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August 2023 Archive

Aug. 31, 2023
1. Borderlands six-game collection coming to Xbox, PlayStation, and PC with discounts for existing owners
2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder developers discuss Nintendo's push to reinvent its classic side-scrolling formula
3. Saints Row studio Volition has been closed down "effective immediately"
4. Sony's handheld gaming device Project Q now has a proper name and a price
5. Baldur's Gate 3's second patch "around the corner", targets Act 3 performance improvements and bugs
6. Starfield Skills list and Skill Trees explained
7. How to get your first ship in Starfield
8. Starfield Ships explained
9. Starfield pre-order bonuses and editions explained
10. Starfield release date, early access date, file size, and Game Pass details
11. How to Pickpocket in Starfield
12. Starfield PC requirements for minimum and recommended specs
13. Does Starfield have multiplayer?
14. How to Fast Travel in Starfield
15. How to fix Afflictions and Status Effects in Starfield
16. Starfield launches as a polished, consistent experience on Xbox Series X and Series S
17. The hidden gems of Gamescom 2023
18. Get Logitech's excellent G29 or G920 wheel and pedals for nearly 50% off
19. This tough 2TB Samsung T7 Shield external SSD is down to ?100 from Amazon
20. Acclaimed puzzler The Case of the Golden Idol gets second expansion, The Lemurian Vampire
21. Nintendo sees red with new Mario Switch OLED
22. Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Direct details Dark Souls-esque online multiplayer
23. Amazon Prime Gaming September titles include Football Manager 2023, wine-making sim Hundred Days
24. Grab a 1TB Crucial P3 Plus PCIe SSD for just ?38 at Amazon
25. Looks like there's a Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition
26. Genshin Impact 4.0 Banner and event details
27. Street Fighter 6's newest character A.K.I. shown in action for first time
28. We're still finding Baldur's Gate 3 tips that manage to surprise us
29. The Banished Vault review - dense and brilliant, like a neutron star
30. CD Projekt says Cyberpunk 2077 only getting one expansion was "technological decision"
31. How realistic is Starfield? We ask the European Space Agency
Aug. 30, 2023
1. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Don't Nod's Banishers re-emerge with nearly 25 minutes of gameplay
2. Call of Duty getting "global real-time voice chat moderation" with Modern Warfare 3 in November
3. Pokémon Go debuts Lechonk and other Scarlet & Violet arrivals next week
4. Pokémon Go Adventures Abound hemisphere Pokémon, seasonal spawns and end date
5. PlayStation Plus 12-month subscriptions getting global price increase from September
6. New World's first expansion will add mounts and extended story
7. Where Winds Meet brings Wuxia to the West
8. Finity review - a gorgeous puzzler that pits you against your own inelegance
9. Bō: Path of The Teal Lotus trailer reveals more of its Japanese folklore-inspired world
10. Konami delays Suikoden 1 and 2 remasters
11. Five of the Best: Journals
12. Head of Sonic Team says pixel art isn't a "viable art style" for future games
13. Space games should be terrifying
Aug. 29, 2023
1. The Settlers creator's Pioneers of Pagonia starts early access in December
2. Picross dev's puzzler Logiart Grimoire hits Steam early access next month
3. Eurogamer and Starfield
4. Moss developer Polyarc announces live service multiplayer VR game Glassbreakers
5. Save over ?100 on a new desk or office chair in FlexiSpot's 7th Anniversary sale
6. Immortals of Aveum on PC: a demanding game with big hardware requirements
7. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew developer announces closure
