- Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 has begun - 4 January 2021
Get your speedrunning shoes on and prepare your glitches: Awesome Games Done Quick has arrived for its yearly speedrunning extravaganza. As with previous years, the charity event is raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. It’s been live since yesterday evening and runs until this Sunday, and there are already some fab runs in the likes of Mirror’s Edge and Dragon Age: Origins to catch up on. (more…)
- Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 has begun - 4 January 2021
Get your speedrunning shoes on and prepare your glitches: Awesome Games Done Quick has arrived for its yearly speedrunning extravaganza. As with previous years, the charity event is raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. It’s been live since yesterday evening and runs until this Sunday, and there are already some fab runs in the likes of Mirror’s Edge and Dragon Age: Origins to catch up on. (more…)
- Just Cause 4: ‘One Man Did All This?’ Live Action Trailer - 29 November 2018
Exclusive gameplay combined with live-action and set to an intense soundtrack from world renowned DJ/producer, Slushii, JUST CAUSE 4’s “One Man Did All This?” trailer delivers a humorous look at the destructive power rogue agent Rico Rodriguez can deliver this December 4. See Rico from the perspective of the enemy militia – The Black Hand – as faction leader Gabriela Morales listens to firsthand accounts of Rico in action from those who survived. From reigning down destruction onto an enemy base to tethering shipping containers with explosive barrels, see what makes the exciting JUST CAUSE series unlike any other. https://youtu.be/3TSzcNwBeXQ Set in the fictional South American world of Solis, JUST CAUSE 4 takes the series' incredible destruction and unique physics to a whole new level with the introduction of tornadoes and other Extreme Weather events. JUST CAUSE 4 has four distinct bi…
- The 100 best-selling games on Steam in 2018 so far - 6 July 2018
We’ve just passed the half-way point of 2018, so Ian Gatekeeper and all his fabulously wealthy chums over at Valve have revealed which hundred games have sold best on Steam over the past six months. It’s a list dominated by pre-2018 names, to be frank, a great many of which you’ll be expected, but there are a few surprises in there. 2018 releases Jurassic World Evolution, Far Cry 5 Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Warhammer: Vermintide II are wearing some spectacular money-hats, for example, while the relatively lesser-known likes of Raft, Eco and Deep Rock Galactic have made themselves heard above the din of triple-A marketing budgets. (more…)
- How systemic games make you a master comedian - 22 June 2018
The power fantasy of exploring new worlds or meeting strange alien races (and then shooting at both of those things) is the kind of thing that big-budget games tend to focus on. As far as humour is concerned, they re at best plus comedy experiences that deliver on their key points but also have some funny quips along the way. You re never asked to participate in the humour, and if the jokes don t land then there s little you as the player can do about it. So why not equip the player with the systems to write their own jokes and tell their own stories? And how do you foster humour creation in games that don t already have a pun-based name for every item? I spoke to the developers of four such games to find out how they utilise this approach in order to enable players to create their own fun. One thing that became evident through the interviews was that each and every system available to…
- Just Cause 4 officially announced, shows wild weather - 10 June 2018
As if swinging from hostile helicopters on a grappling hook, gliding around on a wingsuit, and causing so very many explosions weren’t dangerous enough for Rico Rodriguez, in Just Cause 4 he’ll also be fighting through tornadoes, sandstorms, and blizzards. Publishers Square Enix today formally announced Avalanche Studios’ next explosive sandbox, surprising no one after recent leaks , and it looks nifty. The storms in Avalanche’s Mad Max were astonishing, and I’m certainly up for launching myself into a tornado. Watch the announcement trailer below. (more…)
- Just Cause 4 confirmed in Steam leak - 8 June 2018
An apparent whoopsie on Steam has revealed the existence of Just Cause 4, in an advert, without anyone having announced any such game. So that’ll probably be something Square Enix plan to announce during their E3 press event on Monday. The ad is a simple picture which doesn’t reveal much but all I need to know is: our fella still has a wrist-mounted grappling hook; he’s still outside somewhere pretty; he still has guns; he still has a grenade launcher on a gun. Aye that’ll be Just Cause alright, more open-world sandbox shoot-o-grapple-a-destruction. (more…)
- New Avalanche game Generation Zero does giant deathbots in 80s Sweden - 7 June 2018
