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HomeGuidesStarfield Starfield planet traits explainedWhat and where are they? What and where are they? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Game Studios Wondering how to find and scan planet traits in Starfield?While surveying planets throughoutStarfield’s expansive galaxy, you’ll sometimes be prompted to scan planet traits to unlock more survey data. These traits mark unique environmental landmarks on planets, but they can be a bit confusing to identify and find....

HomeDeals This full-size mechanical keyboard is on sale for 30 bucksAn awesome deal on a hot-swappable keyboard that gets good reviews. An awesome deal on a hot-swappable keyboard that gets good reviews. Image credit:Pulsar/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Pulsar/Rock Paper Shotgun Normally you’d expect to pay the better part of $100 for a new mechanical keyboard, if not more, but today you can find a full-size model for just $30. The Pulsar Gaming Gears PK020 Lunar Alloy is down to that price on Amazon USA following a 50% reduction from the keyboard’s MSRP, making for a great deal on a keyboard that ticks all the boxes and actually looks cool too....

HomeNewsWordle Wordle cheating is “rampant”, with thousands looking up the answer every day, study suggestsBut the number of cheaters seems to be dropping But the number of cheaters seems to be dropping Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Eight Great Wordle-likesWatch on YouTube Eight Great Wordle-likes James Dilger’sstudy of Wordle guessesbetween May and August suggests that up to 10,000 people are simply cheating their way to a perfect score....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#828): How to solve the Monday September 25 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for September 25? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for September 25? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

HomeFeaturesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2 brings back all the joy of Capcom’s 2012 cult hit with few real changesStrength in numbers, Arisen? Strength in numbers, Arisen? Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom Pawns talk without cease as you explore: a steady patter of idle observations about well-wrought staircases and the local fish trade, advice about the bestiary and, in the case of Pawns recruited from other players, quest tips based on time in their own worlds - all of it couched in the game’s quirky faux-medieval dialect....

HomeHardwareFeatures “They don’t care”: Inside the triumphs and failures of accessible gaming hardwareHow custom and adaptive controllers serve players with disabilities – and how steep costs and bad attitudes threaten the good they can do How custom and adaptive controllers serve players with disabilities – and how steep costs and bad attitudes threaten the good they can do Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft Or, to be more precise, a QuadStick FPS, a specialised game controller comprised of a mouth-operated joystick and several ‘sip and puff’ switches....

HomeNews A more powerful Steam Deck won’t arrive before the end of 2025, Valve suggestsNeeds to be able to match performance with battery life Needs to be able to match performance with battery life Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun If you’re waiting for aSteam Deckcapable of runningStarfieldat a decent clip, you’re going to be waiting a while yet. Valve has said that a more powerful Steam Deck will arrive at the end of 2025 earliest, with no major performance upgrade expected in the meantime....

HomeDeals AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800X3D is going for $389 with Starfield Premium EditionA good price for a blazing-fast gaming CPU. A good price for a blazing-fast gaming CPU. Want to get a powerful Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor for $50 off with a free copy ofStarfieldPremium Edition? B&H Photo in the US have you covered with their latest discount on AMD’s fastest gaming CPU*, which sees the processor drop to $389 after debuting earlier this year at $439....

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 3 releases today and lets you change your appearance and pronouns"It’s a big one" “It’s a big one” Image credit:Larian Studios / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Larian Studios / Rock Paper Shotgun With Patch 3 comes the Magic Mirror, which lives in your camp and allows you to change your Tav’s appearance whenever you’d like!💄 Change appearance, voice, pronouns🧝‍♀️ Race & body type can’t be changed🪞 Can’t alter Origins – they’re all very particular about their hairpic....

HomeNewsTales of the Shire Image credit:Private Division/RockPaperShotgun Image credit:Private Division/RockPaperShotgun Tales of the Shire - Official TeaserWatch on YouTube Tales of the Shire - Official Teaser Not heard of Wētā Workshop? They’re a New Zealand-based special effects company and the creator of props and setpieces for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films - including their Shire sets - together with the more recent Avatar: The Way of the Water. Their gaming division dates back to 2014, and has worked primarily onvirtual reality and augmented reality fare, but according to marketing materials, Tales of the Shire will be a more traditional game....

HomeNewsHonkai Impact 3rd Honkai: Star Rail predecessor Honkai Impact 3rd is getting a Part 2 update in 2024A new main character, overhauled combat and the new planet of Mars to explore A new main character, overhauled combat and the new planet of Mars to explore Image credit:HoYoverse Image credit:HoYoverse Honkai Impact 3rd, the hack-and-slash action game that shares its universe and characters with HoYoverse’s more recent and better-knownHonkai: Star Rail, is due to receive a massive update that will take the game to Mars - and seemingly leave one of its heroes behind....

HomeNewsMy Hero Ultra Rumble Superhero anime My Hero Academia is escaping Fortnite skins into its own battle royale game next weekLaunching next week after end of open beta Launching next week after end of open beta Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco Hit manga and anime series My Hero Academia is the next pop-culture licence to take a shot at thebattle royalecrown, as the superhero series launches free-to-playonline multiplayer gameMy Hero Ultra Rumblenext week....

HomeNews UK regulator provisionally approves Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard buyout, following Ubisoft dealSelling Actiblizz cloud gaming rights to Ubi will ensure “open competition”, CMA says Selling Actiblizz cloud gaming rights to Ubi will ensure “open competition”, CMA says Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority have “provisionally” approved Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, removing the last major legal obstacle to the completion of the deal. According to aUK government statement, the “sale of the cloud gaming rights will establish Ubisoft as a key supplier of content to cloud gaming services, replicating the role that Activision would have played in the market as an independent player”....