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1st

9:58a	syn_rps	Praise the Kiryu, Steam's latest Client Beta update will finally let you sort Like A Dragons and Yakuza into the right order
11:00a	syn_rps	I was a fool for skipping Widelands, the only game as good as The Settlers
11:21a	syn_rps	Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag voice actor claims Ubisoft threatened to sue him over remake tease
12:12p	syn_rps	In praise of one-job RPGs, the greatest antidote to FOMO
2:27p	syn_rps	Major payment firm behind Itch adult game cull say they themselves face "restrictions" from another banking firm
2:35p	syn_rps	Finishing Skyblivion is a new dev diary series about the last leg of the Oblivion remake mod's run to release
2:44p	syn_rps	After three deafening hours of its multiplayer, Battlefield 6 sure looks like a Battlefield game
4:23p	syn_rps	Battlefield 6's PC specs don't look too lofty despite all the booms, and Steam players won't need the pesky EA App
4:24p	syn_rps	Graham Smith is leaving RPS, come say goodbye
5:00p	syn_rps	Dell's impressive Back-to-School deals include big savings on XPS models and more
5:12p	syn_rps	I'm still strapped to a rolling office chair with a ticking timer in a huge scary building
7:00p	syn_rps	You can save hundreds on this Alienware Aurora R16 with an RTX 5080 in the back to school sales

2nd

1:00a	syn_rps	Save over $800 on an NVIDIA RTX 5070 PC from Lenovo, now under $1,400
7:01a	syn_rps	What are we all playing this weekend?

3rd

10:00a

syn_rps

The Sunday Papers

4th

10:21a	syn_rps	Valve point to Mastercard restrictions as the payment firm deny influencing adult game removals
12:14p	syn_rps	This week in PC Games: a new Mafia, a bustling Homeworld homage, a cosmic lighthouse and some strange jigsaws
12:21p	syn_rps	Another Skyblivion dev diary shows off the new dungeons and expanded cities Oblivion Remastered never bothered with
1:27p	syn_rps	Fatekeeper looks like a spiritual successor to Dark Messiah, but where's the kick?
2:55p	syn_rps	You can get an RTX 5070 GPU for under $550 right now at Amazon if you're a Prime member
3:05p	syn_rps	70 seconds makes all the difference under the new Marvel Rivals approach to rage-quitters
4:13p	syn_rps	2K comment on reports Bioshock 4 is in trouble: "we have a good game, but we are committed to delivering a great one"
4:18p	syn_rps	Wheel World, let me build weirder bikes
6:00p	syn_rps	This incredibly cool retro Xbox-inspired keyboard from 8BitDo is almost half price today
8:21p	syn_rps	Call of Duty QA staff secure union contract with Microsoft to stop them being treated like cannon fodder
11:15p	syn_rps	Build underwater cities out of Tetris pieces in Podvodsk, a game jam freebie from the Loop Hero developers

5th

9:21a	syn_rps	This Power Bank is an ideal Steam Deck companion, and it's just $28 at Amazon today
10:12a	syn_rps	Battlefield 6 open beta maps and modes shared, as EA write an essay about tweaks based on Labs feedback
11:51a	syn_rps	With Stop Killing Games-supported EU petition now closed, the campaign's loudest voice reckons it's "done about as well as is humanly possible"
2:08p	syn_rps	Come win the crowd in Bloodgrounds, a gladiator tactics RPG with Darkest Dungeon-style town management
2:51p	syn_rps	Unleash blunt force castration on execs when Stick It to the Stickman finally launches in early access this month
3:37p	syn_rps	Silent Hill f has a big combat focus with weapon degradation and you know what, I'm sure it'll be fine
4:00p	syn_rps	The best Steam Deck power banks
4:05p	syn_rps	Helldivers 2 patch puts a stop to the warp pack's cheekiest party trick, because "you are done, it is time to go home"
4:33p	syn_rps	Peak devs highly unamused by "microtransaction-riddled Roblox rip-off" Cliff
5:00p	syn_rps	This comically large Samsung Odyssey Neo gaming monitor just got an equally gigantic discount at Amazon

