Warzone ups its player count to 200, adds a tasty shopping contract

HomeNews Warzone ups its player count to 200, adds a tasty shopping contractWhat on earth are you up to, War What on earth are you up to, War War, the crafty old bugger, has changed yet again. When you queue up for “quad” mode inCall Of Duty: Warzone, you’ll now have to battle (royale) it out amongst 199 other players. That’s 48 extra, and Warzone’s map certainly seems big enough to accommodate them....

June 30, 2020 · 8 min · 1507 words · Joshua Johnson

Amazon UK have cut the price of three G-Sync Compatible gaming monitors from LG today

HomeHardwareNews Amazon UK have cut the price of three G-Sync Compatible gaming monitors from LG todayL-gee! What great deals! L-gee! What great deals! Most expensive, but also the most appealing, is the LG Ultragear 27GL83A-B. This is a 27in 2560x1440 monitor with AMD Freesync support that’s also one of Nvidia’s officially certifiedG-Sync Compatible monitors, which means that both AMD and Nvidia graphics card owners will be able to take full advantage of its variable refresh rate tech without any pesky visual defects....

June 29, 2020 · 2 min · 295 words · Wanda Evans

Best Noita mods

HomeFeaturesNoita Best Noita modsImprove your spelling Improve your spelling Every pixel is simulated inNoita. That means it can be dull or deadly, and react like its real-world counterpart (or, you know, its unreal-world counterpart). Throw in the OTT spells of your wizard, and the burning, electrified, or weird counter-spells of the enemies, and you have a perfect platform for mods. There are no total conversions or complete overhauls in this list, but changing too much ofNoitawould take away from what makes it wonderful anyway: the chaos....

June 29, 2020 · 5 min · 910 words · Stephanie Conley

Best VR headsets: the best virtual reality headsets for PC

HomeHardwareFeatures Best VR headsets: the best virtual reality headsets for PCVirtual reality check Virtual reality check A big yes, on the other hand, to the headsets below. These stalwart sets of eyepieces and wave-around controllers are, for now, your best bets for playing VR games likeHalf-Life: AlyxandBeat Saber. Give them a hand, and the upper half of a face. The 14 Biggest Games Coming To PC In 2023These are the 14 biggest games coming to PC in 2023....

June 29, 2020 · 4 min · 798 words · Matthew Rodriguez

Counter-Strike GO experimenting with stricter anti-cheat

HomeNewsCounter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike GO experimenting with stricter anti-cheatSo long, Discord overlay? So long, Discord overlay? In the endless war of cheat vs. anti-cheat, Valve are considering serious measures to lock down programs hooking intoCounter-Strike: Global Offensive. The new measures, currently being put through their paces in an opt-in public beta testing, will not let you join VAC-enabled servers if you launch CS with incompatible files loaded. This is, to be clear, not any sort of kernel driver likeValorant’s controversial Vanguard....

June 29, 2020 · 2 min · 404 words · Karl Miller

Rockin' action battler No Straight Roads launches in August

HomeNewsNo Straight Roads Rockin' action battler No Straight Roads launches in AugustLooking for treble Looking for treble The RPS crew have been eagerly following music-based action battlerNo Straight Roadsfor a while now. Alice L (RPS in pieces)talked with Metronomikat EGX Rezzed last year and residentFinal Fantasyliker Katharine has been chomping to find out more about whatFinal Fantasy XV’s lead game designer would be doing next. You can get your hands on a playable demo right now beforeNo Straight Roadslaunches on August 25th....

June 29, 2020 · 2 min · 243 words · Brenda Shelton

Screenshot Saturday Sundays: Oversized vacuums, first-person sewing and the plague

HomeNews Screenshot Saturday Sundays: Oversized vacuums, first-person sewing and the plagueHit ‘em with the sandals! Hit ‘em with the sandals! Screenshot Saturday Sundays! We’ve passed the midpoint of the year, readers, and while I’m sure this hellish 2020 still has plenty of garbage to throw our way, we can always count on this weekly dose of game dev screenshots to keep our spirits high each Sunday. This week: Dodging hoovers, a sickening forest, the cutest cyberpunk and crimes against fashion....

