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• Epic asks Fortnite leakers not to leak Chapter 3, leaks it in a TikTok ad instead
• Seven amazing indie PC games you can’t miss in December
• Tribes of Midgard’s next season begins this month, with a new saga boss and boats
• Nvidia’s RTX 3050 could become the next best entry-level desktop GPU
• Intel Arc Alchemist a380 GPU performance may rival an Nvidia RTX 1650 Super
• One of Epic’s next free games is actually just an ARPG demo
• WoW: Shadowlands’ Eternity’s End patch hits the PTR
• Active Total War Troy development is over, leaving only Total War: Warhammer 3
• Hearts of Iron 4 Anastasia Romanov – Poland’s secret monarch
• The best Call of Duty Vanguard 3-Line Rifle loadout
• Windows 11 is gaining on Windows 10 as its popularity grows among Steam users
• The best Call of Duty Vanguard Kar98k loadout
• The Forest gets a resurgence on Steam as Sons of the Forest lands a release date
• Nvidia GeForce Now RTX 3080 membership goes live with 20 more games
• Nvidia’s new RTX 2060 12GB officially debuts this month, but at a higher cost
• Deep Rock Galactic devs reveal Season 2 release window
• Best battle royale games: what are the top BR games in 2021?
• GTA Online weekly update boosts rewards on Gunrunning modes
• Halo Infinite weekly challenge and reward
• League of Legends patch 11.24 notes – Debonair skins, Varus VFX update, Challenges
• Intel Alder Lake hasn’t slowed the adoption rate of AMD Ryzen CPUs in gaming PCs
• The best FPS games on PC in 2021
• New RimWorld update stops mechs blowing things up, adds better catering
• Best VPN deals in December 2021
• How gamers are forming the future of Bossa Games

Epic asks Fortnite leakers not to leak Chapter 3, leaks it in a TikTok ad instead Posted: 02 Dec 2021 08:54 AM PST December 2, 2021 Despite Epic's efforts, Fortnite Chapter 3 is leaking. Fortnite Chapter 3 is nearly upon us, and Epic is hoping to keep the content of that release a secret - and not doing a very good job of it, it seems. Some of the game's most prominent dataminers have reported receiving messages from Epic asking them not to leak content from the battle royale game during the upcoming downtime, but a TikTok ad appears to have revealed the big twist anyway. If you're trying to avoid spoilers, you should probably quit reading now. Last night, freddythefox_YT on Twitter tagged some of the game's big leakers, and said "I was on TikTok and I got this video as a ad". The video essentially shows the island getting wrecked, and then flipping upside down, hinting that Chapter 3 will take us to the underside of the map. This comes after iFireMonkey, ShiinaBR, and HypeX all reported receiving a message from Epic asking them not to post Chapter 3 leaks. The dataminers have been in discussions with the devs about how this could be realistically achieved, though perhaps it's too late for that. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Fortnite V-Bucks, Fortnite Skins, Fortnite Creative Codes

Seven amazing indie PC games you can’t miss in December Posted: 02 Dec 2021 08:53 AM PST It's over! Peak is finally over (not now, Halo Infinite), the hype train has reached the end of the line, and its passengers are disembarking and making their way home. We like to think of ourselves as the complimentary newspaper that's tucked under their arms, loaded with gaming news, long reads, and indie treats that they can return to at a moment's notice. While the triple-A calendar is now looking pretty sparse up until February (when things suddenly get very busy again), there's no relenting for the indie release schedule, and December's bounty is as good as it's been all year round. We've got organ-trading strategy games, John Wick-inspired deck builders, co-op games about surviving in space, biopunk FPS games, autumnal adventure games, turn-based RPG games with mechs, and plenty more. So, whether you're looking for a few new games to see you through the dark winter nights, or you've got some free time on your hands with the holiday season right around the corner, this list should keep your Steam library fully stocked. View the full site

