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Rock Paper Shotgun Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Feedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feed/tag/video-games/ace-combat-7-skies-unknownThe latest Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enMon, 10 Aug 2020 11:00:39 +0000The 9 best dogs in PC gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-best-dogs-in-pc-gamesBrendan CaldwellMon, 10 Aug 2020 11:00:39 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-9-best-dogs-in-pc-gamesAction AdventurePHOGS!Ace Combat 7: Skies UnknownOne Off The ListOkami HDRPGShooterStory RichThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimFeatureHalf-Life 2Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainIndiePuzzleFallout 4StealthThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntDark Souls: Remastered

All dogs go to heaven, we have heard it said. But what about videogame dogs? By the virtue of their non-existence you may suspect they are refused entry. However, after contemplating the issue for some time, our finest minds in the listicle archives have concluded that, yes, even videogame dogs go to heaven. What a relief. Here are the 10 goodest boys in PC games, all approved for divine ascendence.

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The 12 most extravagant lines of dialogue in gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-12-most-extravagant-lines-of-dialogue-in-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 21 Feb 2020 10:02:51 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-12-most-extravagant-lines-of-dialogue-in-gamesFinal Fantasy XVBlasphemousDarkest DungeonYakuza Kiwami 2BlockbusterRPGThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimOne Off The ListApex LegendsResident Evil 2SimulationShooterStory RichMass Effect 2Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainIndieMax Payne 2: The Fall Of Max PayneAction AdventureAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownEverythingFeatureStealth

The greasy realm of the videogame is not always the best place to look for good writing. For every Disco Elysium there are roughly 800 Detroit: Beyond Humans. But it is a good place to look for wondrous, over-the-top nonsense. I’m talking about character dialogue so flamboyant and exaggerated, you could insert some line breaks and it would instantly become a verse in a glam rock anthem. Here are the 12 most extravagant, exuberant, and intense lines of dialogue. In games, subtext is just whatever’s written on the side of the nuclear submarine.

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The 8 most shocking uses of electricity in gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-8-most-shocking-uses-of-electricity-in-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 07 Feb 2020 09:00:04 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-8-most-shocking-uses-of-electricity-in-gamesSimulationDead Rising 4HitmanAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownStar Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastRPGShooterStory RichFeatureOxygen Not IncludedYakuza 0One Off The ListOverwatchDark Souls IIIAction Adventure

Imagine a world without electricity. Horrible. What would we use to blend our smoothies? How would we know when uncle Derek hits the metal bit again in the Sunday game of Operation? Electricity has roughly one dozen uses, and yet it is in the realm of videogames when we see its most fantastical and offensive capabilities brought screaming to life. To celebrate the important role of sassy electrons in your otherwise mundane life of neutrons and - ugh - protons, here are the 8 most shocking uses of electricity in games.

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Our favourite games of 2019 so farhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-best-games-of-2019-so-farRPSWed, 10 Jul 2019 16:00:56 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-best-games-of-2019-so-farSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceIt's WinterSurviving Mars: Green PlanetSupraballA Plague Tale: InnocenceAssassin's Creed OdysseyStrategyHeaven's VaultIslandersPuzzleThe Things We Lost In The FloodBlockbusterBestest BestsPIONHypnospace OutlawOuter WildsRPGSteamWorld Quest: The Hand of GilgamechMordhauApex LegendsSnakeybusMetro ExodusRPS IndexShooterStory RichApe OutIndieThey Are BillionsAction AdventureQTAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownFeatureHearthstone: Rise Of Shadows

Summer. The heat age. Scorch season. Spring's hangover. It's the mid-point of the year and you know what that means. No, not "mojito time", Geoff, put those away. It's time we told you what the best games of the year are so far. There are quite a lot of them. Just look how many videogames have escaped from their developers in the past six months and are now running amok through the blistering streets, getting stuck in the melting tarmac, like ants in jam. It's unsanitary. So allow us to round up these unruly games and trap them in a handy list. Here are our favourite sword swingers and space 'splorers so far this year (and a couple of DLCs for good measure).

Okay, Geoff, now bring the mojitos.

