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How to get the slow but powerful crossguard lightsaber Looking for the crossguard lightsaber in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor?One of the major ways in whichStar Wars Jedi: Survivordeparts from its predecessor’s formula is in the new lightsaber stance system. There are five to choose from, and let’s be honest - by far the coolest is the crossguard stance. As the name suggests, this stance gives your lightsaber a crossguard just like Kylo Ren’s iconic saber, and with this stance you can unleash barrages of slow but incredibly powerful heavy attacks that can nuke even the toughest enemies in seconds....

Discover the best perks in Star Wars Jedi Survivor Looking for the best perks in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor?As you explore the galaxy inStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, you’ll find perks that you can equip for handy boons and bonuses. However, you only get a limited number of perk slots to use, and stronger perks tend to use more slots, severely limiting the amount you can equip at one time. If you’re wondering which are the best perks inStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, then you’re in the right place....

Learn how to return to Coruscant in Star Wars Jedi Survivor Want to know how to go back to Coruscant in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor?Coruscant is the first planet that you visit inStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, and after a short dash through the city’s underworld you’ll head back to the Mantis and jet off for pastures new. After this point, Coruscant is seemingly locked, preventing you from returning to hunt collectibles that you might’ve previously missed....

Don’t try it TheStar Wars Jedi: Survivorexperience on PC is, at least here on release day,a generally pleasurableFar Far Away fantasy marred by someugly performance issues. After a few hours' worth of attempts to get it running on theSteam Deck, I can now – with a face similar to that of Ewan McGregorcry-laughingover child murder – report that Jedi: Survivor is in even worse condition on the handheld. It’s unplayable....

RTX Moff I quite enjoy the vwing-vwing lighstabering at the heart ofStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, which is why it now pains me to have an extended moan about the PC version’s technical troubles. Despite the odd glimmer of joy, like better-than-expected performance on its lowest system requirements, much about playing Jedi: Survivor on Windows suggests it could have used a little more time in the bacta tank. Sluggishness and stuttering are problems on higher-endgraphics cards, even before adding the strain ofray tracingeffects, andFSR upscalingoften fails to deliver a significant performance boost....

Long live the revamped screenshot manager, though Valve revealed a swathe of new features coming toSteam’s desktop client betalast night, and there are lots of new features that caught my eye. They’re overhauling things like the in-game overlay, creating a new toolbar to house achievements, friends chat and discussions, and creating a new hub that shows you everything that’s happened in the game’s community since you last played it. It also introduces a cool pin feature that lets you stick overlay windows on top of your game - handy if you’re following a guide, say, and don’t want to keep alt-tabbing out....

All stances explained, and the strongest lightsaber stance revealed What is the best lightsaber stance in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor?Our red-headed Jedi Knight is growing up. While inJedi: Fallen OrderCal Kestis had access to just two lightsaber stances (with a third not-really-stance for special moves), inStar Wars Jedi: Survivoryou can learn five unique lightsaber stances, each of which completely changes Cal’s moveset, combos, strengths, and weaknesses in battle. If you’re wondering what differentiates the five lightsaber stances on offer or you want to know which stance or pair of stances will turn you into the strongest possible Jedi, you’ve come to the right place....

More cursed toadlings, please I don’t feel very strongly aboutAge Of Wonders 4. But I’ll be fair; it’s definitely good. I’ve enjoyed most of my time with it, and the parts I didn’t were probably down to caning it too hard in too short a time. Such is that reviewz lyf. Played less intensely over a longer period, I imagine more of its intricacies becoming clear, and more custom playstyles emerging to encourage more replays and challenges....

Releasing this summer Now it’s getting a Definitive Edition release courtesy of Dotemu, with updated character art, quality-of-life improvements and rebalanced multiplayer. Here’s the announcement trailer, which looks pretty sharp: Clash Of Heroes places you head-to-head against AI or human opponents in turn-based battles, and Dotemu CEO Cyrille Imbert isn’t wrong when he describes it in the press release as a “game design gem”. The cleverness is all in the combat, in which you form offensive and defensive combinations by stacking units in lines and rows....

Tormentor? I hardly knew ‘or! “Why am I so slow”, complains my partner, minutes into being cajoled into playingDota 2for the very first time. “Ah, you’ll need to buy boots,” I say, with the hard earned wisdom of someone who’s spent over 4,000 hours clicking on wizards. “I have boots,” she says, somewhat indignantly. “Those are slippers,” I reply. “What?” she asks, somewhat more indignantly. “They don’t give you move speed,” I respond....

The Spider Of Lanka expansion unfolds on May 4th I really wasn’t kidding about the redacted marks: “The new story follows Albert Cloudsley and Oberon Geller on their maiden voyage to the fictional Kingdom of Lanka, as they visit[REDACTED], the Raja whose Priest has some startling information concerning the location of a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED], apparently [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to turn [REDACTED] into [REDACTED].” Helpful. What it does tell us, though, is that The Spider Of Lanka will take place in an all-new location (ssshh, I know that’s obvious from the title, but work with me here), and that we’ll be scouring courtyards, throne rooms, dockyards anbd back alleys for clues to solve its broader mystery....

Remade in a “HD-2D” style Live A Livewas originally released in 1994, but only on SNES and only in Japan. It was short as far as Square Enix JRPGs from the period go, but was unique in that it featured 8 inter-connected stories set across 8 time periods. Last year, a remake brought the game to Nintendo Switch, and as of today it’s also available on Steam. Here’s a launch trailer, which gives a good sense of the variety it features:...

I spent time last week watching old, Japanese PlayStation game adverts afterpuzzler Humanity referenced them in its own trailer. Among those adverts wereseveral for Fantavision, a little-loved colour-matching puzzle game about firework displays from 2000. Imagine my surprise when today Fantavision showed up on Steam. Which makes it a little less odd that it has appeared on Steam now - but it’s still odd. Fantavision is a real-time puzzle game in which players match flares with different colours and symbols, by controlling the direction of a beam....