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When Blizzard first conceived of The War Within, the next World of Warcraft expansion that would literally take players inside the planet of Azeroth, there was one big worry. “The concerns about claustrophobia were a major aspect coming into this, from the very earliest planning,” game director Ion Hazzikostas said in a recent group interview…

April is a monster month for city builders, with the Frostpunk 2 beta having arrived this week, top wishlist pick Manor Lords launching next week, and the arrival of several other city building games like Vertical Kingdom, Laysara: Summit Kingdom, and Of Life And Land. But keep your eyes peeled because when it comes to…

Warhorse Studios has finally unveiled what it admits is probably “the most public secret in the gaming industry”, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. The medieval RPG is a direct continuation of the 2018 game, once again following peasant-turned-knight Henry, accompanied by his posh mate, Hans, as they navigate a civil war in 15th century Bohemia.  The…

One of the defining themes of The War Within, World of Warcraft’s next expansion, is revisiting the past. Even the visual approach was carefully considered with Warcraft’s long history in mind, lead visual development artist Gabriel Gonzalez said. The War Within, the first expansion in a three-expansion story arc announced last fall at BlizzCon, will…

Surprise! Hades 2 is finally here and playable. Supergiant’s hack-and-slash, flirt-with-gods roguelike is a brief technical test away from its Steam early access debut. I’ve slashed my way through its opening area and first boss and now I need more. Even though it’s clearly in an unfinished state, it’s good. Like, really good. A small…

Jacob Ridley, cable hater (Image credit: Future) This month I’ve been testing: Ultra-high polling rate gaming mice, to see what all the fuss is about; and trying to figure out what makes the best PC fan.This month I have been playing: a bit of Baldur’s Gate 3, but mostly I’ve been caught up in Helldivers…

Pasokon Retro is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist ’80s computers to the happy days of Windows XP. At a glance Hamlet looks like just another dungeon crawler to add to the already enormous ’90s pile. There’s the screen-clogging UI. There’s the crude first-person view. There’s…

Proper sim racing gear can become very expensive, very quickly. While beginners can be perfectly well-served by something cheap and cheerful like the Logitech  G923, what you’re getting there is a gear drive system, which, while capable of delivering a lot of hoots, tends to get a little bit, well, gear-y. The next stage up…

Organize MLBB tournament matches easily thanks to in-game integration with the worldwide hit game of Moonton. Facilitating the practice of esports is one of the missions of the Toornament team. So, when the publisher of one of the most popular mobile esports games challenges you to it, we…