Tribes of Midgard’s next season begins this month, with a new saga boss and boats Posted: 02 Dec 2021 08:30 AM PST A new season of Tribes of Midgard will start up this month, expanding the Viking game with new mechanics, new gear, new runes - and a fearsome new saga boss to hunt down and destroy before the arrival of Fimbulwinter. Season 2: Serpent Saga kicks off December 14, and when it does, prepare to take to the high seas. Season two introduces new seafaring mechanics to Tribes of Midgard. The free update adds the shipyard, which you'll find near your village on an ash beach. Once you've rebuilt it, you'll be able to craft boat kits, which you can use to create a range of boats. These will prove to be important in season two, since you'll be searching for a new saga boss, which developer Norsfell hints is hidden away in a mysterious island lair. While Norsfell hasn't said so officially, the 'Serpent Saga' title for the season suggests rather strongly that you'll be hunting down Jörmungandr, who is both a massive sea serpent and the middle child of trickster god Loki and Angrboða, the legendary jötunn and mother of monsters. View the full site

Nvidia’s RTX 3050 could become the next best entry-level desktop GPU Posted: 02 Dec 2021 08:29 AM PST Nvidia's RTX 3050 laptop GPU has provided many gamers with current-gen gaming PC tech throughout ongoing shortages, and rumours of desktop RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti variants continue to make the rounds. However, according to Kopite7Kimi, it looks like the green team's entry-level card could use specs that reportedly belonged to the Ti model, meaning it's actually faster than we originally thought. As per the leaker's new information, the RTX 3050 will come armed with a GA106-150 Ampere GPU and 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. Previous rumours suggest that the RTX 3050 Ti would feature this chipset, while the standard model would continue to wield the mobile variants GA107-350 setup. Just like with all leaks and rumours, it's best to take the RTX 3050's apparent specs with a grain of salt. However, if the leak is legit, the dedicated graphics card could rival Intel's rumoured Arc Alchemist A380, a 6GB graphics offering that uses a DG2-128EU GPU. The green team's entry-level chip could also surpass GeForce GTX 1660 Super-level performance, but it won't quite beat the revamped RTX 2060, which is set to release next week. View the full site RELATED LINKS: RTX 2070 Super review, RTX 2060 Super review, Best graphics card

Intel Arc Alchemist a380 GPU performance may rival an Nvidia RTX 1650 Super Posted: 02 Dec 2021 08:27 AM PST Much as Intel's Alder Lake processors rank among the best gaming CPUs, the company is looking to compete against AMD and Nvidia's best graphics cards with its own Xe-based Arc cards. While official details on these components are scarce, hardware leaker TUM_APISAK claims to have details on both the specs and performance we can expect from the Intel Arc a380 GPU. It's unclear whether this is a mobile or desktop GPU, but its name aligns with a previous leak from momomo_us, which showed the naming conventions Intel is using for its Arc lineup. The 'a' undoubtedly stands for Alchemist, the codename team blue is using for its first-generation lineup, which means we could potentially be looking at Arc b380, c380, and d380 cards over the next few years. The Alchemist card will allegedly boast a 2,450MHz boost clock, and 6GB of VRAM of an unknown specification. How this translates to real world performance remains to be seen, but TUM_APISAK states that the Arc a380 should offer comparable performance to an Nvidia RTX 1650 Super. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Intel Core i9 9900K review, Intel Core i7 9700K review, Best CPU for gaming

One of Epic’s next free games is actually just an ARPG demo Posted: 02 Dec 2021 08:11 AM PST It's Thursday, and you know what that means – another round of free PC games from the Epic Games Store. This week, you can grab Dead by Daylight and While True: learn(). As ever, Epic has revealed next week's freebies, too, and one of them is an action-RPG that only came out last year. You'll be able to grab the Challenger Edition of Godfall and prison construction and management simulation game Prison Architect from the usual Epic Games Store promotion page on Thursday, December 9 at 8am PST / 11am EST / 4pm GMT. It'll be there for one full week, at which point it'll be replaced by another freebie - or freebies, if you're lucky. As always, you'll 'purchase' the game at a price of zero dollars, and it'll remain in your library just like any game you might pay money for. Here's the Godfall blurb, to give you a taste: "Instantly unleash Godfall's power! Godfall Challenger Edition immediately unlocks a maximum level Valorplate, spoils you with skill points, and equips you with a spread of deadly weapons. Challenge all three end-game modes Lightbringer, Dreamstones, and the Ascended Tower of Trials. Vanquish your enemies and be rewarded with loot worthy of a true Valorian. Loot and slash in up to 3-player matchmade co-op to show your skill, perfect your build, and smash your enemies." View the full site

