Avowed is the mysterious next game from The Outer Worlds developer Obsidian. It was revealed with the help of a CG trailer last year, which made it look like the studio's answer to Bethesda's Skyrim. Now, according to new information, it is that and so much more.
A new Windows Central report says that the first-person action RPG will feature a number of distinct classes and playstyles. Some of Avowed's systems, such as dual-wielding, are inspired by Skyrim.
Like the Bethesda RPG, you'll be free to equip different weapons on each hand. You could go with a sword or dagger in one, and a staff (or just your hand) in the other for magic spells. Some powerful spells require a two-handed staffs.
The point & click genre has been having a rather enjoyable renaissance in recent years with the Switch eShop being well supported. Another that's due soon is VirtuaVerse, developed by Theta Division, which launches on 28th October.
As you can see in the trailer above it's going for a hacker / cyperpunk vibe in the 'not-so-distant' future; you can see some of its Steam description below.
The spookiest season of them all is just around the corner and if you're wanting a Nintendo-themed Halloween this year, you'll want to get a load of this.
Nintendo has shared a free, printable stencil for any pumpkin carving you find yourself doing over the next few weeks. Available to download on the Play Nintendo website, the stencil is shaped just like Jack from Animal Crossing – perfect for any fans of the series. Here's what it looks like:
Minecraft Live 2021 is almost upon us, and this Saturday 12th October we'll get to find out what's in store for everyone's favourite block-mining video game.
Over the course of the week, Jens Bergensten and Agnes Larsson, the Lead Designer and Game Director of Minecraft respectively, have been teasing some of the content ahead of the stream on the weekend. Here's what we know so far — and we'll update this as we find out more, of course.
With Metroid Dread already looking like a mighty success, both in terms of its critical reception and early sales data, it perhaps comes as no surprise that the game's popularity appears to have kickstarted a flurry of purchases across the entire series.
Metroid fever has been running high ever since Dread's initial reveal, with plenty of fans revisiting their old favourite games in the run-up to Dread's launch, and series newcomers wanting to check it out for the very first time. Indeed, when we published an article discussing the best Metroid games to play before Dread, a high level of engagement suggested that fans were feeling ready to devour the entire series.
In Gangwon Province, South Korea, a hotel announced that it will be holding a real-life version of Squid Game later this month.
According to The Korea Times, St. John's Hotel in Gangneung will be hosting the event. The hotel's official site is publicizing the real-life take on the popular Netflix series. The winner…
If you're looking for the best tank build in New World, then here's how to build the ideal loadout using a sword and shield. The sword is currently the only weapon in New World that can be used with a shield - although the sword is fairly weak compared to other hefty New World weapons, it can be used to build a highly defensive tanky loadout for both PvE and PvP.
It's important that you equip your sword with a carnelian gem - this provides a taunting perk for your weapon, used alongside the Shield Bash and Defiant Stance in the mastery defender tree. The build is made up of both defender and swordmaster abilities, and although the sword provides strength attributes, it's best to scale up in both dexterity and constitution to withstand damage.
These tank builds are used to defend and mitigate damage so other party members can deal damage, so they're best paired with DPS builds and a life staff healing build. Take note of the abilities that slow enemies, as the tank particularly excels in crowd control, and AoE damage can be used to maximise your efficiency. So here are the best New World tank builds using a sword and shield for both PvE and PvP.
League of Legends patch 11.21 is just around the corner, with the incoming update due to bring a batch of new Dragonmancer skins, balance changes, and more to the live battlegrounds next week. Riot Games has now announced that another, significant update coming with the patch is the removal of the MOBA game's cross-team chat feature, /All Chat.
"In patch 11.21, we're disabling /All Chat in matchmade queues," the studio announces in a blog post, with the reason behind this being the reported increase in verbal abuse this year. "While /All Chat can be the source of fun social interaction between teams, as well as some good-hearted banter, right now negative interactions outweigh the positives," the developer explains. "From what we've been seeing, All Chat's really heavy on negative interactions and doesn't have that much positive at this point, unfortunately," game director Andrei 'RiotMeddler' van Roon further explains on Reddit.
It's worth noting that this is just a temporary removal for now. The studio says it'll be evaluating the impact of /All Chat being switched off on rates of penalties and reports of verbal abuse, and look at surveys and direct feedback from the community, too.
