With nearly 200 more rated as Playable Fortnite might not make itto theSteam Deck, but anyone planning to pick up Valve’s portable PC won’t be short on compatible games. TheSteam Deck compatibility review programme, in which Valve intend to testeverySteam game for playability and usability on the Deck, appears to be upping gears ahead of the launch on February 25th. According to theunofficial tracking list on SteamDB, 294 games have entered the highest possible ‘Verified’ category, nearly tripling the count of Verified games that were listed a week ago....

And cheap to keep, like ‘£6 for everything XCOM 2’ cheap Fancy a spot of turn-based tactical violence this weekend? Hie thee to Steam to try a free full-game trial ofXCOM 2complete with its excellent expansion, War Of The Chosen. While the free trial only runs for a few days, if you want to keep playing, the game has some daft discounts right now—like ‘£6 for XCOM 2 and all the DLC and everything’ daft....

A download of ice and fire Assassin’s Creed Valhallais reaching its end-game, by which I mean the upcoming DLC Dawn Of Ragnarök is positioned as an end-game DLC, after last year’sWrath Of The DruidsandThe Siege Of Parisexpansions. As such, this article is going to contain big honking spoilers for some of the more unbelievable bits of the AC: Valhalla story (which is most of it, tbh), because I really won’t be able to set up talking about the Dawn Of Ragnarok preview presentation I attended the other week without mentioning those spoilers....

Watch the new trailer and read our dev Q&A Despite the Glove’s proximity toBioShock’s Plasmids, word from developers Mundfish is that this won’t be a retread of immersive sims past. We posted some questions to the dev team at large, digging up more info on Atomic Heart’s trailblazer aspirations, the source of all that perverted Russian science, and the challenges and importance of the game’s ambitious visual design. RPS: You’ve spoken about how you want to create a game that stands alongside titles such as Bioshock, Fallout and Doom....

How to kit out your Gunslinger for adventures in Arkesia What is the best Lost Ark Gunslinger build?The Gunslinger is one ofLost Ark’s best character classes, coming right at the top ofour tier list, and is a strong contender for the best PvE DPS class in the game. Gunslingers wield three guns, and with their boosted crit rates and extremely high movement speeds, they’re one of the nimblest classes in the game....

Nvidia upscaling is sharper, and here’s the extremely zoomed-in screenshots to prove it This PC-specific patch also claims to squish some nasty bugs, including the causes of various crashes and one that created doubles of dead bodies in co-op mode. Grim! You should be able to rebind your main mouse buttons now as well, though support for extra mouse inputs (like thumb buttons) is still in the works. But enough about trivial stuff like making the game actually work, how does DLSS look now?...

Devs have “made sure the necessary security measures are in place” The serious security hole affecting PvP in the wholeDark Soulsseries on PC should not be a problem withElden Ring, Bandai Namco have announced. In January, theytook all Dark Souls PvP servers offlinefollowing the publicisation of an remote code execution exploit which let wrong’uns run commands on other players' computers. Some feared this hole might be present in Elden Ring too....

Throw me the egg! Inspired by how much Matthew made me laugh with his withering assessment of the MacGuffin in the film Red Notice being an egg, this week the Electronic Wireless Showpodcastis all MacGuffin, all the time. We discuss some of our favourite examples of the plote device in question to be found in video games, which of course leads to some interesting discussions about what even is a MacGuffin....

Devs refuse to compromise “the values we live by” The Sims 4’s My Wedding Stories game pack will launch next week, introducing the “romantic world” of Tartosa and a suite of new wedding-themed items and events to the storytelling toybox. Today, EA Maxis announced that the pack would not be released in Russia, however, where homophobic laws would have required developers to compromise “the values we live by.” As part of the announcement, EA introduced Dominique and Camille, two sims featured in the new expansion....

Check out the first trailer for A Highland Story The studio behind80 DaysandHeaven’s Vaulttoday announcedA Highland Song, a game they’re calling “a narrative adventure with rhythm and survival elements” set across the Scottish Highlands. That is an interesting combination of things. See for yourself in the first trailer, below. A Highland Story stars Moira McKinnon, a teenager who lives with her mum deep in the Highlands and has never seen the sea....

Discover how to make a guild in Lost Ark Want to know how to make a guild in Lost Ark?While you can enjoyLost Arkas a solo player, no MMO is complete without a guild system. In Lost Ark, the guild system allows you to team up with friends on your server to complete quests, earn guild XP, and purchase rare materials and items in the guild shop. Below, we’ll explain everything you need to know about Lost Ark guilds, including how to make a guild, how to leave a guild, how many players can join a Lost Ark guild, and a breakdown of weekly guild quests....

Great on chips Salt And Sacrificeis a 2D sidescroller about battering through a gothic, interconnected world full of cursed, formidable monsters. It’s Dark Soulsy, from its skill system to its co-op summons to your custom character being some sort of indebted criminal. It also now has a release date: May 10th, according to a new trailer below. As well as being able to summon pals to help, S&S also has PvP in which you can invade other player’s games and hunt them down....

Coming to Steam in April As Square Enix continue to mine middled-aged people’s nostalgic memories of long free days sat in front of a PlayStation, they’ve announced another much-anticipated remaster: Chrono Cross. Originally released in 1999, the JRPG is coming to PC (and some consoles) asChrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Editionwith new updated 3D character models, some new 2D art, a “refined” soundtrack, and other tweaky bits. It looks better than many of the garbage PC ports they were releasing a few years ago....