I Don't Want To Be A Good Woman Is A "museum Of Resilience" That Explores Sexism And Repression In Iran

I Don’t Want To Be A Good Woman is a “museum of resilience” that explores sexism and repression in Iran Based on stories the developers have “heard, gathered, or lived ourselves” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / We Remember I Don’t Want To Be A Good Woman is an abstract walking simulator that depicts the experience of being a young girl in Iran - a country that, as characterised by UN human rights investigators in September 2024 , operates “a system, both in law and in practice, that fundamentally discriminates on the grounds of gender”....

December 19, 2025 · 17 min · 3495 words · Andrew Bearden

I Estimate That £100,000's Worth Of Warhammer Miniatures Were Slain In Dawn Of War 4's New Trailer

I estimate that £100,000’s worth of Warhammer miniatures were slain in Dawn of War 4’s new trailer Watch all four factions kick the snot out of each other Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team Cherry In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 ’s latest trailer, in which an entire nerd cave’s worth of miniatures spanning all four in-game factions are gibbed, gutted and burned in about 90 seconds....

December 19, 2025 · 16 min · 3347 words · Glenn Kennedy

I Learned Tai Chi From A Bear In Where Winds Meet

I learned Tai Chi from a bear in Where Winds Meet An ambitious, overstuffed wuxia simulator with gacha cosmetics Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Back in my university days, a few friends and I played Yulgang Online, also known as Scions of Fate . An early 2000s Korean MMORPG with a Chinese martial arts theme, Yulgang was one of dozens of free MMOs we dabbled in. While we never got beyond the “kill X number of things to level up” grind, it was novel to run around in a wuxia-themed world, which was a rarity in localised-into-English PC gaming back then....

December 19, 2025 · 22 min · 4477 words · Alvin Knodel

I Love This Keyboard And Mouse Combo, And Now They're On Sale At Amazon

Clickety clack for less. Image credit:Lloyd Coombes I’m a bit of a sicko when it comes to keyboards , and have built the kind of collection that makes my wife duck for cover when I bring them up in conversation. Why am I telling you this? Well, Dear RPS reader, it’s not a therapy session. No, I’ve found some more deals (of course), and specifically, I’ve found the keyboard and mouse I’m writing this very article on, as well as one of my gaming keyboards of choice....

December 19, 2025 · 17 min · 3428 words · Jason Coar

I've Found An Alienware Area 51 Rtx 5080 Build That's Worth The Money

I’ve found an Alienware Area 51 RTX 5080 build that’s worth the money But is it worth getting extra RAM and storage? Image credit:RPS Photo Composite / Dell Alienware Area-51 gaming desktop is the kind of PC that makes console players jellous. It’s big, powerful, and costs as much as a used car. But if you’re dropping this kind of cash, you want to make sure you’re getting the best deal....

December 19, 2025 · 21 min · 4327 words · Thelma Metge

Infinity Nikki Codes February 2026

Infinity Nikki codes February 2026 All new Infinity Nikki codes and how to redeem them Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Papergames Looking for a full list of all working Infinity Nikki codes? The giant new open-world dress-up adventure game Infinity Nikki is full to its brim with currencies, resources, and items that you’ll need in order to finish all the game’s quests and collect all the clothing items on offer. And one of the easiest and most lucrative ways to get these items for free is by redeeming Infinity Nikki codes in-game....

December 19, 2025 · 19 min · 4018 words · Laura Vanner

It's A Bank Holiday Here, Please Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s a bank holiday here, please talk amongst yourselves And/or play this rock, paper, scissors strategy game Image credit:snow-kiss / Rock Paper Shotgun It’s a free and simple territory control game from hobbyist dev snow-kiss, in which you switch your tiles between rock, paper or scissors to claim those of opponents. I’m not sure the idea has serious legs, but I like how it thickens when you have more than two participants and a more elaborate board setup....

December 19, 2025 · 16 min · 3217 words · Rebecca Pecci

Madonna, Dark Souls And Mario Meet In A Sweet And Confounding Swimming Experiment Based On A Ps1 Obscurity

Madonna, Dark Souls and Mario meet in a sweet and confounding swimming experiment based on a PS1 obscurity Dolphindie gaming Image credit:Hatim Benhsain If you’re playing a “PS1-style” game these days, odds are it’s a horror game. Sometimes, I worry that the association of PS1 with moody, Silent Hillian dankness has gotten to the point that younger players no longer perceive the original PS1 as a video game console at all....

December 19, 2025 · 17 min · 3424 words · Catheryn Serrano

Make A Splitscreen-only Splinter Cell, Demands Hazelight Boss, Even As Ubisoft Double

Make a splitscreen-only Splinter Cell, demands Hazelight boss, even as Ubisoft double-down on open worlds “Boom, that’s it.” Image credit:Ubisoft Hazelight founder Josef Fares has called upon Ubisoft to make a splitscreen-only Splinter Cell game - a move that even I, with my absolute lack of business acumen, recognise as being comparable to demanding that Cadbury start making chocolate bars out of soot. He thinks it would be a “guaranteed success”....

December 19, 2025 · 17 min · 3607 words · Gregory Arevalos

Marathon's Short Film Director Doesn't Know Why This Needs Clarifying, But No, He Didn't Use Ai To Make It

Marathon’s short film director doesn’t know why this needs clarifying, but no, he didn’t use AI to make it A reminder that cool art takes a lot of people to make it, sometimes Image credit:Bungie I won’t comment on the quality of Marathon , the game, because I’ve not had the chance to play it, though obviously it’s not been received with all that much fanfare. You know what I did quite like?...

