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HomeNewsHave A Nice Death Have A Nice Death is the next free game for RPS premium supportersThe early access action roguelite has just received a big update, too The early access action roguelite has just received a big update, too Year Two of RPS' relaunchedsupporter programis well and truly underway, and to celebrate, we’ve got another free game key giveaway lined up for our premium supporters. That game isHave A Nice Death, the gorgeous 2D action roguelite from Magic Design Studios where you step into the robes of the Grim Reaper himself - and it’s just received a big chunky update today to boot....

HomeDeals Lenovo’s Legion 5 RTX 3070 laptop is under £1000 at Laptops DirectThis spec also features a Core i7 11800H CPU, 16GB RAM and 512GB NVMe SSD. This spec also features a Core i7 11800H CPU, 16GB RAM and 512GB NVMe SSD. The Lenovo Legion 5 is one of the best value mid-range gaming laptops, and today you can pick up a model with an RTX 3070 and a Core i7 11800H processor for £999 - an awesome value for this specification and £445 below its UK RRP....

HomeNewsRoboCop: Rogue City Robocop: Rogue City looks unimpressive in first gameplay trailerI’d buy it for a dollar, but not much more I’d buy it for a dollar, but not much more Image credit:Nacon Image credit:Nacon Robocop: Rogue City aims to be authentic to the first three films in the series, which means it’ll either be a thoughtful exploration of what it means to be human and a cutting satire of American culture, or it’ll be about fighting robot ninjas and having a jetpack....

HomeNewsSchim Schim’s new trailer shows what you do in the shadowsSwim about, mainly Swim about, mainly Image credit:Extra Nice/Playism Image credit:Extra Nice/Playism This is the problem with the cavalcade of games presented during Summer Games Fest: it’s easy to miss the gems among all the other gems.Schimwas one I failed to spot entirely, despite our Ed placing itamong the best games he playedat the event in LA. It’s a bouncy puzzle adventure about a frog-like creature who lives in shadows, and there’s a new trailer below....

HomeNewsSteelRising Steelrising’s new gameplay trailer shows off more fights with metallic monstrositiesThere’s a murderous grandfather clock There’s a murderous grandfather clock Robo-revolutionary SoulslikeSteelrisingleft me impressed when I played its opening hours not too long ago. So much so, I thought it was ahomage to Bloodborne’s best bits. And at today’sNacon Connect, developers Spiders unveiled a new trailer which shows ballerina-turned-bodyguard Aegis fight off some metallic monstrosities, mixed in with a bit of parkour....

HomeFeaturesSymphony of War: The Nephilim Saga The Rally Point: Symphony Of War makes everyone on the battlefield feel importantAn orchestra of friends you haven’t met yet An orchestra of friends you haven’t met yet The first unusual thing aboutSymphony Of War Colon The Nephilim Sagais that it’s a strategy game made inRPG Maker. That’s notparticularlyunusual, but it leads into the second unusual thing: that it’s also agoodstrategy game. The third unusual thing is one I didn’t even appreciate until I was a fair bit in: it’s not only a good strategy game “for an RPG Maker game”, but one of the best games I’ve played this year....

HomeDeals This 360Hz Dell Alienware monitor is just over $300 thanks to an Ebay 20% off codeThat’s less than $1 per hertz. That’s less than $1 per hertz. Dell’s excellent Alienware AW2521H 360Hz monitor is going cheap on Ebay thanks to a 20% off discount code, bringing the monitor from its regular price of $380 to just $303. That’s among the cheapest we’ve ever seen a monitor of this spec, and a great deal for anyone that plays games like Counter-Strike orValorantthat really benefit from the increased responsiveness and decreased input lag of 360Hz....

HomeNewsTorchlight Infinite Torchlight Infinite’s PC version will be detailed later this monthAfter several closed betas on mobile After several closed betas on mobile Here’s the catch, which maybe you guessed already: Torchlight Infinite is free-to-play, and in the closed beta of the mobile version, the in-game shop offered cosmetics, inventory slots, revival tokens and pets. The real money values were switched off, so it’s anyone’s guess what things will cost or whether the PC version will be the same....

HomeNewsSkull and Bones Ubisoft’s mega-delayed Skull And Bones relaunches with a November release dateThe pirate MMO sets sail for fun The pirate MMO sets sail for fun It’s fair to say thatSkull And Boneshas had asomewhat troubled development. Ubisoft’s pirate-themed live service MMO has been knocking around for almost a decade, having been overhauled a couple of times since it started life as a DLC for Asassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Friday 8 July 2022): Wordle word of the day #384 and hintsHints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Looking for the Wordle answer for Friday 8 July 2022?Wordlelove. Wordle is life. And even if it isn’t, it’s still quite a bit of fun to play every morning. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be going so strong, with so many players, over a year later....

HomeNewsLollipop Chainsaw Suda51 and James Gunn aren’t back for the Lollipop Chainsaw remakeIt’s not just the banging soundtrack that’s skipping this one It’s not just the banging soundtrack that’s skipping this one The remake of Grindhouse-meets-Sailor-Moon chop ‘em upLollipop Chainsawwon’t see the involvement of original creative director Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda and his team at Grasshopper Manufacture. The game’s co-writer, Guardians Of The Galaxy and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn, isn’t returning either....

HomeReviewsWitch Strandings Witch Strandings review: a cursed, but magical Strand-likeNature nurture Nature nurture In the 100 or so hours I’ve spent playingDeath Strandingin the last couple of years, I’ve often wondered about the state of Sam Bridges' limbs. Specifically, the strain they must be under carrying those preposterously high columns of metal cased packages up and down the slopes of post-apocalyptic America. If I were in his hiking boots, I’m not sure all the reinforced skeletons in the world would help me reach the same kind of porter-ing skills as he does gambolling about the place, at least not based on how sore and tired my dinky little wrists are after a couple of hours of playing Strange Scaffold’s new Strand-type game,Witch Strandings....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Thursday 7 July 2022): Wordle word of the day #383 and hintsHints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Wrong day? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 26th Decemberinstead! Wordle July 7 hints If you’re having trouble working your way towards the Wordle answer today, here’s a few hints to get you started:...