Kotaku Friday, November 26, 2021 1:00 PM  Poor old Cyberpunk 2077. Is a phrase I never thought I'd think. But here we are, just a couple of weeks away from its first year on sale (!), and I do find myself feeling odd twinges. Because goodness me, it's rather popular on Steam today. |
Kotaku Friday, November 26, 2021 11:30 AM  Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are but a week old today, and yet a speedrunner has already figured out how to get through them in well under an hour. The secret? They're "so broken." |
Kotaku Friday, November 26, 2021 10:00 AM  The 2021 holiday shopping season is at the mercy of global inventory shortages and supply chain constrains. Animal Crossing: New Horizon's Timmy and Tommy Nook are not, and it seems like the proprietors of Nook's Cranny will be doing their own Black Friday sale in-game starting November 26 as part of the new 2.0 update |
Kotaku Friday, November 26, 2021 9:30 AM  Amazon's New World is certainly used to players finding exploits to plunder extra gold, but yesterday the MMO took it to a whole new level: The game itself accidentally started giving out chestfuls of gold to certain players. |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 1:31 PM  Against the Storm, a semi-roguelike city-building game that's been in early access on the Epic Games Store for just over a month, just got its third major update. This patch adds a whole new biome to explore, and it makes some key changes to the resolve and orders systems that should make your next expedition out into the forest a bit smoother. The big headline addition in this update is of course the new biome, the Coral Forest. This was the winner of developer Eremite Games' recent community brainstorming session, and it's a place where the trees are all covered in various colourful, coral-like growths. These growths offer additional resources when you harvest each tree, which means you'll probably want to devote more resources to woodcutting than normal resource-gathering while you're there. The patch also makes a course-correction on a nerf to the resolve system introduced in the last patch. Resolve in Against the Storm is a measure of your citizens' morale, and it's crucial to keep it as high as possible - otherwise, you risk having your villagers abandon your settlement. This patch makes it a bit easier to gain reputation in the early- and mid-game, so hopefully your chilly lizards will cheer up a bit. |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 12:10 PM  We're at that time of year again, where the prices of gaming gear are laid on the chopping block, the axe is lowered, and we're left with discounts spilling out into a basket below. The crowd cheers. Gruesome imagery aside, the Black Friday sale might just be the perfect time of year to upgrade, and there are quite a few tempting gaming mouse deals primed and ready to go ahead of the big day. So, what separates a gaming mouse from your everyday office clicker? After all, you've already broken free from the confines of a trackpad, what more could you possibly need? For a start, they can give you the edge in FPS games with better sensors and adjustable DPI, extra buttons when playing the best MMOs, or cut the cord so you don't get your wires crossed without wireless input lag. Most other times of year, these features come at a premium price, but Razer, Logitech, and SteelSeries aren't waiting for the weekend to roll around. We suspect we'll see Corsair, Roccat, and HyperX join in on the fun by the time Black Friday lands on our doorstep, too, if you have your eye on a particular model. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 11:57 AM  So, you want to know about Hearts of Iron 4 supply? The grand strategy game's recent expansion, No Step Back, along with the free 1.11 patch brought about some significant changes to how supply and logistics work. Not all of these changes have been explained clearly either, leaving many players a bit confused. We're here to help clear things up and provide you with a basic primer on the new supply mechanics and how they interact with the game's combat mechanics. It's worth noting that there was some very clear design intent behind these changes, as game director Peter Nicholson recently intimated - just because things are going wrong, doesn't mean the system isn't working as intended. We've drawn from a few sources to help put together this guide. FeedBackGaming's rather ad hoc tutorial video explains things quite well, but it's worth revisiting the relevant developer diaries as well, although it's worth noting that many previously discussed features have changed across the supply system's development. RELATED LINKS: The best Hearts of Iron 4 mods, The best WW2 games on PC, The best grand strategy games on PC |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 11:55 AM  Black Friday 2021 has already begun, and the internet is already abundant with bargains. Yet, while some shoppers like to dive into the sales headfirst, sometimes it's nice to just have everything you need in the one place. So, to save you time and money, we've rummaged through Amazon's vast storefront in search of the best deals to meet your PC gaming needs. Whether you need to replace your old components or are simply looking to treat yourself, as you deserve, there's plenty of great deals to be had ahead of the holiday rush that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday. So, rest assured, our deals have got you covered whatever you're looking for. We've