HomeNewsState of Decay 2 State of Decay 2 prepares for Steam with a Juggernaut overhaulWhat a state What a state Like the shambling rotters it loves,State of Decay 2is rising from its slumber once more. To put it nicely, Undead Labs' zombie sandbox received a bit of a battering when it launched on the Windows Store back in 2018. With a Steam debut due next month, the devs have takenState of Decayback to the shop for some fresh paint....

HomeFeatures A date for Half-Life: Alyx, System Shock trouble, and more of the week’s big newsRead all about it! Read all about it! This week,Half-Life: Alyxgot a release date,Metro Exodusended its Epic exclusivity, and BioWare detailed plans to overhaul Anthem. Read on for more of the week’s PC gaming goings-on in our News Digest, and do also check outthe Weekly Updates Updatefor the week’s big PC patches.Half-Life: Alyx has a release dateMarch 23rd is the big day for Valve’s VR-only game, barely twelve years after the lastHalf-Life....

HomeNews Fortnite’s newest dance is no stranger to loveDun-dun, dun-dun-dun-dun Dun-dun, dun-dun-dun-dun Did… didFortniterun out of pop culture to nick? Have we really exhausted every last dance move, team? Was there nothing the kids find more romantic than a 1987 pop jam turned early web prank? This Valentine’s Day, Epic Games introduced a whole new generation of kids torick-rolling, announcing an Astley-tastic “Never Gonna” emote to the game using the oldest trick in the online book....

HomeNewsMetro Exodus Metro Exodus arrives on Steam after a year of Epic exclusivityChoo choo! Choo choo! All aboard! After braving the stormy tracks of Epic Games Store exclusivity for the past 12 months,Metro: Exodushas finally pulled into Steam central station. Trading claustrophobic tunnels for a grand post-apocalyptic Russian expanse, the rather-good third entry in 4A Games' Metro series arrives today, with two hefty expansion stories in tow.Exodusnotoriouslyditched Steam at the eleventh hourlast year....

HomeNews Nvidia’s “misunderstanding” led to Activision pulling their games from GeForce NowFilled out the right forms? Filled out the right forms? Last week,Activision Blizzard’s games mysteriously vanishedfrom Nvidia’s new streaming service. Well, you can put down your pipes and deerstalkers, detectives. Nvidia’s come clean. There was some sort of misunderstanding, see, and it looks like the hardware firm forgot to get all the paperwork in order before putting the publishers' catalogue onGeForce Now....

HomeFeatures 5 games that prove friendship is better and more interesting than romancePlatonic bomb Platonic bomb “Is it friendship? Or is it something more?” goes a common sentiment, particularly on days like today, when we celebrate the anniversary of Captain Cook getting stabbed to death. Well, that’s a stupid question, because there is nothing more than friendship. Games are, for once, not much worse than other media at depicting and exploring themes of friendship....

HomeNews After years of driving wacky novelties in GTA Online, I finally bought a good car and realised I’ve been a huge foolCome see my garage of garbage Come see my garage of garbage This week inGTA Online, the shiny Dewbauchee Vagner supercar has a tidy 35% discount. I’ve heard it’s a good car and, being flush with cash fromthe recent giveaways, I thought I’d treat myself to one. Oh! Yes, that’s a good car....

HomeNews Former Starbreeze CFO Sebastian Ahlskog convicted of insider tradingCall him the breeze Call him the breeze Update:GamesIndustry.bizreport that Ahlskog was acquited on appeal in June 2021. Former Starbreeze Studios chief financial officer Sebastian Ahlskog was convicted of insider trading this Tuesday. This follows from the Swedish Economic Crime Authorityraiding the company’s headquartersand at least one private home in December 2018, under suspicion of using insider information to profit from Starbreeze’s financial troubles....

HomeNewsLOVE - A Puzzle Box Filled with Stories Love - A Puzzle Box Filled With Stories looks like a bittersweet treatTiming is everything Timing is everything Love - A Puzzle Box Filled With Storiesseems plenty simpler than its overwrought name would imply. I often enjoy a short little thinker to tinker with, especially if it’s got a story to go along with it. Love looks just up that alley, with its spinning apartment floors that control past and present until you’ve fixed the mess the characters have made of their relationships....

HomeFeaturesFootball Manager 2020 My Football Manager game unravelled because I said no, once, to one playerWho manages the manager? Who manages the manager? It started with Glenn Walker. 31, well-paid and past-it, Glenn was one of the litany of players I inherited as new manager of Brackley Town, languishing in England’s sixth tier. Glenn would come to be the emblem of how all ofFootball Manager 2020’s systems interact and collaborate to make managing my players’ hopes and expectations a unique challenge that frustrates as much as satisfies....

HomeFeatures My musical highlights from Steam’s soundtrack saleToot toot! Toot toot! Steam’s soundtrack saleis nearly over, but as the resident soundtrack fanatic here at RPS, I thought it was only right and proper to take some time out and celebrate some of my favourite tracks and compilations. After all, there are plenty of bangers in there right now, and it would be a shame to miss out on these crackin' tunes while they’re going cheap....

HomeHardwareFeatures Roccat’s Kain 200 wireless mouse broke my heartThe end of the affair The end of the affair Roccat’s Kain 120mouse was one ofmy favourite gaming mice champsof 2019, so when I heard they were making a wireless version in the form of the Kain 200, you could say I got a bit excited. Not only does it have the Kain 120’s lovely Titan Click switches, but it also uses the same comfy chassis, too....

HomeNews Steam can now tell you what to play next from your backlogClear that Steam backlog Clear that Steam backlog Valve’s latest experimental Steam feature is Play Next. It’s designed to recommend games for you to play from what you already own, based on what you’ve played before. It only recommends stuff you haven’t played, so if you’re one of those people that buys games and forgets about them it’s a pretty good reminder of what you’ve got waiting for you in your library....