New World's server transfer functionality isn't here just yet, but the MMORPG has a new update to lay more groundwork for it while adding tweaks and bug fixes. One of the main changes relates to faction missions and the effort it takes to flip a territory into a conflict state.
Amazon Games has adjusted the rates of influence gain so bringing another faction's land into battle will continue to "require significant effort over time". The amount of influence an attacking faction accrues over time has been significantly reduced due to a bug causing it to increase much faster than intended. Defending factions have also had their influence decline lowered to bring things into a better balance.
We also have heaps of bug fixes. The devs have fixed an issue where the tier three fishing treasure chest wouldn't fight back after being hooked, so, you know, prepare for that. Quite handily, Amazon has also fixed an issue where you could be charged the entire cost of an item stack in a different settlement your faction owns.
The nights grow darker and the air chillier as we make our way towards the end of League of Legends' 2021 patch schedule. League of Legends patch 11.20 has sailed onto the MOBA game's live battlegrounds and its follow-up has now hit the PBE for its fortnight of testing. So, let's see what's in store for League of Legends patch 11.21, shall we?
If you've been keeping a close eye on League's Twitter channels, you've probably had an early peek at the batch of new skins headed its way with 11.21. This patch is all about the Dragonmancer alternate universe, with new styles for Kai'Sa, Karma, Thresh, Volibear, and Yasuo on the way. The latter two are particularly special, with Volibear getting a Prestige Edition, while Yasuo's two skins are legendary variants, bringing new voiceovers, as well as new animations, VFX, SFX, and more. You can check all of these out in the New Champion Skins section below.
Elsewhere, we've got a VFX update coming up for The Dark Sovereign, Syndra with 11.21. "Similar to the previous VFX updates we've made in the past (Ziggs, Zilean, Malzahar, etc), we're working on updates to the visual effects (VFX) of champions whose spell effects are in need of some love," senior visual effects artist Riot Sirhaian explains. "Our aim is to get their VFXs to current League standards and improve gameplay clarity. This time, it's Syndra's turn, for 11.21's PBE patch!"
What are the best upcoming games to keep an eye on this year and the next? Hope, anticipation, agony, and elation - it's the endless cycle of emotions we go through during the annual PC release schedule.
Year in, year out, games - via Steam and otherwise - are produced in such varying degrees of quality that not a single one of them is destined for certain success. Masterpieces are released alongside utter disasters, series are born while others dwindle and, occasionally, a game actually lives up to our expectations.
So how can we possibly navigate the dizzying number of announcements, trailers, and teases to find which of the upcoming PC games we should devote our finite supply of hype to? Us old PCGamesN sages have been round the videogame block plenty of times already, so we're perfectly placed to tell you about the titles you should be saving your pennies up for. Below you'll find the upcoming PC games you should keep on your radar, as well as their expected release dates.
What are the best new PC games 2021? Perhaps you have just been paid, bank account fat with virtual dosh, or you simply want to get caught up with the latest PC games because they are, well, new and shiny.
It is all well and good starting another daring round of PUBG, taking on a new 100-hour Football Manager save, or yet another The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim adventure but, as much as we love setting mammoths ablaze, there are plenty of the latest PC games that will more than supply your gaming fix. You don't want to be the person who isn't In The Know now, do you?
These days, new PC games pour onto Steam at a frankly dizzying rate, making it impossible to keep up with them all. Thankfully, us kind folk at PCGamesN have separated the wheat from the chaff when it comes to recent PC releases. So, below you will find every new PC games for which you should be saving up your pennies. This list is updated regularly to include the latest releases.
Looking for the best New World hatchet builds? Amazon's new game moves away from the traditional class system found in other MMOs - instead, you have two slots to equip any New World weapon you like, which you can swap between at any time to rack up weapon experience points for every foe you defeat.
As you level up your weapons, you assign mastery points, unlocking powerful abilities and buffs to increase your potency on the battlefield. Each weapon also scales off particular attributes like strength or intelligence, so working out a combination that synergises well is important. The hatchet scales primarily off strength, but also dexterity - this means there's plenty of flexibility when it comes to customising a New World hatchet build.
