HomeNews A decade later, they’re still trying to make a Watch Dogs movie - but now it has a director, writer and starTalk to Me’s Sophie Wilde will be our hero hacker (probably), with director behind A Plague Tale TV series talking the helm Talk to Me’s Sophie Wilde will be our hero hacker (probably), with director behind A Plague Tale TV series talking the helm Remember when Ubisoftannounced they were working on a movie adaptation of hacking series Watch Dogs, before it was even released?...

HomeNews Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball mangaka, Chrono Trigger designer and creator of Dragon Quest’s Slime, has diedVideo game developers pay tribute after influential artist and writer dies aged 68 Video game developers pay tribute after influential artist and writer dies aged 68 Image credit:Square Enix Image credit:Square Enix Akira Toriyama, the mangaka whose work in video games included designing the characters for two of the most influentialRPGsever made,Chrono TriggerandDragon Quest, on top of creating one of the most influential series across all of pop-culture inDragon Ball, has passed away....

HomeGuidesElden Ring Best blunt weapons in Elden RingHere are the best blunt weapons in Elden Ring for Strength, Dex, Faith, Intelligence builds and more Here are the best blunt weapons in Elden Ring for Strength, Dex, Faith, Intelligence builds and more Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware Looking for the best blunt weapons in Elden Ring?The best Blunt Weapons inElden Ringtend to be Strength-based Hammers or Warhammers. However, there is also a range of Dexterity, Faith and Intelligence options too if you want to maximise your Strike output....

HomeNews EA puts a bunch of classic games and also The Saboteur on Steam for the first timeCommand & Conquer, Dungeon Keeper, Sim City 3000 were already on GOG Command & Conquer, Dungeon Keeper, Sim City 3000 were already on GOG If you wanted to buy any of the games in theCommand & ConquerUltimate Collection,Dungeon Keeper, or Sim City 3000 - but didn’t want to do it on GOG where they were already on sale - then rejoice!...

HomeGuidesElden Ring Elden Ring stats explained, once and for allThe ultimate guide to understanding all the different Elden Ring stats The ultimate guide to understanding all the different Elden Ring stats Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco Need some help understanding what the different Elden Ring stats actually do?As with mostRPGs, there’s a wealth of different stats that govern the strengths and weaknesses of your character inElden Ring. But understanding what those stats actually do is harder in Elden Ring than most games....

HomeFeaturesDragon’s Dogma 2 How to be the worst wizard in Dragon’s Dogma 2 - Part DeuxOur Dragon’s Dogma 2 diary continues with police brutality and the arrival of David Blaine Our Dragon’s Dogma 2 diary continues with police brutality and the arrival of David Blaine Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom High was the sun and gladsome the breeze when Dragonkin Skywalker, Donald Duck and the Lady Galadriel arrived in the city of Vernworth, there to make new friends and disturb the peace....

HomeNewsHelldivers 2 If Helldivers 2 players want mechs, they need to liberate a planet riddled with Automatons firstGet to work Get to work Image credit:Arrowhead Studios Image credit:Arrowhead Studios Developers Arrowhead said thatHelldivers 2’s mechs were"ready for deployment"a couple of days ago, but what they didn’t tell us was how to unlock them. And in what I think is a rather refreshing live service twist, it’s up to us honourableHelldiversto liberate the planet of Tien Kwan if we want those sweet, sweet mechs....

HomeFeaturesWarhammer 40,000: Darktide In Darktide’s gruesome co-op, my greatest ally is a rockCan I get a rock and stone? Can I get a rock and stone? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Fatshark Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Fatshark Well before anointingWarhammer 40,000: Darktideasthis month’sRPS Game Clubgame, I’ve wanted to talk about its rock.Therock. Thebestrock. Best Darktide rocks 2024, number one: the rock.Philistines, probably Psyker players, might question the rock’s status as the finest product of Darktide’s honking great 2023skill tree rework....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, March 8)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #271 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #271 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 26th December! Want a hint for Connections today?...

HomeFeatures A bloody mess Image credit:Fast Travel Games Image credit:Fast Travel Games I’m beginning to think we should bury Vampire: The Masquerade back in the forsaken graveyard where it was originally dug up, or at least banish the toothy reprobate back to its pen & paper castle. I don’t know how White Wolf’s RPG is viewed in the land of table tops these days, but here in computerville it has delivered exactlyone good video gamein the last 25 years (and don’t come gibbering to me about 2022’sSwansong, it wasn’t fit to polish Bloodlines' fangs)....

HomeHardwareFeatures Should You Bother With… AMD Fluid Motion Frames?Putting discount frame gen to the test in a new RPS feature Putting discount frame gen to the test in a new RPS feature Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Welcome toShould You Bother With, a new, hopefully somewhat regular RPS column where I’ll investigate the quirkier niches that PC gaming hardware has to offer. Through trial and testing, together we’ll find out which of these products and features are technological red herrings – and which are the genuine innovations that deserve your attention....

HomeNews Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, sequel to the WWI adventure game, escapes mobile and Netflix exclusivity onto PCA decade after The Great War A decade after The Great War Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft The sequel to emotional 2014 World War Iadventure gameValiant Hearts: The Great Warhas hit PC, after a year and change locked down to mobile devices and a Netflix subscription - and a decade after its predecessor. To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

HomeNewsDragon’s Dogma 2 You can download Dragon’s Dogma 2’s character creator for free, so I’ve made my kitten as a companionCreate your wizards ahead of Capcom’s open-world RPG launching Create your wizards ahead of Capcom’s open-world RPG launching Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Ahead of launchingDragon’s Dogma 2later this month, Capcom have released its character creator for free as a separate standalone doodad. You can create your character and your main Pawn (NPC sidekick) and save them to use in the full game....