Baldur's Gate 3 writer says its Dragon-Agey rep system is there to stop you totally breaking the NPCs, but it 'becomes a dice roll' at points to keep romance natural
Work smarter, not harder. Still insanely hard, though.
I love the pulpy floral palace of Journey of the Garden Rose, a 3D action fairytale with giant insect swordfights
Get in the videogame, loser, it's time to break into an "impossible palace", stab insect gardeners with your saber, and rescue your mother from some bastard prince. Out today, Journey Of The Garden Rose is the latest "old school 3D action-adventure" from Renegade Sector, a developer whose affection…
Out now, Journey of the Garden Rose is a 3D action game with pulp comic art direction and an undertone of real darkness
Get in the videogame, loser, it's time to break into an "impossible palace", stab insect gardeners with your saber, and rescue your mother from some bastard prince. Out today, Journey Of The Garden Rose is the latest "old school 3D action-adventure" from Renegade Sector, a developer whose affection…
How to solve the Trembling Woods puzzle in Crimson Desert
Spin the wheel, align the patterns, and solve this challenge.
Nintendo is re-releasing the Switch 2 in the EU with a replaceable battery—and it's high time handheld gaming PCs followed suit
If the big red N can do it, then why can't other handheld makers?
Resident Evil Requiem devs Capcom say they'll use AI to "improve efficiency and productivity", but not to generate game assets
Resident Evil Requiem makers Capcom have outlined their current stance on using AI in a summarised investor back-and-forth released alongside their latest financial results. The publishers plan on using the tech to try and improve the "efficiency" of their development process, but say no…
How to solve the Spire of Insight puzzle in Crimson Desert
Enter the tower and solve all three riddles to reach the top.
How to solve the Duskwood Hill Ruins puzzle in Crimson Desert
Spin the wheel to solve this mysterious energy.
Corsair Vanguard Air 99 Wireless review
Low-profile, optical mechanical switches in a 99% form factor with 100% pricing.
Minecraft Chaos Cubed drop: Everything you need to know about the all-new cave biome and mob
Caving will get a little more exciting in this update.
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus review: another skippable CPU series
Regardless of whether Intel would say it out loud, the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus both represent an attempt to right the wrongs of the original Arrow Lake/Core Ultra 200S family. That bundle of chips was, necessarily, more power-efficient and cooler-running than the hotheaded…
Minecraft Dungeons 2 will dungeon-crawl through the blockworld yet again when it launches later this year
Diablo-ish Minecraft spin-off Minecraft Dungeons has a sequel, and said sequel's coming out at some point in 2026. What's it about? Well, Mojang say, "all was well until it wasn't". Wait, lads, that's pretty much the setup for every sequel and arguably story humanity's ever produced. Aye, Mojang…
Masters of Albion is a 'Best of Peter Molyneux' greatest hits collection in one game, but I fear it might not measure up to the games that inspired it
No cube this time, though.
"All was well until it wasn't" is a summary of both freshly revealed Minecraft Dungeons 2 and pretty much every story ever told
Diablo-ish Minecraft spin-off Minecraft Dungeons has a sequel, and said sequel's coming out at some point in 2026. What's it about? Well, Mojang say, "all was well until it wasn't". Wait, lads, that's pretty much the setup for every sequel and arguably story humanity's ever produced. Aye, Mojang…
This week in PC games: a new Hooded Horse city-builder, some PS2-style horror, a school-day RPG and an absolutely tremendous catfish
Urgh! What's happening? The air feels dreadfully recycled all of a sudden. Food dissatisfies, music grates, punchlines flop like stunned seagulls - everything seems somehow overfamiliar. We have entered a Lull. There are few Big Games out this week - little in the way of Big Sequels or New IPs From…
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus review
Arrow Lake's redemption is here at last.
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus review
The dark horse of Arrow Lake: Ultra 7 class performance for an Ultra 3 class price tag.
Cat Parents amasses over 100,000 wishlists in just 3 days, leaving its indie devs speechless: 'We never imagined that our little dream would spark interest in so many people'
The people crave looking after cats.
Intel VP says future sockets should last longer and support more CPU generations
This could make Nova Lake a platform really worth investing in.
How to solve the Azure Moon Labyrinth puzzle in Crimson Desert
Push the right slabs to open the gate.