Made available as part of the April 14th, 2021 update, the Conkers Off-Road Tires allow you to modify any vehicle on the map. As the name suggests, they allow you to easily take the vehicle beyond roads and into the wilderness much easier than with standard tires - including the ability to scale hills and mountains. On this page: Note this particular challenge is no longer able to be completed....

A collection of NBA outfits join Fortnite this week on Friday’s shop reset (that’s 1am on Saturday here in the UK). As with previous sports skins, each outfit will let you customise it with licensed logos for all of the league’s teams. Perhaps more fun, though, is the Mini Hoop Back Bling item - which looks like it’ll let you take a basketball shot when standing with someone else who is wearing it....

Nakamura is CEO and creative director at Unseen Inc., formerly the director of Ghostwire: Tokyo. Her character, Dr. Holmes, is the villain of a brand new dungeon. They’re also a whip, because this is Boyfriend Dungeon. The DLC will be added this summer across Switch, Xbox and PC. “Designing Dr. Holmes was an exciting job for me,” said Nakamura. “The character was created through conversations with Tanya [Kitfox Captain and lead designer] and the team, and several ideas were developed and vetted....

At Digital Foundry, we call this phenomenon ‘inconsistent frame-pacing’ - where even if you’re getting 30 new frames per second, the staccato, inconsistent delivery of each new frame gives the illusion of much lower performance. But here’s the thing: unofficial patches for every From game exist for hacked PlayStation 4s and astonishingly, it’s a simple, rudimentary code fix. I’ve tested these patches - and they work, producing a far smoother, stutter-free effect....

In May, the first signs of a PC release popped up on SteamDB, under the name Oregon. In September, what appeared to be footage of Returnal running on a PC dev kit was spotted by Digital Foundry’s Alex Battaglia during a GDC talk. The most recent evidence of a PC port comes from the Oregon listing on SteamDB. Yesterday afternoon, Oregon had a minor change to its user file system which changed the path for saves from “Tourist/Steam/Saved/SaveGames” to “Returnal/Steam/Saved/SaveGames”....

Details from the company this afternoon included plans to support relief organisations throughout the year with money from company reserves and donations from employees, which will be triple-matched by execs. Two further initiatives will run throughout this year - a Ukraine Mega Bundle of assets donated from around the world, which will be sold with 100 percent of proceeds going to charity. A publisher support program will also donate 100 percent of revenue from any Unity assets sold by Ukrainian companies....

I’m not here to talk about Chocobo GP today I’m afraid - though good lord am I looking forward to trying that out - and rather to provide a brief update on Stranger of Paradise, Team Ninja’s muscular Final Fantasy spin-off that debuted to much bemusement at Square Enix’s E3 show back in June. The concept’s simple enough to get your head around - this is Nioh in Final Fantasy cosplay, effectively, a solid core of combat put to use against griffins, harpys and elementals, all excused by some absolute nonsense about four crystals....

But make no mistake, GeForce Now may improve the cloud experience, but it’s still facing the same fundamental challenges as other services. Video compression, streaming hitches and some degree of lag are present. Inevitably, the quality of the experience will depend on the internet connection you have. In bandwidth-constrained scenarios, playing any cloud-based system while the connection is in use elsewhere within the home can also cause issues. First up, let’s talk specs as it’s fair to say that the RTX 3080 tier does deliver a substantial hardware upgrade over competing services....

3.4 is expected to debut 5-Star and 4-Star characters in new Banners, as well as provide the usual new and returning events. We’ll cover the exact 3.4 livestream time and date in Genshin Impact below, and also provide all the information we know about upcoming Banners from reliable leakers. Update: If you’re after the limited-time 3.4 livestream codes, be sure you check out our Genshin Impact codes page for the three codes that drop during the stream for x300 Primogems and other rewards!...

The Arataki Gang deputy leader is included in the Oni’s Royale Banner, with Arataki Itto as its featured 5-Star character. You can currently spend Intertwined Fate on Wishes to try and get Kuki Shinobu in this Banner only. Whether you have her, or want to prepare for if you do Wish for her successfully, it’s good to know the best Kuki Shinobu build in Genshin Impact, and what Talent, Ascension materials, and Constellations are needed to level up Kuki Shinobu to her full potential....

