Its developers think players are ready They have decided that time is: this month. “After closely monitoring alongside Smilegate RPG, we feel that enough of our player base has reached the item level needed to participate (or is within easy striking distance to get there over the next few weeks) and have decided this is the right time,” saysthe Lost Ark postdetailing May’s coming update. As such, they’re going to introduce the first “Legion Raid” to the western version of Lost Ark....

They got this all screwed up. Fun? No! Mean. A newinvestigation by Fanbytehas revealed more details of the downfall of Funomena, the indie studio responsible for Wattam. It includes new allegations shared by former Funomena employees, including details of the company’s internal response to People Make Games' report in March. In March, YouTube channelPeople Make Games investigated three indie developersaccused of mismanagement and abuse. One of those developers was Robin Hunicke, co-founder of Funomena....

With greater rewards Path Of Exileregularly gives players new ways to customise their experience, and in particular loves to gift players new ways to make the game harder. Sentinel, the next expansion, is no different. It launches on May 13th and will introduce new items that follow you around and make the enemies around you stronger - and the rewards for killing them greater. Her’es the new trailer: In Path Of Exile’s new endgame, you will be able to uncover and collect three classes of Sentinel....

A million ways to be non-lethally taken down in the west Here’s a trailer that shows off the major changes: The new combat features include the ability to lethally take enemies down from stealth with melee weapons. Previously it was only possible to non-lethally attack enemies stealthily, but the change is designed to make players feel more like an assassin. Likewise, there’s now more choice when it comes to non-lethal playstyles....

Here’s the answer to Wordle #323 Below we’ll furnish you with some thoughtful hints about today’s Wordle answer to make life a little easier for you; and if that doesn’t do the trick, you can also find the Wordle solution word below, along with an explanation of its meaning. Wrong day? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th Decemberinstead! If you’re after a few hints or nods towards today’s Wordle answer without giving the whole game away, here are our clues for Wordle #323:...

Ravenholm was cancelled because the headcrabs and zombies that featured in it were “played out” and it was constraining to have to fit the game before Half-Life 2: Episode 2, according to former Valve writerMarc Laidlaw. Ravenholm began life as a fourth episode of Half-Life 2 before Valve decided to spin it off into its own thing. Noclip’s video is taken from an unfinished build that was shown to Valve towards the end of development....

Plus a collaboration with Microsoft Excel “Eve is getting ready to enter its third decade and the future has never been brighter,” says creative director Bergur Finnbogason. “With arcs, we’re setting Eve up for the next chapter with a steady stream of narrative-driven content that emphasizes player actions and decisions.” Disputed systems in factional warfare will become frontlines, with associated content and strategic advantages, while adjacent systems will hold their own tactical value as forward bases for command....

Steam Decknews followers may recall Epic Games deciding against makingFortnitecompatible with the Deck,citing cheating concernsdespite simultaneously making sure its own Easy Anti-Cheat systemcouldwork on the handheld. That hasn’t changed, but there is now at least one legit way to play the crossover-happy battle royale on the Steam Deck, as it’s just launched on Xbox Cloud Gaming. I can’t say I’m as enamoured with Fortnite asEd now is, but since I already had Xbox Cloud Gaming set up on one of my Steam Deck, I had no technical problems using it to link my Epic account and drop into a couple of matches....

A great bundle deal to begin (or upgrade) a mid-range gaming PC. Today you can get the beginnings of a great mid-range gaming PC at Newegg. The American e-tailer is offering two Asus components for $460 today: an RTX 3060 graphics card and a ROG Strix 750W 80+ Gold PSU. That’s a $100 discount compared to buying both components separately, and cheaper than you’ll find most RTX 3060 graphics cards on Amazon right now....

A mechanical keyboard and high-end mouse for £57 is ludicrously cheap. Right, this is a bit of a weird one - a potential misprice at Currys sees twoHalo Infinitebranded peripherals made by Razer going incredibly cheap. Right now, you can pick up a full-size mechanical keyboard with Halo branding for £32 (was £120!) or a high-end gaming mouse with Halo branding for £20 (was £70). Two important notes here: You can only see these prices in the basketandto get the lowest price, use code FNDDGAMING....

Ray tracing for PC incoming on May 24th The roguelikeFreelancermode planned for murder ‘em upHitman 3has been bumped back until the second half of this year, IO Interactive have announced. The delay was shared as part of Hitman 3’s May roadmap. Luckily, IO have brought forward the release of the tropical ‘Rocky’ map theyshowed off in January. There’s Ian Hitman for you, always improvising. IO explain that the delay to Freelancer stems from its expansive nature....

Time for a new solution to wrist aches Over time, you noticethe decayless. Once, after years of unknowingly peeling back the skin of your mousepad’s gel wrist rest, your forearm finally and suddenly cut deep, splitting the subcutaneous barrier and gouging into the innards, tearing out chunks and spraying you with viscera. Not so much anymore. The wound is still there, it still festers, your wrist still grates, but over time, you notice it less....

No really, the carpet this year was outstanding Now, we already highlighted most of the booths at PAX East in ourshow floor tourthat we published during the event itself, but we wanted to focus on some of our favourites in a little more detail. Come and see them (and their carpets) in all their glory below. I’m not kidding about the carpets. They wereastounding. In the video above, I take you through our five favourite booths from this year’s PAX East....