Rebellion Developments has announced a new story expansion for the survival-action game Atomfall, titled Wicked Isle, to be released on June 3. Since its launch on March 27, Atomfall has gained significant popularity due to its unique settings and investigative mission systems, with CEO Jason Kingsely saying, "It's been a remarkable success." View the full article
MindsEye, the GTA-ish, Cyberpunk-ish action game about fighting killer AI bots that also includes UGC systems that'll let you create your own races and levels actually pulled those systems from the weird platform thingy it was originally planned to launch as part of. Read more View the full article
It's the inherent right of every serious tech modder to rip apart their expensive kit, no matter the consequences. One modder has taken that mantra to heart by taking their Steam Deck and adding a custom water-cooling loop to it, hacking away the Deck's back panel for access, and securing the whole setup to a desk. Is this a sensible way to keep your Steam Deck cool? For most gamers, probably not - it's already one of the best handheld options out there with adequate cooling for most use cases. While it can get a little hot under load, we aren't recommending that most gamers get out their tools and start putting together DIY mods like this one, although it's still a pretty cool concept to see work. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D reportedly won't get cooked by ASRock motherboards any more New Intel gaming GPUs are in the works but launch could take months, says leak This tiny new Asus mini gaming PC still contains an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU View the full article
A new Asus ROG NUC mini gaming PC is on its way, with specs that might make it a little more affordable than its top-spec model. The Asus ROG NUC 15 Performance has just been unveiled by the company, featuring specs that include laptop Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 gaming GPUs, depending on the model, along with a 24-core Intel gaming CPU. Since Intel unloaded the NUC lineup onto Asus, the latter has been putting its own stamp on the market, with specs that make them among the best mini gaming PC options out there. However, with prices exceeding $2,000, a more affordable ROG NUC with the latest mid-tier Nvidia GPUs would be a welcome addition for gamers. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This new Asus gaming GPU dock could be a game changer for mini gaming PC owners Forget OLED screens and RGB, this new Asus ROG gaming keyboard splits in two Asus' new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card costs more than 25 Steam Decks View the full article
The US Court of International Trade has judged that there is no basis in American law for many of the Trump administration's tariff orders, effectively eliminating them. This will be welcome, but possibly temporary, relief for the US board games industry, where business leaders have predicted ruin since unprecedented tariffs were first levied on ******** imports. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: 140 best spicy Truth or Dare questions for saucy game nights Of all Star Wars' many licensed board games, here are the worst Monster romance board game from RPG maker Paizo lets you date a sentient ooze View the full article
FromSoftware has issued a warning to PC players of Elden Ring Nightreign. The developer confirmed that users with newer graphics cards may encounter unexpected framerate issues in Elden Ring Nightreign, and provided temporary solutions while an investigation is underway. Fans hope FromSoftware will quickly find a solution for this framerate issue on PC, as Elden Ring Nightreign will officially release on May 30, 2025. View the full article
Corsair has introduced a new RTX 5080 version of its small form factor One PC, and yes, it's still got a wooden case that looks as classy as it does novel.View the full article
2025 is definitely the year of the Toxic Avenger. The long-awaited movie reboot starring Peter Dinklage is finally hitting theaters in September, and the Toxic Crusaders beat-em-up game is slated for release in Q2 2025. Not to be outdone, AHOY Comics is in the midst of "Toxic Mess Summer," as Toxie teams up with heroes from across the AHOY Universe. IGN can exclusively reveal that AHOY will follow up Toxie Team-Up with a Toxic Crusaders series, one that, like the game, aims to capitalize on the nostalgia surrounding the classic animated series. Check out the Retroware game variant cover to Toxic Crusaders #1 below: And see artist AR Sullivan's variant cover to Toxic Crusaders #1 below: Toxic Crusaders is a five-issue miniseries written by franchise veteran (and Pulitzer prize finalist) Matt Bors and illustrated by newcomer Tristan Wright. The series pairs Toxie with No-Zone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, and a brand-new character called Fungirl. “In the aftermath of the chemical spill that created Toxie, other mutants arose — and they have united to wage war against an alien conspiracy,” said Bors in AHOY's press release. “We are taking everything from the original Toxic Crusaders cartoon —gross mutations, evil aliens, and over-the-top ecological action — to bring readers a must-read mutant monthly.” "Everyone at AHOY Comics is delighted to publish a world-famous group of characters who are as well-meaning, violent, and