6th

9:34a	syn_rps	Battlefield 6's open beta makes enabling secure boot on your PC mandatory, because cheaters
11:41a	syn_rps	After being "wrongly banned" from Steam over sexual content rules, horror game Vile: Exhumed launches for free
1:25p	syn_rps	Please make the USA the villain in the next Call of Duty or Battlefield game
2:22p	syn_rps	League of Legends: Wild Rift exec producer says AI slop-looking anniversary video "did not hit the mark"
3:37p	syn_rps	The humans are revolting in Ashes Of The Singularity 2, the latest planet-scale RTS from Oxide Games
3:50p	syn_rps	Quartero, Dota 2’s new dealer of free hats, is a nice chap who surely won’t kill me and sell my skin
4:00p	syn_rps	Persona 5 Royal is worth the price of Humble Choice alone this month
4:31p	syn_rps	Stickbossman, I think you'll find my chainsaw has an appointment
4:59p	syn_rps	Former Dragon Age producer posts tell-all video about the messy birth of EA and BioWare's Anthem
5:00p	syn_rps	Lenovo's new Legion Pro laptop has an RTX 5070 Ti, OLED screen, and a pretty sizable $650 discount right now
6:27p	syn_rps	You can still get into this weekend's Battlefield 6 beta but you'll have to watch 30 minutes of those awful Twitch people
8:00p	syn_rps	This Lenovo gaming laptop with a 5070 is now under $1,300 with a huge back-to-school discount

7th

10:06a	syn_rps	Elden Ring Nightreign is getting an "endless mode" with special relics and "magmafied" bosses, claim dataminers
10:37a	syn_rps	With Battlefield 6 beta queues stretching around the block, a "substantial increase in server capacity" should just have helped
11:29a	syn_rps	Microsoft equipped Israel’s "indiscriminate" Palestinian surveillance operation with Azure cloud tech, claims report
11:58a	syn_rps	Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 follows Battlefield 6's lead, will also require secure boot on PC
12:32p	syn_rps	Sony are confident Marathon will release by March 2026 and that their live service transition is paying off
2:22p	syn_rps	Zangief basically gets his own game in Hades-style wrestling roguelike Realm Of Fame
2:43p	syn_rps	Promise Mascot Agency update adds Tony Hawk-level truck rail grinding I didn't know I needed, and new difficulty modes
3:31p	syn_rps	Apex Legends' latest go at a compressed battle royale forgets the journeying spirit at the genre's heart
4:18p	syn_rps	Is This Seat Taken? I hope not, because the sitting-themed logic puzzler is out now
4:39p	syn_rps	Folk Emerging is a fascinating 4X strategy game about prehistoric nomads that ends where Civilization begins
4:55p	syn_rps	The big laptop back-to-school roundup: Every hot discount that's live at Dell, HP and Lenovo

8th

9:32a	syn_rps	Microsoft have halted development on Just Cause devs' 70s co-op smuggler Contraband
11:00a	syn_rps	Rally Point: This year's low-intensity strategy game for when it's too hot is... two! Of them. Two games.
11:00a	syn_rps	Classic shooters Heretic and Hexen re-released as an "enhanced" bundle with cross-platform multiplayer and mod support
11:29a	syn_rps	I love this keyboard and mouse combo, and now they're on sale at Amazon
12:01p	syn_rps	Battlefield 6's beta been treating you to infinite loading screens? EA are on the case
2:41p	syn_rps	Jump gaps and ruin lives in 1000 Deaths, an offbeat 3D platformer about making decisions for jerks
2:48p	syn_rps	How payment networks control the definition of acceptable sex in videogames
3:18p	syn_rps	Ok is not ok, good is bad, great is the new great and BioShock 4 is coming out, as Take-Two boss stops short of claiming that up is down
4:24p	syn_rps	Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists is a surreal tactical RPG journey into mythical underworlds from Six Ages' devs

9th

7:00a

syn_rps

What are we all playing this weekend?

