The Brutalist Report - gaming
- Despite everything, Assassin's Creed Shadows preorders are 'tracking solidly,' Ubisoft says, 'in line with those of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the second most successful entry of the franchise' [9d]
- Skyrim stealth archers and NCR Ranger wannabes rejoice: I'm 45 hours into Avowed's hardest difficulty as a glass cannon gunslinger and I've loved every minute of it [9d]
- Bobby Kotick says he'd never have raised World of Warcraft's subscription by even a dollar because 'it's a prickly audience, you don't wanna do too much to agitate them' [9d]
- After years of running awkwardly close to the Winter Sale, the Steam Autumn Sale will start 2 months early this year [9d]
- Elden Ring Nightreign director didn't want to 'encroach too much' on the lore fans hold sacred by including Dark Souls bosses, but admits 'I thought it'd be kind of fun' [9d]
- Rockstar launched an official Discord server yesterday, and it's already a jungle in there [9d]
- Neil Druckmann wasn't going to cast Laura Bailey in The Last of Us Part 2 because 'she's in everything,' but changed his mind after studying her audition 'frame-by-frame' [9d]
- Those mad lads at Obsidian were bluffing us: Avowed does have a tiny bit of companion romance, as a treat [9d]
- Unreal Engine often gets flack for games running poorly or stuttering, but as Avowed demonstrates, it's really about how devs use it and the pressures of time [9d]
- Josef Fares doesn't care what EA thinks, he'll never make a live service game: 'It will not happen with a Hazelight game, ever' [9d]
- Avowed may run on a 9-year-old GPU, but Steam Deck looks like a no-go unless you like sub-30fps upscaled at minimum settings [9d]
- Twisted Metal Season 2 teases a character from the games so ridiculous I can't wait to see how they're gonna pull it off [9d]
- A black hole just annihilated a beloved Helldivers 2 planet, and now it's on a direct course for Super Earth [9d]
- Avowed's low frame rates but smooth-feeling gameplay makes me wonder if we PC gamers worry too much about the numbers [9d]
- Avowed fooled us all into thinking you have to commit to playing in first or third person, but you can actually swap on the fly like in Fallout or The Elder Scrolls [9d]
- The sci-fi adventure game from Deus Ex's art director now has Adam Jensen's voice actor, a September release date, and more techno-freak horror vibes than you can shake an augment at [9d]
- 5 Avowed tips that will help you survive the Living Lands [9d]
- I grabbed this badass flaming sword in the first 4 hours of Avowed and haven't put it down since [9d]
- Captain Henqua’s Spoils treasure map solution in Avowed [9d]
- Should you free or leave Ilora in Avowed? [9d]
- Should you accept or reject the Voice's power in Avowed? [9d]
- Elden Ring Nightreign's Steam page lets slip it'll have DLC bosses and player characters [9d]
- If the AMD RX 9070 XT is as beefy as these leaked specs and benchmark makes out, low Nvidia 50-series stocks might not matter [9d]
- Overwatch 2's upcoming hero is a DPS with an explosive crossbow, a bola that pulls enemies together, and a whole bunch of annoying ways to zip around [9d]
- MSI Claw 8 AI+ A2VM review [9d]
- Ancient MMO Tibia is getting its first new class in 28 years [9d]
- 10-series and other old GPUs should be able to run Assassin's Creed Shadows says director, and my RTX 3060 Ti sheds a single hopeful tear [9d]
- Monster Hunter Wilds PC performance: From Nvidia's latest, past AMD's greatest, to Intel's failing silicon, this is what the game does to PCG's own rigs [9d]
- Assassin's Creed Shadows will let you take your pick from the frame gen and upscaling buffet as 'a mix and match approach is possible' [9d]
- Avowed PC performance analysis: Sometimes good, sometimes bad, frequently odd [9d]
- Avowed review [9d]
- New EU regulation finally cuts massive CPU boxes down to size [9d]
- How to obtain all the rewards from the Monster Hunter Wilds beta [9d]
- You can get Marvel Rivals' new Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman Valentine's Day skins for free—the only catch is that you need to find a streamer first [9d]
- Monster Hunter: World continues to fly off the shelves as anticipation for Wilds reaches critical mass [9d]
- Avowed advance access launch time and full release date [10d]
- Today's Wordle answer for Thursday, February 13 [10d]
- Using the State of Play showcase to announce a remaster of Days Gone makes it feel like Sony has graduated to deliberately trolling Bloodborne sickos for kicks [10d]
- Capcom is so devoted to samurai authenticity with the new Onimusha, it went and licensed the face of Japan's most legendary actor [10d]
- Minecraft movie villagers look like what I imagine Hell is [10d]
- Former GTA producer's GTA-like shooter will come out before GTA 6 [10d]
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