If you’re looking for a relatively affordable laptop that can game rather comfortably at 1080p, Newegg has a deal worth checking out. It’s for a 15.6-inch notebook from Asus (FX502VM-AH51) that wields an Intel Core i5-6300HQ processor and GeForce GTX 1060 GPU for just $800. It represents a 35 percent discount over the laptop’s MSRP, though it typically sells for around $950 at other vendors, such as Amazon. This is not a fully decked out gaming laptop—the GPU has 3GB of GDDR5 memory instead of 6

Ignoring any and all warnings of extended use, two VR enthusiasts decided to live in a virtual world for 48 hours straight. Dean Johnson, head of innovation for Brandwidth, recruited his friend Sarah Jones from Coventry University to spend two days in VR immersion. However, being immersed in VR while having it done settled him down. After peaking at 130 beats per minute while in the tattoo studio with a clear view of the procedure, it dropped to 74 beats per while wearing a VR headset. It will b

Mass Effect: Andromeda, simply put, did not live up to expectations. It suffered from a number of glaring technical issues, and even more importantly, it failed to capture the sweep and spirit of the original trilogy. “It really wasn’t until Mac Walters came on board—and that was very much a reaction to the state of the critical path—he was really brought on board to give it direction and get it into shape,” one said. “We’ll put something together, and it’s been bug tested and signed off and app

At PC Gamer, we know a few things about good PC games. I personally know at least seven different things about good PC games, including how they taste. This is why we’ve gathered the best games in the GOG Summer Sale in one collection. While we’re talking about things Tim Schafer made, we might as well throw Psychonauts into the mix. There’s a sequel in development, so now is a perfect time to jump into the world of weird dreams and neurosis.

If you’ve been craving a chance to dirty your knuckles with Absolver, then good news: the intriguing fighting game’s final closed beta is coming and you can sign up between now and June 16. Just pop over to the Absolver closed beta registration page to try your luck. “I’d never even heard of Absolver before booking an E3 appointment to play it this week, in all honesty. Now I can’t wait to see more of it in the run up to a 2017 release. This may be worthy of the games it wisely takes inspiration

Magic: The Gathering, the insanely popular card game which has already spawned its own game adaptations, is getting yet another. Announced today, the game – which appears to be titled simply ‘Magic: The Gaterhing’ – is a partnership between Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios. “It’s Magic: The Gathering like you’ve never experienced before,” according to Perfect World CEO Bryan Huang. “We are ecstatic about the direction of the game Cryptic has been shaping. No screenshots or art was

Creative Assembly has revealed more details about the fancy High Elves, one of Total War: Warhammer 2’s angry factions. The High Elves are a tricky bunch. “The High Elves are an elite force who, warrior-for-warrior, can outmatch almost any other race in the Warhammer World,” writes Creative Assembly. The Elves are blessed with a great deal of cavalry, but the most notable part of their roster are the flying beasts. Pick the Elves and you’ll be able to field six different types of flying monsters

Star Wars has a pretty good history of letting us play as the baddies. What you’ve never really seen in Star Wars, outside of the books, is the Empire portrayed with any nuance of morality or motivation, in the way that Rogue One (semi-successfully) portrays the Rebellion as ruthless saboteurs. Space battles have been added to Battlefront II, having previously appeared in the last game’s Rogue One and Death Star DLC. Space battles have been added to Battlefront II, having previously appeared in

There are now three Jackbox Party Packs, and you can get them all on Bundle Stars for £23 / $30 for the next week or so. Each of the packs has its own collection of party games, and the best part of it is you don’t need a bunch of gamepads to share around. Highlights of the packs include Fibbage, where you have to fool your friends by coming up with the best lie about a particular topic. Quiplash lets you flex your comedy muscles by coming up with the wittiest answer to a variety of questions. T

Rebellion has just announced a new supernatural co-op romp that wouldn’t look out of place in the pages of 2000 AD, which it also publishes. Strange Brigade pits four adventurers against monsters and gods from ancient civilisations across the British Empire. Strange Brigade seems to hit a lot of the same notes, with the Empire heroes fighting against the “other”. Maybe it’s my British guilt speaking, and certainly the tongue-in-cheek trailer suggests satire, but at the very least, Rebellion is s