10th

10:00a	syn_rps	The Sunday Papers
3:00p	syn_rps	What's on your bookshelf?: Starcraft II writer and Warhammer design veteran Andy Chambers

11th

10:34a	syn_rps	This week in PC games: deep-sea roguelite raids, first-person horror cookery, and a spruced-up Dawn of War
11:01a	syn_rps	Cyberpunk 2077 gets its most effective horror mod yet: a story-driven rent system featuring landlord selfies
1:40p	syn_rps	Bithell Games are laying off most full-time staff, with the Tron: Catalyst studio "unable to secure a new larger scale project"
4:01p	syn_rps	Mafia: The Old Country review
4:36p	syn_rps	The Battlefield 6 beta’s hacking problem shows the difficulty in playing cat and mouse with cheaters
5:04p	syn_rps	Mass Effect 5 devs should "scapegoat" Veilguard and a Dragon Age trilogy remaster was pitched to EA, says ex-BioWare producer

12th

12:00a	syn_rps	This Lenovo Legion RTX 5060 desktop is under $1000 with a pair of discount codes
2:00a	syn_rps	This Logitech G PRO X Superlight 2 may have too many names, but it's discounted at Amazon
10:00a	syn_rps	Remedy are still backing FBC: Firebreak despite a slow Steam launch, confirming its next "major update" for September
10:49a	syn_rps	Peak's Mesa update lets you shimmy your sandy butt up some sandy buttes, adds tornados and dynamite
1:21p	syn_rps	This RTX 5080 GPU is down to its lowest price ever at Amazon right now
2:07p	syn_rps	I've taken my desire for a new Burnout game down to the Paradise City in wplace
4:02p	syn_rps	Itch.io's mass delisting of paid adult content has also affected safe-for-work games with yuri or lesbian themes, devs claim
4:05p	syn_rps	Monster Hunter Wilds’ PC performance patches will keep coming, if almost as slowly as the game still runs

13th

1:00a	syn_rps	Save $30 on this esports-ready keyboard, and then you'll have one less thing to blame for your performance
9:59a	syn_rps	Krafton claim former Subnautica 2 leads have "resorted to litigation to demand a payday they haven't earned"
11:34a	syn_rps	Valve explain why using PayPal for Steam purchases isn't currently an option in a whole bunch of countries
1:00p	syn_rps	Bendy 1930s-styled roguelite Into the Unwell looks for laughs within its misery
1:57p	syn_rps	Mafia: The Old Country now has a first-person driving mod that's ideal for capo cruisin', when it's not utterly terrifying
2:58p	syn_rps	Football Manager 2026 revealed, after last year's edition was left in the changing rooms

14th

1:30a	syn_rps	It's hard to get excited about Steam Deck chargers, but these GaN options are discounted at Amazon
2:45a	syn_rps	My power bank is Steam Deck overkill, but it's reduced at Amazon
8:13a	syn_rps	That's a really cool scarf, Agent 47
8:27a	syn_rps	I have spent the morning learning about a recently deceased horse thanks to Umamusume: Pretty Derby
9:38a	syn_rps	Battlefield 6's second beta weekend kicks off today, with EA making some playlist and matchmaking tweaks
10:40a	syn_rps	Peak's new Mesa update is just too damn deadly, cue three different types of tumbleweed nerf
12:37p	syn_rps	Steam briefly gets a Crap Dungeon, the devs of which are "hoping it’s not actually crap"
2:54p	syn_rps	Look, I just want to talk (about Burnout in wplace)
4:07p	syn_rps	By Azura, an Oblivion Remastered modder's dropped collectable Adoring Fan skill bobbleheads all over Cyrodiil
7:00p	syn_rps	Amazon is giving away $30 of Amazon credit when you buy this Razer headset, and we have no idea why

15th

7:01a	syn_rps	Rally Point: The wonderful vibes of Aetheris are a hint about its design goals
10:25a	syn_rps	"Multiple" future Hardspace projects are coming, as Hardspace: Shipbreaker devs Blackbird Interactive take full ownership
11:30a	syn_rps	Wuchang: Fallen Feathers bosses made unkillable in latest patch, seemingly to appease Chinese outcry
12:25p	syn_rps	Battlefield 6 beta's rush mode gets a balancing tweak with EA monitoring the situation, amid player complaints about battle bigness
3:45p	syn_rps	I know, I'll use Deep Rock Galactic to identify the mushrooms in my palm pot

16th

1:30a	syn_rps	It's still ridiculously expensive, but you can save 15% at on an RTX 5090 at Amazon
4:00a	syn_rps	Save over 30% on this ASUS Gaming Monitor at Amazon, ideal for new PC gamers
7:00a	syn_rps	What are we all playing this weekend?

