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*   [Control’s office junior Firebreak can’t decide if it’s a job](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/controls-office-junior-firebreak-cant-decide-if-its-a-job)

    What does 'live service' even mean, these days?

    Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

    13 hours ago

    [12](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/controls-office-junior-firebreak-cant-decide-if-its-a-job?view=comments)

*   Review: [Assassin's Creed Shadows review](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-review)

    Bamboozled

    Brendan Caldwell

    2 days ago

    [136](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-review?view=comments)

*   [Even with required ray tracing, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is blockbuster PC performance done right](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-pc-performance-best-settings)

    Land of the rising global illumination

    James Archer

    2 days ago

    [10](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-pc-performance-best-settings?view=comments)

*   [The Half-Life 2 RTX demo proposes a nice visual upgrade and not much else](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-half-life-2-rtx-demo-proposes-a-nice-visual-upgrade-and-not-much-else)

    Rise and shine

    James Archer

    2 days ago

    [37](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-half-life-2-rtx-demo-proposes-a-nice-visual-upgrade-and-not-much-else?view=comments)

*   [PCIe 5.0 SSDs are growing up, but ye olde 4.0 drives are still better value for gaming PCs](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pcie-50-ssds-are-growing-up-but-ye-olde-40-drives-are-still-better-value-for-gaming-pcs)

    Regretfully, it is time to do maths

    James Archer

    2 days ago

    [8](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pcie-50-ssds-are-growing-up-but-ye-olde-40-drives-are-still-better-value-for-gaming-pcs?view=comments)

*   [It's a worryingly perfect time to revive Assassin's Creed's old social stealth multiplayer](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/its-a-worryingly-perfect-time-to-revive-assassins-creeds-old-social-stealth-multiplayer)

    I had not thought death had undone so many

    Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

    3 days ago

    [21](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/its-a-worryingly-perfect-time-to-revive-assassins-creeds-old-social-stealth-multiplayer?view=comments)

*   [The Maw: what's new in PC games this week?](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-maw-whats-new-in-pc-games-this-week-35)

    Assassin's Creed Shadows, Atelier Yumia, Kaiserpunk and maw

    Live

    Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

    4 days ago

    [10](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-maw-whats-new-in-pc-games-this-week-35#comments)

*   [What's on your bookshelf? 80 Days, Heavens Vault, and A Highland Song's Jon Ingold](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/whats-on-your-bookshelf-80-days-heavens-vault-and-a-highland-songs-jon-ingold)

    read-only

    Nic Reuben

    4 days ago

    [56](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/whats-on-your-bookshelf-80-days-heavens-vault-and-a-highland-songs-jon-ingold?view=comments)

*   [Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield on designing Vanguard Exiles so you could play with dice if your computer died](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/magic-the-gathering-creator-richard-garfield-on-designing-vanguard-exiles-so-you-could-play-with-dice-if-your-computer-died)

    "It's definitely an art as much as a science"

    Nic Reuben

    6 days ago

    [15](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/magic-the-gathering-creator-richard-garfield-on-designing-vanguard-exiles-so-you-could-play-with-dice-if-your-computer-died?view=comments)

*   [No Assassin's Creed sequel has ever matched the weird poetry of the first game's towers](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/no-assassins-creed-sequel-has-ever-matched-the-weird-poetry-of-the-first-games-towers)

    Resynchronising with 2007

    Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

    1 week ago

    [21](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/no-assassins-creed-sequel-has-ever-matched-the-weird-poetry-of-the-first-games-towers?view=comments)

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*   [System Shock 2 remaster has a release date, but don't expect a revolutionary upgrade](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/system-shock-2-remaster-has-a-release-date-but-dont-expect-a-revolutionary-upgrade)

    Cybernetically enhanced

    Brendan Caldwell

    an hour ago

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*   [Surprise! A Painkiller remake is coming later this year, but it'll be slightly different from how you remember it](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/surprise-a-painkiller-remake-is-coming-later-this-year-but-itll-be-slightly-different-from-how-you-remember-it)

    Pass the aspirin

    Oisin Kuhnke

    13 hours ago

    [6](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/surprise-a-painkiller-remake-is-coming-later-this-year-but-itll-be-slightly-different-from-how-you-remember-it?view=comments)

