Microtransaction purchases will now appear as they should Hell(o), bellowing caped stooges of Super Earth! It’s time for anotherHelldivers 2patch. This one makes some heroic adjustments to theshooter’s generally inoffensive microtransaction system, targetting a technical issue whereby Super Credits and Premium Warbonds would not show up after purchase. Huzzah! Developers Arrowhead have also nuked a rather barmy Helldivers 2 glitch that allowed for unlimited stratagem use with no cooldowns following an AFK kick....

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Devs will also change rollout of future Hacked events to avoid disrupting Quick Play matches Changes toOverwatch 2’s Competitive system in its most recent Season Nine has seen the ranked mode overtake casual Quick Play as the most popular way to play the hero shooter sequel. Its developers are also looking ahead to further changes in Season 10, including adjustments to grouping restrictions and its experimental Hacked event. Season 9, subtitled Champions, launched on February 13th, making a slew of balance changes across the board, introducingthe fairly controversial ability for non-support characters to heal themselveswhen not in combat - while giving everyone more health in general - and increasing the size of projectiles....

The Imperium is indeed glorious, and reasonably priced By this headline, I really don’t mean that Warhammer 40k is rubbish. But if you have no idea what it is apart from “thing Henry Cavill got made fun of for enjoying on the Graham Norton Show” or “reason I walk past a bunch of beardy lads taking a vape break outside a small shop with steamed up windows every time I go down Lower Glanmire Road”,PowerWash Simulator’s latest officially licensed IP tie-in DLC could act like a sort of gateway drug....

Any future Control games will also be fully owned by the Finnish developers. It sounds like there might be at least a few of those, too, as Remedy’sannouncementnotes that “having acquired the full rights to Control, Condor and Control 2, Remedy is now in a position to make the right product and business decisions focusing on long-term franchise growth”. As someone who still believes that Control is Remedy’s best game to date - despite how much I adored Alan Wake 2 - that’s music (likely played by an eardrum-bleeding, teleporting/flesh-eating Object of Power stereo) to my ears....

Smuggler’s run Crucially, though, not to the point where it’s best left consigned to the history books. This is still an enjoyable and worthwhile artefact in Star Wars' PC gaming history, and if your eyes (and general patience levels) can’t quite stomach the ‘Classic’ andstill available1995 original, then this remaster is a pin-sharp glow-up for modern hardware. Of course, whether this is worth stumping up the extra £20-odd over the £5 1995 ‘Classic’ Edition will probably be mostly down to a matter of convenience....

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TallBoys cut their voice recognition feature and added a tutorial Could there be a more than universally relatable quote shared by indie developers than: “We really just wanted to make a small game”? Of course, there’s little to complain about when games likeCupheadorOwlboyfinally see the light of the day, demonstrating what wonders growing ambition can often bring. Having said that, I’m not entirely surprised that Vladimir Semenets, the lead game designer ofMilitsioner, sits in front of me on Zoom and tells me how they initially envisioned a six-month project, “something very fast”....

Teaser trailer is appropriately unrevealing DarkStone Digital, solo developer of The Mortary Assistant, is making a newhorrorgame based on Paramount’s Paranormal Activity films. Titled Paranormal Activity: Found Footage, it’s being published by DreadXP and features some kind of reactive haunt system, with scares dialling up and down based on your actions. DreadXP have shared a teaser consisting of some crackly logos against a backdrop of radio chatter. Given that this is a Paranormal Activity adaptation, it’s possible the trailer harbours spooky secrets....

Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Last time, you decided thatcosmetics unlocked by challenges are better than characters making ‘bdbdbdbdbdi’ noises while talking in text. This was a close one but your voices were, regrettably, heard clear. This week, I ask you to choose between two different ways to clear your path of obstacles. What’s better: enemies stopping respawning after you kill them loads, or removing a card from your deck?...

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That’s a paddling I seem to be on a highly irritating “refuse to play games as they were intended to be played” spree lately. A couple of weeks ago, it was"I refuse to leave the prologue area in Skull And Bones", a decision that has sadly been born out by Ed’sreview. Then it was"I refuse to play Helldivers 2 as a co-op shooter", which again, is a stance I am sticking with, even as I am overrun and sat on by Terminid Chargers....

That’s £2.71 per USB port! Here’s something a little different: a seven-port powered USB hub from Sabrent that makes it easy to connect a huge amount of peripherals and drives to your PC without having to fumble blindly with the back of your PC - or turn one of your laptop’s USB ports into many many more. It normally goes for £30 to £40, but today you can pick it up for just £19 at Amazon UK....