8. Get the amazing Alienware AW3423DWF from Dell for ?710 with a discount code
9. Audiophiles rejoice - the Sennheiser HD 660S2 has received a solid price cut from Amazon
10. Nintendo Direct announced for this week
11. Call of Duty's Lara Croft mixes classic and reboot Tomb Raider designs
12. Fret not puppet fans, Lies of P has fixed its dodge
13. Armored Core 6 player beats game with no weapons, just punches
14. Tentacool 100% perfect IV stats, shiny Tentacool in Pokémon Go
15. The Day Before looks to be getting a new name, as November release date inches closer
16. Where to buy the limited edition Starfield Xbox Wireless Controller and Headset
17. Armored Core 6 includes iconic Moonlight Greatsword from Dark Souls
18. Saints Row reboot is September's PlayStation Plus Essential game, leak suggests
19. Sonic Superstars is classic Sonic, but fundamentally flawed in multiplayer
20. Larian drops Series S split-screen as "solution" to bring Baldur's Gate 3 to Xbox this year
Aug. 28, 2023
1. Sea of Stars review - a throwback RPG laced with modern magic and care
2. Microsoft completely removes recently-nerfed ?1/$1 Xbox Game Pass trial
3. Inside Immortals of Aveum: the Digital Foundry tech interview
4. Will Starfield capture the little details that give space its wonder?
Aug. 27, 2023
1. World of Warcraft Classic Era Hardcore Era Realms means dead players stay dead (and become a ghost)
2. Baldur's Gate 3 "feels so alive" because it used mo-cap and 248 actors to bring its characters to life
3. Destiny 2 players pre-ordering and cancelling The Final Shape just to get exotic gun
4. Balancing Mortal Kombat 1's violence and enabling monetised streaming is a "dilemma", creator says
5. The Chinese Room reveals how Still Wakes the Deep's environment will evolve
6. Rockstar Games' vice president of writing leaves after 16 years
7. Warframe dev's free-to-play fantasy MMORPG Soulframe gets a 30-minute gameplay reveal
8. Warframe's next big expansion Whispers in the Walls gets weird with Necramechs and retro Earth tech
9. Pokémon Go Sky High quest steps and rewards
10. Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is still the most elegant and instructive meanie in all of games
11. Genshin Impact Zhongli best build and Talent, Ascension materials, Constellation, team, weapon
Aug. 26, 2023
1. BioWare lays off senior writing staff as part of its recent job cuts
2. Immortals of Aveum pushes Unreal Engine 5 hard - and image quality suffers
3. RoboCop: Rogue City is delayed yet again
4. Sega and Atlus have planned a "special broadcast" for us next month
5. Diablo 4's next patch is coming next week – here's what's new
6. Genshin Impact players believe hackers are "bricking" progress by deleting in-game exploration points
7. Dark and Darker is coming to mobile
8. Pokémon Go Fest 2023 dates, start time, ticket price and Go Fest activities explained
9. Pokémon Go Fascinating Facets quest steps, rewards and how to get Diancie during Go Fest 2023
10. How to get Carbink in Pokémon Go during Go Fest 2023
Aug. 25, 2023
1. Phasmophobia's console release delayed to October due to "fire incident"
2. Hyenas developers discuss Sega's claim it's been a "challenging title"
3. Acclaimed automation sim Factorio is exploring space for its first expansion
4. Get this 400GB SanDisk Micro SD card for its lowest price ever at Amazon UK
5. This deal on Xbox Live Gold codes is a cheaper way to get Game Pass Ultimate
6. Get the PS5's best 2TB SSD for ?125 - a great price for the WD SN850x with heatsink
7. Here's how Mortal Kombat 1's single-player boardgame Invasion mode works
8. Starfield leaker who shared 45 minutes of gameplay arrested after selling copies online
9. Get this MSI RX 6650 XT and Starfield for just ?219 from Amazon right now
10. How to alert a Securitry Camera in Fortnite
11. How to destroy weakened walls or security gates in Fortnite
12. AMD reveals long-awaited FSR 3 tech and frame gen for every DX11/DX12 game
13. AMD announces RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT graphics cards to face off against RTX 4070 and 4060 Ti
14. Excitebike 64 grinds onto Nintendo Switch Online next week
15. Deserts of Kharak is this week's Epic Games freebie, as Homeworld 3 gets new story trailer
16. Best storage deals during Amazon Gaming Week
17. Pokémon Go XP sources list: How to get XP fast in Pokémon Go
18. How to secure data from Forecast Towers in Fortnite
19. The fantastic Bose NC700 headphones are down to ?210 after a ?70 discount
20. Pokémon Sleep rewarding players for 10m slumber-inducing downloads
21. Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 release date and what to expect from the new season
22. All Shrine locations and maps for Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
23. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Turakamik Shrine solution
24. Baldur's Gate 3's first major update is so big, the patch notes exceeded Steam's text limit
25. How to activate and reroll Augments in Fortnite and Augments list
26. Latest Tears of the Kingdom patch notes: 1.2.1
27. The PlayStation 5 Disc console is back to ?399 thanks to this limited time deal
28. Todd Howard wishes he'd been a bit more casual with his Elder Scrolls 6 announcement
29. Black Myth: Wukong's combat could surpass the Souls games
30. What we've been playing
Aug. 24, 2023
1. Samba de Amigo: Party Central now has a Switch eShop demo in Europe
2. Citizen Sleeper 2 update reveals first new location, Game Pass release
3. Fortnite's Chapter 4 Season 4 trailer has heists, vampires, and one very buff fish
4. Jusant, home of one the best jumps in video games, gets October release date
5. Sea of Thieves returns to Monkey Island in The Quest for Guybrush next week
6. Logitech's brilliant G29 and G920 driving wheel and pedals are almost half price at Amazon
7. There will be plenty to set Mortal Kombat 1's Homelander and Omni-Man apart, NetherRealm says
8. Assassin's Creed Jade is a surprisingly efficient effort at bringing the series' open worlds to smartphone
9. Last Of Us TV series co-creator has no issue with spin-offs "in principle"
10. Amazon Luna coming to select LG TVs, allowing users to stream games without a console
11. Yes, Starfield has New Game Plus
12. No Man's Sky gets pirate freighter battles and Star-Wars-style trench runs
13. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide finally gets Xbox release date
14. Call Of Duty won't arrive on Xbox Game Pass straight away if Activision-Blizzard deal closes
15. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl now arriving in 2024
16. Starfield will be "starting gun" for more first-party releases, Xbox says
17. One morning into it, and so far Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is an eerie act of love
18. Epic Games incentive offers developers 100% revenue for game exclusivity
Aug. 23, 2023
1. Fallout TV series "sneak peek" leaks online following Gamescom Starfield presentation
2. The definitive Xbox Gamescom interview
3. SteamWorld Build's rootin'-tootin' city building action arrives in December
4. BioWare lays off around 50 employees as part of "shift towards a more agile and more focused studio"
5. Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion is getting a Nightdive remaster this November
6. Broken Sword - Parzival's Stone is a new entry in the classic point-and-click adventure series
7. Teenager took part in Grand Theft Auto 6 hack, court finds
8. The fastest SSD for the PS5 has just had a huge price drop at Amazon
9. Bulletstorm VR gets December release date, just in time for the holidays
10. Twitch's Discovery Feed experiment has kicked off for a select number of users
11. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon review - a triumphant return for the venerable mecha series
