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There’s a new king of RTX 5080 laptop deals, and it’s this HP Omen Max 16 configuration. At $2,609.99 shipped with promo code PC10DEAL, it undercuts the competition by hundreds of dollars without compromising on power.
Sony have announced a new PlayStation studio made up of former developers of Destiny, Halo, League Of Legends, Fortnite, and Roblox, plus a few industry newcomers. Called teamLFG – where “LFG” stands for Looking For Group, not the other, naughty phrase you’re thinking of – they’re based in Bellevue, Washington, and are dedicated to “exceptional action-based gameplay, moment-to-moment game feel, and richly social virtual worlds”. Uuuuuurrrgh. Their first project is a “comedic” and “lighthearted” team-based action game set in a new science-fantasy universe.
The PlayStation blogpost announcing all this is a wearying paean to an idea of the live service game that dates back to the original Destiny in 2014. It’s written in the style of a cyborg that is trying to remember how to love. There is, however, a spark of eccentricity at the end that makes the labour of being preached to about engagement processes worthwhile: the team claim to be inspired by “frog-type games”. What is a frog-type game? A Frogger homage? A real estate sim about Finishing Rooms Over Garages? Did they just misspell “frag”? The mind froggles.
Cough! Splutter! Sneeze! Excuse me, it’s mighty dusty in here all of a sudden. Exceedingly dirty alleged leaked images of both the Asus ROG Ally 2 and what could be Microsoft’s rumoured “Project Kennan” gaming handheld have burst forth from the tissues of the internet in a shower of dead skin particles and grime.
Fanatical’s new Bethesda bundle deal is a rare case where you get full control — pick the games you actually want, from Fallout: New Vegas and Oblivion to Dishonored and The Evil Within 2.
One of the programmers behind the very first Grand Theft Auto has praised Rockstar for delaying GTA 6‘s initial release to May next year, observing (not in so many words) that the developers could have rushed out an early release consisting of a city’s worth of T-posing NPCs and whitebox freeways, and people would still have paid top dollar for the game.
Polar Star is, basically, rock paper pistol, but with a few dab-handed puzzle twists that make it instantly compelling. You’re a saloon dwelling varmint sat at a table with nothing but your six shooter and a glass of whiskey for company, and you’re accosted by a chain of ne’er-do-wells. Perhaps there’s a bounty on your head. Perhaps it’s their whiskey you’re drinking. It’s not clear, but it seems nefarious. You know what ne’er-do-wells are like.
Last month, FromSoftware announced that Elden Ring would be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, which is wonderful for that plumber guy, but mostly meant piss all for us PC people. The thing is, this version of the game actually comes with some new stuff, and I like new stuff, and publisher Bandai Namco only vaguely said all the new bits would be coming to “other platforms”. But! I bring good news, as yes, the Switch 2 Tarnished Edition extras are coming to PC as part of a Tarnished Pack DLC.
Alright, look, I get it. There’s a lot of farming sims already. There’s even the odd anime inspired farming sim here and there. But Tales of Seikyu, which fits into that second camp, is different, I promise, because it has dating – and I think you can date an anthropomorphic otter man. I’m not talking queer slang here to be clear, though the character does kind of fit that meaning too. I’m talking about a man that looks like an otter, who walks around on two legs.
While Bungie is obviously quite busy presumably stressing over lukewarm responses to its next game Marathon, they’re still working on a bunch of Destiny 2 stuff. The studio revealed a plethora of expansions today, all of which are building up a new “multi-year saga” called the Fate Saga. We’ll get to it in a moment, but one of these expansions might raise an eyebrow, as it is quite literally a Star Wars crossover, but is also described by narrative designer Alison Luhrs as one that will push the Fate Saga “forward in important ways and introduce characters that we’re going to spend time with for years to come.”
I think this Alienware AW3225QF is one of the most impressive displays I’ve seen hit the $900 mark in a long time.
