But how did the journey toward Odyssey’s PC release begin? As Piers Jackson, game director on Elite Dangerous, explains, “You probably need to wind all the way back somewhere into the ’80s and really look at [original co-creator David Braben’s] vision for this. I think it’s always been the case that, at some point, he wanted to get out of ships and walk on planets. So this is a long burn, shall we say, to get to that point....

One such deal is the WD_Black SN850X 1TB NVMe SSD with heatsink available from Western Digital for just under £100, granting a £50 saving on its original price of £149.99. As a heads up, the 1TB and 2TB options can be purchased with or without a heatsink, and the 4TB model is only available without a heatsink, but as Western Digital state, it’s only the heatsink-equipped models that are compatible with the PS5 - so if you’re buying for PS5, be sure to pick up the 1TB or 2TB models that come with a heatsink....

Speaking to Collider, Stahelski said that while it may “scare the shit out of most people”, Sony is “on board with backing [him] on that” and “Western audiences in general are getting more and more used to [reading subtitles]”. “Honestly, it’s probably the same things that would scare the shit out of most people. It’s a fantasy period piece,” he said. “It’s done with reverence to Akira Kurosawa, who’s probably in the top five biggest influences of my life as far as film goes....

Both themes are available for free right now. The Halo Infinite: Courage theme shows Master Chief in the midst of battle, while the Wasteland 3: Cult of the Holy Detonation theme is based on the titular DLC for the game. The themes can be previewed in the Personalisation menu on the consoles. It follows the release of a dynamic theme based on the original Xbox design, released back in May....

No. Not in terms of gunplay, at least - of gunfeel, of the constant cycling between empowerment and disempowerment and the much-harder-than-it-looks balance that so many shooters yearn for, between that immediate, crunchy, punch-feedback satisfaction and Halo’s famously slower, big-brain strategy. No there is not. I’ve spent weeks picking at this game, prodding it and poking it and peeling away at the edges to try and uncover some kind of flaw, and I can’t....

Actually, it was a very special one, an odd one. But we’ll get to that in a second. Harry Harrison was a big deal in 20th century sci-fi, a writer who moved from illustrating comics to turning out novels that existed in the raggedy edge-lands between parodying space operas and reveling in their excesses. However he handled things, he always brought an anti-war message that was sometimes hidden, given the rather conservative genre he worked within....

Heardle is a music game inspired by Wordle - where instead of guessing a word, you hear the opening of a song, with each failed guess extending the preview to help you solve the title and artist in question. If you fail to guess once you have heard the complete preview, then you’ll break your streak - which is why discovering today’s Heardle answer is so important for players, especially as some song intros are more elusive than others....

Heardle is a music game inspired by Wordle - where instead of guessing a word, you hear the opening of a song, with each failed guess extending the preview to help you solve the title and artist in question. If you fail to guess once you have heard the complete preview, then you’ll break your streak - which is why discovering today’s Heardle answer is so important for players, especially as some song intros are more elusive than others....

Heardle is a music game inspired by Wordle - where instead of guessing a word, you hear the opening of a song, with each failed guess extending the preview to help you solve the title and artist in question. If you fail to guess once you have heard the complete preview, then you’ll break your streak - which is why discovering today’s Heardle answer is so important for players, especially as some song intros are more elusive than others....

The gameplay, which you can see in the video below, is narrated by game director Jeff Lydell and design director Ian Christy from developer Gasket Games. We see a small group of Stormcast Eternals during a mid-to-late battle of the campaign against a modest Nighthaunt army. The Stormcast Eternals’ numbers are few, so Lydell makes smart use of his units’ skills as well as knowledge of the environment (pushback, high ground bonuses, lethal hazards etc) to win the assasination mission....

Kublai Khan’s inclusion in the New Frontier Pass was first announced last week, but developer Firaxis said it was saving the specifics of his leadership style for a later unveiling. With that day now here, Kublai Khan’s unique ability has been revealed as Gerege, which provides an extra economic policy slot to any government while also granting a random Eureka and Inspiration whenever a trading post is established in another civ’s city for the first time....

A full six and a half minutes long, it gives us an overview of the world, its inhabitants - including the Tarnished - and how the game will play. That’s enough out of me, though - you can check it out below: “Much has changed in the Lands Between since the days of your banishment, Tarnished,” teases the video description. “Come and learn what awaits you on the path of grace....

A standalone, free-to-play addition to the The Division series, Heartland is a survival-action multiplayer shooter “set in small-town America within the Division universe”. While initially it was expected to release in “2021-22”, we’re now looking at 2022-2023 on PC, consoles, and cloud. “This standalone free-to-play The Division game introduces new playable characters in a rural setting, far from the events in New York and Washington D.C.,” Ubisoft explains, confirming that Red Storm – a “veteran team who has worked on the franchise since the first The Division game” – is developing the shooter....

If you didn’t already know, Hitman VR is currently an exclusive for PSVR on PS4 (a timed exclusive, it would seem, though we don’t know when exactly other headsets will be supported). If you own any of the Hitman trilogy games on PS5, you will only be able to play them in VR if you download and run the PS4 version of the game. And, if you are playing on PS5, you will need the PS5 PSVR adapter in order to get your headset working on that console....

This Fortnite challenge sees you take a seat into a Baller - which has returned this season after a long holiday - and use it to cause some chaos. Completing this challenge will reward you with 15k XP, which will help you unlock the Battle Pass skins. On this page: It’s important to note that, while Ballers are easy to find in and around the Rave Cave, you need to avoid the ones on the roller coaster tracks....

The games in question are Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee and, with their save files safely stowed on your Nintendo Switch, these cosmetic items will be yours. Having save files from other mainline Pokémon instalments on your console will also allow you to catch Darkrai and the Modern Team Galactic clothing set. You can also encounter Shaymin (Land Forme) and earn the Shaymin Kimono Set by having a save file from another set of Pokémon games....

The mysterious Herald was hinted at during the trailer for Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3 - where they were seen spying on the island - but now they’ve arrived and are already causing trouble. The question, however, is what or who are they heralding? You can now unlock The Herald skin as part of the Battle Pass, along with a collection of The Herald themed cosemtic items, by completing Herald challenges in Fortnite....

Released as part of the Pokémon TCG Crossover event, which celebrates the release of the Pokémon Go card expansion packs, Wimpod and Golisopod are both bug and water-type Pokémon. Below you’ll learn how to get Wimpod and evolve it into Golisopod in Pokémon Go. On this page: Throughout this event, you can obtain Wimpod through a variety of means: In the wild - Appearing more frequently during the Pokémon TCG Crossover event Pokémon TCG Crossover field research task - Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms One-star raids - During the Pokémon TCG Crossover event...

You’ll also receive a selection of Star Rank rewards, such as new items and access to a new location, every time you reach a new rank. Below you’ll learn how to increase your Star Rank and, if you’d like to learn more about the game, visit our Pokémon Legends: Arceus walkthrough. On this page: At the end of every survey, you’ll be able to see how many Pokémon Research Points you’ve earned during the Pokédex Progress Report section....

You can also grab a free skin bundle for Realm Royale, but Hundred Days is certainly the bigger pull of the two. Bertie and Donlan called Hundred Days charming and bright in their preview piece last year, and it’s a game I would personally recommend too. Last year, Bertie spoke to Yves Hohler, lead designer of the game, to learn more about how his experiences shaped Hundred Days. It’s a cute and cosy game that never feels bogged down by the management aspect, instead presenting a whimsical love letter to Hohler’s earlier life....