HomeHardwareNews Nvidia’s RTX 3070 is coming on October 29thThe GPU apocalypse cometh. The GPU apocalypse cometh. Nvidia have confirmed that theRTX 3070will launch on October 29th, just a day after the planned reveal of AMD’s upcomingBig NaviGPUs. The RTX 3070 is the third and final graphics card of Nvidia’s currently announced new Ampere family to come out this year, following on from the launch of theRTX 3080andRTX 3090last month. It’s due to deliver RTX 2080 Ti-level speeds for a fraction of the cost, practically guaranteeing that its shelf life is going to be even more short-lived than either of its still sold out Ampere siblings....

HomeNewsFall Guys Yup, this new Fall Guys level sure looks like some fresh hellSeason two sure looks slice-y and dicey Season two sure looks slice-y and dicey It wouldn’t be a medieval season without a proper gauntlet, would it? Mediatonic have been offering bits of information aboutFall Guysseason two over the last few weeks and have now dropped this preview for one of the new levels. Knight Fever is a new obstacle course level with all sorts of fresh new contraptions to torture your little beans in shining armor when season two starts later this week....

HomeNewsKainga Screenshot Saturday Sundays: Alpine beasts, stumbling swordfights and a lonely villageGot your wellies on? Got your wellies on? Screenshot Saturday Sundays isn’t dead! Having retreated to the Scottish Highlands to take real-life screenshots of bugs, frogs and all sorts of nonsense, we return to the big city this weekend for another round-up of virtual pics, gifs, and videos. This week: Lurkers in the forest, urban flight, next-door neighbours and a wibbly wobbly swordfight....

HomeNews Finally, a (digital) art gallery for gamersHigh scores, high art? High scores, high art? Yes, even stranger than thatcyberspace Oregon Country Fair. It’s all a ruse, of course. Step through either and you’ll end up in the same room. We’re all gamers, the installation exalts. Incredible. It’s all a facade, of course. The entire gallery is really just a novel way for Activision’s marketing department to share demographic breakdowns, taken froma survey of over 20,000 players....

HomeNewsFallout 76 Aspiring overseers, Fallout 76 is adding instanced base buildingSomeone’s going to build a deadly vault, obviously Someone’s going to build a deadly vault, obviously Begone the travails of fighting against terrain to build your shoddyFallout 76camp with wood you’ve scraped off fallen trees. Life is oh so much better below.Fallout 76is adding underground vault instances for your base where you can build without the restrictions out in the fresh air....

HomeNewsFall Guys Fall Guys stumbles into season two on October 8thGet ready for a fresh dose of defeat Get ready for a fresh dose of defeat As they do, Mediatonic have been dripping out details aboutFall Guysseason two before it lands this month. Torturous new obstacles and maps are coming when the fumble royale game goes medieval. Now at last we know the second season begins on October 8th. As a treat, there will be a few days of double experience points beforehand in case you need to wrap up those season one rewards....

HomeGuidesStar Wars: Squadrons How to Drift in Star Wars: Squadrons: the Micro Drift technique explainedMaximise your mobility with the Micro Drift technique Maximise your mobility with the Micro Drift technique Drifting is a powerful technique inStar Wars: Squadrons, one which gives your ship much greater mobility and will likely give you a real edge in combat. This quickStar Wars: Squadrons Drift guidewill walk you through exactly how to Boost and Drift in any ship, and also when and why both are important....

HomeNewsSilent Hill 4: The Room Silent Hill 4 is now available on GOGBoo! Boo! Hitting that 2020 mood bang on the nose, GOG today addedSilent Hill 4: The Roomto their catalogue. Konami’s 2004 horror game is about a fella stuck in his flat, so desperate to get outside that he crawls through a mysterious hole in his bathroom wall and tumbles into nightmarish worlds filled with the horrors of himself. Been there, pal....

HomeGuidesStar Wars: Squadrons Star Wars: Squadrons guide: 12 tips and tricks to help you master the game quicklyBeginner’s tips on everything from ship classes to power management Beginner’s tips on everything from ship classes to power management Star Wars: Squadronshas arrived! Are you excited? I’m excited. Are you terrible at the game right now? I was too when I first started. But no longer, thanks to these top Star Wars: Squadrons tips for beginners, which will walk you through everything you need to know about this high-skill-ceiling space combat sim, from power management to advanced movement techniques and much more....

HomeNewsTeam Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2 scares up a Halloween update and Mannpower rebalanceSpooky hats are here Spooky hats are here Ah yes, the calendar rolls over and my favorite time of year begins. Almost every online game is due to be hexed with haunted decor, outfits, and seasonal achievements.Team Fortress 2is one of the lot, kicking off its spooky celebration with four new player-made maps and a good handful of cosmetic items for Scream Fortress XII....

HomeFeatures The 9 best spaceships in PC gamesOne Off The List One Off The List HappyStar Wars: Squadronsday, internet. I have nothing to offer but the sneer of a veteranElite Dangerouspilot. A disdainful scoff as you vroomify your engines in the docking bay, click-clacking your flight checks in the seat of some dusty Y-wing, some classless X-Wing, some bogus B-wing. Who do you think you are? Sitting there in the pilot’s seat of that garish tin can....

HomeFeatures The Flare Path: A2ZA round-up of the realistic A round-up of the realistic A is forAlphabetised wargame and sim news.Welcome to the cosy corner of RPS where the vehicular is valued, the historical is hallowed, and the paragraphs are shorter than 7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 37 L/24 barrels. While this flavour of Flare Path usually relies on the English alphabet for structure, in emergencies – in weeks when Life does its best to unscrew my monocle and turn my upper lip to jelly – I’m perfectly willing to usethe dinky letter palette of the Rotokas peopleof Bougainville....

HomeNewsPikuniku The lovely Pikuniku is free on the Epic Games Store at the moA good time! A good time! This may be the month of ghosts and ghoulies, but we should still make time for gags and good times. To that end, do grab this week’s Epic Games Store freebie if so inclined, it’sPikuniku. Released last year, it’s a lovely platforming explore-o-puzzler starring a wee blob with little kicking legs. Frankly, just watching those sticky feet is enough to cheer me up....