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After five hours, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a beautiful and blundering Boy’s Day Out in Historyland Check out the arse on that open world! Image credit:Deep Silver / Rock Paper Shotgun Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 continues the misadventures of Henry of Skalitz, 15th century Bohemian blacksmith’s son and chivalric Laddy Lad, who is questing to reclaim his murdered father’s sword from some absolute shit of a noble. The prologue starts you off as the handsomely equipped and fully levelled-up bodyguard of Sir Hans Capon - an exasperating gadabout and your bosom chum from the 2018 game....

After two hours, open world shooter Atomfall is far more Far Cry than S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Going outpostal Image credit:Rebellion I was towards the end of my Atomfall demo when it clicked for me - clicked like the gravelly report of a shell entering the breech of my rusty yet devastating shotgun. Guided by the deteriorated state of my weapons, and by James’ Gamescom write-up , I’d been trying to play Rebellion’s alt-Sixties open world FPS like S....

Ancient city builder El Dorado has a free prologue, with some angry gods to appease Just don’t say “Maya” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Gameparic, Games Incubator Basically the only sort of strategy games I like are city builders, so I was interested in the playtest for El Dorado: The Golden City Builder , which casts you as the leader of an ancient Mayan-ish city. The playtest is only the prologue, but the eventual goal is to take over the Yucatán peninsula, and if nothing else it’s refreshing to see a city-builder that doesn’t feel overwhelmingly European....

Anime Fruit Simulator codes: Every code you can redeem for free spins, coins, and gems Redeem these codes for free spins and more! Looking for the latest Anime Fruit Simulator codes? Anime Fruit Simulator follows a familiar pattern for many Roblox experiences, allowing you to live out your fantasies as an anime hero in a fantastical world. This action-adventure game starts you off with a full set of gear, but upgrading your loadout is up to you....

Ansbach questline guide - Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Here’s our full walkthrough of Ansbach’s quest in Shadow Of The Erdtree Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Looking for a full rundown of Ansbach’s questline in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? Ansbach has an involved NPC questline that involves a few different characters in Shadow Of The Erdtree . As a retired follower of Mohg, his relationship with Miquella and staunch followers like Leda is somewhat complex and well worth a delve into....

Arc Raiders studio want future Expeditions to be less about fat stacks and FOMO “A little more variety” is needed Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios Arc Raiders recently concluded its first Expedition, this being a voluntary, narrative-led character reset achieved by hoarding and donating resources over a set period. The idea is vaguely that you’re funding a mighty caravan to the boondocks. In return, you’ll get tiered rewards such as faster progression, bonus skill points and a larger stash....

Arknights Endfield tier list (February 2026): Which are the best characters in the current meta? These are the best Operators to Headhunt in Arknights Endfield right now Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Gryphline Which are the very best Arknights Endfield characters in the current meta? Frighteningly addictive open-world gacha RPG Arknights: Endfield , as you might expect, offers quite a colourful array of characters to pull from the Headhunting gacha system. There are currently 23 characters (known as Operators) in Arknights: Endfield , and the dizzying complexity of their skillsets and attributes can make it very difficult for new players to figure out which are the best characters to upgrade and include in their teams....

Arrowhead emerge with a bullet-pointed peace offering to pacify mutinous Helldivers 2 players “In short, we didn’t hit our target with the latest update" Image credit:PlayStation/Rock Paper Shotgun It’s been looking grim for Super Earth recently. I mean, not really. Multiplayer shooty Helldivers 2 is still sitting around 35,000 concurrent players, which is perfectly respectable, if only around 10% of its peak back in April. Still, a clutch of disgruntled ‘divers have recently found a novel way to protest an increasingly unpopular series of nerfs: laying down their guns and letting the bots take the damn planet....

Artful fantasy RPG Arco has a demo with a dangerously moreish Arena mode Time is the fire in which we turn Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Panic I’ve played certain demos for longer than I have many full games, eking every last atom of enjoyment out of a single level or character, to the point that the final release felt like unnecessary bloat. I am already concerned the same might be true of Arco ’s demo, which is now available on Steam ....

Artifact saw a mysterious player count jump over new year, six years after Valve’s trading card game died off Exhumed? Image credit:Valve Last June, Valve’s trading card game Artifact Classic peaked at 78 players. November was a little rosier for the abandoned multiplayer game, with a monthly peak of 1,028. Then, on New Year’s Day, that number jumped to 11,900 players on Steam - its second highest concurrent besides launch. Soon after, they vanished....