12. Xbox must have mobile presence if it's going to thrive, Phil Spencer says
13. Cult hit shooter Star Wars: Dark Forces remaster in works from System Shock Remake team
14. Mortal Kombat 1's accessibility options include audio descriptive fatalities
15. Here's how the "irresponsibly large" Starfield opens
16. Starfield's live-action tease hopes to sell the fantasy of blowing up rocks in space
17. Nvidia announces DLSS 3.5 with ray reconstruction, boosting RT quality with an AI-trained denoiser
18. Five of the Best: Cafes
19. Little Nightmares 3 in development from Dark Pictures studio Supermassive
Aug. 22, 2023
1. Destiny 2's The Final Shape expansion heads into the Traveler's "infinite, vast, unknowable" Pale Heart
2. Mortal Kombat 1 welcomes Sindel and General Shao in hair-raising, spine-tingling new trailer
3. See how Alan Wake 2 uses live-action footage to create unsettling Dark Place
4. Everything shown at Gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live
5. Thank Goodness You're Here is more Northern than a flat cap and a cuppa
6. Here's our first look at Diablo 4's second season
7. Expeditions: A MudRunner Game lets you metal detect from your car
8. Sonic Superstars gets October release date, Sonic Frontiers' The Final Horizon update out in September
9. Tekken 8 releases January, new trailer and single player mode revealed
10. Nightingale launches in early access next February
11. AMD's solid Ryzen 5 7600X CPU can be yours for just ?200 right now
12. The speedy Corsair MP600 Pro NH 1TB is down to just ?60 from Amazon
13. Another Geoff Keighley show interrupted by stage invasion
14. Pick up Intel's great value A770 graphics card for ?202 thanks to an Ebay code
15. Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin release date revealed
16. Fort Solis review - tense sci-fi spooks give way to a muddled ending
17. Atari's classic 2600 console is back as a ?100 "modern day faithful recreation"
18. Ron Gilbert not keen on Monkey Island movie adaptation as it could make Guybrush "too much of a buffoon"
19. Watch tonight's Gamescom Opening Night Live here with us
20. The newest Pokémon is a transformed and ill-tempered tea caddy known as Poltchageist
21. Konami confirms Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 performance stats across platforms
22. Slime Rancher movie rights acquired by production company Story Kitchen
23. A massive ?300 has been knocked off this MSI Cyborg 15 gaming laptop at Amazon
24. Cult of the Lamb celebrates first birthday with Don't Starve Together crossover
25. Venonat 100% perfect IV stats, shiny Venonat preview in Pokémon Go
26. Genshin Impact Swimming and Diving, including diving spots, underwater mechanics and abilities
27. Cyberpunk platformer Replaced delayed into 2024
28. Starfield leaks are orbiting the internet
29. Get AMD's brand-new Ryzen 5 7500F CPU and matching motherboard for ?300 from AWD-IT
30. Nintendo says Charles Martinet no longer video game voice of Mario
31. Microsoft will sell Activision Blizzard streaming rights to Ubisoft
32. Immortals of Aveum review - pioneering new heights of naffness
Aug. 21, 2023
1. Immortals: Fen Rising 2 reportedly mixed Elden Ring with Wind Waker
2. Cyberpunk parkour sequel Ghostrunner 2 gets October release date
3. Vampire Survivors Directer's Cut real says dev, lots more free DLC on the way
4. Xbox Series X is getting official console wraps, starting with a Starfield one
5. Grab the 2TB Seagate FireCuda 520 NVMe SSD for its lowest-ever-price
6. Hands on with Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
7. DF Weekly: Microsoft should make Xbox Expansion Cards cheaper
8. Cyberpunk 2077's next update to be detailed in gameplay livestream later this week
9. Why are localisation workers regularly left out of game credits?
10. Steam hosts Ukrainian Games Festival to celebrate country's independence day
11. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre review - asymmetric horror where servers are the biggest enemy
12. Uncharted's Tom Holland reportedly set to star in Jak and Daxter adaptation with Chris Pratt
13. Genshin Impact A Certain Notice location and walkthrough
14. Tencent reviving Delta Force FPS franchise
15. Pacific Drive survival game delayed to early 2024
16. Huge Dave The Diver update adds new accessibility options and improvements
17. Hitman World of Assassination update fixes death wall by, quite literally, boxing it in
18. Dragon Age writer David Gaider defends Baldur's Gate 3's least popular female companion
19. Let's! Revolution! is a prog rock Minesweeper roguelike
Aug. 20, 2023
1. Dark and Darker's next battle is with its own cheaters
2. Bethesda's Head of Publishing hits back at Starfield's start screen criticism
