The Gunk review - the SteamWorld team masters three dimensions

Rewild an alien world in this elegant and thoughtful game. At the very centre of The Gunk is a neat ecological fable, so it has a sort of moral and ethical sweetness to it from the off. Crucially, though, The Gunk is also a game about tidying up, and so that moral and ethical sweetness is knotted to something else that borders on a compulsion. The Gunk review Publisher: Thunderful Games Developer: Image & Form, Thunderful Games Platform: Played on Xbox Availability: Out today on PC and Xbox (Game Pass) This is the latest release from the team that made the glorious SteamWorld adventures, and despite the shift to 3D, it shares qualities with those games - a certain brightness, a love of layering on the detailing, and a pleasingly compact nature. [Read More]

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Joy-Con are now available to order

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Joy-Con are now available to pre-order for £70 at various retailers following an announcement in the recent Nintendo Direct. Although there has been a mixed response to the news that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year, many have been waiting to buy the exclusive Joy-Con. Sure, I get it, it's not strictly a deal, but some folk really want these. [Read More]

Acclaimed top-down racer Art of Rally comes to Xbox and Switch next week

Developer Funselektor Labs acclaimed minimalist racer, Art of Rally, will finally be making its way to Switch and Xbox next Thursday, 12th August. Art of Rally, which initially launched on PC toward the end of last year, delivers a top-down, faintly retro twist on the rally racing formula, sending players careening across low-poly renditions of Finland, Germany, Japan, Norway, and Sardinia as they tackle its 60 rally stages. It features 61 " [Read More]

Assassin's Creed Origins - Aya: Blade of the Goddess and The Battle of the Nile

Previous page Page 11 of 13 Next page Aya: Blade of the Goddess and The Battle of the Nile are the fifteenth and sixteenth quests you'll encounter in Assassin's Creed Origins, which have you tackle a variety of battles including some chariot-mounted action, and follows on from Ambush at Sea and Way of Gabiniani. We'll cover everything you need to know about completing Aya: Blade of the Goddess below, while you can head back to our main Assassin's Creed Origins walkthrough and guide hub for all the other missions so far, and more. [Read More]

Assassin's Creed Valhalla's default setup has you play as both male and female Eivor at various points

Assassin's Creed Valhalla narrative director Darby McDevitt has shed more light on the game's unusual decision to have you play as both male and female versions of main character Eivor different points. Responding to me via Twitter this afternoon, McDevitt said the game's default option which included both male and female Eivor was "integral to the story we're telling" but that it "spoil the story" to say more. "It enhances the story, IMO, and it doesn't happen frequently," [Read More]

Bethesda unveils The Elder Scrolls Online's Deadlands DLC

The Elder Scrolls Online's Gates of Oblivion adventure concludes 1st November with the release of the Deadlands DLC, Bethesda has announced. The final DLC in the year-long campaign hits the PC, Mac and Stadia version of The Elder Scrolls Online: Deadlands on 1st November, then PlayStation and Xbox on 16th November. Bethesda went into detail on the Deadlands DLC in the stream, below: Gates of Oblivion's plot is set 800 years before the events of Bethesda's 2006 role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. [Read More]

Card horror Inscryption's free mini-expansion turns Act 1 into an endless rogue-like

Inscryption, the acclaimed deck-building horror game from Pony Island and The Hex developer Daniel Mullins, is getting a free new mini-expansion that will turn its devilishly enjoyable opening act into an endless, rogue-like experience. As with Mullins' previous creations, Inscryption - a dizzyingly strange blend of deck-building rogue-like, escape-room puzzler, and psychological horror - loves to surprise, which inevitably means some deviation away from its opening portion, a engaging combination of sharply designed card battling and Slay-the-Spire-style map progression. [Read More]

Fallout 76 Type-T Fuse location and where to find Gregs Mine Supply keys in An Ounce of Prevention

The Fallout 76 Type-T Fuse is an item you must find as part of the main storyline, and despite the waypoints pointing to the general direction, is a little harder to locate than first appears. There's also the Gregs Mine Supply Keys in the same area, allowing you to open up some doors. Though not essential, if you're the sort who gets bugged by loose ends, then you'll want to know where they are found. [Read More]

Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier release date set for 17th November

Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier comes out 17th November. Developed by Japanese studio Ateam Entertainment Inc. and published by Square Enix, Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier is a mobile battle royale spin-off. The game's opening cinematic is below: The First Soldier is set in Midgar before the events of Final Fantasy 7. You play as a Soldier candidate and fight for survival. Producer Tetsuya Nomura has said Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier exists to expand the typical audience attracted to Final Fantasy games, which has become " [Read More]

Fortnite Lightning Bolt locations - Where to find all floating Lightning Bolts in Fortnite

Finding the Lightning Bolts is the objective of one of Fortnite's many Weekly Challenges. Completing it will give you additional XP to help go towards your many Season 5 rewards. Note you'll need to be a Battle Pass holder in order to undertake this challenge. Note this particular challenge is no longer able to be completed. What's new? Chapter 3 Season 3 has arrived! New additions include Reality Seeds and Saplings and riding animals, along with the new Battle Pass, characters collection and map changes. [Read More]