No longer a “living, breathing world” Grand Theft Auto3 is to theopen world gamewhat 1993’s Doom is to the first-person shooter. The difference is that Doom is still worth playing today and Grand Theft Auto 3 is not - and neither is its better loved sequel,Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. This isn’t what I expected to discover when I returned to Rockstar’s most beloved setting last month. I’ve played every Grand Theft Auto game, several for hundreds of hours, but Vice City is the only one with a story I was compelled to complete....

PlanetLeonidaMan gives me hope for GTA 6’s in-game social media network Doom scrolling social media looks to have replaced the age-old pasttime of watching TV inGTA 6, which has prompted feelings of alternating despair and increasing irrelevance in me this morning. I barely understand how TikTok works in real-life, let alone a video game pastiche of it, and oh god, how did I get so old and craggy? I’m just here for thenice-looking flamingos, Rockstar, not a 24/7 twerk stream I can access from the palm of my hand....

The GTA 6 trailer is finally here. Check out what Rockstar Games has been creating in this debut look atGrand Theft Auto 6, confirmed to be releasing for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S – let’s assume a PC version is coming later on. Grand Theft Auto 6 PS5,Xbox Series X/S Rock Paper Shotgun is better when you sign in Sign in and join us on our journey to discover strange and compelling PC games....

The RPS Treehouse weigh in on Rockstar’s new trailer The first trailer forGTA 6might have gone liveahead of schedulejust as most of us in the RPS Treehouse were tucking down for bed last night, but it has, to no one’s surprise at all, captivated the internet at large regardless. Now that we’ve had some time to digest and absorb it properly (and not with the words “BUY BTC” plastered across it), we’ve gathered some of our initial thoughts about the trailer below....

The best ever price we’ve seen for Microsoft’s Xbox Series era controller. The Xbox Wireless Controller is my top recommendation when it comes to to thebest PC gamepadsover at Eurogamer, so I hope you don’t mind me mentioning you can now pick up Microsoft’s latest Xbox Series-era controller for just $35 instead of the usual $60 in the US. To get this incredibly low price, you need to use the codeMXBOXWHin your shopping cart at Lenovo’s US online store....

Trying out Modern Warfare 3 Zombies for the first time? Use these 10 essential tips and tricks Looking for Modern Warfare 3 Zombies mode tips and tricks?Zombies is back, bringing with it a fresh take on a classic mode beloved by Call Of Duty fans. Until now, previous iterations of Zombies mode (or MWZ) featured a round-based system, with players fending off against hordes of undead. WithCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Zombies steps away from rounds, dives into experimentation, and tries something entirely new....

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #177 This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 12th December! Want a hint for Connections today?Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle gameWordle, the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now. It’s calledConnections, and if you haven’t played it before, now’s the time to start....

Take-Two and Rockstar announce new open worlder for PS5 and Xbox Series S/X only Yes indeed, there’s no mention of PC in thepress release, nor have Rockstar or Take-Two confirmed the development of a PC version directly with RPS. At the time of writing, GTA 6 is only coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Historians of FOMO might recall thatGTA 5released on PC around 18 months after hitting Xbox 360 and PS3, while GTA 4 took about eight months to make the leap....

It went so well last time A new update forThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimSpecial Edition has introduced “Creations”, a method through which community modders can sign up to the “Bethesda Game Studios Verified Creator Program” and then sell their work through the platform to receive royalties. Skyrim Special Edition already had a “Creations” menu through which players could accessCreation Clubitems. These were DLC by any other name, bought using credits which in turn cost real money....

Good discounts for non-VR players, too Hitman 3at 60% off.No Man’s Skyat 50% off. Tetris Effect: Connected at 50% off. These are great games whether you play them in VR or not, so even if you don’t own a headset you might want to check out Steam’s VR Fest, which is live now until December 11th. Like all Steam’s fests, this one offersdiscounts and demos on a themed collection of games....

Flamingo schmingos Spare a thought for any game attempting to compete withGTA 6today. It can’t be easy when big hitters like that inevitably suck all the air out the room, but bless the folks at Hollow Ponds for poking their heads above the 4K flamingo parapet anyway by releasing a lovely new demo for their upcoming critter collect ‘em upFlocktoday. I’ve just been giving it a go over lunch, and it is truly a very relaxing way to decompress after a morning of poring over GTA gubbins....

The Samsung Pro Plus 512GB is the ultimate Christmas upgrade for Steam Deck, Switch, ROG Ally and more. Samsung’s Pro Plus Micro SD card isour top memory card recommendation for PC gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Legion Go, and today you can pick up the 512GB version for just $29 at Best Buy. That’s a pretty steep reduction from its previous price of $48 and even beats the best Black Friday price we saw this year of $31....

It’s all in the cards A big hand, please, forThe Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood! Edwin: There are many things I love about The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, not least its charismatically illustrated and written queer cast. But if I had to boil it down to a single strength, it’s that this is a game in which you complete the story by assembling your own storytelling instrument. It’s a game in which you collaborate with the developer to build your own sets of richly open-ended symbols - symbols you can use like a set of skeleton keys, to intervene with various characters and shape the wider universe....