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Suicide Squad failed for all the reasons you could have guessed it failed, report says Making games is hard <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/suicide-squad-777.jpg?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=“Captain Boomerang shoots an enemy, with the numbers “777” popping out of them in Suicide Squad. - 1”> Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Warner Bros In this instance, “toxic positivity” refers to the seemingly common practice of studio leadership reassuring staff that Suicide Squad “would eventually coalesce at the last minute, just as the Arkham games had....

The best handheld PCs RPS-approved portables that give your games the right to roam Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Y’know what, I think we’ve lived long enough in the post- Steam Deck world that it bears weighing up what the current best handheld PCs are. A few years ago this would have just been a vaguely-ranked list of whatever portables were available, but after Valve demonstrated that the palm-resting format could not just work, but actually be good , handhelds have arguably become the most interesting and rapidly-changing thing in all of PC hardware....

The best mods in Oblivion Remastered Enhance your adventures in Cyrodiil with the best Oblivion mods Image credit:Bethesda/Virtuos Looking for the best mods in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered? Although the remastered version of Cyrodiil is quite epic on its own, it can always be better, handier, more colourful, and weirder. By downloading some Oblivion mods, you can enhance your experience in any way you want. To install mods in Oblivion Remastered, simply go to the Nexus mod page and find one you like....

The Bird Of A Thousand Voices is a simple, free and striking platformer weaving Armenian folk legends and fairy tales Part of transmedia project including an album and stage show Image credit:Koren Matevosyan Rather sheepishly, I must admit that my own experience with Armenian art begins and ends with System Of A Down. Cheers then, The Bird Of A Thousand Voices, for showing up in my inbox and giving me a second reference point next to Sugar ....

The blue pools of Planet Coaster 2 make me want to go to a real water park Bring back summer, please Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Frontier Developments If roller coasters are humanity’s way of injecting ourselves with a dose of fear just to stay on our toes, then water parks are our way of turning our old enemy, the sea, into a captive entertainer (or is that aquariums?) Either way, Frontier are hoping to cater for all humankind’s quirky day-out desires with Planet Coaster 2 , by adding water slides and wave pools to the teacups and train rides of their management sim....

The Finals’ fourth season kicks off next week with a new map, new tutorial and the return of ranked Cashout The teaser trailer is great, too Image credit:Embark Studios The Finals ’ fourth season approaches. It’ll kick off on September 26th, with a new map, a new tutorial and the restoration of Cashout as the core ranked mode. There’s a new trailer below, which is worth watching even if you don’t play The Finals, says I....

The first RPS Christmas Cracker 2025 Another year, another round Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. But first, time to enjoy your lovely joke! Q: What do you call it when your parents discover you sneaking out the window into the back garden for the second time? A: Grounded 2...

The Maw - 15th-20th April 2024 This week’s least boring videogame releases, plus our weekly liveblog Image credit:Chet Van Duzer/Wikimedia Commons Another week, another Monday waking up to find Edwin has trapped himself between the Maw’s cyclopean molars on what was supposed to be a routine scrubbing expedition. We usually get him out just fine, but today he’s become entranced by the chomper’s blighted runoff, and is busy stuffing plaque samples in his trousers to bring back and study....

The multiplayer robot havoc of Mecha Break gets a release date Mecha cup of tea while this trailer plays Image credit:Amazing Seasun Games What’s this? A game with big robots smashing each other to tiny little pieces above a large sci-fi cityscape, and we have not yet covered it. For shame. Mecha Break is a free-to-play multiplayer robo-battler in which you fly around and wreck online foes at speeds no mere human should ever be exposed to, and it now has a release date, as announced in a flashy trailer at the Summer Game Fest....

The next Batman: Arkham game after Kill the Justice League is a VR title exclusive to the Meta Quest From the studio behind Iron Man VR and Republique Image credit:Camouflaj Batman: Arkham Shadow is officially the next part of the Batman Arkhamverse, joining the games you definitely remember - Arkham Asylum , Arkham City and Arkham Knight - the games you might prefer to conveniently forget based on personal preference ( Arkham Origins , Kill the Justice League) and those you’ve almost certainly forgotten regardless of how you feel about them: side-scroller Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate , mobile games Batman: Arkham City Lockdown and Batman: Arkham Underworld, and 2016’s Batman: Arkham VR ....

The NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, September 28th 2025 Get a bit of help with the NYT Crossword puzzle Image credit:The New York Times This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s NYT Crossword guide? Check out the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, October 19th 2025 ! Need a hint for today’s NYT Crossword on Sunday, 28th September? Well, just know, you are definitely not alone. Sunday is when the NYT releases its most grueling crossword of the week....

The NYT Mini Crossword answers for Wednesday, September 10th 2025 Your perfect companion guide to understanding and solving The Mini Image credit:The New York Times This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s NYT Mini Crossword guide? Check out the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, September 15th 2025 ! Need a hint for today’s Mini Crossword on Wednesday, 10th September? You’re not alone! The NYT Crosswords are very tricky, even the mini ones....

The Sims 4 gets a laundry list of much needed, community-voted fixes to get the game back in ship shape again More fixes than you can shake a stick at! Image credit:EA It has not been a good time for Simmers recently, and that’s not even touching the recent controversial private buyout that has led to a creator exodus . The Sims 4 , for a while now, has been riddled with bugs that simply make it difficult to play, prompting Maxis to outline a quality of life roadmap in September....

The Trolley Solution is a moral quandary that suddenly turns into a tragically touching tale of tram love And it made me do a tweet Image credit:byDanDans There aren’t many games lately which have compelled me to do a tweet, or skeet, or whatever you prefer to call ejaculating one’s thoughts out onto the socials. The Trolley Solution ’s Steam Next Fest demo not only did that, it convinced me to post a tweet I didn’t even write....

The world’s most disgusting FPS Golden Light is free on Steam for the next hour only Go gut it Image credit:HypeTrain Digital Eerie? Do not sell yourself short, video game. Alan Wake is eerie. Golden Light is a game in which you can swallow a bat’s head just to see what happens. The last time I played I was murdered by a sink clog. The whole world is a deforming colon....

2560x1440, 165Hz, FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible. Image credit:LG Get the LG 32GN600 32-inch 1440p 165Hz gaming monitor for $152 w/ 10% off newsletter signup code (was $349) The benefit to choosing a VA panel monitor is primarily in its ability to show deep blacks, compared to TN and IPS models that tend to produce more of a dark grey. This makes VA panel monitors excellent for both use in dark rooms, where the elevated blacks would otherwise be distracting, and in dark games where you can typically observe much more shadow detail....

Ideal for work and play. Image credit:Acer The school year is a-coming, and as a result, there are some great offers to be had on PCs and other gaming hardware that’s ideal for newcomers looking for some graphical grunt for creative projects during the day and something that’ll let them ‘click heads’ at night. Image credit: Acer Acer 165Hz monitor (1080p) $109.99 (36% off) See here The Acer Nitro KG241Y is currently sitting at $109....

This Lenovo Legion RTX 5060 desktop is under $1000 with a pair of discount codes New to PC gaming? This is a great place to start. Image credit:Lenovo It’d be fair to say that PC gaming isn’t quite as accessible as console gaming for newcomers. Right off the bat, it’s obvious that a Nintendo Switch 2 is an upgrade over a Nintendo Switch 1, but while you, the discerning RPS reader, will have some understanding of processors, RAM, and those all-important GPUs, it’s not always easy for someone to jump in (short of grabbing a Steam Deck )....

Throne and Liberty’s Steam Deck anti-cheat malady seems cured for now Well that was a scary few hours, huh Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Fortunately, as of right now (October 2nd), all seems well again – I’ve got Throne and Liberty running on a Steam Deck OLED as I type this, and can mosey around next to fellow online players without issues. A lot of them are turning into wolves. Most of them, in fact....

Travel back to the days of cable TV with Blippo+, a time-hopping FMV game about… I’m not entirely sure, actually I’m in, though Image credit:YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot, Panic We don’t really get to write about Playdate, that bespoke games console with a built in crank, here on RPS very much because it is very much not a computer (though former EIC Katharine did review it back when it launched )....