I vanished out of the country for something which I can’t talk about…yet. That being said, I can talk about what I did on my one day to sightsee in Seattle, which eventually came down to two choices: Either ascend upwards and gaze at the city below from the structure shaped like some sort of space needle thingy, or spend a few hours gawking at props and puppets in the Pop Culture Museum.

Thought that July was a dry month for gaming? Well hold onto your butt then, because August is going to be a killer. From the simple joy of Jousting in Nidhogg 2 through to the mind-bending paranoia of Hellblade, here's what you can expect to play next month.

While FunCom’s Conan game may have been dominating headlines lately for its more generous areas of improvement for custom characters, people seem to have forgotten that there still beats the heart of an actual experience that is under development right now. And it's doing very well.

You thought massive floppy beef cannons were the limit of what Conan: Age of Exiles could do with dongs? Then you ain't seen nothing yet, as Funcom is mulling over a castration gameplay mechanic as well.

CONAN! What is best in life? Early access, dedicated servers and to see your enemies crushed before you after having spent four hours gathering materials to craft an axe!

Thanks to a handy endowment slider in the game, players now have the opportunity to adjust their manhood from Earthworm Jim through to Gleaming Love Sword size in Conan: Exiles.

Conan! What is best in life? The first Conan movie of course! Back in 1982, Conan the Barbarian was an impossible film that somehow succeeded. The fantasy genre had long since been considered box office poison, while handing an immense amount of funding cash to the manly hands of director John Milius was seen as a crazy and reckless investment. …

Board gamers! What is best in life? To crush your enemies. To see them driven before you. To hear the lamentations of their women!