Should You Bother With... AMD Fluid Motion Frames?

HomeHardwareFeatures Should You Bother With… AMD Fluid Motion Frames?Putting discount frame gen to the test in a new RPS feature Putting discount frame gen to the test in a new RPS feature Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Welcome toShould You Bother With, a new, hopefully somewhat regular RPS column where I’ll investigate the quirkier niches that PC gaming hardware has to offer. Through trial and testing, together we’ll find out which of these products and features are technological red herrings – and which are the genuine innovations that deserve your attention....

March 8, 2024 · 5 min · 877 words · Dawn Bailey

Spellcasting room-clearance puzzler Tactical Breach Wizards gets new beta that includes the whole game

HomeNewsTactical Breach Wizards Spellcasting room-clearance puzzler Tactical Breach Wizards gets new beta that includes the whole gameBut only if you actually send in feedback But only if you actually send in feedback Image credit:Suspicious Developments Image credit:Suspicious Developments If you successfully conjure a beta build from the summoning pool, the catch is that you’ll need to actually do your duty and send in feedback before you can play all of it....

March 8, 2024 · 2 min · 329 words · Amber Davis

The Night Wanderer is a sci-fantasy Soulslike that blends sword-fighting with cybernetics

HomeNewsThe Night Wanderer The Night Wanderer is a sci-fantasy Soulslike that blends sword-fighting with cyberneticsMidgaard as nails Midgaard as nails Image credit:Mighty Koi Image credit:Mighty Koi Polish developers Mighty Koi have announcedThe Night Wanderer, a new sci-fantasy SoulslikeRPGwith metroidvania level design – yes, yes, tick those genre boxes! - in which you are a grim bearded swordsman exploring an alien world that looks a bit like pre-industrial Scandinavia. The game is based on Jarosław Grzędowicz’s book series “Lord of the Ice Garden”....

March 8, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Jennifer Maxwell

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, sequel to the WWI adventure game, escapes mobile and Netflix exclusivity onto PC

HomeNews Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, sequel to the WWI adventure game, escapes mobile and Netflix exclusivity onto PCA decade after The Great War A decade after The Great War Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft The sequel to emotional 2014 World War Iadventure gameValiant Hearts: The Great Warhas hit PC, after a year and change locked down to mobile devices and a Netflix subscription - and a decade after its predecessor. To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

March 8, 2024 · 2 min · 291 words · Natasha Burgess

Wordle hints and answer (#993): How to solve the Friday March 8 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#993): How to solve the Friday March 8 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for March 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for March 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Wednesday 8th January!...

March 8, 2024 · 6 min · 1145 words · Michelle Bernard

You can download Dragon's Dogma 2's character creator for free, so I've made my kitten as a companion

HomeNewsDragon’s Dogma 2 You can download Dragon’s Dogma 2’s character creator for free, so I’ve made my kitten as a companionCreate your wizards ahead of Capcom’s open-world RPG launching Create your wizards ahead of Capcom’s open-world RPG launching Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Ahead of launchingDragon’s Dogma 2later this month, Capcom have released its character creator for free as a separate standalone doodad. You can create your character and your main Pawn (NPC sidekick) and save them to use in the full game....

March 8, 2024 · 2 min · 247 words · Mitchell Jones

You don't get to lead a holy war in Dune: Awakening, but you do have to think about religion

HomeNewsDune: Awakening You don’t get to lead a holy war in Dune: Awakening, but you do have to think about religionAw, shucks Aw, shucks Image credit:Funcom Image credit:Funcom The second part of Dune is out at the moment, and it has resulted in that most filthy of perversions,discourse- a pastime in which only the most unsavoury characters indulge. Is Dune appropriative? Is the appropriation the point? Whatever the case, Funcom want you to know that their upcoming survival gameDune: Awakeninghas nothing to do with any of that, postinga short Xeetfrom the official Awakening account that’s the written equivalent of sticking your arms straight out, waving your hands, and going “Woahwoahwoah, hang on a minute....

