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Episode One is out now Documentaries chronicling game development are great. With so much marketing fluff surrounding games, it can be nice to hear directly from the devs about their inspirations, struggles, and creative intentions. Hearing them chat candidly, making jokes and getting excited, is a good reminder that real-life people are at the heart of every game - what a crazy concept. Luckily, these types of documentaries seem to be increasingly common, evidenced by theYakuza(or Like A Dragon) docuseries that just debuted onYouTube....

When can you start playing Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest aims to expand on its predecessor’s survival formula in almost every way, with a revamped building system, a much larger map, a new story, new enemies, and some very impressive AI built into both friend and foe alike. It’s the most wishlisted game on Steam at time of writing, and it’s easy to see why people are excited....

Close encounters of the first kind Paradox’s grand spacefaring strategyStellarisis getting its fifth story pack First Contact on March 14th, following on from the previously released Leviathans, Synthetic Dawn, Distant Stars, and Ancient Relics. Story packs are mid-sized expansions that flesh out Stellaris’s universe and this time First Contact is focusing on pre-FTL civilisations, taking a step back from the stars. The expansion wasofficially revealedback in January after a series of SteamDB leaks outed the project....

Securing the bag Roguelike dungeon crawlerBackpack Herohas been inearly accessfor under a year, and it’s now getting a full 1.0 launch on PC and consoles in May. Backpack Hero has been successful for its three-person dev team and stood apart from other roguelikes with its Tetris-inspired inventory management. You see, success in Backpack Hero is determined by how you organise your bag rather than what you’re actually carrying, as you shuffle items around a grid to create synergies and mod your playstyle....

Fly me to the moon moth Even after a decade marked by the abandonware crowd being proven right, there are old games that remain lost between the cracks of digital distribution. Instead of waxing lyrical about that though, I’m here today with good news: Myfavouriteopen world 3D spaceflight/trading simHardwaris back. It’s been back for over a year, in fact, viaZoom Platform, who’ve just made the interesting choice to publish it on Steam too,promisingthat their own store will remain resolutely DRM-free, and that this aims “to help fund additional signings and improvements for our DRM-Free preservation efforts”....

A good deal on AMD’s best value 1440p GPU. Another day, another drop on AMD graphics cards. This time is special though, as it’s one of the best value points on the current Team Red GPU hierarchy, the RX 6700 XT, and it’s also a top-rated Asus Dual design. It was previously retailing for around £400, but now it’s dropped at Amazon to £372.54, a very reasonable price for this level of performance....

Old_Man_Gaming Asks RPS To kick us off, our first question comes courtesy of Old_Man_Gaming, who asked:“What was the first game that really grabbed you and dominated your life?” Come and find out which games had us trapped in the throes of childhood mania below, and why not tell us about your own gaming obsessions in the comments? You might just find a surprise kindred spirit. Alice0:Quakewas the main game I played for a good two years....

Stuck on the Wordle word for Feb 22? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Wordleis a game beloved by so many, but sometimes love is hard, and so on occasions is Wordle. If today’s puzzle has you frowning more than smiling, don’t worry: we’ve all been there. If you’re after a little bit of help with today’s puzzle, just below we’ve put together a few hints to get you thinking along the right lines....

Will it be Lego? Forza Horizon 5is getting a new expansion, and it will be revealed this Thursday, February 23rd, during a livestream. It’ll be the first expansion since last year’s Hot Wheels extravaganza. “The next big thing from the Horizon Festival in Mexico is ready to be revealed! Tune in this Thursday for ALL the details,” theForza Horizon account tweeted. The stream will take placeon Forza’s Twitch channelat 9am PT/5pm GMT on February 23rd....

From wastelands to waste composts Terra Nilis a reverse city-builder where you work to rejuvenate natural ecosystems by planting greenery, purifying water supplies, and reintroducing wildlife - rather than building an industrial empire. Terra Nil has released a few demos over the last year, takingSteam by stormand impressing players with its ecological twist on the genre. All those demogoers should be pleased to hear that Terra Nil is finally launching onto PC and mobile (through Netflix) on March 28th....

Cheap crimes TheSteam Mystery Festis well underway, discounting countless games about detectives, murder mysteries, or generally strange occurrences. Lots of heavy hitters have big sales likeReturn Of The Obra DinnandPentiment, but as always, you’ll need to do quite a bit of scrolling to find the hidden gems. The sales last until February 27th, so you have a week to grab some cheap games, and if you’re struggling with recommendations, here are some good’uns....

Crafty tower defence I often think aboutInfested Planet, a nearly 10-year-old topdown tactical shooter about holding off hordes of alien critters with turrets and careful expansion. I thought of it again while watching the trailer forLumencraft, which seems to marry all of the above to a fully destructible world and lots more resource gathering. It’ll leave early access on February 28th. Here’s the release date trailer: Lumencraft has been in early access since April last year, and it’s got 579 reviews and a ‘very positive’ ratingon Steamat the time of writing, which bodes well....

A 10-year pledge to pretend they’re not building a monopoly A hearing took place at the European Commission in Brussels today related to Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Afterwards, Microsoft held a press conference and announced that they’ve signed a deal to bring all Xbox PC games to Nvidia’s cloud service GeForce Now. The deal includes Call Of Duty, if Microsoft come to own it. “We have signed a 10 year agreement with NVIDIA that will allow GeForce NOW players to stream Xbox PC games as well as Activision Blizzard PC titles, including COD, following the acquisition,“tweeted head of Xbox Phil Spencer....