Every year in December, the RPS team pick the 24 best games from the previous year. We then reveal those games across the month, one a day, and call it the RPS Advent Calendar. Also every year in December, the Advent Calendar Guessing Game is organised by the fabulous members of the RPS forums, in which readers of RPS trawl through our reviews, features, Twitter accounts, rubbish bins and so on in order to work out our favourite games before we’ve worked out our favourite games. Anyone can sign up and enter and this year you might win RPS supporter status for the trouble. So why not give it a go?The rules are simple and explained in detail in this year’s already in-progress forum thread. I’ll summarise: 1) Post in that forum thread and list the 24 games you think we’ll pick. Just like our list, they don’t have to be in any particular order except for the bestest-best game we’ll name on December 24th. This will be used as a tie-breaker. 2) Answer the … [Read more...] about The RPS Advent Calendar guessing game is underway for 2018
Get a SteelSeries gaming mouse for half the price (£39.99) during Amazon’s early Black Friday deals
Amazon's early Black Friday deals blitz continues with a deep discount on the SteelSeries Rival 600, one of the best gaming mice available (and one that ranks very highly on our guide to buying the best gaming mouse). The Rival 600 already feels underpriced at its £79.99, so cutting that price in half makes it damn near irresistible. It's a precise, comfy mouse with a bunch of handy additional features, most notably a dedicated depth sensor that eliminates unnecessary or unintentional movement when you pick up the mouse (something gamers do a lot of, particularly in shooters and action games). It's also got a great package of adjustable weights to shift the center of gravity and tailor it perfectly to your hand and robust RGB lighting if like your peripherals to come with flash as well as substance. At £39.99 this is a can't-miss. SteelSeries Rival 600 - £79.99 now £39.99 at Amazon UK A great gaming mouse that's a good value at full MSRP, the … [Read more...] about Get a SteelSeries gaming mouse for half the price (£39.99) during Amazon’s early Black Friday deals
Suited for consoles and PC, the Razer Kraken Pro V2 is 38% off
Whether you’re on PC, PS4 or Xbox One, quality audio is central to a positive gaming experience. As you’re running around the map setting up trenches and traps in Battlefield 5, for example, you’ll want to know the direction from which enemies are maneuvering toward you. Only a decent headset is going to deliver the level of spatialization necessary to determine the location of the players you’re trying to defend against. For the price, the Razer Kraken Pro V2 has been an effective means to attaining realistic sound throughout lengthy competitive gameplay sessions. Not only does it encompass a comfortable and stylish pair of cans, but it does so without all of the bells and whistles that complicate more elaborate headsets. What’s more, the Kraken Pro V2’s platform agnosticism serves as a major selling point, as it’s compatible with just about every modern gaming machine you can think of. That being the case, when it goes on sale for 38% … [Read more...] about Suited for consoles and PC, the Razer Kraken Pro V2 is 38% off
SteelSeries Arctis 7 wireless gaming headset reduced to £100 for Black Friday
If you’re looking for a new gaming headset then the latest bunch of Black Friday deals over at Amazon might have something few you as they’ve just dropped the price of the SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless Gaming headset. Regularly mentioned right at the top when discussing wireless gaming headsets, the SteelSeries Arctis 7 is now just £100 at Amazon UK. You can also get the SteelSeries Arctis 7 in white for £100 too. Both of those headsets will work across multiple devices, including PC, PS4 and mobiles. Considering it’s usually in the £160 mark, that’s a pretty decent saving for an excellent headset. Those of you looking for something for your Xbox One or Switch might be interested in trying the SteelSeries Arctis 3 Console for £39.98. It’s a wired headset, but it’s also included in the Black Friday sale right now taking over £20 off the price. For even more Black Friday goodness, head … [Read more...] about SteelSeries Arctis 7 wireless gaming headset reduced to £100 for Black Friday
Epic Games might be bringing a chicken-themed skin designed by an 8-year old fan to Fortnite
An 8-year old Fortnite fan may be in for a treat if it turns out that Epic is using the skin concept he thought up in the game. A couple of months ago, the father of an 8-year old Fortnite fan posted his son’s concept for a chicken-themed skin called Chicken Trooper over on Reddit, which was later prettied up by redditor Etsyturtle2 and reimagined as Tender Defender, and it looks like it may just be coming to the game. VGR pointed to a comment further in the thread in which Etsyturtle2 told fellow redditors that the skin is on the way, saying that they had spoken to Epic directly. The site also posted a screenshot from the Lonely Lodge Watchtower showing feathers strewn across the floor. And finally, dataminer @FBR_Fortnitee on Twitter posted images of a skin called Tender Defender that looks exactly like Etsyturtle2’s drawing, glider and all. We’ll have to wait for the skin to drop to see if Epic will credit its pint-sized fan for the idea, but for the moment all … [Read more...] about Epic Games might be bringing a chicken-themed skin designed by an 8-year old fan to Fortnite