This 45-inch Lenovo Legion gaming monitor is down to £699 at Very

A dual 1440p 165Hz display. Today’s my last day writing deals at RPS! That’s a shame, but I have still have two to four articles to share with you, and I’m going to start with this ultrawide monitor from Lenovo, the Legion R45W-30. This is a huge 45-incher, offering what is essentially two 1440p 165Hz screens side-by-side. It normally retails for £799, but today Very are offering it for £100 off - £699....

February 29, 2024 · 2 min · 333 words · Cory Rodriguez

This budget Mini ITX tower case is down to £70 at Overclockers UK

The Kolink Rocket Complex also has a brilliant name. Here’s a heck of a deal on a high-end Mini ITX case perfect for small form factor systems. This is the Kolink Rocket Complex, a whimsically-named case with a beautiful metal design and a tower-style (rocket-like?) taller-than-wide form factor. It originally retailed for £155, but now you can get it from Overclockers UK for just £70. The advantage of this form factor is that the case takes up absolutely minimal desk space at just 215x213x449mm, yet still includes enough space for high-end PC hardware with plenty of ventilation for cooling....

February 29, 2024 · 2 min · 234 words · Jill Dillon

This Keychron mechanical keyboard is a genuine steal at $30

Plus: Thanks and good-bye from your friendly neighbourhood deals writer. It feels pretty appropriate that my last deal post for RPS is for my favourite PC peripheral: the humble mechanical keyboard. This mechanical keyboard is more humble than its peers too, with a $30 asking price that is absolutely exceptional for a name-brand keyboard that gets rave reviews: the Keychron C3 Pro. For the money, this is a stunningly well-equipped keyboard, with a pleasant and surprisingly mature black and red colour scheme, gasket-mounted mechanical switches of the red variety (for soft and linear mechanical action), and QMK/VIA support for reprogramming....

February 29, 2024 · 2 min · 397 words · Sarah Simmons

Tomb Raider Remastered devs apologise for releasing an unfinished version on Epic Games Store

Croft vs cruft The creators ofTomb Raider I-III Remasteredhave apologised to players for releasing an unfinished version of the game on the Epic Games Store, following a series of unflattering comparisons between versions on ye olde social media. “We currently are working on the first update, which we anticipate will launch in the next few weeks,” readsa Steam post. “We appreciate your patience as we want to ensure that the quality is meeting the needs and expectations of our community....

February 29, 2024 · 2 min · 221 words · Andrew Fox

Wordle hints and answer (#985): How to solve the Thursday February 29 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for February 29? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Wordleis an addicting but challenging test of word acumen. Luckily, you’re in the right place for some assistance. Every day, Wordle presents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

February 29, 2024 · 6 min · 1214 words · Christine Scott

After seven years, Spelunky creator's retro compilation UFO 50 will release in the second half of 2024

For real this time It’s been ahot minutesince we last wrote aboutUFO 50, the 50-games-in-1 8-bit retro collection from the makers ofSpelunky,Downwelland friends. It’s been MIA for several years now (and no wonder, given these are 50 full-sized games being made by several different, and likely very busy, developers), but at long last, Spelunky creator Derek Yu has posted anupdateon Steam saying the project is finally nearing completion. “We should have a complete game in a few months but are planning for a release in the second half of the year to give us time to do more testing and then marketing,” he said....

February 28, 2024 · 2 min · 367 words · Barbara Fry

Against The Storm's latest update arrives next week, adds fancy trends window and blight post upgrades

The devs have been beavering away Against The Stormis a roguelite city builder that features lizardsandbeavers, as they attempt to survive in a universe where it doesn’t stop raining. Wegave it a Bestest Best badgewhen it launched into 1.0, and since then the developerspromised more major updates. Patch 1.2 is the latest of the bunch, and when it arrives next week it’s bringing with it a “consumption/production” window, upgrades to the Blight Post, and lots of balance changes....

February 28, 2024 · 2 min · 310 words · Michael Taylor

Elden Ring area order: All Elden Ring areas by level

Use our Elden Ring level map to take on The Lands Between What is the ideal Elden Ring area order?Many would say that this is a pointless question -Elden Ringis very much anopen-world game, after all, and the point is to go where you like and do things in the order you prefer. But what if you’re truly not sure where to go next, and don’t want to spend hours dying on repeat before realising that an area is too challenging for now?...

February 28, 2024 · 12 min · 2407 words · Samantha Phelps

Epic Games reportedly hit by 189GB hack, including login and payment info

But Epic say there’s “currently zero evidence” that claims are true Epic Games are investigating a claim that the Fortnite publishers have suffered a massive ransomware attack, with almost 200GB of data reportedly stolen including emails, passwords, full names, payment information, source code and more besides. The report comes fromCyber Daily, who also broke the news oflast year’s confirmed hack attack on Insomniac Games. The site claims that new ransomware group Mogilevich are the culprits, as per the screencap of a darkweb posting above, and that the hackers are now trying to get Epic or another party to pay up for the return of the data, with a deadline of 4th March....

February 28, 2024 · 2 min · 265 words · Brian Carter

Last Epoch lays out plans for a big patch this week and new end-game content later

The action-RPG is one of the most-played games on Steam right now Having launched out of almost five years of early access last week and quickly become one of Steam’s current most-played games, fantasy action-RPGLast Epochhas laid out initial plans for post-1.0. Expect bug fixes and quality-of-live improvements soon, then new challenging fights later. The developers, Eleventh Hour Games say they’re “going to have a heavy emphasis on expanding end-game content”....

February 28, 2024 · 2 min · 410 words · David Jackson

Last Epoch: Best Rogue builds and skills

Learn the best builds and skills for the Rogue class in Last Epoch Wondering what the best Rogue builds and skills are in Last Epoch?The Rogue class inLast Epochis well practiced at the traditional roguish art of slicing and dicing everything in close proximity with a dagger and bow. There’s more, though! If you also like setting traps, tossing smoke bombs like a shinobi, or even charging into combat alongside your trusty falcon, the Rogue can do all that as well....

February 28, 2024 · 9 min · 1831 words · Elizabeth Rodriguez

Life is Strange and The Expanse devs lay off 20% of studio in second wave of job losses in under a year

Deck Nine blame “the game industry’s worsening market conditions” The developers behind theLife is Strangeremaster, spin-offsBefore the StormandTrue Colors, andThe Expanse: A Telltale Series, Deck Nine, have laid off 20% of the studio’s staff due to “the game industry’s worsening market conditions”. The latest job losses are the second wave of layoffs at the company in the last 12 months. Deck Nine’s layoffs saw a fifth of the studio lose their jobs yesterday, according to a statementposted to Xthat blamed “worsening market conditions” for the “difficult decision”....

February 28, 2024 · 2 min · 223 words · John Daniels

Monster Train devs’ turn-based co-op roguelike Inkbound exits early access into 1.0 this April

Bringing a new questline, final boss and quality-of-life updates Almost a year after it launched into early access,Inkboundwill release its full 1.0 offering this April. The cooperative mixture oftight turn-based combatand roguelike progression from the folks behindSlay the Spire-rivallingdeckbuilderMonster Trainwill mark its full release with a new questline and final boss for its story, as well as a bunch of other additions and improvements. You won’t necessarily be doing that alone, with Inkbound allowing up to three others players to join you on your adventures....

February 28, 2024 · 2 min · 351 words · Luis Baker