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HomeHardwareNews Asus have made the world’s first 360Hz gaming monitorYou’ve been framed You’ve been framed At the moment, monitor refresh rates top out at 240Hz, but the appropriately namedAsus ROG Swift 360Hzwill be able to spit out 50% more frames per second than its 240Hz rivals when it arrives later this year. That’s quite a lot of frames if you ask me. You might even say it’stoo many. Indeed, RPS Mechanic Alex Wiltshire delved into the subject of just how many frames the human eye can actually see forPC Gamerback in 2017, and research suggests it all becomes much of a muchness once you hit 200Hz, which calls into question just how benefit you’ll actually get from those extra 120 frames....

HomeFeaturesWildermyth Can’t Stop Playing: WildermythIt’s my party and I’ll die if I want to It’s my party and I’ll die if I want to It’s good to know that the rest of RPS will play anything if I call them “cowards” enough. Kicking off 2020 with a strong start, the game weCan’t Stop Playingthis January isWildermyth. Three farmers defend their village from invading monsters. They go on to travel the land, looking for the source of the invasion....

HomeNewsThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum Stealth action game Lord Of The Rings: Gollum won’t look like the moviesOne game to rule them all. One game to rule them all. If you haven’t heard aboutThe Lord Of The Rings: Gollum, I am right there with you. The upcoming middle earth game from Daedalic Entertainment wasannounced early in 2019with what sounds like very few details carved in stone aside from the main character....

HomeNewsTaniNani TaniNani, a cute level flipping puzzle game, is out later this monthCute and compact Cute and compact I originally stumbled uponTaniNanion the TIGSource forums back in October when developer Kevin Andersson first posted it. At the time, I’d vowed to be more active in the forums—which has not panned out—but fortunately Andersson is more diligent than I am and finishes what he starts. When I happened upon TaniNani again today it was to find out that it’s releasing on January 23rd....

HomeNewsTemtem IfTemtemlooks like a Pokemon game to you, that’s because it absolutely is a lot like Pokemon. The Applin doesn’t fall far from the Sudowoodo—yes, it’s a Pokemon joke on a PC website. If you weren’t familiar with the brightly colored creature catching MMO before, now is a decent time to change that. The game comes out on January 21st, but you can sign up to join the public stress test before release for free....

HomeFeatures 9 of the best games with time travelOne Off The List One Off The List So let’s chronicle games about time, specifically those that prove the passing of years is nothing but a directionless tumble through the jelly-like substance of spacetime. Here are 9 games about time travel. But which of them would you undo? Titanfall 2 Command & Conquer: Red Alert In this alternate reality tank spammer, everyone’s favourite patent clerk Albert Einstein travels back through time to kill Hitler witha zappy handshake, making it the politest assassination in the history of Adolf-killing speculation....

HomeGuidesPhoenix Point Phoenix Point Base Management - what are the best buildings to construct in Phoenix bases?All your base are belong to the Phoenix Project All your base are belong to the Phoenix Project Phoenix Pointis just one of manyPhoenix Project basesthat you’ll bring back online over the course of your campaign to save humanity from the mutant-birthing Pandoravirus. And each of these bases must be carefully maintained and structured in order to give you the best chances of success....

HomeGuidesPhoenix Point Phoenix Point Classes - the best Soldier Classes and multi-class combinations to useOr: how I learned to stop worrying and love the Berserker Or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the Berserker Phoenix Point classes soldiers into seven types, giving players a surprising amount of scope for customising your armies and your overall playstyle during tactical missions. From the initial three soldier classes to the unique specialists acquired through the three different factions, ourPhoenix Point Classes guidewill walk you through the abilities, skills, strengths, and weaknesses of each one - along with some useful tips and tricks on equipment, multi-classing, and more....

HomeGuidesPhoenix Point Phoenix Point DLC Roadmap - Blood and Titanium, Legacy of the Ancients, and Festering Skies DLCCybernetics, ancient knowledge, and aerial warfare Cybernetics, ancient knowledge, and aerial warfare Phoenix Point DLCwill be an exciting prospect for many, whether you love the game already or think (as many players do) that improvements are needed before it can realise its full potential. OurPhoenix Point DLC Roadmap guidewill explore Snapshot Games’s roadmap for this ambitious turn-based tactics game over the next year, with details on the first three major expansions: Blood and Titanium, Legacy of the Ancients, and Festering Skies....

HomeGuidesPhoenix Point Phoenix Point Vehicles & Aircraft - which faction has the best vehicles?Scarabs to the left of me, Mutogs to the right Scarabs to the left of me, Mutogs to the right Vehicles and Aircraftare your greatest weapons inPhoenix Point. They are your transport, your artillery, and your speedy getaway all rolled into one. But with each faction offering up their own unique airship and land vehicle to compete with the Phoenix Project’s own starting Scarab and Manticore, it can be a challenge to know exactly which vehicles are the best choice....

HomeNews Star Citizen has better moons and PvP punching, and Squadron 42 is still in orbitMerry Christrobertsmas Merry Christrobertsmas Just as 2019 was being put to bed, Cloud Imperium delivered a couple of Xmas gifts to itsStar Citizenplayers. They released version 3.8 of their space-faring money blackhole, adding new planet tech, new worlds, and PvP punching. They also released a “visual teaser” forSquadron 42, which is their shooting-heavyStar Citizenspin-off and is probably too far into development to be teased like this....

HomeFeaturesSecond Front The Flare Path emburdens Second FrontAdvanced Squad Leader heeder Advanced Squad Leader heeder It seems Flare Path’s first act of 2020 is to be an act of unkindness. Today – right now in fact – I’m going to hang a millstone engraved with the words “Potentially my Game of the Year” around the neck of a work-in-progress hex wargame with a minuscule budget and almost no pedigree. Said encumbrance will almost certainly hamper the bearer as it hurries towards release (present ETA: “Q2 to Q4”), increase its chances of foundering in developmental mires, and cause its ankles to disintegrate like meringue golf balls if it’s ever foolish enough to attempt a parachute jump, but will that stop me?...

HomeNews The Toss A Coin To Your Witcher song has been modded into The Witcher 1, naturallyToss A Coin To Your Modder Toss A Coin To Your Modder Since Netflix’s Witcher series was released last month, there’s one particular part of the show that has followed me around the internet like a certain very persistent bard. Jaskier (who you know as Dandelion in CD Projekt RED’s Witcher games) sings a silly song at the end of episode two about Geralt’s exploits....