HomeNewsPayday 3 Payday 3’s stealth gameplay trailer was so sneaky that everyone missed itMission accomplished, I guess? Mission accomplished, I guess? Image credit:Starbreeze Image credit:Starbreeze Payday 3has been back in the spotlight ahead of its September launch, making an appearance in the (Xbox green) limelight atlast month’s Xbox Games Showcase- and then in the crosshairs of fans annoyed thatyou’ll always need to be online to play. There was actually another reveal for the game in recent days, too - but it snuck out so quietly that nobody realised it was there at first....

HomeNewsGears 5 PC Game Pass is much better value than Xbox’s new Game Pass Core console tierReplacing Xbox Live Gold Replacing Xbox Live Gold Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft Microsoft have announced that a new Game Pass tier will replace Xbox Live Gold on consoles. The new Xbox Game Pass Core tier will cost £7/$10 for a monthly subscription and £50/$60 for an annual one. Microsoft haven’t announced plans to bring Game Pass Core to PC players, although the new tier costs almost the same amount as the (frankly much better value) PC Game Pass variant - for now, at least....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Mondays: Immersive sims and rattling pansCheck out these attractive and interesting indie games Check out these attractive and interesting indie games Image credit:GrahfMetal Image credit:GrahfMetal Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught my indie immersive sims, a great in-world menu system, and some rattling pots and pans in a spot of foley work....

HomeNewsEn Garde! Stylish swashbuckling action game En Garde comes out on August 16thFrom student project to one of Steam Next Fest’s most popular demos From student project to one of Steam Next Fest’s most popular demos Image credit:Fireplace Games Image credit:Fireplace Games Developers Fireplace Games have announced that their stylish action gameEn Garde!is releasing on August 16th. The game’s mixture of improvisational melee combat and swashbuckling humour made it a standout at this year’sSummer Game Fest, and you can (and should) see the graceful actionin actionbelow....

HomeDeals This $80 Fractal Design PC case is half-price on Newegg right nowThe Focus 2 RGB is good value and includes two 140mm RGB fans. The Focus 2 RGB is good value and includes two 140mm RGB fans. Image credit:Fractal Design Image credit:Fractal Design Do you want a PC case for $40 plus shipping? So $53? Yeah, no, yeah? Well, anyway, Fractal Design’s Focus 2 RGB is selling for that much on Newegg, when it normally costs like twice that, plus shipping, so like $93....

HomeReviewsViewfinder Viewfinder review: a mind-bending puzzler where perspective is everythingThinking outside the frame Thinking outside the frame Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Thunderful Publishing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Thunderful Publishing It’s an incredible hook and one which I’ve never seen in apuzzle gamebefore. There are echoes ofThe Witness,Gorogoa, andSuperliminalhere, but Viewfinder’s dizzyingly mind-melting puzzles are still very much its own. It impresses from the get-go and continues to pull tricks out of its silky tophat right until the end of its four hour run time....

HomeNewsDominions 6 Dominions 6 will vie for 4X godhood once again later this yearPromising UI improvements Promising UI improvements Dominions 6is in development and is expected to release “at the end of the year.” The low-key announcement was made on Steam’s Dominions 5 discussion forum, with designer Kristoffer Osterman saying that the next iteration of the fantasy 4X would have “more changes than any previous version, both mechanics-wise and UI/QoL-wise.”...

HomeNewsPayday 3 Payday 3 requires an internet connection, even when played soloUnlike its predecessors Unlike its predecessors Payday 3looked pretty similar to its predecessorswhen shownduring last month’s Xbox Games Showcase. Almir Listo, global brand director at developers Starbreeze, confirmed one way the heist ‘em up sequel would differ during a recent livestream: it’s ‘always online’ and so will require an internet connection even when you’re playing solo. Payday 3 - Gameplay RevealThe Payday 3 trailer from last month’s Xbox Games Showcase....

HomeDeals This UK deal on a 32GB kit of DDR5-6000 CL30 RAM is ideal for Ryzen 7000 PCsCorsair Vengeance RGB RAM is down to £105 in the UK at the Corsair store. Corsair Vengeance RGB RAM is down to £105 in the UK at the Corsair store. Want some fancy DDR5 RAM? 6000MT/s? CL30 timings? Some (optional) RGB in the bargain? EXPO support for AMD Ryzen 7000 processors? This Corsair Vengeance 32GB kit has it all and is down to £105 at Corsair’s UK store, some £25 cheaper than it is on Amazon and a great price for this spec - which offers a tangible performance advantage over base-spec DDR5-4800 based on my testing....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#756): How to solve the Saturday July 15 WordleStuck on Wordle word for July 15? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on Wordle word for July 15? 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?The weekend is here, and so is anotherWordle! Losing your streak would be the worst way to start your Saturday, if I’m honest, but thankfully you can use our hints to keep yourself guessing in the right direction....

HomeNews Castle-building RTS Stronghold returning with new campaign in this year’s remasterStronghold: Definitive Edition marches out November 7th Stronghold: Definitive Edition marches out November 7th Image credit:FireFly Studios Image credit:FireFly Studios 2001’sStrongholdwas a mediaeval real-time strategy game about constructing and destroying beautiful castles. Series developer Firefly Studios are now putting out the game’s second re-release withStronghold: Definitive Edition, releasing on November 7th. Stronghold Definitive Edition - Reveal Trailer 4KWatch on YouTube...

HomeNewsDiablo Immortal Everyone’s least favourite Diablo game gets the series' first new class in nearly a decadeThe half-man half-vampire Blood Knights are available now but not in the Diablo you might want The half-man half-vampire Blood Knights are available now but not in the Diablo you might want Image credit:Blizzard Image credit:Blizzard Starting today, you can play as Diablo’s first new class in almost ten years. The Blood Knights are a group of spear-wielding warriors who survived vampire bites and were saved just before the curse fully took over....

HomeDeals Get this 16-inch RTX 4060 Dell gaming laptop for £1249 after a £250 discountA 13th-gen Core i7, 32GB DDR5 and 1TB NVMe SSD mark this as a high-end option for a mid-range price. A 13th-gen Core i7, 32GB DDR5 and 1TB NVMe SSD mark this as a high-end option for a mid-range price. Get the Dell G16 gaming laptop for £1249 (was £1499) We recently tested the desktop version of the RTX 4060 over at Digital Foundry and found it was fairly similar to prior-gen models like the RTX 3060 Ti, but its big advantage came in power efficiency and DLSS 3....