, Absolver. It’s called stagger style, and judging by the all the swaying and staggering, it’s based on zui quan, otherwise known as drunken fist. Stagger style is unpredictable and looks out of control, but it’s a trap to lure in overconfident enemies before unleashing a barrage of brutal strikes. I’m a big fan, and I’m now itching to rewatch Drunken Master, one of Jackie Chan’s earliest films and probably the main reason you’ve

If there’s one dependable lesson to be learned from E3 every year, it’s that consumerism is good. And that’s no better demonstrated than by this ludicrous Assassin’s Creed: Origins edition. Tidily dubbed the Dawn of the Creed Collector’s Case – Legendary Edition, it’ll set you back $800 (or $1,250 in Australia). The game is there of course, as is a season pass, a physical world map, and an eagle skull amulet, which is nice. Scroll to the bottom for an image showing everything in the edition.