*   [Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord's first bit of DLC is all about taking the lads out on a not-so-nice boat trip](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mount-blade-2-bannerlords-first-bit-of-dlc-is-all-about-taking-the-lads-out-on-a-not-so-nice-boat-trip)

    It's not on sail yet though

    Oisin Kuhnke

    14 hours ago

    [11](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mount-blade-2-bannerlords-first-bit-of-dlc-is-all-about-taking-the-lads-out-on-a-not-so-nice-boat-trip?view=comments)

*   [Xbox accidentally shows off a Steam filter in a possible UI update, immediately removes any evidence of its mistake](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-accidentally-shows-off-a-steam-filter-in-a-possible-ui-update-immediately-removes-any-evidence-of-its-mistake)

    Can't fool me, Mr. Spencer

    Oisin Kuhnke

    14 hours ago

    [7](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-accidentally-shows-off-a-steam-filter-in-a-possible-ui-update-immediately-removes-any-evidence-of-its-mistake?view=comments)

*   [Frosthaven is getting a digital follow-up to Gloomhaven, and you can play it this month](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/frosthaven-is-getting-a-digital-follow-up-to-gloomhaven-and-you-can-play-it-this-month)

    They're haven' a beta

    Nic Reuben

    14 hours ago

    [6](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/frosthaven-is-getting-a-digital-follow-up-to-gloomhaven-and-you-can-play-it-this-month?view=comments)

*   [Romestead is an upcoming survival city-builder that brings some quite lovely pixel art to ancient Rome](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/romestead-is-an-upcoming-survival-city-builder-that-brings-some-quite-lovely-pixel-art-to-ancient-rome)

    And it's being published by former Valheim and Minecraft devs

    Oisin Kuhnke

    15 hours ago

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*   [InZOI's free character creator demo is out now, just make sure you're ready to do some work to get access to it](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/inzois-free-character-creator-demo-is-out-now-just-make-sure-youre-ready-to-do-some-work-to-get-access-to-it)

    Anyone fancy a trip to the uncanny valley?

    Oisin Kuhnke

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*   [Skate Story, the skating game for people who want to fight the moon, gets a new trailer](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skate-story-the-skating-game-for-people-who-want-to-fight-the-moon-gets-a-new-trailer)

    But that's my favourite moon!

    Nic Reuben

    1 day ago

    [11](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skate-story-the-skating-game-for-people-who-want-to-fight-the-moon-gets-a-new-trailer?view=comments)

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    Loom eternal

    Sin Vega

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    [5](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/robot-smashing-puzzler-luddite-earns-the-name?view=comments)

*   Supporters only: [Object-ive Review: Monster Hunter's Shock Traps](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/object-ive-review-monster-hunters-shock-traps)

    Godspeed You! Spicy Monkey

    Nic Reuben

    6 days ago

    [2](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/object-ive-review-monster-hunters-shock-traps?view=comments)

*   Supporters only: [Never Second In Rome is an excellent combat/management hybrid RPG](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/never-second-in-rome-is-an-excellent-combatmanagement-hybrid-rpg)

    Yeeaaaaah Boii

    Sin Vega

    1 week ago

    [3](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/never-second-in-rome-is-an-excellent-combatmanagement-hybrid-rpg?view=comments)

*   Supporters only: [The KFC Double Down, collector's editions, and the illusion of opulence](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-kfc-double-down-collectors-editions-and-the-illusion-of-opulence)

    Simulacramwich

    Nic Reuben

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Reviews

*   Review: [Assassin's Creed Shadows review](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-review)

    Bamboozled

    Brendan Caldwell

    2 days ago

    [136](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-review?view=comments)

*   Review: [MSI Claw 8 AI+ review: second time’s the charm for this powerful handheld revamp](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/msi-claw-8-ai-plus-review)

    Fortune talon

    James Archer

    1 week ago

    [9](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/msi-claw-8-ai-plus-review?view=comments)

*   Review: [Expelled! review](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/expelled-review)

    Tell tales out of school (in school)

    Graham Smith

    1 week ago

    [15](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/expelled-review?view=comments)

