Grid Legends is driving the series to glory with its new story mode

Wheely good fun Grid Legendsalso has a Kudos system of sorts, rewarding you with XP for performing drifts, drafts and maintaining the ideal racing line. But while your XP rises, your bank balance fluctuates depending on your team’s performance, with costs deducted against winnings after each event. It’s by no means amanagementsim, at least not in the six events of story mode that were available for us to play. In fact, in my preview build there was no option to spend any of that hard-earned (or just ‘earned’ if you use the rewind option all the time) cash just yet....

January 24, 2022 · 4 min · 750 words · Brittany Kelly

Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 Founders Edition GPUs get price hikes, still cheaper than most

The RTX 3070 Ti’s extra £20 could be a lot worse, all things considered As spotted byVideoCardz, Nvidia have been bumping up the prices of their latest reference cards: the GeForce RTX 30 Founders Edition series. Here in the UK it’s only theRTX 3070 TiFounders Edition that’s seen a hike,from £529 up to £549, but over in the lands of the Euro these graphics cards will set buyers backup to €100 morethan before....

January 24, 2022 · 2 min · 321 words · Jeffrey Duke

OPUS: Echo Of Starsong is so much more than a pretty visual novel

Imagine 80 Days by way of Dune and a Makoto Shinkai film It’s loosely connected to Sigono’s other two OPUS games,The Day We Found EarthandRocket Of Whispers, but only in the sense it’s vaguely set in the same universe rather than being a direct sequel. I played it without any knowledge of the other two OPUS games and got on absolutely fine with it, so you needn’t swat up on the rest of the series before playing - although I’ve since bought both of them on the strength of how much I loved Starsong....

January 24, 2022 · 3 min · 602 words · Melody Parker

Unity buying skin sim tech company for fancy faces and flappy flesh

Tech seen in Hellblade 2 and Spider-Man: Miles Morales Two months after announcing they’rebuying Weta Digital, the CGI studio behind King Of The Hoops and that, Unity are now buying virtual skin. Today the makers of the Unity engine announced the acquisition of Ziva Dynamics, a company whose tech specialises in simulating skin and meat to make fancy facial animations and meaty muscle and such. Their tech powered the flappy flesh of the troll in a recentHellblade2 trailer, and has been seen on PlayStations in Spider-Man: Miles Morales....

January 24, 2022 · 3 min · 540 words · Jared Mckinney

With a union forming, the Raven QA strike is ending

Pending recognition from Activision Blizzard With quality assurance workers atRaven Software preparing to unionise, the Activision Blizzard staff who have gone on strike to help secure better treatment for the team are looking to end the strike. Thestrike started on December 9thfollowing surprise layoffs at the Call Of Duty: Warzone studio’s QA department, with some other teams and Actiblizz people supporting them. Unused cash raised for a strike fund will be saved for future efforts....

January 24, 2022 · 2 min · 338 words · Veronica Harrington

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel craft points: how to craft cards and get more craft points in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Learn how to craft cards and get more craft points in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Want to know how to craft cards in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel?While your first instinct might be to spend yourYu-Gi-Oh Master Duel gemson packs to get the card you want, you can also craft cards using something called craft points.Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel’scard-crafting system is fairly well-hidden, but it allows you to focus on collecting specific cards and is essential if you want to create a meta deck....

January 24, 2022 · 3 min · 502 words · Tammy Collins

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel crossplay and cross save: how do crossplay and cross save work in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel?

Discover everything you need to know about crossplay and cross save in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Want to know how Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel cross play and cross save work?Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duelhas set Steam on firewith a huge player count, but it’s also out on other platforms. You can currently play Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. If you’ve got friends on other platforms who want to duel, you might be wondering whether Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel has crossplay and cross save....

January 24, 2022 · 3 min · 499 words · Michael Norman

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel gems: how to get more gems in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel

Learn how to get more gems in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Want to know how to get more gems in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel?Gems are the main form of currency inYu-Gi-Oh Master Duel, allowing you to buy new cards, decks, accessories, and other profile customization options in the shop. They are essential for building your card collection and building new decks in Master Duel, so you’ll need to know how to get them if you want to build a meta deck for ranked online play....

January 24, 2022 · 3 min · 585 words · Casey Hall

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel mobile: how to play Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel on mobile

Learn everything you need to know about the Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel mobile release Want to know how to play Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel on mobile?After a surprise launch catapulted it into Steam’s most played charts,Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel’smobile version was highly-anticipated. The worldwide release has finally arrived, meaning you can now play Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel on mobile. Below, we’ll cover everything you need to know about Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel mobile version, including how to play Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel on mobile and what to do if you don’t have a device that meets the requirements....

January 24, 2022 · 3 min · 504 words · Debra Jennings

Blizzard lead Mike Ybarra says top priority is to "rebuild your trust"

Details changes within troubled studio Blizzard Entertainment head Mike Ybarra says their top priority is to “rebuild your trust in Blizzard.” In anew blog post, Ybarra outlines the steps the company is taking, including new senior positions dedicated to improving their culture. These moves come in the wake of severallawsuits alleging a culture of harassment and discrimination within the company. The post announcing the plans also comes daysafter Microsoft announced their intent to buy Activision Blizzard....

January 22, 2022 · 2 min · 355 words · Chelsea Hayes

Hitman 3 has 50% negative reviews on Steam

Mostly because of the price Hitman 1-3 is afantastic trilogyand, also, a curse upon digital storefronts.Hitman 3frustrated players when it first launched on Epic, because their progressdidn’t carry over; Hitman 1 frustrated players on GOG last yearbecause its internet requirements constitute DRM; and now Hitman 3 is back at it again on Steam. It currently has “Mixed” reviews after arriving on the platform earlier this week, with players cross about its price, its umpteen editions, and - yes, again - progress not carrying over for some....

January 22, 2022 · 3 min · 466 words · Marisa Walters

Palworld's 2nd trailer inflicts more horror on its Pokémon-like monsters

Psy(cho)duck “Palworldlooks like Pokémon until you see the guns and sweatshop”, wroteAlice O last year.Palworldhas now returned with a second trailer, which continues in kind. The pals are again seen crafting machineguns in a sweatshop - but also crafting space rockets, being strapped to beds in nightmare hospitals, and dragged while tethered to the backs of moving trucks. Let’s face it, it’s already pretty weird thatactualPokémon are pit against one another in virtual cockfights....

January 22, 2022 · 2 min · 222 words · Sean Williams

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is one of the most popular games on Steam

Latest iteration of classic TCG is a megahit I mostly associate Yu-Gi-Oh! with its manga and anime and all its hairstyles you could cut your hand on. It’s also, of course, an enormously popular trading card game, and its latest digital iteration, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, came to Steam this past week. It’s currently the fourth most popular game on the platform by concurrent players. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a robust recreation of the phyisical trading card game....

January 22, 2022 · 2 min · 274 words · Tammy Bishop