3. Red Dead Redemption on Switch: an impressive, creditable port
4. Vampire Survivors now has couch co-op, a Switch version, and a brand-new engine
5. Tomb Raider's updated website wants you to sign up now to be the "first to hear" about "breaking news"
6. Skull and Bones' next closed beta is next week, and there's no NDA
7. Phasmophobia's hotfix resolves the Ascension update's sound and Smudge Stick issues
Aug. 19, 2023
1. Quake 2 2023 tech review: this is how to remaster a game
2. Call of Duty developer David Vonderhaar leaves Treyarch
3. Blizzard notes Overwatch 2's review bombs but insists players say it's "in the best state it's ever been"
4. Find out more about Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name's "gripping story" with this new teaser trailer
5. Mortal Kombat 1's pre-order beta gets an extension this weekend
6. Pokémon Go Noxious Swamp quest step, rewards and field research tasks
7. Who really told Link it's dangerous to go alone?
Aug. 18, 2023
1. No Man's Sky celebrates seventh birthday with tiny tease for next update
2. Intel delivers a new DX11 driver for Arc GPUs - and a potentially game-changing benchmarking tool
3. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Musanokir Shrine solution
4. Frog Detective's endearingly silly adventures coming to consoles in three-game Entire Mystery collection
5. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Jikais Shrine solution
6. Grab this sturdy dual monitor stand for just ?27 at Amazon
7. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Gatanisis Shrine solution
8. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Utsushok Shrine solution
9. How to get Fontaine craftable weapons in Genshin Impact
10. Baldur's Gate 3 Act Three massively hits CPU performance - but why?
11. Genshin Impact Iron Viscount boss strategy and location
12. Pick up the 512GB Samsung Evo Plus microSD card for just ?27 at Amazon
13. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Serutabomac Shrine solution
14. The brand new Logitech MX Anywhere 3S can be yours for ?68 from Amazon
15. Save ?10 on the new 1TB Xbox Series S console at the EE shop
16. Game of the week: Dave the Diver's blend of the fixed and the procedural is a recipe for success
17. What we've been playing
18. Twitch bans don't stop people still watching, but that's changing
Aug. 17, 2023
1. Atari 50 studio's The Making of Karateka interactive documentary out this month
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge gets first paid DLC on 31st August
3. Baldur's Gate 3 dev is "changing the way we deploy patches" following hotfix rollback
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's big reveal brings campaign and multiplayer details, gameplay trailer
5. Honkai Star Rail 1.3 livestream time in UK, BST, CDT, EDT and PDT
6. Intel's excellent Core i3-12100F CPU is down to ?83 from Box right now
7. Alan Wake 2 delayed by 10 days to avoid release date clashes
8. Starfield install size revealed, available to preload now
9. The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood - dealing a powerful hand
10. Xbox 360 digital store will close next July
11. Chatting with Jesus: the rise of Twitch AI streams
12. Red Dead Redemption on PlayStation has one impressive upgrade
13. Save 20% on LG's brand-new C3 OLED from the firm's UK store
14. GTA 5 AI mod taken down by Take-Two lawyers
15. Sega dubs Hyenas development "challenging"
16. EA won't contest ?9k FIFA Ultimate Team fine in Austria
17. Deathloop leaving PlayStation Plus next month
18. The Last of Us TV showrunner discusses series' overall length
19. Larian rolls back Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 4 due to crashes
Aug. 16, 2023
1. Starfield has housing system, player jail, and more reveals Bethesda in new Q&A
2. Baldur's Gate 3 preloads start for PlayStation 5 on 31st August
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 details shared ahead of tomorrow's big reveal
4. Baldur's Gate 3 - a critical success, with critical failures
5. Disney Dreamlight Valley weekly DreamSnaps challenge and rewards explained
6. Genshin Impact how to unlock Fontaine Reputation, all Fontaine Reputation rewards and quests
7. Genshin Impact Lyney best build, Talent and Ascension materials, weapon, and team
8. Starfield preloads start tomorrow on Xbox Series X/S and Windows PC
9. Where to find Lumidouce Bell locations in Genshin Impact
10. Sega's licensed loot shooter Hyenas resurfaces with closed beta
11. The speedy Corsair MP600 Pro LPX 2TB SSD is down to its lowest-ever-price
12. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew - old-school stealth gets a rip-roaring pirate upgrade