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Ace Combat 7 now supports a few more flight stickshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-now-supports-a-few-more-flight-sticksBrendan CaldwellWed, 22 May 2019 09:10:18 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-now-supports-a-few-more-flight-sticksThrustmasterSimulationArcadeAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownBANDAI NAMCO Studios

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown features a veteran fighter pilot whose full name is Mihaly Dumitru Margareta Corneliu Leopold Blanca Karol Aeon Ignatius Raphael Maria Niketas A. Shilage. That's fabulous. It’s also got plenty of smashing dogfight action. But you know what it doesn’t have? Support for most flight sticks. That’s disappointing. However, there are now at least a few more twisty toys functional with the game, the developers have said in a Steam update. The bad news: only joysticks made by Thrustmaster have been added. They are the hardware folks who make admittedly good flight sticks and HOTAS, and who cause untold spluttering as its customers try to explain to their significant others why there is a transaction for something called the “Thrustmaster hot ass” on the bank statement this month. Well, Gareth? WELL?

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Ace Combat 7 modders fix pop-in and add ultrawide monitor supporthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-modders-fix-pop-in-and-add-ultrawide-monitor-supportBrendan CaldwellTue, 05 Feb 2019 11:02:54 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-modders-fix-pop-in-and-add-ultrawide-monitor-supportSimulationAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownModsBANDAI NAMCO StudiosBandai Namco EntertainmentAction Adventure

Ace Combat 7, the unflappable JRPG disguised as a jet fighter game, had some dissatisfied pilots when it came out on PC last week. The trigger-happy fly ‘em up released without support for most joysticks or HOTAS controllers, which irritated folks. And other technical foibles also inevitably annoyed people. Well, there's still no joy for the stick users. But there are some other small fixes, unofficial ones, courtesy of those rapscallions in modder squadron. One of these increases the draw distance to reduce pop-in, and the other adds support for those ultrawide monitors you never stop going on about.

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Steam Charts: Fishy Wishies Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-february-2019John WalkerMon, 04 Feb 2019 14:00:15 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-february-2019Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeResident Evil 2Subnautica: Below ZeroAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownMetro ExodusWargrooveFeatureSteamPUBG: BattlegroundsSubnauticaAction Adventure

It worked! Everyone, it worked! The sacrifices we all made, they were all worth it. Some said we were fools to ritually slaughter those Fortnite players and smear our naked bodies with their blood and entrails, but look! No GTA V in the Steam Charts! And no Monster Hunter World! Sure, there's still flipping Clancy Siege, and obviously nothing short of sacrificing a god could take out Plunkbat, but it's a chart filled with fresh, new and even lovely games!

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Wot I Think - Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknownhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-reviewBrendan CaldwellFri, 01 Feb 2019 11:00:30 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-reviewReviewsAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownFeatureBANDAI NAMCO StudiosWot I ThinkAction Adventure

I expected to hear many sentences in Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, the latest in the long-running series of jet fighter games. Radio call-outs that any good fighter pilot might recognise. “Bogey on your six” - yep. “Missiles away” - sure. “Hostile down” - uh huh. All the familiar phrases of aeronautic warfare, hissing through the high-altitude static, predictable and safe.

“We need to make it to the space elevator” was not one of them.

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Steam Charts: Zombified Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-jan-2019John WalkerMon, 28 Jan 2019 12:15:03 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-jan-2019Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeResident Evil 2Grand Theft Auto VBattlefleet Gothic: Armada 2Ace Combat 7: Skies UnknownFeatureSteamPUBG: BattlegroundsMonster Hunter: WorldAction Adventure

Once bitten, twice shy, is not a good aphorism for zombies. They're not very shy at all. In fact, some of them are positively bold. They've wreaked havoc with this week's Steam Charts, taking over nearly half the entries. Which, admittedly, saves me thinking up a bunch of other stupid shit to write.

Yes, click through, read on, for the bunch of stupid shit I did write.

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Podcast: A young person explains battle royale to ushttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/podcast-a-young-person-explains-battle-royale-to-usRPSThu, 24 Jan 2019 19:00:50 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/podcast-a-young-person-explains-battle-royale-to-usRadical HeightsAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownStory RichFeatureThe RPS Electronic Wireless showThe CullingBattlerite RoyalePUBG: BattlegroundsPodcastCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveFortnite Battle Royale

Battle royale games. For a long time the RPS treehouse was unable to comprehend these chaotic, destructive influences on society. Shooters, yes, we understand. Survival games, we get it. But 100-person death marches in a shrinking zone of hate? What’s so good about that? Well, this week we’ve got a young person* to help us decipher this most murderous of riddles.

