HomeHardwareFeaturesDOOM Eternal Doom Eternal PC performance: How to get the best settingsSlay those frames Slay those frames At time of writing, I haven’t quite had time to do my usual performance breakdown of all oftoday’s best graphics cards, but as you’ll hopefully see below, I’ve done my best to test a handful of today’s most popular GPUs (most notably the ones recommended in id Software’s recommended PC requirement lists) to see what they’re made of....

HomeNews EGX Rezzed is now scheduled for JulyOnwards Onwards “For those unable to make the new dates, refunds are being offered, or customers can choose to transfer their ticket for EGX 2020 tickets, the dates of which are due to be announced next week,” the organisers said in today’s announcement. “Customers looking to refund or transfer their tickets should contact our Customer Services team at egx.helpline@reedexpo.co.uk” Some details of the new Rezzed’s lineup are still to be announced....

HomeNews GDC announces a re-imagined three day GDC Summer for AugustWill five months be enough? Will five months be enough? Despite cancelling its physical footprint due to the Covid-19 virus,GDC 2020is carrying on in a fashion with a subset of planned talks now being delivered asGDC Virtual Talksthat are wrapping up today. The physical conference, which should have been happening in San Francisco this week, has rescheduled for August. Organisers announced yesterday that they are now planning a three-day event called GDC Summer from August 4-6....

HomeNewsTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Here’s how game developers are handling the Covid-19 outbreak"It’s ‘business as usual’ as much as it possibly can be" “It’s ‘business as usual’ as much as it possibly can be” Over the last week or so, game developers and publishers around the world have been announcing their action plans amidst the Covid-19 outbreak. Bungie have offered advice to other companies, Ubisoft said Rainbow Six Siege might miss a few patches, and many others have sent their employees home, dev kits in hand, to make sure production plods along, all the while doing their part to help stop the spread of the coronavirus....

HomeFeatures The 10 best hells in PC gamesOne Off The List One Off The List “Hell is other people,” wrote Jean-Paul Sartre. “But also my favourite level in Doom.” He was a smart man, and he probably lives in hell now, on account of all the atheism. But listen, hell doesn’t seem that bad. Bit hot. Bit demonic. You could do a lot worse than a trip to the underworld, is what I’m saying, and as luck would have it, we have the perfect means for you to go there without singeing your eyebrows or being dunked in a toxic lake for eternity....

HomeFeatures The Flare Path: Priceless VictoriesPanzer Corps 2 substitutes for the stony broke Panzer Corps 2 substitutes for the stony broke Panzer Marshal Nicu Pavel’s gratis,browser-friendly* Panzer General homage flourishes thatAlan Partridge shrug gifwhenever it hears Panzer Corps 2 bragging about a “massive branching campaign including around 60 scenarios”. Availablein downloadable formtoo, if you prefer. Incorporating many of the mission trees created forOpen General*, it offers a far larger selection of outings, theatres, and units than the spriteless wonder released yesterday....

HomeNews UK game devs share concerns about the loss of community during the Covid-19 pandemic"It’s gutting to lose these moments of connection with our peers." “It’s gutting to lose these moments of connection with our peers.” Image credit:Failbetter Games Image credit:Failbetter Games The games industry has been hit pretty hard from the Covid-19 pandemic. Most events this side of the year have beencancelled or postponed, and now hundreds of workers being urged to work from home (including all of us here at RPS)....

HomeNews A Short Hike wins the IGF Grand PrizeAwards for Mutazione and Heaven’s Vault too Awards for Mutazione and Heaven’s Vault too Image credit:adamgryu Image credit:adamgryu Yourwinners from the 22nd annual Independent Games Festival Awardsare: Excellence in Visual Art -Knights And Bikes($2000) That’s the lovely adventure of two kids on a Cornish-ish island. “It’s such a warm game,” Matt said in ourKnights And Bikes review. “Touching and heartfelt, masterfully capturing the cosy excitement of the places and stories we explore as children....

HomeNewsCities: Skylines Cities: Skylines takes a fishing trip to Sunset Harbor next weekGone Fishin' Gone Fishin' I’ve always thoughtCities: Skyline’s coasts were missing something. Now, I finally know what it was: it’s the clanging of bells, the swaying of battered old boats and the scent of a fresh morning’s catch. Today, Paradox announced Sunset Harbor, bringing some good ol' fashioned fishing to your city’s industrial roster. More than just bringing a little bit of Berwick to Paradox’s city-builder, Skyline’s next DLC pack makes sweeping changes to public transport across land, sea and air when it arrives next week....

HomeGuides Doom Eternal upgrades: which perks to unlock firstTips for Praetor Suit, Runes, and Sentinel Crystals Tips for Praetor Suit, Runes, and Sentinel Crystals It’s not just your guns that can be upgraded in Doom Eternal. Praetor Suit points, runes, and Sentinel Crystals can all be used to buff up the Doomguy so that he’s not just a mass of muscles under an ill-fitting space marine suit. Well, he still is, but now he can potentially last longer while swimming in radioactive ponds....

HomeNews Resident Evil 3 opens a slice of Raccoon City in today’s free demoInfectious Infectious A deadly outbreak, broken quarantine, a malevolent pharmaceutical company and store shelves utterly devoid of toilet paper. PerhapsResident Evil 3is hitting too close to home right now - or perhaps, it’s never been more timely. With the RE3 remake’s release just weeks away, Capcom have opened the gates to Racoon City a little early with today’s free demo....

HomeNewsTeamfight Tactics Teamfight Tactics Galaxies brings the auto-battler to mobile with full crossplayHandheld wizard chess Handheld wizard chess What’s this? A mobile story, on my beloved PC gaming specialist website? Don’t worry folks, we haven’t lost it. After all, nothing screams PC like a MOBA - unless it’s an obtuse, strategy board-game spin-off from said MOBA.Teamfight Tactics' long-awaited Galaxies update hit earlier this week, bringing with it new heroes and items, a fresh balance pass, and a load of new mobile players to square off against with full crossplay support....

HomeNewsTotal War: Three Kingdoms Total War: Three Kingdoms faces the sins of its fathers with today’s A World Betrayed DLCDaddy issues Daddy issues Total War: Three Kingdomsis rolling the clock forward. The old warlords are dead - leaving behind a brand new generation of bloodthirsty scamps looking to make the most of China’s power vacuum. Dropping today, the new A World Betrayed Chapter Pack adds two new factions, a new time period and some brand new units - but really, it’s all about those rascals Sun Ce and Lü Bu stepping out of their fathers' respective shadows....