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I played that $1,000 Steam game. I regret it

A recent Steam release has been making the social media rounds of late. Congratulations On Your Purchase is a, I hesitate to say 'game,' but a product, released at the end of May, that costs $1,000 / Β£748. "You paid for this. Not accidentally. Not on impulse. You saw the price. You read the description. And then you bo...

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Stranger Than Heaven studio don't intend their "casting choices [to] take the spotlight and overshadow everything else", despite that now having happened two games running

Remember when, during Stranger Than Heaven's release date reveal at the Summer Geoffs, the word TUPAC flashed on screen in big capital letters during the climax of a trailer running down the history-hopping yakuza brawler's cast? Remember how afterwards, as you'd expect given the whole digital resurrection of a rapper...

2 months ago πŸ‘ 12
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Xbox Is Supporting OD Because It Wants To Find "The Next Kojima"

Asha Sharma speaks highly of Xbox's collaboration with Kojima Productions, praising OD in a new interview. She adds that OD is the kind of game Xbox ought to be supporting, as it seeks to expand the kind of titles that it platforms.

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Gamesir G7 Pro review - a fantastically capable PC controller for a great price

If you're looking for a controller upgrade that can give you more than just the basics you get with a standard Xbox controller, but you're not able or willing to push your budget to $150 or more, the Gamesir G7 Pro is probably for you. It takes that Xbox controller format and adds switchable rapid triggers, switchable...

2 months ago πŸ‘ 30
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The RPS Anti-Prime Day 2026 deals guide: Cheaper hardware, 100% Amazon-free

If you thought becoming deputy editor would get a man off the hook from sifting through Prime Day deals, you would be incorrect. Apparently. Still, these days I’m especially not in the mood to point people towards Amazon – lest even a single penny continue to bulge the pockets of their anti-press, pro-autho...

2 months ago πŸ‘ 32
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Capcom Fans Should Circle June 25 on Their Calendars

A new Capcom Spotlight has just been announced. This 30-minute livestream will air on June 25 and will provide updates on a handful of already-announced Capcom titles.

2 months ago πŸ‘ 9
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First Look At How The Steam Machine's Performance Compares To PS5 Pro

The Steam Machine's price has been revealed, and it is somehow even worse than we all feared. $1,049 for the cheapest option. That's more than every other home console on the market, something that's really rubbing people the wrong way after being shown the Steam Machine's specs and how it runs certain games.

2 months ago πŸ‘ 13
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When Does Fortnite OG Season 9 Release?

Fortnite OG Season 8 has been a wild ride, bringing back classic, iconic moments like the Unvaulting Event, alongside a remixed Pass featuring skins like Synthesis, Pyreheart, and more. Now that Season 8 is approaching its final days, Season 9 is on the horizon, bringing the future to Fortnite. Here is everything you n...

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Bethesda Issues New Official Statement on The Elder Scrolls 6

Despite recently (and jokingly) suggesting fans pretend that the Elder Scrolls 6 announcement never happened, Bethesda game director and executive producer Todd Howard has commented on the upcoming open-world RPG. As it stands, there's been nothing major since that initial announcement back in 2018, minus the odd comme...

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14 Best Games And Discounts Of GOG Summer Sale 2026

We're slowly getting into summer, so now we're starting to see summer sales. One of those sales can be found on GOG, where it is already in full swing, with many excellent games discounted to varying degrees.

2 months ago πŸ‘ 9
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Β£80, Β£90, Β£100? How much will Grand Theft Auto 6 cost? We ask the experts ahead of pre-orders opening this week

Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to release in November with pre-orders going live this week, on 25th June - an occasion Rockstar announced with a short video revealing GTA 6's cover art. That teaser alone has already clocked up 10m views on YouTube. To say anticipation is high for the next mainline GTA instalment would be an...

2 months ago πŸ‘ 15
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Genshin Impact creator miHoYo has released an AI companion on Steam, an eternal student cursed to never obtain her piano degree

As the creators behind the biggest gacha games of todayβ€”Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, and Zenless Zone Zero, to name just a fewβ€”miHoYo must be stinking rich. While the developer has expanded out into other industries, it's used at least a bit of that wad of cash to pursue AI tech. Yippee.Just last month, miHoYo ann...

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