A third Short Circuit film was never made, but I think we all know what course it would have taken: feeling betrayed by the discovery that his best friend had inexplicably pretended to be Indian to him for years, self-aware military robot Johnny 5 decreed humanity to be a cruel and deceitful species, and raised an army of fellow machines designed to eradicate them. That’s my headcanon explanation for why Avalanche Studios’ new open world game Generation Zero features bandanna and mohawk-wearing humans versus hordes of cute-but-murderous robots, anyway. Yup, fresh off the back of their sale to a Scandinavian movie company , the Just Cause , Rage 2 & Mad Max devs have announced their new thing, and it’s all about “playing war in the serene forests of 1980’s Sweden.” Sure, sure, we’re drowning in faux-80s stuff right now, but watch this and te…
- Just Cause & Rage 2 devs Avalanche bought out by the world s oldest movie company - 31 May 2018
There we were, being all surprised that Just Cause / Mad Max outfit Avalanche Studios had been handed the reins to Id sequel Rage 2 , and now here we are, being all surprised that Avalanche are now owned by a 111-year-old Danish movie studio. Nordisk Film, the world’s oldest still-active film production firm, have doled out some $103 million to take control of Avalanche’s three offices, but the claim is that the Swedish games studio will retain creative independence. In fact, the plan is to work on more self-published titles, though they don’t plan on giving up work for hire just yet. (more…)
- 2017 Steam Award winners include PUBG, Cuphead & Witcher - 4 January 2018
We’ve already seen which games sold best on Steam last year, but a perhaps more meaningful insight into movin’ and a-shakin’ in PC-land is the games that people feel warmest and snuggliest about. To that end, Valve have announced the winners of the 2017 Steam Awards, a fully community-voted affair which names the most-loved games across categories including best post-launch support, most player agency, exceeding pre-release expectations and most head-messing-with. Vintage cartoon-themed reflex-tester Cuphead leads the charge with two gongs, but ol’ Plunkbat and The Witcher series also do rather well – as do a host of other games from 2017’s great and good. Full winners and runners-up below, with links to our previous coverage of each game if you’re so-minded. Plus: I reveal which game I’d have gone for in each category. (more…)
- These are the top 100 Steam games of 2017 - 2 January 2018
Another year over, a new one just begun, which means, impossibly, even more games. But what about last year? Which were the games that most people were buying and, more importantly, playing? As is now something of a tradition, Valve have let slip a big ol’ breakdown of the most successful titles released on Steam over the past twelve months. Below is the full, hundred-strong roster, complete with links to our coverage if you want to find out more about any of the games, or simply to marvel at how much seemed to happen in the space of 52 short weeks. (more…)
- Black Friday 2017: The best deals on graphics cards, monitors, SSDs and more - 24 November 2017
The sale event to end all sale events is here. That’s right, folks, Black Friday 2017 is here, and this year’s sales frenzy is set to be bigger than ever as we head into the Christmas shopping period. In all honesty, they should just rename it Black November, as there have been deals going on throughout the month in preparation for the big day. To save you trawling through the web in search of a good bargain, we’ve created this handy guide containing everything you need to know about Black Friday 2017. If you’re on the hunt for a new graphics card , a bigger and better monitor , want to splash out on a fast SSD or upgrade your gaming headset and get a more reliable mouse and keyboard, this is the place to be. We’ll be updating this hub page on a regular basis as new deals get announced, too, so make sure to keep it in your bookmarks if you fancy grabbing yo…
- Black Friday 2017: The best deals on graphics cards, monitors, SSDs and more - 23 November 2017
The sale event to end all sale events is here. That’s right, folks, Black Friday 2017 is here, and this year’s sales frenzy is set to be bigger than ever as we head into the Christmas shopping period. In all honesty, they should just rename it Black November, as there have been deals going on throughout the month in preparation for the big day. To save you trawling through the web in search of a good bargain, we’ve created this handy guide containing everything you need to know about Black Friday 2017. If you’re on the hunt for a new graphics card , a bigger and better monitor , want to splash out on a fast SSD or upgrade your gaming headset and get a more reliable mouse and keyboard, this is the place to be. We’ll be updating this hub page on a regular basis as new deals get announced, too, so make sure to keep it in your bookmarks if you fancy grabbing yo…
