HomeFeaturesNioh Have You Played… Nioh?Ni-oh so good Ni-oh so good Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Niohmight be my favourite soulslike game (alongside its big brotherNioh 2), because it twists Miyazaki’s wonder formula into an action RPG that’s more akin toDiablothanDark Souls.Forgive me, for I’m about to sound like that Marks & Spencer “This is not just food…”ad person. Yes, it’s got that tough soulslike outer shell, but bite deeply,firmlyinto its centre and you’ll discover an even more complex flavour....

HomeFeatures Help, I’m stuck playing the same two gamesThe devils I know The devils I know Each week on a Friday, RPS news priestess Alice O descends from her mountaintop fortress-monastery to pose the rest of us a single question:What are we all playing this weekend?. A simple ask, you might think. A nice way of sharing what we’re enjoying with each other and our readers. Not to me. In recent months, I’ve come to dread this question, as it’s always the prompt for a bout of frantic stress....

HomeFeaturesTeardown How Teardown made a great game from destructionIf you unbuild it, they will come If you unbuild it, they will come Games about destruction tend not to do the whole destruction thing very well. Put it this way: for yearsRed Factionhas been the banner for destruction in games, despite its most recent instalment releasing nine years ago and its core being rather more about shooting than destruction. While you can destroy lots ofthingsin Red Faction, there’s not much of agamein it....

HomeNewsMinecraft Minecraft Earth is shutting down this summerHeading to the big mobile phone in the sky Heading to the big mobile phone in the sky “Minecraft Earth was designed around free movement and collaborative play – two things that have become near impossible in the current global situation,“the devs say. “As a result, we have made the difficult decision to re-allocate our resources to other areas that provide value to the Minecraft community and to end support for Minecraft Earth....

HomeNewsOutriders Sci-fi shooter Outriders announces new release date and free demoSci-fi shooting still incoming Sci-fi shooting still incoming As with oh so many games originally planned for 2020,Bulletstormdevs People Can Fly’s shooterOutridershas slipped into 2021. They’ve announced a new date now, a bit later than the February mark they’d previously mentioned. The good news is that they’ll be putting a free demo in players' hands in February instead and launch will happen not too long after in April....

HomeNewsStardew Valley The Stardew Valley Expanded mod has gotten a big update and new farm tooIn case the official update just wasn’t enough In case the official update just wasn’t enough You may have heard thatStardew Valleyhad had another huge update in December bringing a new farm map and some cool endgame secrets. It’s not the just the main game though, some of Stardew’s biggest mods were updated on the same day, including one of my personal favorites,Stardew ValleyExpanded....

HomeNewsNerts! Online Zachtronics release free multiplayer solitaire gameIt even has a theme song It even has a theme song The fiends behind puzzle games includingOpus Magnumand Shenzhen I/O have released a free competitive multiplayer solitaire game, namedNerts! Online. They’d played this version of the card game in their office, then after the pandemic hit they made a digital version, which they’re now sharing with everyone for free on Steam. To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

HomeNewsApex Legends Apex Legends challenges you to a spot of boxing in its new eventWhat happens at Fight Night, stays at Fight Night What happens at Fight Night, stays at Fight Night Meet me in the ring. Not the normal scaryApex Legendsdeath ring though, the boxing ring! Respawn Entertainment are kicking off a new collection event for the battle royale this evening: Fight Night. It’s a new town takeover themed around the lovable murderbot Pathfinder, in which players will be stripped of their guns and face-off in fisticuffs....

HomeHardwareFeatures Best CPU for gaming: the top Intel and AMD processorsOur recommended CPU picks Our recommended CPU picks Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun How To Install A CPUWatch on YouTube How To Install A CPU Marrying a strong GPU to a weak CPU might seem like you’re prioritising the right component for games, but there needs to be balance between the two to avoid bottlenecking. This is particularly the case at less demanding resolutions like 1080p, where higher-end graphics cards can really open the taps – but only when the CPU can keep up....

HomeNewsCyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077 bunnyhopping is a bug I hope they don’t fixZooooom! Zooooom! Once you learn that a movement glitch inCyberpunk 2077lets V bound along streets faster than any motor vehicle, it’s even more galling that everyone in Night City is bugging her to buy their old cars. Yep, bunnyhopping in Cyberpunk is real, and I’m delighted. With careful timing, V’s robot legs can send her zooming. It looks wild....

HomeGuidesCyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077 Monowire location: How to get a Legendary Monowire for freeThe easiest way to get the Legendary Monowire in Cyberpunk 2077 The easiest way to get the Legendary Monowire in Cyberpunk 2077 Want to know where to get a free Legendary Monowire weapon in Cyberpunk 2077?The Monowire is one of the most powerful and flashy pieces of cyberware you can come across inCyberpunk 2077. A melee weapon composed of a thin whip-like wire only a molecule in thickness, the Monowire delivers extremely high damage when fully charged....

HomeFeaturesHitman 2 Have You Played… Hitman 2?Hitman with his killing stick Hitman with his killing stick Obviously, it’s wonderful when you plan out airtight approaches and execute them without breaking a sweat, but that isn’t true joy. Hitman happiness is found in plan B, when you have to react to the mistakes you’ve made and the situations you’ve put Agent 47 in. 2016’sHitman, which created more of a buzz than the sequel — the reboot came after the polarising, more linearHitman: Absolution, so it’s understandable why it made a bigger splash — introduced a whole new audience to the wonders of trying to squeak out assassination wins after wild mess-ups....

HomePodcasts The Weekspot podcast: games of 2021Thanks, Wikipedia Thanks, Wikipedia Regularly your recap of the last seven days in PC video gaming, this week’s show is a little different as you’ll hear us mainly chatting about all of the lovely video games we’ll be getting our hands on over the course of the next twelve months. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Everyone was off work for a fortnight, so there weren’t many information snacks for Matthew’s news gob....