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Despelote review A sweet, two-hour video game about Ecuador’s historic 2001 World Cup qualifying campaign which masterfully captures what it feels like to be a child and a football fan. Developer: Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena Publisher: Panic Release: May 1st, 2025 On: Windows From: Steam Price: £10.79/$13.49/€12.59 Reviewed on: Steam Deck Despelote ought to…

Survival hellscape Rust has added a tropical jungle biome to its procedurally generated maps, the biggest change to the landscape of the game in nine years. It’ll appear close to where new players spawn and hides a number of threats and fun. Poisonous snakes will skitter through the undergrowth and riverside crocs will chew your…

I don’t like sand. It’s coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. So I can only imagine how absolutely, overwhelmingly irritating it could be on a planet like Arrakis, where a sandstorm could quite easily kill you. Or, I suppose I don’t have to imagine, as that’s something you can actually experience…

You know, at this point I’m not sure if games, or even just aspects of games, that rely on licensing other works, is really all that good of an idea. It’s probably part of why there are some Fortnite skins you never see in the shop anymore, it’s absolutely why the Friday the 13th…

Demon-swarmed fantasy ARPG Path Of Exile 2 got a patch today that should have, in theory, increased the rarity of loot dropped for players across all parts of the game. Instead, the game began deleting their Skill Gems – the extremely important stones that players use to perform all manner of attacks, spells, and defensive…

In a year that has so far seen some demanding giants like Monster Hunter Wilds, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Oblivion Remastered, I have found myself routinely playing Car Mechanic Simulator 2021, a four-year-old sim that has you repeatedly changing the brake pads on busted vehicles and scavenging old engine parts from a nearby junkyard. So…