HomeHardwareDeals Crucial’s P5 Plus NVMe SSD is down to £91 at Amazon UKA good price for one of the best value PCIe 4.0 drives. A good price for one of the best value PCIe 4.0 drives. The Crucial P5 Plus is one of those drives that turn up in these deals articles a lot. That’s because it’s designed to undercut the likes of the WD SN850, Seagate Firecuda 530 and Samsung 980 Pro, offering slightly slower sequential speeds at a lower price point....

HomeReviewsDwarf Fortress Dwarf Fortress review: the legendary colony sim gets a welcome facelift for SteamHigh score or ho-hum? High score or ho-hum? The good news is that this new version of Dwarf Fortress released on Steam does an admirable job of making the game considerably more approachable. I was apprehensive at first, but then something clicked and I lost the first of what would be many afternoons over the past fortnight, safe in the knowledge that when I eventually stepped away from this goliath, I’d be able to come back without feeling overwhelmed and have to start all over again....

HomeDeals Grab AMD’s incredible Ryzen 5800X3D gaming CPU for $300 after a $150 discountThanks to Ebay’s holiday voucher code. Thanks to Ebay’s holiday voucher code. Get the AMD Ryzen 5800X3D for $299 w/ code JOLLY15 (was $449) So what makes this gaming CPU so fast - and how fast is it, exactly? Well, it’s all to do with its cache. Normally CPUs come with a small amount of cache, split into three levels - L1, L2 and L3....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Wednesday 7 December 2022): Wordle word of the day #536 and hintsHints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Looking for the Wordle answer for Wednesday 7 December 2022?December keeps ticking along, and so doesWordle. The popular puzzle game brings a new five-letter word every day, but after over 500 different words, it can be hard to know what’s left....

HomeNewsAlien Vs. Predator Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000 is free to keep right nowGrab ye olde grudge match over on Rebellion’s storefront Grab ye olde grudge match over on Rebellion’s storefront Being 23 years old, AvP is a little acid-damaged around the edges these days. The terrors of its Marine campaign have certainly diminished in the wake ofAlien: Isolation. But it’s still worth having in your Steam library for a couple of reasons....

HomeNewsDead Island 2 Dead Island 2’s showcase was mostly just a bad live action short filmBut the actual game trailer at its centre was alright But the actual game trailer at its centre was alright Early in tonight’sDead Island 2’s showcase, a character in a live action segment makes a self-referential joke that live action trailers set unreasonable expectations for video games. Let me tell you now: that is not true....

HomeNewsDwarf Fortress Dwarf Fortress is available on Steam right nowPlay Bay 12 Games' magnum opus with overhauled visuals and mouse support Play Bay 12 Games' magnum opus with overhauled visuals and mouse support Watch on YouTube If you aren’t familiar with Dwarf Fortress, and want to get a better idea of what the game is about. It’s worth checking out RPS alumnus Nate Crowley’s diaries about the7 weirdest dwarvesin the history of Dwarf Fortress, and playing the game with new, extra-tough rules....

HomeNewsElden Ring Elden Ring is opening PvP colosseums in a free update tomorrowDuels, free-for-alls and team fights Duels, free-for-alls and team fights Elden Ring’s Colosseums are about to get a lot busier. A free update being released tomorrow, Wednesday 7th December, is opening them up and filling them with new PvP modes. Players will be able to fight in “duels, free-for-alls and team fights,” and there’s a trailer below showing a little of them in action....

HomeNews It’s bad news for fans of Ultra Gore 2 The Witcher 3’s hotly anticipated next gen update arrives in just over a week, like an early Christmas present from a man who has a white beard and is often covered in red, but you definitely wouldn’t describe as jolly. As part of the lead-up to the PC version’s update, CD Projekt Red has issued a breakdown of how the update will affect the game’s most popular mods....

HomeNews QA workers at ZeniMax are also organising a unionIf successful, it would become the largest games industry union in the US If successful, it would become the largest games industry union in the US Detailing their plans in the subsequent thread, ZeniMax Workers United outlined what it hopes to attain for the new union’s members: We hope to secure the following w/ our union:- Fair treatment for all individuals + wages commensurate with the value we provide-Opportunities for advancement within the company- Accountability + transparency- A voice in decision making around scheduling, workload + more— ZeniMax Workers United - CWA (@ZeniMaxWorkers)December 5, 2022...

HomeFeaturesPentiment The RPS Advent Calendar 2022, December 6thPen to paper Pen to paper Today’s game on the RPS Advent Calendar is a story that spans generations, but you’ll need plenty of ink and paper to get it down. How’s your handwriting? Good, is it? Can you read Latin? What else could it be butPentiment! Pentiment – Official Launch TrailerPentiment has some of the best animation of 2022Watch on YouTube Pentiment – Official Launch Trailer...

HomeHardwareDeals This 1TB Kioxia NVMe SSD is down to £54.99A rather low price for a TLC SSD with DRAM. A rather low price for a TLC SSD with DRAM. Normally when we see discounted SSDs, it’s often on the cheapest models with loads of storage but the cheapest type of NAND flash, QLC, and with no DRAM caches.The Kioxia Exceria is one of those discounted SSDs, dropping to £55, but it’s actually a fairly high-end SSD with TLC NAND and a DRAM cache....

HomeDeals This Core i9 Dell gaming laptop is down to $1169.99 after a $1030 discountRTX 3070 Ti, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD and a 1440p 165Hz 16-in display. RTX 3070 Ti, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD and a 1440p 165Hz 16-in display. I’ll be quick with this one because there are just a few units available - but this top-tier Dell G16 gaming laptop is more than $1000 cheaper than it was before....