Good day to ye, reader! I’m not sure what the weather’s like in other regions, but here in London we’re approaching the unhallowed time of year when grown men are overtaken by the urge to wear shorts. I saw a few unclothed kneecaps abroad last week, but thankfully the boreal winds returned and snuffed them out like premature daffodils. The forecast right now is clear skies till Friday. Pray for us. Alternatively, play some new PC games. Here’s a list.
On Monday 17th March, some torturous puns from Rogue Light Deck Builder and some lovely, free disease from Pathologic 3‘s Quarantine prologue. On Tuesday 18th March, the release of regicidal Hadeslike Reignbreaker. On Wednesday 19th March, a day of meditation in the dojo as we prepare for Thursday 20th March, the launch date for feudal Japanese open worlder Assassin’s Creed Shadows. If you’re more interested in breeding frogs than parkour or kendo, you can play Mudborne instead. And on Friday 21st March, a small host of promising contenders: Splintered, a retro RPG in which the villain remixes the world when you die, Urban Jungle, in which you cosify a cutaway house, Kaiserpunk (pictured in header), an alternate-history World War citybuilder, and – deep breath – Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land, a galumphing Tecmo Koei action-RPG with magic motorbikes and lots of crafting.
Our latest live newsblog is below, tastefully accompanied by a comments thread. Are you a British man d’un certain âge who wears shorts? Look, I’m not going to call the police or anything, but please promise me at least that you won’t pair them with comically thick woollen socks. You’re either dressing for nice weather or you aren’t – no half-measures! Have a jolly week.
