On Difficult Queer Games

Ladykiller in a Bind and the joys of challenging art. So, now that’s my guy. Games that give us any leeway to be gay whatsoever still feel like a gift. And that makes sense! But I’m increasingly drawn to tricky and dark queer games more than the fluffy, wholesome kind. I want pain and transgression in a controlled environment. (c’mon don’t Google that.) Good games about bad gays are rarer than I’d like, but I have some favourites....

June 29, 2022 · 1 min · 162 words · James Watkins

Emi "Captain Fluke" on being the first openly trans esports caster

“It’s definitely been an experience.” Emi “Captain Fluke” is an esports caster covering Rainbow Six: Siege and Valorant. She began by experimenting with games and content on YouTube. As she always enjoyed talking over games, she tested out some commentating with friends. A lot of that passion was tied to Siege. “Siege was a game that I fell in love with,” she says. And that is the core of Siege for me....

June 28, 2022 · 2 min · 368 words · Jason Martinez

Everything shown in today's Nintendo Direct

The show kicked off withMonster Hunter RiseSunbreak, which launches this week. Oh, and there’s a demo available now. Next was the venerable Nier Automata, PlatinumGames' acclaimed role-playing game from 2017. It launches on 6th October. There’s a stage creator mode, too. There’s also an art gallery and music mode with more than 150 songs from across the series. Digitally, it will be available split into two volumes - Vol. Next up, a remake of the puzzle classicPac-Man World....

June 28, 2022 · 2 min · 244 words · Mary Brown

F1 22 review't quite match last year's model

For an F1 fan it’s a dream, and I love how adaptable these games have become. In that way, perhaps F1 22 is a little too authentic for its own good.

June 28, 2022 · 1 min · 31 words · Douglas Powell

Fall Guys Prime Gaming rewards and how to link an Amazon account to Fall Guys

Get free costumes every month by linking your Amazon account. We’ll update this page with the rewards if the collaboration should return in the future. The ‘Complete Claim’ option should be available now. Fall Guys Season 2 is here! As well as costumes,KudosandCrownshave been included in past Fall Guys Prime rewards as well.

June 28, 2022 · 1 min · 53 words · Laurie Gutierrez

It's Dragon Age creator David Gaider!

On BioWare, musical RPGs, and so much more. World, meet David Gaider. All profits will be split between LGBTQIA+ charitiesMermaidsandMind Out. I don’t think David Gaider needs much of an introduction. He, affectionately, is mister Dragon Age. He was the one tasked with dreaming up the entire world. We talk about it in this episode of One-to-one. BioWare’s James Ohlen apparently gave Gaider a historic atlas and an “off you go”....

June 28, 2022 · 1 min · 189 words · Jason Price

Major Dead by Daylight changes will shake up gameplay

“The single largest reduction to grind we’ve ever made.” Major changes are coming toDead by Daylight, including an overhauled progression system and tweaked perks. Further, prestiging a character no longer resets perks and items. Prestige tiers have been increased to 100 with more unlockable rewards. When the new system is implemented, Behaviour assures that all existing unlocked perks and items will be retained. Same for prestige/tiers 2&3. Prestige to 100 and earn rewards along the waypic....

June 28, 2022 · 1 min · 171 words · Heather Gonzalez

Sonic Origins tech review: glitches and a steep price make for a tough sell

What could have been the best Sonic compilation to date needs extra work. Thereisan option labelled ‘anti-aliasing’, but this further degrades image quality resulting in an unacceptably blurry presentation. The other major drawback of the front-end is exhibited on the Switch version. This reduces the overall fluidity of menu navigation on Switch; everything feels sluggish and blurry. Some of the beautiful animated videos included here also incorrectly scaled on Switch, which is a shame....

June 28, 2022 · 1 min · 148 words · Jeffery Hodge

The Callisto Protocol will be a much gorier game than Dead Space

Glen Schofield on the space horror revival, and seeing his game remade. Glen Schofield is feeling relaxed. “It always feels that way, but somehow this one was more cooped up for longer. Nine days later we got kicked out.” “We never really picked the day,” he says. “We just said 2022. It’s hard to put a precise date on that.” “Activision, nicely, was paying me but I took a year off....

June 28, 2022 · 4 min · 713 words · Edward Ho

Endless Dungeon brings hero shooter trappings to a cruel Roguelite classic

What’s behind that door? Let the tears flow.Dungeon of the Endlessis a game with an easy lyricism. It is a bright, cruel poetry of doors and what lies behind them. You have crashed your spaceship and now you are underground somewhere. A catacomb of doors. You must get a crystal from one end of each maze to another, but along the way? Endless Dungeon You control several people with their own quirks and abilities....

June 27, 2022 · 2 min · 241 words · Robert Davis

Fanfiction, fan-mods, and the joy of gay fantasy

Introducing a week of LGBT+ stories on Eurogamer. Alistair from Dragon Age: Origins was charming, funny, disarmingly oblivious, and hot. He looked sexy in over-the-top pauldrons. And like every one of my teenage crushes, he was straight. A win for my nineteen-year-old spank bank. He’s right of course. But it’s not just about that is it? “This is a world we recognise, but without the boundaries on our desires.” It was a fantasy of romance, not just sex....

June 27, 2022 · 1 min · 207 words · Lisa Davis

Overwatch 2 beta release time, end date, and how to sign up for Overwatch 2 beta

How to get beta access to Overwatch 2 on consoles and PC. The secondOverwatch 2 betawill be playable in the weeks ahead for those on both consoles and PC. The sign ups might even stop before this date if developer Blizzard’s projected maximum server capacity is reached. You don’t just get Overwatch 2 beta access by purchasing the Watchpoint pack. What’s featured in the Overwatch 2 beta?

June 27, 2022 · 1 min · 67 words · Monica Ramsey

Some classic games unplayable on PC PlayStation Plus app

While others are missing entirely. The PC app for PlayStation Plus is displaying some titles incorrectly, making them inaccessible. Correctly labelled PS3 games do play as intended. In fact, it feels like affecting all PS1 and PS2 titles. This was spotted by reddit userIamafatcupcakeand verified by Eurogamer. The below games are all incorrectly labelled as PS3 and do not load. Iamafatcupcake is making a long list on their reddit post....

June 27, 2022 · 1 min · 150 words · Elizabeth Serrano