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The Taiwanese company has made great gaming monitors for many years now, and the AOC 24G2U/BK is a great 1080p esports display. It’s currently available for £169.99 from Box, and also from CCL. At 24 inches, 1080p is still a great resolution, especially as it allows you to opt for visual settings and see greater detail. This is especially handy not just for PC gamers, but also those of us with Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 consoles....

The “Townscaper-esque” app - well, it’s more of a PC mod, really - is “simple, focussed, and made purposefully for No Man’s Sky” so players can create, edit, and improve their base building with “fun ways to move, snap, and color base parts”. And it comes with the greatest of great endorsements from Hello Games’ own Sean Murray (thanks, PC Gamer): “There are some missing things compared to the Blender add-on,” explains creator DjMonkey, who warns players to “expect some bugs and issues” from the new app....

If you want to give it a look, you can check out the Logitech G815 Lightsync right now for 47 per cent cheaper than it’s usual price. This should leave you with some extra cash to spend on more gear. If you’re looking to pick up something alongside it, have a look at this deal on 32GBs of RAM or this Logitech G703 gaming mouse. Needless to say, there’s tons of sales to take advantage of this Black Friday....

Solo developer Lorenzo Drago has shared a video of a three minute tech demo using the new engine, based on the Etchū-Daimon Station train station in Toyama, Japan. It is incredible. Drago worked on all modelling, texturing, lighting and animation for the video and used Unreal’s Lumen technology for the lighting. The Nanite geometry system wasn’t used. The results look almost indistinguishable from real life. Drago used VR control to simulate handheld camera movement, which definitely gives the video a creepy found footage vibe with its deserted environment....

Bandai Namco, Capcom and Konami, to name but a few, will also be exhibiting at the event, which takes place between 15th and 18th September. The site for the show itself is shrouded in mystery for now, with the organisers simply teasing the stage for this event is a “dungeon” and the following text: “Makuhari Messe is the venue for TGS VR in 2022. But what is there on the opening day is an empty hall and a big hole in the floor....

This should come as little surprise. Many consider traveling across the globe a luxury for those with the money and the time to do so, but it turns out that a rich lifestyle isn’t the only way to experience the joys of a road trip with companions at your side. I’ve been traveling Europe with the aid of Euro Truck Simulator 2 and a multiplayer mod called TruckersMP. It’s worth mentioning that both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator have now had multiplayer support added since July, which makes it a lot easier for everyone to get an online game, but the official Convoy multiplayer is an eight person affair....

Earlier this year, Ubisoft delayed both Rainbow Six Extraction and Riders Republic, pushing Extraction to an unspecified day in January 2022. Although the developer/publisher has yet to formally confirmed the release date, it seems an update to a news post published back in June now gives a firm release for the shooter (thanks, VGC). A cursory look at Extraction’s official website and social media channels show there’s still no confirmed date displayed, suggesting the updated blog post has either been changed incorrectly, prematurely, or secretively… or possibly all three....

For those closely following news around the announcement of the remake and its subsequent delays, there’s not a lot new here. The game is still very much alive, Ubisoft promises, albeit no longer at its original development studio. Still, the page is a handy place for fans to go for a bit of reassurance. Ubisoft has a habit of delaying games for years - looking at you Skull and Bones, and you Beyond Good & Evil 2, and you Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - without providing much proof they still exist....

The last main game in the series was 2011’s criminally-underrated Driver: San Francisco for PC, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360, which let you “Shift” from one car to another as series protagonist John Tanner pursued his nemesis via a series of high speed chases - all while in a coma. Tanner returns in the new Driver TV show, which apparently sees him try to take down a local crime syndicate (thanks, GamesIndustry....

Revisiting Uncharted 4 and its Lost Legacy spin-off - both remastered now for PlayStation 5 - reminds us of the sheer level of achievement delivered by Naughty Dog in the last generation. Both are impressively executed games that essentially perfect the cinematic action formula, delivering strong characterisation, stunning locations and exceptional set-pieces. Across the PS4 generation, the studio proved time and again that it had mastered the balancing act of delivering engrossing player agency within a tightly-defined cinematic experience....

