Making of Karateka delves into Prince of Persia creator’s debut in an interactive doc, includes a remaster and playable prototypes

HomeNews Making of Karateka delves into Prince of Persia creator’s debut in an interactive doc, includes a remaster and playable prototypesFollows Digital Eclipse’s Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Follows Digital Eclipse’s Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Image credit:Digital Eclipse Image credit:Digital Eclipse The Making of Karateka - Trailer - Digital Eclipse Gold Master Series 01Watch on YouTube The Making of Karateka - Trailer - Digital Eclipse Gold Master Series 01...

August 30, 2023 · 2 min · 275 words · Matthew Webster

Our top PCIe 4.0 SSD pick is back down to $99.99 for 2TB at Newegg

HomeHardwareDeals Our top PCIe 4.0 SSD pick is back down to $99.99 for 2TB at NeweggThe WD SN850x is a tremendous performer. The WD SN850x is a tremendous performer. A month after the 2TB WD SN850x dropped to a historic low price of $99.99, ourtop PCIe 4.0 SSD pickhas returned to this price over at Newegg when you use codeLDCV29378in your shopping cart. This is an awesome price for this drive, and a worthy pickup for anyone building a new PC or upgrading an existing one with more game storage....

August 30, 2023 · 2 min · 353 words · Douglas Wolf

Pong is getting a "creative sequel" in which you play the ball

HomeNewsPong Pong is getting a “creative sequel” in which you play the ballThat’s a paddlin' That’s a paddlin' Image credit:Atari Image credit:Atari qomp2 - Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube qomp2 - Announcement Trailer Stuffed Wombat, at least, havesaidthey’re “really excited to see how Atari is carrying our work forward”. You might also be interested inthis Pong homage from Bennett “Getting Over It” Foddy.

August 30, 2023 · 1 min · 62 words · Katie Medina

Sea of Stars, The Messenger devs’ love letter to classic RPGs, sells 100,000 copies on its first day

HomeNewsSea of Stars Sea of Stars, The Messenger devs’ love letter to classic RPGs, sells 100,000 copies on its first dayShoot for the moon Shoot for the moon Sea of Starsseemed primed for success: it’s got a gorgeous art style, is soaked through with nostalgia for the turn-based(J)RPGsof yore - but with a modern sensibility to its clever gameplay - and comes from the devs behind ingenious platformerThe Messenger. Those stars have indeed aligned, as Sabotage Studio announced that the throwback hit has already passed 100,000 sales on its first day....

August 30, 2023 · 6 min · 1133 words · Douglas Miller

Unable to "defeat gravity" and keep old content, Destiny 2 has become the Darkness

HomeNews Unable to “defeat gravity” and keep old content, Destiny 2 has become the Darkness"We’re keeping the stuff that’s important" “We’re keeping the stuff that’s important” Image credit:Bungie Image credit:Bungie Image credit:Bungie Image credit:Bungie There are some entirely fair-sounding reasons for the ebb and flow of materials between Destiny 2 and the Vault. On-going engine changes sometimes oblige the removal of older locations and features, and Bungie don’t want Destiny 2’s file size to grow too large - it’s topped 165GB in the past, including expansions....

August 30, 2023 · 2 min · 315 words · Benjamin Weaver

AMD FSR 3 demystified: how the next-gen upscaler could upgrade performance on "any" GPU

HomeHardwareFeatures AMD FSR 3 demystified: how the next-gen upscaler could upgrade performance on “any” GPUA guide to telling your frame generation from your latency reduction A guide to telling your frame generation from your latency reduction Image credit:AMD Image credit:AMD Apologies toGeoffey Kand his GTA 6-loving stage invader, but for me, the torquiest head-turner ofGamescom 2023was not a game but AMD FSR 3. The Radeon gang’s long awaited answer toDLSS 3finally got a proper reveal, showcasing how its frame generation feature – called Fluid Motion Frames – could triple performance in supported games....

