But today’s graphics marvel is the voxel. I previously thought of them as betamax to polygon’s VHS, but voxels have had a resurgence of late via various indie games. And I’ve never seen anything voxelly as intricately detailed as an in-development engine by a programmer called John Lin. Watch a video of it below. There’s an older video on Lin’s channel which shows building tools, water and fire effects, and physics....

Well, the joke is very much on Brendy, a) because he broke his collarbone and I bet corpo money would be able to buy you a cyber-collarbone that turns into a gun, and b) because CD Projekt have revealed all three of the “lifepaths” available in Cyberpunk 2077. And, like, obviously the corpo V is the coolest one? Sorry, I don’t make the rules, we are all sellouts now. The other two lifepaths are Street Kid and Nomad....

Creaks is a platform-based puzzle game. I thought I was not particularly good at puzzle games. I am in fact hopeless at them. I am a fool, a dunce, an entire bowl. It has stumped me in a time so short I am ashamed to divulge it. It’s still pretty good though. I shouldn’t admit that I don’t have the vocabulary to describe exactly how I can tell that Creaks is made by Amanita Design just by looking at it....

We haven’t heard much about DokeV since it was shown at Gamescom last year. Back in May, Jin-young confirmed that DokeV would become a “metaverse platform” after speculation that the game could feature a Play To Earn system. Now, unsubstantiated rumours have emerged on Twitter that DokeV’s core developers have left Pearl Abyss. Take that with a massive pinch of salt, though Pearl Abyss did mention in their earnings call that their core development team is concentrating on Crimson Desert for now....

If you have played CK2, however, then I honestly don’t know what to say to you. You might find that CK3 preserves the best of CK2, while losing some of the irritations. Or you might find that it has preserved the general structure, while losing the magic. Which end of that spectrum you skew towards will depend on what details of CK2 your particular devils resided in. I like it a lot....

If you’re unfamiliar with Operations, they’re CS:GO’s take on seasonal content drops, and offer a bunch of new stuff for free, but also come with a paid Premier Pass option that unlocks exclusive rewards. One of Broken Fang’s main highlights is a new game mode called Retakes, which is free for everyone. Three Ts defend a planted bomb against four CTs, but everyone has to select a loadout card at the beginning of each round to keep things fresh....

Sooner, even, if they look out the window. CD Projekt, like many studios, have been forced to close their doors over the last few weeks. Posting on their site earlier this week, the devs seemed confident that they’d made the transition seamlessly. But while another of this year’s tentpole releases (PlayStation-exclusive stab ’em up The Last Of Us 2) found itself pushed back indefinitely, CD Projekt are confident Cyberpunk 2077 will launch as planned this September....

Here’s the release date announcement video: I like immersive sims, so I’m intrigued, and doubly so because of Mechajammers use of simultaneous turns in combat. You’ll be able to stealth around fights or commit to party-based combat, and the simultaneous turns allow for interrupts and an almost real-time pace. Katharine had a play of Mechajammer back in August, and felt that the game was so quickfire that it barely seemed turn-based at all, but that it did have a “unique kind of staccato rhythm....

Since we’re in racing game territory, I gather folks care about the proper names for these things. This new set of wheels is the 2058 Quadra Turbo-R V-Tech that you’ve likely seen V and company squealing around in during all thoses Cyberpunk 2077 trailers. If you’ve not gotten your hands on it in Night City yet, not to worry. You can climb in the driver’s seat in Forza Horizon 4....

Made by Red Hook Studios, Darkest Dunegon will have you dragging adventurers into dire dungeons, slaying monsters and working to discover what strange things are afoot. It started life in early access in 2015, and I recently interviewed the devs about that experience. They loved early access, and plan on doing it all again when they release the sequel this year. It’s the sort of game that can be terribly difficult, but that just makes you wanna stick with it all the more....

