HomeGuidesBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3: How to romance Lae’zelLearn how to romance Lae’zel in Baldur’s Gate 3 Learn how to romance Lae’zel in Baldur’s Gate 3 Image credit:Larian Studios Image credit:Larian Studios Want to know how to romance Lae’zel in Baldur’s Gate 3?One of the first companions you’ll meet inBaldur’s Gate 3is Lae’zel, a kickass Githyanki gal who is a force to behold in combat. If you also want to behold her in a loving fashion, then you’re in the right place....

HomeGuidesBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3: How to romance ShadowheartLearn how to romance Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3 Learn how to romance Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3 Image credit:Larian Studios Image credit:Larian Studios Want to know how to romance Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3?Shadowheart is one of the first companions that you’ll meet inBaldur’s Gate 3, but a romantic relationship with her is also one of the hardest to attain. Shadowheart really requires you to put in some graft before she’ll commit to a relationship, and you’ll get well into Act 2 before you can call her your girlfriend....

HomeHardwareFeaturesBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 on Steam Deck: perfectly playable, once you fix the crashing (Update: the crashing is fixed)Plus performance, battery and settings tested Plus performance, battery and settings tested Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Update, and a rather important one at that:The crashing issues I’ve had withBaldur’s Gate 3on theSteam Deckhave been, as far as I can tell, fully fixed. No more collapsing back to the Steam library on startup, and no forcing the use of Proton Experimental – it should launch and work straight away....

HomeNewsDiablo IV Diablo 4’s 1.1.1 patch revises controversial nerfs to the Sorcerer and Barbarian classesMounts can also break through barricades Mounts can also break through barricades Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Diablo 4is walking back several changes from its big Season 1 patch which had made the gamean even bigger slogand proved to be overwhelmingly controversial with fans. Blizzard had previously spoken about the upcoming 1.1.1 plaster update during a developer livestream, but the newpatch notesdetail everything we can expect, including crucial fixes, tweaks to mounts, and big buffs for the Sorcerer and Barbarian classes....

HomeNewsFantasian Final Fantasy creator’s dioramic RPG Fantasian could be headed to PC soonHironobu Sakaguchi suggested it months ago and a SteamDB listing now suggests the same Hironobu Sakaguchi suggested it months ago and a SteamDB listing now suggests the same Image credit:Mistwalker Image credit:Mistwalker Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator and grand-daddy of the famedFinal Fantasyseries, previouslyexpressed the desireto bring his newest RPGFantasianover to PC. The game has been locked on subscription service Apple Arcade since 2021, but that might change soon....

HomeFeaturesBaldur’s Gate 3 How Baldur’s Gate 3 morphed Larian Studios into wild new shapes"If that’s what it takes, that’s what it takes" “If that’s what it takes, that’s what it takes” Image credit:Larian Studios Image credit:Larian Studios Upon levelling up, Gale multiclassed as a sorcerer - an odd choice, but one that allowed him to unlock the ability to throw magic from a great range. Suddenly, while casting a teleport spell, this hybrid mage was able to reach across the wide moat of the Counting House and land safely on a high ledge....

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Pour one out for Losiir, the unsung hero of Baldur’s Gate 3’s introPick Lae’zel and you’ll meet this doomed Githyanki Pick Lae’zel and you’ll meet this doomed Githyanki Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios WithBaldur’s Gate 3finally out of early access, I’m sure many of you will be busy creating your own custom characters right now as you begin your journey through Larian’sRPGepic. But I implore you to take a moment to remember the great Losiir, a Githyanki soldier who most of you will probably never meet....

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Steam survived the onslaught of players downloading Baldur’s Gate 3The huge RPG couldn’t be pre-loaded The huge RPG couldn’t be pre-loaded Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3came out earlier this evening. It couldn’t be pre-loaded before launch and having already installed the Early Access versionwasn’t an alternative, which means a lot of people were trying to download the 122GB RPG at the same time....

HomePodcastsBaldur’s Gate 3 The Electronic Wireless Show S2 Episode 25: Baldur’s Gate 3 is a good gameFor when you want to play D&D but not talk to any other people For when you want to play D&D but not talk to any other people Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios Guess what? James and I, and a lot of other folk at RPS, are all learning the importance of rolling for initiative this week, because we’re playingBaldur’s Gate 3!...

HomeFeaturesMyriads: Renaissance The Rally Point: This year’s low-intensity strategy for the Summer (?) heatwave (??) is Myriads: RenaissanceIt’s the humidity that’ll get ya It’s the humidity that’ll get ya Image credit:Sleeping Eight Studio / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Sleeping Eight Studio / Rock Paper Shotgun It isoncemorethat time of year when the searing heat drives us underground, to subsist on raw snacks, re-readThe Book Of Phoenix, and play this year’s Low-Intensity Strategy Game For When It’s Actually Refreshingly Temperate And Rainy Out But We’re Committed To The Bit Now....

HomeHardwareDeals This 2TB SSD with heatsink is the ultimate PC or PS5 upgrade for £126Seagate’s FireCuda 530 is available at a historic low price. Seagate’s FireCuda 530 is available at a historic low price. Image credit:Seagate/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Seagate/Rock Paper Shotgun The Seagate FireCuda 530 is one of the best NVMe SSDs for PC and PS5, and today you can pick up the 2TB heatsink model for just £126. That’s an awesome price for one of the very fastest SSDs on the market, one that’s on par with our favouritefavourite PCIe 4....

HomeNewsVampire Survivors Vampire Survivors: Directer’s Cut is real, but “may or may not” ever releaseSupposedly it’s “drastically different from the base game” Supposedly it’s “drastically different from the base game” Vampire Survivors' snazzy newengine upgradeis coming this month, but developers Poncle seem to be cooking up something even more exciting for their dopamine-fuel bullet heaven shooter. Vampire Survivors: Directer’s Cut is supposedly a major overhaul to the smash hit roguelike, although it unfortunately “may or may not” ever be released....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#775): How to solve the Thursday August 3 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for August 3? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for August 3? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Every day, Wordle presents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...