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HomeNews Here’s Summer Games Done Quick 2020’s online speedrun scheduleSofa-less speedrunning Sofa-less speedrunning Despite beingdelayed, then latermoving entirely onlinedue to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Summer Games Done Quick is still preparing for some awfully fast gaming next month. The schedule for this year’s event has just gone up, kicking off the annual week of charity speedrunning on Sunday, August 16th. Expect your usual bouts of boundary-breaking and donation shouting, of course, but can you really call it GDQ without the couch banter?...

HomeGuidesMinecraft: Dungeons Minecraft Dungeons weapons guide: every melee and ranged weapon listedAll the weapon stats All the weapon stats The first DLC pack for Minecraft Dungeons is now out and it adds several new base weapons. There are a huge number of weapons in the game, each one with different power levels, base speed, and area of attack. ThisMinecraft Dungeons weaponsguide will list all of themelee weaponsandranged weaponsin the game. Several new weapons were introduced in the Jungle Awakens DLC: the whip, battlestaff, katana, and the dual crossbows....

HomeNewsThe Sims 4 The Sims 4 gets crafty with Nifty Knitting later this monthNifty! Nifty! “Are you ready for your new knitting obsession”, EA asks, knowing full well it is the height of summer. Nevertheless, the nextThe Sims 4’s stuff pack is, indeed, Nifty Knitting - adding a full wool wash worth of knitted goods for your Sims to weave, wear, and (eventually) monetise, all from the comfort of their sturdy rocking chair come July 28th....

HomeNews Those Avatar: The Last Airbender skins have arrived in SmiteWater, Earth, Air and Battle Passes Water, Earth, Air and Battle Passes Theological battle arenaSmite’s gone all Nickelodeon on us today.Those Avatar: The Last Airbender skinsHi-Rez Studios announced last month have arrived, packed inside their own bespoke battle-pass added to the god-smashing MOBA today. They might not be full characters in their own right - instead, possessing three ofSmite’s existing mythical warriors - but if you’ve ever wanted to batter Zeus as a child-like cartoon demigod, now’s your chance....

HomeFeaturesHalf-Life: Alyx Best Half-Life: Alyx modsWant to slamdunk a headcrab? Want to slamdunk a headcrab? It’s taken time to build up a decent collection ofHalf-Life: Alyxmods, but not as long as I thought it would. People were building them before Valve released the proper SDK, and now it’s out there are hundreds of levels, weapons and experiments. I had a great time sneaking through forgotten areas of City 17, or taking time out from Combine harvesting to toss a few bowling balls (and bullets) down a ten pin alley....

HomeGuides Best wings in TerrariaHow to make wings How to make wings There’s only so far that a grappling hook or double jumping takes you inTerraria. Eventually you will need to get some wings and soar through the skies, taking on flying enemies with ease, but some wings are much better than others. We will give you the recipes for thebest wings in Terraria, as well as show youhow to make your first wingsin Terraria....

HomeNews Community Recommendations are officially part of Steam now and they’re sure somethingThe people have spoken The people have spoken Amusingly, folks tend to ramble at the beginning of their reviews. Heck, I tend to ramble at the beginning of reviews. Steam doesn’t really worry about that when giving you a snippet of a user review in the recommendations page though. You’ll getgems like"My feelings for this game are kinda complicated....

HomeNewsDeath Stranding Social distancing simulatorDeath Strandinglaunches on PC tomorrow but Kojima Productions have delivered a launch trailer today. If you’ve been waiting to get your postman parkour on in full 4K resolutions, the time has nearly arrived. Bridge man Sam is all packed up and ready to cart that cargo all over post apocalyptic America starting tomorrow, July 14th.Today’s trailer is mostly a quick roundup and reminder of all the PC-specific features we can expect....

HomeNews Get 14 romantic visual novels while supporting Black trans folksA charitable romance sampler A charitable romance sampler If you missed the giant Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality on Itch last month, you’ve got yet another shot at good games for a good cause. TheVisual Novel Romance Collection for Black Trans Livesis precisely what it says on the tin: fourteen romantic games (several of which the RPS crew have quite liked) in support ofThe Okra Project....

HomeFeaturesProject Winter Have You Played… Project Winter?Someone guffed in the soup Someone guffed in the soup I really likeProject Winter, at least in theory. It’s a classic hidden role multiplayer affair, where you’re ostensibly Doing A Survival: there’s a bunch of you stuck somewhere arctic, trying not to freeze or starve in a log cabin while also accomplishing tasks like repairing radio transmitters, with the eventual aim of summoning an escape helicopter....

HomeFeaturesHorizon Zero Dawn Horizon Zero Dawn’s world is beautifully borked - and I can’t wait to revisit it on PCBehold! Behold! There’s just four weeks to go now untilHorizon Zero Dawndoes a massive electric roar and charges towards us through our PC screens, and as RPS’resident HZD obsessive, I’m excited. And to my own surprise, possibly the thing I’m most excited about is the chance to just drink in the look of the game again....

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator launches in AugustCross-check complete Cross-check complete Microsoft Flight Simulatorhas been cleared for takeoff. The giant simulated world of planes will launch on August 18th. Microsoft have released a new trailer and some information about what’s included in the three differently-priced versions of the game.The new trailer’s got plenty to gawk at, biggo planes flying over cities I don’t quite recognise. One’s covered in snow though and I do like a good snow landscape....

HomeNewsOverwatch Overwatch has released a soundtrack featuring funky tunes from its mapsWhat is that melody? What is that melody? Blizzard have released anOverwatchalbum, so now you can bop along to your favourite in-game tunes even when you’re not playing.Overwatch: Cities And Countries is a collection of soundtracks from the game, all based on the global locations of its maps. You know when you first load into a match, and it plays that short riff of music symbolic of the setting?...