A laptop's portability is one of its greatest assets, but with the compact form factor come some trade-offs. The cooling in laptops is generally not as robust as desktop PCs, unless you've got a beefy gaming laptop, and the tight confines inside a laptop don't take as much dust and hair getting before performance can really start to decline. A laptop cooling pad is a helpful way to handle a device that's getting uncomfortably warm.
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Netflix is continuing its foray into video games with three new titles aimed at casual audiences. However, most people around the world still can't try out the service.
As reported by TechCrunch, Netflix subscribers in Spain, Italy, and Poland can access three new games starting today: Shooting Hoops, Teeter Up, and Card Blast. Users in these regions can find the titles under a new 'Games' tab in the Netflix app, but only on Android devices.
Users will not have to pay extra to access games on Netflix. The games added today also won't include ads or in-app purchases, which is consistent with Netflix's previously detailed mobile game strategy.
This project is still in its experimental phase for Netflix. This summer, the streaming...
New World is already Steam's most-played game of 2021, even though it's only been out for a day.
Not only is Amazon Games' new MMO the most played game of 2021, but its all-time player count peak is also more than 200,000 players higher than Valheim’s, which previously held the record.
At the time of this writing, New World has 684,364 concurrent players and an all-time peak of 707,230, which it hit about half an hour ago. Valheim, which was released earlier this year to much acclaim, previously held the record as the most played game on Steam this year with an all-time peak of 502,387.
Over on Twitch, 947,000 viewers are watching New World streams. Perhaps those viewers are watching the game because it's really hard to play the...
Microsoft has announced that the October 2021 Xbox Games with Gold are Aaero, Hover, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X.
These four titles represent a value of $74.96 and come with hundreds of Gamesrcore points to earn. Aero (Xbox One) will be available starting October 1 through October 31 while Hover (Xbox One) will be available starting October 16 and lasting until November 15.
On the Xbox 360 backwards compatibility side of things, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair will be available from October 1 through October 15, and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X will be available from October 16 through October 31. These two titles are perfect for anyone trying to play something spooky before the Halloween...
Exploring Outer Wilds’ stunning clockwork solar system in 2019 was truly something special, so getting the chance to return in a DLC expansion feels like Christmas came early – or, in this case, more like Halloween. Echoes of the Eye weaves one more thread worth pulling into the already complex tapestry of Outer Wilds, handily recapturing its charming, woodsy-sci-fi aesthetic and intricate time-loop puzzle solving, but this time with a creepier tone and a few sections that fully shift genres from adventure to horror game. That’s not exactly what I ended up wanting from more Outer Wilds, and its siloed nature does make it a little more linear to explore, but Echoes of the Eye is still a great reason to revisit this ever-exploding star...
EA has revealed the dates for its upcoming Battlefield 2042 open beta and it begins next week.
More specifically, you'll be able to jump (or perhaps, wingsuit glide) onto the battlefield from October 6 through October 9. Anybody interested can simply download the beta and play.
Alongside the announcement of these open beta dates, EA also revealed what players can expect during the four-day period.
For starters, only one map will be in the beta and it's called Orbital. In this map, there is a massive space rocket counting down and the fight on this map takes place around its imminent launch. This map and the chaos that's sure to occur on it can be seen throughout the new Battlefield 2042 official open beta trailer released today so...
Square Enix has announced that Marvel’s Avengers is coming to Xbox Game Pass this week.
Revealed in an Xbox Wire post, Marvel’s Avengers will be added to Xbox Game Pass on September 30. It will be available across PC, console, and cloud.
The Xbox Game Pass version will be the complete package of all Marvel’s Avengers content so far, including Kate Bishop, Hawkeye, and the brand new Black Panther: War for Wakanda expansion.
The game's arrival on Game Pass will come just in time for the Quad XP event, which runs from September 30 to October 4, in celebration of the game’s one-year anniversary.
Earlier this year, Square Enix launched its looter shooter Outriders on Game Pass, and surpassed 3.5 million unique players in its first...
Venom 2, a.k.a. Venom: Let There Be Carnage, finally arrives this week! But for the non-comics fans out there, some may be asking... who exactly is the very red, very scary symbiote bad guy in this movie?