WoW: Shadowlands’ Eternity’s End patch hits the PTR Posted: 02 Dec 2021 07:44 AM PST Blizzard has launched World of Warcraft's second major patch for the Shadowlands expansion onto the Public Test Realm. You've got a new raid, dungeons, quests, and a new mode for Torghast to check out, though expect to see some tuning tweaks as things rumble on. The main attraction is the new Sepulcher of the First Ones raid. You're here to find the key to "unlock the Jailer's plans", which involves facing Anduin, figuring out how to resist the Jailer's Domination magic, and gathering the power of the First Ones as you "pursue Zovaal into the Sepulcher and fight through his forces". You've also got the Veiled Market, Tazavesh, which has now been separated into two dungeons and added to the mythic plus dungeon rotation. If you fancy some adventuring first, you can play chapters one, two, and three of the new campaign. You'll also find that the Tower of the Damned, Torghast, has a new game mode called The Jailer's Gauntlet. Expect to run through a series of increasingly challenging boss battles across eight floors per layer and eight layers in total to earn some fancy rewards. View the full site RELATED LINKS: WoW Shadowlands review, WoW Shadowlands leveling guide, WoW Classic leveling guide

Active Total War Troy development is over, leaving only Total War: Warhammer 3 Posted: 02 Dec 2021 08:10 AM PST Yesterday's welcome respite from the onslaught of Total War: Warhammer III news has taken a strange turn as we've now had confirmation that A Total War Saga: Troy's upcoming Rhesus and Memnon expansion will be its last. I joked yesterday that it's not all about Warhammer III, but apparently it kinda is? A Creative Assembly spokesperson posted on the Total War Discord yesterday that there won't be any more Troy DLC, apart from patches or minor fixes "if they're needed". We've reached out and confirmed this directly with Creative Assembly's chief product officer, Rob Bartholomew. "The CA Sofia team have given so much to this project but they're ready to set their sights on something new," he says in a statement given to PCGamesN. "While it will be quite some time before you hear more on this, we're happy to confirm that pre-production has already begun on [the] next release and we can't wait to show you what the studio has in store." View the full site RELATED LINKS: A Total War Saga: Troy review, Best Total War games, Best strategy games

Hearts of Iron 4 Anastasia Romanov – Poland’s secret monarch Posted: 02 Dec 2021 07:19 AM PST Who is Anastasia Romanov and what does she have to do with Hearts of Iron IV? The short answer is that she's a secret monarch choice for Poland in the WW2 grand strategy game. The long answer is a lot more nerdy. Historically, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last reigning monarch of Imperial Russia. He was executed along with his entire family (Anastasia included) by Bolshevik revolutionaries in 1918. While the rest of the Imperial family's remains have been identified, Anastasia, her sister Maria, and brother Alexei wern't initially recovered. In 2007 Alexei's and either Anastasia or Maria's remains were finally discovered, but before this myths and rumours regarding Anastasia's (and others) survival of the massacre were rife. Several men and women came forward over the decades pretending to be lost Romanov royals. In Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back - the most recent expansion for the WW2 strategy game - Poland gets a new alt-history branch of its national Focus Tree that lets you restore the monarchy. View the full site RELATED LINKS: The best Hearts of Iron 4 mods, The best WW2 games on PC, The best grand strategy games on PC

The best Call of Duty Vanguard 3-Line Rifle loadout Posted: 02 Dec 2021 06:47 AM PST Looking for the best 3-Line Rifle loadout in Call of Duty Vanguard? With a solid effective damage range and high one-shot kill potential, the 3-Line Rifle is already a powerful option for those wishing for a more long distance gameplay style. So what are we looking to upgrade with the 3-Line Rifle? The primary focus for all sniper rifles is accuracy, as you don't want it to wildly sway as you line up a shot from a distance. Recoil control is essential, of course, but the centring speed and idle sway control are critical for lining up shots on distant foes. That said, the stats of the 3-Line Rifle give a bit of wiggle room to reduce the reload and aim down sights times and boost the firing rate a tad. This 3-Line loadout guide will go over our picks for the best attachments for the sniper rifle. However, if you find that the 3-Line Rifle still isn't the sniper rifle for you, we also have the best Vanguard Kar98k loadout that complements its one-shot kill potential. View the full site