June 28, 2020 · 3 min · 558 words · Jesse Sullivan

Twitch start banning streamers following allegations of sexual abuse and harassment

HomeNews Twitch start banning streamers following allegations of sexual abuse and harassmentInvestigating claims and taking action Investigating claims and taking action In a week which has seen hundreds of people accuse various streamers of sexual harrassment, abuse, and predatory behaviour, Twitch are investigating allegations and seem to have started bans. “Those who have come forward have shown incredible strength, vulnerability, and bravery,” Twitch said. Many of the alleged incidents took place off Twitch and it sounds like they’re planning to police not just their own service but the community they helped create....

June 27, 2020 · 3 min · 612 words · Andre Gomez

Ubisoft vow to investigate allegations of sexual harrassment and abuse

HomeNewsAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla Ubisoft vow to investigate allegations of sexual harrassment and abuseFrom both public and colleagues From both public and colleagues Ubisoft have conceded they “must do better” to create an “inclusive and safe environment for our teams, players, and communities”, following multiple allegations of sexual abuse, workplace harrassment and violence, and more against numerous employees. The company claim they will investigate accusations, and discipline people as necessary. Amongst this, the creative director of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has stepped down following an allegation about his personal life....

June 27, 2020 · 3 min · 489 words · Eric Bonilla

Dying Light's demonic arcade Hellraid DLC is launching in July

HomeNews Dying Light’s demonic arcade Hellraid DLC is launching in JulyInsert your soul Insert your soul Dying Light, yes the original not the in-progress sequel, is getting a new DLC five years after launch. A strange arcade cabinet has popped up in the Tower’s basement, so of course folks are going to drag it into the daylight and play it. Techland have released a new trailer, along with the news that you’ll be able to jump in on July 23rd....

June 26, 2020 · 2 min · 228 words · Mark Vazquez

Here's a closer look at Cyberpunk 2077's RTX tech

HomeHardwareNewsCyberpunk 2077 Here’s a closer look at Cyberpunk 2077’s RTX techNvidia show off some exclusive ray traced cyber screens Nvidia show off some exclusive ray traced cyber screens We already know thatCyberpunk 2077will one of the biggestray tracing gamesof 2020, but Nvidia have now given us acloser lookat exactly what ray tracing effects RTX owners can expect to see when the game comes out later this year. It’s not entirely clear whether ray tracing will be available on day one whenCyberpunk 2077launches on November 19th just yet, but whenever it eventually pitches up, it sure looks like it’s going to be pretty darn stunning....

June 26, 2020 · 3 min · 613 words · James Simon

Please take ReedPop's survey about digital events

HomeNews Please take ReedPop’s survey about digital eventsFor our corporate uncles, and us For our corporate uncles, and us ReedPop,our corporate unclesand the organisers of events including EGX Rezzed and Star Wars Celebration, have a survey for you. Now that outside is, y’know, off, what do you think about events? What would you want from their digital replacements? They’re asking so they can better host events you’d like. Given that we’ve had a hand in hosting and arranging bits at some shows, Rezzed in particular, it’s helpful for us too....

June 26, 2020 · 4 min · 667 words · James Jacobson

Podcast: Episode 100, in which we finally hand out review scores

HomePodcasts Podcast: Episode 100, in which we finally hand out review scores100% podcast 100% podcast Rock Paper Shotgun doesn’t do scores - until today! For a very special episode 100 of the Electronic Wireless Show, we’ve decided to finally ditch coherent critical analysis in favour of the comforting certainty of math(s). Over the course of the episode, Matthew, Nate and special guest host Graham (hi) assign numerical scores to 100 games, and then average out the results to deliver a single, definitive score for the entirety of PC gaming....

June 26, 2020 · 2 min · 284 words · Mark Bell