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The RPS Advent Calendar 2018, Dec 16th

December 17, 2018Not Only Videogames

What lies behind door 16 is a mystery. Open it and begin your search for answers. It’s The Hex! Katharine: Not content to send up one genre of gaming, The…

The RPS Advent Calendar 2018, Dec 15th

December 15, 2018Not Only Videogames

You look weary, friend. Is it all these great games? I’ve got just the thing. Pull up a stool and let me serve you a drink. It’s The Red Strings…

AMD’s Adrenalin 2019 Edition update brings performance boosts, in-home streaming and one-click overclocking

December 13, 2018Not Only Videogames

Let’s face it, news about graphics card software updates is infinitely less sexy than news about proper, new graphics cards, but AMD’s latest Adrenalin 2019 Edition package has a string…

Have You Played… Doom VFR?

December 13, 2018Not Only Videogames

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. As one of the few people who have enough room for…

What are we all playing this weekend?

December 8, 2018Not Only Videogames

Christmas is coming! You haven’t bought enough presents yet! The ones you have bought are rubbish! Your family are all going to say terrible things about you behind your back!…

Battlefield V is the best Battlefield campaign in years, and Tirailleur proves it

December 7, 2018Not Only Videogames

This article contains some spoilers for the Battlefield V campaign story Tirailleur. It’s a shame that the opening of Battlefield V is a bit of a po-faced mess, because it…

Have You Played… Endless Space?

December 6, 2018Not Only Videogames

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time… I was really good at Endless Space. Me and my internet…

The RPS Advent Calendar 2018, Dec 5th

December 5, 2018Not Only Videogames

The game that lies behind door number five is perfectly seasoned. Can you smell that? It smells like… Forza Horizon 4! Matthew: At the time of writing, winter is about…

The Sunday Papers

December 2, 2018Not Only Videogames

Sundays are for exploring your new home. I’m off to peer at a pier, you’re here to read the best writing about video games from the past week (and beyond)….

BattleTech Flashpoint review | Rock Paper Shotgun

November 28, 2018Not Only Videogames

Developer: Harebrained SchemesPublisher: Paradox Interactive Release: Out nowOn: Windows, MacOSX, LinuxFrom: Steam, Humble, GOG, ParadoxPrice: £15.49, $20, €20 Flashpoint, the first expansion for wonkily-explained, slow-burn stomp-o-strategy gem BattleTech, does exactly…

Monster Hunter: World guide: monster hunting basics, combat tips

November 27, 2018Not Only Videogames

Since Monster Hunter: World’s PC version was released, we’ve seen a steady string of updates and events to keep players coming back from new monsters to collaboration events. Even after…

An ode to the cyberpunk David Bowie of Omikron: The Nomad Soul

November 27, 2018Not Only Videogames

We’ve been hacked! As well as a fake festival of online retail excess, Cyber Monday is now a celebration of hacker games and everything ‘cyber’. Omikron: The Nomad Soul was…

The Sunday Papers

November 25, 2018Not Only Videogames

Sundays are for moving. Actually at this point I’ll already be blinking in the Brighton sun, acclimatising to southern life. And maybe reading the best writing about video games from…

Build a Black Friday PC: The best 1080p gaming PC for under $590

November 24, 2018Not Only Videogames

Black Friday is a brilliant time for upgrading your PC on the cheap, but arguably it’s an even better time for first-time PC builders looking to assemble all the necessary…

Black Friday 2018: Best PC gaming deals on graphics cards, monitors, SSDs and more

November 22, 2018Not Only Videogames

Despite it being only Wednesday, the Black Friday deals jamboree is well and truly under way. With more deals than you can shake a stick of RAM at, now is…

Adata XPG SX6000 Pro review: A budget alternative to Samsung’s 970 Evo

November 20, 2018Not Only Videogames

If you’re after an NVMe SSD that doesn’t cost the earth, then Adata’s XPG SX6000 Pro is a tempting budget alternative to the high-end Samsung 970 Evos and WD Black…

Bad North review | Rock Paper Shotgun

November 20, 2018Not Only Videogames

Developer: Plausible ConceptPublisher: Raw Fury Release: Out nowOn: Windows, MacOSXFrom: Steam, Humble, GOGFor: £12, $15, €15 Bad North is the first game for a long while that has stirred in…

Steam Charts late November 2018

November 19, 2018Not Only Videogames

Hello! This week John is doing a super secret special mission (playing a video game) so I, one of the other Alices, have taken over the Steam Charts. I am…

Have You Played… The Flame In The Flood?

November 14, 2018Not Only Videogames

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time… I really really really like The Flame In The Flood. I…

10 years on, here’s how Dead Space went from horror to action horror in three games

November 7, 2018Not Only Videogames

The first Dead Space turned 10 years old last month. It took me a month to get through the first two hours when I first played it. Every time I…

The Blackout Club is more about fun than frights

November 5, 2018Not Only Videogames

I’m glad no one heard me whimpering on my first mission for The Blackout Club. I was by myself at this point, scurrying through an underground labyrinth full of sleepwalkers…

The Sunday Papers

November 4, 2018Not Only Videogames

Sundays are for walking the North York Moors and going to see Dylan Moran. Maybe I’ll read more of the best writing about video games from the past week on…

What are we all playing this weekend?

November 3, 2018Not Only Videogames

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, in that it’s dark and I’m eating Christmassy Meal Deals for lunch. First festive feast of this year: Tesco’s Vegetable Christmas Dinner…

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey guide: how to fight, which gameplay mode to choose, exploring Ancient Greece

October 31, 2018Not Only Videogames

Due to its colossal size, the Ancient Greek world of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey can be bit of a labyrinth to navigate. The next journey into the Animus is set during the conflict…

Halloween 2018 Special: round up of very nice things

October 31, 2018Not Only Videogames

I bet you thought that what with all the spooky stuff we’ve had on the site over the past while, we were leading up to a big horror extravaganza of…

Have You Played… Princess Maker 2?

October 30, 2018Not Only Videogames

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. When I sat down to do my first of these Have…

Call of Cthulhu review | Rock Paper Shotgun

October 30, 2018Not Only Videogames

I played the first three hours of Call of Cthulhu, and in my unconventional preview after the fact I said that I liked exploring the docks and talking to grizzled…

Intel Core i9-9900K review: The fastest gaming CPU has arrived, but good grief the price

October 29, 2018Not Only Videogames

Since time immemorial (i.e: 2008), Intel CPUs have largely fallen into three distinct categories: you’ve got your entry-level Core i3s, your mid-range Core i5s, and your high-end Core i7s. With…

Fallout 3 is ten years old, let’s remember its best quests

October 29, 2018Not Only Videogames

It began with the flickering of vacuum tubes behind the mesh of a derelict radio. A jaunty 1950s melody drifting out. A brief glance from a Brotherhood of Steel knight,…

What are we all playing this weekend?

October 28, 2018Not Only Videogames

My my, you were expecting one Alice and seem to have found another. How… spooky. Yes, Alice O is away, but luckily I’m here to poke behind the curtains and…

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