found the best prices available on Amazon for SSDs, gaming keyboards, mice, headsets, and monitors, all ready and waiting for you to kit out your setup. As much of a treasure trove as it can be, it's not the only storefront worth exploring. You can find great deals at the Razer Store too and Secretlab should have your gaming chair needs covered. RELATED LINKS: Best Black Friday gaming laptop deals, Best Black Friday gaming keyboard deals, Best Black Friday monitor deals |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 11:35 AM  Black Friday 2021 is upon us with fantastic discounts across the board, so if you're not using a VPN to keep your online habits private and personal, don't let it be because of the cost of the subscription. Many reputable VPN providers, such as Surfshark, PureVPN, NordVPN, and more have slashed the prices of their plans, with the cheapest deal working out as little as just $1.25 per month. The best VPN deals grant you tonnes of neat benefits while using the internet at a fraction of the cost. Not only do they make your internet connection more secure (which is valuable, but not exactly fun), they can also give you access to the region-exclusive features of various online services, and free you up from service provider induced bandwidth restrictions. It's nice to have two people streaming in the same house where both of them get to enjoy HD picture quality. For your convenience, we've gathered together six VPN deals for you to enjoy this Black Friday. Every service is slightly different, so we've given a small overview of what each provider can give you, along with the details of the discounts they're currently providing. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 12:11 PM  You've come home from a long day and want to kick back with your favourite videogame, only to find out there's an update so big it can no longer fit on your device - yes, we're looking at you, Call of Duty. It sounds like you might need a new SSD, which doesn't have to cost as much as you think. Games are constantly getting bigger, whether you're paying attention to the intricate graphical details or getting lost in their sprawling worlds as Rockstar, Bethesda, and Ubisoft all compete for the largest map possible. Even Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War barely fits on a 250GB drive with all game modes taking up a hefty 175GB. Your first thought might be to buy a new hard drive, and you wouldn't be wrong in thinking they offer more capacity for a significantly lower price. But unless you want to spend more time hanging around on a loading screen than playing the game, you're better off with a good SSD to speed things up. There are even plenty of deals from WD, Samsung, and Crucial that rival what we'll see on Black Friday if you don't want to wait around. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 11:20 AM  The humble gaming monitor has come a long way in the past few years, and now PC gamers are blessed with all sorts of options, from gorgeous IPS panels with sublime colours to curved displays that fully immerse you in your favourite game worlds. The best part is that you don't even need to wait until Black Friday to get your hands on a discounted gaming display. For the competitively minded among you, you really can't afford to put off upgrading to one of the best gaming monitors with a high refresh rate. The difference between a 60Hz and 144Hz display is night and day, and you'll find the smoother picture will help you enter any gunfight in a game like CS:GO or Rainbow Six Siege with confidence. It doesn't matter how good your gaming PC is if you're still playing on a display with washed-out colours and a refresh rate that can't keep up with your framerate. While the thriftiest of you might want to wait for Black Friday to get your hands on the best possible deals, there are plenty of discounts ahead of the November weekend. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 11:15 AM  Battlefield 2042 is out in the wild now, and it's faced a bit of a rocky launch. Developer Dice has been busy tracking down bugs and has already released a fairly significant patch that addresses some of the more pressing issues that players have identified in the multiplayer game, and it seems we should be seeing a fix for dodgy hit registration before too long as well. Hit registration seems to break down entirely under certain circumstances, making for unfair and frustrating engagements - even after the latest update. Lead game designer Florian Le Bihan has been busy reviewing footage players have uploaded, and has said the team thinks it's worked out a solution to at least some of the instances of wonky hitreg. Popular Battlefield YouTuber Jackfrags uploaded a clip that demonstrates the problem: while lying prone underneath a pipe structure, he engages a group of enemies moving through a cloud of smoke at about 50 metres. While some of the hits register correctly, it looks as though many of his shots don't land, even though he seems to be lined up and aiming directly at them when he fires. RELATED LINKS: Battlefield 2042 review, Best multiplayer games on PC, Best FPS games on PC |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 11:19 AM  Gaming PC storage isn't as exciting as a new graphics card or 4K gaming monitor, but it's still a vital part of any setup. Sure, that old hard drive whirring away in your rig is still holding up, but the latest games are getting more demanding, both in terms of installation size and load