October 2022 Archive

    1. The Ryzen 7 5800X is down to £234 with a 64GB Micro SD card and Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection
    2. Pick up one of the best entry-level racing wheels, the Logitech G29, for £189
    3. Have you played... Gorogoa?
    4. It's faster to earn Overwatch 2 skins through playing WOW than the actual game, players suggest
    5. How to unlock the TAQ-V in Modern Warfare 2
    6. Best Lachmann-556 loadout in Modern Warfare 2
    7. How to unlock the Lachmann-556 in Modern Warfare 2
    8. Almost 40 years on, Elite on BBC Micro has an impressive new editor mod
    9. Her Story dev says Tesla approached him to put the game into their cars for "exposure" only
    10. Best SP-X 80 loadout in Modern Warfare 2
    11. Blizzard admit Overwatch 2 doesn't have enough support heroes right now
    12. A monstrous state of affairs: here are 4 horror-themed dating sims from 2022
    13. Best FSS Hurricane loadout in Modern Warfare 2
    14. How to unlock the FSS Hurricane in Modern Warfare 2
    15. The PC hardware with the most unfitting Halloween-y names
    16. Modern Warfare 2's realistic Amsterdam hotel up in arms over "unwanted" depiction in the game
    17. Screenshot Saturday Mondays: a wee bit Halloweeny
    18. Best Expedite 12 loadout in Modern Warfare 2
    19. 5 games with wonderful witches
    20. Best Kastov 762 loadout in Modern Warfare 2
    21. DC antihero Black Adam and arcade mode shazam into MultiVersus today
    22. Butterfly Soup 2 review: a heartfelt return of the gay baseball teens
    23. How to unlock the Expedite 12 in Modern Warfare 2
    24. How to unlock the MP5 (Lachmann Sub) in Modern Warfare 2
    25. Our favourite scary moments in PC gaming
    26. Wordle answer (Monday 31 October)
    1. Best MCPR-300 loadout in Modern Warfare 2
    2. The Sunday Papers
    3. Wordle answer (Sunday 30 October)
    1. This Dota 2 announcer pack trailer starring Gabe Newell is wild
    2. Henry Cavill will be replaced as Geralt in The Witcher season four
    3. One of the best visual novels now has a free sequel
    4. Modern Warfare 2 has mixed reviews on Steam, mostly due to crash bugs
    5. What are we all playing this weekend?
    6. Wordle answer (Saturday 29 October)
    1. Overwatch 2 will alter Hero balance ahead of schedule
    2. Sega plan more remakes and remasters, but still aiming to create revolutionary "super game"
    3. The RPS 100: Reader Edition (2022): your favourite PC games of all time
    4. Halo Infinite's winter update brings new maps with lovely architecture
    5. F1 Manager 2022 devs say that updates will continue after player backlash
    6. Become a traffic dork in All Quiet Roads
    7. Have You Played... Horizon Zero Dawn?
    8. Reality Bytes: Bonelab is a weird, interesting metric for how how VR has evolved
    9. Your work is not yet done until you've watched this trailer for narrative horror game My Work Is Not Yet Done
    10. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble In The Dark brings back fan favourites in a free new case
