The acrimonious legal dispute between Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford and former Gearbox general counsel Wade Callender has been settled. Gearbox and Callender launched their lawsuits against each other in late 2018. Shortly before the contempt hearing was scheduled to take place, Pitchford and Callender filed for their respective cases to be dismissed with prejudice, saying that they “have resolved all claims between them.” He, Gearbox, and Valve were recently sued by composer Bobby Prince over the

The Bradwell Conspiracy could be a very interesting game. But as you struggle to escape, you’ll of course discover that things are not quite as they seem. Indie studio A Brave Plan and publisher Bossa Studios began teasing sinister things afoot at Bradwell Electronics early this year, and got more specific about the game’s setting and circumstances in a reveal trailer released in September. Today, they released a new trailer revealing the launch date of October 8. It also shows off more of the r

I complained about this loading screen bullying in our work chat and then got bullied even more by Jarred, whose exact words were: “Shame on you HDD users! A 1TB SSD only costs $100 now. I’ll upgrade so that Siege players stop calling my PC a potato! You’ve won, Jarred and Siege players. Once my new drive arrives, every quickly-disappearing loading screen will reek of coercion to me.

Games like Plants vs. Zombies, Kingdom Rush, and Orcs Must Die are not the only tower defense games, but they are arguably the poster children for the genre. Apart from They Are Billions, tower defense games tend to have whimsical tones, an aesthetic that can be at odds with what is a surprisingly intense style of game. Siege of Centauri brings seriousness and danger to the genre and tonally feels closer to the games that laid the groundwork for tower defense, like StarCraft. Nothing is more obn

Cloud gaming services have been attempted by numerous companies over the past decade or more. Are people really looking for cloud game streaming options, and is there that much money to be made? As to the former, the jury is still out, but the first truly successful cloud game streaming service stands to make a ton of money. The difficulty with cloud gaming is that it requires more resources than just a video stream. Cloud gaming means you have to run the game in real-time, encoding the output,

Electronic Arts is now nudging Origin users in that direction with an offer of a free month of Origin Access Basic, the subscription-based service that offers unlimited access to games for $5 per month, to everyone who turns it on before the end of October. The free month will begin on or about November 1 (it might take a few days for the wheels to start turning) as long as you’ve got 2FA enabled on Origin before the end of October. If you’re already an Origin Access Basic subscriber, you won’t

Last’s year announcement of Diablo Immortal at BlizzCon resulted in an immediate and unexpectedly harsh blowback against the studio. Brack emphasized that Blizzard believes it can make mobile games without sacrificing the quality it’s known for, and that “we can have Blizzard values around monetization.” Blizzard, just keep making PC games like you’ve always done. “If you’re a core PC gamer, then there are not an insignificant number of mobile games that don’t have a great reputation. Diablo Imm

Manning National Zoo was added to The Division 2 in July as part of the DC Outskirts: Expeditions DLC. And somehow, from then until today, a hidden boss named The Agony went entirely undiscovered by players—and as noted by Kotaku, would probably still be lurking unseen if developer Trick Dempsey hadn’t hinted at its presence during today’s State of the Game livestream. Dempsey said that changes to the Manning National Zoo, including the addition of a bunch of new bosses, prompted him to search G

Getting the Destiny 2 Captive Cord means you’ll have to retrace your steps a bit. Like the Destiny 2 Horned Wreath item that gives you a plush new sniper rifle, Captive Cord lets you craft exotic weapons by combining special items with Eris Morn’s Lectern of Enchantment, and Nightmare Essence. If you’re struggling to find Captive Cord in the Lunar Battlegrounds area, I’m here to help you do just that. It’s this spot to which you must return to get Captive Cord, but it isn’t quite clear how to ge

Getting the Destiny 2 Necromantic Strand can be a confusing step in the Essence of Brutality quest because it requires finding the Hall of Wisdom. Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Bungie) Image 2 of 2 (Image credit: Bungie)Destiny 2 Necromantic Strand and Hall of Wisdom locationFinding the Hall of Wisdom is actually quite easy once you know where to go. You want to look for the white light at the bottom that signals the passageway to the Hall of Wisdom. Approach it and a quest marker should appear po