Nahida is featured as the boosted 5-Star character in her The Moongrass’ Enlightenment Banner in version 3.2, but she will eventually return at some point in the future when the Banner schedule cycles back to her. Whether you have her, or want to prepare for if you do Wish for her successfully, it’s good to know the best Nahida build in Genshin Impact, including her best Artifacts and best team....

Below, we’ve explained how the Lost Riches event works, and all Lost Riches treasure hunt locations in Genshin Impact during version 3.0, including special treasure chest and energy emission locations. Be sure to also check out our Genshin Impact codes page to get more free Primogems, and other rewards. On this page: Genshin Impact Lost Riches event explained To gain access to the Lost Riches event, you’ll have to be at least Adventure Rank 20....

In addition to this news, Witch Beam artist Tim Dawson shared some more information about the real-life origins behind some in-game items on the PlayStation blog. “People often describe the game as feeling very personal, and we think it is, but personal can mean different things,” Dawson wrote. “The items are personal to our main character, and let you learn about her and watch her develop over the course of the game....

Currys made Christmas a lot easier thanks to their “GAMING30” discount code which gave 30 per cent off loads of gaming accessories in December, and while that code is gone for now there are still some great discounts to score from the UK tech retailer. Right now you can get the Razer Barracuda X 7.1 Gaming Headset for just £45 at Currys thanks to a £25 discount: The Barracuda headset came out in 2021 but it’s still an excellent wireless headset option heading into 2023....

My first big takeaway is that Ragnarök’s presentation is remarkably polished. Modeling work is phenomenal throughout the game and across every single character and creature but it’s not just the designs themselves but the overall cutscene direction and animation work. From what I understand, these scenes are created using performance capture - that is, the motion and facial movement of the characters are captured and this data is used to build out each scene....

Godfall initially launched for PlayStation 5 and PC via the Epic Games Store back in November 2020 (and a PlayStation 4 version arrived in November last year), taking players and up to two co-op pals on a loot-drenched action romp - all clashing swords and smashing hammers - through a gorgeously wrought fantasy world. The resulting adventure was frequently breathtaking, but failed to offer very much beyond its visuals. As Eurogamer contributor Vikki Blake wrote in her review, “The problem with Godfall is that beauty is pretty much all it’s got....

GOG is a storefront whose brand is built upon selling games “DRM free” - that is, they can be played offline. Hitman’s GOG page, like that of so many games on the platform, highlights that it is DRM free. “No activation or online connection required to play,” reads the prominent message. While Hitman’s story and bonus missions can be played offline, its Escalation missions, Elusive Targets and user-created Contracts require an online connection....

It’s faint praise, and I’m loath to be too harsh on Gotham Knights when we’re still a few weeks away from launch. But at the moment it’s underwhelming, and underwhelming in terms of real substance, rather than technical performance - it looks nice enough and ran without any hiccups while we played over streaming platform Parsec. What’s missing is a sense of conviction. The setup sees you making a base of the Belfrey, a clock tower hideout that’ll be familiar to series fans, where you can mooch about and briefly chat with the other characters, swap between them, and launch missions or an exploration of the open world of Gotham City....

The original Stream Deck launched in 2017, and was only superceded by a new model this year - which has the exact some software and features. The only thing you’re missing out on is interchangeable face plates, a USB-C port and a less adjustable stand. For my money, the OG model is the way to go - especially given this discounted price. Of course, there have been plenty of similar-ish macro boards before....

Unlike Gran Turismo 7, which has clung to a successful formula and recognisable aesthetic for its full quarter century, Grid Legends is barely recognisable as a sequel to 1997’s TOCA Touring Car Championship, the game at the root of its lineage. And while describing this as a TOCA game is a bit like claiming that the latest Mercedes Formula One challenger is actually a silver Tyrrell, fire up a race in its Classic Touring Car class behind the wheel of a yellow and blue Renault Laguna and the spirit lives on....