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If you don’t like anime, I have bad news Over the last few weeks I’ve spent a number of hours withHonkai: Star Rail’s closed beta, and it certainly seems that MiHoYo’s upcoming free-to-play RPG is hoping to capture a similar audience toGenshin Impact. Star Rail’s turn-based battles and JRPG leanings might be a bit of a departure from Genshin’s open-world adventuring, but it’s definitely, 100%, without a doubt, anime as heck....

The GTX 1070, GTX 1060 and others won’t maintain 30fps I know we’ve beenbleatingonaboutPCsystem requirementslately, but the spec demands ofKerbal Space Program 2also demand a special, visibly uncomfortable mention. This game, fresh into early access and the sequel to one that needed a mere 512GB of VRAM, lists the formidableRTX 3080among its recommended hardware. That’s a£600-plusgraphics card, and for the bare minimum of Low quality at 1080p? That’ll be either a GTX 1070 Ti or a Radeon RX 5600 XT....

The Paradox Announcement show airs on March 6th Publisher Paradox Interactive are preparing to announce three new games and four expansions at their Paradox Announcement Show airing next week - an announcement of an announcement if you like. The Paradox Announcement show will go live at 6pm CET/ 5pm GMT/ 9am PT on March 6th and you can catch the show on Paradox’s officialYouTubeandTwitchchannels. The show’s contents are a mystery, but Paradox did name the three developers who are bringing new reveals....

These guys in robots I’m still not entirely sure if I’m playingPhantom Brigaderight. According to its internal clock, battles usually take less than a minute. That time is divided into five-second chunks during which you’re shown what the enemy will do, and must use that to coordinate your own mechs, placing their orders on a visible timeline. You finish your turn by hitting a button that makes everyone go at once for a few explosive moments....

Build robo-puppies when Plasma hits early access March 30th Everyone loves a robot companion, fromHalf-Life’s Dog to the plethora of Star Wars droids that are so cute they generate millions in merchandising. That’s why I’m intrigued byPlasma, a spacey physics-driven engineering game that lets players build a variety of robot friendos, useful machines, and generally wild contraptions. Plasma comes from Patrick Corrieri and Marco Bancale, who have previously worked on thePoly Bridgeseries and the tenseKingdomgames....

Severed legs, Blackreef and headless horse riders I’m a sucker for well-hidden video game easter eggs, fromPsychonauts 2’sstrange mpreg cutsceneto the ability toplay as a babyinMount & Blade 2, they’re all great they’re great. But it’s all too easy to walk past easter eggs without knowing they were even there. I’ve probably waved off multiple fun secrets, mistaking them for lore I didn’t understand or a questline I haven’t gotten to....

Plus some other QoL additions Survival sequelSons Of The Forestis doing extremely well, selling 2 million copies in 24 hours. There have been a handful of gripes from players, though, and one of them just got resolved in the latest hotfix. You can now add hotkeys to weapons in your inventory. “Added hotkey system for keyboard/mouse. Assign hotkeys in inventory by pressing numerical keys 0 through 9 on hovered items in inventory,” says theSteam announcement....

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for Feb 28? Read our hint or find the answer below! The worst thing to do now would be to dwell on that horrifying bit of perspective, so the best idea is to very quickly distract yourself with today’s Wordle. If it’s proving a bit too difficult — whether due to lingering existential angst or just the usual reasons (maybe they’re one and the same?) — then we’ve put together a trio of Wordle hints just below to help you out....

Does it rock, is it rocky, or is it plain rockay? I spent some time withCrime Boss: Rockay City, the upcoming Payday-esque heist FPS that sees you tackle crime and murder in either singleplayer or co-op, all with nostalgia hits from characters played by Michael Madsen and Vanilla Ice. What’s happened here is: I’ve come away with thoughts, but they’re thoughts on one of three modes that’s the least useful one to have thoughts on....

The first new season in 10 months Halo Infinitehas been in an extended slump since its second season began 10-months ago, but 343 Industries are hoping to turn things around when Season 3: Echoes Within starts next week on March 7th. Echoes Within is undeniably the biggest update to Infinite since launch, as it’s adding new maps, weapons and equipment, and expanding the multiplayer’s narrative - which has been a series of perpetual teases so far....

Dioramic JRPG Fantasian could get a PC port Speaking of Fantasian, Sakaguchi said, “We have received many requests to release the game on PC too, and there have also been requests for a sequel,” before adding, “so we would like to continue working as hard as possible to meet their expectations.” It’s not clear if he was referring to sequel requests or a PC port, but I’d be happy with either....

Plus - what’s the best cut-price NVMe SSD in the UK right now? Buying American imports on Amazon UK is one of the best ways to get a steep discount without resorting to lesser-known sellers, and occasionally you find a deal that is streets ahead of the nearest comparable price in Blighty. That’s the case with this deal, where you can pick up Lexar’s NS100 SATA SSD in a beautiful 1TB capacity for just £46....

The best value eight-core Ryzen CPU is heavily discounted in the UK. With the newRyzen 7000X3D processors arriving today, it’s perhaps not surprising to see last-gen models reaching new price lows. That’s the case for the Ryzen 5700X, one of the fastest eight-core Ryzen CPUs ever made (behind the 7700X, 5800X and 5800X3D) and now firmly a member of the sub-£200 club. In fact, this processor is down to £177 at Amazon UK at present, meaning it’s rapidly approaching half of its £329 UK RRP....