Developer and writer Chris Avellone, formerly of Interplay and Obsidian Entertainment, has recently been musing on Twitter about some of the roads not travelled during his time at the latter studio. One of Avellone’s biggest credits is his work on Fallout: New Vegas, regarded by some as the finest 3D Fallout and the closest in spirit to the original isometric games, and—as spotted by GamesRadar+—he says after that Obsidian wanted to do the same: but for The Elder Scrolls.

After Fallout: New Vegas, Avellone was involved in the proposals Obsidian was making to Bethesda, and says “one of the Elder Scrolls proposals (which I pitched) was intended to serve the same function as Fallout: New Vegas did between Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, to provide more adventures i…

Lies of P is a game that asks a very unexpected question: What if Dark Souls, but Pinocchio? Or the other way around, if you prefer. Either way, it brings the famed puppet who was desperate to be a real boy into the punishing world of third-person soulslike combat, and lest you be envisioning a relatively lighthearted romp with Geppetto and Jiminy Cricket, it is dark—the kind of dark you typically only see when someone is trying to make a point that, hey, maybe a world where wooden children are eaten by whales is a little messed up.

An early Lies of P alpha gameplay trailer set the tone with all sorts of unpleasant imagery, including one bit that sees our man P striding across a bridge with a decapitated figure—an automaton of some sort, presumably—strun…

This month we get world exclusive access to Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin, the incredibly epic new RTS from Frontier. For our authoritative cover feature, we get tons of never before seen game images, plenty of juicy faction details, as well as in-depth commentary from the game’s developers about how the studio is delivering a bloody, authentic, character-driven gaming experience that looks set to take the RTS genre to new heights. Realms of Ruin truly looks like a game to watch!

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In addition to our lead cover feature, we’ve also got two more great features in this issue, including the ultimate history of Star Wars PC games and a look back at the most controversial PC games ever to be released. From Doom to Cyberpunk 2077, there’s been plenty of games that have genera…

It’s not every day a PC gaming hardware company has to tell us not to use its products for hurting people or committing arson. Still, here we are today: Razer just announced its first-ever glass gaming mouse pad designed to give the smoothest mouse glides with zero resistance, and it comes with just that kind of warning. 

The Razer Atlas is a tempered glass gaming mouse mat. It’s a pretty sizable pad at 17.72″ x 15.75″ with a 5mm thickness. There’s no RGB, shockingly, but it’s got a nice premium look and feel to it.

A hard mouse surface like glass is typically good for PC gamers whose playstyle leans toward quick movements for twitch shooters because there’s less resistance than cloth and even hard plastics. Since it’s glass, the surface will always remain consistently …

There’s no doubt that Ion Storm, the studio set up by John Romero and Tom Hall, had its fair share of disappointments when active, the most notable being the high-profile FPS flop Daikatana. But Ion Storm was also the studio that developed the original Deus Ex, one of PC gaming’s most iconic and groundbreaking games.

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Deus Ex was game-changing on release and, even by today’s standards in 2024, the sheer breadth of its systems and the complexity of its level design is remarkable. Yes, today its graphics are almost comically basic, but its immersive gameplay experience remains undulled and as addictive as ever. I know, as I own both Deus Ex and its sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War, and have had hours of fun playing both. I consider the origina…

Fortnite’s latest v29.20 patch has added Aang and the gang from Avatar: The Last Airbender, as well as five new tracks for Fortnite Rocket Racing: Neon Rush, but many players seem to be hung up on one update concerning how the locker works. 

Epic Games is removing tiers and rarities from its locker, meaning that cosmetic items will no longer fall into the categories of rare, epic, legendary, and mythic. The blog post says: “The Shop has evolved significantly to support multiple types of cosmetics and items across games, so we’re retiring the old Battle Royale-inspired system of colors and tags for cosmetic quality. Different Series of cosmetics—such as the Icon Series or Gaming Legends Series—will still be there to help you find your favorite stuff!”

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I played Citizen Sleeper right before moving to a new city on my own this year, and the experience of coming to a foreign, terrifying space—only to build a home there against all odds, finding reasons to stay—was one of those irreplaceable indie gaming moments that changed the way my brain’s wired. To say I’m excited for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is an understatement, even if I’m sure it’ll make me bawl my eyes out all over again.

Thankfully, developer Jump Over The Age is being charitable, allowing me to do so for the low price of a Game Pass sub, as revealed during Xbox’s showcase at Gamescom 2023.

“You can expect the same freeform tabletop RPG-inspired dice based gameplay,” says creator Gareth Damian Martin, “with slice-of-life stories and relatable c…

Improve every Wordle game with our general tips and tricks, keep your win streak going with a peek at today’s answer, or give your game a boost with a helpful clue for the August 13 (785) game. Whatever Wordle advice you need, it’s all here on this page.

Now that’s more like it—I do love a productive opener followed by a swift exploration of a few possibilities, leading to today’s Wordle answer with guesses to spare. After all the problems I’ve had with Wordle this week, I’m taking this as a sign the next one’s going to be much better.

Today’s Wordle hint

A Wordle hint for Sunday, August 13

Today’s answer describes an extreme level of anger, something approaching raw fury or forceful white-hot ire rather than merely irritated. There’s only …

Make Sunday’s Wordle a winner with our help. Use our tips to give yourself some new ideas, our hint for the July 21 (1128) game to guide your guesses, or go grab yourself a win with today’s answer. However you want to play, we’ve got something on this page that’ll help turn your tactics into a winner.

Today’s game went really well for me—and I’m annoyed about it. Because it was going so well I didn’t think about my follow-up guesses as carefully as I should have, and threw away what could’ve been a fast Wordle win in the process. Shame on me.

Wordle today: A hint

Wordle today: A hint for Sunday, July 21

This is the name for a tiny bit of something. Dust on clean glass. A little mark of dirt on a shirt. A touch of salt added to a meal. You o…