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A pricing error in some regions has been corrected, so you can buy the game cheaper now With cancelled pre-order comes small discount. Isn’t that the motto of Spider-Man? Well, it’s close enough under the circumstances. Steam have recommended scrapping your pre-order of upcoming webslingathonMarvel’s Spider-Man Remasteredbecause the game was priced too high in some territories. The price drop only applies in a few regions, but means that anyone who pre-ordered the game there might want to cancel theirs and buy it again....

League Of Legends’ Kraken Priestess is the latest champion fighter revealed Riot Games have been quiet so far this year on their in-the-worksProject L, a 2.5D fighting game set in theLeague Of Legendsuniverse. Not so much now though, as the game’s senior director Tom Cannon has revealed that Project L will be free-to-play. You can also catch a glimpse of the newly announced hero Illaoi in the video below. “When it comes to monetization, we promise to be respectful of both your time and your wallet,” Cannon said, after confirming that Project L would be free-to-play....

Those players want a tutorial The first developer update video of The Last Starship focused on combat, which Ithought looked pretty swish. The second developer update video for Introversion’s space-everything game says, hey, this game isn’t about combat, and talks about user-made ships, mining vessels and, in an additional video, early player opinions of the playtest. Here’s the update video: The Last Starship let in a small tranche of players to do some testing via Steam last month, and the result is a lot of people building and sharing their ship designs....

A critically-acclaimed gaming laptop w/ a 12th-gen Core i7 and 2560x1600 165Hz screen. We spotted a rare discount on Lenovo’s brand new Legion 5i Pro 16 laptop, and it’s a high-end model with a 12th-gen Core i7 processor, RTX 3070 Ti graphics card and a stunning 16-in 2560x1600 165Hz display. Normally this laptop retails for £1500, but thanks to an Ebay code (AUG15) you can take £60 off. This isn’t a massive discount, but it’s a notable price reduction for a laptop that is literally brand new with the latest-gen tech inside....

20-somethings feeling ways about stuff We Are OFK, a narrative game about an indie-pop band, will launch its first two episodes on August 18th. The following three episodes will then release weekly on August 25th, September 1st and September 8th. There’s a new trailer below and it looks gorgeous. We Are OFK follows the four 20-something members of virtual band OFK as they “attempt to break into the music business, fall in and out of love, and figure out how to pay rent and make art in Los Angeles....

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word In this guide, we’ll provide you with a handful of clues to point you in the direction of today’s Wordle answer if you need some help. Or, if you’re looking for the answer (or its definition), scroll down below the video into spoiler territory to see today’s solution in full. Wrong day? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th Decemberinstead!...

Skull Town has risen from the dead, plus lots of important weapon updates Apex Legends: Hunted is shaping up to be one of the most substantial updates to Respawn’s beloved battle royale in recent times. The Season 14 update will drop in just over a week’s time, and as well as the customary new Legend - youthful sharpshooter Vantage - we’ll also be seeing lots of weapon updates, and some important changes to Apex’s oldest map, Kings Canyon....

To hire, or not to hire, that is the question Disco Elysium’s developers ZA/UM are looking for artists to work on their next game, which sounds very much like it could be heading to the stars. Whatever the project is, ZA/UM’s reference to Shakespeare’s play Hamlet in the job listing certainly suggests they’ll stick with the keen intellect of their last RPG. If you’re not familiar with Disco Elysium’s blend of ideology and role-playing then watch Astrid’s (RPS in Peace) video below....

This puzzler out of space is a New Game Plus mode of sorts Hack’n’slash indie puzzle gameGrindstonehas seen its biggest free update so far this year with the release of the faintly Lovecraftian new Cosmic Darkside scenario. The update adds fresh enemies, a cosmic-horror-themed map, and remixes some of Grindstone’s early levels. Watch the trailer below and try not to become infected by otherworldly monstrosities. Cosmic Darkside is effectively a New Game Plus mode for Grindstone’s already jam-packed campaign....

Weird flex, but okay Microsoft have justified their $68.7 billion ($56 billion) purchase ofCall Of Dutypublisher Activision Blizzard by telling regulators that the company doesn’t produce “must have” games. If that’s making you ask why they’d stump up more than any other tech buyout in history for the privilege of owning a company that doesn’t have any killer apps in its stables, then you can line up right behind me, bosmang....

Plus free games and DLC. RTX 3080 graphics cards are continuing their inevitable price decline, as at least one new next-gen GPU is rumoured to be announced within the next few months. That means it’s a good time to pick up current-gen models at a discount while availability is good - and this RTX 3080 12GB model is the cheapest we’ve ever seen it. Right now, you can pick up this Gainward Phantom RTX 3080 12GB for £724 when you use codeAFF25at the checkout at CCL....

Admiring more upcoming indie games Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye was caught by VR mecha violence, Dark Messiah-grade kicking and trap tomfoolery, and some Highland scenery from former RPS news gremlin Nat Clayton. Our former Screenshot Saturday Sunday writer Nat (who inherited the column from Jay Castello) recently escaped games blogging to become a level designer onA Highland Song(comingto Steam), the next game from80 DaysandHeaven’s Vaultstudio Inkle....

Here be dragons Four legs? Check. Adorable? Yup. Winged and purple? Wait, that’s not a cat. It’s only Spyro the dragon, modded into Bluetwelve’s hit indie miaow ‘em upStray. Quite a decent fit too, Spyro me ol’ chum. It’s a bit like if Toys For Bob decided to give the plucky young drake his own version ofSonic Frontiers. The Spyro mod joins the ever-growing pile of interesting alterations players are creating for Stray, such aslocal co-op multiplayer, along with adding intheir own cats, dogs, CJ from San Andreas (hi CJ) and Garfield....