Need to KnowWhat is it? Multiplayer FPS with portalsExpect to pay: Free to play (cosmetic bundles, battle pass)Developer: 1047 gamesPublisher: 1047 gamesSteam Deck: PlayableReviewed on: Radeon RX 6600, Ryzen 7 5700G, 32GB DDR4 RAMLink: SteamSplitgate 2's plan to "make FPS great again," as 1047 Games co-founder Ian Proulx's really cool hat put it, is undermined by gunplay that feels nearly identical to that of Halo 5: Guardians (hardly one of...

Rematch just isn't a game where you can 1v5. Goalkeepers are blessed with unlimited stamina, ball hogs are easily stolen from, and it's pretty easy to react to a lone player's desperate shot at the goal. That hasn't stopped some players from instantly dropping ten smackers on the Ronaldinho skin and treating the ball like the One Ring.Rematch is in the advanced access phase of its Steam launch (it's out...

As the honeymoon fades on Rainbow Six Siege's big "Siege X" update that dropped a payload of welcome quality-of-life improvements on the aging FPS last week, players have identified new ways Ubisoft is stinking up the joint.Ubi is facing backlash to some ugly changes to XP and Renown gain in Siege X. The amount of Renown (Siege's free currency used to unlock operators and many cosmetics, but not all) earned...

Three months after removing Dark and Darker from sale, Epic Games is going a step further to erase any trace of its existence on the Epic Games Store: An email being sent to owners says Epic will remove the PvPvE dungeon crawler Dark and Darker from their libraries on November 1. Refunds will be issued to anyone who purchased the "Legendary Status" upgrade, but refunds for the Redstone Shards premium...

Path of Exile's new mercenaries are very strong. Unlike Diablo 4's mercs, PoE's are essentially NPC allies using all the same gear and items a player could. At high enough levels, they're arguably better than we could ever be—tireless soldiers on the frontlines of the war for loot.PoE streamer Pohx Kappa discovered this firsthand soon after the new league (read: season) started. Despite running an AOE-based build made for running...

Who wants to set up a flow of magical stuff to create more magical stuff? Who, I ask, wants some magical automation? Me, it turns out, and probably you, and probably lots of other people who like automation games.MoteMancer, the debut game from indie studio CyanAvatar, has you as an alchemical apprentice in charge of automating a magical factory across six elemental planes and a magical tech tree worthy of...

Just days after PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst admitted that playtester response to Marathon has been "varied," Bungie has announced a delay, and says a new release date will be shared in the fall."Through every comment and real-time conversation on social media and Discord, your voice has been strong and clear," Bungie wrote in today's announcement. "We've taken this to heart, and we know we need more time to craft...

Grand Theft Auto Online's Money Fronts update introduces money laundering as a new passive business, letting you rake in even more cash from your existing criminal operations.Money Fronts actually adds a handful of new businesses to the game, and there are also some really great quality of life changes added in this update, too. Alongside new vehicles and outfits, it's a substantial GTA Online update available now. Here's everything new...

Picking a Crisis Kit when you first load into FBC: Firebreak isn't as important as you might initially think. Since you can swap between kits whenever you want in the loadout menu, you won't be stuck with the first one you choose—in fact I'm not even sure why the game offers you this choice when you start with all three classes unlocked anyway…Besides gunning down Hiss, you spend most of...

Learning how to neutralize corrupted items in FBC: Firebreak is straightforward in principle. After all, the game tells you exactly what you'll need to do it: a Black Rock Cycler. This info only appears very briefly as a tutorial popup, though, so you wouldn't be blamed for missing it and then getting confused as to why you can't destroy a random floating rubber duck.Corrupted items are a special modifier you...