17th

10:00a	syn_rps	The Sunday Papers
3:00p	syn_rps	What's on your bookshelf?: The Stanley Parable, The Beginner's Guide, and Wanderstop's Davey Wreden

18th

9:53a	syn_rps	This week in PC games: sword surfing, creature collecting and a big old bucket of Gamescom
9:56a	syn_rps	You can save over $100 on this massive and best in class 4TB SSD for your PC right now
10:06a	syn_rps	After Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' controversial patch 1.5 made key bosses immortal, here's the obligatory rollback mod
11:46a	syn_rps	Gimmicks are god in Psycutlery, a delightful free spork-driven platformer from the creator of Psycho Waluigi
11:55a	syn_rps	Why the skibidi are you adding skibidi to the Cambridge Dictionary? We think it has "staying power", answer word boffins
2:05p	syn_rps	Fly a nuclear corvette in this Cold War-era Star Trek homage from one of my favourite space game devs
2:43p	syn_rps	Nexon respond to claims they're using AI-generated Tiktok streamers to advertise The First Descendant
3:33p	syn_rps	Mafia: The Old Country will get a proper open world mode via game update "in the coming months"
4:14p	syn_rps	EA pave over Battlefield 2042's bullet casing-filled potholes with a "road to Battlefield 6"
5:00p	syn_rps	This Micro PC is smaller than a Mac Mini, and just $133 right now at Amazon

19th

9:05a	syn_rps	Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 livestream: watch all today's announcements here
9:30a	syn_rps	Steam now has "language-specific" review scores, which might make identifying certain review bombs easier
10:47a	syn_rps	Black Ops 7 release date spotted in the wilds ahead of Call of Duty's latest Gamescom blowout
2:00p	syn_rps	Houses will eat you and horseguys will help you in new Chinese action-RPG Swords Of Legends
3:00p	syn_rps	Our favorite microSD card for Steam Deck is almost half off at Amazon today
5:50p	syn_rps	Valor Mortis will see Ghostrunner's creators give Napoleonic era Europe the soulslike treatment in 2026
6:28p	syn_rps	Yep, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 comes out this November, shows off a fresh trailer
7:00p	syn_rps	Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 announced, delivers Ork screamy RTSness next year
7:32p	syn_rps	Silent Hill f gets a fresh trailer featuring more schoolgirl spooks ahead of September release
7:36p	syn_rps	Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 finally has a full release date, plus a bloody good new trailer
8:00p	syn_rps	Prime Members can save $150 on an RTX 5070 at Amazon right now
8:31p	syn_rps	Zero Parades looks to be the new name of ZA/UM's post-Disco Elysium spy cRPG, not that its reveal paraded that around
9:02p	syn_rps	Fallout season 2 radiates NEW VEGAS with a trailer heavy on stupid sexy House and a December debut date
9:14p	syn_rps	Game Science reveal Black Myth: Zhong Kui, a new action-RPG that aims to catch Wukong players "off guard"
10:14p	syn_rps	Dante's epic poem La Divina Commedia is getting turned into a videogame again

20th

9:08a	syn_rps	Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is a fugitive roguelike fleet-builder from the makers of Crying Suns
9:43a	syn_rps	Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 sticks two bloodsucker clans, including the sexy one, behind paid day-one DLC
10:41a	syn_rps	BioShock 4 studio Cloud Chamber lay off staff, as ex-Diablo lead Rod Fergusson comes aboard
11:00a	syn_rps	Love or hate Pragmata's hacking, it’s more than just a minigame
12:25p	syn_rps	Civilization 7's latest update has "hit mods harder than usual", but for a good reason
1:00p	syn_rps	Lego Voyagers' building is better when you – and a friend – are the blocks
2:33p	syn_rps	Two of my favorite Logitech keyboards are discounted at Amazon, and you can't go wrong with either
2:47p	syn_rps	On the eve of Gamescom, Microsoft workers occupy the Xbox company's campus in protest at dealings with the Israeli military
4:19p	syn_rps	Dawn of War 4 is a "modern interpretation" of Dawn of War 1 with some cool Adeptus Mechanicus, er, mechanics
4:45p	syn_rps	Microsoft lock in a release date for their ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, but no price yet because macroeconomics
5:00p	syn_rps	You can build 136 million different houses in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's new DLC, if you really must
6:00p	syn_rps	In Full Bloom isn't just about being a planet-devouring Sarlacc's babysitter, it's my brain on games showcase
7:00p	syn_rps	This Radeon RX 9070 XT is under $1,500 at Walmart right now - a $400 saving

