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Rock Paper Shotgun is a UK-based website focused on PC gaming news, reviews, and features. It covers a wide range of topics within the PC gaming sphere, including hardware, indie games, and industry trends.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Confirms Xbox Is Not For Sale

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"Xbox is not for sale" despite all of the layoffs and neat repackaging of studios within Microsoft's corporate structure, CEO Asha Sharma says

Crimson Desert DLC delayed to October 29

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Crimson Desert's first expansion, Charting the Unknown, delayed so Pearl Abyss get more time to polish and stabilise the red pudding

CD Projekt Details The Witcher 3: Remastered Improvements

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CD Projekt release full updated Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered system specs, including ray-tracing and path-tracing requirements

Bungie announces major updates for Marathon by March 2027

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The future of Marathon includes a fungus-filled Perimeter, a social hub, and a shift "beyond extraction"

Discord starts global age verification for users

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Discord roll out revised age verification following delay due to pushback, pledging to be "safer for teens, same Discord for Adults"

Xbox to Lay Off Hundreds and Merge Studios

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Xbox lay off 268 people as Activision take over Halo and Rare, while Obsidian become part of Bethesda, plus Forza and Fable studios merge

Twitch CEO: GTA 6 Online could launch in 2027

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Twitch CEO expects GTA 6 online multiplayer will launch next year, which if accurate would leave only the PC port's arrival point up in the air

EU proposes restricting social media for under-15s

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European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act could see online games forced to enact stricter age verification amid new rules around accounts for under 15s

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember Demo Available, March 2027 Release

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Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember has a demo out, as Koei Tecmo carve an early 2027 release date into some hulking demons from Chinese mythology

Marathon Update Delayed, Bungie Ends Seasonal Schedule

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Marathon's next major update runs a few months further away, permanent PvE in hand, as Bungie ditch their "strict seasonal schedule"

Valve's Steam Frame VR Headset Launches at $1,059

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Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset opens for orders, with the cheapest model priced at a lenswatering £889 / $1,059

Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Mod Canceled After Sony Request

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Sony letter spells the end for unreleased The Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod, its creator says

New StarCraft Game Announced for 2030

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A StarCraft open-world shooter that's "Deadwood in space", Diablo 5, and a new classic-ish World of Warcraft branch out this year make up Blizzard of reveals

Ubisoft tests removing Connect launcher for Steam games

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Ubisoft games on Steam may soon no longer require the pesky Connect launcher, according to an announcement post that's weirdly tough to pin down

Xbox picks up Kojima's Physint after PlayStation drops it

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PlayStation reportedly dumped Hideo Kojima spy action game Physint over exceeded budgets, missed deadlines, and Death Stranding sales

No Man's Sky 10th Anniversary Update Overhauls Space

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No Man's Sky's 10th anniversary update will let you rule space stations, built floating orbital bases and go on holiday to the sun

Steam Leak Reveals Persona 6, KH4 Achievements

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Steam achievements for Persona 6, Fable, Stranger Than Heaven and a host of other upcoming PC games appear to have leaked

White House Removes 'Build the Wall' Game

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Trump regime's Tetris ripoff yanked from White House website after Tetris Company declare they "take copyright infringement very seriously"

Crimson Desert Expansion Adds Life Sim Features Oct 15

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The first big Crimson Desert DLC arrives in October, seems to be set in a crimson desert beyond Crimson Desert's existing crimson desert

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Releasing April 8, 2027

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's release date puts an end to the remake trilogy in sight, and then pushes that end a bit further away with Sephiroth and Vincent DLC

Frontier to develop new Disney game

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Planet Coaster and Jurassic World devs Frontier have teamed up with Disney to make what is probably a Disneyland tycoon game

Nvidia DLSS 5 Launches September 3 with NBA 2K27

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Nvidia DLSS 5 releases this week with NBA 2K27, so the AI yassification filter's busy beautifying basketballers early doors

Star Wars Zero Company Devs Furloughed Before Launch

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Star Wars: Zero Company devs left without pay, report claims, with "most" staff furloughed prior to launch

Rockstar Calls GTA 6 Leaks 'Heartbreaking'

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Rockstar finally break silence on "heartbreaking" GTA 6 leak, say it's "unfortunate that the intended game experience may now be impacted by some spoilers"