speeds. Thankfully, Black Friday is abundant with speedy NVMe SSD deals, and Samsung's 2 TB EVO Plus has a substantial 39% off. Over on Best Buy, Samsung's 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD is discounted $130, bringing its price down to a stylish $199.99. While smaller capacity drives are available for less, this 2TB PCIe stick will soup up your system and provide more room for your Steam library. The drive also features AES 256-bit hardware encryption, something that should keep your private bits and bobs safe from prying eyes. Of course, If you're planning on picking up the best gaming laptop this Black Friday, you could pair it with a 2TB EVO Plus for even more storage. The SSD's reduced price also means you could save even more on your next rig, as you could purchase something with less capacity and upgrade things once it arrives. RELATED LINKS: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB review, Best SSD for gaming, Best gaming monitor |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 11:04 AM  We're all familiar with the old adage 'size isn't everything', and for certain things, it's true. But when it comes to improving visibility of the action while playing your favourite MOBA games, or revelling in sweeping open world RPG vistas, a larger monitor just delivers in a way that smaller screens just can't match. Luckily, one of the biggest beasts on the market, the 49-inch Odyssey Neo G9 AG900, is currently reduced by a humongous $500 at Best Buy in the Black Friday sale. With a curved screen that measures over four feet from corner to corner,, this monitor is an impressive bit of kit. Using cutting edge QLED technology, it also ensures that you have the highest picture quality across the whole screen. Not only can it give you variety amongst the darkest blacks (making it so much easier to see when games cast you into dark spaces), but it also gives you bright vibrant colours that help make the beauty of your favourite games really pop. The use of a Quantum Mini-LED also helps the monitor to achieve a realistic level of depth, giving a more deeply immersive gaming experience. Now let's talk about response times. They're fast. Faster than a hungry pig who just got the keys to the slop factory. In an intense online battle, a second can be the difference between winning and losing and the Odyssey Neo's grey-to-grey 1ms response time means that information from the game appears on the screen as quickly as it is technologically possible for it to do so. It's crisp, it's smooth, it's amazing. For the sake of comparison, it gives you four times as many frames per second than you'd find on Samsung's 49 inch CRG9 curved gaming monitor, which has a 4ms response time. RELATED LINKS: Best Black Friday gaming laptop deals, Best Black Friday gaming keyboard deals, Best Black Friday monitor deals |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 11:01 AM  My teammates and I have made it to the first safe room in Back 4 Blood - just about. While we pant and wheeze, the last member through the door is still taking pop shots at the final few zombies in the level. It could be for the thrill - the satisfying smush of 5.56 rounds pummeling into zombie brains - or more likely, they're hanging back to add to their kill tally. We drag them in and shut the door, ostensibly to guarantee our safety, but deep down we're waiting for the end-of-mission scoreboard, which promises to answer the squad's burning question: who won? Our characters stand across the screen and we wait for the reams of stats and accolades with bated breath. Who will be crowned victorious? If not for killing the most infected, then for something - any kind of zombie-slaying feat. Who did the most damage to bruisers? Who got the most melee kills? Which clumsy oaf inflicted the most damage on their teammates or kept triggering hordes? RELATED LINKS: Back 4 Blood review, The best co-op games on PC in 2021, The best zombie games on PC in 2021 |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 9:46 AM  Each week, Rust developer Facepunch Studios picks a bunch of skins to come to the survival game's in-game store for a limited time, which you can pick up for somewhere been a handful of pennies to a few quid. These skins let you customise the look of a wide range of in-game items, which can be clothing, decorations, and other things. Each week, Facepunch announces the latest selection of Rust skins chosen on its Twitter channel, and there's usually somewhere around eight new cosmetics to browse (though it can be more). But, as the whole 'weekly skins' thing implies, each selection is only available for a short period - the remainder of that week, before a new batch o' skins gets picked to replace it. After that time, those skins will only be purchasable via the multiplayer game's community market. To help you keep track of each week's new set of Rust skins, we've included a list of them below, which we'll update when the reset happens, usually towards the end of every week (because we're super nice and helpful like that). RELATED LINKS: Best survival games, Rust commands, Rust vehicles |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 9:34 AM  The release of Intel's dedicated Arc Alchemist GPU is just around the corner, and the new gaming PC combatant could shake things up in 2022. Nvidia and AMD may not have any respite, either, as rumours suggest the blue team's confirmed Xe graphics cards could release on a yearly basis. According to Intel's Arc Community