21st

9:29a	syn_rps	The Chinese Room defend Bloodlines 2's paywalled vampire clans: "we have been expanding it from where we originally planned to land it"
10:38a	syn_rps	Daedalic reveal story-driven Star Trek: Voyager strategy game in which you can betray everything Janeway ever stood for
3:00p	syn_rps	Amazon has SSD deals coming out of its metaphorical ears today, with 1TB drives as low as $90
3:56p	syn_rps	Hollow Knight: Silksong finally gets a release date, and you've only got to wait a little bit skonger
3:57p	syn_rps	Herdling review
4:06p	syn_rps	The Dark Queen Of Mortholme review
6:36p	syn_rps	Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds are now suing their former execs for stealing docs and sharing them with the press
7:00p	syn_rps	The 'Great NVIDIA Price Gouge of 2025' could be nearing an end as Amazon starts selling 50-series GPUs for close to MSRP

22nd

8:00a	syn_rps	The first hours of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 uncloak a slick action game, but a limited RPG
1:01p	syn_rps	How purple skin and a Spanish phone number almost sank The Rogue Prince of Persia
2:07p	syn_rps	Bunnyhop elsewhere, streamers: EA are making Battlefield 6 more strategic, less run-and-gun following the beta
2:51p	syn_rps	Silksong will get DLC and "some of the plans for that stuff are kind of ambitious as well"
3:55p	syn_rps	Shovel Game combines Minecraft, Mozart and hell
5:15p	syn_rps	Reclaim some desk space with a big discount on a heavy-duty monitor mount, perfect for Ultrawide screens
5:52p	syn_rps	There's a new Platinum game hidden in the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake that's actually a remake of a rework of a Zone of the Enders 3 prototype
9:15p	syn_rps	This Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro has a scary name but a sizeable discount at Amazon

23rd

7:00a	syn_rps	What are we all playing this weekend?
5:04p	syn_rps	Hollow Knight: Silksong is faster, prettier, and harder, yet still feels like a safe sequel

24th

10:21a

syn_rps

The Sunday Papers

25th

7:12a	syn_rps	It's a bank holiday here, please talk amongst yourselves
4:46p	syn_rps	This Acer Nitro gaming monitor is still just over $100 at Amazon and we wonder if they've forgotten to update it

26th

4:30a	syn_rps	The Samsung Odyssey G5 just fell below $300, but we reckon it'll drop further
8:24a	syn_rps	This week in PC games: a MGS3 remake, new Blumhouse horror and some freshly peeled spaceships
2:53p	syn_rps	Out very soon, Helldivers 2's giant Terminid caving update is a feast of nods to Aliens and Dune, plus dragons
3:39p	syn_rps	Here's a Steam demo for Lumines Arise, the latest toe-tapping head exploder from the Tetris Effect devs
3:53p	syn_rps	Silent Hill f loves combat so much, it feels like it's fighting itself
4:50p	syn_rps	Wily FPS modders remake the original Quake from memory alone - imagine if triple-A remasters worked this way
9:16p	syn_rps	The RTX 5080 is down to its MSRP and comes with Borderlands 4, if that's what you're into
9:16p	syn_rps	Save $900 on this RTX 5090 prebuilt PC, with big savings on an RTX 5080 version too

