First-gen UE5 titles tested on the Valve handheld - with surprisingly positive results. Epic’s Unreal Engine 5 is swiftly becoming the engine of choice for current generation gaming. But are they ‘too big’ for Steam Deck? Overall, the visual results here look fine, but some scenes display very distracting Lumen GI noise patterns. Some indirectly lit areas look decent, but many do not. Fortunately, these visual concessions do allow us to hit pretty decent performance figures....

DF’s idea of holiday fun. So, what did you get up to on the holiday break? I wasn’t exactly optimistic that they would work - but they do. The question is, are they in any way useful? Typically, a benchmark is used with an unlocked frame-rate, so components can be pushed to their maximums. In the benchmark content at least, they run nigh-on flawlessly. In Cyberpunk 2077’s 60fps performance mode though, there are differences....

How to get all treasures in the 4.3 version of Lost Riches. As this version of the event takes place inFontaine, you’ll also be travelling underwater. check that you absorb the abilities of a Xenochromatic Jellyfish to complete the energy orb challenges. So don’t forget to redeemnew codesforPrimogemsto help pull them, and check out our regularly updatedtier list. Elsewhere, we havetips and tricks for beginners. check that you absorb the abilities of a Xenochromatic Ball Octopus to complete the energy orb challenges....

A new year, a new slate of games to look forward to. Shall we do this all over again? There’s range, oddness, and some pleasant returning faces, then. And the best thing, as ever, is all the games we don’t even know about yet. We hope you have a wonderful 2024, whatever you play, and whatever you get up to. No Return strings together random encounters offering players a sort of survival roguelike....

“Throughout our entire lives we have worked towards the position we currently hold. We believe that in a few years, we will be even bigger and stronger.” The exec said the company has “ambitious plans” for the future, but it values its independence. “Independence is really appealing, it’s a kind of freedom,” he said. For now, these ambitious ideas at the company do not include making an acquisition of its own....

Ascension and Trace materials for Black Swan. To understand how you might play her, we’ve also detailedBlack Swan’s kitandEidolons. All of the percentages mentioned below are based on Level 1 Traces. you better get a lot of Ascendant Debris and Core-based materials for Black Swan to fully upgrade her capabilities.

Ascension and Trace materials for Sparkle. Sparkleis a 5-Star Quantum character of The Harmony path who debuted inHonkai: Star Railversion 2.0. To understand how you might play her, we’ve also detailedSparkle’s kitandEidolons. Due to a bonus Trace, Sparkle is also particularly useful in teams made up of only Quantum characters. All of the percentages mentioned below are based on Level 1 Traces. In total, to upgrade all of her abilities, theSparkle Trace Materialsyou need are:...

“I’ll say loud and clear: Nazis suck, we are against hate in all forms.” In aposton X (formerly Twitter), Nightmare Forge Games stated it would change the name. “Unfortunately, we were unaware of any additional meanings the number 88 has. However, after learning about this, we’re changing the game’s name to Infestation: Origins. Eurogamer contacted Nightmare Forge Games for further comment. Eurogamer still has access to the server, however. As per the rules, any hateful speech or content in any regard will result in a ban....

Fine for mobile play - but not quite the triple-A experience. As the year closed out, Capcom delivered RE4’s first mobile port. So is the game hung up on performance and configuration issues likeResident Evil Village? Or is RE4 a capable conversion of the console code? The visuals were mostly preserved on Sony’s eighth-gen machines, but there were some notable cutbacks. Most notably, texture resolution took a big hit, and texture streaming could be pretty slow....

“I demanded his firing in front of everyone.” “I worked on [Call of Duty] for two years as a programmer at Demonware. Bobby’s decisions made our games worse,” said Christina Pollock. “In my first month, it came out he threatened to have an employee killed. In the all-hands [all staff meeting] that followed, no one wanted to speak first. So I demanded his firing in front of everyone.” “But you all need to get on board this train....

“We need more games that excel this hard at being mid.” Enjoy, and we’ll see you in 2024! Jagged Alliance 3 What we said: We didn’t review it! “The return of the classic,” says Varghund. “Ivan says “da!'” “Yes, that sounds strange but it is what it is.” Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora What we said: “And it’s… noisy. “Avatar is the best looking game of the year,” agrees whatisvisceral. The only thing it lacks - apart from maybe a tiny bit of restraint - is pretence....

“The intent behind it is fantastic. But this isn’t the way to achieve that.” “The approach with the filters in general would benefit from rework, they generally don’t help. The approach with the filters in general would benefit from rework, they generally don’t help. “The intent, behind it, i.e. separating characters by something other than hue, is fantastic. But this isn’t the way to achieve that.” Idk if games will get it right (there have been a few that were good)....

Big lists can sometimes feel impersonal, and as you know, tastes in games can be very personal. We’re not ordering the top fives because it’s not really about that this time - ordering things. It’s more important for us, here, to give you a sense of why. Oh and kindly feel free - in fact, feel encouraged - to share your top fives below. Skip on the date, however, and your relationship might not be developed enough for events later on....