August 29, 2023 · 7 min · 1476 words · Rebecca Murillo

AMD's incredible Ryzen 7 7800X3D gaming CPU drops again, to $354 from Newegg

HomeDeals AMD’s incredible Ryzen 7 7800X3D gaming CPU drops again, to $354 from NeweggThat’s $85 below its US MSRP, a great discount for a CPU that launched four months ago. That’s $85 below its US MSRP, a great discount for a CPU that launched four months ago. Get the Ryzen 7 7800X3D eight-core 16-thread 3D V-Cache CPU for $354 (was $439) I’ve mentioned the 7800X3D’s strengths and weaknesses before, with its eight cores and 3D V-Cache translating into some excellent gaming performance in a wide range of titles, so I’ll start with something a bit different: does this 7800X3D come with aStarfieldcode, aslast week’s dealdid?...

August 29, 2023 · 1 min · 183 words · Kenneth Burns

Baldur's Gate 3 is getting expanded epilogues, starting with Karlach in the next update

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting expanded epilogues, starting with Karlach in the next updatePlus more performance improvements Plus more performance improvements Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Larian Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Larian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3first patch was released last week andfixed over a thousand bugs, but Larian aren’t done. In a new post on Steam, Larian have laid out their future plans for updates - including performance improvements, a new Karlach epilogue, and more bug fixes....

August 29, 2023 · 2 min · 306 words · Stanley Hawkins

Baldur's Gate 3: Should you let Volo take your eye?

HomeGuidesBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3: Should you let Volo take your eye?We take a hard look at whether you should let Volo take your eye in Baldur’s Gate 3 We take a hard look at whether you should let Volo take your eye in Baldur’s Gate 3 Image credit:Larian Studios / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Larian Studios / Rock Paper Shotgun Should you let Volo take your eye in Baldur’s Gate 3?...

August 29, 2023 · 5 min · 875 words · Sara Hardy

Diablo 4 Season 2 will put fun before balance, but "we want every build to be viable"

HomeFeaturesDiablo IV Diablo 4 Season 2 will put fun before balance, but “we want every build to be viable"Blizzard’s Rod Fergusson tells RPS season 1 was an “educational” experience Blizzard’s Rod Fergusson tells RPS season 1 was an “educational” experience Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment “Season one was exceptional, because we did something we’d never do again,” says Fergusson. “As part of listening to players wanting to carry over their renown, we had to put the patch out a couple of days before the season....

August 29, 2023 · 5 min · 886 words · Philip Cohen

Original Picross developers are releasing their next nonogram puzzler on Steam

HomeNewsLogiart Grimoire Original Picross developers are releasing their next nonogram puzzler on SteamLogiart Grimoire in Early Access Logiart Grimoire in Early Access Logiart Grimoire - Gameplay TrailerA trailer for Logiart Grimoire.Watch on YouTube Logiart Grimoire - Gameplay Trailer According to itsSteam page, Logiart Grimoire will remain in early access for around six months, during which time they’ll add polish, better controller support, a tutorial, and replace temporary English translations “with official ones”....

August 29, 2023 · 1 min · 122 words · Linda Turner

Our Starfield review is going to be a little late

HomeNewsStarfield Our Starfield review is going to be a little lateHere’s why Here’s why Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios You may have heard a little game calledStarfieldis coming out soon, and that its review embargo is due to lift later this week. Alas, RPS' review won’t be among them, as we haven’t received code yet. I’m not gonna lie. This isn’t the first time RPS have been in this situation regarding review code....

August 29, 2023 · 3 min · 518 words · William Johnson

Starfield release time: When does Starfield launch in your region?

HomeGuidesStarfield Starfield release time: When does Starfield launch in your region?Discover when Starfield releases in your region Discover when Starfield releases in your region Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Want to know the Starfield release time for your region?After a popular week of early access,Starfieldis now launching for the masses. If you’ve held off on the extra-expensive Digital Premium Edition and have waited for the normal release to keep some money in your pocket, then the wait is almost over....

August 29, 2023 · 5 min · 1028 words · Vanessa Powell