Windows 11 is gaining on Windows 10 as its popularity grows among Steam users Posted: 02 Dec 2021 06:27 AM PST It's been just under two months since Microsoft officially released Windows 11, and it's quickly becoming more prevalent among gaming PCs. According to the Steam hardware survey for November 2021, the fledgling OS has now usurped the beloved Windows 7 as the second most popular operating system among Steam users. Windows 11 had a fairly small adoption rate when it first appeared in last month's hardware survey, which is understandable for any new operating system. However, issues such as reduced CPU performance that were identified in the OS's preview builds likely made many users wary of jumping in to the next generation of Windows. Regardless, it seems that the speed at which Microsoft has addressed these issues or the power of user curiosity/impatience (take your pick) has sent the share of rigs running Windows 11 soaring, to a whopping 8.28% (+6.46%). It's still a fair ways off its predecessor's enormous 83.38% (-6.05%), but should the rate of decline in Windows 10 installations continue, it may not be long before the company's new OS reigns supreme. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

The best Call of Duty Vanguard Kar98k loadout Posted: 02 Dec 2021 06:29 AM PST Want to know what the best Kar98k loadout is in Call of Duty Vanguard? The Kar98k has been a dominant force in Call of Duty over the past few years, becoming an instant pick in Modern Warfare, Cold War, and Warzone. What makes this sniper rifle stand out is its mobility and one shot kill potential - if you love quickscoping, this is the best weapon for you. It's rare to find stock versions of weapons that are viable at a high level, but the Kar98k might be the best stock weapon in the game. The default setup works really well for traditional sniping, especially in Vanguard which features large maps with plenty of sniping lanes. However, if you want to play aggressively, there are some attachments that can drastically change the Kar98k. There's no point having the fastest quickscope animation if you need two shots to kill an enemy. For our Vanguard Kar98k loadout, we're focusing on improving the Kar98k's aim down sight speed without negatively affecting the weapon's damage output. View the full site

The Forest gets a resurgence on Steam as Sons of the Forest lands a release date Posted: 02 Dec 2021 06:25 AM PST Excitement might be building for the follow-up to the survival-horror game The Forest, but that doesn't mean people have forgotten about the original just yet. As per SteamDB, The Forest was hitting highs of around 7,000 concurrent players on Steam at the start of October before leaping to a peak of 40,000 concurrent players by the end of the month. Since then, the first-person survival-horror simulator has steadily reached the heights of 30,000 players at peak depending on the day. The Forest has benefited from attention from streamers for a while, with the survival game hitting a peak of 64,879 players eight months ago. Last month, though, Félix 'xQc' Lengyel was playing the game, too, which has certainly helped. Attention is also starting to shift to Sons of the Forest, which is its follow-up game. We hadn't seen anything from the game for a while, though developer Endnight Games has now released a spooky new teaser. Alongside some eerie footage, we have learnt that the Sons of the Forest release date is now May 20, 2022, which is a delay from the previous 2021 window. Thankfully, it looks like players are happy to stick with The Forest for now. View the full site RELATED LINKS: The Forest System Requirements

Nvidia GeForce Now RTX 3080 membership goes live with 20 more games Posted: 02 Dec 2021 06:04 AM PST Although Nvidia considers GeForce Now "complimentary" instead of a direct replacement for dedicated hardware, the green team's going hell for leather in establishing it as the dominant cloud gaming service. In just over one month, it expanded to consoles via Microsoft Edge, debuted an LG TV app, and introduced a powerful new RTX 3080 membership that leverages its flagship GPU. Now, Europeans who pre-ordered the subscription will start to gain access to all its fancy features, while all three memberships will be able to enjoy 20 new supported games, including Icarus. The RTX 3080 membership costs double the current Priority subscription, but it offers a lot in return. It's no longer bound by the HD resolution cap, supporting up to 1440p at 120fps on PCs and 4K HDR at 60fps on Nvidia Shield - the company is currently looking to expand the latter option to more devices. You can also play for the longest amount of time, with eight hour sessions instead of six, but we recommend taking regular breaks every hour, anyway. Nvidia is dishing out the RTX 3080 membership in limited quantities to avoid server strain, but there are still spots open in Europe and North America if you're interested. It's now rolling out, so don't fret if you don't see your account upgrade immediately, as it might take some time. View the full site

