Old World ventures out of Epic exclusivity today to invade Steam and GOG

Heroes Of The Aegean DLC is free for the first two weeks after launch Mohawk Games’ classical 4X with added babies and grandadsOld Worldarrives on Steam and GOG today, ending its period of exclusivity to the Epic Games Store. Old World’s first DLC, Heroes Of The Aegean, is out today on all storefronts too. It brings the Hittites into Old World, led by Ḫattušili I. The DLC would usually set you back £9/$10/€10....

May 19, 2022 · 2 min · 271 words · Brenda Wood

Path Of Exile Sentinel league explained: How to use the Sentinel Controller and Sentinel strategies

How to maximize your loot using the new Sentinel mechanic Looking for help with the Sentinel league mechanic in Path Of Exile?Sentinel league introduces a layered new mechanic toPath Of Exile’sendgame, allowing players to create on-demand loot explosions throughout the campaign and theAtlas. However, setting up your Sentinels to actually earn meaningful rewards is a bit convoluted. Once you know how to manage the mechanic though, it is surprisingly rewarding. Set up your Sentinel Controller and maximize your loot with this walkthrough and strategy primer....

May 19, 2022 · 4 min · 841 words · Mitchell Peters

Puzzle game collection CosmOS 9 is a gentle introduction to the genre

Games sent from space to puzzle neophytes A new collection of indiepuzzle gamesreleased today aims to give a broad and gentle introduction to many puzzling subgenres. Wrapped up in that idea that they’re all pulled from a mysterious alien games console, CosmOS 9 packs nine games that are each meant to take 30-90 minutes. I’ve played a few and they seemed puzzle game staples, having me drawing paths through blocks, figure out how a mysterious computer interface worked, and such....

May 19, 2022 · 2 min · 391 words · Tina Dixon

Roller Champions finally transitions into its first season next week

Ubisoft’s team roller-skating game arrives after three years of testing The aim is to pass four gates placed around the skating rink to open up the goal and score by throwing a ball through it. Doing more laps before you shoot for the goal increases the points you’ll score, and the first team to reach five wins. If you don’t have possession of the ball you can tackle opposing skaters to get it back....

May 19, 2022 · 1 min · 187 words · Eric Sanchez

The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 187: the funniest games special

Eggs is eggs After some of the stuff we talked about in last week’s episode, I decided to take us further down the giggle chute to talk about funny games in general. What games are funny? Why, and how? Is it easier for games to be funny when they’re not trying to be? Should self-described funny games be avoided entirely? Because of this, we end up talking about Blorko again. We also nearly come to war about the difference between randomly improvising funny stuff and deciding that saying ‘egg’ a lot of is funny....

May 19, 2022 · 2 min · 373 words · Terri Hughes

The Sims 4 Moonlight Chic Kit and Little Campers Kit will launch next week

Dress up for dates or camp in your garden Earlier this month, Maxisteased a trio of DLCsforThe Sims 4that would each relate to the nighttime. Two of those DLCs have now been revealed: the Moonlight Chic Kit, which adds evening clothing items, and the Little Campers Kit, which offers new ways for Sims to enjoy their back gardens. The Moonlight Chic Kit is all about getting dressed up for dates and contains “slinky dresses, flowing shirts and smart jackets”, among other items....

May 19, 2022 · 2 min · 232 words · Andrew Curry

The Witcher 3's next-gen update is now aiming for a Q4 2022 release

After several delays Yesterday was the seventh anniversary since the launch of The Witcher 3, and to celebrate CD Projekt Red put a new release window to the fantasy RPG’s next-gen update. The much delayed graphical spit-and-shine is now aiming for a Q4 release. As the name suggests, The Witcher 3’s next-gen update is designed to take advantage of the processing power of the most recent consoles, the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series Whichever It Is....

May 19, 2022 · 1 min · 127 words · Kelly Johnson

This AMD RX 6800 XT 16GB graphics card is down to $770 at Amazon

$330 below this model’s MSRP. The RX 6800 XT is one of the best AMD graphics cards,outperforming the RTX 3070in rasterised titles by around 10-15% according to my own testing while costing around the same price. Therefore, after we’ve covered plenty of discounted Nvidia cards, we ought to let you know that an RX 6800 XT is going cheap on Amazon.com right now. $769 is a good price for the RX 6800 XT, some $330 below this particular card’s US MSRP - albeit $120 above the reference model’s launch price....

May 19, 2022 · 3 min · 492 words · Christopher Pruitt

This new 3D screensaver collection includes a driving tour of global pylons

Modern screens might not need saving, but it’s still fun to watch The first time a PC seemed magical to me was when it dozed off and colourful lines twisted across its screen. I’d launch Windows 3.1 just to watch screensavers, marvelling at Mystify and staring atStarfield. How wonderful that our computer needed to dream as preventative medicine! I relived this today with a new collection of customisable 3D screensavers, watching shoals of fish, taking a road trip through a museum of global electricity pylons, watching housing estates rise and fall, and seeing so many swirly colours....

May 19, 2022 · 2 min · 359 words · Lisa Bell

V Rising best weapon tier list: What are the best weapons and weapon skills in V Rising?

Which is the overall best weapon in V Rising? Want to know which is the best weapon in V Rising?Stunlock’s new vampiric survival game takes a slightly unusual approach to weapon classes. InV Rising, every weapon gives you as much extra attack damage as every other weapon, which makes for a very level playing field that allows you to take whichever weapon best suits your playstyle into battle. But try as they might, the devs can’t stop a meta from emerging....

May 19, 2022 · 6 min · 1088 words · Susan Guerrero

Wordle answer (Friday 20 May 2022): Wordle #335 solution and hints

Here’s the answer to Wordle #335 You can scroll down to find the solution to today’s Wordle, but we’ve also got 3 hints that you can use to get closer to the answer without spoiling the puzzle entirely. Either way, this guide will help you solve today’s Wordle quickly, so that you can beat everyone else and head into the weekend feeling proud. Wrong day? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th Decemberinstead!...

May 19, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Angela Cross

You can now play EVE Online in your browser

As long as your internet is fast enough EVE Onlineis famous for its player-led economy and the many player-led heists that happen within it. If I was in the midst of a long con to separate someone from their hard-earned spaceships, I’d probably want to be able to access EVE Online as easily, and from as many places, as possible. That’s what EVE Anywhere does. Lauched today, it lets you play EVE Online in your browser by streaming it from the cloud, as long as your internet connection is fast enough to handle it....

May 19, 2022 · 2 min · 301 words · Michael Ryan

Acer are bringing their no-glasses 3D screen tech to gaming laptops

The Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition will launch with stereoscopic 3D for “over 50 popular games” The Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition was announced during Acer’s virtual Next@Acer event, alongside a handful of other new gaming gear from the Predator and Nitro ranges. It’s by far the most ambitious of the lot, incorporating the stereoscopic 3D tech that Acer first introduced on their creative-focused ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs Edition notebook last year....

May 18, 2022 · 2 min · 352 words · Miss Rachel Morales MD