While the sniper rifle is standard issue in almost every first-person shooter, few games manage to capture the challenge and coldblooded thrills of being an actual expert marksman. At its best, Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 does a good job of satisfying the desire to splatter bad guy brains with a buzzer-beating bullet from way
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Earlier today, Sony announced it had acquired Returnal developer Housemarque. GQ Magazine managed to get together with Housemarque Cofounder Ilari Kuittinen and Head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst to discuss the deal. Kuittinen confirmed this will now allow them to be even more ambitious with their games, while Hulst denied they’re now in a race
The jungle is heating up this summer with new Predator: Hunting Grounds updates coming your way! The hottest new arrival is one we know fans have been patiently awaiting… She is finally joining Dutch in the “Choppa”… Alice Braga has lent her voice to bring Isabelle to the game’s world. This new update will not
News, reviews, a silly quiz that usually makes two men very cross: The PC Gaming Weekspot is RPS’ weekly podcast that recaps the last seven days in PC gaming. After eight years on the shelf, many are saying the smart money is on EA announcing a new Dead Space game at the upcoming EA Play
Earlier this month, our own Kimberly Wallace wrote up a delightful feature on why gamers should check out the beloved Legend of Mana RPG franchise (if they haven’t already) with the hopes of even more adventures on the way. It looks like she’s getting her wish because Square Enix has announced a new Legends of
By Dom Peppiatt28 June 2021 19:33 GMT Nier Reincarnation, the mobile RPG spin-off coming to Android and iOS, will launch later this month – and you can get bonus items if you pre-register. The game, developed by Applibo and published by Square Enix, will launch on July 28 (thanks, IGN). As per the site’s announcement,
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. PC gamers have been suffering under the weight of the GPU shortage for the last year, but there’s some hope on the horizon. China has effectively banned cryptocurrency, and whether or not you think that’s good for Bitcoin, it’s great
© Nintendo Life Update: A friend who wishes to remain anonymous has stated that Near has tragically taken their own life: A message about Near from a mutual friend.https://t.co/L5MuTsNGe1— Hector Martin (@marcan42) June 27, 2021 Original story [Sun 27th Jun, 2021 18:00 BST]: Fears are growing for the safety of Near, the person behind the
Physical games tracker GfK Entertainment has released the latest UK sales charts. This time, the GfK Top 10 is for the week ending June 26th, 2021. To say that this week’s charts were amazing for Nintendo would be an understatement. Out of the 10 games that have made it on the charts, 6 of them
Eagle Island Twist is two games in one. Eagle Island was released in 2019, on pretty much every platform other than an Xbox (what did we do to you, Eagle Island?). It’s a rogue-lite platformer, with plenty of procedural dungeons, tied together with an explorable world. It was successful enough to warrant some free DLC
We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
The genre of “Action-RPG” is a big umbrella that covers everything from soulslikes to first-person stealth-action games like Deus Ex to isometric RPGs like Diablo, and many more. But even within that wide spectrum, there’s nothing quite like Scarlet Nexus – a game that combines inspirations from fast-paced character-action games of the Devil May Cry
Booker T has lost his lawsuit against Activision. The WWE wrestler, whose full name is Booker T. Huffman, had alleged the publisher had used his character G.I. Bro as the model for Prophet in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 without paying for licensing. According to Sportico, a court has found these claims to be
This past week marked the one year anniversary of The Last of Us Part II. To celebrate, we asked you to share unforgettable moments alongside Ellie and Abby using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: Photoingame shares Ellie basking in the sun. Emilli96 shares Abby wearing her emotions on her sleeve. BiggestInsanity shares a
Assassination sandbox Hitman 3 has gone and made another of its levels available free for a limited time. As it did with the Dubai level back in March, the free Starter Pack version of Hitman 3 is currently giving players access to one of the best levels from the first game in the trilogy. You
Look at me: I am the captain now. After watching Dan Tack wipe the floor with Bloodborne in our last Super Replay, it’s time that I, Marcus Stewart, do the same with its successor, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Released in 2019 to critical acclaim, this tough-as-nails ninja epic flipped the FromSoftware formula on its head
