Endling - Extinction Is Forever review: another cute animal survival game that’ll make you cry

My heart can’t take it It’s been a hot minute since a cute animal adventure scarred me for life. Ever since the firstSheltergame where my sweet baby badger got snatched up by the claws of a giant eagle, I’ve learned that these adorable animal games can be pretty ruthless. It’s the maternal connection that gets me, the pang of loss for something you were supposed to protect. It shoots right between the ribs and straight into the heart....

July 19, 2022 · 6 min · 1150 words · Maria Wiggins

Escape From Tarkov ammo types: The best ammo in each caliber, and ammo stats explained

How to pick the right ammo for each Tarkov raid Looking for all the best ammo in Escape From Tarkov?One of the most important lessons new players must learn inEscape From Tarkovis the value of ammo. The rounds you use are even more important than the gun and will have an immense impact on the success of your raids. If you’re planning to take on players or bosses, you will need the right ammunition....

July 19, 2022 · 9 min · 1877 words · Jasmin Moore

Genshin Impact Phantasmal Conch locations: How to unlock Fischl's free bonus outfit in Summertime Odyssey

Where to find all 20 Phantasmal Conches on the Golden Apple Archipelago How do I collect all the Phantasmal Conches in Genshin Impact’s Summertime Odyssey event?The Golden Apple Archipelago has once again opened up for the summer, meaningGenshin Impactplayers get to take their characters to the beach for a little well-deserved r&r for the second year running. Spoiler alert, though: there’s still questing to be done even in this most relaxing area of Teyvat....

July 19, 2022 · 4 min · 682 words · Joshua Gutierrez

Grounded is being shrunk into an animated TV series

Written by Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Brent Friedman Teenage garden survive ‘em upGroundedhas been greenlit to become an animated series. It’ll be adapted by Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels writer Brent Friedman. Oh my gosh, I just finally got the game’s name. Watch the trailer for Grounded’s September launch below while I shrink in embarrassment. Grounded’s animated adaptation takes place in the same universe as the game,Deadlinereports, and will follow the adventures of four young pals turned two-inches tall by a shrinking ray as they try to survive in a backyard....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 296 words · Theresa Brown

Head back Into The Breach with today’s free Advanced Edition update

New mechs and challenges await across the timelines Kaiju-stomping multiversal turn-based strategyInto The Breachsees the arrival of its free Advanced Edition update today, with new mechs, monsters and missions. Devs Subset Games are also promising more pilots and abilities. Dive into those diverging timelines by watching the update’s trailer below. So far, I’ve spotted two new pilots: Adam and Kai. Adam has a big burly ginger beard, while Kai’s flexing an awesome blue haircut....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 361 words · Fred Rocha

Hot Wheels returns in Forza Horizon 5's latest DLC today

Don’t worry, they’re just called hot. They aren’t actually that toasty It’s sweltering in the UK, land of drizzle and cardigans, right now, so the last thing we’re desperate to hear about while we’re forcing steaming cups of tea down our gullets is anything with the dreaded word ‘hot’ in it. I’ll letForza Horizon 5’s Hot Wheels expansion off though. Launching today, it looks like bloomin’ good open-world racing fun, even if there’s too much liquid hot magma on display....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 258 words · Kenneth Weaver

It might be too hot in the UK for the Steam Deck, Valve say

Whose performance isn’t throttled, lets be honest I’ve not been slow while writing news stories this evening, I have throttled my performance to protect myself. In this I may have something in common with the Steam Deck. Valve tweeted earlier today to let users “in the midst of a heatwave” know that at temperatures over 35 degrees centigrade, the Steam Deck may not run at its best. “For our friends in the midst of a heatwave, a quick note about Steam Deck in high temperatures,” reads the tweet....

July 19, 2022 · 1 min · 178 words · Nathan Reeves

John Romero’s making a mysterious new FPS in Unreal Engine 5

He’s about to make you his employee LoveDoom? LikeQuake? TolerateDaikatana? Well then, you’ll be chuffed to hear that Romero Games is hiring for a new first-person shooter project that has the involvement of legendary FPS maestro John Romero. The company says they’re now “100% focused” on the genre, and they’re making a game with a major publisher using Unreal Engine 5. That’ll make the shotgun blasts look extra kerblammerific. “It’s a new dawn for Romero Games,” Romero Games said in astatementon Twitter....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Tracey York

No More Heroes 3 is shaking onto PC this October

Here’s hoping they’ve sorted out those terrible performance issues We already knewNo More Heroes 3washeading to PC this year, but now we finally know when: October 11th, according to new trailer from publisher XSEED. So pop it in your calendars, folks, and have watch of Travis Touchdown’s latest zany adventure below. So here’s hoping the PC version doesn’t suffer the same fate. Publisher XSEED do mention “improved HD visuals and framerates, along with faster loading times” in the blurb of their release date announcement trailer on YouTube, although most of the trailer focuses, understandbly, on the flashy fights and cutscenes rather than the city, making it hard to tell exactly if or how it’s been improved....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 296 words · Sandra Harvey

Our first look at the next Yakuza game comes from an unlikely source

An unlikely LAD, you could say In a vaguelyYakuzasort of way, we’ve been treated to our first glimpse of what’s likely to beYakuza 8. First spotted by Japanese video game magazineFamitsu, MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura and his team posted a video of them touring Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s offices before he gets his face scanned by a wall of cameras. But before the face-scanning, they record snippets of theYakuza: Like A Dragonlads having a heated discussion in a small apartment....

July 19, 2022 · 3 min · 526 words · Adam Rodriguez

Real cats seem to like Stray as much as we do

If the Twitter account @CatsWatchStray is any indication Long awaited cat ‘em up Stray is out as of today, which is good news for us humans who play videogames. It may also be good news for actual cats, if the Twitter account Cats Watching Stray is any indication. It seems like cats can’t get enough of watching their virtual doppelganger on screen, and in turn, I can’t get enough of watching them watching....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 225 words · Terry Randolph

Stray Energy Drink locations: Where to find every Vending Machine

Learn where to find all four Energy Drink locations in Stray Looking for all of the Energy Drink locations in Stray?Energy Drinks are a type of currency inStray. You can use them to purchase a piece ofSheet Musicand a Memory from Azooz, the market place merchant in the Slums. You can get these Energy Drinks by interacting with Vending Machines scattered around the Slums. However, finding all of the Energy Drink locations yourself is a challenge, as the Slums are an incredibly dense urban environment....

July 19, 2022 · 4 min · 655 words · Margaret Hart

Stray Sheet Music locations: Where to find all of the Sheet Music for the Meowlody achievement trophy

Learn where to find all eight Sheet Music collectibles in Stray Want to find all of the Sheet Music locations in Stray?InStray, you control an adventurous feline lost in a gorgeous dystopian city. When you first enter the Slums area early in your adventure, you’ll meet a guitar-strumming robot named Morusque. Morusque asks you to find pieces of Sheet Music scattered around the city, of which there are eight in total....

July 19, 2022 · 5 min · 1006 words · Samantha Myers