HomeFeaturesVelocity 2X Have You Played… Velocity 2X?A speed runner’s dream A speed runner’s dream If I wasn’t writing about games, I likely would never have heard of Futurlab’s Velocity. It was a top down shooter that had a unique hook: what if your space ship could teleport? The result was a slick game that was a lot of fun to play.Velocity 2Xadded 2D platformer sections interlaced in most levels. It was even better!...

HomeNewsHawken Hawken fans are trying to resurrect the mech shooter, starting with singleplayerThey’ve already claimed the pun too They’ve already claimed the pun too Free-to-play mech ‘em upHawkenshut down its PC serversin early 2018. Alas, even the solo modes were lost to PC players as well when it was removed from Steam.Hawkendidn’t have the most inspiring run on PC. It spent five years in early access, changed developers multiple times, and wound up with uninspiring concurrent player counts for amultiplayer game....

HomeNewsHorizon Zero Dawn Horizon Zero Dawn devs say investigating PC technical problems is “highest priority"No fixes yet No fixes yet Katharine explained a lot ofHorizon Zero Dawn’s PC problemson Friday. Some are quibbles over issues like animation and anisotropic filtering, others are big serious things like crashes, lock-ups, and framerates jerkier than me trying to be civil to someone I clearly dislike. The end result is that a game our Nate’sHorizon Zero Dawn reviewdeclared “one of the best adventures you can go on inside a telly, and one of the most beautiful, too” has only a ‘Mixed’ rating from Steam player reviews....

HomeVideos Join the RPS VidBuds live to chat about all the PC gaming news this week!Live and kicking on a Monday night Live and kicking on a Monday night Our charming and knowledgeable VidBuds are beaming live, direct to your living room (providing your living room has some way to access YouTube) once again this week, with the second episode of their new regular show, The PC Gaming Weekspot! Let the lovely lads keep you company while you eat your dinner, astheychew over all the week’s most interesting PC gaming news....

HomeGuidesHearthstone Murloc Paladin deck list guide - Scholomance Academy - Hearthstone (August 2020)Our top tips on piloting Hearthstone’s Murloc Paladin deck. Our top tips on piloting Hearthstone’s Murloc Paladin deck. Now thatPrismatic Lensis no longer in Standard format, Murloc Paladin plays a lot more like a standard Murloc deck. Play out your fishy bois, buff them up with other Murlocs, and try to pull off the win. Of course, Ashes ofOutlandhas brought in some exciting new toys for this deck to play with, including the super-powerful 1-dropImprisoned Sungill, as well as the Legendary minionMurgur Murgurgle, who’s just waiting to flood the board as Murgurgle Prime....

HomeNewsPersona 4 Golden Persona 4 Golden success spurs Sega to consider more PC portsDon’t take it Persona Don’t take it Persona BetweenPersona 4 Golden,Catherine Classic, andYakuza 0, Sega’s recent PC ports have been such a success that they have decided to keep them coming, and are planning to factor the PC into their future releases from the start. “We remastered Persona 4 Golden, a title previously sold on the PlayStation Vita, and released it for sale on Steam this fiscal year....

HomeNews Remedy are making a new game set in the Control and Alan Wake universeAwakers, assemble! Awakers, assemble! For some time, fans speculated on whetherControl’s mentions ofAlan Wakewere just fun little easter eggs or hints that Remedy’s two games are meaningfully set in the same spooky fictional world. Now the studio have confirmed not only thatMr. Wake will appear in Control’s next expansion, but that they are already working on a new game set in a little place they’re calling the Remedy Connected Universe....

HomeFeatures The 9 best dogs in PC gamesOne Off The List One Off The List Barbas -The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Barbasis a magic talking dog with the voice ofa New Yorker who has fallen down a manhole. He got into an argument with his master and was turfed out on his tail. As the only person in popular Norway simulatorSkyrimwho ever does any bloody work, you are the one Barbas comes to for help to reconcile with his owner....

HomeNewsFall Guys The Fall Guys devs are discussing a level editor, but warn it’s a “huge undertaking"But I want more beans! But I want more beans! Sadly, I’m nearly ready to stop Falling. The handful of maps and mini-games quickly get repetitive, and I make a big deal about how much a level editor could stave off bean-nui. Good news! The devs have been chatting about adding one. Bad news! It’s a “huge undertaking” that doesn’t seem likely to appear anytime soon....

HomeNews This virtual museum lets you try the lockpicking minigames from loads of different gamesFiddle with all the virtual locks you want without pesky guards getting up in your business Fiddle with all the virtual locks you want without pesky guards getting up in your business Ages ago I learned how to lockpick in real life, and ever since I’ve been so impressed at how video games emulate the feeling of managing to crack a lock open....

HomeNews Screenshot Saturday Sundays: Art school, antiques, and the rental store at the end of timeAll packed? All packed? Screenshot Saturday Sundays! It’s another scorcher, readers, so I hope you’re all sunscreen’d up and well-hydrated for another hike through the weekend’s best work-in-progress screenshots, videos, and gifs. This week: wake up for a road trip, perplexed alien bosses, puzzling mash-ups and a supernatural scrub.Coming-of-age RPGShelfLifeis starting us off this week with some strong early-morning vibes....

HomeNewsAeon Must Die Aeon Must Die’s slick debut was allegedly built with “abuse, manipulation and theft"Not a fantastic start. Not a fantastic start. A sharp-as-hell slasher set to hit Steam and PS4 next year,Aeon Must Diemade an unexpected splash during Sony’s State Of Play showcase last Thursday. Unfortunately, it’s not the game folks are talking about in the wake of Limestone’s debut. Instead, the game has found itself locked in a minefield of allegations, as former developers accuse bosses at Limestone of abuse, harassment, unwarranted firings and IP theft....

HomeNewsDOOM Eternal Doom Eternal’s first DLC is bringing bloodshed to The Ancient GodsKill and dethrone god. Kill and dethrone god. What’s a bit of deicide, anyway? Announced as part of QuakeCon At Home’s opening ceremony,Doom Eternal’s first campaign expansion is The Ancient Gods: Part 1. Doomguy’s first real post-release outing wants to ask if all that supernatural murder was worth the trouble it caused in the heavens. It’s Doom, so I reckon the answer is yes - and any follow-up concerns should be easily rectified with a fistful of lead and a few pints of chainsaw fuel....