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HomeHardwareFeaturesStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on the Steam Deck is a hot messDon’t try it Don’t try it Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Moment-to-moment performance simply isn’t good enough to enjoy with any degree of comfort, and that’s even assuming that you can make it past the introduction scene without it crashing. I can’t, and using the magic of cloud saves to hop into later stages, it’s clear that neither framerates nor stability improve as the game goes on....

HomeNewsMight & Magic Clash of Heroes Classic puzzle-strategy Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes is getting a Definitive EditionReleasing this summer Releasing this summer Long before indie outfit Capybara Games made a name for themselves with Sword & Sworcery or Below, they made a puzzle-strategy game with the Might & Magic license for Ubisoft.Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroeswas a surprise delight on Nintendo DS in 2009 and an HD release made its way to PC in 2011....

HomeNewsArmored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon FromSoft’s mech-action game Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon comes out in AugustPlenty of fire Plenty of fire Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubiconis dropping into action on August 25th, developer FromSoftware have announced. Last December, the studio most famous forDark SoulsandElden Ringannounced they werereturningto their mecha action roots, and we now have the first gameplay trailer showing off those chunky mechs and huge explosions....

HomeHardwareDeals Grab Samsung’s 2TB 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSD for less than £100One of the best PCIe 3.0 SSDs available. One of the best PCIe 3.0 SSDs available. Samsung’s 970 Evo Plus 2TB SSD is an almost legendary SSD, offering great real-world performance at a reasonable price. Recently the largest 2TB size has dropped from £145 to £99.99, making it significantly more affordable to add a ton of fast NVMe storage to your PC or laptop....

HomeGuidesHonkai: Star Rail Honkai Star Rail tier list: Best characters in HSR 1.0 for May 2023Our Honkai Star Rail tier list ranks all 22 characters from best to worst in 1.0 Our Honkai Star Rail tier list ranks all 22 characters from best to worst in 1.0 Image credit:HoYoverse Image credit:HoYoverse Looking for an up-to-date Honkai: Star Rail character tier list?Honkai: Star Railhas a total of 22 playable characters so far in version 1....

HomeNewsMarvel’s Midnight Suns Marvel’s Midnight Suns creative director “totally gets” the backlash around its card battlesBut the rumours around Firaxis delaying the game to drop it were “wishful thinking” But the rumours around Firaxis delaying the game to drop it were “wishful thinking” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun When Firaxis first unveiled their new tactical superhero RPGMarvel’s Midnight Sunsin August of 2021, its card-based battle system proved to be apoint of contentionamong its audience, so much so that when the game wasdelayeda short while later, rumours started flying that the studio was going back to the drawing board on the game’s combat and dropping the cards entirely....

HomeNewsRedfall Redfall’s final trailer shows off its spooky town and psychic distortionsCreeping up Creeping up Image credit:Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Bethesda Softworks Redfall - Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube Redfall - Official Launch Trailer Nothing blatantly new there, but it’s another tease of whatRedfallis all about. Something that keeps catching my eye is how everyone’s abilities seem to combine well with the rest of your squad. Fling yourself into the air with an ally’s magical elevator before no-scoping a far-off enemy....

HomeNews Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D headlines Amazon Prime’s May freebiesAlong with 14 other games including Lake, Planescape Torment, and Agatha Knife Along with 14 other games including Lake, Planescape Torment, and Agatha Knife May is on the horizon and that can mean only one thing: Star Wars Day of course. To celebrate May the 4th (be with you), Amazon Prime are giving away 15 games to subscribers over the next month, with the flight combat simStar Wars: Rogue Squadron 3Dleading the pack of freebies....

HomeHardwareDeals This Samsung Pro Plus 512GB Micro SD is down under £40A great price for an A2-rated memory card capable of 160MB/s reads. A great price for an A2-rated memory card capable of 160MB/s reads. Samsung’s Pro Plus memory cards areour top pick for the Steam Deck, so I thought you’d like to know that the giant 512GB cards are now down to £39.99 at Amazon UK, making it a good time to upgrade your Steam Deck game storage if you haven’t already....

HomeNewsWarframe Warframe’s Duviri Paradox update is courting newcomers to the MMO with its standalone story worldNo progression-locking here No progression-locking here Long-running sci-fi MMOWarframehas just released its biggest update yet, The Duviri Paradox, for free. Jumping into any 10-year-old game can be intimidating, especially anMMO, but developer Digital Extremes say this is the first story-driven update that’s not progression-locked based on skill level or experience with the game. In other words, this is a new experience within Warframe that’s immediately available to newcomers, while also adding weird cool stuff for old-timers....

HomeFeatures XCOM’s Jake Solomon is swapping turn-based tactics for life sims, and he’s not coming backAs the XCOM and Marvel’s Midnight Suns director leaves Firaxis, he chats to us about what’s next, and how life sims have been creeping into his work ever since the birth of Minecraft As the XCOM and Marvel’s Midnight Suns director leaves Firaxis, he chats to us about what’s next, and how life sims have been creeping into his work ever since the birth of Minecraft...

HomeNewsFlashback 2 30 years after the original, Flashback 2 comes out this NovemberAnd a first proper trailer And a first proper trailer Image credit:Microids Image credit:Microids A sequel to 1992’s classic action-platformer,Flashback 2is releasing this November on PC and consoles, publisher Microids have announced. The sequel wasfirst announceda couple of years ago withFlashback’s original creator Paul Cuisset in charge, and we finally have our first proper look at gameplay. Take a look at Flashback 2’s updated cyberpunk world below....

HomeNewsAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition Age Of Empire 2’s Return Of Rome expansion adds every civilisation from the first Age Of EmpiresPlus new campaigns, coming next month Plus new campaigns, coming next month Real-time strategy gameAge Of Empires 2: Definitive Editionis now exploring the series’ own history with the Return Of Rome expansion pack, bringing back The Roman Empire and every other ancient civilisation from the very first Age Of Empires game....