13. Final Fantasy 7 bombing music included in Edinburgh Military Tattoo
14. Baldur's Gate 3's first major patch will have over 1000 fixes, with requested features coming next
15. Batman: Arkham Trilogy on Switch gets release date
16. Five of the Best: Title music
17. How to unlock Fountain of Lucine in Genshin Impact and all Fountain of Lucine rewards
18. How to get to Fontaine in Genshin Impact
19. Why are visual novels suddenly so popular?
20. Thrustmaster T818 Ferrari SF1000 simulator review: the ultimate racing wheel for Ferrari F1 fans
Aug. 15, 2023
1. After Oklahoma, American Truck Simulator sets its sight on Nebraska
2. Geoff Keighley tempers expectations for next week's Gamescom opening show
3. Bungie detailing Destiny 2's concluding expansion The Final Shape next week
4. Xbox adds enforcement strike system to improve safety and transparency
5. This 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD is just ?39 shipped from Ebuyer
6. This GTA 5 story mod shows the wild potential - and problems - of AI-powered NPC conversations
7. Baldur’s Gate 3 class tier list, including best classes ranked
8. The legendary Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones can be yours for under ?200 from Amazon
9. Nab the powerful Logitech G502 Lightspeed for just ?60 from Amazon
10. Here are the next Xbox Game Pass additions for August
11. The brilliant Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse is now ?60 on Amazon
12. Baldur's Gate 3 modders create Lone Wolf modes for solo play
13. Netflix testing game streaming via "limited" beta
14. Starfield backstory explained: humans arrive on Mars in 27 years
15. Baldur's Gate 3 mid-game character appearance customisation in development
16. "Please trust" a new Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles will be made, producer says
17. Speedrunner completes Baldur's Gate 3 in only 10 minutes
18. Activision suing TikTok user over Crash Bandicoot and pizza content
19. Dear Square Enix: please bring back Final Fantasy's mini-games
20. Shiny Stufful, evolution chart, 100% perfect IV stats and Bewear best moveset in Pokémon Go
Aug. 14, 2023
1. Embracer's collapsed $2bn "major strategic partnership" was reportedly with Saudi Arabia funded Savvy Games
2. Microsoft confirms Final Fantasy 7 Remake post was a mistake, not a tease
3. Assassin's Creed Mirage release date moved up
4. Xbox Series S 1TB pre-orders are now live at Amazon
5. DF Weekly: the new PS5 may not be so 'Slim' after all
6. This 2TB Lexar NM710 SSD is only ?80 at Amazon
7. Upgrade your streaming setup with this Focusrite Scarlett Solo audio interface deal
8. AMD's most powerful gaming CPU is ?100 off
9. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC trailer confirms returning starters
10. The Pokémon Company donates $200k to Hawaii after announcing it as 2024 tournament location
11. Dave the Diver - a dizzying game of many parts, and a journey into deep wonder
12. Pokémon World Championships disqualifies pros with hacked creatures, sparking community debate
13. Forza Motorsport won't have splitscreen at launch due to "heavy investment" in graphics
14. The Pokémon Company having "more conversations" about game quality, as fan complaints grow louder
15. Grab this 1TB Silicon Power SATA SSD for just ?31 from Amazon
Aug. 13, 2023
1. The live action Super Mario Bros. movie is getting a 4K theatrical re-release later this year
2. Baldur's Gate 3 is now 2023's best-reviewed game according to Metacritic
3. Hamilton Simulator is out now on Roblox
4. Mark Cerny talks Dolby Atmos support for PlayStation 5
5. Baldur's Gate 3 PSA: "Long Rest as often as possible. It will reduce bugs"
6. 17 years later, we're finally getting a Titan Quest sequel
7. Players who send "silly threats" to Harada about Tekken 8's roster have a bigger impact than you think
8. Shiny Froakie, evolution chart, 100% perfect IV stats and best Greninja moveset in Pokémon Go
9. The very strange yet promising yet too-weird world of Eternal Champions
Aug. 12, 2023
1. Rockstar hires a team of modders it had previously banned from playing GTA 5
2. FC Barcelona is sticking with eFootball and extends its partnership with Konami
3. Far Cry has a new IP director
4. Baldur's Gate 3 PC tech review: polish that puts other AAA games to shame
5. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl will release in December, according to distributor Plaion
6. Modern Warfare 3's demo will be available "first on PlayStation"
7. Overwatch 2 is now Steam's "worst game of all time"
8. How En Garde!'s fencing earned its cinematic flourishes
Aug. 11, 2023
1. Milky Way Prince dev's dark, stylish summer adventure Mediterranea Inferno arrives this month
2. South Park: Snow Day and everything else from today's THQ Nordic showcase
3. Netflix quietly releases iOS controller app so you can play its games on a TV
4. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Tauyosipun Shrine solution
5. Get an extra ?10 of rewards points at The Game Collection when you buy these games
6. Somehow, Baldur's Gate 3 was completed by 368 players in its opening weekend
7. Baldur's Gate 3 Grym boss strategy
8. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Turakawak Shrine solution
9. High on Life comes to PS5 with performance and animation issues that need addressing
10. Cosy MMO Palia now out in public beta
11. Baldur's Gate 3 Adamantine Forge items and mould locations
12. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Mayamats Shrine solution
13. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Gasas Shrine solution
14. 10 Baldur's Gate 3 mods to make or break combat
15. F1 Manager 2023 - challenging racing sim that scores some points
16. Game of the Week: Turbo Overkill and the joys of video game excess
17. Roblox to begin holding job interviews within Roblox
18. Baldur's Gate 3 narrator's outtakes are gloriously unhinged
19. Lollipop Chainsaw remake delayed to 2024
20. Larian boss suggests ignoring Baldur's Gate 3 companions in multiplayer
21. What we've been playing
22. How to get Passimian in Pokémon Go
23. Pokémon World Championships 2023 quest step, rewards and field research tasks in Pokémon Go
24. Baldur's Gate 3 Arcane Tower walkthrough
25. Darkwood dev announces "5-10 years" hiatus just months after new game reveal
Aug. 10, 2023
1. Animal-splicing sim Let's Build a Zoo gets Aquarium Odyssey DLC next week
2. Games Done Quick's all-women charity speedrunning event returns on Sunday
3. Grab the powerful AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D from B&H Photo Video for an insane price
4. Grab the insanely quick WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD for just $100 from Newegg right now
5. Quake 2's rumoured remaster is out now on Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC
6. Destiny developer details future of Lance Reddick's Commander Zavala
7. Portal Escape Chamber coming to Escape Simulator for free
8. Baldur's Gate 3 translation company commits to change after leaving staff out of credits
9. Turbo Overkill - the new cyber-god of retro shooters
10. Lords of the Fallen devs explain console performance targets, meaty PC spec requirements
11. In a post-Elden Ring world, does Lords of the Fallen have what it takes?
12. Baldur's Gate 3 update fixes game-breaking bug because there's too much to do
13. Author says Tetris movie copied his book
14. Uncharted film team "definitely looking to make another", says producer
15. Pokémon unveils official Wiglett toy
16. Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis will release next month
17. Telltale buys Erica developer Flavourworks
18. Destiny 2 Season 22 roadmap, Season 21 end date
19. Halo Infinite update turns off Personal AI chat and adds new map
20. Baldur’s Gate 3 Romance options, how to get approval and how to romance explained
Aug. 9, 2023
1. Papers, Please marks 10th anniversary with official Game & Watch style demake
2. Obsidian says Avowed was originally co-op but it just wasn't Obsidian enough
3. Previously acquired Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 content transferable to Modern Warfare 3
4. Atlas Fallen - memorable monster-slaying in a forgettable world
5. Baldur's Gate 3 developer demands full list of uncredited translation staff "immediately"
6. Sony announces next batch of PlayStation Plus games for August
7. Flashback 2 arrives 16th November on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC
8. Stray Gods: A Roleplaying Musical - Greek melodrama fails to reach lofty expectations
9. The Order: 1886 pushed visuals hard in 2015 - and still looks stunning today
10. This powerful PowerColor RX 6800 XT can be yours for under ?500 right now
11. Baldur's Gate 3 Finish the Masterwork Weapon walkthrough and Sussur Bark location
12. This 2TB Micron M.2 2230 SSD is perfect for your Steam Deck, and it's ?150 from Amazon
13. Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher says next year will bring "record levels" of sales
