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Alice0 is evolving! Please congratulate her on her ascent to Associate Editor
Our indie coverage is about to go through the roof
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Peggle goes roguelike in Peglin
Bounced into early access with a demo
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Feature: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe has a cursed awareness of its own weird, culty relevance
I don’t plan on playing it again until 2032
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Feature: What's better: romance, or de_dust2?
Love blooming or a battlefield
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Feature: Rocket Bot Royale is a free-to-play battle royale that captures the jubilant chaos of Worms
5-minute matches filled with sublime skill-based plays
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Deals: Here's where to find the cheapest Ryzen 5000 CPUs in the US and UK
We've done the (processor) time so you don't have to.
News
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An Elden Ring bug lets you do Getting Over It cosplay
Pot boys, not warrior jars
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Humankind’s Vitruvian update adds Leonardo da Vinci for a limited time
Five hundred years later, the man who probably invented video games is in one
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Microsoft set a date for 2022’s Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase
Will we finally see Starfield in action?
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Alice0 is evolving! Please congratulate her on her ascent to Associate Editor
Our indie coverage is about to go through the roof
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Is this the first horror game set in Sunderland?
Sunderland 'Til You Die
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Microsoft Flight Simulator’s 1930s air-racers let you pretend there’s a new Crimson Skies
The second batch of Famous Flyers planes introduces the Gee Bee Super Sportsters
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Peggle goes roguelike in Peglin
Bounced into early access with a demo
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Turbo Golf Racing's open beta will take a swing from tomorrow
Car for the course
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Kung fu brawler Sifu is adding difficulty options next week
As well as new training modes
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Supporter funded articles
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Warstride Challenges is a retro-inspired FPS that's also a rally game at heart. The game rules and I am smitten with it, mainly because it puts my FPS acumen through its paces: aim, movement, and shrimp-back are all subject to rigorous testing.
But the game also appeals to a primal, competitive side of me. The one that's desperate to beat my rival Patrick, a …
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The whole carnival's come to town
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RPS@PAX 2022: The best cosplay we saw at the show
Elden Ring cosplayers were particularly strong this year
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RPS@PAX 2022: Sunday daily round-up
Our final report from the show floor
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Reviews
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Dorfromantik review: the best strategy puzzler two years in a row
Out on the tiles
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The Iron Oath early access review: a tactical RPG on a mission to stand out
Band of the battles
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Lenovo Legion 5 review: all-AMD gaming laptop keeps it simple
A minimalist notebook with decent gaming power
Deals
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Get an MSI RTX 3080 Ti OC for £1054 with code at CCL
The cheapest overclocked RTX 3080 Ti we've seen so far.
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The super-fast WD Black SN850 NVMe SSD is going cheap at Best Buy
$150 for a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD with a built-in heatsink, ideal for PC or PS5.
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£60.77 is an excellent price for a Corsair 240mm AiO - nearly £25 below RRP
This is the cheapest brand name 240mm liquid cooler by some margin.
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Here's where to find the cheapest Ryzen 5000 CPUs in the US and UK
We've done the (processor) time so you don't have to.
RPS@PAX
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The whole carnival's come to town
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RPS@PAX 2022: The best cosplay we saw at the show
Elden Ring cosplayers were particularly strong this year
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RPS@PAX 2022: Sunday daily round-up
Our final report from the show floor
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RPS@PAX 2022: We tour Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 booth, and chat about its 2023 release date
Our minds are flayed at the majesty of this walled city
Videos
Bestest Bests
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Dorfromantik review: the best strategy puzzler two years in a row
Out on the tiles
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Turbo Overkill early access review: a retro-inspired FPS that never lets up
I can't stress this enough - you have a chainsaw for a leg
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RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2014
We list our favourite games from 2014, and why they deserve to be preserved above everything else
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Weird West review: a breathtakingly reactive spin on classic Fallout
Dead-and-buried-wood
Hardware
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How to set the Steam Deck lock screen
Secure your Deck with PIN protection
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Best graphics cards: the top gaming GPUs
Our top graphics card picks for 1080p, 1440p and 4K
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Best SSD for gaming 2022: our top SATA and NVMe picks
Our top solid state drive recommendations
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Big Steam Deck update adds a lock screen, window switching and more
A little privacy, please
Indiescovery
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Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka, the dev duo that make up Analgesic Productions , seem to make games about scientists. Young, the hero of their Link’s Awakening-influenced debut Anodyne, may not technically be one, but he bears the coke-bottle glasses and white coat that may make you think he is. Aliph, the put-upon protagonist of the haunting, grief-stricken 2D side-scroller Even The Ocean, works as …
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Is this the first horror game set in Sunderland?
