NEWS 02 Apr 2024­ by L Coulsen

Age of War Chapter 4 is Now Available

This is one for the fatalists among us. Because, among other things, the latest update brings the Fatality System. What is that, you might ask, well the details are in the press release, below. But in short, it's exactly what you think it is. You can dispatch your enemies in more brutal ways. But that…
NEWS 14 Dec 2023­ by L Coulsen

Conan Exiles Has Hit Chapter 3, Age of War

This is a pretty big update, too. Boasting a fully destructible, PvE castle for you to push a wheel around. Just grab your handle and grind the whole thing down from the outside. Not sure if that will actually work, but it would be on brand, let's be honest. You know what I'm talking about.
NEWS 24 May 2023­ by L Coulsen

Conan Exiles Pushes Into The Age of War

Steel has long ruled the world. Especially when it comes to shivving up a pooper. So is it any surprise that Funcom are making that the focus of the next chapter in Conan Exiles? I suppose a wooden wheel could also be a way to hear the lamentations. But nay, this time, it's cold, hard…
ANNOUNCEMENT 23 Apr 2021

Elite Dangerous – Odyssey Releasing in May

The next big seasonal expansion for Elite Dangerous, Odyssey, is coming on 19 May 2021 for PC. Console versions will follow in Autumn 2021. Odyssey lets you get out of the commander chair and explore on foot as well as introducing FPS gameplay and missions.
ANNOUNCEMENT 05 Mar 2021

Elite Dangerous Odyssey – FPS Mission Gameplay and Alpha

We'll be honest, we spent most of the eight minute trailer laughing at the doofuses playing like they're paid to – which of course is exactly what's happening. The alpha test for the expansion will be starting on 29 March 2021 but the press release below doesn't say whether it'll be available to everyone or…
ANNOUNCEMENT 17 Dec 2020

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey – Sphere Of Combat Trailer

The latest look at Elite Dangerous: Odyssey takes a closer look at how on-foot combat will be a part of the game world including supporting troops with ground vehicles and ships all the way down to which suit you'll wear and what guns you'll carry. Odyssey is launching in early 2021 for PC, PlayStation 4,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 11 Dec 2020

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey – First Gameplay Trailer

Frontier Developments have released the first gameplay trailer for upcoming Elite Dangerous expansion Odyssey. The new expansion will feature on-foot exploration of planet surfaces and settlements as well as first-person shooting that looks a lot slicker than what we were expecting. Pre-orders are available now and the expansion is releasing in early 2021.
ANNOUNCEMENT 27 Oct 2020

Elite Dangerous: Horizons Now Free

Frontier Developments have made the massive Horizons season of content and features available for all players of Elite: Dangerous on PC and consoles. The Horizons expansion included many major new features including landing on planets and moons, multi-crew, and weapon crafting. Any players who already own Horizons will be given an exclusive Azure paint job…
ANNOUNCEMENT 30 Sep 2020

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey – Forging Your Path Dev Diary

When the Odyssey expansion drops next year, the Elite Dangerous experience will include on-foot exploration of stations and planets. The new dev diary takes a look at how players can interact with the galaxy on foot including travel without a ship, doing missions, and exploring the new settlements. Odyssey is releasing in early 2021.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10 Sep 2020

Conan Exiles: Isle of Siptah Expansion Announced

Funcom have announced the first expansion for their open world survival game Conan Exiles. The expansion will take players to the titular isle and will include two new building sets, and a new mount in addition to the new map and monsters. Conan fans don't even have long to wait; Isle of Siptah is releasing…
ANNOUNCEMENT 18 Aug 2020

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey – One Giant Leap Dev Diary

Frontier Developments have released a new developer diary video for upcoming on-foot expansion Elite Dangerous Odyssey. The video talks about planets with atmospheres and exploration on-foot including on icy and rocky planets. The video even takes a brief look at alien plant life and how players can scan new plants and sell the data. Odyssey…
ANNOUNCEMENT 04 Jun 2020

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey – Announcement

Dedicated forum commanders may have known about some of this ahead of time but Frontier have officially revealed the next major expansion for Elite Dangerous which is titled Odyssey. Odyssey will introduce space legs (walking around places), atmospheric landings, first-person shooter combat, new objectives including stealth missions and diplomacy. Odyssey is releasing in early 2021.
REVIEWS 09 May 2020­ by Jay Shaw

SnowRunner

SnowRunner is Sabre Interactive’s new entry into the xRunner line of games which, for the uninitiated, are all about getting trucks stuck in mud and water. Okay, they’re actually about making deliveries of various cargo through wilderness locations but you’re going to spend most of your time stuck in mud. SnowRunner adds a bit more…
PREVIEWS 02 May 2020­ by Jay Shaw

Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord

Fans of the Mount & Blade series have had to wait a long time for the Early Access release of Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord, a sequel to series highpoint Warband. The world is vast and full of opportunities, both for stabbing and for profit. But does Bannerlord measure up to the series high point?…