14. Nintendo patents Link's Tears of the Kingdom abilities, and the loading screen
15. PlayStation 5 sales reach 41.7m
16. Goldeneye 007 Switch update alters textures, but various other issues remain
17. Street Fighter 6's extortionate Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles items total ?80
18. Five of the Best: Spells
19. How to get to Galaxy Pools in Destiny 2 and Galaxy Pools explained
Aug. 8, 2023
1. Take-Two CEO calls Red Dead Redemption port's ?40 price tag "commercially accurate"
2. Valve is now selling refurbished Steam Decks with up to ?110 off
3. Wrestling RPG WrestleQuest misses today's launch, gets two week delay
4. Dead by Daylight's Alien collab confirms Ripley survivor and Xenomorph killer
5. Apex Legends Revenant abilities explained
6. Baldur's Gate 3's second hotfix curtails penis clipping and 300+ other issues
7. EA closing Crysis 3, Dead Space 2 and Dante's Inferno servers later this year
8. DirectX 11 vs Vulkan: which is best for Baldur's Gate 3?
9. How to stop the windmill in Baldur's Gate 3
10. Microsoft's ?1/$1 Xbox Game Pass offer cut from a month to 14 days
11. The excellent AMD Ryzen 5 5700X is just ?161 from Amazon right now
12. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's first expansion due September
