UK regulators explain what 'highly effective' age assurance for the Online Safety Act actually means
Well, kind of. It still seems a little vague, to be honest.
Tekken 8 devs promise better after latest patch, but fans are in full doom mode
"It might genuinely be over."
How to solve the Precipice of Truth puzzle in Crimson Desert
Glide through the air as you fumble with the controls.
The Forza Horizon 6 system requirements are in and it's good news for older PCs and handhelds
Even handhelds should get a fair shake.
My go-to PC game controller is getting Spring sale price cuts - and so is its cheaper wired version
I’ve been through much with my Razer Wolverine V3 Pro. Malenia, Blade of Miquella. Groal the Great. The bit in Dispatch where you have to choose a favourite doughnut and "Chocolate" isn’t an option. Then there’s the psychic shock of having a game controller than costs more than, say, 40 quid…
Fallout megamod maker says there were 'moments of uncertainty' about how okay Bethesda was with it, but gives props to Todd for staying cool about the whole thing
Leave the mod squad on their tod, says Todd.
Death Stranding 2 developer says his wife had a rather strong reaction to its first big plot twist: 'Kojima Productions are psychopaths'
Well that's harsh.
Painted Kingdoms combines real-time strategy with firefighting on lavish maps made entirely of paper
It takes a lot to get me interested in anything tower-defensive these days, and I'm getting pretty grouchy about paper-based aesthetics, too, but "minimalist strategy game" Painted Kingdoms combines them to promising effect. It takes place in a living book, where each chapter is illustrated…
MSI's new power supplies have a buzzer that warns you if your graphics card is about to melt, which seems like a solution to a problem that really shouldn't exist
It's a genuinely good idea, though.
Players are starting to click with Crimson Desert as it climbs up to Very Positive on Steam and reaches 3 million sales—but Pearl Abyss promises more improvements
It launched to Mixed reviews, but it's talked players around.
How to solve the Sanctum of Benediction puzzle in Crimson Desert
Cleanse the sanctum by overcoming this challenge.
This Slay The Spire 2 PvP mod lets you battle friends mid-run to see who's made the better deck
Slay the Spire 2's multiplayer component is a lovely, sociable game of tactical chemistry and unity in the face of hideous door-based lifeforms, but inevitably, the modders are trying to ruin the bonhomie by adding PvP. Read more
CPU shortage is 'getting more serious day by day, no less than the memory chip situation' according to an unnamed gaming PC company
Are CPUs set to follow RAM and SSDs?
Pretend you own an undelayed Steam Machine with this fine Steam Deck dock, now 33% off in the Amazon Spring Sale
The new Steam Machine remains an almost tragically distant prospect, despite Valve’s attempts at reassurance. But y’ know what the next best thing is? Not caring about hardware release dates, obviously. The second next best thing is to equip a Steam Deck with Ugreen’s handy 9-in-1 docking…
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 people
Moral of the story? Look on the bright side.
Fortnite producer says Epic's mass layoffs will impact the game in ways the remaining teams "cannot even fully understand"
Following Epic Games' mass layoffs, a Fortnite producer has said that the devs left behind "cannot even fully understand" the sort of impact the job cuts will have on the game during this year and into the future. Read more
One of my favourite gaming keyboards is back to its record low price for the US Amazon Spring Sale
The Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless has been a long-time favourite mechanical keyboard of mine. That's because of its highly functional, near-full-size layout, its smooth, lubricated switches, and just the sense that the entire package feels thoughtful and well-put-together. I tried looking for…
'Continuing to sell this product is no longer sustainable': Ayaneo has suspended pre-orders of its uber-powerful Next 2 gaming handheld after costs approached 'twice the price we originally set'
'If storage prices return to more reasonable levels in the future, we may consider resuming the sale of Next 2', says the company.
How to dispatch the Howling Hill expansion in Crimson Desert
Make your camp a little bigger in the Bustling Hill quest.
Imagine GTA with AI-generated characters "just going along with whatever insane thing you say," muses Valve writer, absent-mindedly spotlighting what terrifies me about genAI
Like many people at companies preoccupied with discovering the next "goose that lays the golden egg", Half-Life 2 and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has been "poking around" with generative AI. He and a small team at Valve have been testing out different applications, in what Wolpaw assures us isn't a…