HomeNews A minor tweak to Steam will soon let you change the way you download that monstrous 250GB updateWhy update today what you can update in three months? Why update today what you can update in three months? Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Here’s Valve’s reasoning. First they explain how things currently work: “For games you recently played, Steam will download game updates shortly after they are released,” they say ina news post....

HomeGuidesPath Of Exile 2 All Path of Exile 2 Act One bosses and where to find themThis list will help you find every Path of Exile 2 boss located in Act 1 This list will help you find every Path of Exile 2 boss located in Act 1 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Looking for all Act One bosses in Path of Exile 2?...

HomeGuidesPath Of Exile 2 All Path of Exile 2 bosses in Act TwoThis list will help you find every Path of Exile 2 boss located in Act 2 This list will help you find every Path of Exile 2 boss located in Act 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Looking for Act Two bosses in Path of Exile 2?If you thought Act One was tough, brace yourself for the abominations that await in Act Two....

HomeNewsBand Of Crusaders Band Of Crusaders is a dark fantasy party RPG with heady overtones of XCOM and DiabloArchdemons mount European package tour in face of local objections Archdemons mount European package tour in face of local objections Image credit:Virtual Alchemy Image credit:Virtual Alchemy Band of Crusaders - Official Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube Band of Crusaders - Official Reveal Trailer And here are some more details from the Steam page. Your Band Of Crusaders can hire up to 20 knights, and you can train, equip and rearm them at an expanding campsite of upgradeable buildings....

HomeNewsMafia: The Old Country Mafia: The Old Country release date shrinks to summer 2025Leaked trailer makes weary news-writer offer he can’t refuse Leaked trailer makes weary news-writer offer he can’t refuse Image credit:2K Games Image credit:2K Games Open world fuhgeddaboudit simulatorMafia: The Old Countrywill release in summer 2025, according to a Youtube trailer that has leaked on social media ahead of tonight’s Game Awards. The trailer also treats us to a few snippets of the game’s story scenes, shoot-outs and punch-ups....

HomeReviewsMarvel Rivals Marvel Rivals review: it’s like Overwatch, if Overwatch was overcomplex and frequented Comic ConMy favourite hero is John Marvel My favourite hero is John Marvel Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games At first I thoughtMarvel Rivalswas basically rebrandedOverwatch, in the way it’s afree-to-playPVP hero shooter. And in some ways, it is. Fights are like if you took a MOBA and forced both teams to bash heads constantly....

HomeGuidesMarvel Rivals Marvel Rivals tier list of best charactersDiscover the strongest characters in the current meta with our up-to-date Marvel Rivals tier list Discover the strongest characters in the current meta with our up-to-date Marvel Rivals tier list Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games What are the best characters in Marvel Rivals right now?It’s always a tough question with games likeMarvel Rivals, not only because the roster and hero abilities are ever-changing, but because a tier list of heroes naturally changes over time as you climb higher up the player skill ladder....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Thu, December 12thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #549. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #549. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Wednesday 8th January! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 12th December?...

HomeGuidesPath Of Exile 2 Path of Exile 2 best Sorceress buildHere’s a guide on how to channel elemental magic as the Sorceress Here’s a guide on how to channel elemental magic as the Sorceress Image credit:Grinding Gear Games Image credit:Grinding Gear Games Looking for the best Sorceress build in Path of Exile 2?The Sorceress is the strongest spellcaster inPath of Exile 2, emphasising elemental magic that sparks, sizzles, and freezes enemies....

The Beastmaster of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, part three: the stalker becomes the stalkeredNot the kind of follower I was hoping for Not the kind of follower I was hoping for Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World After a failure-riddled start,my attemptto turnS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s mutants into beasts of war is finally bearing fruit. I’veengineered a Bloodsucker attackthat wiped out the worst of villains – someone who was mean to me – and I’ve progressed far enough to really open up the map, and with it, access to more of the Zone’s fiercest fleshwarps....

HomeNews The Game Awards 2024 liveblogFrom 12:30am GMT / 7:30pm ETLive From 12:30am GMT / 7:30pm ET Image credit:The Game Awards Image credit:The Game Awards Tonight isThe Game Awards 2024, the first since Geoff Keighleykilled E3 and consumed its heartin front of a group of screaming schoolchildren. Just saying, this had better be good,Geoff, especially after the2023 show’s “embarrassing” shooing-offof developers whose acceptance speeches cut into that valuable trailer showcase time....

HomeFeaturesBalatro The RPS Advent Calendar 2024, December 12thOpen today’s door - then run Open today’s door - then run Image credit:RPS Image credit:RPS Today’s advent calendar game is already inside your head, for this is not a game you stop playing, merely one you step away from between rounds. Even after you quit, it lingers on the edge of your awareness like a muffled bassline. It glitters in the air around you like a cloud of spores....

HomeFeatures Total War: Warhammer’s Rich Aldridge on roleplaying, iteration, and lessons from nearly a decade on strategy’s most ambitious series"There’s good energy" for the team right now, says game director “There’s good energy” for the team right now, says game director Image credit:Creative Assembly Image credit:Creative Assembly In more ways than one, today’sTotal War: Warhammer 3expansion marks a milestone for game director Rich Aldridge and his team at Creative Assembly. Omens Of Destruction’s three headline legendary lords each bring new campaigns and units for their respective factions, but it’s the fourth lord - a Khorne champion free to all players - that I imagine Aldridge will end up remembering the most fondly....