Advocate, Bryce Furuya, the Xe Next Druid GPU could launch in 2025, providing "all goes well" with the launch of Arc Alchemist. Of course, Intel's release roadmap also includes two additional cards, Battlemage and Celestrial, both of which are set to release after next year's Alchemist launch. Providing the timeline hasn't changed, this means a new Xe graphics card could release every year, at least up until 2025. Intel hasn't confirmed solid launch dates for its Arc graphics card lineup, so it's probably best to take any news of Arc Druid's arrival with a grain of salt. That said, Furuya's estimations aren't far-fetched when you consider the product line's multi-year roadmap, and a yearly release cycle could help the blue team compete with Nvidia's RTX 3000 refresh and next-gen RTX 4000 GPUs. RELATED LINKS: Intel Core i9 9900K review, Intel Core i7 9700K review, Best CPU for gaming |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 9:13 AM  Whether you're someone who's looking to replace their ageing rig or not you're not sure how to build a gaming PC, prebuilds offer a convenient way to get your hands on the best graphics cards and more with minimal fuss. Thankfully, you don't have to break the bank to bag an upgrade, as Dell has slashed the price of its Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 gaming PC this Black Friday. While this gaming PC would normally set you back $1,709.99, it can be yours this Black Friday with a $360 saving, for just $1,349.99. There are cashback rewards and finance options available as well, should you want to spread out the cost. You can buy it at the Dell store by clicking here. The specs of this gaming PC should make short work of the best PC games, as it's equipped with one of the best gaming CPUs on the market, the eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 5800. The centrepiece of this build, however, is the Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU. Armed with an RTX graphics card, you'll be able to improve many games' visuals with ray tracing, as well as boost fps via Nvidia DLSS. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 7:50 AM  Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Rise is launching on PC with all the post-launch content from the Nintendo Switch version included. In a blog post on Steam, the developer explains that the upcoming PC game will feature everything the current version on Nintendo's portable gaming device has, with plans to have updates fully synced up by the end of February 2022. Monster Hunter Rise has received a steady stream of updates since it launched earlier this year. As such, you're getting the base offering of monsters alongside some new beasties that Capcom added in subsequent updates, such as the Teostra, Kushala Daora, and Chameleos. You'll also have access to the main story's new ending, alongside quests and costumes that come from collaboration events with Monster Hunter Stories 2, Okami, Street Fighter, Mega Man 11, Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Capcom reaffirms that Monster Hunter Rise doesn't support cross-platform play or cross-saves between PC and Switch, so you'll be starting from scratch if you've already played this one. RELATED LINKS: Upcoming PC Games, Best PC RPGs |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 7:26 AM  The only thing better than having a great run in 4X game Civilization VI is being reminded of how great it was through a replay. The 'Endgame Map Replay' mod by Technoluddite does exactly what it says on the tin. It plays out the just-finished match on an abstracted hex map which looks similar to one of the map modes you can activate in-game. Firaxis' popular strategy game does already provide endgame stats that you can look at to see how well you did, but this Civ 6 mod offers a more in-depth alternative. It doesn't replace the existing endgame screen, rather it adds a new tab. "When selected this displays a map of the world," the mod page explains, "initially showing it as it was at the beginning of the game." Using playback tools that also come with the mod, you can then watch the match (and map) unfold from the player civ's perspective. It shows when new cities and infrastructure get placed, territory gains and losses, and even the spread of religion. There are also additional options and configurable settings you can play around with as well. RELATED LINKS: The best Civ 6 mods, The best Civ 6 civs, Play Civilization VI |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 9:24 AM  If you've begun the Shadow Amidst Snowstorms event, you need to collect various snowman components to make Puffy Snowmen for this wintery challenge. Once you've successfully built your snowmen in your camp, you're rewarded with snowmen torsos, which you can take into your Serenitea Pot as lovely winter decorations. The first event after Act 1 of Shadow Amidst Snowstorms, The Snowy Past, has already begun, and finishes on December 1. You need to be at least Adventure Rank 20 to take on this festive challenge in Dragonspine Mountain - it's worth the time, as the reward is not just snowy pals for your realm, but a powerful four-star weapon, the Cinnabar Spindle. Once you've completed Act 1, you can build Puffy Snowmen in camp, but you need to collect a bunch of components first. It's not just the sword on offer, either, you can also earn primogems and mora, plus emblems from completing training activities. Here's how to build Puffy Snowmen in Genshin Impact, and where to find all snowman components for your frosty friend. RELATED LINKS: Play Genshin Impact for free, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide |
