Roblox first launched just over 13 years ago. That s 13 years of slapdash user-made trash populated by nine year-old trolls, right? Not quite. Roblox is also one of videogames most underestimated communities; it s a huge and vibrant place of play and creation where fortunes and talent are being forged.
When WD first announced they were redesigning their top-tier Black NVMe SSD to look more gamer-friendly earlier in the year, I must admit that I rolled my eyes a bit. After all, what could you possibly do to an SSD the size of a chewing gum stick that would make it look tangibly different to any other chewing gum stick-sized SSD? Well, in the case of WD’s vanilla Black SN750, all it boiled down to was a slightly different sticker on the front. Its more upmarket heatsink version, though? I take it all back. This SSD is a thing of beauty. But is it really worth paying all that extra money for and is it a better SSD than our best gaming SSD champs? Here’s wot I think.
If you have thus far delayed your wild west adventures because you don’t care to use either Rockstar or Epic’s store, your wait is over. One month after debuting on PC, Red Dead Redemption 2 is sold on Steam too.
Did you hear? Board games are cool again. In fact, they re so cool that big hitters from the cardboard world are making their way over to the digital one on a more and more regular basis. To help you get your virtual collection of cardboard started, we ve gathered the 10 best board games available on PC today, all in one handy list. You ll find co-op hits, thinky strategy and everything in-between. The thing they all have in common is that they re worth your time and precious pennies, so there s no need to roll the dice, so to speak.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 or as I, an American, call it: unafforable vacation simulator has a new region dropping today. The next expansion available for one of few games to rival The Sims for number of DLCs is headed to eastern Europe with the Road To The Black Sea.
Phoenix Point’s selection of soldier classes gives players a surprising amount of scope for customising your armies and your overall playstyle during tactical missions. From the initial three soldier classes to the unique specialists acquired through the three different factions, our Phoenix Point Classes guide will walk you through the abilities, skills, strengths, and weaknesses of each one – along with some useful tips and tricks on equipment, multi-classing, and more.
For a small, streamlined gaming mouse, the Speedlink Orios sure knows how to announce itself. Replete with RGBs around the side of the mouse, scroll wheel and rear logo, this rainbow infused clicker is almost as much a sight for the eyes as the holey Glorious Model O-. Indeed, with its slender frame and weight of 95g, the Speedlink Orios definitely leans more toward that Glorious school of ultralight gaming mouse than, say, Corsair’s palm-hogging Glaive Pro RGB, but it does so without puncturing its chassis with a bunch of holes to really let those LEDs sing.
It’s also quite a loud gaming mouse with a very distinct clicking sound, but its switches do at least feel firm and responsive in-game. It is worth considering over other small gaming mice, though? Here’s wot I think.
I can t help but love Halo. It s one of the few things that lodged firmly enough in my teenage heart to build itself a permanent nest there, and it still comes and goes freely, even though the iron gate of age has barred so much else from getting in. Ever since 2001, when I saved to buy an OG Xbox purely for the sake of playing Combat Evolved, I ve gotten needlessly excited about playing each new release on launch day. I was also the guy Nate wrote this article about.
Over the last eighteen years, we ve slugged through pretty much every new release in the series together, and they ve burned a string of happy little plasma scars on my brain, each one a memorial anchor for a whole period of my life. A decision to join the army in my early twenties saw me playing Halo 3 in drafty barracks in Wales, about to be sent to Afghanistan. Despite feeling incredibly removed from normal life, just a few bars of the theme, or the familiar clatter of the battle rifle, would instantly transport me back to a sort of home.
You! Are the Crystal Gems! You’ll always save the day! And if you think you can’t, you’ll have to stump up 10.40 for one of the Steven Universe characters Brawlhalla just added. Last night’s update to the platform fighting game also introduced a new mode where you punch the opposing team to trap them in bubbles, as is Steven’s wont.
I haven’t played much Brawlhalla because I can’t get my fingers to understand I’m not playing Smash, but it’s a neat, free, PC-based alternative. It’s done plenty of crossover nonsense in the past, but Adventure Time means little to me while Steven Universe is a cartoon that’s close to my heart.
Day five of the RPS Advent Calendar is much more relaxed than yesterday’s. You can hear people chatting on the other side of the door. Maybe you should sit down and listen to the wind in the leaves for a while.