    11. The 5 most terrifying moments and levels in non-horror games
    12. Forspoken's latest trailer goes deep on its magical parkour moves
    13. The Devil In Me could be the electric season finale The Dark Pictures Anthology needs
    14. Overwatch 2 players are noticing bugs in Mei's ice wall
    15. Phil Spencer hints at a future Game Pass price hike
    16. Some of Nvidia's RTX 4090 power adapters are, err... melting
    17. Best perks in Modern Warfare 2
    18. Wordle answer (Friday 28 October)
    1. Sonic Prime animated series will land on Netflix this December
    2. Rain World: Downpour will bring co-op, mod support and new slugcats in early 2023
    3. Steam's new Big Picture UI is now available for testing
    4. Gotham Knights' Denuvo DRM was removed then quickly re-added to Steam version
    5. Intel's Arc A750 graphics card is back in stock at Newegg
    6. This Ryzen 5000 processor is yours for £145
    7. The Rally Point: Terra Invicta is too much for one article, and possibly one lifetime
    8. I can't start Signalis because I can't stop playing with the menu eyeball
    9. 6 spooky games for non-horror fans
    10. Have You Played... 7 Days to Die?
    11. Somerville releases on November 15th, and will be a Day One Game Pass launch
    12. New Apex Legends character Catalyst will be bad news for Bloodhound mains
    13. Saturnalia review: a truly unique, beautiful, and exquisite horror game
    14. The Electronic Wireless Show Podcast episode 205: the best dread in games Halloween special!
    15. Clearing map markers in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is delicious junk food
    16. Deadpool is coming to Marvel's Midnight Suns, but only in the season pass
    17. Do try to solve time loop mystery The Forgotten City before it leaves Game Pass
    18. George R. R. Martin still hasn't played Elden Ring
    19. Moonbreaker is removing all monetisation and in-game purchases
    20. Modern Warfare 2 release time
    21. How to slide cancel in Modern Warfare 2
    22. Modern Warfare 2 how to level up fast
    23. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf has hit its Alpha milestone and is playable start to finish
    24. Modern Warfare 2 Killstreaks
    25. Frog Detective 3: Corruption At Cowboy County review: a final farewell to a loveable series
    26. Wordle answer (Thursday 27 October)
    1. This 38-in Dell Alienware gaming monitor is down to £899
    2. UK deal alert: AMD's Ryzen 5800X3D is down to £349 after a £110 discount
    3. The RPS 100 (2022): our top PC games of all time (50-1)
    4. 10 games with brilliant zombie apocalypses
    5. Have You Played... Impossible Creatures?
    6. El Paso, Nightmare is an extradimensional horror FPS, out now
    7. CD Projekt Red unveil codename "Canis Majoris" as The Witcher Remake
    8. The Callisto Protocol's infested space prison channels Dead Space in the best possible way
    9. Team Ninja's Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is coming March 3rd
    10. Creative Assembly are investigating "deeply concerning and serious allegations" of abuse at the studio
    11. Amazon share first official look at the Fallout TV show
    12. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord prisoners
    13. What's better: parrying projectiles, or a customisable horn honk?
    14. Deep Rock Galactic Season 3 swaps annoying robots for infectious meteorite strikes
    15. This top-down indie horror game is all about escaping monsters who have half-eaten you already
    16. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord trading
    17. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (campaign) review: a mix of the spectacular and the middling
    18. Wordle answer (Wednesday 26 October)
    1. Get a bona fide 165Hz gaming monitor for £120
    2. AMD's best value gaming CPU, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, is down to $329 at Ebay
    3. Age Of Empires II: Definitive Edition is getting controller, crossplay and cloud support
    4. 5 games that make your mate the monster
    5. Have You Played... Crystal Caves?
    6. Umurangi Generation dev teases new horror game inspired by Metal Gear and Silent Hill
    7. I double-checked and the original Tales From The Borderlands is still amazing
    8. 25 years of Age Of Empires has made fans "the beating heart of the franchise"
