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enWed, 29 May 2024 09:21:55 +0000Sorry, I only drink wine that was aged listening to the Nier Automata soundtrack nowhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sorry-i-only-drink-wine-that-was-aged-listening-to-the-nier-automata-soundtrack-nowNic ReubenWed, 29 May 2024 09:21:55 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sorry-i-only-drink-wine-that-was-aged-listening-to-the-nier-automata-soundtrack-nowSide viewSquare EnixPCAction AdventureRPGThird personSingle PlayerNieR: AutomataXbox OnePS4Yoko TaroPlatinumGamesHack & Slash

Well, it’s been a long hard road, but since I vowed to only consume alcohol matured while having game soundtracks forcibly blasted into its molecules, giving up drinking has been a lot easier. Now, to take the final gulp of my Snake Eater-theme-reared IPA, and open up my web browser….

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Big cool weirdo Yoko Taro may or may not be working on something that may or may not be Nierhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/big-cool-weirdo-yoko-taro-may-or-may-not-be-working-on-something-that-may-or-may-not-be-nierAlice BellThu, 16 May 2024 13:29:54 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/big-cool-weirdo-yoko-taro-may-or-may-not-be-working-on-something-that-may-or-may-not-be-nierSide viewPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerXbox OneTextSimulationCaviaThird personPS4StrategyHack & SlashPS3Square EnixNierShooterXbox 360Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139NieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

Fans of odd games with multiple endings and themes of identity and oppression, rejoice! Or, maybe, not rejoice. Time will tell. In the latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Yosuke Saito, the series producer for Nier, teased that he might be working on something new with Yoko Taro and Keiichi Okabe, the director and composer for the Nier series, respectively.

Via Gematsu and PCGamer, Saito said, “I’ve been talking about wanting to do something with Yoko and Okabe for some time now. I’ll have something a bit more put-together to say in the not-too-distant future, so please stay tuned. It might be NieR, it might not be NieR. (Laughs.) That’s about all I can say for now.” Thanks for the clarity, Saito.

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Nier will continue 'as long as Yoko Taro lives', producer says, but don’t expect an Automata follow-up soonhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-will-continue-as-long-as-yoko-taro-lives-producer-says-but-dont-expect-an-automata-follow-up-soonMatt JarvisMon, 20 Nov 2023 18:41:56 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-will-continue-as-long-as-yoko-taro-lives-producer-says-but-dont-expect-an-automata-follow-up-soonSide viewPCAction AdventureRPGSingle PlayerXbox OneTextSimulationCaviaThird personAndroidNier ReincarnationPS4StrategyHack & SlashPS3Square EnixNierShooteriOSToylogicXbox 360Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139NieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

The Nier series will keep going as long as its mask-headed creator Yoko Taro is breathing, producer Yosuke Saito has said - while tempering expectations for a sequel (or prequel, or something less obvious) to Nier: Automata to arrive anytime soon.

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Nier: Automata's secret church mystery: chaos, community, and an amazing modhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-secret-church-mystery-chaos-community-and-an-amazing-modJenny ZhengFri, 07 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-secret-church-mystery-chaos-community-and-an-amazing-modSquare EnixModdingcommunity cutenessBlockbusterNieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

Scrolling through Twitter, Daniel Griffiths' interest was piqued when he saw a post describing a mysterious phenomenon being shared in the Nier: Automata community: A2 opening a hidden door in The Copied City and strolling into a secret, never-before-seen area. Curious, he decided to pursue more knowledge, and landed in the Nier modding Discord server.

Like him, many other Nier: Automata players who caught wind of the phenomenon sat upright - metaphorically and perhaps literally - and flocked to both Reddit and Discord to check out what exactly was up with the secret area. It was dubbed the "church mystery" or "sadfutago's posts", among other monikers.

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Nier: Automata’s secret church is finally enshrined on NexusModshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-secret-church-is-finally-enshrined-on-nexusmodsCJ WheelerFri, 09 Sep 2022 15:41:23 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-secret-church-is-finally-enshrined-on-nexusmodsSquare EnixModsAction AdventureRPGScience FictionNieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

Cast your mind back to a few months ago, when the sun was shinier and the leaves were greener. Remember all the furore over Nier: Automata’s supposed secret church? Well, now you too can play the greatest trick the Internet ever pulled on people who enjoy Yoko Taro games a bit too much. SadFutago’s The Nier: Automata Church mod is finally ready to download from NexusMods.

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Nier: Automata 'secret church' mystery leads to mod tools and memeshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-secret-church-mystery-leads-to-mod-tools-and-memesAlice O'ConnorFri, 29 Jul 2022 09:58:22 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-secret-church-mystery-leads-to-mod-tools-and-memesAction AdventureBlockbusterHalf-Life 2NieR: AutomataShooterSuper Mario 64Duke Nukem 3DMod tools

For several weeks, a Nier: Automata player has caused intrigue and excitement by posting mysterious images and videos from an area no one had seen before. Was it a secret area? An unfinished area? A hoax? Viral marketing? A mod? If it was a mod, it was far more complex than any so far. Turns out, that's because a group of fans have secretly been making their own mod tools, and plan to release them soon. In the meantime, I've enjoyed pranksters memeing on the mystery by creating secret churches in other games, including Half-Life 2 and Super Mario 64.

