HomeFeaturesSherlock Holmes: The Awakened Have You Played… Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2007)?Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn, my dear Watson… Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn, my dear Watson… Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Sherlock Holmes: The Awakenedgot a remake back in April, the first game in Frogwares' long-running series to receive a second pass. And you’d better believe that it was likeEldritchChristmas for me, because the 2007 original is quite possibly one of my favourite PC games of all time....

HomeHardwareDeals Our ‘best cheap PCIe 4.0 SSD’ pick is now £85 for 2TB at Amazon UKThe Lexar NM790 is an impressive performer with up to 1M IOPS random reads. The Lexar NM790 is an impressive performer with up to 1M IOPS random reads. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Lexar’s NM790 PCIe 4.0 SSD is our ‘best cheap PCIe 4.0 SSD for gaming’ pick, offering extremely rapid speeds. It maxes out at 7400MB/s reads and 6500MB/s writes, near the boundary of the PCIe 4....

HomeNewsPersona 3 Reload Persona 3 Reload shoots out next February with effortless styleCome see the S.E.E.S. Come see the S.E.E.S. Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega Persona 3 Reloadgives the classic 2006 RPG the remake treatment, hopefully making it seem as effortlessly stylish as the fantasticPersona 5 Royal. Developer Atlus dropped another gorgeous trailer that gives us a wee peek at its new anime cutscenes, fan favourite cast, and… wait a second. There aren’t any cool menus in this trailer andmy day is ruined....

HomeNews Quantum Break and Max Payne aren’t in Remedy’s Connected Universe, despite the Easter eggsSam Lake clears things up ahead of Alan Wake 2’s launch Sam Lake clears things up ahead of Alan Wake 2’s launch Image credit:Epic Games Publishing Image credit:Epic Games Publishing Action-horror sequelAlan Wake 2showed up to last night’s Gamescom festivities with a cryptic trailer (below) that showed the studio’s signature Lynchian mystery, an upside-down New York, and some interesting live-action scenes....

HomeNewsStar Wars: Dark Forces System Shock devs are remastering cult classic Star Wars shooter Dark Forces in 4KKyle Katarn is back, again. Kyle Katarn is back, again. Image credit:Nightdive Studios/Lucasfilm Games Image credit:Nightdive Studios/Lucasfilm Games Star Wars’ nineties first-person shooterDark Forcesis returning in a 4K-ified remaster from Nightdive Studios, the folks behind the recentSystem Shock remake. The upcoming Dark Forces Remaster will see its visuals bumped up to a crisp 4K, running at 120 frames per second, along with a number of quality-of-life improvements....

HomeNewsDelta Force - Black Hawk Down Tencent’s new Delta Force game restages one of the USA’s greatest military disastersGet ready for another Black Hawk Down map Get ready for another Black Hawk Down map Image credit:Tencent Image credit:Tencent The original Delta Force launched in 1998, which was a busy year for videogames: it saw the release ofHalf-Life, Starcraft,Thief: The Dark Project,Baldur’s Gate,Fallout 2and Grim Fandango, together with Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Metal Gear Solid on the console side....

HomeFeaturesAperture Desk Job The mantis people are the real victims in Aperture Desk JobWhat might that mantis society have become, were it not for your and Grady’s terrible schemes? What might that mantis society have become, were it not for your and Grady’s terrible schemes? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Aperture Desk Jobis full of unexplained details. Right at the start, as the camera pans down from the retrofuturist reception area to your lowly desk-based workstation, we see all manner of orange tubes, future Grady cores being trained to fool captcha image tests, a giant chicken, and what appears to be the origin point ofHalf-Life’s ammo boxes being constructed....

HomeDeals This RTX 3080 Ti + 12900K pre-built gaming PC is $1250 at WootIt’s a refurb, but the parts are exceptional for the money - and there’s a 180-day MSI warranty. It’s a refurb, but the parts are exceptional for the money - and there’s a 180-day MSI warranty. Image credit:MSI/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:MSI/Rock Paper Shotgun In the market for a pre-built gaming PC? Right now you can pick up a refurbished MSI model with an RTX 3080 Ti graphics card, a water-cooled Intel Core i9 12900KF processor, 64GB of DDR5 memory and a 2TB NVMe SSD for just $1249....

HomeNewsTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered Turok 3 remaster will complete the return of the dinosaur-blasting FPS trilogy later this yearShadow of Oblivion will make its way to PC for the first time this autumn. Shadow of Oblivion will make its way to PC for the first time this autumn. Image credit:Nightdive Studios Image credit:Nightdive Studios The third Turok game will join its predecessors in escaping the Nintendo 64 (and a weird Game Boy Color spin-off) for the first time as a 4K remaster of 2000’s Shadow of Oblivion heads to PC later this year....

HomeNewsThe First Descendant Colossal bosses take centre stage in looter shooter The First DescendantThe Gamescom trailer expands the world slightly The Gamescom trailer expands the world slightly Image credit:Nexon Image credit:Nexon Interdimensional aliens have invaded with murderous intent. Humans are an endangered species. Our world is in ruins. That’s the setup inThe First Descendant’snewest trailer, and yet, all I want to do is zip around with grappling hooks while wearing the most fashionable cyber-bunny exosuit available....

HomeNewsCrimson Desert Crimson Desert in action looks like a sort of janky Assassin’s Creedlike where you explode stuff a lotLook at him leaping everywhere on his horse Look at him leaping everywhere on his horse Crimson Desert – Official Gameplay Trailer | gamescom ONL 2023Just look at that horse goWatch on YouTube Crimson Desert – Official Gameplay Trailer | gamescom ONL 2023 The fact sheet I have before me tells an epic tale of a power vacuum and an ensuing struggle for the thrown of Akapen, among the ambitious of Pywel....

HomeNews Cyberpunk 2077 players will get some of Phantom Liberty’s biggest changes for freeUpdate 2.0 will add vehicle combat and new skill tree to base game Update 2.0 will add vehicle combat and new skill tree to base game Image credit:CD Projekt Red Image credit:CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077expansionPhantom Libertyreleases on September 26th. It continues the story of V and her sidekick, imaginary sweary Keanu Reeves, but it also overhauls skills, perks, car chases, police and more....

HomeNewsDiablo IV Diablo 4 season 2 will let you farm for specific Unique and Uber Unique itemsAlso, gems will no longer flood your inventory! Also, gems will no longer flood your inventory! Image credit:Blizzard Image credit:Blizzard Blizzard tonight announced thatDiablo 4’s second season, named Season Of Blood, will begin on the 17th of October. Given that the first season is uninteresting, I’m not super fussed about that. What does sound good is quality-of-life changes coming alongside the new season....