    9. Dark Souls 2: Scholar Of The First Sin's online features have been restored
    10. Activision Blizzard hit with another unfair labour charge from CWA
    11. Enjoy biomechanical biker body horror in free interactive fiction Greaser
    12. EA promise to "do better" after their first Sims Summit "did not fairly represent" players
    13. Wordle answer (Tuesday 25 October)
    1. The RPS 100 (2022): our top PC games of all time (100-51)
    2. The fastest AMD graphics card* is down to $800
    3. Victoria 3 review: chaotic grand strategy in the age of steam
    4. Pick up one of Corsair's best PC cases for $100 after a $65 discount
    5. 5 games that make you the monster
    6. Have You Played... Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness?
    7. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord troops
    8. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord settlements
    9. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord combat
    10. Disco Elysium dev files lawsuit against the studio that allegedly kicked him out
    11. Apex Legends Season 15: Everything we know
    12. Resident Evil Village's Shadows Of Rose DLC is the perfect Halloween game
    13. Apex Legends Season 15 will introduce its second-ever largest map Broken Moon
    14. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord character creation
    15. Genshin Impact’s 3.2 update will reveal more Sumeru mysteries
    16. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord quests
    17. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord sieges
    18. Fans have uncovered a secret message in Silent Hill: Townfall's announcement trailer
    19. Top tips for beginners to Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
    20. Screenshot Saturday Mondays: handwashing parkour and cute witchery
    21. The best Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord mods
    22. Mount & Blade II Bannerlord workshops
    23. Wordle answer (Monday 24 October)
    1. Pick up the 34-in Samsung Odyssey G5 gaming monitor for £327 with this code
    2. The clever and beautiful Cooler Master NR200P ITX case is down to £54
    3. The Sunday Papers
    4. Wordle answer (Sunday 23 October)
    1. What are we all playing this weekend?
    2. Wordle answer (Saturday 22 October)
    1. If you've never played Uncharted, should you start with the Legacy Of Thieves Collection?
    2. Contemplated the value of (condensed) historical research in Blackhaven
    3. Did you know Tunic has a secret musical language on top of its cryptic game manual?
    4. Gotham Knights can't compete with Rocksteady's timeless Arkham trilogy
    5. Have you played... Fortnite?
    6. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord cheats and console commands
    7. Kerbal Space Program 2 rockets into early access in February
    8. Randomly installing Left 4 Dead 2 anime girl mods sure livens up hangouts
    9. A Twitch streamer is trying to beat Elden Ring with just their drawing tablet
    10. Tactics Ogre: Reborn is a challenging strategy RPG that takes no prisoners
    11. Now you can check your Steam Deck's components without cracking it open
    12. The Long Dark’s mountainous Survival Mode expansion beckons in December
    13. Support RPS with a Standard subscription and get your first month for £1 / $1
    14. Overwatch 2 kicks off the first of three double XP weekends today
    15. Wordle answer (Friday 21 October)
    1. Resident Evil Re:Verse's early access period starts October 24th
    2. Resident Evil 4 isn't just a remake, it's a visceral reimagining
    3. You can now try a demo of Resident Evil Village's new third-person mode
    4. Two Point Campus's Halloween update adds zombies, pumpkins and a new challenge mode
    5. Street Fighter 6 beta gets update to delete the .exe so people stop playing it
    6. Football Manager 2023's early access beta is live now for those who pre-order
    7. Have You Played... Gartic Phone?
    8. Final Fantasy 16's bombastic new trailer is all about its Eikon summons
    9. Fallout 3 and Evoland are free to keep from the Epic Games Store this week
    10. Silent Hill 2 remake’s PC system requirements are spooky, but namedrop DLSS
    11. Bastion is finally returning to Overwatch 2 next week
    12. Intel Core i5-13600K review: a repeat performance, for better or worse
    13. Valve commit to updating Steam’s regional pricing more regularly
    14. Gotham Knights review: an action-RPG dictated by dull numbers and tired combat
    15. New Tales From The Borderlands review: thanks, I hate it
    16. The Sims 5 reveal has only made me more excited for Paralives
    17. Tower Of Fantasy ventures into a cyberpunk pyramid on Steam today
    18. FIFA 23 TOTW 5 lineup
    19. Letter From The Editor #09: behind the scenes of some of your favourite features
    20. Wordle answer (Thursday 20 October)
    1. Every new Silent Hill project announced, including the Silent Hill 2 remake
    2. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide has been suddenly removed from Steam
