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Five years after Absolute Drift, Funselektor have found themselves behind the wheel once again. This week, the minimalist driving developers released a free demo for Art of Rally, a top-down distillation of the (objectively best) motorsport that takes Absolute Drift’s textureless powerslides and lets them loose on delightfully toy-like Nordic forest tracks. A car is

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Nier series of games, Square Enix today announced an upgraded version of Nier Replicant (the original Japanese PlayStation 3 release) is heading to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam. The port is being developed in conjunction with Toylogic and is spearheaded by director Yoko Taro and producer Yosuke Saito. Square Enix also revealed

This week, Mount & Blade 2’s early access launch date was moved up by one whole day, Epic Games launched a publishing scheme, Half-Life: Alyx was the talk of the town, and that ol’ new coronavirus continued to disrupt things. Read on for more of the week’s PC gaming goings-on in our News Digest, and

Resident Evil 3‘s multiplayer horror mode was meant to have a free beta beginning today. Capcom say that “technical issues” have delayed the beta for PC and PS4 players but not Xbox One, interestingly. They’ve yet to give an update on when the beta will be available for PC players. Fortunately there’s still the regular

Oh, to float above the battlefield on a balsa-wood centipede. On many levels, survival MMO Last Oasis is nothing new – a world where humanity is back at the beginning, feuding tribes fighting over scarce resources. Only, Last Oasis imagines a world where the sole survivors of a devastating meteor-strike are artisan woodcarvers, fighting on

Nintendo released a surprise Nintendo Direct presentation offering a shotgun blast of details for various Switch games. Apart from 2K’s Switch collections for Borderlands, XCOM 2, and BioShock, and a release date for the Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition (May 29), the presentation also dropped a variety of news on a bevy of titles. Super Smash

Back in January, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai announced a second Fighters Pass, which will bring six more downloadable fighters to the biggest crossover battlefield in gaming. While we still don’t know the details of who the first character of Fighters Pass Vol. 2 will be, we do know that the character will hail

During today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Square Enix and Nintendo showed off a lengthy trailer for Bravely Default II (which you can see above). The trailer details the journey ahead, which begins with a character named Seth washing ashore on the continent of Excillant, which is occupied by five kingdoms. Seth, a sailor, is one of

For a few years, VR seemed like a peripheral, literally and figuratively. Now that Half-Life: Alyx is front and center in our minds, folks are collectively adjusting to getting their heads around the biggest VR release—what—ever? In Alyx’s first update, Valve have now added a new way to control turning your head, which is apparently

In Plague Inc., players unleash a deadly virus across the globe and try to infect as many people as possible. Following a ban in China, developer Ndemic Creations is adding a new update that flips the script from destroying the world with a virus to saving it by containing the outbreak. Ndemic is also donating

Hey, you, have you been sleeping on our favourite game of last year because you didn’t want to shop at the Epic Games Store? Friendo, you can now set a date for your adventure into Outer Wilds: June 18th. That’s the Steam release date for the fascinating sci-fi puzzle sandbox, publishers Annapurna announced today. Outer

Honestly, have you ever seen some silly garbage in a game that you could pick up and not wanted to keep it? Collect it? Hoard it? You haven’t. Admit it. According to RPS’s inside scoop with Valve’s developers, the effect is multiplied in VR. Valve tells us that Half-Life: Alyx playtesters just couldn’t get enough

A long adventure in a fantasy world sounds like a good distraction right now. If you haven’t ventured into Monster Hunter World yet, or its massive Iceborne expansion, now is a good time to do so. Conversely, if you’ve already gone through all of the content, you may want to check out the new title

We all get those urges from time to time. You’re stuck at home, the PC’s right there. Surely it’s time to start up another World of Warcraft character, right? Unfortunately, that temptation might be harder to resist this month. As an incentive for staying indoors and infection-free, Blizzard have let loose the Winds of Wison,

This week, Resident Evil 3’s remake got a demo, the industry is still adjusting to the ongoing pandemic, and loads of good games are cheap or free to help occupy you in this difficult time. Read on for more of the week’s PC gaming goings-on in our News Digest, and do also check out the