13. Red Dead Redemption PS4 and Switch ports spark disappointment among fans
14. Gran Turismo film review - a marketing exercise filled with contrived drama
15. The powerful AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU has dropped to its lowest price ever at Amazon
16. Paras 100% perfect IV stats, shiny Paras in Pokémon Go
17. PlayStation 5 cloud game streaming beta rolling out to PS Plus Premium members
18. D&D rules make any Baldur's Gate 3 expansion "difficult", developer says
19. This RX 6700 XT and Starfield bundle is just ?309 from Overclockers
20. Thronefall: kingdom building, hack-and-slash, and the spirit of Lumines?!
Aug. 7, 2023
1. Here's everything Devolver's Delayed showcase shunted into next year
2. Despite legal woes, Dark and Darker finally launches into early access
3. Remnant 2 crossplay being "actively worked on" says Gunfire Games
4. This year's Call of Duty officially revealed as Modern Warfare 3
5. DF Weekly: PS5 exploit opens the door to new PS4 60fps upgrades
6. Red Dead Redemption coming to PS4 and Nintendo Switch later this month
7. Universal Studios to host a The Last of Us Halloween Horror Nights attraction later this year
8. Bayonetta's Hideki Kamiya believes Japanese developers should be "proud" of JRPG term
9. Mortal Kombat 1 adds three returning characters to its roster
10. The joys of Pokémon Go Fest London
11. New Tekken 8 character Azucena is the "Coffee Queen"
12. Street Fighter 6 reveals new character A.K.I. who poisons her opponents to death
13. Final Fantasy 16 sales did not meet high expectations, says Square Enix president
14. Get 32GB of DDR5 for ?52 after a ?40 discount on Crucial RAM
15. Get the fastest 512GB Micro SD card for Steam Deck for just ?47
16. A weekend with Clash Mini
17. Honkai Star Rail 1.2 Banner and event details
18. This 2TB Patriot P210 SATA SSD is just ?61 from Amazon right now
Aug. 6, 2023
1. Diablo 4's season journey progress bug will be "fixed in a few days"
2. Magic: The Gathering confirms Assassin's Creed, Fallout, and Final Fantasy expansions are coming
3. Pikmin 4 delivers an Unreal improvement over its predecessors
4. Killer Instinct celebrates 10th anniversary with a free update
5. Overwatch 2's mysterious "Enigma" is John Cena
6. Thieves steal $300k worth of TCG cards from Gen Con 2023
7. Baldur's Gate 3 already has one of Steam's highest concurrent player counts ever
8. After 23 years, Starfield's ancestor Noctis is still a vision of the future
Aug. 5, 2023
1. The Metal Gear series has now sold over 60m copies
2. Destiny 2 is "heading into creative territories Bungie has never explored before"
3. Bandai Namco Europe itself leaks two unannounced Tekken 8 characters
4. Diablo 4 players are getting banned for using that "seasonal exploit bug"
5. Tekken 8 content creators making videos about a roster leak are receiving copyright strikes from Bandai Namco
6. Gran Turismo movie's David Harbour says filming with real cars and not green screens "heightened his performance"
7. Pokémon Go Glittering Garden quest steps, rewards and field research tasks
8. Are you still playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?
Aug. 4, 2023
1. Baldur's Gate 3's first post-launch patch brings a fix for that pesky save bug
2. Remnant 2's first major patch targets performance, stability, and more
3. Sifu's last-ever content update comes to Xbox, PlayStation, and PC in September
4. Baldur's Gate 3 Multiclass and classes explained
5. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Joju-u-u Shrine solution
6. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Kitawak Shrine solution
7. RuneScape's new Necromancy skill reinvents combat once again, 22 years on
8. The Gran Turismo car will soon be available in Gran Turismo
9. Pokémon Presents livestream due next week
10. Game of the Week: The blossoming fruits of a crowdfunding revolution
11. Call of Duty will now notify players of cheaters in real time
12. Baldur's Gate 3 Origin characters explained
13. Beware, Baldur's Gate 3 has a save-preventing bug
14. Animal Crossing Lego sets reportedly on the way
15. How to respec and how to unlock respecing in Baldur’s Gate 3
16. Glorbo in Destiny 2 explained
17. Baldur's Gate 3 is off to a good start on Steam
18. What we've been playing
19. Modular designs, MMO specials and ultra-lights for FPS: 2023 mouse trends
Aug. 3, 2023
1. Loop Hero and Bloons TD 6 are this week's free Epic Store games
2. Leaked Quake 2 remaster reportedly getting a QuakeCon reveal next week
3. Gothic 1's cult-classic RPG action heading to Switch with a load of fixes
4. Baldur's Gate 3 dev says it's not interested in being acquired, but finds speculation "flattering"