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X review: Falling short of Xboctations The best version of Windows on a handheld, let down by bugs and iffy hardware Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Asus ROG Xbox Ally X specs: CPU/GPU: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme RAM: 24GB LPDDR5X Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD Display: 7in, 1920x1200, 120Hz IPS Ports: 2x USB-C, 1x 3.5mm, 1x microSD Dimensions: 291x122x51mm Weight: 715g Price: From £800 / $1000 The best thing about the ROG Xbox Ally X is that it finally acknowledges the truth – a truth that, despite continued denials by device after device, at least partly accounts for why the little old Steam Deck still rules the world of handheld PCs despite being slower and lower-rez than almost everything that followed it....

Avernum and Geneforge creator Jeff Vogel says “sustainability is tricky” - even when you’re a bottom feeder As he plots his final decade or so of garage RPG development, Vogel is remastering past work Image credit:Spiderweb Software “I really fight being envious of Larian,” says indie RPG designer Jeff Vogel. “Or any other big company. Because everyone’s scared, everyone has hard times, and the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence....

Battlefield 6’s open beta makes enabling secure boot on your PC mandatory, because cheaters Following in the combat boot tracks of 2042 and Valorant Image credit:EA If you’re planning to hop into Battlefield 6 ’s open beta later this week, you might have to do some digging around in your PC’s settings in order to get in. EA have elected to make enabling secure boot on your hardware mandatory, as part of an effort to limit cheating....

Battlemage lives: Intel announce the Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards 1440p-minded GPUs launch from December, both under $250 Image credit:Intel Well slap my backplate and call me CUDA, because not only are Intel’s Arc Battlemage graphics cards not dead – having once been mired in production trouble rumours – but they’ve got names and are out from next week. The CPU makers’ second batch of dedicated gaming GPUs (following the decent budget-end Alchemist series) will comprise the Arc B580, releasing December 13th at $249, and the Arc B570, which arrives on January 16th from $219....

Best Swords And Shields in Monster Hunter Wilds These are the best endgame SNSs in MH Wilds right now Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom What is the best Sword And Shield in Monster Hunter Wilds? The Sword And Shield is arguably the trustiest, most reliable form of damage in all of Monster Hunter Wilds . It’s fast, it’s lightweight, it can block (and even Power Clash), you can cover ground very quickly, you can launch yourself into the air for fantastic airborne finishers… It’s got everything you need....

Best Traits in The Outer Worlds 2 All 12 Traits, and the best postive and negative ones to pick Image credit:Obsidian Wondering what the best Traits are in The Outer Worlds 2? At the start of The Outer Worlds 2 , you’ll be tasked with developing the Skills of your Commander. These are fairly self-explanatory, but afterwards you need to choose Traits, and here’s where things become slightly more complicated. Taking the place of Attributes from the first Outer Worlds, Traits are split into positive and negative variations, both of which subtly alter the abilities and stats of your Commander....

Best units in Manor Lords Here’s our ranking of the best military units in Manor Lords Image credit:Hooded Horse Want to know the best units for your army in Manor Lords? One of the interesting inclusions that Manor Lords brings to the city-building genre is wargame-style combat. While the crux of the game is expanding your settlement from humble origins to a veritable castle city, you’ll also need to gather a collection of fighting men to have your back, and deciding which units to choose can be tricky....

Black Myth Wukong PC requirements Check the minimum requirements before joining the Monkey King on his adventure Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Wondering what the Black Myth Wukong PC requirements are? Luckily, Black Myth: Wukong doesn’t require high-end setups, but better PCs will obviously provide a better gameplay experience. Check if you meet the minimum requirements to run Black Myth Wukong before purchasing the game, and get ready to clear a lot (seriously, a lot) of storage space....

Black Myth Wukong: How to open Pagoda Realm doors Here’s how to open the sealed purple doors in Chapter 3’s Pagoda Realm Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Wondering how to open the purple Pagoda Realm doors in Black Myth: Wukong? Near the beginning of Black Myth: Wukong ’s Chapter 3, the Destined One will be sent into a prison filled with a central titular pagoda, haunting chants, and extremely annoying enemies....

Body horror shooter Ill shows more of its naked monsters getting de-limbed Looks sick Image credit:Team Clout Cronenburgian body horror shooter Ill shared more sick filth at the Summer Game Fest, with a trailer that shows the freakish pale abominations you’ll be dismembering as you travel through some horrifying concrete manifestation of your own unwellness. Ah, no wait, it’s a fort where bad experiments happened. My bad, too much Silent Hill going around ....