HomeNews Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.01 update gives new meaning to the phrase “performance drop"CD Projekt shares changelog highlights in advance CD Projekt shares changelog highlights in advance Image credit:CD Projekt RED Image credit:CD Projekt RED CD Projekt have detailedCyberpunk 20772.01, the game’s first patch followingupdate 2.0, which implemented a top-to-bottom reset of the once-ailing but at present, rather triumphant sci-fi RPG. According to the provisional changelog, the latest update encompasses general performance improvements and minor fixes plus a fatal bug which sees V falling through an elevator floor to their death when the performance falls too low....

HomeNewsDredge Eldritch fishing adventure Dredge delays The Iron Rig expansion to 2024, but it’ll still be getting DLC this yearStay hooked Stay hooked Dredgewas one of this year’s more surprising gems, an unexpectedly winning combination of spooky Lovecraftian atmosphere, open-world exploration and compelling fishing sim that lay somewhere on the ocean-wide spectrum between the chill management ofStardew Valleyand the existential dread ofSunless Sea. The gang plays Dredge, Terra Nil, Storyteller & Romancelvania | Indiescovery Podcast - Episode 8Watch on YouTube...

HomeNewsFortnite Fortnite is hiking up the price of V-Bucks in the US and Europe following mass Epic layoffsSays the “adjustments are based on economic factors such as inflation and currency fluctuations”. Says the “adjustments are based on economic factors such as inflation and currency fluctuations”. Image credit:Epic Image credit:Epic Fortniteis to increase the price of its in-game currency V-Bucks in a number of countries, including the US and across Europe. While publisher Epic Games attributed the decision to economic factors - citing previous “pricing alignment” in countries including the UK over the summer - the move will follow hundreds of job losses at the company, partially as the result of lower than expected revenue for their immensely popularbattle royale shooter....

HomeGuidesCounter-Strike 2 How to make a CS2 jump throw bindHere’s the quickest and easiest way to create a CS2 jump throw bind Here’s the quickest and easiest way to create a CS2 jump throw bind Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Want to know how to create your own CS2 jump throw bind?Jump throws have always been an important part of Counter-Strike, and the same is of course true inCounter-Strike 2....

HomeGuidesStarfield Starfield Overdesigned Walkthrough: How to get the best shipSecure the best ship from Walter Stroud’s side mission and add it to your Starfield fleet for free Secure the best ship from Walter Stroud’s side mission and add it to your Starfield fleet for free Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios How do you secure yourself a free ship in the Starfield Overdesigned side mission?...

HomeNews The Binding of Isaac is getting online multiplayer “soon”Beta headed to Repentance expansion Beta headed to Repentance expansion 12 years later,The Binding of Isaacremains my go-to roguelite. There have been some incredible Rogue-inspired games since, but nothing has quite stuck its disgusting, fly and poop-covered hooks in me like Edmund McMillen’s tale of a crying child fighting his murderous mother using the power of his tears. Yes, I’m in therapy, why do you ask?...

HomeNews One final fade out Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Sad tidings, folks. Today is vid bud Liam Richardson’s last day at RPS. After a glorious eighteen months of photoshopping creepy smiles onto thumbnails and making astaggering 125 videosabout our beloved PC games, Liam is returning to the world from whence he came: the wild frontiers of software design. It’s been a pleasure having him, even if but for a brief window of time, and I invite you all to come and bid him a fond farewell below....

HomeFeaturesHypnospace Outlaw An ode to Hypnospace Outlaw’s virtual hamster April, and my long-dead Catz and Dogz petzPour one out for PF Magic Pour one out for PF Magic Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/No More Robots/Petzsematary/Straycatzstrut Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/No More Robots/Petzsematary/Straycatzstrut As achild of the early internet, games likeHypnospace Outlawcan’t help but resonate quite deeply with me. This was the internet as I remembered it, goddamnit, and the fact it mixed in a compelling corporate conspiracy story in between its pages was just the icing on an already fine cake (in GIF form, naturally, with a MIDI tune of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons blaring out from your internet browser for good measure)....

HomeNews Counter-Strike 2 probably shouldn’t be able to dine out on CS:GO’s positive reviewsOr curator recommendations Or curator recommendations Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve At the time of writing,Counter-Strike 2has 7.5 million reviews on Steam, 88% of which are positive. That’s pretty good going for a game that released less than 24 hours ago.Except, of course, that the vast majority of those reviews are forCounter-Strike: Global Offensive, a game that is no longer playable....

HomeNews Dave the Diver studio’s next thing is a really grim zombie PvPvE “cost of living” simFish out of water Fish out of water Image credit:Nexon Image credit:Nexon There’s been a certain amount of confusion and alarm over the announcement ofNakwon: Last Paradise, a dingy third-person zombiesurvivaladventure with a big emphasis on stealth, from the creators ofDave the Diver,a bright, breezy uramaki roll of a gamethat mixes restaurant management with side-on undersea exploration....

HomeDeals Edifier’s excellent R1700BTs speakers are down to $159.99 at Amazon US thanks to a $40 off couponBrilliant 2.0 bookshelf speakers you can use wired with your PC and via Bluetooth with your phone. Brilliant 2.0 bookshelf speakers you can use wired with your PC and via Bluetooth with your phone. Image credit:Edifier Image credit:Edifier Beijing-based audio brand Edifier makes some of the best value speakers in the business, often offering significantly better performance, functionality and aesthetics than more well-known Western brands....

HomeNewsFortnite Epic lay off 830 people thanks to “unrealistic” metaverse ambitions"For a while now, we’ve been spending way more money than we earn", concedes CEO “For a while now, we’ve been spending way more money than we earn”, concedes CEO Image credit:Epic Image credit:Epic “For a while now, we’ve been spending way more money than we earn, investing in the next evolution of Epic and growing Fortnite as a metaverse-inspired ecosystem for creators,” Sweeneywrote in the letter....

HomeNews RIP my free time, as Holedown dev returns with new ball bouncer Subpar Pool"Where golf and pool collide" “Where golf and pool collide” Image credit:Grapefrukt Image credit:Grapefrukt The reveal trailer below tells us it’s a game of “playful pocket antics where golf and pool collide”, and yes, I’m into this immediately. Admittedly, the trailer doesn’t give much else away, apart from the fact it looks like it will have a similarly captivating mascot with a dead-eyed stare in tow....