HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, October 27)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #138 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #138 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?...

HomeNewsSands of Aura Sands of Aura, out today, is a Soulslike RPG with Wind Waker-style open world sailingA dune with a view A dune with a view Image credit:Freedom Games Image credit:Freedom Games If you love The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker but wish it had more blood, death and inclement weather in it, considerSands of Aura. Released out of early access today, this is a top-down fantasy action-RPGset in a swirling, post-apocalyptic world in which you build up a town and sail between island dungeons in a sandship....

HomeNewsCities: Skylines II Stop blaming teeth for Cities: Skylines 2 performance problems, say devsWord of mouth Word of mouth Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive A widely-sharedreddit postsuggests that rendering the highly detailed chompers of Skylines 2’s citizenry, who lack the LOD (level of detail) implementation that would reduce their model quality at a distance, is a major cause behind the game’s inability to pump out frames per second....

HomeDeals This 27-inch 1440p 165Hz monitor is just $160 with free shippingA great US-only deal from Monoprice. A great US-only deal from Monoprice. Image credit:Monoprice Image credit:Monoprice Yesterday we looked at a pretty solid deal - a 24-inch 1440p 165Hz monitor for just $200. Today we’re going one better, with a 27-inch model that costs just $160 with free shipping from Monoprice. TheDark Matter27-inch monitor is one we’ve recommended before, and though it lacks the Fast IPS panel we prefer it’s still a solid option at this incredibly competitive price point....

HomeNewsChronique Des Silencieux This point and click detective game has Alan Wake 2 beat on its most important featureRed string theory Red string theory Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pierre Feuille Studio Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pierre Feuille Studio After spending hours poring overAlan Wake 2this week, corkboards full of photos, red string and important little clue nuggets have definitely been on my brain. Alas, Remedy’s horror-fuelled detective ‘em upkeeps its problem-solving a little too much at arm’s lengthfor my tastes....

HomeNewsTurnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion will be free to keep from Epic next weekAnd Evil Within 2 is free right now And Evil Within 2 is free right now This is an advanced heads-up that it’ll be free to keep from the Epic Games Store from November 2nd. Between then and November 9th you’ll be able tohop to its Epic Games Storepage and add it to your account....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#860): How to solve the Friday October 27 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 27? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 27? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 26th December!...

HomeFeaturesAlan Wake 2 Alan Wake 2 is a slow-burn thriller, but so far it’s sunk its hooks in deep and goodOur review is still cooking Our review is still cooking Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Epic Games Publishing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Epic Games Publishing TheAlan Wake 2review embargo lifts today, but ours needs a bit more time in the oven. Review code only came in late Sunday night, and for a game so heavily reliant on the thrust and resolution of its story, it’s imperative I get to the end of it before I deliver my final verdict....

HomeFeatures Ask RPS: what’s your favourite biscuit, and what are the caffeine habits of RPS?Caff and PolygonClassicist Ask RPS Caff and PolygonClassicist Ask RPS Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Ask RPSreturns for another installment today, this time focusing on some of our daily food and drink habits. Technically, I have mashed twosupporter questionsinto one for this post, as to me they seemed inherently linked, because what is the point of tea/coffee if not to also have a nice biscuit and a sit down at the same time?...

HomeNews Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.02 patch rebalances the near-impossible vehicle contractsAmong many other fixes Among many other fixes Image credit:RPS/CD Projekt Red Image credit:RPS/CD Projekt Red Even after several years of updates and an excellent expansion,Cyberpunk 2077still isn’t bug-free. I said as much in myPhantom Liberty review. The difference now versus launch back in 2020 is that the bugs are now within acceptable limits. CDPR continue to fix them, too. Patch 2....

HomeNewsFoxhole Foxhole’s massive Naval Warfare update is out now, adding gunboats and subs to its persistent battlefieldTeamwork and death at sea Teamwork and death at sea Image credit:Siege Camp Image credit:Siege Camp Foxholeis a massively multiplayer battlefield in which players can be frontline soldiers or part of a rear detachment providing supplies and logistical support. A major free update is out today, Naval Warfare, which as the name suggets brings that persistent online war to the sea, with gunboats, destroyers and beach landings to contend with....

HomeNewsWorldless People waiting for Silksong should try the demo for Worldless, which launches next monthA metroidvania of similar promise A metroidvania of similar promise Image credit:Coatsink Image credit:Coatsink So why does Worldless make me think of Team Cherry’s work? Partly it’s the underlying touch ofmetroidvania, a word the press materials seem oddly hesitant to use. The map extends in all directions and you’ll need to acquire new abilities to reach certain areas....

HomeNews SteamVR 2.0 is out and improves the storefront’s UI for headsetsFollowing on from Deck and Big Picture changes Following on from Deck and Big Picture changes Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Valve have spent the past year or so gradually updating the Steam interface, partly to bring parity across its various forms such as the handheld Steam Deck and on-the-telly Big Picture mode. Now it’s virtual reality’s turn, with the launch of SteamVR 2....