I have Outland on three different platforms and I still haven’t played it yet. If you’re like me, then let the announcement that it’s currently free on Steam serve as a reminder to take a look. Housemarque are giving Outland away for free until June 8 to celebrate the fact that its next game, Nex Machina, is now accepting pre-orders, with a 20 percent discount to boot. It’s a speedy platformer where you need to switch between red and blue to avoid damage and harm enemies. If you’re blue, you can

The other was The Silver Shroud quest, where you assume the role of a Dick Tracy/The Shadow pulp hero. It reframes Fallout 4’s systems to fit the exciting life of an in-universe radio serial vigilante—it’s essentially another layer of roleplay within a roleplaying game. You start by tuning into The Silver Shroud radio station, where old episodes of the serial are playing on a loop. Kent wants The Silver Shroud to come to life, to confront the escalating crime in Goodneighbor and offer people hop

Ninja Theory has put out another Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice trailer. At least Ninja Theory isn’t beating around the bush. “If we can make Hellblade a success, others will follow, to make games a richer, more varied place,” he continues. I doubt that the fate of mid-sized games really depends on Hellblade, but I’d be happy to be proved wrong. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice launches on August 8.

This time it’s Jay Pinkerton, who has been writing for Valve since 2008 and co-wrote Portal 2. Pinkerton joined Valve after leaving Cracked.com, where he was an editor. Wolpaw left Valve in February, while Faliszek left in May after working on Valve’s virtual reality projects. You can also thank Pinkerton for a lot of the ancillary stuff that Valve churns out, like the comics and videos that expand Team Fortress 2. So that’s almost all of Valve’s writers gone in a space of less than two years.

Fable Fortune, in case you missed Andy’s story earlier this month, is a CCG set in the Fable universe. Back then, a loose 2017 release window was offered, but now we know it’ll get an early access build on July 11. A full version of the game will still launch at some point this year, and it’ll be free-to-play. But if you want in on the closed beta, guaranteed access can be had by purchasing the Founder’s Pack, which offers an array of benefits in-game as well. The full details are over here, and

A good strategy is just as deadly as a quick trigger finger in Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. And If you’ve played for long enough, you’ve definitely found yourself desperately trying to remember which angle the plane that everyone parachutes from crossed the map. Not only that, but it also shows which common vehicle spawns fall under that flightpath, and shows the limits of how far players can parachute away from the plane. For Battlegrounds players who want every advantage in a match, this too

Respawn’s Star Wars gameImagine this, but instead of Titanfall 2 characters, it’s Star Wars. Showing off three Star Wars games at E3 is a bit overkill. A fictionalised Ubisoft studio within Watch Dogs 2’s fictionalised San Francisco hid a “confidential” E3 trailer showcasing an overtly space-themed videogame. What we know: Game director Michel Ancel’s long rumored, long awaited sequel to 2003’s Beyond Good & Evil is starting to feel like a myth. But there’s a chance that Valve capitalizes on all

It’s not like there’s a shortage of cartoonish topdown action RPGs on PC, especially of the pixellated variety, but The Swords of Ditto is too lovely looking to ignore. The game will boast two-player cooperative play and appears to boast the rhythm of a rogue-lite, if this description is anything to go by. “Players will become one of the legendary heroes of the Island of Ditto and battle through each unique legend alone or alongside cooperative companion,” the description reads. “Each legend bec

Apparently from the iMac Pro specs page, AMD is going to announce a Pro Vega 64 as well. Based on the CPU and GPU alone, the new iMac Pro would be a fantastic gaming PC. If you can build the exact same specs as the new iMac Pro, let us know in the comments. Specs aside, we’re not going to get the svelte design of Apple’s new iMac Pro, and its admittedly good manufacturing build and design. What you do get in return though is the ability to expand internally, which the iMac Pro doesn’t offer.

The Overwatch Anniversary Event will wrap up this weekend with a bang, as Blizzard has announced that players who jump into the action between June 8 and June 12 will earn double experience for just about everything they do. That includes:Time spent in a matchCompleting a matchCompleting consecutive matchesWinning a matchBackfilling a match in progressEarning medalsEven better, the double XP bonus will “stack multiplicatively with existing group and IGR bonuses,” which opens the door to some pre