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Ray tracing, DLSS, FSR 2.0 and other PC features tested Marvel’s Spider-Man Remasteredis landing on PC, andit’s pretty good! Co-developers Insomniac Games and Nixxes, whospoke to me this weekabout the port’s development, have also taken the care to festoon this version of the open-world crim-puncher with various Windows-exclusive features. These span enhanced ray traced reflections and ultrawide monitor support to bothNvidia DLSSand (surprisingly, given it wasn’t in the initial PC features trailer)AMD FSR 2....

Several new kinds of battles are coming as the game exits early access MMO creature battle ‘em upTemtemhas hatched some details on what to expect when it hits its 1.0 release next month. A new trailer gives details on the island known as “Tamer’s Paradise,” which hosts a bunch of challenges geared towards end-game players. Tamer’s Paradise has a lot of new battle types. First up is the Archtamers’Sanctum, a gauntlet that, like so much of Temtem, clearly pulls from its Pokémon inspiration....

Learning to live with a corpse You knew it would happen. Firstthe wound openedand sprayed you with viscera, thenthe skin peeled back to raw flesh, and this next step was bound to happen one day. Yet even as the lump shifted beneath your wrist, and you knew it was worming its way free, maybe it wouldn’t? Maybe it would be fine? Maybe it would stay there. Please, let it stay there....

The Crucial X8 has been covered by the good ship RPS in some detail, with the drive appearing as the ‘best external SSD’ in ourbest SSD for gaming round-upand also being the subject of its own full-lengthCrucial X8 review. As our hardware department point out, the X8 supports the modern USB 3.2 Gen 2 standard, unlocking those higher peak transfer speeds that beat even the new and more expensive Samsung T7 Shield....

Some say soccer, others say foot-to-ball I grew up in a town where some people hated the colour green, because they supported Rangers FC and green was associated with their rivals, Celtic FC. They would smash green traffic lights, green street cabinets, green shop signs… I wonder what their reaction would be toSoccer Story, an “adventure RPG” about playing football-ish sports in a lush, green, almost Pokémon-like world. Here’s the announcement trailer....

They’re upgrading to Unreal Engine 5 Here’s the tweet with the JPG: An update on our Early Access releasepic.twitter.com/LLFLCP3f6h And here’s another request for the games industry to write alt text for these images for accessibility reasons. “The move is based on two considerations: The first is an upgrade to Unreal Engine 5. After reviewing the potential UE5 has to offer, we decided on upgrading now rather than waiting until after release,” it continues....

Learn how to put together the best possible Collei build in Genshin Impact Want to learn how to create the best build for Collei in Genshin Impact?Collei is the first 4-star Dendro character to joinGenshin Impact’s playable roster, along with the element’s long-awaited introduction in Version 3.0. Don’t let her reputation as “the DendroAmber” deter you, though, as Collei has outstripped her mentor and inspiration in many ways, and is well worth a space on your team....

Learn how to put together the best possible Tighnri build in Genshin Impact Want to learn how to create the best build for Tighnari in Genshin Impact?The introduction of Tighnari is quite a significant moment forGenshin Impactfans. The first 5-star character from Sumeru as introduced in Version 3.0, Tighnari is also the first Dendro 5-star (other than theTraveler). What’s more, once his initial event banner ends in the gacha, he’ll be the first 5-star since the game launched to join the standard wish pool, meaning that he’ll be constantly available, though at a trade-off of a significantly reduced drop-rate....

Not you again Welcome once again to The Electronic Wireless Showpodcast. As a counterpoint to the episode on the nicest blokes to hang out with in games, we’ve decided to talk about our most hated NPCs (a bonus prize to anyone who can guess which is the one we all say first). It’s an interesting one to discuss, because the line between intentionally annoying and unintentionally annoying can be very thin....

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Below, you’ll find three helpful hints that will nudge you towards today’s Wordle answer. If a nudge isn’t enough and you need a big shove, then keep scrolling to find the Wordle answer today below those clues. Wrong day? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th Decemberinstead! Wordle August 11 hints If you’ve found a few letters, that also means you’ve lost a few guesses....

Bleat-em-up A bright sun heralds the start of day 37 for CultPaperShotgun. Katharine wakes up and immediately sets to work cleaning up the mountains of poop and vomit puddles left over from the previous night’s revelries. As she works, she spies her good friend Alice B harvesting cauliflowers from the cult’s garden, trying to keep as far as possible away from the (now slightly rotting) corpse of Graham that lays nearby....

Including details about new map region Sumeru and new playable element Dendro Genshin Impact 3.0 new region: Sumeru The version number only ticks over in Genshin Impact once per calendar year, but it signals a whole host of new content, including a new chapter in the Archon Quest series that makes up the game’s central storyline, and a new nation for you to explore as you make your way across the world of Teyvat....

Spirited away You know when a game instantly charms the socks off you the moment you first clap eyes on it? Point and click puzzlerLost In Playis one of those games for me. Its vibrant cartoon visuals immediately caught my attention when I first sampled itsSteam Next Fest demoearlier in the year, and I’m happy to report that the full game, out today, is just as captivating as it was back then....