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As tradition dictates, it is time to play Dracula Cha Cha. You’ve doubtless already played Skeal this month and been reminded of the power, the pleasure, and the pain we remember at this time of year. Now you’re ready for Dracula to collect presents, dance the twist against Zombie Santa, use his Dracula Karate on

Nary a game is safe from a December makeover complete with snow, fir trees, and presents. PUBG‘s 5.3 update has migrated from the test to public servers and although the patch notes make mention of actual quality of life changes, I admit I got distracted by the uncannily cheery change to its lobby.  The last

As 2019 wraps up, we’re all looking back at what we did this year. Nintendo is here to help you do that with a tool that compiles various statistics from your Switch activity over the course of the year. As you scroll down the page, Nintendo will give you various stats from your 2019 including

In 2020, Nintendo is releasing new content for ScreamPark and ScareScraper multiplayer modes through two separate DLC installments. The DLC costs $9.99, with Part 1 releasing on April 30. It includes three ScreamPark minigames, six new themed ghosts, three outfits for Luigi, and three floor themes for ScareScraper co-op. The second part arrives on July

With snow a-falling, sleigh bells a-jingling, and cookies a-baking, ’tis the season to remember the man who sacrificed his life so humanity might be saved: Saint-14. The legendary Titan of Destiny 2 died after centuries trapped fighting robots who ultimately built a machine to murder specifically him and only him, but today we can save

For years, competitive gamers have used paddles on the backs of their controllers to give them the edge in matches. From Scuf Gaming’s line of premium gamepads to the first-party Xbox One Elite controllers, we’ve seen these paddles appear on several high-end controllers. Today, Sony announced a new attachment that grants similar functionality to its

A Microsoft representative has told Business Insider that the name of the next Xbox system is actually just “Xbox” and not “Xbox Series X” as was widely believed when Phil Spencer debuted the console last week at The Game Awards. “The name we’re carrying forward to the next generation is simply Xbox,” a Microsoft representative told

The pre-release Star Wars marketing push has already infiltrated unrelated games like Fortnite with special in-game events this week. Naturally, actual Star Wars games will be getting a bump of relevant content as well. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is adding some new Rise of Skywalker content tomorrow as part of the new Celebration Edition of the

DICE continues to support Star Wars Battlefront II in big ways, this time with meaningful content from the upcoming Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker film, which opens in theaters this Friday. The latest trailer gives us a look at BB-8 as a playable character, and also shows off Kylo Ren’s might in a disturbing (yet

This is your reminder that you only have one full weekend left to do Christmas shopping. But there’s still time to open door 15 on the RPS Advent Calendar. Switch off your targeting computer for this one. It’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order! Ollie: I think it was a mistake to replay Sekiro: Shadows Die

A great many games were announced this week, including a Resident Evil 3 remake, Hellblade 2, the revival of The Wolf Among Us 2, and a new BioShock. A lot of the week’s news came from The Game Awards, the thinly-veiled marketing extravaganza, but not all. Read on for more of the week’s PC gaming

Can’t Stop Playing is our monthly celebration of a game we’re loving. This time we have opened our hearts to the Force. Yep, it’s the wall running, laser-swording, almost Sekiro-y antics of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Watch out for more articles on it throughout the month. The Star War is the only thing I

Rockstar has released Moonshiners; a new frontier pursuit for the enterprising spirit, it allows players to start their own bootlegging business. To unlock the pursuit, players must reach Rank 5 in Trader progression. In the game, Cripps will introduce fledging booze peddles to Maggie Fike, a bootlegger with experience running around at Emeralds Ranch. From

Microsoft surprised everyone with the reveal of its next-generation home console named the Xbox Series X, and apart from the name, our first look at the console itself, and the announcement of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, the company has revealed a few additional details about the system and its controller. The Xbox Series X has four

The Pokémon Company International has announced a new seven-part animated webseries focused on the Galar region, the setting of Pokémon Sword & Shield. Pokémon: Twilight Wings will appear on the official Pokémon YouTube channel, with the first episode arriving in January. With the Galar region being so focused on battling and battle culture, Pokémon: Twilight

