Tell Me Why - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Natalie Clayton)

Don’t worry, you don’t need to tell me anything. Dontnod’s latest miniseries, Tell Me Why, has finally wrapped, closing out a three-part tale of supernatural twins in small-town Alaska with today’s release of Episode 3. So, does Tell Me Why hold up against Dontnod’s lineage of magical youth dramas? And can we make it through another post without making more Backstreet Boys references?

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Katharine Castle)

A photo of the WD Blue SN550

I’ll take any chance I get to talk about the excellent WD Blue SN550, because if you’re in the market for a new NVMe SSD, there really isn’t anything better for the money – especially when you can nab a 500GB one for just $55 over at Newegg today, putting this particular capacity at its lowest ever price.

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Destiny 2 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)

My Hunter helpfully holds Cayde-6's gun for him in a Destiny 2 screenshot.

Bungie this week confirmed something everyone basically already knew: Destiny has more Hunters than any other class. 38% of Guardians are Hunters and I mean, of course, we’re the best. Bungie blasted this stat among others in celebration of Destiny’s sixth birthday yesterday, which I suppose we can still mark on PC even if the first game never came over. Honestly, I’m a little surprised we don’t have more Hunters – who could say no to a cape?

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Counter-Strike 2 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Imogen Beckhelling)

The coronavirus pandemic has shut down yet another gaming event. This time it’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive‘s Rio Major, and Valve say they won’t be scheduling any more of the tournaments until LAN events are safe to hold around the world again.

Valve have also addressed coaches being able to cheat in competitive games for years using a bug, detailing the action they’ll be taking against these cheaty cheaters.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Katharine Castle)

A photo of two Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM sticks inside a PC.

It is another week in the year 2020, which must mean there’s yet another deal on Corsair’s excellent Vengeance LPX RAM. Indeed, if you head over to Amazon right now, you can nab a 16GB [cms-block]-approved kit clocked at a very nippy 3600MHz for just £54 / $60 at the moment, which are some of the lowest prices I’ve seen for this particular speed in recent months.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ollie Toms)

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War loadouts

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is just around the corner, and we now have quite a lot of information about how this high-octane FPS will differ from its predecessors. In this Black Ops loadout guide, we’ll reveal everything you need to know about creating your own loadout class, along with all the equipment, perks, and wildcards you can use to craft your own top-tier loadouts.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)

Skull & Bones screenshot showing a shipfight.

Three years after announcing Skull & Bones with an initial squall of previews, Ubisoft still don’t have much to say about the pirate ship game which was once due in 2018. Don’t expect to see it during tonight’s Ubisoft Forward announce-o-rama stream or even this year, Ubi have now said, but they do assure that production is “in full swing with a new vision”. Last we saw, it was basically the ship battles of Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag expanded into a multiplayer game.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice Bell)

A screenshot of a Sim from the Realm Of Magic DLC pack for The Sims 4. He is doing magic, which is a totally very normal life thing to do. The bottom of the screenshot has an overlay in purple and black for EGX Digital, which is happening from the 12th to the 20th of September

As you all know, we here at The Rock Paper Shotgun Electronic Wireless Show podcast love to innovate and do things that nobody has ever done before. That’s why we’re going to do a live podcast episode! I know, I know. This has never been attempted by god nor human. But hold your applause and gasps of wonder until you’re listening to The RPS Electronic Show Live – The Living A Normal Life Special, part of EGX Digital!

Catch us on the official PAX Online X EGX Digital website next Tuesday the 15th, at 12pm. What a lovely little lunchtime treat, eh?

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Imogen Beckhelling)

Following all the exciting next-gen Xbox news yesterday, Microsoft have revealed that price of Xbox Game Pass For PC will increase next Thursday, the 17th of September. Up to this point, the subscription service giving access to a load of games has cost £4/$5 but that will now double to £8/$10.

It’s worth noting that Game Pass for PC has been in a beta testing phase with a discount, so the hike is essentially matching what players on console have already been paying.

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Path of Exile - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (James Law)

path Of Exile Witch character select screen

There are a bunch of classes to choose from in Path Of Exile, but here’s the best Witch class to go for at the beginning. Of course, go for what you enjoy, but if you want a bit of guidance on the best Witch build to start with, we’ve got you covered.

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