What all the Diablo 3 Error messages mean, and what to do about them

 Posted on April 16, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  660 words  |  Patria Henriques

As thousands struggle to play Diablo 3 and servers buckle under the strain, Blizzard has explained the various error messages players are receiving as they attempt to log-in - and offered advice on how to deal with them. Two of the more popular error messages are 37 and 12. Error 37 simply means: "The service is undergoing maintenance, please try again later." Error 12 is caused by " [Read More]

Bioshock Infinite gets a wave of PC updates

 Posted on April 15, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  247 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Despite first releasing all the way back in 2013, Bioshock Infinite players have noticed the PC version of the game has been receiving numerous updates over the last several months. These updates initially started in September of last year and they just keep on coming. March alone has seen 13 changes to the game (thanks TheGamer). There are many theories as to what these updates are all in aid of. Some on Reddit have taken this as a sign that Bioshock Infinite will be getting a remaster, but this seems unlikely. [Read More]

Close Combat 4 : Battle of the Bulge

 Posted on April 15, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1114 words  |  Patria Henriques

Bulging The Battle Of The Bulge was the desperate attempt by Hitler to defeat the advancing Allied forces near the end of the war. The Allies had by then regained most of Europe, and were beginning to engage the retreating German army on their own soil. The confident American troops stationed in the Ardennes where completely unprepared for any kind of aggressive action, and were taken by surprise by a massive German strike force which vastly outnumbered them. [Read More]

Contraption builder Scrap Mechanic's very long-awaited Survival mode finally out in May

 Posted on April 15, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  374 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Scrap Mechanic, developer Axolot Games enormously enjoyable vehicle construction sandbox game, is finally getting its extremely long-awaited Survival mode next month, on 7th May, and there's a first look at its more structured hijinks in a brand-new trailer. Scrap Mechanic initially entered Steam early access in 2016, and delivered a pleasingly flexible multiplayer sandbox experience built around the idea of constructing elaborate machines, be they vehicles or other oddities, from a core selection of building blocks and some surprisingly powerful tools - including the likes of pistons, thrusters, sensors, logic gates, and engines. [Read More]

DmC: Vergil's Downfall review | Eurogamer.net

 Posted on April 15, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  764 words  |  Trudie Dory

Spare a thought for the video game brother, forever cast in the shadows. Nintendo's placing the spotlight on the lesser sibling of its star duo this year, so DmC's first substantial DLC that puts Dante's brother Vergil on centre stage feels like it's part of a curious trend. Vergil's Downfall is a substantial if not entirely satisfying single-player add-on, retaining so much that made Ninja Theory's reboot a success while never really building on it in an engaging way. [Read More]

EA accidentally makes FIFA Ultimate Team debug menu available to all on the FUT web app

 Posted on April 15, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  688 words  |  Patria Henriques

EA accidentally made the FIFA Ultimate Team debug menu available to all on the FUT web app yesterday and in the process let players see their account settings in a way never publicly available before. Though the tools were visible, players couldn't use them to add content or make permanent changes to their own or anyone else's accounts, EA has insisted. However, at least one player was able to disable their own FUT transfer market access using these debug tools. [Read More]

Guitar Hero Live skips backwards compatibility as it reboots series

 Posted on April 15, 2023  |  10 minutes  |  2053 words  |  Trudie Dory

After a five-year hiatus, music rhythm game Guitar Hero has reformed with a new perspective: first-person. Two years ago, DJ Hero developer FreeStyleGames began work on reviving the Guitar Hero series for the post-Spotify world, and the result is Guitar Hero Live, a reboot of a franchise that was among the biggest gaming had to offer before it buckled under the weight of its own relentless release schedule. It's due out this autumn for PlayStation 4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U for £89. [Read More]

Here's where Super Mario 3D All-Stars is available to order

 Posted on April 15, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  486 words  |  Trudie Dory

We may have already known about it for ages, but Nintendo finally officially confirmed that Super Mario 3D All-Stars is real. With the game unceremoniously disappearing from sale in a week, here's where you can still order the long-awaited collection that bundles three classic Mario adventures for the Nintendo Switch. Super Mario 3D All-Stars contains Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy for £49.99/$59.99. We feel Mario Galaxy 2 has been unfairly left out, there. [Read More]

It's not easy being green: a brief history of orcs in video games

 Posted on April 15, 2023  |  18 minutes  |  3779 words  |  Patria Henriques

When we first meet the young orc warchief Thrall in Warcraft 3, he's just woken from a nightmare; visions of orc and human armies clashing on a battlefield as the sky burns above them. "Like fools, we clung to the old hatreds," a voiceover laments. It's rendered stunningly, this battle, in an early progenitor of Blizzard's now-renowned cinematics. But unlike in the previous two games, there's no glory to it. [Read More]

Lake review - a simple story in the shoes of a postal worker offers a rewarding journey

 Posted on April 15, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  954 words  |  Patria Henriques

A gentle adventure, imbued with a sense of place and purpose. There's something weirdly comforting about repetitive jobs. We've all had one in some form, and the routine of it all can let your mind rest and go on autopilot. Now, some of them are truly horrible, and being a wage-slave is no form of "character building". But postal workers are clearly a different breed, their job being far from menial and of great societal importance, with plenty of surprise and variety possible each day - while somehow still getting all of those steps in. [Read More]