    3. Crysis Trilogy Remastered will decloak on Steam in November
    4. Blizzard Albany QA testers win their fight for union vote
    5. Have you played… Deep Rock Galactic?
    6. A Plague Tale: Requiem review: a feast for the eyes, but its storytelling lacks bite
    7. Konami leak their own Silent Hill reveal ahead of today's stream
    8. Here's when you can pre-load Modern Warfare 2's campaign today
    9. What's better: slide kicks or relocatable buildings?
    10. Wordle answer (Wednesday 19 October)
    1. The Sims 4 is getting an official platform for hosting and downloading mods
    2. Here's when new games are coming to Xbox Game Pass in October, including Persona 5 Royal
    3. Asymmetric multiplayer Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed busts out today
    4. The Sims 5 is in early development, shows powerful new creative tools
    5. Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series: prices, specs, release dates and more for the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090
    6. Overwatch 2 players are eulogising out-of-action hero Bastion as if he'd died
    7. Have You Played... Payday 2?
    8. Superhero card battler Marvel Snap enters early access on PC today
    9. Frog Detective 3 release date set for October 27th
    10. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection – Steam Deck performance and best settings
    11. Overwatch 2 hero tier list
    12. No Man’s Sky player recreates Guildford in the game
    13. I want to play Overwatch 2, but I am scared of everyone else
    14. EA shutting down Mirror's Edge online services in January
    15. October means the video game pumpkins are back, baby!
    16. Apex Legends Season 15 gets first trans hero Catalyst
    17. FIFA 23 best goalkeepers
    18. Bandai Namco are hosting an Elden Ring jazz concert
    19. FIFA 23 best strikers
    20. Capcom are holding a Resident Evil showcase this week
    21. Wordle answer (Tuesday 18 October)
    1. Clean a haunted house in this fun little indie game
    2. The RPS 100 returns, and this time we want your help
    3. Ultimate Audio Bang #26: did Overwatch really need a sequel?
    4. Have You Played... Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines?
    5. How to do a power shot in FIFA 23
    6. Riot Games acquire World Of Tanks and World Of Warships support studio
    7. Persona 5 Royal on Steam Deck is a match made in heaven
    8. Persona 5 Royal finally hits PC this week and here's why it's still the JRPG king
    9. Screenshot Saturday Mondays: ghosts, Midwest mall goth, and stylish violence
    10. You can now play Game Boy carts on your Steam Deck
    11. Minecraft's next new mob is the sniffer
    12. Konami are holding a Silent Hill stream this week
    13. Nvidia "unlaunches" the RTX 4080 12GB, will allegedly pay partners’ rebranding costs
    14. Wordle answer (Monday 17 October)
    1. The Sunday Papers
    2. Wordle answer (Sunday 16 October)
    1. OlliOlli World's final DLC kickflips into the clouds
    2. Minecraft is getting Batman DLC next week, including Gotham and many villains
    3. This mod allows you to order real pizza from within Oblivion
    4. Warhammer 40K: Darktide's closed beta is live but you can still apply
    5. Minecraft Dungeons’ Fauna Faire update brings four-player co-op to its roguelike mode next week
    6. Minecraft’s 1.20 update brings seven mysterious new player skins in 2023
    7. You build stuff in Minecraft Legends by strumming your lute and making friends
    8. What are we all playing this weekend?
    9. Wordle answer (Saturday 15 October)
    1. The best Genshin Impact Albedo build
    2. The best Genshin Impact Barbara build
    3. The best Genshin Impact Xiangling build
    4. Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out