PCGamesN Friday, November 26, 2021 7:23 AM  World War Bee 2, the biggest and most costly war in the MMORPG's 18-year history, sputtered to a close earlier this year. As the belligerents have returned to a more 'normal' mode of operations, however, they've discovered that the massive space game is different now than it was before - and many haven't liked what they've found. Over the weekend of November 13-14, thousands of players from both sides of the massive conflict descended on the key trading hub of Jita 4-4, firing volleys at the assembly yard that orbits the planet. They had organised a protest over proposed changes coming to Eve Online's industrial systems outlined in an Eve Online developer blog published earlier in the week. Even the best MMOs are fairly complex, but Eve Online is notorious for its complexity. In the blog, Eve's developers proposed changing the way the game handles mining operations. The idea, CCP tells us, was to make the process more interesting than it's been historically, adding new systems for mineral compression and wastage. According to the plan, miners must compress materials (ore, gas, or ice) as they bring it aboard their ships, and this process involves losing some amount of material as waste based on a number of factors - primarily equipment quality and mining skill. RELATED LINKS: Play Eve Online for free, Eve Online Beginners guide, Space games |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 1:00 PM  As awards season approaches and I start to compile a list of all the great games I missed this year, there's one game I really regret not covering in more detail at RPS around the time it came out. That game is The Vale: Shadow Of The Crown, an audio-only RPG about a blind princess fighting to save her kingdom. You may have seen it nominated in the Innovation in Accessibility category of The Game Awards this year, and frankly if it doesn't win then a great disservice will have been done. A stark contrast to the other, all very AAA nominees in its category, The Vale doesn't rely on flashy visuals to tell its story. In fact, it barely has any graphics at all. Instead, it conjures its world - and tense fighting sequences - from sound alone, creating an experience like nothing else I've ever played. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 12:27 PM  Typically, I'd associate Google Docs with work, and any form of spreadsheet with even more work, but indie game developer "droqen" has made me reassess that outlook. He's the dev behind the 2D platformers Starseed Pilgrim and Probability 0, and now Demon Deleter, a game in which you have to delete the names of a bunch of demons from a spreadsheet. It's a simple yet surprisingly fun idea that lets players hang out in this unusual shared space together. The inspiration behind it is pretty random too - droqen tells me he got the idea after spending hours cataloguing items for Animal Crossing. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 12:25 PM  I'm not going to do it. I refuse. I know that it's Actual Black Friday and I've had a bit of a rubbish week and coming up with new openers to these deal highlights is starting to get a bit difficult now. I don't care that I have a bunch of Google docs that have stuff like "I've been playing Empire of Sin so I know all about offers you can't refuse oh this is bloody awful and you are an absolute hack Caelyn" written in them. It doesn't even matter that this is RPS and Baron James von Hardware-Editor is quite happy to let me make all the puns I like (well, don't test me - J). I have standards and that means I will not make the obvious Crucial joke. Actually I will. It's Crucial that you check out these fantastic portable SSD deals. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 12:09 PM  Before Black Friday I considered harnessing its powers to my own benefit, by upgrading from my current, increasingly defective and technically stolen chassis. Now I may have found that new case, and I'm willing to share: it's the NZXT H710 and it's a healthy £40 off. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 11:46 AM  Black Friday has flooded us all with a multitude of deals on everything from mice to micro SD's - so why stop now? Another saving has popped up for the Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless keyboard - saving a sweet $50 for anyone in the US. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 11:34 AM  I'd say call your family, but do we not all view phonecalls as deeply suspicious now? My phone is a glass-and-silicon brick for displaying text that makes me unhappy. It's been a while since we've found ourselves here, looking at some indie games, and once again I have been drawn to some that are a little melancholy, but in a sort of healing, wholesome way. I'm not sure if that says anything great about my state of mind right now, but hey - the nights are drawing in, there's a bit of a nip in the chip, and it's the time of year when we're encouraged to think about family, found or otherwise. And who in their 30s doesn't get sad thinking about that. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 11:06 AM  When the PC version of Monster Hunter Rise arrives in January, it will include all the post-launch content released so far on Switch, Capcom have confirmed. Yes, this includes the weird Sonic The Hedgehog crossover which launches today. So when the game finally comes our way, it'll be both larger and sillier. