Custom PC - UK (2020-07)

Thebattleroyalegamethatarguably
startedit all,Playerunknown’sBattlegrounds
(PUBG),hasalsorecentlyaddedtheabilityto
pinglocations,makingteamcommunication
easierif youdon’thavea microphone.If you
dohavea microphone,thepaceofgameplay
inPUBGcanbeparticularlygoodif you’rejust
lookingtohangoutandchat.
Dropintoa quietzoneandyoucaneasily
spend10-15minutesjustlootingup,catching
upanddrivingaround.Evenduringmore
intensemoments,PUBGis stilla relatively
quietgamethatmakesit easytochat.The
samegoesforFortnite,wherea quietarea
andtheneedtominematerialsmeansyou
caneasilyhangoutwithyoursquadfora
whilebeforeheadingintobattle.
If you’reboredwithbattleroyalegames,
CoDWarzonealsohasa differentgame
modethatcentresaroundcollectingthemost
money.Anytimeyoudie,yourespawnand
dropintothegameagaintocarryonthefight.
Youstillgetthatthrillofclose-quartersteam
fightingona hugemap,butwithouttheall-
too-quickdeathsanddropbackstothelobby.

Thenthere’sthehostoftraditionalteam-

basedFPSgames,suchasTeamFortress,

CS:GO,OverwatchandRainbowSixSiege.If

you’venevergivenanyofthema go,mostof

themareeitherfreeorcheapthesedays.

If FPSgamesaren’treallyyourthing,there’s

plentyofothercompetitivegamegenres.The

trick,though,is findingonesthatprovidethat

widersocialelement.

If you’remoreintocarsthancarbines,there

areseveralracinggamesthatoffera more

socialfeelthanothers.Thehugelypopular

RocketLeague’sfootball-apingshenanigans

arefarfromthepurestformofracing,butit’s

easytoteamupwithyourfriendsandhave

a laughinthisgame.What’smore,Rocket

Leagueis a particularlyfunoptionforthose

lessexperiencedinracinggames.Theutter

chaosoftryingtohita giantballwithyour

carcreatessomefreneticfunthat’sstill

accessibleregardlessofyourskillset.

Alongsimilarlines,there’sthebash-and-

crashfunofWreckfest.Thisis a straight

destructionderbysimwithpropersoft-body

carphysicsthatletsyoubashandcrashyour

waytovictory.Youandyourfriendsjustneed

tojumpontothesameservertogether,and

youcanenjoyeithercompetingagainstor

sneakilyworkingtogetherwithyourfriends

tocreateasmuchdestructionaspossible.

Alternatively,althoughsocialgamingis the

focushere,youcanalsolookuponthistime

asanopportunitytoexplorea newtypeof

gameorhoneyourskillsinthosegameswith

whichyou’realreadyfamiliar.Maybeyou’re

DROP INTO A QUIET

ZONE AND YOU CAN

EASILY SPEND 10-15

MINUTES LOOTING UP,

CATCHING UP AND

DRIVING AROUND

Trying to hit a giant ball with your car in Rocket League

creates some frenetic fun for people of all skill sets

The ability to ping locations and objects makes

Apex Legends easy to play without a microphone,

and with friends and strangers alike

Bash and crash your way to victory in Wreckfest

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