HomeNewsHitman 3 Hitman 3’s Elusive Target Arcade mode gets new contracts - and gets made easierFewer complications to your crimes Fewer complications to your crimes Hitman 3’s second year saw the addition of Elusive Targets Arcade, which brings permanent new assassination contracts to the murder sandbox as opposed to the previous time-limited targets. Three new Arcade contracts were added this week, alongside tweaks which make existing and future Arcade contracts a lot simpler....

HomeNews EA suspends sale of games and virtual currency in Russia and Belarus"We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine." “We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.” EA are removing their content from sale in Russia and Belarus while the invasion of Ukraine continues. That includes both games sold via Origin and the EA app, as well as in-game purchases, and they’re working on removing their games from other digital stores serving the region....

HomeNews Microsoft suspends sale of products and services in Russia"Like so many others, we stand with Ukraine" “Like so many others, we stand with Ukraine” Microsoft are suspending all new sales of products and services in Russia, the tech giant has announcedin a new blog post. The post also offers an update on Microsofts efforts in protecting Ukraine’s cybersecurity from Russian attacks. “In addition, we are coordinating closely and working in lockstep with the governments of the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, and we are stopping many aspects of our business in Russia in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions,” the post continues....

HomeHardwareReviews Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 review: DLSS for lessA good 1080p graphics card you can actually buy A good 1080p graphics card you can actually buy The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 might be the first GPU to benefit, in a roundabout way, from the bonkers price gouging that’s been spoiling the fun of graphics cards for nearly two years. In normal times, it wouldn’t make much sense to buy this £239 / $249 GPU – not because it’s the lowest in the RTX range, but because the much more powerfulRTX 3060would only cost a few notes more....

HomeNewsParadise Killer Paradise Killer to be splattered with new secrets, sexy demons and sick tunes later this monthAlso coming on consoles Also coming on consoles Extremely good vaporwave demon murder mystery and/or sicknasty video gameParadise Killeris getting a buncha free new content on PC, coinciding with its launch onto Xbox and PlayStation consoles. New stuff on PC? Why, that’s what we write about! Thank our lucky stars. Watch on YouTube...

HomeFeaturesPortal RPS GOTY Revisited: 2007’s Portal remains a lodestar for very good gamesThey don’t make ‘em like this anymore They don’t make ‘em like this anymore When Katharine told me about this idea to take a look at RPS Advent Calendar winners of years past, I thought it was a good idea. But when she said she wanted me to do the first one, and that the first GOTY awarded on RPS was 2007’sPortal, I almost laughed....

HomeNewsElden Ring This Elden Ring mod lets you pause the gameGrace period Grace period Elden Ringmay be FromSoftware’s most approachable Soulsborne game but it’s still tough as nails. Especially when you can’t pause the action and take a breather, or like, dash downstairs because the microwave has pinged. But thankfully there’s a mod that lets you do just this, giving you peace of mind when faced with a bleep from your beloved 800W box....

Watch on YouTube A real ring to itIf you’re wondering about how the game’s look and feel came about, it was Square Enix who originally got in touch with PlatintumGames and asked them to create a high fantasy setting for them. “When we began work on development, there was a lot of dark fantasy around,” says Ehara. “That’s still true of the current market. I thought that being able to play in a world that felt more like Lord Of The Rings would make the game stand out....

HomeNewsFIFA 22 EA announce that Russian teams will be removed from FIFA 22EA offer the removal to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people EA offer the removal to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people EA have announced that the Russian national football team and all Russian clubs will be removed fromFIFA 22.“EA Sports stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and like so many voices across the world of football, calls for peace and an end to the invasion of Ukraine,” readsthe announcementposted to Twitter....

HomePodcasts Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 176: the best regular jobs in games specialNo one can eat that many pies No one can eat that many pies Full disclosure: this episode of the Electronic Wireless Showpodcastwas initialy going to be called the best menial jobs in games special, but half way through we decided we didn’t like the term, and also that it was limiting the scope of the episode, so we changed it to regular jobs....

HomeFeatures Aperture Desk Job will yet again make you wish Valve made more gamesGaben, pls Gaben, pls Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve I’m replaying the firstPortalat the moment, so maybe I’m just extra-susceptible to the Valve man coming around selling tickets for his hype-train, but playingAperture Desk Jobwas like sitting in a nice warm bath. It’s a “playable short” - basically a 30-minute tech demo designed for theSteam Deck, to show off how to use all the little flaps and controller bits on Valve’s new handheld PCxGameboy toy (like theAperture Hand Labfor VR from a few years back)....

HomeGuidesLost Ark Best Lost Ark Deadeye build: recommended skill levelling, engraving, and awakening skills for PvE and PvPDouble the skills, double the fun Double the skills, double the fun Need the best Deadeye build in Lost Ark?The Deadeye is the male counterpart to theGunslinger, swapping through an entire arsenal of weapons and skills to take onLost Ark’smany foes. While the two classes have a lot of surface-level similarities, they ultimately play quite differently....

HomeGuidesLost Ark Best Lost Ark Scrapper build: recommended skill levelling, engravings, and awakening skills for PvE and PvPThrow down with the best of them with this Scrapper build Throw down with the best of them with this Scrapper build Looking for the best Lost Ark Scrapper build?The Scrapper isLost Ark’struest brawler, dueling demons and StarCraftian supersoldiers with nothing but her trusty gauntlets. As the Scrapper, you must live and breathe in the thick of the fight, making up for extremely limited range with beastly damage....