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The toughest choices in PC games

And what happens when you make them.

Question time: How long have you been playing MMOs?

A new age. Or an old one, depending.

Pokémon Go 'Special Anniversary Pikachu Celebration' event guide

Our guide lists all the available costumed Pikachu as part of Pokémon Go's "Pikachu Celebration" event.

Stardew Valley meets Slay the Spire in 2026’s best cozy game

Beastro is on PC, Xbox, and Playstation and it's a deck-builder for people who like farming sims.

Netflix's 9-part Gothic thriller is a chilling masterpiece you'll finish in one weekend

Mike Flanagan followed up his breakout Netflix thriller with a story that feels subtler but even more scary

Rock Paper ShotgunJul 18, 2026

Esoteric Ebb is the D&Disco Elysium I never knew I needed, but more importantly it's proof I'll never be cut out for political canvassing

Which way are you voting in the election? There’s an election coming, could I trouble you to ask which way you’re voting? ELECTION. YOU. VOTING? WHICH WAY? The time to place the great slip of paper into the holy box of ballots is almost nigh, my honoured friend,...

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For years, survival games have convinced us that chopping down 400 trees is somehow part of the fantasy—Palworld proves them wrong

With a little help from my Pals.

CliffyB is making a new game, but it won't have PvP

Cliff Bleszinski is interested in making a new game, but is not planning for it to have PvP multiplayer like LawBreakers or Gears of War

Valve reassures Team Fortress 2 players that it's still working on the Mann vs Machine update it announced last year: 'We promise we're making progress'

"It's taking a lot longer to sort through the new content and changes than we'd originally anticipated."

The Odyssey actors reveal the most physically difficult scene to film: 'You don't feel necessarily safe'

Jon Bernthal and Hamish Patel reflect on their work with Christopher Nolan in The Odyssey

Nintendo Switch's early demise is coming much too soon

The EU right to repair laws are much needed, but they will rob European gamers of one of few affordable options for new hardware

Glass mouse pads haven't won me over but gamer sleeves are a different story

Mock me if you must. My gamer sleeve and I aren't listening.

Christopher Nolan’s Take on the Gods of The Odyssey Is the Key to Unlocking the Film’s Biggest Mystery

What is Zeus' Law? In Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, the filmmaker uses the gods -- like Zendaya's Athena -- to set up the crux of the film's mystery.

Controversy-laden Disco Elysium and Zero Parades studio ZA/UM to lay off large chunk of staff once more

ZA/UM Studio, the contentious developer at the heart of years of bitter public and legal disputes since the release of 2019's acclaimed Disco Elysium , is to lay off up to 32 staff members "across all departments", it's been announced.

40 years ago, an iconic sci-fi thriller redefined what a sequel could be — and changed Hollywood forever

40 years later, James Cameron's follow-up remains the clearest blueprint for expanding a franchise without repeating it.

ContraPoints reveals the Pokémon win that finally defeated her parents

YouTuber Natalie Wynn joins Shelf Quest, the "Criterion Closet of games," to talk Spyro, Resident Evil, and PS1.

Get 15 games for $15 in Humble's 2K Megahits bundle, including Bioshock Infinite, Risk of Rain 2, and one of my favourite shooters of all time

Also includes XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Borderlands 3, and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition.

5 puzzle games that are secretly the best co-op games

These great single-player puzzle games make for great couch co-op experiences, as you can solve them with a pal.

Valve says there's no end in sight to the memory crisis, and prices are only going to increase: 'Honestly, it's still getting worse'

Retail availability is lagging bulk supply by "at least three to six months" according to a Valve engineer.

Forget Obsession, the bloodiest thriller of 2026 is officially 3 weeks away

Director Eli Roth serves up a chilling summer treat with 'Ice Cream Man', a standalone horror film where an ice cream truck spreads bloody brutality.

The full Blood of Dawnwalker game will be released on disc, Bandai Namco and Rebel Wolves confirm

Promising new medieval vampire role-playing game The Blood of Dawnwalker will be, hallelujah, released on a good old fashioned disc.

Christopher Nolan Says It Will Be 'At Least' 3 Years Before We See His Next Film, After The Odyssey Pushed Him to His Limits

Christopher Nolan has said fans won’t see his next movie for “at least” three years, after directing The Odyssey pushed him to his limits.

Fallout 5: Confirmed details (and speculation) about Bethesda's next post-nuclear RPG

Bethesda is finally returning to the irradiated wastes.

Netflix's games strategy might be a mess, but Oxenfree studio's ingenious new chiller-thriller shows it has a secret weapon

I still vividly recall the moment in No More Heroes when my Wii Remote rang for the first time. Confusion turned to delight as I held the controller to my ear and, through its tiny tinny speaker, Sylvia began to speak, as if on the other end of the line. Suddenly, Travis...

Not so much James Bond, more Mission Impossible - 007 First Light was originally more of an ensemble piece, says IO Interactive

IO Interactive once considered making 007 First Light more of an ensemble piece than it turned out to be. In other words, the game would have been less about James Bond on his own and more about him and a team of agents working together.

What we've been playing - "He takes great joy out of my suffering"

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Connor is expertly trolled by his friend and shares a controversial take on a game some people will love; Chris revisits an all-timer while remembering a time...

Rock Paper ShotgunJul 18, 2026

What are we all playing this weekend?

What are we all playing this weekend? This weekend is the eye of the wedding storm, a brief reprieve before heading up to Sheffield next week for further nuptials. Though, that doesn't mean I can relax. My body is in a finely tuned state that I can't let slacken with the...

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Jennifer English Steps Away From Tides of Annihilation Role Due to Health Concerns

English actress Jennifer English is stepping away from her role as the protagonist in Eclipse Glow Games’ Tides of Annihilation due to health issues.

Colman Domingo and Robert O’Hara in Talks to Write Live-Action Princess and the Frog Tiana Spinoff Movie

Colman Domingo is in talks to co-write a live-action movie focused on Princess and the Frog protagonist Tiana Rogers alongside playwright and director Robert O’Hara.

The LEGO Exclusive Dungeons and Dragons Set Has Sold Out Just Days Before It Retires Forever

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