27th

9:30a	syn_rps	Paradox are "making adjustments" to Bloodlines 2's day-one vampire clan DLC plans, following backlash
11:55a	syn_rps	Microsoft staff perform sit-in protest in company president's office over Israeli military ties
1:00p	syn_rps	No Man's Sky's Voyagers update adds in big custom ships crewed by you and your mates
2:16p	syn_rps	At a largely humourless Gamescom, train kickflipper Denshattack was a golden streak of joy
2:59p	syn_rps	Konami blame Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater crash bugs on cranky crocs
3:15p	syn_rps	Vaults are open, flames are thrown and ghouls are sick, as Doom mod Fallout: Bakersfield shows off more shootering
4:31p	syn_rps	Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign mod recreates the original Baldur's Gate's Candlekeep and prologue
4:42p	syn_rps	Somebody has turned a daft English cheese rolling festival into an even dafter free Steam game
5:00p	syn_rps	The creator of Dread Delusion is making a turn-based JRPG set in another Morrowindy fantasy world
8:32p	syn_rps	Alienware's Aurora R16 with an RTX 5070 Ti is reduced, and it comes with Battlefield 6
8:32p	syn_rps	This Anker power bank is ideal for your Steam Deck or ROG Ally, and there's 30% off at Amazon right now

28th

10:28a	syn_rps	Resident Evil: Requiem director says it has a third person mode because Resi 7 was just too good at spooks
10:48a	syn_rps	Tomb Raider developers Crystal Dynamics lay off more staff, say the series' future is "unaffected"
11:25a	syn_rps	Civilization 7 is getting an even "harsher" Age transition option, as Firaxis roll out new sticky settings
12:14p	syn_rps	Bioshock successor Judas emerges from hiding as Ken Levine explains how you'll choose the game's final villain
1:52p	syn_rps	"A culture of intimidation, retaliation and oppression": How Microsoft’s Gaza stance fuelled an industry-spanning boycott
2:26p	syn_rps	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sequel or DLC confirmed: it's only "one of the stories that we want to tell"
2:35p	syn_rps	Atomfall's second expansion, The Red Strain, unleashes its crimson tendrils next month
3:30p	syn_rps	Space Marine 2's new Techmarine class, Helbrute mode and other update plans detailed in new Year 2 video
4:07p	syn_rps	Coffee convos, demonic detectives, and cow life simming are part of a pro-Palestine charity bundle coming to Itch.io
4:20p	syn_rps	Elden Ring Nightreign's evil Deep Of Night mode gets a release date, but some people are already playing it
7:57p	syn_rps	My favorite gaming chair is discounted for Labor Day, and so is the recliner attachment
7:57p	syn_rps	Get a 50-series PC for under $900, with a copy of Battlefield 6 included too

29th

9:21a	syn_rps	Darkest Dungeon 2 is free this weekend on Steam as horrible mosquito folk swarm the Kingdom
9:28a	syn_rps	Over 450 Diablo developers vote to unionise, because "passion can’t protect us from job instability"
11:00a	syn_rps	Rally Point: Crop to Selection
11:28a	syn_rps	CD Projekt's mysterious Project Hadar is now their research focus, as Cyberpunk 2 and Witcher 4 gather steam
1:51p	syn_rps	Battlefield 6 is getting persistent servers, and two vehicle-heavy maps are coming in the next Labs playtest
2:40p	syn_rps	Valve now require UK Steam users to verify their ages with a credit card, thanks to the Online Safety Act
3:46p	syn_rps	Sorry, Snake can’t infiltrate Groznyj Grad right now, he’s busy speedrunning monkey hunts
4:09p	syn_rps	Sorry, Oblivion Remastered: dabbing, twerking, and the griddy are now unleashable on command in you
4:57p	syn_rps	Militsioner isn't just a weird and ambitious immersive sim, it's a game of titanic emotional labour
5:00p	syn_rps	The creators of Duskers are making a twisted dungeon roguelike driven by love and contempt for chess

30th

2:30a	syn_rps	Turn your desk into a standing desk for under $200 right now at Amazon
4:00a	syn_rps	Amazon discounted this monitor, then raised the price again - but it's still a great deal
7:00a	syn_rps	What are we all playing this weekend?

31st

7:01a	syn_rps	The Sunday Papers
8:59p	syn_rps	Skyblivion project lead says release date reveal's finally getting "closer", as Oblivion remake mod shows off revamped intro