Reality Bytes: Was 2022 a good year for VR?

December always feels like a good month for VR gaming. First though, it’s time for a more general bit of stocktaking. 2022 was a big ol' shrug of a year for VR gaming. But from both a hardware and software perspective, nothing released this year is likely to shift the needle. It does technically offer some significant improvements over the Quest 2, like face-tracking and full-colour mixed reality. But those improvements simply aren’t worth the “oof”-inducing price....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 241 words · Daniel Weaver

RPS is hibernating for the holidays, see you in 2023!

We’re back on January 3rd Merrrrry holidays, folks! menchies" in this treat-based universe) that didn’t make it into the Advent Calendar. Otherwise, that’s pretty much us done for the rest of 2022. We’ll see you next year!

December 23, 2022 · 1 min · 37 words · Ryan Williams

The RPS Advent Calendar 2022, December 23rd

Fight a monster with too many limbs in epic RPGElden Ring! If you’ve ever played a Souls game, you’ll be in familiar territory. The beauty of Elden Ring is the freedom to just explore and get into trouble. The map, wonderfully bereft of icons and map markers, steadily unfolds over time. Make no mistake: The world of The Lands Between is postiively gigantic. And everything you could see, you’ll eventually reach....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 394 words · Marissa Graves

The Witcher 3 Netflix DLC: How to get the Netflix armor and weapons in The Witcher 3

To start In The Eternal Fires Shadow, you must head to the early-game region of Velen. There, make your way to the Devils Pit, located southeast of the Hanged Mans Tree marker. The Devils Pit is a large quarry, making it fairly easy to spot on the map. As you approach, youll find an Eternal Fire Priest standing by a cart. Hell ask you to venture into the Devils Pit, where a plague has killed the workers....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 317 words · Alec Taylor

The Witcher 3 simulate save: Should you simulate a Witcher 2 save in The Witcher 3?

Should you simulate a Witcher 2 save in The Witcher 3? Yes, you should choose to simulate a Witcher 2 save. If you choose not to simulate a save, decisions will automatically be made for you. These default options opt for the negative outcomes, and will lock you out of a side quest. Choose to simulate a Witcher 2 save, and use the section below to determine which choices are best....

December 23, 2022 · 1 min · 187 words · Todd Valencia

Wordle answer (Friday 23 December 2022): Wordle word of the day #552 and hints

Christmas Day is almost upon us, but the preparations still aren’t complete! Toys need wrapping, reindeers need feeding, and the elves are all off in a corner doingWordle. If you’re also finding today’s Wordle hard, then you’re in the right place. Below, you’ll find three helpful hints that you could use to solve the Wordle answer today. Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April!...

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 350 words · Ashlee Barnett

You can now prance about as an overpowered deer in neat survive 'em up 20 Minutes Till Dawn

She might be a little overpowered, but hey, it’s Christmas. Full patch notes arehere.

December 23, 2022 · 1 min · 14 words · Katherine Johnson

Retro JRPG Chained Echoes is getting a New Game Plus mode

Its developer is now working on a New Game Plus mode. Katharine was impressed with Chained Echoes when shedove into it pre-release last month. High praise from Katharine, who knows her way around thebest JRPGs

December 22, 2022 · 1 min · 35 words · Kevin Gallegos

Steam's winter sale is underway with thousands of discounts

If so, then good news! The sale runs from today until January 5th at 10 am PT/1pm ET/6pm GMT overat the Steam store. Even the already-cheapVampire Survivorsmanages a 20% discount, reducing its price to 3.19. It came out last year,surprised everyone by being actually good, butstill undersold. It’s got good found-family vibes and would be a nice game to cosy down with over the holidays. Not that I’ve completed Guardians Of The Galaxy....

December 22, 2022 · 1 min · 94 words · Wayne Arnold

Terrify medieval peasants by riding a Monster Hunter mount in Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla

Have a watch of the trailer below to see just how bizarre this crossover is. They certainly wouldnt have had strapping great Vikings astride their backs, if they did. Nope, cant see that ever happening in anything other thananother Assassins Creed tie-in. Theres also a little dragony skin for your raven. Valhallas been wrapping up its post-game offerings in recent months. Ubisoft alsosqueezed ina few links between Valhalla and the upcoming Baghdad-set Mirage....

December 22, 2022 · 1 min · 108 words · Tony Green

The femme creatives who built Immortality, and how they did it

I’m definitely very holistically minded when I approach a project, she says. The passion for the story and Sams vision really drove what we ended up seeing on our screens. That’s something Sam and I talked about, Watson explains. A lot of these movies within movies are for laughs or it’s not really taken that seriously. And then [the developers] are like, But the point is to find you! they say, with glee....

December 22, 2022 · 1 min · 201 words · Maria Shaw

The RPS Advent Calendar 2022, December 22nd

Have fun existing at the fringes of interstellar society inCitizen Sleeper! Rachel:It looks like 2023 will be a fantastic year for sci-fi. Your new life as a corporate-owned runaway starts here. Thematically theres a lot to chew on. But what I love the most about Citizen Sleeper is its rag-tag cast you get to know. An old scrapyard worker will offer you a paid job to help you get on your feet....

December 22, 2022 · 1 min · 181 words · Katherine Nunez

Three years later, The Division 2 is heading to Steam

The Tom Clancy shoot-to-looter was instead released via Ubisoft’s own digital storefront and via the Epic Games Store.

December 22, 2022 · 1 min · 18 words · Dawn Hernandez