*   Review: [Wanderstop review](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/wanderstop-review)

    Spill the tea

    Jay Castello

    1 week ago

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Bestest Bests

*   [The 50 best strategy games to play on PC](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-best-strategy-games-on-pc)

    From tiny tactics to grand campaigns

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    1 week ago

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*   Review: [Diceomancer review](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/diceomancer-review)

    A spicy Spirelike that lets you reroll any number on your screen

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*   Review: [Minishoot' Adventures review: a deceptively simple blend of 2D Zelda and shoot 'em up action](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/minishoot-adventures-review)

    Don't miss it like we did

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*   [Our 24 favourite games of 2024](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/our-24-favourite-games-of-2024)

    In non-calendar form

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Hardware

*   [Even with required ray tracing, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is blockbuster PC performance done right](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-pc-performance-best-settings)

    Land of the rising global illumination

    James Archer

    2 days ago

    [10](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-pc-performance-best-settings?view=comments)

*   [The Half-Life 2 RTX demo proposes a nice visual upgrade and not much else](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-half-life-2-rtx-demo-proposes-a-nice-visual-upgrade-and-not-much-else)

    Rise and shine

    James Archer

    2 days ago

    [37](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-half-life-2-rtx-demo-proposes-a-nice-visual-upgrade-and-not-much-else?view=comments)

*   [PCIe 5.0 SSDs are growing up, but ye olde 4.0 drives are still better value for gaming PCs](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pcie-50-ssds-are-growing-up-but-ye-olde-40-drives-are-still-better-value-for-gaming-pcs)

    Regretfully, it is time to do maths

    James Archer

    2 days ago

    [8](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pcie-50-ssds-are-growing-up-but-ye-olde-40-drives-are-still-better-value-for-gaming-pcs?view=comments)

*   [Nah actually Assassin’s Creed Shadows will get Steam Deck support after all, Ubisoft say](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nah-actually-assassins-creed-shadows-will-get-steam-deck-support-after-all-ubisoft-say)

    Japandheld

    James Archer

    1 week ago

    [1](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nah-actually-assassins-creed-shadows-will-get-steam-deck-support-after-all-ubisoft-say?view=comments)

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Indiescovery

*   [R.E.P.O. is Steam's latest viral horror despite its high mate requirement - but the devs are working on matchmaking](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/repo-is-steams-latest-viral-horror-despite-its-high-mate-requirement)

    Before that, duck buckets

    Nic Reuben

    4 days ago

    [10](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/repo-is-steams-latest-viral-horror-despite-its-high-mate-requirement?view=comments)

*   [9 Kings is a roguelike city builder that's actually just an excuse to launch rocks at people](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/9-kings-is-a-roguelike-city-builder-thats-actually-just-an-excuse-to-launch-rocks-at-people)

    Stratapult

    Nic Reuben

    4 days ago

    [5](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/9-kings-is-a-roguelike-city-builder-thats-actually-just-an-excuse-to-launch-rocks-at-people?view=comments)

*   [Morrowind-inspired indie RPG Ardenfall releases in early access this year](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/morrowind-inspired-indie-rpg-ardenfall-releases-in-early-access-this-year)

    Ardenfallen for it

    Nic Reuben

    6 days ago

    [15](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/morrowind-inspired-indie-rpg-ardenfall-releases-in-early-access-this-year?view=comments)

*   [In first-person dungeon-crawler Blue Wyrm you brave mazes of rancid gemlike colours to rescue your lover](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/in-first-person-dungeon-crawler-blue-wyrm-you-brave-mazes-of-rancid-gemlike-colours-to-rescue-your-lover)

    Gawain, give it a go

    Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

    1 month ago

    [22](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/in-first-person-dungeon-crawler-blue-wyrm-you-brave-mazes-of-rancid-gemlike-colours-to-rescue-your-lover?view=comments)

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Latest articles

*   [System Shock 2 remaster has a release date, but don't expect a revolutionary upgrade](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/system-shock-2-remaster-has-a-release-date-but-dont-expect-a-revolutionary-upgrade)

    Cybernetically enhanced

    Brendan Caldwell

    an hour ago

    [2](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/system-shock-2-remaster-has-a-release-date-but-dont-expect-a-revolutionary-upgrade?view=comments)