The hatchet is a particularly formidable weapon due to the Berserk ability, which grants you a substantial attack damage boost, and can be upgraded to increase your movement speed, give you massive health regeneration, and grant immunity to crowd control. Here are the best New World hatchet builds for PvP and PvE.
EPOS hasn't been around long, but the Demant and Sennheiser fledgling is already making waves within the gaming accessory scene. While the fresh-faced company hasn't got the same level of brand recognition as Sennheiser, products like the EPOS H3 are a testament to the company's ability to provide great audio solutions within the gaming PC space. The gaming brand's latest headset entry, the H6Pro, reinforces EPOS's dedication to peripheral quality. The question is, does the H6Pro do enough to justify its existence and price?
The EPOS H6Pro is far from being the cheapest set of gaming cans on the market, coming in at $179/£149. As a result, the headset's price tag actually bills it against feature-packed competitors like Logitech's G733, a wireless, RGB clad setup, a slightly cheaper headset that's arguably more flashy than EPOS's wired offering.
That said, simplicity is one of the EPOS H6Pro's biggest strengths, and its minimalist approach to gaming audio facilitates a reliable and versatile experience that doesn't rely on fancy features or eye-catching aesthetics.
Can you play Split Screen co-op in Back 4 Blood?Back 4 Blood harkens back to some classic co-op games like Left 4 Dead, so many of you are probably wondering whether you can hunker down on the sofa and play split screen like you did before.
This guide will let you know whether you can play split screen in Back 4 Blood, so that you can jump into a match, pick up a gun, and start slaying all kinds of zombies and Special Ridden with your friends.
Riot Games have announced they're disabling /all chat in matchmade queues in League Of Legends to cut back on verbal abuse. Players in the same team will still be able to type to each other, and post-match chat will remain cross-team too, so you'll still be able to throw out your "ggs". But, as of League's next patch, you'll no longer be able to see messages from enemies mid-game. Good riddance, I say.
Want to know how to enable crossplay in Back 4 Blood? Nightmare mode can be pretty tough, so you'll want to assemble the best team possible to survive the zombie onslaught in Back 4 Blood. Fortunately, you can stretch beyond your platform to find only the best zombie slayers by enabling crossplay.
This guide will explain how to enable and disable crossplay, so that you can pick and choose exactly who you play with in Back 4 Blood. Before hopping online, you should probably finish up the tutorial and figure out how to unlock all cleaners so that you can fit into any team.
Atlus has shared the latest daily demon video for Shin Megami Tensei V. The latest featured demon is Kikuri-Hime, check out the video and some details on this demon's background below. Here's some of the history behind Kikuri-Hime from the Megami Tensei wiki: Kikuri-Hime-no-mikoto (菊理姫 or 菊理媛命) means "Priestess Chrysanthemum." Chrysanthemum is her symbolic flower and associated with lamentation at...
Popular Girls is a game about becoming a popular girl. The clue is in the title with this one. You need to complete a series of challenges and make a bunch of choices, always making sure your popularity rating is trending upwards. Because these things are deeply important. And because they're SO important, we thought […]
Developed Brawsome emailed to note that their space sci-fi adventure Warp Frontier will be releasing for Linux (and macOS) in November following the Windows release in late September.
Warp Frontier is a 2D point and click adventure set in the year 2215, in orbit around humanity's newest extrasolar colony. It follows the story of war hero turned cop, Vincent Cassini, and his robot partner Mac, as they investigate the cover-up of a war crime by an old enemy that stole the lives of thousands, including his wife and best friend. The game has a particularly Australian flavour in both the writing and the voice cast, including the talents of Kevin Powe (Dead Static Drive), Aimee Smith (Eastern Market Murder), and Angela Tran (The Lake). The game also features an original soundtrack by Thomas Regin (Unavowed).
Make decisions that affect the lives of thousands of people, and determine relationships between family and friends
A 2D point and click adventure in HD
6-8 hours of gameplay with branching decisions, resulting in multiple unique ending sequences
Authentic Australian feel, voiced by a predominantly Australian cast
An alternate timeline of humanity branching from a catastrophic singularity event
Original Soundtrack by Thomas Regin
Explore space in your own ship, from the planet surface to the outer reaches of the planetary ring
About the developer:
Brawsome is an indie game developer based in Melbourne, Australia, founded by Andrew Goulding in in 2008. Brawsome released the award winning Jolly Rover (PC, Mac) in 2010, and MacGuffin's Curse (PC, Mac, iOS) in 2012. Brawsome also collaborated Dave Gilbert's Emerald City Confidential, Corey and Lori Cole's Hero-U kickstarter, and has ported many games for PlayFirst, as well as Ron Gilbert's Scurvy Scallywags. Andrew Goulding took time off between 2014 and 2018 to work at Amazon Game Studios (Unnanounced projects, Lumberyard Engine) and Apple (Measure App). Warp Frontier was Brawsome's first new release in nearly 10 years.
