Today’s best deals for PC gamers: Desktops, GPUs, and Indie bundles worth clicking Desktops with brains, graphics cards with brawn, and game bundles with personality. Image credit:PNY and Dell I guarantee you’ll need something in today’s deals. You’ve got top-tier GPUs, fast CPUs, and desktops that could run a small moon base. On the other, there’s a humble Ethernet switch for the cost of a takeaway and an SSD enclosure that does exactly what it says on the tin....

Too High also works as a word-fumbling spoof of massive social anxiety at parties I’m Christine super Image credit:Christine Mi / Rock Paper Shotgun New browser game Too High is about trying to form credible, humanlike sentences while absolutely whazzed on happy eggs at a party, but I think it also performs pretty well as a send-up of social anxiety at large. Created by Christine Mi for the “Worst Nightmare” week of Itch gamejam Prototype Studio 2025 , it sees you ushering the words of a greeting together with your mouse, only for them to be knocked out of formation by other, rising and falling phrases such as “am I going to die” and “what did they just say”....

Ubisoft shut down multiplayer shooter XDefiant and lay off hundreds who worked on it Games as a service “remains a pillar of our strategy” Ubisoft have discontinued their PvP shooter XDefiant and laid off roughly 277 employees at the studios who worked on the multiplayer game. “[We’ve] not been able to attract and retain enough players in the long run to compete at the level we aim for in the very demanding free-to-play FPS market,” said Ubisoft executive Marie-Sophie de Waubert in a statement to workers that was later posted on Ubisoft’s website ....

There’s something for everyone here. Image credit:RPS Photo Composite / AMD The Ryzen 7 5700X is sitting pretty at $129.25 dollars , while the 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X just dropped to 526 dollars. These aren’t light discounts. They’re the kind that actually make you reconsider your “I’ll upgrade later” logic. Best for Gaming Image credit: AMD AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D $391.14 (was $449, 13% off) See here If you’re chasing frames, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the go-to....

Vampire Survivors’ latest crossover is with, uh, Square Enix’s SaGa series as part of a free update Weird one, but why not! Image credit:poncle/ Square Enix Vampire Survivors has had a few crossovers in its time since releasing in 2022, like with Among Us , Contra of all series , and the one that felt like an inevitability, Castlevania . The game’s latest collab was just announced at this year’s Triple-I showcase, and personally it’s a bit of a head scratcher: Square Enix’s SaGa series....

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 finally has a full release date, plus a bloody good new trailer Please say its saga won’t end up bleeding on past that point Image credit:Paradox Interactive " Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has been delayed again, this time until the second half of 2025," Edwin wrote in March this year. Today I write: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has been given a full release date at tonight’s Gamescom Opening Night Live , along with a fresh trailer....

What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paris: Édouard Charton, 1837 Morning, all. Hope you’re keeping those game-playing hands nice and toasty this winter. You can do it however you like. Wear gloves, huff on them, sit on them, give a fluffy cat a good squeeze. I personally like to clasp a mug of almost-too-hot coffee while I gaze at my Steam library wondering where the hours have gone....

What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Old Book Illustrations Graham doesn’t want a big fuss about his last WAWAPTW, which is just as well, because I’m writing this at 4pm on a Friday and don’t have the energy to make one. Let’s save the goodbyes for a few days more, and in the meantime, simply share what we’re all playing this weekend. Edwin I’ve been ill this week and am still feeling a bit stinky, so I’ll have a quiet weekend, I reckon....

What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891 It’s been a week. Possibly, a three-day weekend of rest and games will do us all some good. And maybe by the end of it, it’ll be a new week. Here’s what we’ll be clicking on this bank holiday weekend. Alice Bee is away. Ed Given things that have happened as of late, my anxiety’s been a bit peaky....

What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Myles Birket Foster/Old Book Illustrations This weekend marks the last chance to stuff your hands into the giant plastic tub of loose Lego that is Steam Next Fest, until the next one in like February or something. We’ve been smushing all our demo recommendations up against those of Eurogamer and VG247 in the Wishlisted hub, so there’s no shortage of us-approved tasters to catch up with....

What’s next for GOG? Publishing games, maybe, but its new owner isn’t in any rush Nor should he be Image credit:GOG Right at the end of last year, Cyberpunk and Witcher developer CD Projekt Red sold off its game distribution company to its original co-founder, Michał Kiciński (who is also the co-founder of CD Projekt itself, so, go figure). With this sort of new owner, the plan is generally to stick to what it knows best , i....

What’s on your bookshelf: The Quiet Year and Monsterhearts designer Avery Alder read-only Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Booked For The Week is our weekly chat with industry folk about the books they love, have loved, and are hoping to love in the future Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! We’re doing tabletop designers now, firstly because I think tabletop is cool and secondly…nope, that’s it....

What’s on your bookshelf?: Games journalist and Slann butt-sculptor extraordinaire Kiera Mills read-only Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! As both Ollie and this immaculately-crafted Green Stuff Slann butt have already foretold, Kiera Mills is leaving RPS for pastures more dog-like. As such, she’s joining me to talk about books!...

Which is the best class in Battlefield: RedSec? Find out which class is best in this Battlefield: RedSec guide. Image credit:EA There are four classes to choose from in Battlefield: RedSec. But which one gives you the best shot at victory on the battlefield? Picking the best class is somewhat reliant on your playstyle and whether you’re playing duos, quads, or you’re planning on going your own way in the field....

While you’re waiting for Shadow Of The Erdtree, Elden Ring has some free hair for you The free update also brings summoning pool and inventory tweaks on the 20th Image credit:FromSoftware This once verdant ground is now wrecked by the passage of time. My terrible nemesis looms before me, inevitable and devastating. Many have fallen to it, but I will overcome. Oh, Elden Ring ? I was talking about male pattern baldness....

Who knows if Stardew Valley is finished, but the dev behind it is “committed to not working” on it until Haunted Chocolatier is done Sweet! <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/haunted-chocolatier.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“A character runs in front of a chocolate shop in Stardew creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone’s upcoming game, Haunted Chocolatier. - 1”> Speaking to PC Gamer , Barone explained,“The 1.6 update is pretty settled at this point. There were ongoing console ports and bug fixes, but it’s pretty settled now....

Wizard With A Gun developer Galvanic Games are closing down Sales weren’t strong enough Image credit:Devolver Digital The developers of Wizard With A Gun are closing down. Galvanic Games, who released the sandbox survival game last year, said that ongoing sales of the game were not enough to keep the studio going, and they’d run out of time to find funding for a new project. “Despite the promising start of Wizard With A Gun, sales are not strong enoguh to sustain our studio,” said the announcement shared on X by company founder Patrick Morgan....

Wordle hints and answer (#1140): How to solve the Friday August 2 Wordle Stuck on the Wordle word for August 2? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Wordle is an addicting but challenging test of word acumen....

Wordle hints and answer (#1240): How to solve the Sunday November 10 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 10? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Wordle is a tricky test of word acumen....

Wordle hints and answer (#1248): How to solve the Monday November 18 Wordle Stuck on the Wordle word for November 18? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Wordle is a tricky test of word knowledge, for sure....