Nvidia’s new RTX 2060 12GB officially debuts this month, but at a higher cost Posted: 02 Dec 2021 04:59 AM PST It's needless to say that the gaming PC scene is going through a rough patch, with supply and demand issues effectively spoiling GPU Christmas present plans. While Nvidia has both an RTX 3000 refresh and a brand new RTX 4000 series lineup on the cards, neither will be available until at least 2022, and reseller Grinch bots could snatch up future stock. Thankfully, the green team has confirmed its RTX 2060 is coming out of retirement next week to alleviate stock pressures, but it may cost more than you'd perhaps expect. In a recent statement, Nvidia told The Verge that its "premium version" of the RTX 2060 will launch on December 7, and that its price will reflect its revamped specs. Naturally, this means the new Turing card could cost more than the original 6GB card's $299 MSRP. Reference and aftermarket variants of Nvidia's new 12GB RTX 2060 will be available next week, meaning you could still pay by getting hold of a Founder Edition GPU. That said, if its premium price scratches beyond the 2019 model's $349 price tag, it could end up costing more than the RTX 3060 did at launch. View the full site RELATED LINKS: RTX 2070 Super review, RTX 2060 Super review, Best graphics card

Deep Rock Galactic devs reveal Season 2 release window Posted: 02 Dec 2021 04:59 AM PST Deep Rock Galactic developer Ghost Ship Games has given us an idea of what's coming up for the co-op FPS game's second season - and roughly when it's coming up, too. The devs have teased that Deep Rock Galactic Season 2 will bring a new theme for its round of offerings, with new challenges, events, a performance pass, and more - and it's due to drop sometime in spring next year. "We expect Season 2 to go live sometime between March and April, 2022 - first on Steam, and then a few weeks later for both Xbox and PlayStation," the team reveals on Steam. Noting how ambitious - and therefore how long in development - the game's first season was, the devs explain that Season 2 won't be quite on the same level as its predecessor in this regard, though they do make clear that it'll still be "an impressive update with all the bells and whistles, of course!" Phew! While the studio can't reveal the full feature set for Season 2 just yet, it does confirm two to tide you over for now. First up, there are four new secondary weapons on the way, with one for each of DRG's classes. These will feature the usual round of "mods, overclocks, assignments, and unlockable weapon frames for all the existing weapon frame sets". View the full site RELATED LINKS: Deep Rock Galactic gameplay impressions

Best battle royale games: what are the top BR games in 2021? Posted: 02 Dec 2021 04:50 AM PST The origins of battle royale games are manifold, but what they involve is largely the same: lots of players go in, only one leaves. Battle royale is a violent, unpredictable, and frenzied multiplayer mode where the only goal is to endure until you're the sole survivor. All tactics and styles of play are equally viable in the best battle royale games. You can win by hiding in bushes and waiting for the herd to thin out, or scavenge a weapon and start reducing the numbers yourself. With the explosion of Fortnite, PUBG, and Apex Legends, you would be forgiven for thinking there are only three battle royales out there, but there are now numerous other contenders to challenge them, each with its own spin on the established formula. And with player counts fluctuating all over the place, it's important to know the most popular battle royale games so you can be sure to get a match. Whether you're after games like Warzone or an inventive new twist on the formula, there is a battle royale game out there for everyone. So, to help you broaden your horizons, we have assembled this handy guide to the best battle royale games on PC. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Fortnite V-Bucks, Fortnite Skins, Fortnite Creative Codes

