Category: Rock, Paper, Shotgun

We rarely cover power supplies when it comes to RPS deals, and when we do they’re almost always massive 800 to 1000W units that are suitable for top-end systems – but not exactly what the average PC gamer needs in their rig. Today we’re righting that (minor) wrong, as we feature a 550W power supply slapped with a healthy $45 Amazon discount – bringing it down to $60.

The PSU in question is the Cooler Master V550 Gold V2, an 80+ Gold rated unit with a semi-modular design that comes in a fetching white colourway. It’s well-rated by reviewers and suitable for mid-range systems, and thanks to this limited time deal it’s way cheaper than anything else similar on the market!

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Last time, you decided that an enemy which can’t see you but can sense you is better than one which only moves when you’re not looking. I concede that the former opens so many possibilities in games but god, I hate the latter in a way I enjoyi so much. Perfect terrible beings. But, science has decided and we must move on. This week, I ask you to pick between two forms of movement. What’s better: glowing wings, or slipstreaming?

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After three-and-a-bit years in early access, the striking Junji Ito-inspired spook ’em up World Of Horror is committing to a release date for the full game: the 19th of October. This is technically a delay from the previously planned summer launch, but I’m pretty sure it’s illegal to launch a horror game in summer anyway. This is also when it will launch on consoles.

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You know what works for me? To do lists. ThroughLine Games should give that a go, because here they are announcing a new game in the same world as 2019’s platforming adventure Forgotton Anne. It’s a parallel universe where forgotten items, known as forgotlings come to life and endeavour to be remembered again. This new game, due out in 2024, is actually called Forgotlings, and you play as one called Fig in a similarly actiony platformy adventure in a 2D “semi open-world Metroidvania”. Fig is, by the way, an artist’s wooden posing doll, and even though he has a head his face is in his torso. I find this greatly distressing and will not stand for it.

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The development of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has already been a bumpy ride. Publisher Paradox stated they were “happy with progress” on the game in 2021 following a switch in developers (whoever they may be) and delay after delay, but a new announcement from Paradox today has some a little worried.

“We want to provide the best value to those of you who supported us via digital pre-order,” the publisher said in a statement posted to its official blog. “We are thus offering refunds to anyone who has pre-ordered any edition of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2.”

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As well as it runs on your average desktop PC, it wasn’t until I began playing Diablo IV on the Steam Deck that its demon-thwacking really clicked for me. Largely because this was my first experience of it with gamepad controls, and using thumbsticks and face buttons to move and toss out spells just feels more… I don’t know, direct? Like I’m actually controlling my Necromancer and her boney bodyguards, not just clicking a unit and watching their animations.

It helps that Diablo IV’s Steam Deck performance is surprisingly spry, with fast 45-60fps framerates within reach even when leaving the majority of graphics settings on Ultra quality. Unlike all of the other best Steam Deck games, there’s no native support for its Battle.net launcher, but with some resourcefulness, that needs only be a temporary barrier.

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Some games adapt to VR more naturally than others. Games that take place primarily in a cockpit, like Elite Dangerous or Euro Truck Simulator 2, need relatively little adjustment to make them enjoyable in VR. They don’t require the player to move around much, and their whole shtick about providing an authentic, immersive experience.

Games that require a lot of fast movement, or require the player to keep track of a lot of different objects, are generally harder to make work through VR Goggles. Hence why Amid Evil VR caught my attention. Shooters are common VR fodder, but they’re typically built as VR experiences from the ground up. Amid Evil, on the other hand, is a flatscreen retro shooter designed to be reactive, surreal, and above all, fast. It’s a game where you zip around arcane dimensions like a magic missile, splattering weird little armoured guys with enchanted swords and a staff that fires planets. It’s a brilliant game, one of the best old-skool shooters to emerge from the genre’s revival. But on paper, it’s about as VR friendly as Morpheus.

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Tetris is grand, but it could do with more chainsaws. Thus (presumably) went the thought process of the developers behind Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine, a Super Meat Boy spinoff about lining up colourful meaty blobs while dodging buzzsaws and other grizzly hazards. Think Tetris meets match 4 meets Meat Boy slapstick.

A demo came out in April, but publishers Thunderful Games have just announced you’ll get to play the full thing on June 22nd.

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Everyone’s favourite hunny-yellow bear will mutate into a fleshy horror bristling with extra arms and eyeballs and glands in Winnie’s Hole, the next roguelikelike dungeon crawler from Ring Of Pain developers Twice Different. The earliest Winnie-the-Pooh stories are no longer under copyright in the US, see, meaning people can do whatever they want. Including this. Inevitably including this. Come see the horrible Pooh and his hole in the announcement trailer below.

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Out of all the roguelike deckbuilders that have followed in Slay The Spire‘s footsteps, Wildfrost is my second favourite. The cardplay never quite reaches the dizzy heights of Spire or Monster Train, but it’s far cuter than either of them and still absolutely splendid. Now’s a great time to pick it up, too, because its first big update is primarily aimed at clarifying rules to help new players avoid all the painful deaths I suffered through.

Developers Deadpan Games have released a roadmap, too, revealing a rough plan for what they’re working on next.

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