After the initial release back in July, No Longer Home from Humble Grove and Fellow Traveller has launched the Linux version. Funded on Kickstarter back in 2018, the original plan was to have Linux support so it's good to see it land.
Based upon the real life experiences of the developer, where they were forced apart so they decided to stay in touch and make a game together. Here's what the story entails: "Bo and Ao are graduating university and preparing to leave the flat they've lived in together for a year. Thanks to visa limitations, Ao is forced to return to Japan, leaving Bo in England. Disillusioned by post-educational life and shoved aside by a government who doesn't want them there, both are trying to come to terms with their uncertain futures. And deep under their South London flat, something grows..."
Given the subject, it's something of a personal game for the developers so it won't appeal to everyone but something likely many people have been through so you might perhaps find it a little touching. Some people write a book, paint a picture and some make a video game about their experiences.
Petal Crash Online is the free update to the original Petal Crash, a block-matching game where you push blocks around and smash them together to score points. It's pretty great actually. A genre of games that isn't overly popular on PC but this is easily one of the best.
This new online mode was first launched on itch.io as a separate game but folks on Steam now have it free as an update download with it now giving you the option to play the original or the online mode when you launch it. The online client was built ground the ground-up to support rollback net-code for nicely synced matches. From the announcement:
Petal Crash Online features all the gameplay modes of the base game, including Tug-of-war, Trash Attack, Clear Contest, and Co-op (complete with rankings!) - but it also features custom rules beyond those available in the board game, such as board size, number of block colors (up to 6!) and even game-changing "chaos options" such as pushable garbage blocks and "tilt controls".
Every character in Petal Crash is available in Petal Crash Online from the start, even the hidden and unlockable ones, and all characters feature a greatly expanded color palette and long list of costumes. Pick your favorite character, costume, and player color to give yourself an instantly recognizable signature look!
Curve Digital and Runner Duck have together announced that Space Crew: Legendary Edition will arrive on October 21 as a free expansion to the base game with a ton of new content.
Planned content includes a new "epic" Android Ambush campaign, the ability to take crew off-ship onto stations, outposts and new vessels in Away Team missions. There will also be a new star-system to explore with new missions as well as a range of special features and gameplay experiences.
A brand new campaign – Players will take on a droid army led by rogue androids previously allied with the United Defence Force. Battle against a whole host of new Enemy Champions and ships across new missions, with new gear, liveries and upgrades available for victorious Captains to unlock.
Away Team missions – Leave your ship and venture on foot for the first time with three of your crew onto outposts and large vessels in the all NEW Away Team missions. Selecting the right team will be critical for survival as Away Team missions consist of exploration, puzzles, or combat… sometimes even against the clock!
Legendary Crew members - Build and personalise your ultimate crew by discovering and rescuing legendary crew members with amazing abilities and superior stats, to bolster your efforts against the enemy threat.
In the email they mentioned you can pick it up for £19.99 / $24.99 / €24.99 but when the expansion releases the upgrade for owners will be free. Until it does release it's also on a big discount.
It has been a while since we have last posted dev blog here. However, now we are here with some hot news!
We are delighted to inform that the free Prologue is now available on Steam! We are also happy to announce that the full version of the game will be out on November 11, 2021! So once again we would like to invite you to visit...
The latest New World update is 1.0.2 is now available for download on PC. You can now download the latest New World update 1.0.2 on your PC. According to the New World 1.0.2 patch notes, the update brings a bunch of new bug fixes related to general, AI, and Store related issues. The New World […]
Last Epoch is an action RPG that you can see on Steam in early access. The game is not yet finished but developers are making great progress with every new patch. Diablo series lovers will find Last Epoch rather interesting even though it is not ready yet. In this post you will find answers to...