GTA Online weekly update boosts rewards on Gunrunning modes Posted: 02 Dec 2021 04:19 AM PST It's that time of the week, folks. GTA Online has got its weekly update, so players are digging in to see what's new ahead of Rockstar's official roundup on the Newswire. One of the immediate things to stand out, which dataminer Tez2 is reporting, is that the current bevy of bonuses and discounts runs until December 14, at which point GTA Online's next update will go live. You can participate in the speculation thread on Reddit if you fancy, but keep in mind that nothing has been confirmed yet. As for this week's haul of discounts and bonuses, it's a good time if you like the Gunrunning update. You're getting triple the rewards playing bunker, diamond, and missile base adversary modes alongside double the haul on mobile operations missions. Bunker sell missions are also offering 50% more in-game dollars and RP. Naturally, there are Gunrunning-related discounts, too. You can get 40% off bunkers and mobile operations centres alongside all the renovation and upgrade costs. If you're looking for a new set of wheels, GTA Online has your usual offerings. The GTA Online prize ride is the Vectre, which you can nab after finishing in the top five of 12 Los Santos Car Meet races. The GTA Online podium vehicle, meanwhile, is the Squaddie. View the full site RELATED LINKS: GTA 5 mods, GTA 6, Buy GTA V

Halo Infinite weekly challenge and reward Posted: 02 Dec 2021 03:56 AM PST Want to know how to complete the Halo Infinite weekly challenges? Every week you can unlock a free cosmetic for your Spartan. To get this new look, you have to complete a list of challenges, and play a lot of matches. These challenges also give you experience points you use to level up the Halo Infinite battle pass. Challenges can be found in the battle pass menu and it lists the current active challenges and upcoming challenges. Each challenge is colour-coded by difficulty, so bright grey challenges are the easiest, the bluish-grey challenges are of medium difficulty, and the bright blue ones are the most challenging. One of the upcoming challenges will take its place when you complete a challenge, though which challenge it is, is random. Once you've completed each challenge, you're given one more challenge before you can claim your weekly reward. This challenge is the same for everyone. In this guide, we'll give you tips on how to complete the Halo Infinite weekly challenges in your queue, explain what the weekly ultimate challenge is, and what the weekly ultimate challenge reward is for this week. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Halo Infinite release date, Halo Infinite system requirements, Halo Infinite ranks

League of Legends patch 11.24 notes – Debonair skins, Varus VFX update, Challenges Posted: 02 Dec 2021 04:01 AM PST This is it, LoL fans - the final patch of the 2021 League of Legends patch cycle has come to the PBE for its fortnight of testing and tinkering. League of Legends patch 11.23 has made the leap from the testing grounds, bringing a round of Café Cuties skins for Annie, Soraka, Vladimir, Gwen, Bard, and Sivir, as well as all the Preseason 2022 changes to the live MOBA game. Now, it's 11.24's turn - so let's dig in. First up, as usual we've got a brand-new batch of skins coming with the new update. This patch it's an emerald-hued range of Debonair skins for champions Brand, Draven, LeBlanc, Leona, Malzahar, Master Yi, and Zed, which brings them into the murky depths of the mobster-run Valoran City, as part of the Crime City Nightmare alternate universe. Lucky Brand even gets a Prestige Edition. You can check out the splash art and in-game previews for these shiny new styles in the New Champion Skins section in the patch notes below. As is often the case when a brand-new patch hits the PBE, we don't have any coming balance changes to check out as yet, but it's possible some could arrive for a round of testing in the next week or so, so do keep checking back on these notes - we'll post everything you need to know right here. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Best LoL Champions , League of Legends patch 11.24, LoL tier list

Intel Alder Lake hasn’t slowed the adoption rate of AMD Ryzen CPUs in gaming PCs Posted: 02 Dec 2021 03:50 AM PST It's the beginning of December, which means the November 2021 Steam hardware survey is fresh out the oven from Valve HQ. However, this month's data may cause some upset at Intel, as its Alder Lake processors don't appear to have made a dent in the continued growth of AMD Ryzen CPUs in gaming PCs. As we reported in September's Steam hardware survey, AMD is on something of a winning streak with its market share, which now sits at a steadily growing 31.53% (+0.69%). There are several likely contributing factors for the slow adoption rate, such as Alder Lake's new LGA 1700 socket, which can only be found on new Z690 motherboards, and bumps up the price of adoption by a significant margin. While benchmarks suggest that Intel's 12th generation processors are capable of trading blows with AMD's best gaming CPUs, buyers may believe that Intel still needs to prove it'll keep up this competition moving forward, rather than continue to rest on its laurels with lukewarm products like its recent 11th generation Rocket Lake chips. View the full site RELATED LINKS: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X review, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT review, Best CPU for gaming

