The Sunday Papers
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by Graham Smith
12h ago
Sometimes you read a piece of criticism and its author immediately becomes one of your guys. That never happened for me with music critic Neil Kulkarni, though I must have read his work given the music magazines he wrote for. That changed a couple of weeks ago when I went to Kieron's (RPS in peace) newsletter in search of his piece in rememberance of J Nash (included in a prior Papers), in which he linked to his similar piece on Kulkarni, who passed last year. I read the examples of Kulkarni's work that Kieron linked, and then the Kulkarni articles the man himself linked, and several hours an ..read more
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What are we all playing this weekend?
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by Ollie Toms
2d ago
Merry weekend, everyone. It's been a busy time, hasn't it. Lots of kingdoms coming. The Middle Ages haven't been so packed since, well. I don't even need to say it, do I? Whether you're playing that or something else, let us know what you're getting up to this weekend in the comments below. Here's what we're all hoping to click on this weekend! Read more ..read more
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Diceomancer review
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by Matt Cox
2d ago
Roguelike deckbuilders need to do something pretty special to stand out nowadays, what with the Slay The Spileup of bangers over the past few years. Cobalt Core, Wildfrost, Samurai Showdown (if you squint). All excellent, but Diceomancer stands out above even those, thanks to a clever gimmick and a hefty dose of chutzpah. It’s there in the strapline, you know the deal, but to emphasise: you can reroll ANY number on your screen. Your health, enemy health, attacks, blocks, buffs, mana, gold - all fair game. The numbers in encounters. On Relics. Have at ‘em! Heck, and that’s before you start scr ..read more
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Rocksteady may be going back to single player Batman, hints Bloomberg report
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by Brendan Caldwell
2d ago
After years of making a live service Suicide Squad game that was roundly panned on arrival, the studio behind Batman: Arkham Asylum and its sequels are "looking to return to Batman for a single-player game", according to a report by Bloomberg. Rocksteady Studios haven't said so publically, and Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier claims "the new project is years away from landing", so this is in no way official. But the possibility might come as a ray of hope to fans of the studio's open world Batman games. Read more ..read more
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Should you bother with... path tracing?
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by James Archer
2d ago
Path tracing has been back on the PC hardware agenda recently, with Nvidia’s sales pitch for the GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 more than lightly based on how good they are at shotgunning this premium graphics tech down your eye stalks. Yet beyond the sparkling glamour of marketing slides, however, path tracing remains exceptionally niche: nearly six years since Quake II RTX served as the tech’s de facto gaming debut, you can still count the number of compatible games on your fingers. Compare and contrast with the dozens upon dozens of games that have embraced ray tracing, path tracing’s less ..read more
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Grand Theft Auto 6 is still hitting consoles in autumn, says Take-Two boss, promise
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by Brendan Caldwell
2d ago
Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of megapublisher Take-Two, has reassured nervy shareholders in his big boy company by repeating that Grand Theft Auto 6 is on-track for an autumn release this year. The businessfella made the comments in a public call in which the company presented its quarterly financial earnings. Basically one of those big Zoom chats for stockbrokers. But while the executive happily reaffirmed the next GTA's arrival on console, there is still no word of a release window for PC players. Read more ..read more
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The RTX 5080 is here, but you should probably just buy this RTX 4080 Super gaming PC instead
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by Robert Anderson
2d ago
The Nvidia RTX 5080 is out! Kind of. In theory. If you can find one. But here’s the thing: it's basically just an expensive RTX 4080 Super in disguise (in my opinion). Performance is near-identical, stock is non-existent, and unless you’re willing to shell out over $2,500 for a prebuilt system, good luck getting one. Read more ..read more
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Our favorite microSD card for Steam Deck is on sale today at Amazon, save 45% for a limited time
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by Christian Wait
2d ago
Running out of space on your Steam Deck or ROG Ally X again? Sitting there, deleting games like it's some emotional farewell? Stop that. Your least favorite RPS writer found a ridiculous Amazon deal on our favorite microSD card for Steam Deck, the Samsung Pro Plus. Read more ..read more
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Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater release date leaked, alongside a trailer showing off the baddies
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by Brendan Caldwell
3d ago
"Kept you waiting, huh?" says Snake. Uh, no, not really. You're actually a bit early this time, mate. The release date for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater was spotted this week, hiding in the long grass of the PlayStation Store. The fancy-schmancy MGS3 remake is coming out in August, according to the store page. And you can also catch sight of a camouflaged trailer if you go looking under the right rocks. Read more ..read more
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Smite 2 studio lays off workers and drops all other games to focus on the unfinished MOBA
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by Brendan Caldwell
3d ago
Hi-Rez Studios have laid off an unknown number of the studio's employees, only one month after launching MOBA sequel Smite 2 as a free-to-play beta. It looks like management has cut at least 20-30 jobs and the full number is likely higher. As a result, three other games that have been long-running staples of the studio will no longer get any updates. Smite, Paladins, and Rogue Company will have nobody to man the code cannons, so they're being left to gather cobwebs from now on. Although they will remain playable. Read more ..read more
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