This 24-inch 1440p monitor offers 165Hz gaming for $200 (with a free $15 gift card)

HomeDeals This 24-inch 1440p monitor offers 165Hz gaming for $200 (with a free $15 gift card)Plus it’s a Fast IPS screen, making it ideal for fast-paced esports titles. Plus it’s a Fast IPS screen, making it ideal for fast-paced esports titles. Image credit:Koorui/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Koorui/Rock Paper Shotgun Here’s something you don’t see every day: a24-inchgaming monitor with a resolution of 2560x1440. It’s much more common to see 27-inch monitors at this resolution, with a 24-inch screen providing a sharper image as a result of a higher DPI....

October 26, 2023 · 5 min · 942 words · Justin Gomez

Ubisoft delay Skull and Bones yet again, together with a mystery "large game"

HomeNews Ubisoft delay Skull and Bones yet again, together with a mystery “large game"Is it Star Wars Outlaws? Is it Star Wars Outlaws? Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft The troubled naval combat sim isn’t the only Ubisoft project experiencing misadventures. As revealed in their latest earnings report, the publisher have also pushed back a mysterious “large game”, originally due to launch before the end of their current fiscal year, to the next fiscal year, which means at some point after 31st March 2024....

October 26, 2023 · 2 min · 358 words · Lauren Armstrong

Cities: Skylines 2 devs considered release delay to boost performance, but decided it's "not a dealbreaker"

HomeNews Cities: Skylines 2 devs considered release delay to boost performance, but decided it’s “not a dealbreaker"Colossal Order lay out plans for updates Colossal Order lay out plans for updates Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Ina “note on release timing” on Steam, the developers comment that “while some setups on PC have challenges, we concluded the performance is not a dealbreaker for all the players”, based on pre-launch verdicts....

October 25, 2023 · 2 min · 382 words · Joshua Torres

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth puts its own Yakuza-style twist on Animal Crossing in new minigame Dondoko Island

HomeNewsLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth puts its own Yakuza-style twist on Animal Crossing in new minigame Dondoko IslandCustomise your dream home, build up the island, make friends and beat the absolute bejeezus out of unwanted visitors Customise your dream home, build up the island, make friends and beat the absolute bejeezus out of unwanted visitors Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega If it wasn’t already clear thatLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealthis going to be plenty zany in that good ol’Yakuzaway, RGG Studio has now revealed that Ichiban Kasuga’s next adventure will pack in its ownAnimal Crossingminigame - but done Yakuza-style, naturally....

October 25, 2023 · 3 min · 487 words · Heather Rodriguez

Manor Lords is Total War, Crusader Kings and Age of Empires in a blender, and it's headed to Game Pass

HomeNewsManor Lords Manor Lords is Total War, Crusader Kings and Age of Empires in a blender, and it’s headed to Game PassAn ambitious mix of city-building, historical simulation and real-time battles from a solo dev An ambitious mix of city-building, historical simulation and real-time battles from a solo dev Image credit:Hooded Horse Image credit:Hooded Horse Manor Lords - Release Date Announcement Trailer - Xbox Partner PreviewWatch on YouTube Manor Lords - Release Date Announcement Trailer - Xbox Partner Preview...

October 25, 2023 · 3 min · 609 words · Leslie Graves

Modern Warfare's creators were "very divided" over its most influential feature - unlocking guns

HomeNewsCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Modern Warfare’s creators were “very divided” over its most influential feature - unlocking gunsBack in 2007, some Infinity Ward staff worried RPG-style progression would be “unfair” Back in 2007, some Infinity Ward staff worried RPG-style progression would be “unfair” Image credit:Activision/wh1zert Image credit:Activision/wh1zert “It may seem obvious now that ‘Oh yeah, you unlock guns,’ but internally that was very divisive,” McCandlish reflected ina new IGN series retrospective....

