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HomeDeals The RPS Christmas gift guide 2021PC gaming gift ideas for any budget PC gaming gift ideas for any budget What’s that? You forgot about that last part? Fear not, festive heretic. As RPS' official not-so-secret Santa, I am proud to bring you this year’s Christmas gift guide. Below you’ll find a wide range of potential presents for the fellow keyboard jockey in your life, from books to t-shirts all the way up to some of our favourite hardware from the last year....

HomeNews Ubisoft have stealth announced a Splinter Cell RemakeFitting, really Fitting, really After eight years of radio silence, Ubisoft are finally bringing Sam Fisher in from the cold, as they’ve just announced a remake of the originalSplinter Cell. In keeping with the series' stealth roots, the game was announced with little to no fanfare this evening via ablog post, with Ubisoft declaring its existence along with some developer chat before scampering back into the shadows....

HomeHardwareDeals VR headset deal alert: save £250 on the HTC Vive Cosmos EliteThat’s the same price it was on Black Friday That’s the same price it was on Black Friday If you fancy escaping from reality in 2022 (and let’s face it, who wouldn’t at the moment?) You can grab the excellentHTC Vive Cosmos EliteVR headset kit for £649. That’s £250 off the list price, as well as a return to the price that the full VR kit was going for on Black Friday....

HomeNews Yakuza 0, Kiwami 1 & Kiwami 2 are leaving Game Pass soonHere’s why you need to play them Here’s why you need to play them Yakuza 0,Yakuza Kiwami, andYakuza Kiwami 2are leaving Xbox Game Pass on 31st December. If you need time to absorb this news, please, take it. Back? Okay, so actually we don’t have much time left now. You must play these beat ‘em ups before they disappear into the realms of non-free (sort of; you know what I mean)....

HomeNewsRayman Origins You can grab Rayman Origins for free on PC right nowClaim it on Ubisoft Connect before next week Claim it on Ubisoft Connect before next week One of my absolute favourite platformers,Rayman Origins, is free to keep on Ubisoft Connect right now. Ubisoft are giving the 2D side-scroller away as part of their 35th anniversary celebrations, which is wonderful news. It’s one of the best co-op games I’ve played, so it’s a perfectly timed freebie if you’re in need of something to keep friends and family entertained over the holiday period....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera Best AS44 loadout and class setup in Warzone PacificRip through enemies with the best AS44 loadout in Warzone Pacific Rip through enemies with the best AS44 loadout in Warzone Pacific This guide covers how to make the best AS44 loadout inWarzone Pacific, combining the power of an AR and the speed of an SMG to make a killer gun that really deserves a chance. Killing folks with top-tier guns in Call Of Duty: WarzoneWatch on YouTube...

HomeNewsMinecraft Come one, come all, and witness one of the coolestMinecrafthomes I’ve ever bothered to help make. Look, I’m not usually a builder in survival crafting games. I’m an explorer (and frequent dier). But, with theCaves & Cliffs Part 2 updatethat arrived last month, I’ve had a newfound purpose: create the coolest home I can find in the biggest cave I can find. And so I give to you, the upside down deepslate pyramid (located right beneath some festive tundra!...

HomeNewsKingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Kingdoms Of Amalur: Re-Reckoning expansion Fatesworn is out nowNearly ten years later Nearly ten years later Kingdoms Of Amalur: Re-Reckoningarrived late last year, offering a chance at re-redemption for the cult fantasy Re-PG. Now Re-Reckoning has received its first new expansion in nearly ten years. Called Fatesworn, it’s out now and offers a new, six-hour storyline. Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning - Fatesworn - Release TrailerWatch on YouTube...

HomeNews Plunder Panic is the next free game for RPS premium supportersAnd you can get your code right now And you can get your code right now As part of ourrelaunched supporter programthis year, we’ve been busy organising lots of great free game keys for RPS premium supporters. Admittedly, the last two we’ve done (Darkest Dungeonand Wartales) have both been quite small with only limited numbers of codes available, but I’m pleased to say we’ve finally put together that long-awaited ‘big’ free game drop that all premium supporters will be able to get involved with....

HomeNewsPraey for the Gods Praey For The Gods leaves early access, adds two final bosses aka colossiShadow Breath Of The Wild Colossus Shadow Breath Of The Wild Colossus Praey Of The Godsinitially looks too similar to Shadow Of The Colossus for comfort. And then you think: whywouldn’tsomeone make another game where you climb and bring low gigantic beasts? After almost three years in early access, Praey has reached v1.0, adding two new boss battles in the process....

HomeNewsParalives The Paralives character creation tool lets you make people with amazing and terrifying fashion senseLook behind you, EA Look behind you, EA Paralives is a life sim game that may even have the chops to toppleThe Sims' supremacy when it launches. This video of the character creation is the beefiest look at Paralives we’ve had for a while. Marvel as the Paras change musculature, fat distribution and weight before your eyes....

HomeFeatures The RPS Advent Calendar 2021, December 14thIt’s coming Rome It’s coming Rome The question isn’twhereis the fourteenth door on the RPS Advent Calendar, butwhenis it. Get ready to go repeatedly back in time at a bit less than 80 MPH inThe Forgotten City! Alice Bee:Boy, Garfield wouldreallyhate Mondays if Monday never ended! Somebody called Punxsutawney Phil, and watch out for that first step! Woah, I don’t know if we’re ever going to see the edge of tomorrow!...

HomeNews Activision Blizzard employees are becoming increasingly frustrated with the company, holding walkouts in the wake of damning reports andlayoffs. It’s reached a point where ABK employees are organising a formal strike, and there’s been talk of unionisation - talk that ActiBlizz would like to stop. In an internal email, chief administrative officer Brian Bulatao discourages staff from signing an agreement with the Communications Workers of America union (CWA) - because “active, transparent dialogue between leaders and employees” is better than unionisation, apparently....