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HomeGuidesValorant Valorant’s second Act kicks off tomorrow, includes a new Battlepass and a Deathmatch modeSo many skins. So many skins. Valorant’s Act 2 Battlepass launches August 4th alongside a new set of premium Glitchpop skins. On top of all this, a new free for all deathmatch game mode is arriving a day later on August 5th.The Valorant Act 2 Battlepass is filled with gun skins, gun buddies, and other cosmetic items which you’ll unlock as you play the game and earn XP....

HomeNews A Beyond Good And Evil movie is coming to NetflixBeyond Screen and Cinema Beyond Screen and Cinema Fresh off the heels ofTom Clancy goes anime, Ubisoft have announced yet another collaboration with their new pals at Netflix. This time, it’s a feature-length adaptation ofBeyond Good And Evilfrom Detective Pikachu director Rob Letterman - and with the long-dormant game sequel still no closer to release, there’s a good chance this film may even hit screens first....

HomeNewsStardew Valley After four years, Stardew Valley finally gets a physical PC edition (with goodies)Lots of wooden things Lots of wooden things Rejoice, people who like hugely popularfarming life-sim gamesand things they can hold and put on shelves:Stardew Valleyis getting a physical PC edition, at last! After four entire years since release! And the goodies it comes with are pretty special, too. A physical edition ofStardew Valleyfor PC has been teased for a little while now, but the official announcement came last nightvia developer Eric Baroneand Fangamer....

HomeNewsBattletoads Battletoads is launching at last on August 20thAction amphibians assemble Action amphibians assemble Well look at that, your favorite 90s action amphibians finally have a release date for their return to headliner status, after that2018 teaserand a couple cameos (in games including Obsidian’s recent effortGrounded). Your residentBattletoadsZitz, Rash and Pimple are back at last, whackin' up baddies to their own tune on August 20th.Rare are marking the announcement with some toad antics in a new trailer....

HomeNewsAnthem BioWare outline goals for better loot in AnthemPut the looter back in the shooter Put the looter back in the shooter As promised, BioWare are starting to publish updates as they rethink their not-so-well-received online sci-fi shooterAnthem. Today’s update specifically talks about their goals for the loot system, which they want to be more reliable and respect a player’s time. It doesn’t sound like anything is set in stone yet, so this will definitely be alengthy journeyfor Anthem as they previously estimated....

HomeNews Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare is getting new operators with its fifth season next weekAnd it looks like Verdansk is getting a train And it looks like Verdansk is getting a train There’s a sneaky-sounding new faction joining the fray inCall Of Duty: Modern WarfareandWarzonenext week, and they’re bringing some new weapons and operators with them. They’re called Shadow Company, which is a name you may recognise if you’re familiar with Modern Warfare 2....

HomeDeals Double Fine’s 20th Anniversary Humble Bundle is a right steal23 games for £7 / $9! 23 games for £7 / $9! It’s just getting silly now, isn’t it? Not content with giving usthe best of Paradoxand anindie pick ‘n’ mix courtesy of Raw Fury, those bundle fiends at Humble have arguably come up with one of their best bundles yet in the form of their new Double Fine 20th Anniversary celebration....

HomeNewsFor Honor For Honor’s Core Combat update wants you to be more aggressiveATTACK ATTACK Vikings are cowards. Same goes for knights and samurai. If you’re a competent fighter inFor Honor, then you might have clocked that defensive moves often beat out aggressive ones. Right now you can merrily block away until your opponent exhausts themselves, then go at ‘em as they wheeze. This may have had something to do with my skill level, but counter-attacks seem a tad over-strong, too....

HomeHardwareNews GeForce Now is finally usable now you can sync your Steam library with itNvidia’s cloud gaming service just got a little bit better. Nvidia’s cloud gaming service just got a little bit better. To get yourself set up, you’ll need to open up the GeForce Now app on your PC and click on its Settings cog. In the top right corner, there should now be a new Game Sync section with a little sync button you need to click....

HomeFeaturesLife Is Strange Have You Played… Life Is Strange?Bernard’s Watching Bernard’s Watching I watcheda lot of Bernard’s Watchas a child. This has left me with infrequent frustrations over not being able to pause time at my whim, and an unease over the prospect that anyone with such an ability would almost inevitably age, wither, and die before any of their loved ones. The greatest failing of Bernard’s Watch was its cowardly decision to leave this trauma unresolved....

HomeFeatures The Flare Path Letter PageFinlandia or Appalachian Spring? Finlandia or Appalachian Spring? Dear Simon, Your Dad sounds like a chap after my own heart. It’s quite possible we were both in the Kerovian Republic at the same time. We might even have shared the same aviodyne gondola or stood atop the same stinking jagiphant carcass! In answer to your birthday present recommendations question, as it happens I have recent play experience of both of the titles you are considering....

HomeFeaturesThe Sims 4 The Sims 4’s new Nifty Knitting pack is too realYearning for yarn Yearning for yarn The Sims 4seems to be pivoting toward content that is, firstly, tailored specifically to my interests, and, secondly, designed to allow the creation of strange and reclusive weirdos. Whilst EA’sattempt at a new reality show about playing The Simsrumbles on in the background, and after the Eco Lifestyle expansion pushed me towards creatinga stinky, trash-gobbling Oscar the Grouch, here comes new Stuff Pack Nifty Knitting....

HomeDeals All our official RPS shirts and hoodies are 10% off until SaturdayThe ultimate RPS-approved bargain. The ultimate RPS-approved bargain. Have you visited theRPS Teespring Storeyet? If not, and you fancy availing yourself of one of our fine t-shirts or PC Goliath hoodies to declare your allegiance in the ongoing website wars, then you’ll be pleased to know that you can get 10% off all of our lovely RPS merch until midnight on Saturday August 1st....