Ubisoft has confirmed that Splinter Cell superhero Sam Fisher—voiced by original voice actor Michael Ironside, or someone who sounds an awful lot like him—is coming to Ghost Recon Wildlands in a special "crossover event" that’s coming as part of the Special Operation 1, the first of four major updates planned for the game’s second year. […]
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AOC refreshes its 35-inch curved G-Sync monitor with a faster panel
AOC has begun shipping a newer version of its 35-inch AGON monitor with a curved display and G-Sync support. Whereas the original SKU (AG352UCG) has a 100Hz refresh rate, the newer model (AG352UCG6) is capable of running a little bit faster, at 120Hz. It’s a bit unusual to see a monitor maker refresh an existing […]
Summer Games Done Quick announces speedrun lineup
If you’re a speedrunning fan then you should mark June 24 in your calendar, because that’s when the annual Summer Games Done Quick charity event is due to kick off. The organisers have just released the full list of runners alongside the games they’ll power through, which you can browse here. I’m particularly looking forward […]
Fortnite's new raven skin and glider finally make it edgy enough for the cool kids
Everyone and their family dog are playing Fortnite, but a select group of those too cool to play ‘a cartoon game with bad graphics’ have held out since Battle Royale’s launch last year. No longer. The Raven skin and Feather Flyer glider have arrived, finally giving Fortnite the rough edges and attitude it’s been missing […]
Retro platformer Timespinner looks ambitious and authentic
Timespinner is a 2D Metroidvania-style platformer proudly inspired by the likes of Mega Man X, Star Ocean and of course Castlevania. It stars a young time-bender named Lunais seeking revenge against the evil empire that killed her family and banished her to a foreign world. Lunais’s ability to manipulate time is central to Timespinner’s interconnected […]
PUBG gets shotguns and melee-only custom mode
I once tried to win a bare-fisted chicken dinner, but fell short to a volley of semi-automatic rifle fire. Had my misadventures taken place within PUBG’s latest shotguns and melee-only custom mode, things might’ve been different. Tequila Sunrise invades battlegrounds later today. Exclusive to third-person perspective Squad matches within the battle royale ’em up’s sandswept […]
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth launches August 14
World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Battle for Azeroth, will launch on August 14 game director Ion Hazzikostas revealed during a preview event held earlier this week at Blizzard’s California HQ. The seventh expansion for the nearly 14-year-old MMO takes players to the high seas in search of allies to aid in a renewed conflict between […]
CS:GO commentator Sadokist suspended from Twitch after using racist language, issues apology (Updated)
Source: Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett, Facebook Update: Counter Strike: Global Offensive commentator Matthew “Sadokist” Trivett has issued a statement following his use of the n-word while taunting a friend, and having told CS:GO community member Don Haci to kill himself. Posted to his Facebook fan page, the statement runs over 1200 words and addresses both incidents […]
Get 66 percent off Outlast 2 for a limited time
When shopping for horror games, there are a number of things to consider. Does the game in question operate a first or third-person perspective? Are we fighting/pegging it from zombies, cultists, government soldiers, supernatural beings or all of the above? Does it let us walk across a charred baby pit—hang on, what? For me, Outlast […]
Where to find all of Fortnite's vending machines
That extra bolt-action rifle will cost you, but learning the locations of Fornite’s vending machines won’t. Introduced in the v3.4 update, they’re are a new way to get geared in exchange for some fat stacks of materials. Fork over enough wood, brick, or metal and you’ll get whatever gun is advertised (though you can also […]