October 25, 2023 · 4 min · 641 words · Denise Weaver

What's better: summoning spectral animals or blink teleports?

HomeFeatures What’s better: summoning spectral animals or blink teleports?Vote now! Vote now! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Summoning spectral animals You can’t hurt my spectral wolf, not really. She’s not an actual wolf. She’s made of aether or ectoplasm or psionic energy or other non-blood materials. She doesn’t really feel pain. Even if she does have a healthbar, it doesn’t really matter if you splat her; she’ll be back, hale and hearty, whenever my ability comes off cooldown....

October 25, 2023 · 2 min · 343 words · Robyn Keller

Wordle hints and answer (#858): How to solve the Wednesday October 25 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#858): How to solve the Wednesday October 25 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 25? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 25? 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!...

October 25, 2023 · 6 min · 1181 words · Rebecca Smith

American McGee says AI offers the only hope of a new Alice game

HomeNewsAmerican McGee’s Alice American McGee says AI offers the only hope of a new Alice gameBut either way you should stop asking him about it But either way you should stop asking him about it McGee reiterated similar sentiments in a new video discussing the project’s end, but he did suggest one “ray of hope” to the community. “The design bible as produced is the perfect thing to feed into an AI system to have it completely build the game that is outlined in that design bible....

October 24, 2023 · 2 min · 387 words · Kevin Smith

Cities: Skylines 2 PC performance, system requirements, and the best settings to use

HomeHardwareFeaturesCities: Skylines II Cities: Skylines 2 PC performance, system requirements, and the best settings to useBuilt different Built different Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Cities: Skylines 2is, much like the wonkily roaded, pollution-choked helltown I’ve built within it, a work in progress. Developers Colossal Order upped the citybuilding sequel’s system requirements well in advance of launch, and more recently admitted to have"not achieved the benchmark we targeted"for PC performance....

October 24, 2023 · 8 min · 1539 words · Heidi Ryan

GTA 6 fans desperate for an October reveal are convinced Rockstar are trolling them

HomeNews GTA 6 fans desperate for an October reveal are convinced Rockstar are trolling themRumours continue to swirl of impending trailer Rumours continue to swirl of impending trailer Image credit:Rockstar Image credit:Rockstar A few weeks ago Iwrote aboutGrand Theft Autoplayers describing the movement of planes in random GTA promotional art as evidence of a forthcomingGTA 6reveal, timed to intersect with the waning gibbous moon. I thought that the furore might die down afterGTA 6failed to materialise in accordance with the lunar cycle, but it turns out this rabbit hole has no bottom....

October 24, 2023 · 2 min · 392 words · Robert Patrick

I can't play watermelon game Suika's free PC clone anymore, because the fruits all look too goddamn sad

HomeFeaturesSuika I can’t play watermelon game Suika’s free PC clone anymore, because the fruits all look too goddamn sadBig pear energy Big pear energy Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/suikagame.com Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/suikagame.com Puzzle gameSuika, or ‘That Watermelon Game’, is currently having a bit of a moment online. It’s been available on Switch for a couple of years now in Japan, but this week it received an English eShop version, and it’s taken off a bit with streamers and Twitch folk....

October 24, 2023 · 3 min · 503 words · Sydney Rosario

LG's incredible 48-inch C2 OLED TV is down to £824 with a double discount at Ebay UK

HomeDeals LG’s incredible 48-inch C2 OLED TV is down to £824 with a double discount at Ebay UKTwo voucher codes knock £175 off the price of this brand-new large format monitor. Two voucher codes knock £175 off the price of this brand-new large format monitor. LG’s C2 OLED is my top TV recommendation for PC and console gaming, and the 42-inch and 48-inch versions can even work as PC monitors. Today the 48-inch model has dropped to £824 at Ebay when you use codes BONUS10 and SAVE100OLED, a great price for what is a class-leading 48-inch OLED....

October 24, 2023 · 2 min · 302 words · Stanley Gillespie