Photo credit: Riot GamesIt’s another jam-packed weekend in the world of digital sports and lots of tournaments are entering their final stages. Reign will face Red Bulls today at 08:00 PDT / 17:00 CEST, while Euronics Gaming clash an hour later. The final four teams will meet this Sunday at 05:00 PDT / 14:00 CEST where there’ll be two best of five matches for the final showdown. FaZe will take on Team Dignitas today at 10:00 PDT / 19:00 CEST, while G2 Esports and EnVyUS will clash at 12:00 PDT /

Hacknet was a great – and surprisingly popular – hacking sim which not only simulated the process of hacking, but did so using real methods, such as the deployment of UNIX commands. Since then the game has received a major campaign update in the form of Labyrinths, but its latest addition includes the ability to make your own campaign narratives. Dubbed Hacknet Extensions, the update lets players “create their very own Hacknet campaigns, system networks, nodes, themes, music and story missions”.

Destiny 2 won’t have dedicated servers, a detail which caused quite a fuss when it was revealed last week. According to Segur, Destiny 2 has “a unique networking model” and is being thoroughly tested as we speak. But addressing the lack of dedicated servers directly, he had this to say. Using the terms from this talk, in Destiny 2, both the Mission Host and Physics Host will run in our data centers.” Much has been invested in the sequel’s new server infrastructure, and cloud servers will play a

Titanfall 2’s next DLC will release next week – May 30 to be exact – and it’ll introduce a brand new titan and a rejigged map from the original game. Dubbed Monarch’s Reign, the new titan is the titular Monarch, a “mid-range Vanguard-class Titan” which can upgrade on the fly, mid-battle. “Monarch’s design is based on the salvaged, badly burnt remains of two Vanguard-class Titans recovered by the IMC from the Battle of Typhon,” Respawn explains. The other big addition is the Relic map, which you’

Darkest Dungeon, the actually-quite-depressing roguelike RPG that is very, very good, is getting its first expansion next month. As for now, there are a few things Darkest Dungeon players might already have caught wind of, such as a new hero class and a new wandering boss called The Fanatic. Meanwhile, a new dungeon region called The Courtyard will be added, and there’s a “full faction” of new enemies to worry about. This new Courtyard region will feature four new bosses boasting “some of the mo

Bethesda’s new FPS Prey is a very good game. I really did like the original Prey, and the teaser cinematic released in 2011 was great. It turns out that Domasi “Tommy” Tawodi, the reluctant hero of Prey, was intended to play a much larger role in Prey 2 than it appeared when the game was first announced. Eurogamer will have a more in-depth report about the downfall of Prey 2 tomorrow, and it sounds like it will be pretty good. For now, you can watch the “incredible plot twist” video (and it real

When Netgear announced the Nighthawk S8000 switch, which promised advanced gaming and streaming capability, as well as an 8-port Gigabit Ethernet switch, quite frankly on first glance it looked like a solution to a problem that did not exist. The Netgear S8000 itself has the appearance of other Nighthawk series products, which are targeted towards the gaming community. Features and gimmicks aside, the ultimate question is did the Netgear Nighthawk S8000 distinguish itself as a gaming switch, or

It’s an ecosystem sandbox game developed by Yasuhiro Wada, creator of the Harvest Moon series, and it feels like it could be utterly enjoyable on PC if only the controls were even semi-decent. Essentially, you’re playing God, but in this case God really needs a controller, because the mouse and keyboard controls are head-scratchingly terrible. You can zoom using the up and down arrow keys, but—You have to be holding X to do so. You can rotate by using the left and right arrows keys but—Not while

Welcome back to The PC Gamer Show, our weekly livestreamed podcast. This week we’ll be talking about our time with Destiny 2, Overwatch’s first birthday, the newest details on Far Cry 5, and lots more—including our usual Twitch chat Q&A! This week’s topicsThe PC Gamer Club is here, Far Cry is in Montana, and more news. James tells us how Destiny 2 runs on PC, and if it’s any fun. Listen:Download the MP3 directlySubscribe on iTunesGrab the podcast RSS feedWatch it on YouTubeLast week’s episodeYou

We learned last year that astrophysicist and noted Twitter pedant Neil deGrasse Tyson has lent his expertise and name to an upcoming space strategy game, called Neil deGrasse Tyson presents Space Odyssey. Dr. Tyson, who appears to be repelling a large, sopping wet golden retriever in the game’s promotional photo, will show off Space Odyssey at E3 Coliseum next month, according to E3’s official Twitter account. Space Odyssey is a real-time strategy game in which players will “develop planets, col

