While PC players on Steam were elated at yesterday’s release of Conan Exiles Enhanced, there was one group of gamers that was, predictably, less enthused: console fans. That’s because Funcom didn’t revamp the game for consolers, just for Steam, and in fact, the studio said it had “no plans to bring this upgrade to consoles, […]

Ted Turner, one of the most impactful media entrepreneurs of the 20th Century through his founding of CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, has died, according to CNN. He was 87. A cause of death was not immediately available, but he was known to be battling Lewy body dementia. This is a developing news […]

If you’ve been hungry for something cute and fun and that just feels good without too much fuss, you’re about to have a nice Wednesday as MMO/co-op adventure RPG Farever has kicked off its early access. Earlier this week, studio Shiro Games released multiple graphics covering what exactly is in the game so far, as […]

Plus, Karen Gillen reports from the set of 'Highlander'.

As someone with a Steam backlog, that I'm constantly filling up with games I'll 'play later', I don't typically pay full price unless I really want the game - I already have too many games. However, when deals like the Fanatical Legendary Bundle come around, it's hard to say no to so many excellent games at a lower price than ever before, and with experiences ranging from The Alters to Frostpunk 2, there's no reason to pass on this essential bundle.

Oh heck, colleagues, we got one: a promising videogame. Noirmancer is a first-person single-player stealth sim, heavily inspired by the original Thief, in which you are hard-boiled sleuth with supernatural abilities. You are Humphrey Bogart, if Humphrey Bogart were a Dishonored character. Here are some things you can do: swim in midair, transform into vapour, stun alerted guards with pew-pew gestures, and chuck down telekinetic mats to serve as (usefully sound-absorbing) platforms.

It might sound like a jumble, like one of those Marvel comicbook movesets they have to prune severely for the sake of a coherent film adaptation, but the whimsical stage magician hand animations and midnight jazz SFX absolutely sell the package. Instead of swinging a blackjack (noirjack?), you'll put mooks to sleep with a snap of your gloved fingers and a rattle of cymbals. Forget Bogart - this is Penn or Teller, whichever of them has springier knees.

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