And then remembers they need mods to make it worth playing TheFalloutTV show effect continues. This time, it’s popular mod site Nexus Mods on the receiving end of the double-edged Shishkebab, as its servers struggle under the weight of people rushing to play through the series again - and mod its latter entries into games worth playing, presumably. Okay, maybe that’s a tad harsh onFallout 4, but nevertheless, Nexus Mods issued a warning that “extra traffic could cause a degraded experience across the website and our applications” in the last few days, attributing the issue directly to the website “experiencing much more traffic than usual due to the popularity of the Fallout TV series”....

This week’s least outwardly offputting game releases, plus our weekly newsblog Ugh, I do not have the energy to feed the Maw this week. Sometimes the creature manifests as a proper monstrosity, with B-movie prosthetics and sound effects, and sometimes, it’s more of an… unfathomable annoyance, like a nose that won’t stop running, or a single player game that requires an internet connection. In either case, the Maw must be sated, and fortunately, there are quite a few appetising video-or-computer games out in the next seven days, with at least one behemoth landing on Friday....

AI’s habit of just making stuff up apparently adds to the mystery Well, that didn’t take long. After tech demos from the likes of Nvidia inviting us to chat with NPCswhose entire conversations are generated by AI, it looks like the first game built wholly on that controversial idea is due to arrive this year.Uncover the Smoking Gunputs its ChatGPT-powered dialogue front and centre, as the player’s detective interviews robot suspects to solve a murder case....

New hazards, new weapons and siege equipment, plus thoughts on washing machines Valheim, the popular norse-inspiredsurvival game, is set to get even deadlier and at least several percent more volcanic with its upcoming Ashlands biome. The new biome is due to enter public testing as we speak. Highlights from the update include a new set of ‘flametal weapons’ to wield, imbued with powers like lightning and nature magic. They’ll be new foes, including a nasty looking bone spiderthing....

Here’s how to get a Shovel in the opening area of No Rest For The Wicked Looking for a Shovel in No Rest For The Wicked?There are a few ways you can get a Shovel inNo Rest For The Wickedwithin the opening area of Mariner’s Keep. There are various tools in the game worth prioritising like the Axe, Pickaxe and Fishing Rod. The Shovel in particular is worth the effort as it can unearth buried chests....

Here’s everything you need to know about Runes in No Rest For The Wicked Looking for No Rest For The Wicked Runes?Runes inNo Rest For The Wickedare special skills or powers you can equip to weapons. Using these Runes in combat uses Focus. You’ll start the game with one bar of Focus but this can be increased if you put levels into your Focusstat. Runes will vary in function and can even come already equipped to certain weapons....

Starlight Games made up of veterans with credits on Resident Evil, Horizon series and more Former developers of futuristic racing classicWipEout- including the series’ co-creator - have formed a new studio with the co-creator ofSkateto work on a new sci-fi sports game. Starlight Games is made up of devs including former Psygnosis veterans Gary Nichols and Nick Burcombe, and Skate co-creator Andy Santos, who also countsResident Evil: Operation Raccoon CityandHorizon Zero DawnVR spin-off Call of the Mountain among his credits....

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And the love Kickstarts again Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroesis the spiritual successor to a classicJRPGcalledSuikoden, and it came to be thanks to a very successful Kickstarter campaign. As someone with little knowledge of Suikoden, I went into Hundred Heroes thinking it was going to be a dense, old-fashioned, and slightly impenetrable time. And yes, some of it is annoying and obtuse and will almost certainly suit veterans who enjoy those quirks, but it has a surprisingly easy going nature....

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The Ur-Quan Masters successor has been a long-time coming The sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters has more than tripled its Kickstarter funding goal in four days.Free Stars: Children Of Infinity, which is a sequel to the series formerly known asStar Control, has so far raised $332k (£268k), although it’s still shooting for several stretch goals - including one as high as $4.4 million. Free Stars: Children Of Infinity looks like a faithful follow-up, for better or worse....

Performance improvements still to come No rest forNo Rest For The Wicked’s developers, it seems. The punishing action-RPG launched in Steam Early Access last week withperformance issues, among other issues, and Moon Studios have now deployed their first hotfix. Performance improvements are “coming soon”, they say, while this update focuses on improvements to balance and several of the game’s core systems. Among them, the update reduces durability damage taken to gear, reduces repair costs, increases the drop rate on Repair Powders, and reduces stamina costs and fall damage....