HomeNewsAliens: Fireteam Elite Aliens: Fireteam Elite season four adds crossplay and a new game modeThe end of its year one roadmap The end of its year one roadmap Aliens: Fireteam Elite’s season four kicks off today, and there are substantial new features to tempt you back to the co-op stand up fight. That includes crossplay, a new ‘prestige’ progression system that starts when players reach level 20, and a new game mode....

HomeFeaturesHard West 2 Hard West 2 is so much more than supernatural cowboy XCOMWe sit down with devs Ice Code Games ahead of launch to take a deeper look at its new Bravado system We sit down with devs Ice Code Games ahead of launch to take a deeper look at its new Bravado system Bank robberies are classic cowboy fare. Whether you’re up to no good inRed Dead Redemption 2or stealing from the rich to (sort of) give to the poor in the originalDesperados, these temples of cash have long been the scenes of messy shootouts, upturned tables, and big, golden pay-outs....

HomeNews Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak’s first free update seethes with new beasts to huntIt brings fresh monsters and the intriguing Forlorn Arena It brings fresh monsters and the intriguing Forlorn Arena Even more giant lumbering beasts are heading straight forMonster Hunter Rise: Sunbreakwhen the first of its free title updates lands in August. Expect two new rare species along with a fresh area to explore. Let your finely crafted trousers tremble with anticipatory terror while you watch the trailer below....

HomeNewsMultiVersus The MultiVersus open beta kicks off todayHere’s when you can play, and how it’s different from early access Here’s when you can play, and how it’s different from early access Free-to-play Warner Bros. brawlerMultiVersusslams into open beta today at 5pm BST/6pm CEST/9am PST. We’ll be bringing you some thoughts later this week on whether MultiVersus is any good now it’s out of alpha but, for now, here’s a rundown of when and how you can play today....

HomeNewsTorchlight Infinite Torchlight Infinite’s open beta is heading to PC in OctoberIt’s another free-to-play mobile port It’s another free-to-play mobile port Free-to-play action RPGTorchlight Infiniteis going into open beta on PC in October alongside iOS and Google Play, a spokesperson for the developers XD has told RPS. XD unveiled more of the game’s PC version over the weekend, but at the time it was unclear when it would launching. Now we know it will be cross-play across PC and mobile this autumn....

HomeNewsUrbek City Builder Urbek City Builder demands efficient use of natural resources, not moneyMore puzzle than management game More puzzle than management game Urbek City Builder looks like a traditional entry to the genre: you place buildings, cars and little people begin to scurry about, and you gradually expand your urban sprawl. The twist is that there’s no money fuelling your construction. Instead, your city flourishes or not based on your ability to fulfil each building’s resource requirements, which quickly turns progress into more of a puzzle than a management game....

HomeNews World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King Classic is out September 26thWow, back from the dead again Wow, back from the dead again It’s not justStranger Thingsthat gets to star undead wizards this year.World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King Classicreleases on September 26th, Blizzard have revealed. Take a nostalgic trip back to Northrend to tackle the evil Lich King, Arthas Menethil, and check out what’s changed since the original....

HomeNews Actor David Warner, Baldur’s Gate 2’s antagonist Jon Irenicus, has died aged 80Warner also voiced characters in Fallout, Privateer 2 and Star Wars: Force Commander Warner also voiced characters in Fallout, Privateer 2 and Star Wars: Force Commander British actor David Warner, who voiced dark wizard Jon Irenicus in classic CRPGBaldur’s Gate II: Shadows Of Amn, has died at the age of 80, the BBCreports. The actor also appeared in other games during the late 1990s and early 2000s, mostly on PC....

HomeNewsAmerican Truck Simulator American Truck Simulator heads to Montana on August 4thBig Sky DLC Big Sky DLC American Truck Simulator’s tenth expansion is almost upon us. The freight simulator’s Montana DLC was announced in November last year, and now developers SCS Software say it’ll begin its journey on August 4th. There’s a new trailer and a longer in-game video to watch below. American Truck Simulator - Montana DLCWatch on YouTube...

HomeDeals Pick up a fast Ryzen 5000 CPU for very little in the UKThe Ryzen 5 5600 is going for £129 - and the 5600X is just £170. The Ryzen 5 5600 is going for £129 - and the 5600X is just £170. AMD’s Ryzen 5000 processors are getting ever cheaper, with the mid-range Ryzen 5 5600 today crossing the £130 barrier for the first time. You can now pick up this super-fast gaming CPU for less than £130, while the more powerful 5600X costs £170 after a similar discount - some way belowthe last sale price we saw it at....

HomeNews Stray modders are adding their real cats to the game, and GarfieldAnd dogs, and CJ from GTA San Andreas, and… And dogs, and CJ from GTA San Andreas, and… Less than a week afterStraylaunched, the smash-hit cyberpunk cat adventure has dozens of mods available with new looks for our little friend. My favourites are when modders make the game’s cat look like their own real cat, and show me photos of that pretty cat....

HomeDeals This RTX 3080 graphics card costs £660 - just £10 above RRP for a triple-fan cardA new low-water mark for this category of GPU. A new low-water mark for this category of GPU. RTX 3080 graphics cards have hit a new low-water mark on Ebay, where a 10% off code (HOT10) has brought them to £660. This is the price for a Zotac Trinity model, but if you prefer Inno3D’s designs then you can get one of their cards for just £10 more....

HomeNewsStray Turns out Stray’s cryptic code language isn’t all that hard to decipherSigned, sealed, delivered, I’m paws Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m paws Looking at signs in open-world catventureStraymakes me think I’m due for an eye-test. The code language in the game appears a lot like something that should be legible, but it’s not. At least, not straight away anyway. Luckily, these things don’t ever stay cryptic for long. HalfGlassGaming’s Josh Wirtanen has proffered a handy guide to how to read the chapter titles, signs and music sheets, with help from the growing Stray community....