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...

Puzzling out the best weapons in FBC: Firebreak might take you a little time when you first drop into the Federal Bureau of Control. Not too long, mind you, considering the game only has six weapons on launch and some are quite clearly a lot stronger than others. To quickly aid you in gunning down Hiss, I've put together a tier list of the best, along with my personal verdict...

I can't say I ever thought I'd write a guide about how to destroy sticky notes, but FBC: Firebreak isn't your average game. If you've already played Control, you'll know that things get a little funky in this federal bureau and paranormal hotbed, including a plague of sentient sticky notes that need to be periodically destroyed before they take over.Destroying 15,000 sticky notes is a bit of a strange objective...

FBC: Firebreak is one of the messiest games I've ever played, but this is in large part because it is a game about mess. Creating it, cleaning it up, getting caked up to your neck in it—your character is constantly covered in water or sticky notes or quivering pink goo that could've sluiced straight out of a British gameshow in the nineties. If Noel Edmonds ever made a first-person shooter,...

Rainbow Six Siege is having a moment. The tactical FPS is one week into a major update that introduced a new name (Siege X), a wild 6v6 mode, modernized maps, and most consequential of all, a new price point: After holding out for 10 years, Siege is finally free-to-play.Siege X is now more popular than ever, sustaining the kind of top-five Steam numbers that it used to only reach during...