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Steam Charts: Hard Truths Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-hard-truths-editionJohn WalkerMon, 21 Jan 2019 14:00:31 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-hard-truths-editionGrand Theft Auto VResident EvilAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownMy Time At PortiaRaftFeatureRise of the Tomb RaiderSteamPUBG: BattlegroundsMonster Hunter: WorldBlockbuster

Don't be scared. It's OK. I've got you. Hold my hand. Tighter. Come on. We can do this together. You and me. Lets... Steam Chart.

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EGX 2018 hits Birmingham next week - try out these PC gems at the showhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/egx-2018-show-pc-game-picksDominic TarasonThu, 13 Sep 2018 17:55:59 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/egx-2018-show-pc-game-pickshempuliTribandWhat The Golf?TendershootEGXBlockbusterOverride: Mech City BrawlBaba Is YouHypnospace OutlawPanicPhoenix PointMaximum GamesSnapshot GamesMetro ExodusEGX 2018Untitled Goose GameIndieAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownDisco ElysiumTotal Mayhem GamesBandai Namco Entertainment4A GamesZA/UMWe Were Here Together

There's just one week left until a borderline-biblical plague of developers descend upon Birmingham to showcase their up-and-coming games to all. This great gathering shall be known as EGX 2018 and starts on September 20th, running until the 23rd.

There's going to be hundreds of games on show there across all platforms, featuring developers of all shapes and sizes - both physically and business-wise. While I'll be sadly missing out on the fun (someone's got to man the news desk), here's a few choice PC games that'll be at the show, and everyone should be checking out.

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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown locks on to a February 1st release datehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-gamescom-trailer-dateDominic TarasonWed, 22 Aug 2018 19:38:06 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-gamescom-trailer-dateSimulationAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownProject AcesBandai Namco EntertainmentGamescom 2018Ace Combat: Assault HorizonAction Adventure

If we're not counting spinoff Assault Horizon (and we shouldn't), Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is set to be the first in Bandai Namco's long-running air combat series to land on PC. Due out on February 1st, it promises melodrama and dogfights, wrapped up in an alternate earth setting filled with familiar aircraft plus the occasional flying sci-fi battleship. Below, a new trailer from Gamescom, giving us a glimpse at its cutscenes, characters and some of the weapons of war featured in the game.

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A new Ace Combat 7 trailer swoops out on E3's final dayhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-last-minute-e3-trailerDominic TarasonFri, 15 Jun 2018 18:33:04 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-last-minute-e3-trailerSimulationAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownProject AcesShooterE3 2018Bandai Namco EntertainmentAce Combat: Assault HorizonAction Adventure

I've got a soft-spot as big as an AWACS plane for the Ace Combat series. Alternate-earth settings, military melodrama, rousing music and the occasional sci-fi superweapon to shoot down in your unrealistically well armed jet. It's all good stuff, and today's Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown trailer ticks every box. While there's no release date confirmed, it's nice to see that it's development is still zooming along and looking lovely, and that it's still coming to PC.

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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown delayed into 2018https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-delayed-into-2018Alice O'ConnorTue, 16 May 2017 17:05:12 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-delayed-into-2018Ace Combat 7: Skies UnknownProject AcesdelayBandai Namco EntertainmentAction Adventure

The arcadey aeroplane action of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown [official site] has been delayed, publishers Bandai Namco announced today. It was due towards the end of this year but is now pushed into 2018. Ace Combat hasn't been on PC much and its last visit, in 2011's Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, was a bit bum. But Skies Unknown is returning to the 'Strangereal' alternate history and has brought back the writer of AC 4 & 5, sidestepping the whole mess of Assault Horizon.

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Danger zone: Ace Combat 7 jetting to PC toohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/danger-zone-ace-combat-7-jetting-to-pc-tooAlice O'ConnorThu, 26 Jan 2017 16:27:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/danger-zone-ace-combat-7-jetting-to-pc-tooAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownProject AcesBandai Namco EntertainmentAce Combat: Assault HorizonAction Adventure

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown [official site] will indeed come to PC too, Bandai Namco confirmed today. Since announcing it in 2015, they'd only mentioned a PlayStation 4 release, so huzzah! This will be the second game in the arcade-y fly 'em up series' 25-year run to hit PC, following the disappointing Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, and it sounds like it may be more of a return to form. It's returning to the alternate Earth of the 'Strangereal' universe, for starters. This here story trailer brings to mind the earnest oddity and technononsense of Metal Gear Solid, which I'm up for:

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