March 8, 2024 · 2 min · 273 words · Justin Sellers

After years of silence, Unknown 9: Awakening re-emerges as a supernatural mash-up of Assassin's Creed with Star Wars Force powers

HomeFeaturesUnknown 9: Awakening After years of silence, Unknown 9: Awakening re-emerges as a supernatural mash-up of Assassin’s Creed with Star Wars Force powersThat’s the spirit That’s the spirit Image credit:Bandai Namco Entertainment Image credit:Bandai Namco Entertainment It was a striking, if utterly ambiguous debut, and with talk of accompanying podcasts, books, comics and a web series also on the way to help build out this new world even further, it felt like developers Reflector Entertainment were really setting out to make a bold and ambitious first impression....

March 7, 2024 · 5 min · 920 words · Melissa Graham

Dragon's Dogma 2 expands the original game's absolutely daft NPC affinity system

HomeNewsDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2 expands the original game’s absolutely daft NPC affinity systemOn the flipside, your beloved might die On the flipside, your beloved might die Image credit:Pushsquare/Capcom Image credit:Pushsquare/Capcom One of the sillier aspects of the original Dragon’s Dogma was accidentally falling head over heels for some rando innkeeper, and having them appear beside you as your sweetheart during the ending scenes, much to the surprise of many players who didn’t realise they were hitting on every NPC they did a favour for....

March 7, 2024 · 3 min · 490 words · Thomas Rogers

EA will expand Apex Legends "beyond the traditional battle royale universe" with new ways to play

HomeNewsApex Legends EA will expand Apex Legends “beyond the traditional battle royale universe” with new ways to playAlso aiming to make life easier for first-time players Also aiming to make life easier for first-time players Image credit:EA Image credit:EA Even as theycancel games and carry out mass layoffs, EA see sunny skies ahead for Respawn’s free-to-play battle royaleshooterApex Legends, with CEO Andrew Wilson outlining plans to “expand beyond the traditional battle royale universe”....

March 7, 2024 · 3 min · 536 words · Monica Willis

Fallout's TV series looks pretty good in latest trailer, will release April 11th

HomeNewsFallout Fallout’s TV series looks pretty good in latest trailer, will release April 11thDang, now I want to watch it Dang, now I want to watch it Image credit:Amazon Image credit:Amazon In some ways, then, it’s a problem that theFalloutTV show looks good in its latest trailer. You might have to watch it when it releases on Amazon Prime on April 11th. Here’s the final, official trailer: Fallout - Official Trailer | Prime VideoFallout TV show’s final trailer....

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 173 words · Gregory Graham

Helldivers 2 devs apologise for trolly responses to player complaints about gun balancing

HomeNewsHelldivers 2 Helldivers 2 devs apologise for trolly responses to player complaints about gun balancing"I am extremely disappointed with the behavior," says Arrowhead CEO “I am extremely disappointed with the behavior,” says Arrowhead CEO Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Arrowhead’s CEO Johan Pilestedt has apologised for some spicy developer responses to players complaining aboutHelldivers 2’s first major balancing patch, which made certainHelldivers 2 gunsand equipment pieces significantly less powerful alongside other adjustments to the newshooter’s armor system, maps and missions....

March 7, 2024 · 4 min · 686 words · Lindsey Cameron

Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess looks like a beautiful blend of Yokai, Pikmin, and tower defense

HomeNewsKunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess looks like a beautiful blend of Yokai, Pikmin, and tower defenseWith dancing and swords With dancing and swords Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom When we first saw Capcom’s upcoming action strategy gameKunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddessat last year’sXbox Games Showcase, there wasn’t much to say other than that the game looks gorgeous. Thanks to last night’s Xbox Partner showcase, we now know that it’s a blend of Japanese mythology, sword-fights, Pikmin and tower defense....

March 7, 2024 · 2 min · 252 words · Miguel Hamilton