Free-to-play MOBA Super Monday Night Combat is shutting down for good next month because of changes to EU privacy laws, developer Uber Entertainment has announced. The game is now gone from Steam, so unless it’s already in your library you won’t be able to play it, and even if it is, the servers will go […]
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Battle royale games are coming to tabletop via Kickstarter
The battle royale trend continues to roll inexorably onward, with board games set to be the next route of expansion. Coming to Kickstarter next month, Last One Standing seeks to replicate the resource-starved gunplay of a battle royale game on a shrinking hex map. It’s an intriguing proposition, especially at its proposed larger player count […]
Hearthstone's new Monster Hunt mode is now live
Hearthstone: The Witchwood’s single-player Monster Hunt mode is now live, meaning that it’s time for intrepid adventurers to venture off into the dark forest to seek fame and fortune in battle against a horde of monstrous beasts. Let the hunt begin! Monster Hunt is now live for US, EU and KR regions! pic.twitter.com/Kgq00cZCf6April 26, 2018 […]
AMD's most powerful Ryzen Threadripper CPU is $160 off right now
The Ryzen Threadripper lineup is AMD’s top tier of desktop processors, with up to 16 cores and 32 threads. The Threadripper CPUs are designed for heavy multi-core workloads, and the 1950X is the best of the bunch. Now you can get the Threadripper 1950X for $719.99, a reduction of $160 from the usual price. This […]
Fallout Miami mod brings sun, sea and sand to the post-apocalypse
Miami, the city based on the classic Will Smith song, now has another claim to fame: it’s the latest city to be given a Fallout makeover. Fallout Miami is an in-development mod for Fallout 4, giving us a close look at what’s going on in post-apocalyptic Florida. It’s seen better days, but the beaches still […]
This AMD Ryzen 7 1700 desktop with a Radeon RX 560 is on sale for $600
Graphics card prices are starting to inch down towards MSRP, but there is still a long way to go. With that being the case, it makes more sense than ever to consider a prebuilt PC, even though we much prefer to roll our own rigs. If you’re thinking about buying a pre-assembled system, you can […]
AMD’s updated price list suggests a phasing out of first generation Ryzen CPUs
You can still order first generation Ryzen processors from places like Amazon and Newegg, though for how long remains to be seen. AMD has removed several of its original Ryzen chips from its official price list, and if that means they’ve reached EOL (end of life) status as Guru3D surmises, then vendors will not have […]
Blizzard accidentally revealed that Overwatch's Horizon Lunar Colony map is getting a major rework
Horizon Lunar Colony is one of Overwatch’s most-hated maps. For starters, it’s an Assault (two capture point) map, the gametype that "everyone hates" due to the incredibly close defenders’ spawn location. But on top of that, the overall map design has a fair number of problems. It looks like Blizzard has taken notice, as a […]
EK will build and sell you a liquid-cooled AMD Ryzen gaming PC
Over the past two decades, EK has built itself a reputation for designing and selling custom high-end liquid cooling kits and parts. Now it wants to try its hand at selling prebuilt PCs, starting with liquid-cooled systems built around AMD’s second generation Ryzen processor lineup. It’s a well-timed entry into the field of prebuilt PCs, […]
PC Gamer UK Podcast 63: Use Cider on Lemon
This week (month? Fortnight? Just how frequent is this podcast these days?) Andy returns from his self-imposed exile to all things Jurassic World Evolution. He’s played Frontier’s upcoming park management sim, and reveals everything he knows about disaster, dinosaurs and Dr. Ian Malcolm. Meanwhile, Samuel and Phil revise their opinions of Vermintide 2 and Sea […]