- Just Cause 3 Multiplayer now on Steam - 21 July 2017
Hey Everyone. The hardworking community mod team at Nanos have unleashed their JC3 Multiplayer mod on PC, this is a free add-on for anyone that owns a copy of Just Cause 3 on Steam. Simply head to the JC3MP Steam page and download. After that you just join a server and create chaos. You’ll find all of JC3’s weapons and vehicles at your fingertips just waiting for you and your friends to make the most of them. Each server tends to have unique characteristics as set by the owners, you’ll note there are ones dedicated to Team Death Match for example or Role Playing. However you want to enjoy your time on JC3MP we’re sure you’ll find a server that will cater to you. We look forward to battling it out alongside all of you now that the servers are live. It’s been great watching the community grow since the beta, we’ve had our favorite servers and it’s going to be fun watching new ones spring…
- Just Cause 3 Multiplayer now on Steam - 21 July 2017
Hey Everyone. The hardworking community mod team at Nanos have unleashed their JC3 Multiplayer mod on PC, this is a free add-on for anyone that owns a copy of Just Cause 3 on Steam. Simply head to the JC3MP Steam page and download. After that you just join a server and create chaos. You’ll find all of JC3’s weapons and vehicles at your fingertips just waiting for you and your friends to make the most of them. Each server tends to have unique characteristics as set by the owners, you’ll note there are ones dedicated to Team Death Match for example or Role Playing. However you want to enjoy your time on JC3MP we’re sure you’ll find a server that will cater to you. We look forward to battling it out alongside all of you now that the servers are live. It’s been great watching the community grow since the beta, we’ve had our favorite servers and it’s going to be fun watching new ones spring…
- Steam summer sale: our giant recommendations list - 23 June 2017
The Steam summer sale is in full blaze . For a while it even blazed so hot that the servers went on fire and all the price stickers peeled off the games. Either that or the store just got swamped with cheapskates looking for the best bargains. Cheapskates like you! Well, don t worry. We ve rounded up some recommendations – both general tips and some newly added staff choices. Here are the things you should consider owning in your endless consumeristic lust for a happiness which always seems beyond reach. You’re welcome. …
- Steam summer sale: our giant recommendations list - 22 June 2017
The Steam summer sale is in full blaze . For a while it even blazed so hot that the servers went on fire and all the price stickers peeled off the games. Either that or the store just got swamped with cheapskates looking for the best bargains. Cheapskates like you! Well, don t worry. We ve rounded up some recommendations – both general tips and some specific staff choices. Here are the things you should consider owning in your endless consumeristic lust for a happiness which always seems beyond reach. You’re welcome. …
- It s Rico time! Just Cause 3 multiplayer mod out in beta - 9 January 2017
The big silly sandbox of Just Cause 3 is a fine place to dick about , driving and gliding and exploding all over for giggles, but it was sorely lacking the option to muck about with your mates. That’s now resolved with the beta release of Nanos Just Cause 3 Multiplayer . The unofficial mods adding multiplayer with potentially hundreds of players per server, chasing and racing and exploding together. Just Cause 3 is chaotic with only one play so with hundreds, oh my! …
- Midweek Madness - Just Cause 3, 75% Off - 13 December 2016
Save 75% on Just Cause™ 3 during this week's Midweek Madness*! With over 1000 km of complete freedom from sky to seabed, Rico Rodriguez returns to unleash chaos in the most creative and explosive ways imaginable. *Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time
- Bavarium Sea Heist on general release today - 18 August 2016
Hey Everyone, Sea Heist is out as a stand-alone pack today on Steam. Just Cause 3: Bavarium Sea Heist is the third PDLC pack from the Air, Land & Sea Expansion pass. With your devastating new rocket boat, sail the dangerous waters of West Medici and infiltrate the Stingray, a mysterious research facility, home of the rarest and strongest weapon ever created by the Eden Corporation. This content pack includes a brand new location to explore, missions, challenge type, the heavily armed rocket boat and the devastating “Eden Spark” lighting gun. Features: - Liberate the Medici coastal waters of Scolio, home to Eden Research stations and the mysterious “Stingray” base. - Drive the deadly rocket boat “Loochador”, using its multi-lock missile launchers and miniguns to defeat the formidable Black Hand Fleet. - Infiltrate the Stingray base to steal the devastating “Eden Spark” lightning gun and…
