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HomeDeals For £8 / $8, these Steam Deck thumbstick covers are a neat stocking stuffer to end Prime Big Deal Days withAnd they come with some stickers or something but who cares And they come with some stickers or something but who cares Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun I’m told that if I do one morePrime Big Deal Dayspost, they’ll take off the metal clamps holding my eyelids open, and won’t put them back on until Black Friday next month....

HomeDeals Get ahead in game audio with the luxurious Logitech G Pro X Wireless, now £110 / $100 off for Prime Big Deal DaysA cable-free classic A cable-free classic Image credit:Logitech Image credit:Logitech Fewgaming headsetsweave together top sound quality, sustained comfort, and clean mic input as deftly as the Logitech G Pro X Wireless. As such, it usually costs a bundle, but withPrime Big Deal Daysadministering some cuts, it’s going cheaper right now....

HomeFeaturesBroken Sword How Charles Cecil survived crowdfunding: “I was nervous our fans were going to turn against us”Despite missteps and the pitiful profits of the late 90s, Revolution Software keeps on turning Despite missteps and the pitiful profits of the late 90s, Revolution Software keeps on turning Image credit:Revolution Software Image credit:Revolution Software A few months ago,Broken Swordcreator Charles Cecil walked out of the office of Revolution Software and onto the Shambles, the Diagon Alley-esque street that has survived since York’s days as a medieval trade hub....

HomeDeals If you don’t mind SATA SSDs, the already-cheap Crucial BX500 is up to 43% off for Prime Big Deal Days4TB of solid state speed for just £178 / $210 4TB of solid state speed for just £178 / $210 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Would it be fair to say that we sometimes overlook SATASSDs? With NVMe drives forming our future and mechanical hard disks increasingly consigned to the past, the 2....

HomeNews Laid-off Humble Games staff found new indie-focussed publisher and are partnering with Ziff Davis again"A new course for the future" “A new course for the future” Image credit:Humble Games Image credit:Humble Games Back in July, the Powers That Be at Rock Paper Shotgun’s parent company Ziff Davislaid off all 36 members of Humble Games, in response to “challenging economic times for indie game publishing”. Now, Humble Games’s former general manager Alan Patmore and global publishing VP Mark Nash have foundedGood Games Group, a new indie publisher who will work with many of the same development partners from their Humble days....

HomeReviewsMouthwashing Mouthwashing review: converging timelines make for an impressive and succinct descent into madnessEveryone on the ship has great oral hygiene, to be fair Everyone on the ship has great oral hygiene, to be fair Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Critical Reflex Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Critical Reflex Mouthwashing reviewCompact horror that cleverly flits between timelines and puts you at the surreal heart of a growing nightmare.Developer:Wrong OrganPublisher:Critical ReflexRelease:Out nowOn:WindowsFrom:Steam,itchPrice:£11/€12/$12Reviewed on:Intel Core i7-12700F, Nvidia RTX 3080, 16GB RAM, Windows 11Mouthwashing’s greatest triumph is placing you at the scene....

HomeNewsLike A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii was almost a fish ‘em up called Like A Dragon: TunaThere’s always next time There’s always next time Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega A new PlayStation blog (thanks cheery fanzinePCGamerfor the spot) has provided some illuminating info on the upcomingLike A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii, and in many ways, the LAD series as a whole. The biggest takeaway: the fact pirateYakuzawas, at one point, going to be a fishing game called Like A Dragon: Tuna....

HomeDeals Prime Big Deal Days lets you get the webcam I use, for £30 less than what this idiot paid for itIt’s 41% off in the US as well It’s 41% off in the US as well Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun I recall getting mine for £100, so while I do endorse the StreamCam for its ease of use and how it makes me the least blurry out of everyone in RPS team meets, know that if you take advantage of this offer that I will grow to envy and resent you....

HomeNewsHawthorne Redwall meets Skyrim in this new game from Bethesda, BioWare, and Naughty Dog alumniHawthorn is everything I love doing everything I don’t Hawthorn is everything I love doing everything I don’t Image credit:NEARstudios Image credit:NEARstudios Why,Hawthorn, must you put in me a position where I have to balance my love of woodland fantasy against my complete exhaustion with chopping things down to build other things? There are two scurrying mammals wearing robes inside of me, and they both loveRedwall,Mice And Mystics, andMouse Guard, but might spontaneously combust if they have to craft another hatchet....

HomeDeals Save 40% on the perfect Anker power bank for Steam Deck—I love this portable charger and use it dailyAct fast, the deal expires after today. Act fast, the deal expires after today. We’ve all used a Steam Deck, so we all know how poor the battery lifecan be when playing a more graphically extensive game like God of War: Ragnarok, orCyberpunk 2077. Here’s the trick, you need a good power bank to accompany your portable PC adventures....

HomeDeals The Silent Hill 2 remake reminded me that RAM is important, so here are some cheap 32GB DDR5 picks from Prime Big Deal DaysRefresh your memory Refresh your memory Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun It’s easy to think of your PC’s RAM as something that just needs to beenough, rather than a powerhouse like thegraphics cardor CPU. Easy for me, anyway, until testing out theSilent Hill 2 remakethis past week served up a reality check: modern games need a lot of memory, and in SH2’s case, might not even get past the Steam launcher if they decide you’re lacking in it....

HomeNewsWanderstop The simmering emotions of cosy tea-brewing sim Wanderstop have been repressed until next yearSteeping a little longer Steeping a little longer Image credit:Annapurna Interactive Image credit:Annapurna Interactive The cosy (but maybe not so cosy) tea-brewing adventureWanderstophas been delayed until next year, say developers Ivy Road. The colourful game about a troubled arena fighter retiring into a life of lapsang souchong and repressed urges to do sudden violence had previously been planned for a release some time in 2024, according tothe developer’s original announcement....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1208): How to solve the Wednesday October 9 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 9? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 9? 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!...