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HomeFeatures Step back from the brink in PrecipiceClose encounters of the third world Close encounters of the third world Brinkmanship doesn’t get explored all that much in games. Precipice is almost certainly derived from Balance of Power, a political strategy simulation from 1985 about the Cold War powers and their winner-armageddons-all staring contest. It was impressively original, complex, and completely unplayable. Happily, Precipice has kept most of what made that game interesting to begin with, and dumped the baggage....

HomeGuides The best LAPA loadout in Warzone, and how to unlock itWhich barrel to select on this unusual SMG Which barrel to select on this unusual SMG Looking for the best LAPA loadout inWarzonePacific?Treyarch and Raven Software are sending Cold War out with a bang, adding a series of unusual, interesting weapons in the final seasons. The LAPASMGis the latest, and one of the most intriguing yet. Several of its barrel attachments alter the LAPA’s damage and fire rate....

HomeFeaturesTurbo Overkill Turbo Overkill is the most fun you’ll have with a chainsaw leg"What would happen if you could slide into monsters to kill them?" “What would happen if you could slide into monsters to kill them?” Usually, I’d assume that if a chainsaw was near someone’s leg, that’d be a problem. But, when the chainsaw is embedded into your own leg and you can flick it out every time you do a butt slide, well then, it’s much more of a problem for your enemies' ankles....

HomeNews Valve confirm Steam autumn, winter, and Halloween sale datesStart saving those pennies Start saving those pennies PC Game Music Quiz | Can You Guess PC Classics From The Music?Watch on YouTube PC Game Music Quiz | Can You Guess PC Classics From The Music? Steam Halloween Sale: Oct 28 - Nov 1, 2021 Steam Autumn Sale: Nov 24 - 30, 2021 Steam Winter Sale: Dec 22, 2021 - Jan 5, 2022...

HomeNewsChivalry 2 You can batter people with fish in Chivalry 2’s new tavern brawl modeAlso new: last-ditch headbutts for players who are literally disarmed Also new: last-ditch headbutts for players who are literally disarmed Swords are cool and all but the medieval fight I find a delight is a tavern brawl, so I’m chuffed to heck to seeChivalry 2focus on them in a new mode. ‘Brawl’ mode has players rumble through feasts and halls, fighting with found weapons including chairs, steins, and giant fish....

HomeReviewsAge of Empires IV Age Of Empires 4 review: a confident and moreish strategy epicOne small step for mankind One small step for mankind It’s tempting to bang on about the history of Age Of Empires, but let’s be real here, you already know it well enough. Even if you haven’t played them, the Age Of Empires games were apillar of RTS design, and probably the most popular candidate for a comeback since publishers largely abandoned the genre in the 2000s....

HomeFeatures Happy Halloween on RPS! Have a load of horror-themed writing to celebrateSpooky article delights for the season! Spooky article delights for the season! Halloween comes but once per year, and it’s nearly over already! But here on RPS we celebrated the reason for the season (i.e. horror things; scary stuff; being scared, you know) in style. We had a whole host of spooky themed articles this year, and what a troupe of little devils they are to behold!...

HomeReviewsMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy review: a blast from the pastMy superhero name is Layman, and I really like this game My superhero name is Layman, and I really like this game In a video game landscape that’s pocked with millions of map markers and vast open worlds,Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxyis a linear action adventure game with a clear beginning, middle and an end. It’s an approach that feels refreshingly old-school, in the way it guides you smoothly from one story bit to another....

HomeNews Planning three big games over the next 10 years Chinese publishers NetEase have bought Grasshopper Manufacture, the Japanese studio behind stylish, swaggering games includingNo More Heroes,The Silver Case, andKiller7. While NetEase have roots in mobile games, they have been investing in fancier things. Grasshopper say that with NetEase’s cash, they plan to release “three even higher-quality ‘Grasshopper Manufacture Games’” over the next decade. No More Heroes – Launch Trailer - Nintendo SwitchWatch on YouTube...

HomeNewsOverwatch Overwatch’s McCree will be renamed Cole CassidyAfter allegations involving the cowboy’s real-life namesake After allegations involving the cowboy’s real-life namesake Blizzard have announced thatOverwatch’s McCree will be known as Cole Cassidy going forward. They’re renaming the cowboy to distance him from his real-life namesake, former Blizzard employee Jesse McCree. He left the developer due to unknown reasons in August, but his departure came after the State of California fileda lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, alleging the company fostered a “frat boy” culture of sexual harassment and discrimination....

HomeNews CD Projekt have bought the studio behind The Flame In The FloodThey’re making a mystery game set in a CD Projekt world They’re making a mystery game set in a CD Projekt world Cyberpunk and Witcher crew CD Projekt have acquired The Molasses Flood, the American studio behind post-apocalyptic raft rideThe Flame In The Floodand base-building gameDrake Hollow. Huh! The studio will be making a game set in one of CD Projekt’s worlds, which warrants a second: huh!...

HomeNewsHalo Infinite Halo Infinite will let you host a cross-platform LAN party on a PC dedicated serverA new trailer details the PC edition’s features and options A new trailer details the PC edition’s features and options After decades of Halo being primarily an Xbox series[settle down, disgruntled elderly Mac fanatics -ed.],Halo Infinitewill buck that with a simultaneous launch on PC too. With that December launch drawing near, a new trailer focuses on the PC edition, detailing various graphics settings and multiplayer options and noting the interesting detail that you’ll be able to use a PC to host a dedicated server for a cross-platform LAN party....

HomeFeaturesPsychonauts 2 How Psychonauts 2 turns the mind inside outIt’s all in your head? It’s all in your head? Image credit:Xbox Game Studios Image credit:Xbox Game Studios “It’s all in your head.” It’s a response that encapsulates all the condescension and ignorance surrounding mental health issues. And yet, in a way, it’s true. Subjective experience is an objective reality – that just so happens to be located and locked away in your head....