    5. You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody
    6. Have You Played... Star Trek Online?
    7. If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two
    8. The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura
    9. Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones
    10. This 1TB NVMe SSD is just £56.99, surely a new low-water mark for this spec
    11. Press many buttons to operate a radio telescope array in this eerie indie game's demo
    12. Get a massive 4TB Crucial NVMe SSD for £299.99 after a £90 discount
    13. Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US
    14. Only PC players have to register a phone number to play Modern Warfare 2
    15. Minecraft is changing the way voting for new mobs works, and polls open today
    16. Scorn review: a staggeringly impressive horror world with messy combat
    17. A Space Unbound’s publishing issues have been resolved “to the satisfaction of all parties”
    18. Latest Steam Deck beta update enables even longer custom boot videos
    19. Wordle answer (Friday 14 October)
    1. How to unlock every hero in Overwatch 2
    2. Overwatch 2 characters list
    3. £90 is a good deal for EVGA's 850W G6 80+ Gold power supply
    4. The Ryzen 7 5800X CPU is down to $230 in the wake of Ryzen 7000's release
    5. Overwatch 2 counters
    6. A Final Fantasy VII Remake board game is in development
    7. Spider-Man: Miles Morales will ensare the PC on November 18th
    8. Gorgeous tactics RPG Triangle Strategy is now on PC
    9. This Cyberpunk 2077 mod adds Edgerunners-inspired cyberpsychosis
    10. Röki developers announce "friend 'em up" Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island
    11. Have you played… Touhou Luna Nights?
    12. The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 204: the best eco-themed games in games
    13. How to play Overwatch 2 Competitive
    14. The Case Of The Golden Idol review: a gripping detective game with echoes of Obra Dinn
    15. Stellaris is running a combat rebalancing open beta this month ahead of its 3.6 Orion update
    16. Leaked Project U playtest video gives us a first look at Ubisoft’s co-op robot shooter
    17. Notoriously hard to learn Dwarf Fortress is getting a tutorial for the Steam version
    18. Overwatch 2 skins
    19. Steam finally has an updated mobile app for iOS and Android
    20. Starfield has more talking than Skyrim and Fallout 4 combined
    21. Wordle answer (Thursday 13 October)
    1. New graphics cards are expensive - so consider the steadfast RTX 2060 at £212
    2. Pick up the Samsung Odyssey G7 32-in 1440p 240Hz gaming monitor for £499
    3. I will never finish Sable before it leaves Game Pass, and I'm cool with that
    4. What's better: temporarily piloting an enemy, or a game within the game just for funsies?
    5. Lovely tidying game A Little To The Left has added a skip puzzle feature because of an article we done
    6. Have you played... Dead Rising?
    7. Today’s Prime Early Access Sale makes the best-value Steam Deck microSD card even cheaper
    8. You can get 1TB of fast SSD storage for £65 in Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale
    9. There’s now a handy way to see which games are releasing on Steam each week
    10. Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona
    11. Doom is out now for Windows Notepad, sort of
    12. Cultic review: crunchy retro-inspired FPS is a vicious, violent delight
    13. The stellar SteelSeries Arctis 7 gaming headset is down to £100 in the Prime Early Access Sale
    14. Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review: A wildly expensive flagship GPU with a touch of DLSS 3 magic
    15. 1997 Simpson's joke about Kevin Costner's Waterworld now an elaborate freeware game