RocketWerkz showed off about a half hour of what playing Icarus for the first time will be like. It’s a survival game with building and crafting so, as you can imagine, that starts with whacking trees, picking stones up off the ground, and then using them to build yourself a little wood cabin for shelter. Beyond those usual survival concerns, Hall explains how you’ll need to collect oxygen to stay alive and avoid natural dangers like storms, forest fires, lightning strikes, and animals....

You play as Gordy, a 30-something demon and the bassist for the punk rock band Dead Pets. She’s also someone who seriously needs to get her life together. Living in a shitty apartment and barely able to pay rent, Gordy is determined to push for one last shot at musical successwith Dead Pets before the band finally calls it quits. The game is a mixture of slice-of-life drama and band management sim as you try and help Gordy get her shit together while juggling her pushy parents, part-time job, romantic interests, and keeping the members of the band together....

Visit Saint-14 in the Tower from today and he’ll send you on a Sundial run, where you’ll face the new boss, Inotam, Oblivion’s Triune. Unlike the wildly disappointing boss at the end of last season, Inotam’s fight has some new bits to it. This leads to starting the Empyrean Restoration effort, which wants us to collectively dump thousands upon thousands of timegems into the Tower Obelisk to charge it up....

To kick of the jam, developer JW Nijman put together a handy video tutorial for creating your own bloody dodgems in GameMaker Studio, giving folks a jumping-off point from which to start getting weird. Can’t have a disc room without discs, after all. There’s a wild breadth of remixes to check out over on the game jam’s entries page, from minor edits and people’s first projects to games that could be standalone gems in their own right....

One of the Final Cut’s biggest single features, beyond the voice acting, adds new “political vision quests” which explore the far corners of the various political beliefs. Za/um say in the launch announcement that these “are designed to be asymmetric. This means that they’re different lengths, with some being more visual, while others are packed with more words. But they all change the world in some way…” The new version also whams in controller support and new characters, outfits, cutscenes, music, animations, and more....

It’s a simple question with a simple answer, so let’s not waste time: read on to find out whether mounts exist in New World. If you’re a new player looking to gain a better idea of what to do in New World, there’s no better place to start than our New World tips and tricks page! Does New World have mounts? Currently, New World does not have mounts. This is likely to be sad news for players who wish to see a faster method of travelling about the world of Aeturnum than simply walking (or running) there, because not one of the five attributes you can invest points in over time will grant you increased movement speed....

Here’s the character reveal trailer, which was shown today on the penultimate day of The International, Dota 2’s major tournament. I originally read that Marci was coming “this fall” and thought, ah, right, six or so months away. But no, it’s October, it’s almost Christmas, what is going on. Valve didn’t offer much extra detail about Marci in an accompanying blog post. In the anime, she is the bodyguard Princess Mirana and skilled in hand-to-hand combat....

Let’s see what we’ve got… City Crawl is a campaign where battles against AI, puzzle battles, and normal matches conquers city tiles which eventually lead to cosmetic bits. Season One has started. Ace Effects have been removed. New Alliances are in: Summoner; Vigilant; and Void. New items are in too. Balance has been tweaked. You can now decorate your board with props to make it look nice. New boards are now in to unlock, and people who played enough in the beta can get some old ones too....

Bandai Namco dropped the news in a flashy trailer - check it out below and get more info about Dragon Ball FighterZ than I ever give you: Hailing from the Dragon Ball Super anime, Kefla is a Saiyan fusion between Caulifla and Kal, and she looks very buff and speedy and explodey. You can play the her a little bit early too if you buy the new FighterZ season three pass - two days early on the day season three starts, that is....

Our Dyson Sphere Program power and energy guide will help you to fully understand how power grids work in this game, along with tips on keeping your mech powered and the various fuel types you can use throughout your megastructure-constructing journey. On this page: Dyson Sphere Program Power Grid explained How to make sure you’re producing enough power Types of power generators How to power your mech Dyson Sphere Program Fuel Types...