*   [I find Monster Hunter Wilds' Arkveld to be a deeply mournful creature](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-find-monster-hunter-wilds-arkveld-to-be-a-deeply-mournful-creature)

    If also comically vulnerable to paralysis

    Nic Reuben

    2 hours ago

    [2](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-find-monster-hunter-wilds-arkveld-to-be-a-deeply-mournful-creature?view=comments)

*   [Control’s office junior Firebreak can’t decide if it’s a job](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/controls-office-junior-firebreak-cant-decide-if-its-a-job)

    What does 'live service' even mean, these days?

    Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

    13 hours ago

    [12](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/controls-office-junior-firebreak-cant-decide-if-its-a-job?view=comments)

*   [Surprise! A Painkiller remake is coming later this year, but it'll be slightly different from how you remember it](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/surprise-a-painkiller-remake-is-coming-later-this-year-but-itll-be-slightly-different-from-how-you-remember-it)

    Pass the aspirin

    Oisin Kuhnke

    13 hours ago

    [6](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/surprise-a-painkiller-remake-is-coming-later-this-year-but-itll-be-slightly-different-from-how-you-remember-it?view=comments)

*   [Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord's first bit of DLC is all about taking the lads out on a not-so-nice boat trip](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mount-blade-2-bannerlords-first-bit-of-dlc-is-all-about-taking-the-lads-out-on-a-not-so-nice-boat-trip)

    It's not on sail yet though

    Oisin Kuhnke

    14 hours ago

    [11](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mount-blade-2-bannerlords-first-bit-of-dlc-is-all-about-taking-the-lads-out-on-a-not-so-nice-boat-trip?view=comments)

*   [Xbox accidentally shows off a Steam filter in a possible UI update, immediately removes any evidence of its mistake](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-accidentally-shows-off-a-steam-filter-in-a-possible-ui-update-immediately-removes-any-evidence-of-its-mistake)

    Can't fool me, Mr. Spencer

    Oisin Kuhnke

    14 hours ago

    [7](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-accidentally-shows-off-a-steam-filter-in-a-possible-ui-update-immediately-removes-any-evidence-of-its-mistake?view=comments)

*   [Frosthaven is getting a digital follow-up to Gloomhaven, and you can play it this month](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/frosthaven-is-getting-a-digital-follow-up-to-gloomhaven-and-you-can-play-it-this-month)

    They're haven' a beta

    Nic Reuben

    14 hours ago

    [6](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/frosthaven-is-getting-a-digital-follow-up-to-gloomhaven-and-you-can-play-it-this-month?view=comments)

*   [Romestead is an upcoming survival city-builder that brings some quite lovely pixel art to ancient Rome](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/romestead-is-an-upcoming-survival-city-builder-that-brings-some-quite-lovely-pixel-art-to-ancient-rome)

    And it's being published by former Valheim and Minecraft devs

    Oisin Kuhnke

    15 hours ago

    [5](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/romestead-is-an-upcoming-survival-city-builder-that-brings-some-quite-lovely-pixel-art-to-ancient-rome?view=comments)

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    It's actually staying in stock.

    Christian Wait

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*   [AMD Radeon RX 9070 or 9070 XT: I'm buying one of these prebuilt gaming PCs instead of getting scalped](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/amd-radeon-rx-9070-or-9070-xt-best-deal-prebuilt-2025)

    Get more for your money.

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Guides

*   [Assassin's Creed Shadows: All recruitable allies](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-allies)

    How to call in support with allies in AC Shadows

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    Ollie Toms

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    Marloes Valentina Stella

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    Marloes Valentina Stella

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*   [Elden Ring: All Painting locations](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elden-ring-all-painting-locations)

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    Ollie Toms

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*   [Assassin's Creed Shadows: How to use scouts](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-scouts)

    Here's how to use scouts to gather resources and help you in AC Shadows

    Alan Wen

    18 hours ago

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*   [Assassin's Creed Shadows: How to upgrade armor and weapons](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-shadows-upgrading-armor-weapons)

    Here's how to upgrade your gear in AC Shadows using the Forge

    Alan Wen

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