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 11:04 AM  Webcams are an integral part of any modern PC set up - gaming or otherwise. Whether you stream, call your family, or play games face-to-face (via Discord), a good camera is essential - and Logitech's outstanding multi-purpose webcam is currently on sale for an absolute steal. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 11:00 AM  This week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang is, once again, all about the big releases. Battlefield 2042's in a bit of state, so we talk about the many patches scheduled to fix it up. We've also heard that those banned in Call Of Duty: Vanguard will be banned across the entire series, which is nice. Halo Infinite's multiplayer surprise launched and Outriders DLC appears out of nowhere too. Imogen rounds off the news with her Apex Legends ranked update. Has she reached the platinum dream? |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 10:21 AM  Alright bargain-hunters, here's another one for you: GOG's Black Friday sale has now started. It might not be as big as Steam's sale (check out our Steam Autumn Sale recommendations) but GOG's games are (mostly) DRM-free, and many of their good discounts are the same. Deals include 90% off Shadow Tactics, half-price Cyberpunk 2077, 80% off The Witcher 3 GotY... yeah, these will do nicely. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 7:57 AM  The Roblox Corporation are suing a long-banned user who they claim is the leader of a "cybermob" that has "terrorised" Roblox players and developers. They lawsuit claims Benjamin Robert Simon (a YouTuber also known as "Ruben Sim") has cyberbullied and harassed Roblox employeees, engaed in sexual harassment on the platform, and even posted "terrorist threats" that got police involved and briefly shut down an in-person Roblox conference. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 7:37 AM  I recently spent a couple of weeks with the Roccat Pyro as my main work and gaming keyboard, and it was a lovely bit of kit for the price; full-size mechanical keyboards rarely cost under £100, yet here was one that started at £90 and had everything a typical PC gamerist could ask for. Now, what with it being Black Friday and all, it's hit a new lowest price of £60 – a 33% saving. For such anti-riches I can't recommend any other tenkey-equipped, fully mechanical keyboard more; indeed, it held the 'best cheap mechanical gaming keyboard' title on our best keyboards list well before this discount revealed itself. The only thing missing here is USB pass-through, but N-key rollover, a volume dial, a detachable wrist rest, macro recording and RGB backlighting are all part of the deal. Sadly I haven't found such a drastic saving for US buyers, though Amazon has sliced off a few dollars to bring it down to $75. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 7:15 AM  If you enjoy carefully constructing a lineup of warriors in games like Darkest Dungeon or Monster Train, here's a surprising recommendation: play Super Auto Pets. The free-to-play auto-battler reminds me much more of those games than the likes of Dota Auto Chess or Teamfight Tactics, focused on building and arranging a line whose abilities will compliment each other. And for something so cute and simple-sounding, it has a delightful amount of buildcrafting. Even the F2P monetisation is good! |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, November 26, 2021 7:08 AM  Black Friday is here. There are only deals. Deals on games. Deals on monitors. Deals on graphics cards, in the sense that they're slightly less of a rip-off. The deals converge, parting the clouds and blackening the sky until but one shines through: £110 off the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. Hey. That's pretty good. |
Twinfinite Friday, November 26, 2021 11:44 AM Muv-Luv publisher anchor provided an update about the localization of the visual novel Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse. The post Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse Translation Complete; Winter Release Confirmed appeared first on Twinfinite. |
Twinfinite Friday, November 26, 2021 11:10 AM Today Koei Tecmo released a new trailer of the upcoming JRPG Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream. The post New Atelier Sophie 2 Trailer Introduces Ramizel appeared first on Twinfinite. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 1:30 PM Want to buy FFXIV Endwalker and immediately pay whatever it might cost to instantly access the expansion? Here's what the price may be. The post The Cost to Instantly Buy Your Way into FFXIV Endwalker appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 1:00 PM Players can also obtain Nier outfits for A2 and 9S. The post NieR: Automata Punishing Grey Raven Collab Will Dress 2B Like Kaine appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 12:30 PM During MegaHobby EXPO, MegaHouse shared a peek at the painted prototype of its upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh Seto Kaiba VS Series figure. The post MegaHouse Yu-Gi-Oh Seto Kaiba Figure is Over a Foot Tall appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 12:00 PM There are dozens of "first" Pokemon games at this point. But what about experienced players? What we need is Pokemon League Manager. The post We Need Pokemon League Manager appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 11:30 AM Instead of