Tim (McDonald): It finally happened, everyone! Grand Theft Auto 5 appeared on PC! It wasn’t delayed again! It exists! It’s out! I’ve played it! I’ve only played it for a couple of hours, admittedly, and I spent quite a lot of that time faffing about with benchmarking and graphical options and so on, but it’s […]
Need a helping hand with unlocking some extra chaos and carnage? Here are some codes. Even though GTA 5 has been out on the consoles for quite some time, PC gamers are now able to enjoy the open world anarchy too – and may not be aware of the array of cheats which can be activated […]
Images showing the rather pleasing range of graphics and control options available in GTA 5’s PC version have been popping up today, along with word of a custom PC radio station. Judging by the number of places writing about this, it sounds like Rockstar held some kind of swanky party that we weren’t invited to. […]
Game production cycles can stop and restart on the strangest whims. When 3D came along as a viable presentation option, it was assumed in some quarters to supercede 2D entirely. Distributors would tell Obsidian that no-one was buying the 2D(ish), Infinity Engine style games anymore. And to prove that point they stopped commissioning them. “It […]
Still playing World of Warcraft? You’ll love this prank – or hate it. There is no in between, that’s for sure. ElvUI, a fan project to add mods to World of Warcraft, has put up a Hello Kitty themed UI for today. There really isn’t much more to be said about it. Just watch it […]
An entry-level HOTAS joystick from the legendary folks at Thrustmaster that makes you forget it's entry-level in the first place.
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round has not had the smoothest road in coming to PC. The announcement itself? Sure, great! Dead or Alive 5 is coming to PC! Celebrations all round! Then came the news that the PC version would lack online multiplayer until sometime after launch. And then came the news that the […]
You’ve created a marvellous character in Pillars of Eternity, settled on some suitable appearance options, and just need to find the perfect portrait to represent them. But oh no! The default portrait options just aren’t providing you with anything worthwhile. What to do? Add some new faces, naturally. Pillars of Eternity lets you do this […]
Rich talks to Obsidian's Josh Sawyer about the Pillars of Eternity development process, working with fan feedback and what lies ahead after launch.
Pillars of Eternity is a party-based RPG styled closely after the Infinity Engine games of old. It uses Unity rather than the Infinity Engine, but otherwise shares a great many similarities regarding real-time-with-pause combat, stat-based character builds, gloriously unguided quests and the like. Such things can be overwhelming, so this Beginner’s Guide hopes to get […]