Welcome to the free games website where we tell you about all the games that are free. Here’s another game that is (temporarily) free: Tomb Raider. Unlike the many demos and temporarily free to try games flying about right now, Tomb Raider is actually free to keep if you add it to your Steam account

Update: In a recent clarification on the original PlayStation Blog post, Sony noted that the number of PS4 games expected to be supported through backward compatibility is much higher than PS5 lead system architect Mark Cerny’s initial comments made it appear. “We believe that the overwhelming majority of the 4,000+ PS4 titles will be playable on PS5,”

The Clone Wars is back and so is Jedi Ahsoka Tano. As fans celebrate her return in this beloved animated series, they may have an even bigger moment to look forward to this year. According to Slashfilm, Tano will also appear in The Mandalorian‘s second season, which is slated to air on Disney+ this October.

Knife-only runs have been a staple of Capcom’s community since the original Resident Evil on PlayStation. During these playthroughs, fans challenge themselves to complete various Resident Evil games using only the knife as their offensive weapon – no guns allowed. A successful knife run is challenging and requires an intimate knowledge of the Resident Evil game

Given what’s going on in the world right now, inviting players into a different disaster scenario may not seem like the best idea, but the Disaster Report series has always been about people helping each other out, and we could use a lot of that right now. You can get a taste of what’s to

I’ve always thought Cities: Skyline‘s coasts were missing something. Now, I finally know what it was: it’s the clanging of bells, the swaying of battered old boats and the scent of a fresh morning’s catch. Today, Paradox announced Sunset Harbor, bringing some good ol’ fashioned fishing to your city’s industrial roster. More than just bringing

Live sports have had their seasons postponed or outright cancelled as the Covid-19 virus spreads globally, but that doesn’t have to keep you from their digital counterparts. Stay safe and play football indoors, folks. The freebie fest continues with Football Manger 2020 now getting a week of free play starting today and lasting until next Wednesday,

During today’s “Road to PS5” livestream, PlayStation’s Mark Cerny delivered a talk getting into the details of the PlayStation 5’s specs and architecture. Earlier this month, Xbox released the technical specs for the upcoming Series X. Check out how the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X stand shoulder to shoulder based on what we know

For those of you who aren’t going anywhere this weekend, Ubisoft has a great game for you to check out this weekend. Running from March 19 through March 22, you’ll be able to download and play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for free on your Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. If you buy the game after

Hello Games today announced a summer launch for The Last Campfire, their cute little explore-o-puzzler about a little lost ember trying to get home. The No Man’s Sky studio announced The Last Campfire in December 2018 for a 2019 launch, long enough ago that I’d actually forgotten about it. Hey, here it is again! Now

The 1v1 fights in Call Of Duty: Warzone’s Gulag are meant to be a quick fight where eliminated players who win the standoff get a second chance to respawn with their team. Naturally, players are working on ways to better ensure victory, because they are clever little buggers. They’ve already figured out how to make

Capcom has announced two separate chances for you to get your hands on Resident Evil 3 before it comes out on April 3 (PS4, Xbox One, and PC). The game’s demo – featuring Jill Valentine, Carlos Oliveira, and a terrifying Nemesis – is out this Thursday, March 19 (12 a.m. Eastern on Xbox One and 1

Screenshot Saturday Sundays! Time for dress up smart for another trip down to Twitter’s game dev galleries, where hobbyists and professionals alike are displaying their proudest works-in-progress. This week: a Serbian road trip, post-apocalyptic rodents, a hungering monochrome wasteland and birds. Bloody, awful birds. Let’s start the day with an unconventional breakfast from David Szymanski,

Not two weeks after Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary snuck onto PC, and we’re already talking about the sequel. Steady on, team. This week, John “Masterchief” Halo’s handlers over at 343 Industries announced plans to flight (that’s Halo-speak for “test) Halo 2‘s return to PC in The Master Chief Collection. It’ll trial alongside Forge and Theatre

I’ve seen Minecraft builds for just about everything, but it’s a rare day that a blocky build in-and-of itself fights for a global ideal like press freedom. In honor of World Day Against Cyber Censorship yesterday, a new in-game library has opened its doors called The Uncensored Library. Players can download a copy of the library