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HomeNews Naughty Dog cancel The Last Of Us Online while teasing new single player projectsLaunching a live service would have required “all our studio resources” Launching a live service would have required “all our studio resources” Image credit:Sony Image credit:Sony Naughty Dog have officially stopped development of The Last Of Us Online, a multiplayer game based on their celebrated McCarthyite (no, not that McCarthy - I mean the novelist) post-apocalyptic action-adventure....

HomeFeaturesDoom Doom At 30: Does 1993’s Doom still hold up for a first-time player today?Simple pleasures Simple pleasures Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Softworks For me, approaching Doom was cathartic. Playing a game that’s older than myself was certainly an experience, but I was shocked at how well it holds up. 8 Reasons DOOM Eternal Is One Of The Best Action Games Ever Made | Doom Eternal Review (PC)Watch on YouTube...

HomeFeatures Doom At 30: The evolution of Doom through its first levelsWhat the opening level of every mainline Doom game says about its place in FPS history What the opening level of every mainline Doom game says about its place in FPS history Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Softworks In revisiting every mainlineDoomgame to celebrate its 30th anniversary this month, it’s clear that even id’s iconic shooter has wrestled with how to answer these question, and the ways it’s tried to reinvent itself over the years paints a captivating portrait of a series trying to move with the times....

HomeNewsEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has a six minute trailer and yes, this looks like a Suikoden sequelI’ll see your shonen hero and raise you a weaponised kangaroo I’ll see your shonen hero and raise you a weaponised kangaroo Image credit:505 Games Image credit:505 Games 505 Games have released a chunky overview trailer for the heavilySuikoden-inspired RPGEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes– which means it’s time once again for me to share that one Suikoden story I have about how I bought Suikoden 2 for PS1 but got bored and traded it in, and now PS1 copies of Suikoden 2 regularly sell for hundreds of pounds, and why, why, didn’t you keepthatin your sock drawer, Edwin, instead of your prized vintage copy of V-Rally, current average eBay price £3....

HomeHardwareNews Intel Core Ultra laptop CPUs have eyes on AI, but it’s Arc graphics that could change the gameMeteor Lake mobile chips officially detailed Meteor Lake mobile chips officially detailed Image credit:Intel Image credit:Intel Intel have finally confirmed the full lineup and specs for their 14th genMeteor LakeCPUs, which for now is comprised entirely of ultrathin laptop chips with the newCore Ultrabranding. I appreciate that a PC gaming site might not be the most natural home for this information, considering both that these are not technicallygaming CPUsand that that Meteor Lake’s most hyped-up feature is more of a productivity aid: a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for client-side AI work....

HomeDeals LG’s 34-inch 3440x1440 100Hz ultrawide gaming monitor is down to $199 at Walmart for the holidaysThe 34WR50QC is a great value performer at $150+ below MSRP. The 34WR50QC is a great value performer at $150+ below MSRP. Image credit:LG/Rock Paper Shotgun/PNGtree Image credit:LG/Rock Paper Shotgun/PNGtree Ultrawide monitors often come at a premium, but right now you can pick up a 34-inch gaming monitor for just $199 - just in time for the winter holidays where you’ll have a chance to snuggle up and play some video games!...

HomeNews RPS Asks: you to kindly fill out our annual 2023 readership surveyPretty please? Pretty please? Once again, we have reached that point in the year where we come to you with a warm grin and outstretched hands, saying: “Please, dear reader, will youfill out the RPS readership survey? It’s very quick, and will only take 5-10 minutes of your time, so please consider filling it out if you find yourself at a loose end....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show podcast season 2 Episode 42: the life and death of E3The show must go on, until it doesn’t The show must go on, until it doesn’t Image credit:Entertainment Software Association Image credit:Entertainment Software Association This week, the Electronic Wireless Showpodcastremembers therecently deceasedE3 games show. Unfortunately, all that we can really recall is the occasional watch party, and maybe Keanu Reeves was there at one point? Was mostly just trailers, let’s be honest....

HomeFeaturesBabbdi The RPS Advent Calendar 2023, December 14thWalled in Walled in Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun We’re over halfway through this year’s RPS Advent Calendar now, and spoilers, but you can’t leave now without seeing it through to the end. We’ve walled up the Treehouse and everything so you can’t escape. But wait, maybe there is a way out, just like in our next entry,Babbdi! Alice0:Babbdi is a great example of a type of game I adore: here’s a strange place, now go explore and figure out what this game is and how its parts work and what you can even do, then wrap up and be done inside an hour....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#908): How to solve the Thursday December 14 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for December 14? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for December 14? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 26th December!...

HomeGuidesAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora Best armor in Avatar: Frontiers Of PandoraHere are the best armor options in Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandor to increase health Here are the best armor options in Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandor to increase health Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Wondering what’s the best armor in Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora?Armor inAvatar: Frontiers Of Pandorais split up into five different gear slots. As you progress through the game you’ll gain access to more armor and crafting specs....

HomeNewsMouse Black-and-white bloodbath Mouse looks like Cuphead as a first-person shooterHere’s a real high-class bout! Here’s a real high-class bout! Image credit:Fumi Games Image credit:Fumi Games Take the Fleischer-style cartoons behindCuphead’s stunning visuals, slam them together with a classicfirst-person shooterin the vein ofDoomand you’d likely end up with something that looks like Mouse, an upcoming FPS with a hell of a stylish look. MOUSE Early Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube MOUSE Early Gameplay Trailer...

HomeFeatures Doom At 30: The 1996 Doom comic book is an over-the-top masterwork"I’M A 12.0 ON THE 10.0 SCALE OF BADNESS!" “I’M A 12.0 ON THE 10.0 SCALE OF BADNESS!” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GT Interactive/Marvel Comics Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GT Interactive/Marvel Comics The cover is an accurate peek at the gore and demonic entrails that lie within this epic work of sequential storytelling, which required the writing skills of not one, but two gentlemen - Steve “Body Bag” Behling and Michael “Splatter” Stewart....