It all started with Spider-Man's black alien costume in the comics, which betrayed him and wound up in the hands of his bitter rival Eddie Brock -- who became Venom. But it also spawned an even meaner and deadlier nemesis in the form of Carnage. This bloodthirsty sadist has racked up quite a body count over the years, and even the Avengers have been hard-pressed to bring him to justice.
And now the Woody Harrelson character (also known as Cletus Kasady) is finally getting his due on the big screen. With that in mind, here's...
Halo infinite's second multiplayer tech preview was this past weekend, and as you could guess, dataminers dug through the game and uncovered a lot of interesting images, from vehicle attachments to Spartan poses and even a render of the Scorpion battle tank.
First spotted by Redditor marcopolo444, the user posted a series of links and images, which show off a ton of content that did not make it into the latest technical preview for Halo Infinite. The post suggests that a lot of content will make its way into Halo Infinite at some point. This includes a helmet attachment that adds a Santa Claus hat on your Spartan, three images of maps we have yet to see in the technical preview, and a series of emblems that seem to take inspiration...
Outfits in Horizon Forbidden West will have skills attached to them, Guerrilla Games has revealed.
In a post on the PlayStation Blog discussing how Horizon Zero Dawn's lead protagonist Aloy will shape up in the franchise's upcoming sequel, Guerrilla Games Community Lead Bo de Vries spoke about the range of outfits that will be available to Aloy throughout Horizon Forbidden West and how the studio is building up versatility within this aspect of the game.
"Horizon Forbidden West will have a range of outfits for Aloy to benefit from; similar to and perhaps familiar from the first game, outfits allow for protection against a variety of dangers that Aloy encounters and can be purchased from Merchants or found in the world," says de...
One of the biggest shows currently on Netflix is the South Korean import Squid Game. Now fan-made Squid Game experiences are popping up all over Roblox.
Squid Game was released on September 17 and has quickly become one of the most buzzed-about shows on Netflix, becoming the first South Korean television show to hit the number one spot in Netflix’s Top 10.
This popularity seems to be reaching across mediums as in recent days fan-made games based on the same deadly challenges seen in Squid Game have begun cropping up all over Roblox. There are already several Squid Game Roblox remakes on the site’s “Popular” section, which is impressive as a recent investigation by People Make Games reveals just how difficult it is to get your game...
Perhaps best described as a head-on collision between an itty-bitty Burnout and a tiny Trackmania Turbo, Hot Wheels Unleashed is an endearing arcade stunt racer that feels great and looks absolutely remarkable. With tracks creatively weaved through lavishly detailed, life-sized environments, and brimming with a catalogue of cars spilled straight out of the toy bucket, developer Milestone’s decision to double down on a brand of racing 64 times smaller than usual has been a consummate success.
Highly accessible yet full of advanced techniques, devilish shortcuts, and creative tools to master, Hot Wheels Unleashed is one of the best, most customisable, and most imaginative arcade racers I’ve played in at least a decade.
Hot Wheels...
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Overwatch 2's Game Director Aaron Keller and Lead Hero Designer Geoff Goodman have revealed substantial character reworks for Bastion and Sombra that have been made for the upcoming sequel.
As well as sporting a charismatic new cap and slightly streamlined design, Bastion will see a number of changes in Overwatch 2 to make the battle automaton play rather differently.
"For starters, he no longer has his Self-Repair button at all. It's just gone," says Goodman. "Instead, he now has a brand-new ability that's bound to...
Crystal Dynamics, the developer behind Marvel's Avengers, has confirmed that the PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man DLC will have story content and cutscenes when it makes its long-awaited debut.
As spotted by MP1ST, Crystal Dynamics' Senior Producer Dan Matlack responded to a fan's question on the official Marvel's Avengers Discord server that asked whether or not everyone's favourite webhead would come with his own storyline. "Spider-Man is what we call an 'event' so he will have cutscenes and a story for sure," Matlack replied.
Matlack then went on to give fans a further glimpse at details of the game's first ever Raid, in which players will battle with Klaw, the primary villain of the Marvel's Avengers' last expansion, War for...
Bethesda has bought a PlayStation 5 for Deathloop's Jason Kelley after the voice actor told fans he didn't have a copy of the game or a console to experience it on.