    16. Take charge of a band of space castaways as Stranded: Alien Dawn enters early access today
    17. There's a rumour 2023’s Call Of Duty could be a paid expansion for Modern Warfare 2
    18. Saints Row's first major update is out in November, and it's one big bug hunt
    19. Best Amazon Prime Early Access Sale PC gaming deals - day 2
    20. Wordle answer (Wednesday 12 October)
    1. Get a Dell 1080p 165Hz gaming monitor for £129 after a £110 reduction
    2. Dusk's developers are making a Fallout-inspired CRPG with first-person combat
    3. Meta Quest Pro finally unveiled, but it'll cost you £1500
    4. 2K confirms user data stolen and placed on sale after recent security breach
    5. EA show first teaser trailer for EA Sports PGA Tour, just as 2K's PGA Tour 2K23 comes out
    6. Romancelvania: a side-scrolling date-em-up perfect for fans of Hades, Boyfriend Dungeon, and Monster Prom
    7. Unlock a Ryzen 7000 upgrade with Prime Early Access Sale deals on DDR5 RAM
    8. Have You Played... Sharkey's 3D Pool?
    9. Need For Speed Unbound’s cartoon driving effects can be turned on and off
    10. FIFA 23 chemistry
    11. The Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless TKL gaming keyboard is £95 / $80 off in Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale
    12. Coral Island early access review: a pretty Stardew-like that makes farming a little easier
    13. FIFA 23 best Lengthy players
    14. Lady Dimitrescu is losing some height in Resident Evil Village’s Mercenaries DLC
    15. Call Of Duty leaker claims footballers are lined up to be Modern Warfare 2 operators
    16. Evercore Heroes is a MOBA where teams race to finish dungeons the fastest
    17. Blizzard and Overwatch 2 struck by third DDoS attack in a week
    18. Deathloop takes place in the same world as Dishonored, creative director confirms
    19. FIFA 23 career mode wonderkids
    20. Wordle answer (Tuesday 11 October)
    1. Get some rather excellent Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Bluetooth PC speakers for $59
    2. Have You Played... Action Man: Raid On Island X?
    3. Modern Warfare 2 players need to register a phone number and pre-paid "may not work"
    4. New Monster Hunter-like Wild Hearts is channelling Fortnite to stand out
    5. Steam Deck’s custom boot videos are getting very creative indeed
    6. Terror train Choo-Choo Charles steams towards PC in December
    7. The System Shock remake seems to be sneaking onto Steam in March
    8. Screenshot Saturday Mondays: skateboard tricks and flying kicks
    9. Silent Hill movie director lets slip that multiple games are in development
    10. Wordle answer (Monday 10 October)
    1. NZXT's excellent H1 v2 small form factor case is 50% off at Amazon US
    2. Using an Xbox controller? Pick up this $18 Microsoft adapter for low-latency wireless
    3. The Sunday Papers
    1. Overwatch 2 animated short introduces Kiriko, one of the sequel's new heroes
    2. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's PC trailer brags of 4K and ultrawide support (and not much else)
    3. Valve showed a Nintendo Switch emulator in Steam Deck's library during recent video
    4. Windows 95 had special code just to fix a bug in the original SimCity
    5. What are we all playing this weekend?
    6. Wordle answer (Sunday 9 October)
    7. Wordle answer (Saturday 8 October)
    1. Got a big graphics card? Prevent GPU sag with this metal brace for $15
    2. Get an RTX 3080 gaming laptop for £1400
    3. If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute
    4. Overwatch hasn't moved on, but I have
    5. Archtower is good, and therefore not a roguelike
    6. Voice-activated trousers sadly can't save Weird RPG from mundanity
    7. Nier: Automata's secret church mystery: chaos, community, and an amazing mod
    8. Skyrim Modmapper creator reveals how they made their interactive Skyrim mod tracker site
    9. Space thriller The Invincible looks like it's going all in on sci-fi-flavoured Firewatch chats
    10. No Man's Sky focuses on customising and accessibility in its relaxed Waypoint 4.0 update
    11. The new EA app replacing Origin is still a launcher you'll only ever use when forced to
    12. A text adventure started 40 years ago has only just been finished
    13. Gremlins’ Stripe bursts into MultiVersus next week as the game’s latest fighter
    14. Kojima Productions tease their next game, and actor Elle Fanning’s in it
    15. Wordle answer (Friday 7 October)
    1. You can now buy a Steam Deck and its dock without a reservation
    2. Disco Elysium developer alleges creative leads were "fired on false premises"
    3. Battlefield 2042's adds close-combat spin on Conquest in its next event
    4. Prison Architect's Undead DLC will add zombies in time for Halloween
    5. Far Cry 6 is getting new Lost Between Worlds DLC and you can own it via the £100 GOTY Edition
    6. Scars Above captures the same spooky alien vibes as Returnal, but it's a much more traditional space adventure
    7. Modern Warfare 2 gets new launch trailer, three weeks before launch
    8. The Rally Point: Ostriv, Workers & Resources, and where town builders ought to go next
    9. Need For Speed Unbound officially unveiled, skids onto PC in December
    10. The rumoured Modern Warfare 2 "Greatest Hits" map pack won't be complete without these COD classics
    11. RimWorld’s Biotech expansion introduces families and genetic engineering
    12. Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 203: the best villainous breakdowns in games special
    13. Best Cyberpunk 2077 builds
    14. Dead Cells’ boss rush update dares you to tangle with back-to-back big bads
    15. Card Cowboy roots and toots even more in an expanded version
    16. Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare 2 might be coming in 2025, rumour claims
