HomeNewsBiomutant Ambitious RPG Biomutant returns with a lengthy new trailerIt’s alive! It’s alive! It’s been long enough sinceBiomutantwas in the conversation that I’d assumed it had come out without fanfare, or else been quietly canned. But after confirming that yes,Biomutant is still very much in active development, developers Experiment 101 put more weight to that claim with a lengthy new trailer for the open-world mutate ‘em up earlier today. It’s a big’un, too, a whopping great showcase everything the devs have tried to pack into RPG during its long hibernation....

HomeNewsCyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City Wire trailer arrives alongside brain-hacking investigationsWire tap Wire tap The first episode ofCyberpunk 2077’s Night City Wire just wrapped, broadcasting more deets from CD Projekt’s long-awaited open-world hackathon. Almost a year since we last hit the streets of Night City, we’ve hacked into the 25-minute livestream to dig up some of Cyberpunk’s mind-invading “braindance” investigations, hands-on gameplay, and an explosive new trailer pieced together from the game’s brutal opening hours....

HomeNews Four revamped Anno games sailed into release todaySettle in for another decade Settle in for another decade Lower the gangplanks and drop anchor. TheAnno History Collectionhas arrived, bringing four of Ubisoft’s colonial city-building strategy sims into the publishers' digital harbour. Remastered editions ofAnno 1602, Anno 1503, Anno 1701, andAnno 1404have been brought together under one tidy collection on Uplay, with a scattershot of standalone releases spread haphazardly across three different stores....

HomeNewsGarden Story Garden Story reveals a delicious new trailer and 2021 release dateOne of your five a day One of your five a day Oh, to be a sword-swinging grape taking potshots at a sickly, tree-dwelling caterpillar.Garden Story, an absolutely delicious community sim-slash-dungeon adventure from developers Picogram, shared more of its pastel pastoral vibes in a new trailer earlier today - along with news that the town’s opening ceremony has been postponed into 2021....

HomeFeatures Hearthstone’s Felfire event is like Fury Road with devils, and it’s great funDemon car go Brrr Demon car go Brrr It seems it’s a summer for demons and big metal vehicles. First,Monster Trainsteamed into the hearts of digital card game aficionados with its tale of high-speed satans, and now good oldHearthstoneis at it as well. While its newFelfire Festivalevent can’t technically be called an expansion as it doesn’t come with a new set of cards, it’s seen a new faction of pirates added toHearthstone’s autobattler mode, a bunch of new tavern brawls, a 21-mission solo campaign, and - coming later today - a series of PvE deckbuilding challenges pitting you against some classic gits off of World Of Warcraft....

HomeHardwareNews Nvidia’s latest graphics driver brings DirectX 12 Ultimate support to RTX cardsPlus, nine new G-Sync Compatible monitors Plus, nine new G-Sync Compatible monitors I’ll take any excuse to wheel out the terrible official logo forMicrosoft’s DirectX 12 Ultimatetech gubbins, and today’s new Nvidia driver gives me just right occasion to do so, as the graphics card giant has just added support for Microsoft’s new hardware accelerated ray tracing standard to their latest GeForce driver....

HomeHardwareNews Philips have stuck a B&W soundbar onto their new 55in gaming monitorWOOF-er WOOF-er Philips have unveiled two new gaming monitors today, the first (and literally) biggest of which is their jumbo and catchily-named Momentum 558M1RY, a huge 55in screen with a 4K resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and a whopping great soundbar built into it courtesy of the high-end audio folks at Bowers & Wilkins. If you’ve ever wanted to play PC games in your living room, this might actually be a much better fit than a new 4K TV....

HomeDeals The Steam Summer Sale has startedSO MANY DISCOUNTS SO MANY DISCOUNTS The Steam Summer Sale will end at 6pm (10am Pacific) on July 9th. Until then, hell,go to Steamand have a look. I hope you’ve been sitting on a wishlist because this is a bit too large to casually browse. TheRPS Steam Curator pagedoes have a lot of games we’ve liked and, while it is now a little out of date, we do plan to revive that with fresh hot picks....

HomeNewsRed Dead Redemption 2 Watch Blindboy improvise songs as he taunts the people of Red Dead Redemption 2What a treat What a treat You might know Blindboy as “that Irish guy from the Rubberbandits who wears a bag on his head”, because he is, but he’s also so much more. He’s a podcaster, author and musician, and Alice Bee is well into him. She’s on holiday, though, which means I get to show off his recent adventures inRed Dead Redemption 2....

HomeFeaturesMonster Train Every roguelike can learn from Monster Train’s clan combosWhy candles and demons are best friends Why candles and demons are best friends I am still very much riding theMonster Train. When you writea reviewas positive as the one I did for Shiny Shoe’s stupendousSlay The Spire-like, you do end up doubting yourself. Oh God, you think, what if it isn’t all that great, actually? What if this was one of those times where a game really specifically catered to my preferences, and my enthusiasm was overblown?...

HomeNewsHollow Knight: Silksong Fans uncover another Hollow Knight: Silksong character in Team Cherry’s riddleDon’t ditch the snitch Don’t ditch the snitch Bug-based metroidvania gameHollow Knighthas had a sequel in the works for a while but details have been light on the ground for the past year. Now,Hollow Knight: Silksongmay finally be emerging from its cocoon. Last week, players solved a few riddles tounveil a new NPC. Now they’ve done it again and Team Cherry have rewarded them with yet another new friend....

HomeNewsHades Hades just got its last major early access update before launchThere’s hell to pay There’s hell to pay Hadeshas been in early access for over a year now, though you’d hardly know it—what with being on RPS’s list ofbest action gamesalready. Supergiant Games have now pushed out what they say is the last update standing between the hellish roguelike and an escape from early access. The Blood Price update is out now and the next big release will be version 1....

HomeNewsHalo Infinite Halo Infinite breaks radio silence to receive a message from The BanishedBrutes are back in town Brutes are back in town Surely you didn’t forget aboutHalo Infiniteamidst the constant churn of PC releases for theHalo: Master Chief Collection.Halo Infinitehas been here all along. Watching. Listening. 343 Industries have fired up the radio to broadcast a message on the newest Halo game. It’s just a teaser for now, though it seems to confirm yer pals TheBanishedare coming back for a taste of the Chief....