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HomeDeals The best Steam Deck microSD card, Samsung’s Pro Plus, is nearly half price for Prime Big Deal Days512GB of top-notch handheld storage 512GB of top-notch handheld storage Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun I’m acutely aware someone on RPS, usually me, ends up dealsposting about the Samsung Pro Plus every time there’s a big hardware sale going on. As there currently is, withAmazon’s Prime Big Deal Dayshaving returned to town....

HomeNews Thunderful are having a Steam sale on Viewfinder, Somerville, SteamWorld Heist 2 and other colourful hitsGoing down a storm Going down a storm Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Thunderful Publishing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Thunderful Publishing Swedish video game publishers Thunderful are selling some steam, which is terrific news for those of us who don’t live near saunas and are thus cruelly deprived of their widely-accepted health and wellness benefits, which date all the way back to the ancient Mayans....

HomeNewsTraveller’s Hymn Traveller’s Hymn is a free open-world grid-based RPG, and it’s out todayLooks lovely Looks lovely Image credit:Aquatic Ranger Studio Image credit:Aquatic Ranger Studio Traveller’s Hymnis a top-down, grid-based, open-world adventure game (and breathe), set in a dark fantasy land. The tileset is lovely, as are the little dialogue boxes and menus and the gentle bob of your backpack-ridden character as they walk. Basically, it looks like it’s worth everyone’s time, particularly because there’s one big twist here - it’s entirely free....

HomeDeals With 31% off, Prime Big Deal Days makes AMD’s best-value gaming CPU even betterIt’s a bit unconventional, but the Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a bargain at £161 It’s a bit unconventional, but the Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a bargain at £161 Image credit:AMD Image credit:AMD If you’re not militant about meeting all the latest hardware standards, but do need an upgrade in the CPU department, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D is close to perfect....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1207): How to solve the Tuesday October 8 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 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!...

HomeNewsAlien: Isolation Alien Isolation is getting a sequel, 10 years later"We have heard your distress calls loud and clear," say Creative Assembly “We have heard your distress calls loud and clear,” say Creative Assembly Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega Why yes, thatwasa micro change in air density you just noticed on your motion tracker. Ten years since the release of horror adaptationAlien Isolation, Creative Assembly have announced that they’re making a sequel....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Best Pills in Black Myth WukongBoost your stats against Black Myth: Wukong’s many bosses with these excellent Pills Boost your stats against Black Myth: Wukong’s many bosses with these excellent Pills Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Wondering what the best Pills are in Black Myth: Wukong?In order to go toe-to-toe with the many Yaoguai that Black Myth: Wukong throws at you, your Destined One needs a solid array of stats, which sometimes need to be updated with the occasional medicinal boost....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Black Myth Wukong Chapter 5 mapUse our Chapter 5 map of Black Myth: Wukong to ensure you don’t miss a single boss, Shrine, or item! Use our Chapter 5 map of Black Myth: Wukong to ensure you don’t miss a single boss, Shrine, or item! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Looking for a Chapter 5 map of Black Myth: Wukong?If you’ve reached Chapter 5, jolly well done - in my experienceBlack Myth: Wukongstarts off fairly straightforward but throws some real curveballs in your direction with certain startlingly challenging bosses in the leadup to this point....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Mon, October 07thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #483. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #483. 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 07th October?...

HomeReviewsDread Dawn Dread Dawn review: dawn’t botherIs this the end of zombie Shakespeare?! Is this the end of zombie Shakespeare?! Image credit:Kioop/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Kioop/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Kiopp/Rock Paper Shotgun My first task is to go check on my character’s sister in the girl’s dorm. On the way, I run into one of several footballs scattered around and accidentally pelt it at a dude lying on sleeping bag, who then jumps up and follows me around for about a minute, knocking me to the floor every time I get up....

HomeNewsFortnite Epic detail plans for Unreal Engine 6 and share vision of a metaverse spanning “Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite"“Let the best ecosystem win” “Let the best ecosystem win” Image credit:Epic Games Image credit:Epic Games Epic Gameslaid off over 800 people a year ago, following what CEO Tim Sweeney confessed was an “unrealistic” period of investment designed to “grow Fortnite as a metaverse-inspired ecosystem for creators”. Now, it’s time to start talking about brighter, metaversal tomorrows and hopefully, not do the whole thing all over again....

HomeNewsHalo Infinite 343 retitle themselves Halo Studios in bid to upset and confuse me specifically Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft A New Dawn | Halo StudiosWatch on YouTube A New Dawn | Halo Studios New helmet dents aside, Halo Studios are switching to Unreal Engine 5 for some fairly straightforward practical reasons. One is that it saves them time creating, updating and maintaining their own tools - as the developers note, parts of the Slipspace engine are technically 25 years old, though I imagine the same is true of Unreal Engine’s latest incarnations....

HomeNewsLurks Within Walls I really hope turn-based horror RPG Lurks Within Walls gets combat worthy of its lovely claustrophobiaTry the demo, beware the ball Try the demo, beware the ball Image credit:2 Wedges Image credit:2 Wedges LURKS WITHIN WALLS | Official Annoucement TeaserWatch on YouTube LURKS WITHIN WALLS | Official Annoucement Teaser The game’s monsters are the work of Trevor Henderson, a Canadian artist of some repute, who has a lifelong passion for creepypasta photography....