‘Labor Of Love’ update announced The developers, Re-Logic teamed up with Terraria YouTuber “ChippyGaming” to announce Update 1.4.4, aka Labor Of Love. Chippy explains that it will bring buffs to weapons including the Dark Lance, Frostbrand, Flairon, Scourge Of The Corruptor, and Star Wrath. A variety of loot sources will become more generous too, including rare Pirate Drops and chances of extra furtniture drops from Angler Quests. New items are coming too, though the only one revealed so far is the Resplendent Dessert, which lets you have both Royal Slime pets out at once....

How to kit out your Sorceress for adventures in Arkesia What is the best Sorceress build in Lost Ark?A recent addition toLost Ark’s character class line-up in the South Korean version, the Sorceress is rumoured to be designed to provide an accessible entry-point for Western players in the EU/NA release. It’s unsurprising, therefore, that she’s proving a popular choice of starting character. Despite being a literal squishy wizard with her low defences and HP, she really does have a lot going for her - to the extent that we’ve described her as a solid A Tier character in our tier list....

Happy birthday, dear Dear Esther Ten years ago today, the commercial remake of Hebridean gloom simulatorDear Estherlaunched. But this year, we’re the ones getting presents. The developers, The Chinese Room are giving Dear Esther away free on Steam for 48 hours. Grab it by Wednesday and it’s yours for keepsies. All the gloom and guilt and that wonderful, wonderful lonely island are yours! Happy birthday, dear Dear Esther, happy birthday to you....

It’s kinda a Valentine’s Day sale? Video game sales are less of a novelty now that a giant sale is running on one store or another almost all the time but hey, this just means you can get cheap games almost all the time. This week, look to GOG for your game shopping, where their ‘We Love Games’ sale has over 3000 things going cheap. Discounts include 50% offCyberpunk 2077, 60% offDisco Elysium, and 80% off The Witcher 3 GotY....

Teyvat’s secret difficulty slider Ready to take on more challenging bosses in Genshin Impact for better rewards?Or need to dial the difficulty of Teyvat’s enemies down a bit? Either way, Genshin Impact’s World Level system will allow you to make tiny adjustments to the difficulty of enemies and the rewards you’ll gain. Whether you’re here to raise or lower your World Level, we’re here to help! Here’s everything you’ll need to know about increasing and decreasing your World Level inGenshin Impact....

Amazon plan to expand European servers with a new region Despite Friday’s wonky launch, Lost Ark become the second-most-played game on Steam ever over the weekend. The free-to-play action-RPG hit 1.32 million peak concurrent players on Saturday, narrowly pushing it past the all-time peaks ofCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveandDota 2. Well, 1.32m were in-game, but they might not have been playing. Server problems continued after launch with long queues for some. Publishers Amazon say they’re working on it, including planning to create a whole new extra European server region....

Get out of here, DirectX 9 Switching to my recommended settings of Very High with Indirect Shadows, Distortion Effect and Motion Blur all switched off, Lost Ark could also pump out an 114fps average on DX11. Using the same settings on DX9 got me 95fps, so again DX11 is a direct upgrade with no drawbacks. No wonder the Lost Ark Twitter account simply tweeting“DX11”earlier this month was enough to get some people excited....

Heist of the century The studio behind10 Second Ninja Xhave today announced a brand-new first-person stealth RPG calledAbermore, a game in which you take on the role of a legendary thief and have 18 days to plan the heist of the century. It’s coming to PC on March 29th, and judging by the mix of magic powers and shadow slinking I’ve seen from its trailer, it could be the ideal chaser for those craving another Arkane-esque immersive sim in their lives....

Conquer your enemies and drive back the Daemons with our Total War: Warhammer 3 beginner’s guide Looking for a Total War: Warhammer 3 beginner’s guide?Humans, Daemons, and Ogres collide in a brutal war, asTotal War: Warhammer 3is finally here. The strategy threequel brings some welcome changes to the series, including a siege battle rework and survival battles that will provide new thrills for Total War enthusiasts. However, if you’re new to the Total War franchise, or have decided to giveTotal War: Warhammer3 a try on Game Pass PC, then you might feel a little lost....

Find the best and worst factions with our Total War: Warhammer 3 factions tier list Looking for a Total War: Warhammer 3 faction tier list?Whether you’re playing a solo campaign or going up against friends in multiplayer, you’ll want to know the bestTotal War: Warhammer 3faction. With that in mind, we’ve ranked everyTotal War: Warhammer3 faction from best to worst based on their strength, simplicity, and unique mechanics, so that you know which to use and which to avoid....

War really is hell this time, but in a good way Total War: Warhammer 3is an extremely hard game to review in isolation. It’s utterly massive in itself, with eight hulking single player campaigns at launch, not to mention a greatly expanded range of multiplayer and PvE skirmish options. But that’s just the start of it. For indeed, just like beloved Warhammer villain Ebeneezer Scrooge, any attempt to form an opinion on this game has to contend not just with the present, but with the bedevilments of its past and future to boot....

Don’t worry, you get nine tries! By now, I’m sure you have yourWordlestrats down pat. You solve the daily puzzle on the pot during your morning wee, and have posted your boast to the family WhatsApp group before you even wipe (another three-solve? yawn!). Friendo, what you need is Quordle. This Wordle variant makes you guess four words on four grids at the same time. That’ll get you thinking again....

How to kit out your Deathblade for adventures in Arkesia What is the best Deathblade build in Lost Ark?The Deathblade is one ofLost Ark’s most intriguing character classes, with a popularity that belies a surprisingly low base damage stat. Perhaps it’s the Deathblade’s cool appearance that gets so many players past her shortcomings; after all, how many times in life do you get the chance to wield three swords at once?...