5. How to complete In the Hot Seat in Destiny 2
6. Destiny 2 Solstice 2023 guide
7. Apex Legends Season 18 launch date confirmed and a reworked Revenant is on the way
8. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Destroy Ganondorf and how to beat Demon King Ganondorf
9. 22 Baldur's Gate 3 tips for both beginners and advanced combat
10. Why Baldur's Gate 3's faithful recreation of Dungeons & Dragons is so exciting
11. Where's our Baldur's Gate 3 review?
12. Baldur’s Gate 3 Races, including features and abilities for all Races and Subraces
13. Next Two Point Campus DLC is a hospital throwback
14. Final Fantasy creator's Apple Arcade RPG Fantasian may be coming to Steam
15. Atomic Heart DLC Annihilation Instinct available now
16. Resident Evil 2 remake is now the best-selling game in the series
17. Patapon creator's Ratatan Kickstarter funded within an hour
18. Activision planning Call of Duty 2023 announcement next week
19. Get excellent performance for a great price thanks to this Crucial P5 Plus 2TB SSD deal at Amazon
20. Classic shoot-em-up Radiant Silvergun coming soon to Steam
21. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sales pass 18m units, as Nintendo celebrates record quarter
22. Diablo 4 patch 1.1.1 detailed, out next week
23. Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest is a theme park for its passionate community
Aug. 2, 2023
1. The Callisto Protocol developer Striking Distance Studios lays off 32 employees
2. After a tumultuous few years, the Cannibal Holocaust game is still happening but looking a little different
3. Xbox Insiders can now stream their console gameplay directly to Discord
4. Digital Foundry launches new clips channel
5. What the Golf's Among Us update hits Switch tomorrow, PC "later this year"
6. The Witcher producer blames Americans and social media for Netflix series' simplified plot
7. Too big for Steam Deck? Remnant 2 and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart tested
8. Microsoft bringing Starfield and Forza to Gamescom via theatre presentations
9. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut and Chivalry 2 lead August Humble Bundle
10. Call of Duty is adding a dog again
11. Kickstarter introduces new policy on use of AI in projects
12. Acclaimed tidy-'em-up puzzler Unpacking arrives on mobile this month
13. Diablo 4's Season of the Malignant is a hell of my own making
14. Five of the Best: Tear-jerker moments
15. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One
16. Five months later, Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon servers set to return
17. Hasbro says Activision has lost its Transformers games on a hard drive in its offices somewhere
18. Grado GW100x review: wireless open-back headphones, you say?
19. Knight Crawlers is a clever action-RPG with endearingly goofy baddies
20. Genshin Impact 4.0 livestream date and time, 4.0 Banner leaks
21. Steam Deck owners take note - the Corsair MP600 Mini is just ?75/$95 after an Amazon discount
Aug. 1, 2023
1. Remnant 2 has a secret class its developer deliberately hid for dataminers to find
2. Saints Row reboot's third and final expansion arrives next week
3. Samba de Amigo maracas its way onto mobile via Apple Arcade this month
4. Dead by Daylight reveals official Alien collaboration in new teaser trailer
5. Baldur's Gate 3 developer tells early access players to delete their saves now, then delete the game
6. Rayman's Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope DLC gets August release date
7. The NES controllers for Nintendo Switch are half price right now
8. The Last of Us knock off removed from Nintendo eShop as Sony stakes copyright claim
9. You can unlock a new Xbox dynamic background for ?65
10. Here's the first wave of Xbox Game Pass games for August
11. Hitman gets first new Elusive Target for several years, and it's DJ Dimitri Vegas
12. This amazing PS5 deal with a charging dock and game is now under ?400
13. Skyrim modded with path-traced lighting - and all DX9+ games could follow
14. Out of NVMe slots? This PCIe SSD enclosure adds one more for ?11.54
15. Dark Souls-style shooter Remnant 2 passes 1m units sold in a week
16. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom players use quantum linking to make impressive builds
17. Pikmin 4 does some truly weird things with the series' story
18. Bandai Namco asks Tekken 8 players to please stop playing the cracked beta
19. PSA: Baldur's Gate 3 weighs in at 122GB and there's no preload
20. What to Play This August
21. Make Way offers fishtailing horror across a race track that you build as you go