Sunderland 'Til You Die
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Peggle goes roguelike in Peglin
Bounced into early access with a demo
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Dorfromantik review: the best strategy puzzler two years in a row
Out on the tiles
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe has a cursed awareness of its own weird, culty relevance
I don’t plan on playing it again until 2032
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Rocket Bot Royale is a free-to-play battle royale that captures the jubilant chaos of Worms
5-minute matches filled with sublime skill-based plays
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Geometry puzzle game Tandis bends shapes and minds
Out now from the creator of Engare
From The Archive
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What happens when you make a Crusader Kings 3 ruler with every stat set to max?
The Age of Men is over. The Time of Gigaknight has come.
The Vatican City, 1146 AD, and 90 years into a game of Crusader Kings III. As the doors of the conclave chamber are sealed, a ring of hangdog cardinals stare miserably at each other in the sudden gloom. It is time, once again, to choose a new Pope. Once, this would have been a gathering seething with the ambitions of powerful men. Now, it …
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The death of my maxed-out Crusader Kings 3 ruler has kicked off an apocalyptic witch fight
The vast and the furious.
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An ode to cutting off boss tails in Dark Souls
Tails from the Lordrans
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Give yourself a good day by playing Webbed
Sling for joy
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G String is like Half-Life 2, except that I like it
Bach to the future
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NIMBY Rails has made me a train person
Love live the Pey Wet Express
Latest articles
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Get an MSI RTX 3080 Ti OC for £1054 with code at CCL
The cheapest overclocked RTX 3080 Ti we've seen so far.
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The super-fast WD Black SN850 NVMe SSD is going cheap at Best Buy
$150 for a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD with a built-in heatsink, ideal for PC or PS5.
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An Elden Ring bug lets you do Getting Over It cosplay
Pot boys, not warrior jars
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Humankind’s Vitruvian update adds Leonardo da Vinci for a limited time
Five hundred years later, the man who probably invented video games is in one
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The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 184: the best video game ideas on paper
Oh, what a hole is man
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Microsoft set a date for 2022’s Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase
Will we finally see Starfield in action?
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Alice0 is evolving! Please congratulate her on her ascent to Associate Editor
Our indie coverage is about to go through the roof
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Is this the first horror game set in Sunderland?
Sunderland 'Til You Die
Guides
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The best archetype in Bloodhunt
Learn which is the best clan and character class in Bloodhunt
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Royal Knight Loretta guide: How to beat Royal Knight Loretta in Elden Ring
Learn how to defeat Royal Knight Loretta in Elden Ring
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Bloodhunt Blood Resonance types
Here are the different Blood Resonance types in Bloodhunt and what they do
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This week's GTA Online Podium Car
Find out which car is the podium prize this week
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How to transfer Bethesda games to Steam
Here's how to move all your Bethesda games onto Steam
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Bloodhunt crossplay and cross-progress
The limits and possibilities of cross-platform play in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt
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How to set the Steam Deck lock screen
Secure your Deck with PIN protection
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Current event: Kamisato Ayaka's rerun! Up next: Version 2.7 introduces Yelan and Kuki Shinobu!
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Bee Swarm Simulator Codes [April 2022]
Expand your hive and explore the mountain with the help of some honey-sweet freebies
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Find the perfect 1.18 seeds for your newest Minecraft adventure