The Corsair MP600 Pro LPX is a top-spec gaming SSD, so grab this 2TB model for £200

With up to 1M IOPS in random reads, expect extremely fast load times. If you’re looking for one of thevery fastest gaming SSDs, Corsair’s MP600 Pro LPX is a top contender. Today, the 2TB model of the MP600 Pro LPX is down to £200 on Amazon, more than £50 below its launch price and £30 below its usual price - making it a nice time to grab a super-fast SSD upgrade for your PC (or even PS5)....

January 4, 2023 · 2 min · 300 words · James Hodges

The Evil Within 2 headlines Amazon Prime's January 2023 game freebies

Along with five other free titles Surprisingly, I found The Evil Within 2 to be just as scary as the original. While the first game is a more relentless, claustrophobic horror experience, the sequel sets you loose in a series of rural open environments. A bunch of optional buildings and points of interest contain the high thrill scares you’d expect, but you can just tackle them at your own pace. Plus, some of the art on display is jaw-dropping, even if it’s not always as disturbing as the first game....

January 4, 2023 · 1 min · 136 words · Alexandra Walker

What's better: calling found phone numbers, or giant swords?

Vote now! Before our Christmas break, I left you with a big winter decision, and I return to see that you havedynamic snow is better than seasonal events. Having hugely enjoyed recent real-world snow but not really done much in terms of seasonal events, yes, this feels correct. Well done. Now our hunt for the best thing resumes, with a choice between rill rill and cold steel. What’s better: calling found phone numbers or giant swords?...

January 4, 2023 · 4 min · 664 words · John Bird

Wordle answer (Wednesday 4 January 2023): Wordle word of the day #564 and hints

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word I’m sure you know the drill by now: below we’ve put together a trio of helpful clues to guide you towards today’s solution. Or, if you’re so inclined, you can scroll down below the video to see today’s answer and its definition in full. Happy Wordling! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December! Wordle January 4 hints...

January 4, 2023 · 5 min · 1019 words · Christine Clayton

Yes, of course Thor the wanking walrus is already in that Duke Nukem 3D level

Duke Nukem 3D continues to capture absurdities of English life Over New Year, the English seaside town of Scarborough received a rare Arctic visitor: a walrus, dubbed Thor, who rested in the harbour for several days. A feel-good novelty story in the news! What many news outlets politely neglected to mention is that, to the delight and horror of the gathered crowds, Thor had a big ol' wank in front of everyone....

January 4, 2023 · 3 min · 541 words · Joy Henderson

"Dismemberment has been a high priority" for System Shock remake

Doomguy would like a word With aMarch release windowalready locked in, we won’t need to wait much longer to experience developer Nightdive’sSystem Shockremake. The 1994 immersive sim is receiving more than just a facelift, though, as Nightdive have released more new clips of the game in action over on theirKickstarter blog. Nightdive’s first blog post of the year gives us fresh looks at the game’s enemy variants, visual updates, and most importantly, its bloody cool dismemberment system....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 279 words · Daniel Williams

Bethesda support site reconfirms Starfield's release for "the first half of 2023"

Ready for takeoff The last time we heard anything about Starfield was in Bethesda’s Constellation Questions series, where Starfield’s lead quest designer delved into why the game’sfaction questswere more likeSkyrim’s rather thanFallout’s. Meanwhile, a 3-hour long Todd Howard interview gave us an insight into the"complex relationships"in the game.

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 48 words · Monica White

Hitman 3 to become World Of Assassination, will include entire trilogy of missions

Hitman 1 and 2 will be delisted Hitman 3will be renamed Hitman World Of Assassination, and Hitman 1 and 2 will be delisted from sale. These changes are Io Interactive’s solution to the currently messy process of buying Hitman games or working out what you already own. From January 26th, when these changes take effect, there will be just two Hitman packages for sale. This might mean that you’re getting some existing content for free, and it will mean that future DLC purchases should cost less....

January 3, 2023 · 3 min · 434 words · Dr. David Carr Jr.

Square Enix are still focused on blockchain in 2023

Meanwhile Kitase teases future Final Fantasy titles In aNew Year’s message, Square Enix’s CEO Yosuke Matsuda reaffirmed the company’s focus on blockchain technology with “multiple blockchain games based on original IPs under development” despite the public backlash against the initiative. This echoes Matsuda’sNew Year’s messagefrom last January, where the company first expressed its enthusiasm for an NFT-fueled, metaverse future. More recently,Squeenix partneredwith the “environmentally friendly” blockchain firm Oasys, probably to sidestep potential controversies about, y’know, theenvironmental impact of the technology....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 330 words · Nicholas Nelson

Stranded Deep has been released on Game Pass

And five games are leaving the service Open world island survival gameStranded Deephas arrived on Game Pass, while five other games have been announced as leaving the service on January 15th. The leavers are The Anucrusis, Nobody Saves The World, Trigger Happy Havoc, Windjammers 2, and Pupperazi. The leavers run the gamut, genre-wise, between co-op shooter (The Anacrusis), dog photography (Pupperazi) and arcade disc sport (Windjammers 2). If you have time to squeeze in just one before it vanishes in 12 days, I’d recommend Nobody Saves The World, an action-RPG from the makers ofGuacamelee!...

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 152 words · Miguel Franklin

The Junji Ito-esque World Of Horror is leaving early access in summer 2023

The power of MS Paint If you’re unfamiliar with World Of Horror, it’s a 1-bit adventure set in a Japanese town. You play a teenage detective intrigued by the cosmic horrors seeping back into the world, and the reawakening of the Old Gods. The game mixes card-collecting RPG elements with a roguelike structure as you investigate several randomised mysteries. World Of Horror’s randomised designworked for Katharine(an avid jump-scare avoider) as it gave the sinister world an “ever-shifting, ever-changing nature"....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 229 words · Robert Carter

The Steam Awards winners have been revealed and they are boring

The banality of crowds The problem with publicly voted video game awards is that a straight popularity contest overwhelmingly favours games with large marketing budgets and online communities. That’s why there are few surprises among the winners of this year’s Steam Awards, which were announced today. Here’s the complete list of winners: I mean, IloveDeath Stranding, but the “on the go” category was added in respect of the Steam Deck’s launch....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 124 words · Sarah Young

Wordle answer (Tuesday 3 January 2023): Wordle word of the day #563 and hints

Hints and the answer to Wordle word #563 So, without further ado, here we go again! Below I’ve put together a handful of hints to help you figure out today’s solution. Alternatively, you can scroll down below the video to see the answer and definition in full. Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December! Wordle January 3 hints Want some clues for the Wordle answer today?...

January 3, 2023 · 5 min · 958 words · Jamie Robinson