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HomeHardwareFeaturesGod of War Ragnarok God of War Ragnarök on Steam Deck shows the best and worst of handheld PC-ingStay at home dad Stay at home dad Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Steam Deck Academybrings together all our guides and explainers on getting the most out of your Steam Deck, no student loans or sweaty dormitories required. In a way, then, this is the Steam Deck at its pluckiest, pulling out a surprising capable showing for a game that could feasibly have ran at the frames-per-second of an Argos catalogue....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong How to find every Skandha location in Black Myth WukongHow to get the Five Skandhas Pill and receive a secret stat boost How to get the Five Skandhas Pill and receive a secret stat boost Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Searching for Skandha locations in Black Myth Wukong?Skandhas are key items found in every Chapter except Chapter 5. As is the case with many ofBlack Myth Wukong’s hidden collectibles, the game won’t tell you what to do with the five Skandhas, so we’ll let you in on the secret: if you take them to Xu Dog, he’ll turn them into aCelestial Medicinethat permanently improves you maximum HP, stamina, and mana....

HomeNewsLike A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii has been announced and is coming for you, Skull And BonesHow’s this for “quadruple-A” boomerang cutlass attack How’s this for “quadruple-A” boomerang cutlass attack Image credit:Sega / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Sega / Rock Paper Shotgun It’s a pirate’s life for me, and it’s a pirate’s life for Goro Majima, recurring eyepatched anti-hero of the used-to-be-called-Yakuzaseries. He’s the star of the just-announcedLike A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii, a game I can only applaud for the brazen straightforwardness of its title....

HomeNewsRain World Rain World’s new slugcat will explore icy wastes and desert sands as The Watcher DLC gets a release dateBut what’s it watching? But what’s it watching? Image credit:Akupara Games Image credit:Akupara Games The post-apocalyptic wastelands ofRain Worldare stunning, brutal, and full of strange creatures that would like to eat your kittenish face. It’s a landscape of wonder and pain, and it’s about to get a little more wonderful and painful....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1189): How to solve the Friday September 20 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for September 20? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for September 20? 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!...

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Best builds in Black Myth WukongFrom early game to endgame, these loadouts make even the toughest Yaoguai cry From early game to endgame, these loadouts make even the toughest Yaoguai cry Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Looking for the best builds in Black Myth Wukong?With so many weapons, armour pieces, Curios, Gourds, and Spirits to choose from, finding the best combinations isn’t easy....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Best Spells in Black Myth WukongEvery Mysticism, Alteration, and Transformation Spell you should be using in Black Myth Wukong Every Mysticism, Alteration, and Transformation Spell you should be using in Black Myth Wukong Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Looking for the best Spells in Black Myth Wukong?Ranging from petrification powers to a Stone Monkey transformation,Black Myth Wukong’s Spells are among the most important combat tools....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Black Myth Wukong Chapter 1 mapKeep track of your progress with our detailed and concise Chapter 1 map! Keep track of your progress with our detailed and concise Chapter 1 map! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Black Myth Wukong Chapter 1 map Here is our complete Chapter 1 map for Black Myth: Wukong: Use this Chapter 1 map to keep track of where you are and what you’ve accomplished so far in the first phase of your Black Myth: Wukong journey....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Black Myth Wukong Chapter 2 mapUse our Chapter 2 map of Black Myth Wukong to make sure you don’t miss a thing Use our Chapter 2 map of Black Myth Wukong to make sure you don’t miss a thing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun What does a Chapter 2 map for Black Myth: Wukong look like?If your answer is “a goddamn jumble of chaos”, then you’re in the right ballpark....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Black Myth Wukong Chapter 3 mapUse this map to keep track of everything in Black Myth Wukong’s massive Chapter 3 Use this map to keep track of everything in Black Myth Wukong’s massive Chapter 3 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun To help your journey through The New West in Black Myth: Wukong, we’ve hand-crafted our very own Chapter 3 map below, which takes you through all 23 Shrines from beginning to end....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Thu, September 19thNeed some Connections hints? Read our guide for help with Connections #465. Need some Connections hints? Read our guide for help with Connections #465. 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 19th September?...

HomeNewsCopycat Copycat forced me to refuse a dying elderly woman emotional comfort, then steal her chickenThat Dragon, Toxoplasmosis That Dragon, Toxoplasmosis Image credit:Spoonful Of Wonder/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Spoonful Of Wonder/Rock Paper Shotgun Copycat - Official TrailerWatch on YouTube Copycat - Official Trailer I’m in the cat shelter and the woman you play as, Olive, is coughing and the screen is going blurry. The elderly woman in the cat shelter is ill and the music is sad and it is so shameless that I cannot stop howling....

HomeHardwareFeaturesFinal Fantasy XVI Final Fantasy XVI is an uneven PC port with performance to matchUpscaling to the rescue, again Upscaling to the rescue, again Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Square Enix Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Square Enix Fifteen months on from its PS5 release,Final Fantasy XVI– that actionyRPGof emo-fringed hack ‘n’ slashing anddisquietingly sexy Ralph Ineson characters– is now on PC. Enough time, you’d think, to do a proper job of rejigging it with Windows spanners, especially afterFinal Fantasy XV’s port got so much stick for its lack of features andperformance issues....