HomeFeaturesCommand & Conquer What’s better: Capturing enemy buildings, or hand grenades exploding on impact with enemies?Vote now! Vote now! Last time, you decided thatupgrading cards is better than fast travel. I think the outcome is partially from a love of cards, and partially a dislike of the impact fast travel has had on game design. Can’t deny it’s convenient, mind. This week, I ask you to pick between taking things you want and something that should always have been ours....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#816): How to solve the Wednesday September 13 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for September 13? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for September 13? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

HomeDeals Logitech’s small, moddable and reliable wireless gaming mouse is down to $33.99 (normally $40+)The G305 Lightspeed is an all-time favourite. The G305 Lightspeed is an all-time favourite. Logitech’s G305 Lightspeed mouse is one of my favourites, combining bullet-proof Lightspeed 2.4GHz wireless with a small, light and eminently moddable design. It normally retails for around $40, but today it’s down to $33.99 at Amazon US. That’s not the best price we’ve ever seen, but it’s still great value for a mouse that remains in my personal rotation a few years after it first debuted....

HomeGuidesStarfield Starfield skill book locationsLearn where to find Starfield skill books Learn where to find Starfield skill books Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Looking for Starfield skill book locations?As you explore inStarfield, you’ll find a bunch of skill books. These are magazines and books that will give you a small, permanent stat boost when you pick them up. These boosts can be in stats such as carrying capacity, sneak attack damage, and weapon damage, making them well worth picking up....

HomeNews Steam celebrates its 20th anniversary in the only way it knows how: with a saleAnd a trip down memory lane And a trip down memory lane Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Today marks 20 years since the release of Steam, aswe wrote about earlier today. Valve have now posted their own reminiscence about the history of their digital distribution platformover on the Steam site. And in typical Steam fashion, it’s also a sale....

HomeFeaturesQuake II The highlight of Quake 2’s remaster is an intense new campaign from the Wolfenstein devsIntense gibbage for both veterans and newcomers (and it’s on Game Pass) Intense gibbage for both veterans and newcomers (and it’s on Game Pass) Bethesda launched the remaster update on August 10th. The re-release comes in collaboration with frequent remasterers Nightdive Studios, who have rebuilt Quake 2 inside their own engine, Kex. Along with the original campaign, it includes both official expansions and the N64 version of Quake 2 (which was a whole different game)....

HomeNewsDungeons & Degenerate Gamblers Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers is a warped D&D spin on Blackjack, with an enjoyable demoStick ‘em up Stick ‘em up Image credit:Purple Moss Collectors Image credit:Purple Moss Collectors There was a time back in my school days when cardgames were all the rage. Everybody had a deck of playing cards in their pocket for cheeky 15 minute rounds of Texas Hold ‘Em between lessons, with Milky Way segments and Niknaks wagered in place of chips....

HomeNews Starfield rockets past Skyrim’s concurrent players record on SteamIt’s yet to overtake Fallout 4, though It’s yet to overtake Fallout 4, though Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings During the weekend, Starfield’s number of concurrent players rose past Skyrim’s peak of 287,411 set back in 2011....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#814): How to solve the Monday September 11 WordleStuck on Wordle word for September 11? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on Wordle word for September 11? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

HomeGuidesStarfield How to romance Barrett in StarfieldLearn how to romance Barrett in Starfield Learn how to romance Barrett in Starfield Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Wondering how to romance Barrett in Starfield?Barrett is the firstromance optionthat you’ll meet inStarfield. Sure, you then leave him stranded on the moon of Vectera for a bit, but fortunately you can soon head back to save him and kick off your romantic relationship....

HomeGuidesStarfield How to romance Sam Coe in StarfieldLearn how to romance Sam Coe in Starfield Learn how to romance Sam Coe in Starfield Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Wondering how to romance Sam Coe in Starfield?If you want a space cowboy at your side inStarfield, then you’ll want to romance Sam Coe. A member ofConstellationthat you meet on one of your first visits to theLodge, Sam Coe is a loving father, a brave fighter, and one of the fewromance options in Starfield....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#813): How to solve the Sunday September 10 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for September 10? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for September 10? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

HomeNewsAbriss Brutalist destruction playground Abriss has hit 1.0 with a finished campaignA spectacle puzzler A spectacle puzzler Image credit:Randwerk Image credit:Randwerk I can’t get enough of physics destruction toolkits, whether it’s devastating dioramas with ballistae in Besiege or tunneling through the modernist homes of the affluent inTeardown. You can now addAbrissto that list. Abriss has you destroying brutalist architecture in a futuristic cityscape using rockets, wrecking arms and laser pinwheels of your own design....