Fast & Furious Crossroads was just announced at the Video Game Awards, including appearances by actors Michelle Rodriguez and Vin Diesel, who are also reprising their characters in the game. Crossroads comes out next May on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, in advance of the next Fast & Furious movie out on May 22, and

This is the second of three articles about Roblox, which is quietly one of the biggest game platforms in the world. We’ll meet four of its leading makers, many of whom grew up playing Roblox, and one of its execs to understand what makes it special, and where it’s going next. One of the most

Forza Horizon 4 is joining the battle royale bandwagon with an eliminator mode within the Series 17 free update on December 12. The mode starts off with up to 72 players in an arena within the game world, fostering battles as the walls contract. Win your head-to-head race and you get upgrades as well as a chance

We all know the drill by now. Hard disk drives (or HDDs) are slow but cheap. SSDs are fast but expensive. We can often justify the latter if we’re getting a small, internal drive for installing things like Windows or a couple of games on, but once you’re into the realms of 2TB and above

Overwatch’s annual Winter Wonderland event kicks off on today and runs through January 2. This year’s festivities include a new minigame called Snowball Deathmatch, a variety of holiday themed skins, icons, and sprays, and three weekly challenges. Snowball Deathmatch is an eight-player fight with victory going to the first player to reach 15 eliminations. Every

The final Shovel Knight campaign launched today, letting us play as the dastardly King Knight in King Of Cards, and so did its battle mode Showdown. These are the final two big Kickstarter stretch goal features that developers Yacht Club Games have been ploughing through since first launching their rad retro-styled platformer in 2014. It’s

Baseball fans on non-Sony platforms like the Xbox One have had to watch while PlayStation fans got to enjoy the MLB the Show franchise over the years, but a new deal is bringing the famed series (developed by Sony’s San Diego Studio) to new systems. An announcement came through the MLB, which also disclosed that

Developer: Airship SyndicatePublisher: THQ Nordic Release: Out nowOn: Windows, Google StadiaFrom: SteamPrice: £27/$30/€30 Howdy pardner! Git yerself a mighty glug of moonshine and meet me down at Dysentery Dan’s place, ‘cause we’ve got ourselves a roundup to… oh. Wait. Wrong game. It’s the horses that threw me off, you see. I always associate them with

There is something very badly behaved on the other side of door eight of the RPS Advent Calendar. Badly behaved and very noisy. It’s Untitled Goose Game! Dave: Who knew that a goose with vandalistic tendencies would be the best new character in 2019? From vegetable larceny to scaring timid children, the nefarious antics of

This week, Red Dead Redemption 2 fixed more crashes (but not enough), Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare started its first season of new content, Rocket League ditched locked loot boxes, and DayZ graduated to real video game status by adding fishing. Read on for more of the week’s PC gaming patches in The Weekly Updates

Game Informer has a long history with Sam Spratt, and he was kind enough to work with us on our latest issue, which is out now. The issue covers the long history of the PlayStation, and Sam’s artwork captures the celebration perfectly. If you aren’t a GI subscriber, we could always use the support and

Game subscription services are everywhere these days but Humble Bundle have been doing this for a while. Their former service Humble Monthly is being replaced with the fresh-faced Humble Choice which comes with the ability to choose the games you get, but a higher price tag as well. The service launches today under its new

During Destiny’s upcoming Season of Dawn, players will need to stop a council of Cabal Psion Flayers from tinkering with time and reversing their victory against the Red Legion. During this season, players will be able to participate in a couple of different holiday events and unlock two new Exotic weapons. If you have one

The publishers for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics recently announced release dates for both games. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire released last year on PC but will come to Xbox One and PS4 on January 28. A Switch version is to follow soon after. Good morning! We are happy

In our latest issue, #321, we ran a preview for Persona 5 Royal hot off its release date announcement. Unfortunately, there was a production error, causing the bullets to display some misinformation. The bullets for another preview in the issue, Persona 5 Scramble, were displayed on Persona 5 Royal. This lists incorrect information, from Omega