The best FPS games on PC in 2021 Posted: 02 Dec 2021 03:46 AM PST What are the best FPS games on PC? From the classic physics chaos of Half-Life 2 to Overwatch's incredible guns, these are the finest FPS games. For more than two decades, the best FPS games have been the driving force of the PC games industry. They've let us travel from the depths of Hell in Doom to the outer reaches of space in Titanfall 2. Others have taken us on a detour through the likes of Half-Life 2's zombie-infested Ravenholm, while some have embraced futuristic cities. Some of these FPS games are old, others are new, all are great. Wolfenstein 2's amazing campaign; Rainbow Six Siege and its tight tactical multiplayer; Overwatch and its vast array of amazing heroes. No matter what sort of virtual gunplay you're after, the following FPS games will satisfy your itchy trigger finger. So crack those knuckles, get ready to make all the headshots, and keep in mind that guns will solve all your problems in the following shooty gems. These are the best FPS games on PC. We hope your aim isn't off... View the full site RELATED LINKS: Titanfall 2 class guide, Titanfall 2 PC port review, Titanfall 2 campaign review

New RimWorld update stops mechs blowing things up, adds better catering Posted: 02 Dec 2021 03:33 AM PST Another update has landed for the popular survival-simulation game RimWorld. This one is similar to the previous patch back in October, as it also comes with a wide range of fixes and balance tweaks. Some more critical issues have finally been put to bed as well. Mechs will no longer be so trigger-happy and decide to breach every wall, building, or fence in your settlement. The enemy AI raid strategies have been adjusted so that breachers only appear around a third of the time instead of, like, all the time. They will also focus more on impassable buildings like key defensive walls, instead of those sheds you've got out back. The catering is also about to get a lot better. The developers have added new management tools so that you can better handle the needs of vegetarian, carnivore, and eat-anything colonists that all live under the same roof. There are even new meal textures that will vary depending on ingredients. The update brings plenty of other miscellaneous changes, too, so make sure you check out the full patch notes for more details. Save games should be compatible. View the full site RELATED LINKS: The best Rimworld mods, The best games like Rimworld and Dwarf Fortress, RimWorld multiplayer guide

Best VPN deals in December 2021 Posted: 02 Dec 2021 07:51 AM PST You don't need to wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales to find fantastic VPN discounts, so don't let cost be the reason you aren't protecting your privacy with a virtual private network. Many reputable VPN providers, such as Surfshark, PureVPN, NordVPN, and more have slashed the prices of their plans, with the cheapest deal working out as little as just $1.33 per month. The best VPN deals grant you tonnes of neat benefits while using the internet at a fraction of the cost. Not only do they make your internet connection more secure (which is valuable, but not exactly fun), they can also give you access to the region-exclusive features of various online services, and free you up from service provider induced bandwidth restrictions. It's nice to have two people streaming in the same house where both of them get to enjoy HD picture quality. For your convenience, we've gathered together six VPN deals for you to enjoy. Every service is slightly different, so we've given a small overview of what each provider can give you, along with the details of the discounts they're currently providing. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

How gamers are forming the future of Bossa Games Posted: 02 Dec 2021 03:16 AM PST If you played any of Bossa Games' weird and wonderful games – the likes of I Am Bread and its spiritual successor I Am Fish, and the brilliant Surgeon Simulator series – you've probably thought to yourself: just how did this idea get off the ground?! Being a studio that deals primarily with what many would classify as 'indie' games, Bossa is always looking for new ways to discover its next game. One such tactic that has proven invaluable for the studio is the growing practice of game jams. This creative practice set the stage for a new initiative for the company – Bossa Presents. More on this later. Jam Hot "Game jams are very much in our blood," says Henrique Olifiers, the studio's co-founder. "We started jamming at the very beginnings of the studio, back in 2012 soon after we launched our first game, Monstermind. Just a year later, in 2013, the concept of regular jamming paid off, with Surgeon Simulator coming out of its prototype born at the Global game jam, where a couple of our teams took part." View the full site

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