A screenshot captured on the Quest 3S | Photo: Meta via Polygon “Personally, I think Xbox hardware is dead,” decried Laura Fryer, one of Microsoft Game Studios’ founding employees, in a recent YouTube video. Sparking Fryer’s fear for the hardware legacy of Xbox was Microsoft’s reveal of the ROG Xbox Ally, a collaboration revealed during Summer Game Fest that fluffed a longtime dream of Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer without...
Working out how to change character in a free-to-play game like Mecha Break is always a challenge, as you walk the fine line between what you get for free and what they want you to pay for. Sadly, Mecha Break is pretty stingy in terms of character cosmetics—you'll be able to customize your character's base appearance, but beyond that, you'll have to shell out real cash to unlock outfits or...
The sales results from one retailer can't be used to judge the success of a product across the globe, but if those from German retailer Mindfactory are anything to go by, it would seem that PC gamers have really had enough of 8 GB graphics cards. So much so, they're willing to pay an extra €70 ($82) just to have the doubled VRAM version of the RTX 5060 Ti.When Nvidia...
I remember it well. Four years ago my friends and I were gearing up for the annual Minecraft Live broadcast, excited to see what the big update theme would be this year, but primarily concerned with one thing: The Minecraft mob vote.Back in 2021, the vote was between three mobs, the allay, the copper golem, and the glare. Each was predictably charming in its own way, but the one that...
Customizing your mecha by changing its looks is part of the fun in Mecha Break. Simply altering the colors can make your favorite Striker look more fierce. The game offers you varying options of each cosmetic – except skins – for free, but many still need to be unlocked. While you can’t get your hands dirty with grease by conducting extreme internal modifications, it’s possible to make your mecha literally...
When preparing your mecha to fight in Mecha Break’s extraction mode, equipping mods is a top priority. They allow you to customize your giant robot and maximize its strengths while playing around its weaknesses. Each Striker in Mecha Break has a kit of skills and a playstyle that you want to enhance by using mods. Acquiring them is part of the gameplay loop, if you plan making the perfect mecha....
Video games about mechas just feel right. From flying to shooting giant laser guns, mechas are fun — and it’s the fun behind these giant robots that defines Mecha Break, a PvPvE game that puts you in control of one of these machines. But while Mecha Break presents an easy on-ramp into the mecha genre, that on-ramp comes at the expense of watering down the complexity for which the genre...
Our hint for today's Wordle is a versatile thing, ready to help any time you think you might need it. If you read it through before you begin it'll help you come up with a fantastic opening line, setting you up for a quick win. Or you could always save it for later instead, just in case you need a bit of a boost. Need more than that? That's why...
At its core, Ironheart explores how far people will go to make up for their past failings — and how those efforts can go wrong. Even a noble goal can lead someone down a dark path, the show suggests, once personal desire starts clouding their plans. The MCU has consistently explored how the road to hell is paved with good intentions, starting with Tony Stark’s redemption in 2008’s Iron Man, and...
After the rush of Summer Game Fest, June is a bit of a blur. And while the annual showing didn't have much to tease for July—the biggest games mostly set their sights on 2026—there's still plenty to tide you over. Not that some of us even need more games to add to the pile. My backlog spiraled out of control again somewhere between the last Baldur's Gate 3 update and...