(Image credit: Konami/JinMar) The human-shaped supernova that is Keanu Reeves is becoming a familiar face in games. John Wick cropped up in Fortnite and is getting a tactics adaptation in the form of John Wick Hex, and of course there’s his upcoming stint as Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077. Thanks to modder JinMar, we can […]
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The Crusader Kings board game launches in August
(Image credit: Free League ) The Crusader Kings board game will be gracing tabletops very soon, letting you plot and fight and spawn incompetent heirs while your opponents, the other great European dynasties, sit across from you. You’ll be able to start your conquest of medieval Europe on August 1. Paradox announced a few board […]
Deleted tweet suggests Auto Chess alpha test could begin very soon (but not this week)
(Image credit: Drodo Studios) Update: A Dragonest rep said in an email that despite the tweet, the Auto Chess alpha will not begin this week, and that an actual start date has not been set. Original story: The big names in the burgeoning "autobattler" genre right now are Dota Underlords from Valve, and Teamfight Tactics […]
Unavowed developer releases secret game jam experiment
(Image credit: Dave Gilbert) Wadjet Eye’s Dave Gilbert is one of the best adventure game designers around, and together with artist Ben Chandler he’s responsible for the likes of the Blackwell series and Unavowed. He’s also been experimenting with Unity and, under a fake name, entered AdventureJam 2019 and produced a 3D short. He’s decided […]
Ubisoft's summer sale is live, including The Division 2 and Anno 1800
(Image credit: Ubisoft) Steam’s Summer Sale is in full swing, and now Ubisoft has joined in on the discount party. The uPlay Summer Sale just begun, and it includes both games and physical items from the company’s online store. Most of the sales mirror the discounts already available through Steam—Rainbow Six Siege for $9.99, Assassin’s […]
Don’t forget the heatsink for your crazy-fast PCIe 4.0 SSD
(Image credit: Sabrent) A new listing on Amazon for a pair of Sabrent 1TB and 2TB Rocket NVMe SSDs with PCI Express 4.0 support underscores how important cooling will be to achieve (and maintain) crazy-fast file transfers. In this case, we are talking about a rated sequential read speed of up to 5,000MB/s, an obvious […]
Save $185 on this speedy SSD at Amazon
(Image credit: ©Intel) Intel generated a significant amount of hype when it first launched the 660p line of SSDs, largely because they represented an early implementation of quad-level cell (QLC) NAND storage, a move that many saw as an important step to larger capacity, cheaper versions of the best SSDs for gaming and, indeed, the […]
A new Ni No Kuni game is in the works, Level-5 confirms
(Image credit: Level-5) JRPG fans, rejoice: Level-5 has confirmed that a new Ni No Kuni game is in development, although details are thin on the ground. Level-5 president Akihiro Hino revealed the news in an interview with Japanese magazine Nikkei, partly translated by Dualshockers. He didn’t mention what platforms the RPG would release on, but […]
PUBG adds Apex Legends-style ping system in latest patch
Apex Legends’ ping system is one of this year’s best FPS mechanics—and now PUBG has its own version. After this week’s patch, you can hold the mouse wheel to flag up an item to a teammate, call out an enemy location, request ammo or suggest a new position for your squad. Those messages will pop […]
Teamfight Tactics has been struggling to keep up with demand
(Image credit: Riot Games) Teamfight Tactics, Riot’s League of Legends-themed autobattler, has proved to be a bit popular. Riot made its Auto Chess bid earlier this week and it looks like players have been flocking to it in their droves, straining the servers and bumping up queue times to an hour. Dealing with the demand […]