By Stephany Nunneley24 June 2021 21:09 GMT The Revengence of Revenge of the Cartels event is live in Borderlands 3. Alongside the event, the Borderlands 3 update includes the promised cross-play functionality, permanent seasonal event toggling, a new level cap increase, and more. Watch on YouTube With the cross-play free addition for the game, you
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Earlier this week, AMD launched FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). FidelityFX is nominally AMD’s response to DLSS, and while it works on different principles than Nvidia’s upscaling network, both features are positioned as performance enhancers that can reduce the amount of
One of many games that caught our eye during E3 week was Batora: Lost Haven, an action RPG developed by Stormind Games. The trailer above featured in the Guerrilla Collective Showcase Day 2 and confirmed the title for Nintendo Switch – and a host of other platforms – in 2022. It seems the game caught
Today is the 30th anniversary of the very first Sonic the Hedgehog game. Sonic 1 released on the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991, and even though SEGA and Nintendo have since become good friends in the decades that followed that intense 90s rivalry, the blue blur’s legacy hasn’t been forgotten. In fact, Famitsu has an
Some games need no introduction. Super Mario 64 was a truly groundbreaking leap into glorious 3D for everyone’s favourite mustachioed plumber. What really brought it home was Mario’s adorable little face in the main menu, which you could interact with by prodding him to get a feel for just how well-realised he was in three
Summary Get Packed Fully Loaded is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on July 29! In Get Packed: Fully Loaded, you must help the residents of Ditchlington who have been evicted by the hostile Salt Corp Incorporated. Relocating has never been so much fun! Get Packed: Fully Loaded is the expanded edition of
As a lifelong game master of tabletop RPGs, there are few things more exciting than the promise of a high-quality, dungeon-delving co-op action game taking place in the iconic Forgotten Realms. After all, it’s hard to beat the storytelling, worldbuilding, or high-fantasy badassery of the original d20-rolling pastime that is Dungeons & Dragons. But in
The latest Marvel’s Avengers update has arrived today and its main purpose is to introduce the Cosmic Cube event. The patch notes detail changes made to multiplayer and matchmaking, art, animation, combat, the UI, gear, challenges, and rewards. One of the changes it has made that isn’t mentioned in the patch notes is the game
Following Russell Adler’s extraction by Frank Woods, things aren’t looking good for Perseus. CIA satellites are interfering with their broadcasts, inhibiting their plan to control over 100 million test subjects in Verdansk. But all is not lost, as Perseus launches its next major attack: de-orbiting and crashing down those satellites, paving the way again for
Hi all! Welcome back to the world of Super Monkey Ball! It’s been nearly 20 years since the first Monkey Ball graced arcades – banana joystick and all. An icon of its day, it wowed fans with its elegant design, delightfully simple gameplay, and wacky fun. Though the arcade game would inspire many wonderful adventures
Avast, ye’ scallywags! Why am I talking like this? Because, the dread pirate Corsair comes to Black Desert on June 29 to talk to parrots, swing swords, and chew bubblegum… except there’s no bubblegum in our game. Corsair’s innate skills with a sword and sea make her a formidable opponent. She’s so fast, players can
The 1TB model of the excellent Samsung 860 Qvo is down to a new all-time low price of just £70 today for Amazon Prime Day, saving you £25 off its usual price. It’s the cheapest it’s ever been, too, making it a great time to pick up this excellent SATA drive and give your storage
EA Sports is trying something new with FIFA Ultimate Team, or FUT, packs during their Festival of FUTball event. Starting today, June 18, the FUT store is swapping out all of the packs with new preview-able versions. None of the potential cards from the packs are changing, but now you can take a peek at the
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin’s concept is based on Final Fantasy 1, but is a story all its own. Speaking in an interview with Weekly Famitsu, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin’s creative producer Tetsuya Nomura, producer Jin Hujiwara, and director Daisuke Inoue spoke about the game, and how it’s using the original Final Fantasy as