Like a million blades stabbing at you out of the dark, there's been a ton of Assassin's Creed Shadows bits and pieces coming at us recently. Formerly known only as Assassin's Creed Codename Red, this ninja-filled adventure has finally stepped out into the spotlight. Two years after being announced the first reveal trailer has dropped and it's full of history, murder, and the game's launch date. Continue reading New Assassin’s Creed Shadows cinematic trailer reveals launch date MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs on PC, Best stealth games, Best sandbox games

Baldur’s Gate 3 brought me a lot of joy alongside all its world-threatening peril in 2023, and no more so than being able to enjoy its fantastic stories alongside my friends, all of us sharing in the process of making key decisions that altered our path forever. In a similar vein but with a much more charmingly whimsical style is Baladins, a blend of Dungeons and Dragons style story-led RPGs and choose your own adventure games that’s just arrived on Steam. Continue reading Baldur’s Gate 3 gets a whole lot cuter in this new Steam RPG, out now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Best indie games, Best co-op games

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Image: The Verge Microsoft started to preview mouse and keyboard support for Xbox Cloud Gaming in March, and it’s now rolling out to everyone as a beta today. You’ll be able to start streaming and playing Xbox games with a mouse or keyboard in Edge or Chrome over at xbox.com/play. In total, 26 games will be supported at the launch of this beta, including Fortnite, Sea of Thieves, and Halo Infinite. Microsoft is also planning to let PC owners use the Xbox app later this month to select a game that has a mouse and keyboard badge in the cloud gaming section. I tried the mouse and keyboard support earlier this year on Xbox Cloud Gaming, and it’s exactly what you’d expect. You can easily switch between using a mouse and keyboard or a controller during the... Continue reading…

Image: Ubisoft The next entry in the Assassin’s Creed franchise is almost here: Ubisoft debuted the first trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which launches later this year. The trailer is decently meaty for a world premiere, taking its time to introduce the game’s two protagonists. One is the samurai Yasuke, an African man who became a retainer in service to Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga. The second protagonist is Naoe, a shinobi character whose opposition to Nobunaga’s war initially pits her against Yasuke. It was rumored that Shadows would feature two main characters, similar to Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, and before the official trailer reveal, key art from the game leaked showing off the samurai / shinobi protagonists. Since 2022, Assassin’s... Continue reading…

Raspberry Pi prepares for a $630 million IPO. | Photo by Emma Roth / The Verge British minicomputer manufacturer Raspberry Pi has announced plans to file for a UK stock market listing, saying the initial public offering would allow the company to expand its current talent pool and product offerings. Raspberry Pi is best known for making highly affordable microcontrollers and credit card-size single-board computers — the cheapest of which costs just $15. They can be used to make all sorts of things, like smart home control hubs, DIY cameras, home media servers, and more. A fundraising round in 2023 led by UK chip maker Arm Holdings previously valued Raspberry Pi at around £444 million (about $561 million), though that figure has since potentially risen to roughly £500 million (about $630 million) according to The... Continue reading…

Image: Ford Google is adding several new apps to its in-car infotainment platforms, while also making it easier for developers to get their apps approved faster and with fewer complications. Google said that two new streaming services, Max and Peacock, are coming to cars with Google built-in. These include models from companies like Nissan, Ford, Acura, Renault, Honda, Polestar, and Volvo. In addition, cars with Google built-in are getting the Angry Birds game, so you can enjoy all the brick smashing and pig disrupting fun while parked in your vehicle. (Video streaming and gaming apps are only available while the vehicle is parked, in order to reduce distractions.) Google said that two new streaming services, Max and Peacock, are coming to cars... Continue reading…

Image: Daniel Golson Google is lowering the barriers for new apps to be added to Android Auto and cars with Google software built-in, making it easier for developers of gaming and streaming apps to get them added to those platforms. It is also releasing new guidelines for developing apps for various screen sizes and shapes. Google is launching a new program for car-ready apps, essentially expediting the process for developers to get their apps approved for in-car platforms. As part of this program, Google says it will “proactively” review mobile apps that are already compatible with the increasingly large-sized screens found in more modern vehicles. Google is launching a new program for car-ready apps “If the app qualifies, we will automatically opt it in... Continue reading…