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HomeGuidesStarfield Starfield Back to Vectera walkthrough: How to save BarrettHere’s how to rescue Barrett and get yourself a new companion Here’s how to rescue Barrett and get yourself a new companion Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios How do you rescue Barrett in Starfield’s Back to Vectera mission?So, you’ve finished The Old NeighborhoodStarfieldmission and Sarah has tasked you with finding Barrett, last seen on Vectera after the Crimson Fleet attack....

HomeNewsFortune’s Run Steam “frivolously” rejects promising retro FPS for adding a sexual assault content warning, its creators sayUpdate: Valve approve release after CW removed from Steam page Update: Valve approve release after CW removed from Steam page Image credit:Team Fortune Image credit:Team Fortune The game was due to launch into Steam early access tomorrow, 27th September, but unfortunately, there’s been a delay. Valve’s testers have denied Fortune’s Run approval to launch on the platform....

HomeFeatures Unravelling the magic and alchemy of MetacriticScore wars Score wars Image credit:Metacritic Image credit:Metacritic On the latest-but-one revision of theirAbout page, Metacritic describe the process of calculating a videogame’s aggregate “Metascore” as a kind of “magic”. The FAQ cheekily invites you to “peek behind the curtain”, evoking the figure of the theatre conjurer beckoning the audience on-stage to inspect the props, before performing the trick. You’re only shown so much, however....

HomeNewsHypnospace Outlaw Come chat about Hypnospace Outlaw this Friday for RPS Game ClubChat room Chat room Image credit:No More Robots Image credit:No More Robots Hold on, before you read any further please listen tothis videofor some appropriate set dressing. Done? Alright, cool. Hello! This is your friendly reminder that we will be discussing September’sRPS Game ClubpickHypnospace OutlawthisFriday, September 29th at 4pm BST / 8am PT. Thanks to our fancy live blogging technology, we’ll be able to talk about the game together in real-time, not unlike a group of strangers in a late 90s chat room....

HomeGuidesCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 and Phantom Liberty DLC: Perks and Skills explainedHere’s the scoop on Cyberpunk 2077 perks and skills after the 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty DLC Here’s the scoop on Cyberpunk 2077 perks and skills after the 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty DLC Image credit:CD Projekt RED / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:CD Projekt RED / Rock Paper Shotgun What Cyberpunk 2077 perk and skill changes came with the 2....

HomeNewsThe Callisto Protocol Dead Space co-creator leaves Callisto Protocol studio after survival-horror debut flopsFollowing layoffs last month Following layoffs last month Image credit:Krafton Image credit:Krafton Dead Spaceco-creator Glen Schofield has departedThe Callisto Protocoldevelopers Striking Distance Studios in the wake of the underwhelming performance of their first game.Top 12 Best Horror Games to Play on PCWatch on YouTubeStriking Distance emerged in 2019 in charge of what wasoriginally envisionedas a narrative-focused spin-off fromPUBG: Battlegrounds....

HomeFeatures DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction successfully makes Cyberpunk 2077 very, very slightly prettierNot the most earthshattering RTX trick, but one worth pulling Not the most earthshattering RTX trick, but one worth pulling Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/CD Projekt Red Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertyis, according to ourreviewer Graham, “perhaps the best expansion pack ever made.” Feh, small potatoes – Phantom Liberty’s most prestigious achievement issurelyhow it heralds a newray tracingfeature that makesCyberpunk 2077look and run a tiny bit better....

HomeNews Final Fantasy 14’s 6.5 patch arrives next week with a new dungeon, trial, alliance raid and moreNew Main Scenario quests to arrive in two parts ahead of next year’s Dawntrail New Main Scenario quests to arrive in two parts ahead of next year’s Dawntrail Image credit:Square Enix Image credit:Square Enix Final Fantasy 14’s next patch 6.5, Growing Light, has a release date, details and a dramatic new trailer as it plans to set everything in motion ahead ofnext summer’s Dawntrail expansion....

HomeGuidesStarfield How to get adhesive in StarfieldAvoid getting yourself into a sticky situation while resource hunting Avoid getting yourself into a sticky situation while resource hunting Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Wondering how to get adhesive in Starfield?Adhesive is a crucial resource in building items and weapon upgrades inStarfield, but it’s a bit tricky to find since it can’t be scanned and easily located with the scanner like other resources....

HomeGuidesStarfield How to get lubricant in StarfieldYour best bet is relying on these shops Your best bet is relying on these shops Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Wondering how to get lubricant in Starfield?Lubricant is a tricky resource to find inStarfield— it’s required for things like weapon mods and research projects, but it can’t be mined or easily located with your scanner. It’s also a bit tricky to find in the wild, meaning your best bet is almost always to rely on the shops we’ve listed here or simply give it to yourself using console commands, if that’s your thing....

HomeGuidesStarfield How to recruit mercenaries in StarfieldThey might all be nameless, but they’ll make great additions to your crew They might all be nameless, but they’ll make great additions to your crew Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Wondering how to recruit mercenaries in Starfield?During yourStarfieldplaythrough, you’ll likely find a companion or two (and maybe evenromance one) through the main story. If you’re looking for more help aboard your ship, though, you’ll be able to recruit nameless mercenaries that aren’t as closely tied to the story but can still make worthy additions to your crew in exchange for a bit of cash....

HomeReviewsMineko’s Night Market Mineko’s Night Market review: a catatonic craft ‘em upAll that glitters isn’t gold All that glitters isn’t gold Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Humble Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Humble Games About a third of the way throughMineko’s Night Market, a young boy dressed as a fish says to his octopus-chopping father, “What? I just thought sending the local errand kid on missions was how people acquired stuff on this island....

HomeNewsStar Wars Eclipse Quantic Dream’s Star Wars game isn’t dead but anyone can die in itIt’s “simmering” apparently It’s “simmering” apparently There are many unsightly euphemisms for the various stages of game development. My favourite used to be “sunsetting”, aka cancelling a live service game, aka “we dragged the servers outside and smashed them with bats, gangland style”. But now there’s a new front-runner, “simmering”. You know what’s simmering? Quantic Dream’sStar Wars: Eclipse, that’s what....