HomeFeatures Minecraft Legends is a colourful mix of real-time strategy and snappy buildingA brief presentation has us sold A brief presentation has us sold Minecraft Legendswasfirst announcedat Geoff Fest earlier this year, and a smidgemore footagedropped again at a Nintendo Direct Mini. But despite both of these events, it’s been difficult to ascertain what the game actually, well,is. Aside from being a real-time strategy spin-off, there’s been nothing else to scan with our eyeballs for more info....

Much like ourE3 roundupfrom earlier in the summer, each RPS staffer took ten minutes out of their day to wax lyrical about an upcoming project featured within the showcase. All eight (including yours truly, who thanks to Katharine actually remembered to contribute this time around) chose completely different games. Some picks are more obvious, whereas others are a little off piste. In a good way, of course! Hit play on the video above and settle in for just over 40 minutes of delightful chat....

HomeNews Report: Amazon are announcing plans to buy EA todayUPDATE: CNBC say report is just a ‘rumour’ UPDATE: CNBC say report is just a ‘rumour’ Amazon are intending to announce they’ve made an offer to buy publishing colossus Electronic Arts later today, according to a new report from USA Today’sFor The Win, who cite sources from Swedish gaming agency GLHF. No clue yet as to how much they’d be paying, but it’s likely to be ranging in the hundreds of millions to billions of dollars....

HomeReviewsRollerdrome Rollerdrome review: a difficult but stylish skater-shooter that’ll give you a shot of adrenalineThe dystopian future turns out to be pretty cool The dystopian future turns out to be pretty cool Rollerdrome - Official Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube Rollerdrome - Official Reveal Trailer Rollerdome’s story has a dark undertone, one that surprised me given its vibrant colour pallet. The game adopted a cool contrast of colours, as well as the distinct black outlines of cel-shading that ehanced the entire map....

HomeGuidesTower of Fantasy Tower Of Fantasy Frigg: Everything we know about the new character FriggWhat to expect when new Simulacrum Frigg releases What to expect when new Simulacrum Frigg releases What do we know about Frigg in Tower Of Fantasy?When is she joining the Simulacrum roster, and what weapons and skills does she bring to the table? Frigg has been a part of theTower Of Fantasyroster in China for some time now, but very soon she and her signature weapon, Balmung, will be released to the wider world....

HomeHardwareDeals WD’s Black SN770 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD is down to £84 for a 1TB sizeOr £153 for a massive 2TB model. Or £153 for a massive 2TB model. The WD Black SN770 is a good middle-of-the-road PCIe 4.0 SSD, outperforming PCIe 3.0 SSDs while costing less than the very fastest PCIe 4.0 models. It launched at £125 for a 1TB size earlier this year, but now it’s down to £84 where it’s rather more fetching....

HomeDeals AMD’s Radeon RX 6700 graphics card is down to just £300 at Overclockers£50 below its UK RRP, and a fantastic price for a great 1440p GPU. £50 below its UK RRP, and a fantastic price for a great 1440p GPU. The AMD RX 6700 is retailing for £300 right now, a great price for a strong 1440p graphics card with support for hardware-accelerated ray tracing and FSR 2.0. The card in question is a PowerColor Fighter model, with a simple two-fan design that should be more than capable of dealing with this mid-range card’s modest 175W TDP....

HomeFeaturesAtlas Fallen Atlas Fallen’s action RPG combat looks truly delicious in motionPowerful AA energy, but that’s no bad thing Powerful AA energy, but that’s no bad thing I managed to see a brief 30-minute presentation of the game here at Gamescom, which gave off the impression that it’s shaping up to satisfy those craving a AA title to plonk on their shelf. I’ve got to say that in action that combat really looks good, too....

HomeNewsEverywhere Everywhere devs respond to NFT speculation, saying it’s built “on Unreal Engine 5, not the blockchain”Build A Rocket Boy’s growing blockchain team is for “research” Build A Rocket Boy’s growing blockchain team is for “research” The mysteriousEverywherewas one of the most bafflinggame reveals of Gamescom Opening Night Livethis year, and while the words ‘metaverse’, ‘NFTs’ and ‘blockchain’ weren’t anywhere to be seen during Tuesday’s showcase, it certainly sounded like it hadsomething to do with at least one of them....

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Fly over Gamescom in Microsoft Flight Simulator’s first City Update, out nowI can see Geoff from up here! I can see Geoff from up here! Make-believe plane pretenderMicrosoft Flight Simulator’s first City Update has added realistic versions of five German conurbations just in time to mark Gamescom 2022. You can now fly over Hanover, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Bonn and Cologne. They’re rendered with the fancy photogrammetry technique that’s already plonkedhundred of citiesinto Flight Simulator’s rendition of Earth....

HomeNewsHarvestella Harvestella demonstrates its delightful vegetable namesCarrop soup, sir? Carrop soup, sir? Harvestellais Square Enix’s chill life simulation game about farming and crystals. It was announced back in June, but a trunk of new details was released today including a lengthy video demonstration in the middle of Nintendo’s Treehouse livestream at Gamescom. Watch it below, if only to read the delightful vegetable names. The video is split into chapters, and the Harvestella showcase begins around the 49m 20s mark....

HomeGuidesSaints Row (2022) How to make money fast in Saints Row: Side hustles and activities to generate extra incomeGet a quick cash injection with the most lucrative schemes and side-jobs Get a quick cash injection with the most lucrative schemes and side-jobs How can I make money fast in Saints Row?It’s hard to overstate the importance of cash inSaints Row. Not only does the game’s main objective require you to accumulate money as part of your efforts to expand the Saints' reputation and cement them as the leading gang in Santo Ileso, but many of the game’s systems require you to have plenty of cash to lay down on incremental advancements throughout the story....

HomeFeaturesOU Puzzle game OU dreams of being a modern spin on The Neverending StoryPicture perfect Picture perfect Nostalgic yet unknown is perhaps a good way to describeOUupon first glance. It’s a game clearly designed to mimic the picture book imagination of childhood with its hand-drawn visuals and the innocent silent presence of its protagonist, a young boy named OU and his opossum friend. Even its music is reminiscent of some lost, unknown childhood as we’re lulled into the strange world of U-Chronia with the smooth instrumentation of a single guitar and its occasional percussion....