Most of our coverage of Ubisoft’s Beyond Good and Evil 2, going all the way back to 2012, has been confirmations that it is going to happen. And there’s been a bit of an uptick in news related to the game in recent months, including a concept art tease in September of last year. But if you were hoping that Ubisoft would make a big BG&E2 reveal at E3, director Michel Ancel warned on Instagram that you’re probably going to be disappointed. “Mhhh, not sure that E3 would be the best place to showcas

In 2015, AMD’s Fury X was the first card in years to use something different: HBM, or High Bandwidth Memory. AMD is also making waves about its new HBCC (High-Bandwidth Cache Controller), which reportedly will allow more intelligent use of the available graphics memory. With the Xbox One and PS4 both including 8GB of shared system + graphics memory, that has helped pushed VRAM use in games beyond 4GB. But if they had 4GB VRAM, they would likely still be in the same boat, as their computational a

(Image: © Dmitry Nosachev via Wikimedia)NVM Express has published a major update to the NVMe specification that adds a handful of optional features to the protocol. The new 1.3 revision is the first significant update in nearly two and a half years and it comes right as NVMe is starting to squeeze into the mainstream market. Cost is still the primary roadblock preventing NVMe solid state drives from overthrowing SATA-based SSDs, at least in the consumer market. That said, the 1.3 revision brings

Enter Newegg and this Intel Core i7-6850K processor and MSI X99A Godlike Gaming motherboard bundle. If purchased individually, these parts typically sell for around $1,100, or $1,050 at Newegg’s current sale pricing for each item. However, Newegg is bundling them together for $850, plus there is a $50 mail-in-rebate available to knock the price down to $800. As for the motherboard, one thing to note is that it’s an E-ATX board, which is bigger than standard ATX. The X99A Godlike Gaming supports

Acer has set its sights on the casual gaming crowd with a new Nitro 5 laptop line that starts at $800. On the Intel side, Acer will offer Nitro 5 configurations with Core i5 and Core i7 processor options, both from Intel’s latest CPU architecture. While not overly exciting, it’s nice to see that Acer did not cheap out with a TN panel despite the relatively low starting price. Flipping the laptop open will reveal a red LED-backlit keyboard with outlined WASD keys. The Nitro 5 will ship in North A

CD Projekt’s competitive card game Gwent went into open beta yesterday, and since it’s free to play there’s no reason not to just sign up, download the thing, and have at it. But if you’d like a better idea of what it’s all about before you leap into the fray, the new gameplay trailer released today has you covered. The video focuses primarily on the mechanics of combat and doesn’t dig too deeply into the still-to-come singleplayer campaign mode, although it sounds like we’ll be hearing more abo

This is available now to all Mixer users. Tying in with this new ability is a new beta app for mobile devices called Mixer Create. Microsoft says it will add the ability to stream gameplay from mobile devices to the Mixer service sometime soon. Once this rolls out, mobile users will be able to co-stream with friends who are broadcasting on Windows 10 PCs, as well as Xbox One consoles and other mobile devices. Microsoft also added Channel One, a moderated channel that is always on and shows what

Playing as an Axis soldier in the single-player mode of a big-budget World War 2 FPS is a prospect I find interesting, if maybe a bit creepy. But it will not, as studio co-founder Michael Condrey said on Twitter, feature any kind of Axis campaign. The Axis power is a ferocious enemy. In any event, now we know that there’s no Axis player character in any part of the campaign. You can find out everything else we know about Call of Duty: WWII right here.

This is what happens when you play Black Desert Online. It’s a small example, but the thrill of learning and connecting mechanics and economies underscores what makes Black Desert such a compelling RPG. A black sheepAs you might be figuring out, Black Desert is not like most MMOs. Black Desert is not only a buffet, but one which rewards you each time you try a new dish. Black Desert is unabashedly not like most MMOs, and where it tries to be it falls short.

Now, a UK-based university has announced plans to launch a BA (hons) degree module in esports. Set to start in September 2018 at Staffordshire University, the course is said to combine “learning and teach from business and computer games” as it aims to target skills that are in “demand” for those aged 35 and under. The course focuses on the business and culture of esports from developing teams, communities and a fan base to hosting esports events. The university’s module is a direct response to