HomeNewsGenshin Impact Genshin Impact’s first new map zone is now livePack your parka Pack your parka Bundle up for this one, folks.Genshin Impacthas launched its first map addition and it’s not just here for the holidays. The new Dragonspine zone is here to stay and it’s quite chilly. Update 1.2 for Mihoyo’s open world battler has arrived, adding a new chilly status effect, a new in-game event, and plenty of other changes....

HomeFeaturesRitual Of The Moon Have You Played… Ritual Of The Moon?I see the moon and the moon sees me I see the moon and the moon sees me Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Ritual Of The Moonis an unusual game. Similar toThe Longing, it has a real time element to it, although withRitual Of The Moonit is more specific....

HomeDeals Here’s what to buy in the Steam Winter SaleAlice0’s top picks! Alice0’s top picks! Now that Steam’s servers have recovered from the marauding horde of bargain-hunters who arrived when the Steam Winter Sale started last night, we can look at what’s actually worth buying. Normally at RPS we do a big batch of recommendations from the whole gang, but everyone else has already sacked off for the year so it’s just me and my factual opinions....

HomeNewsOverwatch Overwatch is free to play over the holidaysFree Blizzard wizards Free Blizzard wizards Not much to do over Crimble? Hey, maybe you might fancy bursting some faces with colourful violence inOverwatch. Blizzard’s multiplayer FPS is holding a two-week free trial over the hols, and is on sale right now if you like it enough to want it for keepsies. Or if you just want something new to play for a bit, that’s cool....

HomeNewsStardew Valley Stardew Valley’s new beach farm is worth starting over forDon’t ask me how many farms I own Don’t ask me how many farms I own The huge new 1.5 update to beloved farming town simulationStardew Valleysurprise launched this week. I already told you about on Wednesday, but I’ve played a good several hours of it now so I’m going to tell you more about it because gosh it’s so good....

HomeNewsSuper Meat Boy Forever Super Meat Boy Forever is out nowThe squishy hero returns The squishy hero returns Several years later than planned, the sequel to 2010 smash hit Super Meat Boy has arrived.Super Meat Boy Foreveris its name, and more murderously tough platforming is its game - though this time with an auto-running twist. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings “You’re not having to do like five controls to dash out of the way and you don’t have to do the weird wiggle back and forth to land on a platform that’s small,” he told Katharine in 2019....

HomeNews Tencent now own Digital Extremes and Splash DamageThe consolidation continues The consolidation continues Chinese media conglomerate Tencent have bought Leyou, a name which might not mean much to you but you’ll know some of their subsidiaries:Warframedevelopers Digital Extremes, andDirty Bombdevs Splash Damage. Both those studios have issued statements saying hey, don’t sweat it, this will be fine.“We will remain creatively independent, we expect no changes toWarframeor how our studio operates, and we will remain as dedicated ever to you, the community, who has been with us every step of the way since we launched Warframe,” Digital Extremes said intheir statement....

HomeFeaturesvertigo The best game you missed in April 2020: VertigoA little fall inside yourself A little fall inside yourself As 2020 goes kicking and screaming into that good night, we’ve rounded up some of the best games from the year that we didn’t end up covering. Check theBest Game You Missedtag for more.Back in late March/early April, I got to know all the corners and bits and pieces of my house a little better....

HomeNewsDead Cells Dead Cells update lets you become a katana-wielding SantaNow that’s what I call holiday spirit Now that’s what I call holiday spirit You know what old Father Christmas is missing in all those festive films and games we know and love? A katana with which to sleigh (sorry) his enemies. But that’s ok, becauseDead Cells' latest update will let you don Santa’s jolly red coat and unleash some holiday murder onto loads of monsters - including a new crossbow-wielding beastie....

HomeNewsBrigador Grab mech shooter Brigador free from GOGExplosive mech action, for free! Explosive mech action, for free! Merry Christmas, it’s time to hop in a mech and trash a city. For 72 hours, digital games store GOG are giving awayBrigadorfree for keepsies, and it’s well worth grabbing.Brigador’s an isometric shooter about blasting through a futurecity in a variety of customisable mechs and other vehicles, going stealthy if you want or deploying massive munitions if not....

HomeNews Metro 2033 Redux is free on Epic todayWorth grabbing! Worth grabbing! Well, the gifts start coming and they don’t stop coming. The latest free game on the Epic Games Store isMetro 2033 Redux, the revamped version of the spooky shooter set in post-apocalyptic Soviet subways. The game was already a good’un in 2010, then 2014’s Redux fancied up its looks and improved bits like the stealth so yeah, worth getting....

HomeNewsMass Effect The Expanse helped me understand a major Mass Effect plot pointAlien visions are cool, but it’s no wonder no one believes them Alien visions are cool, but it’s no wonder no one believes them The Amazon Prime series The Expanse is great. It’s really excellent sci-fi, and shares many parallels with one of my most loved game series,Mass Effect. Today, I would like to tell you about how The Expanse made me less annoyed at one of the major plot points in the very firstMass Effect....

HomeNewsCyberpunk 2077 Change your ill-considered Cyberpunk 2077 haircut with this new modHack yourself a fresh new ‘do Hack yourself a fresh new ‘do The future is here and you can be whoever you want to be! Put metal in your face. Dig the tackiest clothes you can find out of the bargain bin. Change what kind of sword you’ve got embedded in your arm. Oh, your hairstyle? No, sorry, that’s an immutable personal characteristic....