December 19, 2025 · 16 min · 3390 words · Dennis Sanders

Max Caulfield Is A Terrible Detective

Max Caulfield is a terrible detective - I wish her all the best Bad cop, bad cop Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Square Enix If I am ever murdered, please do not ask Max Caulfield to investigate. I’ve already written our review for Life Is Strange: Double Exposure , in which I celebrated the touching moments of Max’s return to the series, and lamented the clunky plot that she finds herself in....

December 19, 2025 · 20 min · 4248 words · Pablo Neal

Minecraft Legends’ Next Update Will Be Its Last, Nine Months After Launch

Minecraft Legends’ next update will be its last, nine months after launch The Snow vs Snouts Lost Legend will introduce a new combat challenge Minecraft Legends , the real-time strategy spin-off from the blocky survival game , is bringing an end to its post-release content additions with one final update later this month. The endcap to Legends comes nine months after its release. The climactic update will add a last Lost Legend to the game, bringing the total number of optional gameplay challenges to nine....

December 19, 2025 · 16 min · 3365 words · Fern Wozniak

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition's Hardcore Mode And Pocketable Bags Are Now Live In The Bundles Of Bravery Update

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition’s hardcore mode and pocketable bags are now live in the Bundles Of Bravery update I’m dying to play it and while playing it Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mojang Studios Minecraft ’s Bundles Of Bravery update has been out for a day or so and I have already created and lost several hardcore mode worlds. I’m having a lovely time. The update brings hardcore mode to Bedrock Edition for the first time....

December 19, 2025 · 16 min · 3344 words · Chad Mckinney

Monster Hunter Wilds New Trailer Shows Off Horrible Lions And Mounted Monster

Monster Hunter Wilds new trailer shows off horrible lions and mounted monster-bashing The premier pants-making series is back, baby Image credit:Capcom Capcom’s upcoming entry in the lizard pants-making sim, Monster Hunter Wilds , got a new trailer at last night’s State Of Play . It showed off more of how its lovely desert environments morph to fit the weather and how its inhabitants largely don’t get on. We also got a look at some cursed lions, an armoured frog with an unsettling tongue and a rideable Chocobo-esque mount that lets you ping arrows on the fly....

December 19, 2025 · 17 min · 3588 words · Bernard Gagne

Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update Two Aims To Defeat The Biggest Beasts Of All: Shader Compilation And Vram Issues

Monster Hunter Wilds title update two aims to defeat the biggest beasts of all: shader compilation and VRAM issues Watch the horns, these VRAMs love to headbutt people back to desktop Image credit:Capcom Capcom have a tough fight on their hands at the moment. No, Arkveld hasn’t escaped from its lair to terrorise the non-OP masses. Monster Hunter Wilds has been suffering from some pretty nasty performance issues on PC....

December 19, 2025 · 17 min · 3455 words · Aimee Velez

Monster Hunter Wilds: Sword And Shield Weapon Tree

Monster Hunter Wilds: Sword And Shield weapon tree The full list of all Sword And Shields in Monster Hunter Wilds Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for the entire Sword and Shield weapon tree for Monster Hunter Wilds? The Sword and Shield is a classic combo in Monster Hunter games, and probably the most versatile choice in Monster Hunter Wilds . It’s fast, it has great combos, you can block and clash with the Shield… It’s a phenomenal weapon, arguably the very best....

December 19, 2025 · 31 min · 6490 words · James Simon

Monster Hunter Wilds' Pc Performance Might Stand To Be Improved By Limiting Dlc Checks, But That's Not Necessarily A Silver Bullet

Monster Hunter Wilds’ PC performance might stand to be improved by limiting DLC checks, but that’s not necessarily a silver bullet It helps, according to one modder, but only to combat slowdown near support desks Image credit:Capcom Monster Hunter Wilds has famously endured struggles when it comes to running well on PC since release. Capcom have tried relentlessly to improve that situation, with varying results. Cue today, and a Reddit scientist coming to the conclusion that overtly aggressive DLC checks might be a key factor in the game’s woes....

December 19, 2025 · 17 min · 3561 words · Joe Moskowitz

My Power Bank Is Steam Deck Overkill, But It's Reduced At Amazon

What did you expect from something called a ‘Starship’? Image credit:Aohi It’s a hefty charger with a 27600mAh battery inside, and in recent travels, I found it to be super helpful both while on the go and sitting in the hotel, and it’s now $119.99 from $149.99. Add a discount code, and it gets even cheaper. This ridiculous power bank has more than 20% off the MSRP Image credit: Aohi AOHI Future Starship Power Bank $119....

December 19, 2025 · 16 min · 3259 words · Brenton Cruz

New Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Trailer Shows Snow Nazis Making Train Noises And Not Much Else

New Indiana Jones And The Great Circle trailer shows snow nazis making train noises and not much else Choo-choo Image credit:MachineGames Indiana Jones And The Great Circle , Indy’s upcoming FPS adventure game, has a new ‘Official Showcase Reveal’ trailer, officially showcasing and revealing basically nothing about the game except that it features some pretty and decently acted cutscenes, which we already knew from the previous reveal . It does have snow nazis in however, possibly the rarest flavour of Nazi after Cookies n’ Cream and Original....

December 19, 2025 · 16 min · 3324 words · David Snyder

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Review

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound review One-hit kill? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Dotemu A pixellly striking retro action platformer with a few new ninja tricks hidden in its folds, although if it does lose some of its violently tactile flow by the halfway point. Developer: The Game Kitchen Publisher: Dotemu, Joystick Release: July 31st, 2025 On: Windows From: Steam Price: TBA Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7-11700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Windows 10 In the realm of pixel artistry, action platformer Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a pretty work of dither and parallax....

December 19, 2025 · 23 min · 4814 words · Billy Floyd