Tim Sweeney takes swipes at Valve for Steam Deck price hike, blames it on the 'component parts supply chain for megayachts'

The once budget handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck, recently received an astronomical price hike, with Valve citing "global logistical challenges" (otherwise known as the global memory crisis) for this decision. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney soon weighed in on the matter, drawing attention to Gabe Newell's $500 million superyac...

Overwatch's general manager has ignited player hopes for an animated series after revealing that he 'would not rule out' other narrative experiences in the future

Overwatch fans have been dreaming of an official animated TV series for as long as I can remember. Sure there's plenty of stellar animated shorts, but with a narrative this good, fans want to appreciate it all in one cohesive project. But so far that's all it's been: A dream. Especially after word got out that Blizzard...

Plantation Simulator Removes Itself From Steam

Earlier this month, an overtly racist game about whipping black slaves on a colonial homestead launched on Steam called Plantation Simulator, and despite pushback from critics and players alike, Valve remained silent. Then, last week, developer FzzyBzzy released an update that swapped all the black slaves for white wom...

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Stop Killing Games-backed bill that'd bar publishers from switching off game servers without thinking of players passes California State Assembly vote

A Californian bill backed by the Stop Killing Games campaign, which would see publishers shutting down servers for online games forced to provide full refunds or a version of the game players can keep on playing independently of said servers as part of the process, has hopped another hurdle. It's passed a full vote in...

Acer's Predator Atlas 8 handheld gaming PC with new Intel G-series chips looks a lot like a beefier Lenovo Legion Go S

It feels like about time that we get some new and exciting handhelds, don't you think? Yesterday, Intel announced new Panther Lake chips designed specifically for handhelds, called the Arc G-Series (Arc G3 and G3 Extreme), and while we've already seen MSI's expensive Claw offering featuring one of the new chips, Acer h...

10 Beginner Tips For Romestead

Romestead is a pretty huge game for an early access title and with that comes a lot of complex mechanics that are quite poorly explained. After around 20 hours with the game, I've got a pretty good idea of some things I wish I had known when I first started playing, like where to build your base, how to properly keep y...

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is getting a roguelike mode, a Thieves Guild, and a sprawling underworld with unique terrain

Before I tell you about the Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era early access roadmap, I fear I must finally have a tantrum about the terrible word, "roadmap". Videogame developers, I cannot think of a more flattening, soul-sapping way to describe the process of tinkering with the clockwork of make-believe. In this cas...

New Xbox Controller Officially Revealed

8BitDo has just officially announced the Ultimate 3 and Ultimate 3E controllers for Xbox, PC, and mobile devices. These officially-licensed Xbox controllers are highly customizable and offer pro-level accuracy, and they're a little cheaper than Xbox's own Elite controllers.

Mina the Hollower review

Here is a game that feels like an adventure. And it feels like it was an adventure to make, too. Mina the Hollower took six years to design and build, six years that took it from what sounds like a kind of coding doodle to a panoramic journey across a richly imagined island, taking in platforming and combat, puzzle-sol...