Just as Deathloop was about to launch, a short promo clip on the game's official Twitter account featured Jason Kelley, the voice actor for protagonist Colt, saying: "I cannot wait for you guys to get your hands on this video game. If anyone can get me a copy and a PlayStation 5, I would appreciate it." This made it clear that Kelley didn't own a copy of Deathloop or a PlayStation 5 to play it on
While a number of fans congratulated Kelley on his performance in the game, Pete Hines - Senior Vice President of Communications at Deathloop publisher Bethesda - appeared to...
Let's kick these weekly bargains off with a bit of food for thought. It's worth knowing that the chief executive of Australia Post recently flagged a "Christmas supply crunch" on the horizon. Long story short: maybe grab a cheap deal on a gift idea now-now. Squirrel something away. It beats the scenario where you're forced to put on a world-class poker face as you hand someone a really nicely wrapped bus pass.
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CyberConnect2 has established itself as one of the best in the business when it comes to anime-to-video-game adaptations, with the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series standing tall as some of the most faithful and visually spectacular of that group, along with Dragon Ball Z Kakarot offering up an extremely respectable take on the storied legacy of DBZ.
The team’s next project is the truly excellent anime, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and based on my early experience with The Hinokami Chronicles, it’s exactly what you’d expect from CyberConnect2: absolutely jaw-dropping recreations of Demon’s Slayer’s most memorable story moments, approachable combat with some of the wildest super moves you’ll ever see, and more than a few rough...
Season 2 of The Witcher kicks off in December, bringing a significant expansion of the show’s cast of characters and notable casting that includes Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh as the priestess Nenneke and Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju as the cursed noble Nivellen.
One of the most significant new characters is Vesemir, who will be played by Kim Bodnia of Killing Eve (despite rumors at one point that the role would go to Mark Hamill). During Netflix’s Tudum presentation, the streaming giant released a new Witcher franchise trailer, with never-before-seen footage from Season 2, including our first up-close look at Bodnia’s portrayal of the famous Witcher.
Netflix has built anticipation for his appearance and provided viewers with a way...
The mid to late 2000s featured a particularly prevalent trend of extending a game’s reach by porting it to as many platforms as possible, regardless of whether or not those platforms were a good fit. Games like Need for Speed: Most Wanted, 007: Quantum of Solace, and Cars 2, alongside so many more, saw releases on consoles and PC, as expected, but also saw downgraded or drastically different versions hit handhelds like the PSP, Nintendo DS, and even mobile phones.
The trend hit a number of major console and PC games of the era. Perhaps, most surprisingly, the acclaimed first-person adventure BioShock saw the release of a mobile port known as BioShock 3D. Though there’s a tendency to wave away the handheld or mobile versions of console...
With the Aftermath expansion, World War Z is a much different game than when it debuted in 2019, and overwhelmingly for the better. With more episodes to rampage through, a greater selection of playable classes, and dozens of major quality-of-life improvements (like zombies no longer being able to pull you off ledges and devour you in the most unfair manner imaginable, for example), there’s a lot to love about it these days. Aftermath is the next major step for this sleeper hit and one that mostly succeeds at moving the zombie-filled shooter in the right direction. That said, with ongoing online issues, forgettable stories, and some gameplay growing pains, it still has plenty of room to grow.
One of the more noteworthy things...
Halo Infinite remains to be on the top of gamers' minds despite all the reworks and delays the game has gone through. Although Xbox and developer 343 Industries have shown a few trailers and little gameplay of the Master Chief's next adventure, there's plenty of information to mine out of them. If you're looking for everything you need to know about Halo Infinite, from the release date to all the new weapons in the game, you've come to the right place.
When is the Halo Infinite Release Date?
Halo Infinite will release on December 8, 2021. The game was slated for a Holiday 2021 release date until the official release date was announced during an Opening Night Live Stream at Gamescom 2021. Halo Infinite will also be available on Xbox...
Nintendo's latest Direct has arrived and brought with it some big updates for the Nintendo Switch. Alongside announcing the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership that will add N64 and SEGA Genesis games, Nintendo also unveiled Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the first gameplay trailer for Bayonetta 3, new Splatoon 3 gameplay, an expansion for Monster Hunter Rise, and so much more.
To ensure sure you don't miss a single announcement, we've included all the news and trailers from the latest Nintendo Direct.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land Is an Adorable-Looking New Adventure Headed to Switch
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a 3D adorable adventure launching on Nintendo Switch in Spring 2022. This game features wide-open areas...