Whether you’re new to Destiny 2 or a veteran, one of the first quests you’ll likely come across in Shadowkeep is Pain and Gain. This quest rewards you with the Riskrunner exotic SMG and the Riskrunner Catalyst, which makes the weapon even more powerful. Destiny 2 Pain and Gain and Riskrunner guideBefore you can take on Pain and Gain, you need to complete the first story mission for the Shadowkeep expansion. Banshee-44, the Gunsmith, will have the Pain and Gain quest waiting for you. (Image credi

But surely we can think of more furry, fanged, and feathered friends who could star in an upcoming game. That’s our question this week: What other animal deserves its own game? I’m not the first person to think of a giraffe game, but neither Space Giraffe or the horrifying Giraffe Town really fit the bill. A hamster(Image credit: Blizzard)Jarred Walton: I would be a bad parent if I didn’t suggest someone make a hamster game. Basically, someone should make Untitled Hamster Game, because my kids w

Monarchs aren’t typically known for their parenting chops, but Yes, Your Grace’s King Eryk seems particularly rubbish. King Eryk has three daughters but no male heir, which is why he decided to marry one of them off to a bunch of barbarians. He regretted that, so he changed his mind and tried to marry her off to a prince, presumably upsetting the other groom-to-be. You’ll also need to rebuild your crumbling castle and fill it with troops to stave off some vague “encroaching darkness”. Yes, Your

The recent Modern Warfare crossplay test might become a lot more commonplace, as Sony has quietly moved PS4 crossplay out of beta, leaving the decision of whether or not to include crossplay up to developers. “The track record of the incumbent platform winning the next time around is not a great one,” he said. PS Now lets you download or stream around 800 games on your PS4, but it also lets you stream them on your PC. Platform owners are probably less enthused about the walls coming down, but fo

(Image credit: Intel)Intel recently promised to bring “dramatic changes” to the high-end desktop (HEDT) market, and following up on that, it has now announced its upcoming Cascade Lake-X lineup. At up to 18 cores and 36 threads, these will undoubtedly provide some competition for the best CPUs out there. Here’s a look at the full lineup, with specs and pricing:(Image credit: Intel)While not exactly budget offerings, pricing on Cascade Lake-X is up to 50 percent cheaper than Intel’s previous gene

Engrams are gem-like, polyhedral things that are used to deliver rewards in Destiny 2. They’re basically mini-loot boxes: Do a job, get some engrams, go to The Tower to decrypt them, and surprise! It’s all a bit complicated, but the quick-and-dirty of it is that bigger numbers are better, and powerful engrams are good—and you can get a free one from the Bungie Rewards program. If you’re just getting started in Destiny 2 and this all seems new and weird, we can help. Our Destiny 2 Beginner’s Guid

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2’s penultimate faction reveal introduces us to the corpses of the University District. The Newcomers are an unimaginatively named group of blood mages and academics—nerds, basically—that has been given a prime feeding ground by Seattle’s prince. You’ll be able to work with any of Seattle’s vampire factions, but they do seem like a better fit for specific clans. In the case of the Newcomers, that would be the Tremere, Bloodlines’ creepy wizards. The Tremere e

(Image credit: Lenovo)If you’re in the market for a new mid-range gaming PC, one variant of Lenovo’s “IdeaCentre” T540 might interest you. The desktop is now just $683.99, a savings of $36 from the previous price, and a $316 drop from the original MSRP. is equipped with a 6-core Intel Core i5-9400F processor, 16GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory, a 256GB PCIe SSD, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB graphics card, and a copy of Windows 10 Home. The ‘F’ in the processor model means there are no integrated g

Curved panels can seem like a bit of indulgence, but right now this 43-inch curved monitor from Deco Gear is just $700 at Newegg ($150 off). As with most ultrawide monitors, this Deco Gear model has picture-in-picture mode, giving you the equivalent of two 1920×1200 monitors side by side if that’s more your style. Either way, fewer monitors means fewer cables, and that’s rarely a bad thing. Deco Gear may not be a name you recognize like some of the best gaming monitors, but as with most gaming P