The ban was seen by many fans as reactive - as some user-made projects have already used Minecraft to shift NFTs in the past. Now, one of the largest of those - NFT Worlds - has issued a response via Twitter, and said it would create “a new game and platform” instead (thanks, PC Gamer). NFT Worlds describes itself as a “fully decentralised, fully customizable, community driven, play to earn gaming platform where world owners can create their own limitless metaverse games or experiences for players or exclusive communities within their worlds”....

Documentary YouTube channel Noclip shared the footage in its latest video, focused on the development of Doom 2016. It begins, however, with a first look at Doom 4 which was later scrapped. Watch on YouTube Doom’s Ray Tracing Upgrade The first clip is a combat encounter with an imp, featuring the series’ iconic shotgun. It certainly has a much slower pace and realistic aesthetic compared with the frantic action of Doom 2016....

Travelling up the Battle Pass ranks will allow you to unlock new weapon blueprints, COD points and, at Tier 100, the Awoken skin for Francis. Below you’ll find all the new skins and Operators for the Vanguard Season 1 Battle Pass, along with which tiers each one unlocks at. On this page: Upon purchasing the Battle Pass with COD points, you’ll receive several skins, including a bundle bonus skin. Other new skins and operators can be gradually unlocked by progressing through the pass....

Thankfully, now that we’ve spent enough time with all the new assault rifles, SMGs, LMGs, shotguns, and snipers, the meta is much clearer. The weapons meta in modern Call of Duty games remains ever-shifting, especially with Warzone serving as an integration of several experiences. Vanguard has joined the roster of Black Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare with its own options as well. This has significantly shifted the meta, especially with the new Vanguard Royale mode added to Warzone....

Styanax - who gets a proper introduction in the animated Ascension Day trailer below - is described as a “mighty and herculean” Warframe whose designed is inspired by the ancient Greek warrior Astyanax. His abilities include the Axios Javelin - which can push back enemies on impact, causing damage if they hit a wall - and the Tharros Strike shield, capable of repelling enemies and reducing their shields and armour as it’s swung around, regenerating Styanax’s health with each successfully landed blow....

In Warzone 2.0, whilst the map is large and will have a lot of long-distance combat encounters, many of the points of interest and various more built-up areas will reward you for running-and-gunning with the MP5. Among the game’s arsenal, the MP5 is one of the best guns in Warzone 2.0 to use in this way. In order to get the most out of the Lachmann Sub, we prepared this explainer with the best MP5 loadout, describing not only the best perk package and equipment to use with it, but also how to unlock the Lachmann Sub....

This new Warzone content comes under the title of Last Stand, bringing in iconic series villains and a volcanic eruption to Caldara. This page features the Warzone Season 5 release date and everything we know coming so far - both at launch and in-season. On this page: Warzone Season 5 release time: What time will Warzone Season 5 launch? Warzone Season 5 will launch on Wednesday, 24th August. The Warzone Season 5 release time is as follows:...

Crash’N’Dance is being developed by indie dev Fierce the Bandit, who posted a short video of their current progress. The fan-made project is a rhythm game where players must hit button prompts in time to the music. Fake Crash will pop up on the screen sporadically in an attempt to distract you, but if you’re successful, Crash will perform his signature boogie and get a shiny crystal. Crash’N’Dance is actually a fan remake of a secret mini-game called Crash Party USA, which was only available in the Game Boy Advance version of Crash Nitro Kart and Spyro crossover GBA games Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Rampage and Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy....

Remember, premium supporters of Eurogamer get these episodes every Friday, when they’re freshest, and everyone else listens from Monday - today! In this episode of Weekly, I’m joined by reviews editor Chris Tapsell and managing editor Matt Reynolds - no relation to Ryan Reynolds - and our major talking point is our brand new State of the Game series. Maybe you’ve seen Chris’ League of Legends piece or the Final Fantasy 14 piece....

You’ll have to make sure you’re not using the same Crash Pad twice in order to complete it - so we’ve got a perfect Crash Pad location below to help you complete the challenge as quickly as possible. Completing this Fortnite task will reward you with 15k XP, which will then help you towards unlocking the new Battle Pass skins. Where to bounce on three separate Crash Pads without landing in Fortnite The Crash Pad item has been unvaulted in Fortnite, but don’t worry, you don’t need to find three of them to complete this Week 9 challenge....