Sep 24, 2018
Here s a list of every game that s going to look amazing on the Nvidia RTX 2080 and 2080Ti
Serious Sam 4 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Katharine Castle)

Last week, the first of three shiny new Nvidia Turing cards finally pitched up on shop shelves – the RTX 2080. You can head over to my Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 review to find out more on what I thought of the card as a general pixel pusher, but the long and short of it is that you’re probably not looking at much of a raw performance increase over the current Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080Ti.

That’s probably not the most ringing endorsement you’ve ever seen – especially when the RTX 2080 is currently more expensive than the GTX 1080Ti – but the main attraction of Nvidia’s new RTX 2080 graphics card is something I haven’t actually been able to test yet. Namely, its nifty real-time ray-tracing reflection tech and its clever AI-driven bits and bobs like DLSS (deep learning super sampling), which you can also read more about by clicking that there Nvidia Turing link above. This may well turn the tables in the RTX 2080’s favour once said ray-tracing and DLSS games actually come out or are updated to support said nifty and clever features, but right now all we have is a list of confirmed games that will, at some point, receive ray-tracing and DLSS updates in the future – which thankfully has just got a bit longer and, more importantly, more specific about exactly which features they’ll be taking advantage of.

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Aug 20, 2018
Here s a list of every game that s going to look amazing on the Nvidia RTX 2080 and 2080Ti
Serious Sam 4 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Katharine Castle)

Good gravy, don’t Nvidia’s Turing RTX 2080 cards look nice, eh? Yes, they’re just a teensy bit hideously expensive, but make no mistake. All three cards announced this evening, from the RTX 2070 right up to the RTX 2080Ti, have all been described to me as 4K, 60fps+ pixel pushers that are almost certainly going to be massive overkill for anyone still playing games at 1920×1080 or 2560×1440.

But enough about the graphics cards – there’s a whole article for you to read about those if you haven’t already. Here, I’m talking games>. Specifically, every game confirmed so far that will be benefiting from Nvidia’s oh-so-lovely ray-tracing tech that will hopefully make your RTX 20-series card feel like a worthwhile purchase. Here we go!

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Jun 28, 2018
PC Gamer UK August issue: Serious Sam 4
Serious Sam 4

How serious is Croteam and Devolver Digital's fourth instalment of Serious Sam? With all its motorbike-riding, shotgun-wielding, and limb dismemberment-ing, I'd say it's pretty darn serious. It's also "brutally bigger", reports Serious Pip, after going behind the scenes in Planet Badass for this month's cover feature.

Elsewhere inside, Phil hitches mounted weapons to vehicles and gets a feel for emphasised squad play in Battlefield 5. Rick Lane investigates the future of immersive sims, and Andy discovers how Fort Deadlight, Pillars of Eternity 2’s standout quest and setting, came to life. Look out for our E3 roundup, too. 

Previews this month include Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Metro Exodus, Imperator: Rome and more. Reviews, on the other hand, include Jurassic World Evolution, Vampyr, Cultist Simulator and many more. This month's issue also comes with a free game—Serious Sam's Bogus Detour. 

Issue 320 is on shelves now and available on all your digital devices from Google Play, the App Store and Zinio. You can also order direct from My Favourite Magazines or purchase a subscription to save yourself some cash, receive monthly deliveries and marvel at our exclusive subscriber covers. This month's is *chef kiss gesture*: 

This month: 

  • Pip goes behind the scenes with Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass.
  • Phil gets a feel for emphasised squad play in Battlefield 5.
  • Rick Lane investigates what’s next for immersive sims.
  • Andy explores the making of Pillars of Eternity 2's Fort Deadlight.
  • Jurassic World Evolution, Vampyr, Cultist Simulator and more reviewed.
  • Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Metro Exodus, Imperator: Rome and more previewed.
  • Our E3 roundup.
  • Our motherboard group test.
  • And much more!
Apr 19, 2018
Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass has a teaser trailer
Serious Sam 4

Believe it or not, philosophy puzzler The Talos Principle began life as Serious Sam 4. That's what Wes learned back in 2015, which gives you a sense of how long Serious Sam 4 has been around—as an idea/concept/rumour if not an actual confirmed videogame. Well, actually, Serious Sam 4 has now been confirmed. Revealed at the Reboot Develop conference in Croatia, its full name is Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass and it has a teaser trailer. 

Here's that:

Beyond that, though, we've not got much to go on. As suggested at the trailer's end, developer Croteam is expected to show off more at E3 in June, while a coinciding trailer blurb reads: 

Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass reignites the legendary series and elevates the iconic full-throttle action, massive hordes of enemies, and explosive array of weapons to the next level. Please join Croteam and Devolver Digital at E3 2018 for the full game reveal and wishlist now on Steam for the latest news and update on Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass.

A newly-launched Steam page echoes all of that, too. Speculate away on what we might expect in the comments below. 

Apr 19, 2018
Serious Sam 4 trailer visits Planet Badass
Serious Sam 4 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)

The unpausing yell of a headless bomb-handed man charging towards me should fill me with dread, and yet I’m happy to see the daft gits again in a new trailer for Serious Sam 4. Four years after the game was once due to launch, developers Croteam are finally starting to open up more about their frenetic backpedalling first-person shooter. It’s called Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass now, for starters, in case anyone missed how daft it’s all meant to be. And it seems to be leaving deserts behind, venturing into lush countryside. Here, watch this morning’s new trailer. (more…)

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