frankly disgusting as we ourselves wish we could be,” said AHOY Comics Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer. “We’re also delighted to debut the work of talented artist Tristan Wright. Matt found some of Tristan's work online and shared it with me — and we both thought, where has he been all our lives? It's solid, imaginative, amusing work, and we intend to extract as much as we can, like the cold-blooded capitalists we are." Toxic Crusaders #1 will be released on September 10, 2025, just after The Toxic Avenger movie hits theaters. To tide you over, check out some exclusive new screenshots of the Toxic Crusaders game: In IGN's review of The Toxic Avenger, Amelia Emberwing writes, "Troma and Legendary’s partnership on The Toxic Avenger’s 2023 'not remake' delivers a mixed bag. Director Macon Blair and the rest of the creative team may have more money to play with than Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman’s 1984 original, but it struggles to deliver on the schlocky goodness of Troma’s stronger films. Still, what it lacks in so-bad-it’s-good silliness it makes up for with its heart and mostly practical slaughterfests. Kevin Bacon and Peter Dinklage having an absolute blast in their roles doesn’t hurt, either." Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on BlueSky. View the full article
Day one patches are the curse that comes with the modern age of video games because development doesn't end at the point of printing the discs we play them on any more. It sucks, it's bad for preservation, but we're stuck with them. However, it's also a bit funny that Elden Ring Nightreign, due out tomorrow, May 30th, sort of has a day minus one patch that's already available. Of course, unless you're a journalist, YouTuber, or very friendly with your local video game store clerk who hooked you up with an early copy of the Soulslike, this won't concern you for a good few hours yet. Read more View the full article
Back before FF14 won my heart, it was Star Wars: The Old Republic, not World of Warcraft, that first sold me on the idea of MMORPGs. I already had a lot of love for the galaxy far, far away, and while it's not explicitly Knights of The Old Republic 3, SWTOR does have the storytelling chops to follow in the footsteps of the iconic Bioware and Obsidian RPGs. Add in the ability to experience those tales in co-op with your friends, and its availability as a free Steam game, and it's certainly worth trying. To give you one more reason, it's just had a fresh injection of life. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Big Star Wars The Old Republic update breathes new life into the 2011 MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic's epic new CG trailer reveals the MMO's future SWTOR Legacy of the Sith release date and everything we know View the full article
I was 20 minutes into the demo before I realised that Becoming Saint is that most terrible of things, another roguelike, but that's OK, because by then I'd been burned at the stake for heresy after failing to convert the homely town of Spoleto. The presiding Inquisitor very kindly let me off 100 years of purgatory because I'd mostly rebelled against the Emperor, not the Pope. But then he slapped on 68 years for "minor sins". I'm not sure which sins. Possibly my being a bit parsimonious with the bread rations on the road to Spoleto? Possibly my favouring the company of a majestic wolf, "strong as he is beautiful"? Regardless, the happy ending here is that after 968 years in purgatory, I was eventually canonised as a Saint in the year 2317. Today, 29th May, is in fact Saint Edwina's day. If you would like Saint Edwina's blessing, know that she accepts all major credit cards and is also happy to be paid in vouchers for Cafe Neros. Read more View the full article
To aid testing and ensure future Ubuntu (and Kubuntu etc) releases are in good shape, Canonical have announced monthly snapshots. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
A new update for the action game Lost Planet 2 has removed the service responsible for online multiplayer on PC, potentially rendering the game unplayable if it isn't replaced. Lost Planet 2 was first launched on PS3, PC, and Xbox 360 in 2010, and served as a multiplayer-focused sequel to 2006's Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. View the full article
A new Genshin Impact leak is hinting at one of the game's most highly-anticipated characters becoming playable in the near future, with a new model surfacing for Dainsleif. Throughout the more than four years since the massive release of the HoYoverse RPG, the game has added a plethora of different characters for players to add to their teams. Genshin Impact boasts 99 different characters for fans to pick up, with Version 5.7 adding Skirk and Dahlia to push the game over 100 playable units. Now, one of the RPG's most long-awaited characters may be coming soon. View the full article
Funcom has revealed a new in-depth look at the endgame systems for Dune: Awakening, its upcoming open-world survival MMO set in the Dune universe. This Dune: Awakening preview, which aired during a developer livestream, offered the first real look at the mid-to-end-game Landsraad, and gave more information about the combat system and the unique abilities from the Schools of the Imperium. View the full article
