Modders are remaking Warcraft 2 in Warcraft 3: Reforged

 Posted on April 23, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  269 words  |  Trudie Dory

Modders are remaking Blizzard's 1995 real-time strategy classic Warcraft 2 in Warcraft 3: Reforged - and it looks great! Chronicles of the Second War is a Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness remake that already has the first four campaign missions ready to play. There are new unit models, campaign implementation and extended lore. According to a post on the Icy Veins forum, the story will draw from established lore in the original games, MMO World of Warcraft and the Warcraft Chronicle history book in a bid to iron out any discrepancies. [Read More]

Quake's enhanced edition adds accessibility options, 26 years after original release

 Posted on April 23, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  262 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Accessibility options have been added to Quake, 26 years after the original game was released. Last year an enhanced version of the game was released, which Bethesda is continuing to update and support. This third update adds a number of accessibility options, mainly affecting visuals and voice chat. Options like high contrast and an alternate typeface ensure that menus can be more easily read. Players can also customise the amount of screen flashing. [Read More]

Radeon R9 290/290X review | Eurogamer.net

 Posted on April 23, 2023  |  16 minutes  |  3373 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Forged with its latest GCN 1.1 architecture at centre, the AMD R9 290X sports a cutting edge Hawaii XT chipset that sets out to better Nvidia's cards - right up to the mighty GTX Titan - for a considerable discount. And unlike the 260X and 270X cards released earlier this year, which were simple rebrands of the existing HD 7790 and 7870 GPUs respectively, this is the company's most forward-thinking entry in the series yet. [Read More]

Skyrim fans have started a Switch modding scene to do what Bethesda won't

 Posted on April 23, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  946 words  |  Fernande Dalal

When Skyrim launched on Switch last year, Bethesda was upfront about the fact it had no plans to support mods on Nintendo's machine. "We would love to see it happen," Bethesda's Todd Howard told Eurogamer, "but it's not something we're actively doing." Twelve months later and official Skyrim mod support for the console is still nowhere to be seen. Yet, in a quiet corner of the internet, an enthusiastic community of Skyrim fans has picked up Bethesda's mantle, and - with a lot of dedication, and a touch of grey-area system circumvention - has managed to establish a burgeoning mod scene on Switch, entirely of its own volition. [Read More]

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End review

 Posted on April 23, 2023  |  9 minutes  |  1734 words  |  Trudie Dory

Gaming's most confident storytellers close the book on Nathan Drake's adventures with their best chapter yet. This is a rare treat: the creators of a popular series and a beloved character laying them to rest with elegant finality, and going out on an absolute high. In games as in other media, dignified endings aren't easy to come by. But Naughty Dog have outdone themselves with what they say (and I believe) is their last Uncharted game, and the last appearance of the series' hero Nathan Drake. [Read More]

We're not kidding - the Saints Row The Third remaster is exceptional

 Posted on April 23, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1091 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

You've got to give credit where it's due - against all expectations, the new remaster of Saints Row The Third isn't just good, it's very special indeed. After the disappointment of the Switch conversion, PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One users get the deluxe treatment: there's carefully updated, more detail-rich artwork, a totally revamped lighting model, a switch to physically-based rendering, temporal anti-aliasing/upscaling and a profound improvement in performance. If you're gaming on Xbox One X, much of the game can even play out at 60 frames per second. [Read More]

Dark Souls 3: Ringed City - Shared Grave and Halflight, Spear of the Church boss fight

 Posted on April 22, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  676 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Previous page Page 8 of 12 Next page The Shared Grave follows on from the Ringed City Streets area of the Ringed City DLC, with plenty of challenges, including another dragon and the Halflight, Spear of the Church, lying ahead. If you need help with other parts of the DLC meanwhile, then take a look at our Dark Souls 3: Ringed City guide and walkthrough hub for plenty more. [Read More]

Detective Pikachu star pours cold water on those sequel plans

 Posted on April 22, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  318 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Plans for a Detective Pikachu film sequel were in the works following the successful launch of Pokémon's live-action big screen debut but now, on the film's second anniversary, we have our clearest indicator yet we won't see a Detective Pikachu 2 after all. Here is the film's star (no, not Pikachu) Justice Smith, being asked if he'd still be up for it: "I would love to participate in Detective Pikachu 2. [Read More]

Elden Ring now ready for pre-load on all platforms

 Posted on April 22, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  313 words  |  Fernande Dalal

There is not much longer to wait until Elden Ring finally releases, and those who want to jump into the Lands Between as soon as is humanly possible can now pre-load digital copies of the game. Yes, the powers that be at Elden Ring have officially given everyone, regardless of location and platform, the green light for download go. Those looking for Elden Ring's download file sizes can check out our guide here. [Read More]