Welcoooome to Nintendo Voice Chat! On this live Nintendo Direct post show, the NVC crew breaks down the craziest reveals from this week's Nintendo Direct, including the wild Mario movie cast. Join Casey DeFreitas, Peer Schneider, Brian Altano, and Seth Macy as they discuss Bayonetta 3's long-awaited reveal, the new 3D Kirby game, Chris Pratt, and a whole lot more.
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We already knew that Life is Strange: Remastered Collection, a compilation of the first two installments with enhanced visuals and animations. And today, Square Enix has announced that the game will be available on all major platforms on February 1, 2022.
The game was supposed to release on September 30 of this year, but in August, it was announced that the game would be delayed into next year, citing ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic as the main reason for pushing back the game's release date.
Life is Strange: Remastered Collection bundles the first Life is Strange and its prequel Before the Storm. The game was announced in March as part of Square Enix Presents live stream. In addition to enhanced visuals and animations...
In celebration Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Fortnite has added a new Tom Hardy-inspired Eddie Brock Outfit that features a Venom Unleased Emote that will transform him into a Venom that looks just like the one found in the upcoming film.
Revealed by The Fortnite Team, this Outfit joins the Carnage one from Fortnite's Chapter 2 Season 8 Battle Pass and another comic-based Venom Outfit that was added in November 2020.
While this Outfit starts you out as Eddie Brock and won't turn you into Venom until you use the built-in Venom Unleashed Emote, you can choose to start as Venom by selecting that Style in the Locker. Additionally, players can turn back into Eddie by using the same Emote in-game.
The Eddie Brock Outfit also comes with...
343 Industries has revealed the full schedule for the latest Halo Infinite Multiplayer Technical Preview for the weekends of September 23 - 26 and September 30 - October 4.
343 shared the details on Halo Waypoint, also saying that the goal of this weekend's preview is to "test our services and systems at scale, gather data on a breadth of real-world hardware configurations, and obtain feedback on Arena, Training Mode, as well as the new Halo Waypoint web and app experiences."
During the weekend of September 30 - October 4, "Big Team Battle will go live and take it up a notch."
While Training Mode and Weapon Drills in this Halo Infinite Multiplayer Technical Preview will be playable the entirety of both weekends, there will be...
Valheim took the gaming world by storm when it hit early access in February this year. A complex survival game crafted by the (then) five-person strong Iron Gate Studio out of Sweden, the launch nabbed a 9/10 review and by March had more than one million players per team member.
Seven months later, and it's streaking back up the player count charts on Steam again thanks to the release of "Hearth and Home", Valheim's first major update. The content drop brings with it an array of changes for all facets of the game — new building possibilities, new items to find (particularly in the Mountains), new food to cook and more.
For some, seven months is a long time to wait between drinks, though veterans of other survival games like...
The Initiative has announced that it will be partnering with Marvel's Avengers and Tomb Raider's Crystal Dynamics to develop the upcoming reboot of Perfect Dark.
The Initiative shared the news on Twitter, saying that the two teams "couldn't pass up a chance to work together."
"Perfect Dark update! We are partnering with Crystal Dynamics, the world class team behind character-driven games such as Tomb Raider, to bring this first-person spy thriller to a new generation," The Initiative wrote. "The teams couldn’t pass up a chance to work together. We’re still early in development, but incredibly excited to use this unique opportunity to deliver on the vision for Perfect Dark!"
Crystal Dynamics Quote Tweeted The Initiative's Tweet...
Once again, it's time to adios the working week in favour of hours upon hours of gaming. What will you play, though? Maybe it should be some of the must-own first-party PS4 titles that went 52% off overnight. Perhaps you'll dive into the eShop for some choice savings on Nintendo's exclusives. All these cracking deals (and more) await you below!
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The Shadowrun Trilogy is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2022.
The collection of cult classic RPGs feature turn based combat, branching narrative paths, and more. They take place in a dystopian future, and are described as, "cyberpunk-meets-fantasy."
Paradox Interactive's trilogy includes Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun Dragonfall - Director's Cut, and Shadowrun Hong Kong - Extended Edition. The trilogy is already available on PC.
The games take place in locations across the globe, including Seattle, Berlin, and Hong Kong. The trailer showed off combat reminiscent of XCOM. In our original Shadowrun Returns review, we called the game "good," saying, "the light tactical combat has enough depth to make it a worthwhile adventure."
The...