Ahead of the launch of Elden Ring Nightreign, developer FromSoftware has warned PC gamers that they may experience framerate drops if they’re using "the latest graphics cards." In a vague note to fans included with Elden Ring Nightreigh’s day-one patch notes, FromSoftware said it was investigating the cause, and suggested those affected drop the graphics settings down from the default "High" to "Medium" or "Low" and lowering the screen resolution, as well as installing the latest drivers for your graphics card. Here’s the statement: We have confirmed that some PC configurations using the latest graphics cards may experience framerate drops. We are currently investigating the cause. In the meantime, If you experience significant framerate drops, you may be able to resolve it by setting the graphics settings from the default "High" to "Medium" or "Low" and lowering the screen resolution, as well as installing the latest drivers for your graphics card. FromSoftware also issued troubleshooting advice for the PC version, suggesting those who run into issues verify the integrity of the game files: Troubleshooting for the PC version of Elden Ring Nightreign: - If issues such as being unable to start the game occur on the PC version, they can sometimes be resolved by performing the following steps in Steam: Go to "Library" > right-click on "ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN" > select "Properties" > select "Installed Files" > and execute "Verify Integrity of Game Files." The multiplayer spin-off is set to go live on May 29 or May 30, depending on your timezone. Check out the Elden Ring Nightreign global release times for more. In IGN's recent interview with Elden Ring Nightreign director Junya Ishizaki, the development lead discussed the choice to lean on solos and trios as the core experience options. When asked why there's no option for a pair of players to drop in together without a matchmade third player, Ishizaki said it was overlooked. "The simple answer is that this is simply something that was overlooked during development as just a two-player option, so we're very sorry about that," said Ishizaki. "As we said before, we set out to make this a multiplayer co-op game for three players, balanced for three players, so that was the main focus and it's at the core of Nightreign. "Of course, I myself as a player understand that and often want times where I'm just playing myself, so this is something that we considered from the start," Ishizaki continued. "And so we did put a lot of effort into creating this experience that was playable for solo players in as much as the rules and new systems allowed. So in putting all our efforts into that aspect, we kind of overlooked and neglected the duos aspect, but this is something that we are looking at and considering for post-launch support as well." So if you're playing with just your favorite duos partner, be ready to accept a random third into your lives. Who knows? You might match up with someone pretty good at the game. Check out these crucial Elden Ring Nightreign tips and tricks we put together from the network test — and keep an eye on the IGN Nightreign wiki for plenty more guides when the game launches. Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article
Another original Persona 4 voice actor has confirmed that she will not be part of the rumored Persona 4 remake. Yesterday, Yuri Lowenthal, who played Yosuke in the original game, confirmed he was not part of the unannounced P4 remake project, despite reportedly "begging" to be a part of it. The post has since been removed, but now, with another original voice actor also confirming she isn't a part of the supposed remake, the evidence is continuing to grow for a potential P4 remake announcement soon. View the full article
Bethesda's games are always ambitious, but the more recent release of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered highlights a key way in which Starfield has regressed. Oblivion Remastered makes some important changes to the 2006 original, but most of its gameplay systems are intact, including that which dictates its NPC behavior. The original Oblivion was the pioneer release for what Bethesda calls Radiant AI, and it was subsequently a staple of the developer's sandbox RPGs – until it didn't appear at all in Starfield. View the full article
Misc. A Tiny Tale announces its release date with a new trailer, revealing the game is launching for the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on July 22. Misc. A Tiny Tale will also be fully compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2, giving early adopters of the new console one more exciting new game to try out. View the full article
Speaking to Game Developer, former head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Shuhei Yoshida has outlined his concern regarding video game subscription services like Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, especially their potential impact on third party and indie developers alike. Read more View the full article
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Rebellion Developments has announced a new story expansion for the survival-action game Atomfall, titled Wicked Isle, to be released on June 3. Since its launch on March 27, Atomfall has gained significant popularity due to its unique settings and investigative mission systems, with CEO Jason Kingsely saying, "It's been a remarkable success." View the full article