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HomeFeatures A new bombshell has entered the Hercule Poirot villa in The London CaseWelcome… to Casa Hastings Welcome… to Casa Hastings Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/ITV Studios/Microids Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/ITV Studios/Microids Far bet it from me to complain aboutAgatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Caseintroducing more incongruous eye candy, after myprevious conniptions over Hot Hipster Poirotwith his ankle-grazer trousers and his sexy egg-shaped head, but tick tock, it’s himbo Hastings o’clock....

HomeGuidesBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3: How to finish the Masterwork WeaponA powerful Masterwork Weapon awaits you in Baldur’s Gate 3 — if you know how to get it A powerful Masterwork Weapon awaits you in Baldur’s Gate 3 — if you know how to get it Image credit:Larian Studios / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Larian Studios / Rock Paper Shotgun How do you finish the Masterwork Weapon in Baldur’s Gate 3?...

HomeNewsEnter the Chronosphere Enter the Chronosphere is a bullet hell shmup that actually gives you time to thinkOff the clock Off the clock Image credit:Effort Star Image credit:Effort Star One of the PR bulletpoints calls on you to “choose between stabilizing your wounds, or reality itself.” You’ll also get to “plunder paradoxes” and kill people with wasps. Quite the spread! Let’s have a look at the trailer. Enter the Chronosphere - Pre-Alpha Gameplay Trailer - 2023-05Watch on YouTube...

HomeNewsDaymare: 1998 Midway-esque double-A horror shooter Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is out nowFormer Resi modders strike twice Former Resi modders strike twice Image credit:Leonardo Interactive Image credit:Leonardo Interactive Appropriately for third-person shooters featuring icky electric zombies, Invader’s Daymare series has crept up on me. The second game, Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle,launches today. It casts you as Dalila Reyes, a special agent of Hexacore Advanced Division for Extraction and Search, aka H.A.D.E.S., and - wait a minute, I know this vibe!...

HomeNewsWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Space Marine 2 shows off 10 minutes of stomping, chainswording and a Chaos tease for the Warhammer 40k sequel in extended gameplayGears of Warhammer Gears of Warhammer Image credit:Focus Entertainment Image credit:Focus Entertainment We still don’t know when we’ll be able to play theunexpected- but welcome - Warhammer 40kGears of War-a-like sequelSpace Marine 2, but we can at least get a look at who we’ll be shooting in the face when it arrives....

HomeDeals This well-reviewed electric sit/stand desk is down to £116 at Amazon UKThis 120x60cm desk can support up to 80kg. This 120x60cm desk can support up to 80kg. Image credit:Songmics/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Songmics/Rock Paper Shotgun Want a cheap and cheerful standing desk for working or PC gaming? This electric option from Songmics has been reduced to £116 when you tick the £20 voucher on the product page and has plenty of five-star reviews, making it a good value pickup....

HomeFeaturesDestiny 2 What’s better: Interrupt attacks, or a lore codex?Vote now! Vote now! Image credit:ArenaNet Image credit:ArenaNet Last time, you decided thata stress-free co-op helper is better than timed dialogue choices. A double victory for carefree living, there. I don’t understand; how do you get anything done without the constant feeling that everything is about to collapse around you? Weird. Still, we must move on, for science. This week, I ask you to choose between a sharp shock and a deep dive....

HomeFeaturesWhere Winds Meet Where Winds Meet is a wildly ambitious RPG that lets you yeet bearsAnd telekinetically rob people And telekinetically rob people Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Everstone Studio Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Everstone Studio Where Winds Meetstruck me as hugely ambitious action adventure romp set in vast, Ten Kingdom-inspired China. And it was hilariously impossible to summarise in the space of a short, sharp 30-minute appointment. While the elevator pitch started off fairly naturally, there came a point where the elevator rocketed up into the atmosphere and spiralled out of control....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#802): How to solve the Wednesday August 30 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for August 30? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for August 30? 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?...

HomeNews Call of Duty’s bottomless content machine has claimed Lara CroftNot like this Not like this Image credit:Activision Image credit:Activision Lara Croft is coming toCall of Duty: Modern Warfare2 and Warzone as part of the imminent Season 5 content drop, and… I am not OK with this. I am not OK. The news has been out there for a while, but today’sActivision screenshot bulletinis the first I’ve heard of it, and I am here to tell you that this is a travesty and a disgrace and, excuse me, I’m sorry, I need a moment....

HomeNewsDark Messiah of Might & Magic Dark Messiah of Might & Magic might get raytracing and co-op thanks to moddersNow with Ubisoft’s blessing Now with Ubisoft’s blessing David Wiltos and a group of other modders have been working to bring co-op to Dark Messiah for some time, and in the process started to reverse engineer part of the underlying game. That led to some hesitation about what they could legally release - and legally make open source - without permission....

HomeFeaturesGranblue Fantasy: Relink Granblue Fantasy: Relink might be the king of chaotic JRPG combatPlatinum’s touch certainly hasn’t deserted its fights with large skeletons Platinum’s touch certainly hasn’t deserted its fights with large skeletons Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/ Cygames Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/ Cygames Granblue Fantasy: Relinkhas been on my most anticipated games list for two-years, with all of my anticipation based purely off bitty trailers that haven’t revealed anything other than its flashy actionRPGcombat and deeply anime towns....

HomeFeaturesStarfield I have consumed Starfield’s universe and it tastes of whole milk and cinnamonBethesda literally fed us their space adventure at Gamescom Bethesda literally fed us their space adventure at Gamescom Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios “What’s better than gazing at the Milky Way?”, asks Bethesda. The answer? “Savouring it as well.” That’s right folks, I may not have laid my hands on big Todd’s mega RPGStarfield, but I’ve actuallytastedits universe, in the form of a promotional drink handed out atGamescom....