    17. Overwatch 2’s frustrating phone registration requirement axed for most players
    18. Sims 4 October bug laundry list includes werewolf bottom fury and even more incest
    19. Wordle answer (Thursday 6 October)
    1. Get the Dell S2721DGFA 27-in 1440p 165Hz gaming monitor for £268
    2. Get the newly upgraded Crucial X6 2TB portable SSD for £129
    3. Wild Hearts shows off more of its giant-monster battling technology in new gameplay trailer
    4. FIFA 23's first patch is a "tuning update" aimed at penalties and dribbling
    5. UK competition authority target March for decision on Microsoft’s buyout of Activision Blizzard
    6. What's better: an end credits song, or utterly rinsing a place?
    7. FIFA 23 best midfielders
    8. Overwatch 2: How to level up fast
    9. Moonbreaker early access review: fun tabletop battling that's a bit too miniature right now
    10. Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is finally letting you battle with banners ahead of its 1.0 release this month
    11. Airborne survival game Forever Skies sets you on a course to find a cure for humanity in its toxic cloud sea
    12. Streets Of Rogue 2 goes open-world, and you can drive a truck through a barn
    13. Hitman 3’s roguelike Freelancer mode delayed into 2023
    14. Our PAX West videos are now available to everyone
    15. Wordle answer (Wednesday 5 October)
    1. Overwatch 2's launch issues being made worse by DDoS attack
    2. Sony may invest more in its efforts to bring PlayStation games to PC
    3. The next Need For Speed will be revealed this week
    4. Magic: The Gathering is getting Assassin's Creed and Final Fantasy crossovers
    5. CD Projekt Red are making a new Witcher trilogy, Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, and a brand new IP
    6. Overwatch 2 review-in-progress: tonnes of fun marred by context and expectations
    7. Overwatch 2 changes
    8. FIFA 23 best defenders
    9. Dead Space Remake's first gameplay trailer is as creepy as you remember
    10. Magic: The Gathering Arena is heading back to Innistrad in 2023
    11. Company Of Heroes 3's release date retreats to February 2023
    12. Playing the Flat Eye demo just makes me want to run a futuristic Icelandic gas station
    13. Overwatch 2 release time
    14. Lost Ark's roadmap for the rest of 2022 features sneaky new classes and tricky raids
    15. Fallout 76 is free to play this week to celebrate Fallout’s 25th anniversary
    16. Tower Of Fantasy comes to Steam when Version 2.0 launches later this month
    17. Wordle answer (Tuesday 4 October)
    1. The WD SN850 1TB SSD is down to £105 with a heatsink in a historic price drop
    2. Pick up a 2TB NVMe SSD for £118.98 thanks to a 15% off code at Ebay UK
    3. 13 great Steam Next Fest demos to get you started this October
    4. I played Gloomwood on accidental hard mode because I didn't know I had an inventory
    5. Bungie, IO and Ubisoft start looking to transfer Stadia players to other platforms
    6. Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs: prices, specs, release dates and more
    7. Legacy Of Kain devs Crystal Dynamics seek opinions about new games in the series
    8. Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn is an exciting action-RPG mix of Elden Ring and God Of War
    9. Fandom just bought GameSpot, Metacritic, Giant Bomb and more
    10. Solve rooftop mazes in the latest gorgeous Oleomingus game
    11. Screenshot Saturday Mondays: flirty Poirot and happy Caturday
    12. Disco Elysium founder has "bad news" for those waiting for a Disco sequel
    13. Horizon Zero Dawn multiplayer game claimed to be in the works
    14. Wordle answer (Monday 3 October)
    1. The Sunday Papers
    2. Wordle answer (Sunday 2 October)
    1. Shenmue The Animation has been cancelled after its first season
    2. Imagine any console having a launch line-up as good as Steam Deck's most played games in September
    3. Skyrim is now available DRM-free from GOG
    4. Tomorrow is your last full day to play Overwatch 1
    5. What are we all playing this weekend?
    6. Wordle answer (Saturday 1 October)