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All aboard the hype train We’ve all been busy here at RPS picking out our favourite demos in this spring’sSteam Next Fest. Looking at boththe popular upcoming demo list and the most wishlisted list, survival crafting gameVoidtrainsits comfortably in second place on both. I decided to download the demo and see what the fuss was about, andwow, is Voidtrain completely wild. I’m a big fan of games that let me control giant, mechanical contraptions....

Stuck on the Wordle word for Feb 9? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?It’s something of a special day today: we’re playingWordle#600! While that might not equate to any sort of significant anniversary according to the calendar, you can’t look at that nice round number and tell me it doesn’t feel like a milestone. Special day or not, there’s no guarantee that you’re going to have an easy time with today’s Wordle, which — while fairly kind — contains a few potential pitfalls....

A great price for a TLC PCIe 3.0 drive with DRAM cache. Unlike most other budget SSDs, the SX8200 Pro distinguishes itself with the use of more expensive TLC flash memory and the inclusion of a DRAM cache, two elements that are often sacrificed to hit lower prices per gigabyte. That means sustained performance is significantly better, making the drive more appropriate for content creation or other intensive workloads. Otherwise, the SX8200 Pro is quite a standard PCIe 4....

The CMA have provisionally concluded the deal “could harm UK gamers” The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have released theirprovisional findingson Microsoft’s proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition, laying out their concerns with the $69 billion deal. The CMA say the buyout “could result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for UK gamers.” Since these concerns are provisional, both parties will have a chance to respond before the CMA makes its final decision on April 26th....

Here’s what each of the revamped Legend class perks do Apex Legendsis going to look a little different in a week’s time. Respawn have broken the mould a little bit withApex LegendsRevelry and the game’s four year anniversary - instead of adding a new Legend as usual, they’ve spent their time elsewhere to bring a host of Legend meta and weapon meta changes, alongside the new Team Deathmatch game mode and improving player onboarding thatwe reported on earlier in the week....

Cities Skyline and Shadow Warrior 3 round out February Another month, another fresh batch of Game Pass goodies. February’s PC Game Pass additions have plenty of variety and should appeal to fans of the following subjects: American ‘football’, the Dark Ages, stabbing Japanese demons, and shooting Soviet robots. February’s Game Pass picks kick off tomorrow with the online action-RPG SD Gundam Battle Alliance, and EA’sMadden NFL 23- whichcorrupteda number of players’ saves last month....

Come watch Wood & Weather’s lovely trailer Childhood delusions of godhood will come to life withWood & Weather, an upcoming sandbox god game about manipulating weather as you oversee a small wooden toy town occupied by Notplaymobil figures. Someone wants coffee? Fetch them a coffee. Oh it’s too hot for coffee? Turn on the rain. Oh, and after all you do, they throw the empty cup on the floor? Great, thanks, lovely, pick it up and bin it for them....

Befriend garden gnomes and avoid the pigman Bramble: The Mountain Kingis an upcoming adventure that mixes a charming fairytale world with twisted monsters inspired by Nordic folklore. Expect cute garden gnomes and sleeping giants, alongside all manner of horned beasties and nasties when it releases on PC and consoles April 27th. Bramble: The Mountain King follows a boy called Olle on his journey to save his sister from the ominous, titular Bramble, and the new trailer teases some of the horrors we can expect in April....

All aboard for the latest news on HoYoverse’s upcoming tactical RPG We’re keeping a close eye onHonkai: Star Rail’s development, so if you’re keen to know all the details of the next closed beta, or want information about gameplay or the story, you’re in the right place. Read on below for everything we know about Honkai: Star Rail! Honkai: Star Rail release date The third and final closed beta for the game took place between February 10th and March 24th....

Here’s the fastest way to make a Nether Portal in Minecraft How do you make a Nether Portal in Minecraft?Whether you’re a new player just starting to learn the intricacies of interdimensional travel inMinecraft, or you’re a seasoned speedrunner looking for the fastest possible way to reach the Nether, you’ve come to the right place. To reach the Nether in Minecraft, you first need to build a Nether Portal. These Portals can sometimes be found partially built in the world already, but it’s always a good idea to know exactly how to build a Portal when the time comes to venture into the dangerous hell-like dimension in search ofMinecraft Potioningredients, or the ultra-strongNetheritematerial used to forge the best tools and equipment in the game....

Demos, demos, and more demos. Wow, is it episode three of RPS’ indiepodcastIndiescovery already? How time flies! In this episode, theIndiescoverysquad reccomend a handful of awesome demos from this spring’sSteam Next Festfor our lovely listeners to check out - six demos to be exact! We recorded this episode on a Friday instead of our usual Wednesdays so, yeah, major end-of-week vibes in this one. Have a listen below! You can also listen and subscribe via your podcast provider of choice!...

A potent mix Bullet hell shooters have never been one of my fortes in games. There is certainly something magical about watching masters of the genre weave effortlessly in and out of flying orbs in the likes of Gradius, R-Type andIkaruga, but whenever I attempt to step up to the gamepad myself, my movements have always proven too flighty, too seized by panic, to make much headway with them. EnterThe Knight Witch, which takes the thrill of the bullet hell shooter and wraps it up in a lovely Metroid-like-shaped package my brain can actually understand....

Urbo is a soothing, sliding settlement game There’s only one level type available in Urbo’s Next Fest demo at the moment - a very mellow desert stage - but from the looks of its Steam page, there will be other biomes available, including grassy river cliffs, when it launches sometime between April and June later this year. The level is split between three different rocky stacks of increasing tile size, and you’ll only move on to the next one once you’ve run out of room on the one you’re working on....