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Cris Tales screenshot of a battle against wolves

Just like many of the JRPGs from which it draws a great deal of inspiration, Cris Tales is all about wondering across the world in search of adventure, befriending and recruiting a variety of over-the-top characters, and then teaming up with them to face off against a whole host of enemies in turn-based combat. That said, things don't stay that simple for very long as Cris Tales heavily focuses on time-traveling and allows you to visit individual locations in the past, present and future!

You can get a little bit of an idea of what this looks like in actual gameplay, as well as what Cris Tales looks like in general, through the rather handy overview trailer. Have a peek:

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Overwatch screenshot of the Summer Games 2021 Sigma skin

[Update]: Overwatch's August balance patch has beefed up Genji, Soldier 76, Roadhog and Moira

While most of the development team is still working on Overwatch 2, Blizzard recently added one of the greatest features Overwatch has ever seen - cross-platform multiplayer! However, despite that being a rather monumental task, it looks like it hasn't slowed down the pace of regular updates for even a second. As such you might be surprised to hear that the annual Summer Games update has just now been unleashed, and will be running until August 10th.

Much like last year Summer Games 2021 brings with it a plethora of themed cosmetics to collect, three weekly challenges that award additional epic quality skins, as well as some rather curious updates to Lucioball. Here's what all of it looks like in action:

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Steam Deck official photo showing the device from up close

[Update #2]: It's official, the Steam Deck will be launching on February 25, 2022!

[Update]: Valve has pushed back the launch of the Steam Deck to February 2022.

Given the popularity of the Nintendo Switch, and Valve's fascinating obsession with hardware development, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to hear that Valve is now working on their very own handheld gaming PC - the Steam Deck. As the name would suggest the Steam Deck will allow you to play all of your Steam games on the go, while still serving as a standard gaming PC while plugged in.

Judging by the technical specs it seems like the Steam Deck will be fairly a powerful device, though obviously nowhere close to an actual gaming PC. This was to be expected given that the Steam Deck ranges in price from ~420€ to ~680€ while a modern graphics card will set you back that much on its own. So if you plan on getting a Steam Deck purely to play the newest and fanciest games out there, expect to make some hefty graphical sacrifices in order to get them to run smoothly.

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Fall Guys artwork for the adventuring Season 5 update

[Update]: Fall Guys' party themed Season 6 is launching on November 30, 2021 alongside cross-platform progression.

If you're itching for a bit of wacky nonsense to distract you from the summer heat, you'll be happy to hear that Fall Guys' Season 5 update is now nearly upon us. Once it arrives this July 20th Season 5 will bring with it six new rounds, duo and trio game modes, as well as a whole assortment of new obstacles to overcome and cutesy cosmetics to collect.

You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this looks like in action through two of the recent trailers. The first one is the cinematic short setting up the whole adventuring theme, while the second one is a more gameplay focused preview. Have a gander, they're both rather easy on the eyes:

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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox official artwork and logo

[Update]: As a part of the January 2022 update, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox has added a co-op mode on PC!

Despite being a long-running series the premise behind each Ys game can be very quickly summarized. You play as the ever-adventuring Adol Christin as he crashes yet another ship into yet another island, becomes involved in some sort of grand mystery, saves the world in a heroic fashion, and eventually leaves everyone behind with smiles on their faces and their priceless monuments in ruins.

While this does get a little bit silly sometimes, there is one very important upside - you can pick up just about any game from the main series and start there without worrying about previous context or who the characters even are. So if you're thinking about doing just that with Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, or if you're simply curious about how it compares to its predecessor Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, allow me to share my thoughts and impressions now that I've spent two rather eventful weeks with it.

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Streets of Rage 4 Mr. X Nightmare DLC artwork

A full year has gone by since Streets of Rage 4 first arrived, so if you're looking for some sort of excuse to give it another whirl, you'll be happy to hear the very first DLC has now arrived. The aptly titled Mr. X Nightmare will have you enter a simulation created from the remnants of Mr. X's brain, in which you will encounter three new playable characters, a brand new Survival mode, a new character customization system, as well as new arenas, traps and enemies to toy around with.

You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this nonsense looks like in action through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander, it's a rather straightforward one:

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NieR: Automata screenshot of 2B and an overgrown robot

The Steam version of NieR: Automata has sadly been a technical mess ever since it first launched. Between strangely implemented resolution settings, glitchy anti-aliasing and the broken aspect ratio during cutscenes, playing through NieR: Automata was a bit of a nightmarish experience without mods to fix all of the nonsense.

With that in mind, I am incredibly happy to say that the developers have now returned in order to fix up most of the long-standing issues and bring the Steam version up to the same level as the Xbox Game Pass one. Here's what has been changed:

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