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A cheaper way to maximise your PC gaming handheld’s internal storage. After the discount at Scan in the UK, the SN740 is available for 81 for 1TB.

Thefull 2.4 changelogincludes a host of bug fixes and upgrades. VVVVVV was made open sourceback in 2020, letting anyone tinker with its code to produce updates. This newest update is likewise the work of volunteers tinkering with its open source code. VVVVVV is a platformer in which you could’t jump. Fourteen years later, it remains on our list of thebest platformersfor a reason.

Stuck on the Wordle word for January 12? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Wordleis an addicting but challenging test of word acumen. Luckily, you’re in the right place for some assistance. Scroll down a bit further and we’ll also reveal today’s Wordle answer for 12/1....

Venba leads the nomination pack, with A Highland Song, Cocoon and more in hot pursuit The Independent Games Festival awards - aka: the only awards that areactually worth paying attention to- have announced the finalists for their 2024 cohort, and wouldn’t you know it, there are lots of RPS-endorsed games in there, lemme tell ya. Cooking adventureVenbaleads the pack with a total of four nominations, but it’s closely followed byCocoon,A Highland Song,Mediterranea Infernoand1000xResist, all of which have scooped three noms apiece....

Bethesda announcedthe new Indiana Jones game back in 2021. It’s being executive-produced byStarfieldchappy Todd Howard. Grahammakes a compelling casethat the new game should find a way to let Indiana Jones be a clumsy doofus. This is what makes him lovable. Look at him go! Anyway, we’ll find out more soon enough.

At the time of writing, there have been 339 published on Steam this year according toSteamDB. There is ample evidence of a Covid gaming boom brought on by stay-at-home social distancing measures. According to one study, video game usagepeaked worldwide at 2.7 billion people in 2020. The UK video games market alonemade a record 7.16 billion in 2021. How can smaller developers and publishers thrive in such a crowded, precarious commercial environment?...

Let’s start by recapping what we know about Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. The pair are gazing out across a field of waving corn, ghostly monoliths, and ruined archways. In the distance, a sickly Erdtree weeps golden sap. Or it could be none of the above. But it would be neat timing inasmuch as it would coincide with the game’s second anniversary. 42 days to go! OK, I think that’s enough of that....

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #214 This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! It’s calledConnections, and if you haven’t played it before, now’s the time to start. We’ll also explain how to play Connections if this is your first time coming over from Wordle! If not, check just below for the full answer....

Royal jubilee As Prince Of Persia subtitles go,The Lost Crownis certainly an evocative one. Death stalks every corner, but that’s precisely what makes this dextrously designed Metroid-like such a thrillingplatformer. That’s not to say the platforming between those fights is any less exhilarating, of course. And when it starts throwing Sargon’s teleporting/rewind-time abilities into the mix as well? Nowthat’swhat I call some bestest best platforming. Think of them like Hollow Knight’s benches, or aDark Soulsbonfire....

Let’s start as we mean to go on: with nonsense New year, same us! The Electronic Wireless Showpodcastreturns and kicks off the new year with a look forward at what 2024 may bring. Also some freezing and some despairing (at BioWare and Bloodlines 2, potentially). I have apologised, and me and James are still friends. you’re able to listen above, or onon Spotify,iTunes,Stitcher, orPocket Casts. Music is by Jack de Quidt....

This update intends to make it less effective. The final two (that’s a pun) seem like the most significant. I’m equally glad re-mapping programs no longer provide an unfair advantage. Those cheaters - or rule skirters, at least - will no longer get that benefit.

Chief among them is the question: what class are you playing as? Light, Medium, or Heavy? Let’s go over each one in turn and explain why they’re so dominant in the current meta. TheV9S Pistolmay not seem particularly special at first glance, but its stats are absolutely fantastic across the board. Great damage, fast fire rate, low recoil, high accuracy, large magazine size… This double-barrel shotgun is fairly unforgiving to use, but its damage is off the charts....