delivering the consoles to a proper seller, the driver sold them at second-hand shops for his own gain. The post Japanese Driver Arrested For Embezzling PS5 and Switch Consoles appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 11:00 AM The Honkai Impact 3rd 5.3 release date is coming up next week and will bring with it a Carole and Bronya APHO prologue and Chapter XXVII. The post Honkai Impact 3rd 5.3 Release Date Announced appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 10:30 AM Now that SMT V has been out for a while, let's talk about Aogami and how the game's foreshadowing helps build up the character. The post SMT V Foreshadowing Makes Aogami More Interesting appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 10:00 AM Additionally, players will be able to change their screen brightness through the update patch. The post Shin Megami Tensei V Update Patch Will Include Camera Adjustments appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 9:00 AM Help us help you get started on Final Fantasy XIV before Endwalker releases The post Contest: Final Fantasy XIV Giveaway (PS4) appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 8:30 AM Bandai will have one last hurrah before closing all Gundam Cafes in January 2022. The post Thank You Gundam Cafe Project Will Run Until They Close appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, November 26, 2021 7:30 AM While Elden Ring has provided a solid first impression, some improvements could be made. The post Elden Ring Features We'd Like to See appeared first on Siliconera. |
Destructoid Friday, November 26, 2021 1:00 PM We got to send questions over to the creative leads behind Square Enix's card-based RPG Voice of Cards: The Isle... The post Cards and RPGs: a Q&A with the creative leads behind Voice of Cards appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Friday, November 26, 2021 11:00 AM But it's a pretty limited system right now Large-scale teamwork and nitty-gritty squadplay are two crucial facets of the Battlefield... The post PSA: You can change squads in Battlefield 2042 appeared first on Destructoid. |
Destructoid Friday, November 26, 2021 9:00 AM Metroid Dread sequence breaking is an institution You up for some Metroid Dread sequence breaking talk? Of course you are!... The post Metroid Dread has multiple hidden sequence breaking boss animations appeared first on Destructoid. |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, November 26, 2021 1:00 PM  It was Black Friday 2019, and I'd saved up to build my first serious gaming rig. I'd worked at PC Invasion for a year, coasting by on my meager GTX 950. I'd always bought an Nvidia GPU, and it was almost always on a budget. But the cards never gave me any hassle. I'd heard some unsettling stories about AMD GPUs, but when it came time to build my machine, the price differences between the manufacturers' cards made me waver. The card I wanted, an RTX 2070, was $500 USD. But the RX 5700 XT was $370 USD. They were similar in performance, so I figured, "what the hell?" Unfortunately, I bought everything off of Newegg, which only lets you return items for the same items. No general returns. After building my PC, it didn't take long for the problems to start. Strange green screen crashes greeted me with regularity. The card sounded like a jet engine taking off every time I played anything slightly demanding and it rain so hot that it made the... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, November 26, 2021 10:00 AM  Even before Forza Horizon 5 fully launched worldwide, it had already amassed nearly a million players who pre-ordered its premium membership option. After its full release, that number jumped up to a height nearly as grand as the volcano at the center of the game's map, making it the biggest release in Forza history and one of Microsoft's grandest launches ever. With stellar review scores, a huge wave of social media engagement, and awards coming from all directions, Forza Horizon 5 has undoubtedly made one of the most powerful entrances onto the market that we've seen to date. But, how exactly did Forza Horizon become such a juggernaut of a series, arguably even eclipsing its sibling brand from which it initially branched? After doing a bit of research and some creative thinking, I've concluded that it all boils down to three main pillars: prestige, design, and resources. Prestige: Not so humble beginnings In the early 2000s, Microsoft built its portf... |
WGB, Home of AWESOME Reviews Friday, November 26, 2021 8:56 AM Indie games are the home of some of the best puzzle-based experiences around because they are willing to take unique, interesting ideas and run with them, or in some cases roll with them. That's Tandem: A Tale of Shadows in a nutshell. The opening cutscene lays down the basis of this weird story: little Emma is intrigued by the disappearance of Thomas Kane, the only son of the famed Kane Illusionists who disappeared a decade prior. Scotland Yard have failed entirely to penetrate the twisted Kane mansion which houses all manner of oddities. On her way to the gothic abode a teddy bear falls from a speeding carriage, and to little Emma's surprise, the bear immediately jumps up and pursues the runaway vehicle. Together, Emma and Fenton the teddy enter the mysterious home of the Kane's and wind up working in tandem to solve the numerous puzzles that hide dark secrets. |
Latest Games on Play iDev Games Friday, November 26, 2021 10:26 AM Fight against evil forces with sword and magic!... |