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Babylon's Fall is getting NieR Automata crossover in first post-launch seasonhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/babylons-fall-is-getting-nier-automata-crossover-in-first-post-launch-seasonEd ThornMon, 28 Feb 2022 12:28:39 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/babylons-fall-is-getting-nier-automata-crossover-in-first-post-launch-seasonSquare EnixBabylon's FallNieR: AutomataPlatinumGamesHack & Slash

Platinum Games' online action-RPG Babylon's Fall is almost here, which may come as a bit of surprise to those of us living and breathing Elden Ring at the moment. But one thing that may draw your attention away from spectral steeds are spectral weapons, something called gut strings, and an upcoming collaboration with NieR Automata. Yeah, take that Elden Ring. Babylon's Fall will let me carve up sad androids with the aid of my innards, and it looks fun.

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Platinum Games' new CEO wants to create "new ways to play" or shut the companyhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/platinum-games-new-ceo-wants-to-create-new-ways-to-play-or-shut-the-companyGraham SmithTue, 08 Feb 2022 21:13:11 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/platinum-games-new-ceo-wants-to-create-new-ways-to-play-or-shut-the-companyJRPGNieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

Platinum Games' new CEO Atsushi Inaba says that he wants the company to "create new games on a larger scale" which "can be enjoyed and loved for a longer period of time." In an interview with Famitsu, he discussed the need for the studio to move beyond the "one-off" experiences the studio is known for and towards, its implied, live service games.

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Yoko Taro says NieR series is over, happy holidays!https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/yoko-taro-says-nier-series-is-over-happy-holidaysEd ThornFri, 24 Dec 2021 11:29:49 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/yoko-taro-says-nier-series-is-over-happy-holidaysSquare EnixNier Replicant ver.1.22474487139Action AdventureRPGNieR: Automata

In a special Christmas message from three of the NieR series' development stars, creative director Yoko Taro has announced that NieR is over. No more NieR games for us... unless he receives a massive pile of money. Quickly, it becomes clear he's just joshing around. Another classic ruse from the man in the Emil mask, and a subtle hint that they may have something new in the works. Plus, it's just a really delightful video and you should all watch it.

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Nier: Automata's Steam version will finally get its major patch this weekhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-steam-version-will-finally-get-its-major-patch-this-weekGraham SmithTue, 13 Jul 2021 22:23:38 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-steam-version-will-finally-get-its-major-patch-this-weekNieR: AutomataSquare EnixPlatinumGames

Nier: Automata is a great and beloved game, but it was released in a poor state on Steam four years ago. Since then, players have relied on fan patches to get the game to do simple things, like run in the correct resolution or play cutscenes without stuttering.

No more. The long-awaited patch announced back in April is arriving this week on July 15th.

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Nier Replicant is the Rogue One of the Nier serieshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-replicant-is-the-rogue-one-of-the-nier-seriesAlexis OngFri, 23 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-replicant-is-the-rogue-one-of-the-nier-seriesSquare EnixNier Replicant ver.1.22474487139FeatureNieR: AutomataToylogic

When Rogue One: A Star Wars Story came out in 2016, most of us already knew how it was going to end: miserably. In the final scene, the protagonists brace for death - just after sending critical Death Star schematics to their fellow rebels - setting the stage for 1977’s A New Hope. All we knew up until Rogue One was that a group of rebels sacrified themselves for the future of the galaxy. This bittersweet ending offers a fatal catharsis to a doomed story that predates the original Star Wars trilogy: this is how they did it, this is how they struggled, and this is why living through the end mattered.

And now, after what feels like an eon of pandemic anxiety, death, struggle, and economic despair, we have the much-anticipated re-release of Nier Replicant. Sorry - Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139.

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Nier: Automata is finally getting a patch on Steamhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-is-finally-getting-a-long-overdue-pc-patchAlice O'ConnorTue, 13 Apr 2021 17:10:01 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-is-finally-getting-a-long-overdue-pc-patchNieR: AutomataSquare EnixPlatinumGames

As much as I adore Nier: Automata (degree: a lot), I cannot deny the PC version is a bit bum and has been since it launched four years ago. It's daft that we've had to use a fan-made fix to run it in the correct resolution or stop cutscenes stuttering. Square Enix did us dirty. But oh my giddy aunt, the stars have aligned and today they finally announced an "upgrade patch" for the post-apocalyptic RPG's Steam version. Presumably with the fixes from the recent Microsoft Store edition?

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Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.5 arrives with new story quests and Nier raid finalehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/final-fantasy-xiv-patch-55-arrives-with-new-story-quests-and-tweaks-to-nier-raidsImogen BeckhellingTue, 13 Apr 2021 10:54:33 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/final-fantasy-xiv-patch-55-arrives-with-new-story-quests-and-tweaks-to-nier-raidsNieR: AutomataSquare EnixFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornFinal Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

The wait is over: Final Fantasy XIV's servers are back online, and patch 5.5 Death Unto Dawn has landed. This update serves as the mid-point between the game's previous expansion, Shadowbringers, and the upcoming one, Endwalker (which will arrive sometime this autumn). It brings new story bits that lead directly into Endwalker, alongside the next part of the Nier-inspired raid, YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse. On top of that, FFXIV has added new quests, balance changes, New Game+ updates and more.

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Nier Automata's Xbox Game Pass release fixes the dodgy PC porthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-xbox-game-pass-release-is-a-better-version-than-whats-on-steamGraham SmithSat, 20 Mar 2021 22:14:26 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-xbox-game-pass-release-is-a-better-version-than-whats-on-steamNieR: AutomataSquare EnixPlatinumGames

When Adam wrote our Nier: Automata review, he didn't have a lot of issues with its PC port. Others sadly weren't so lucky, and modders have stepped in over the past several years to fix many graphics, performance, and quality-of-life issues that Square Enix and Platinum Games failed to address.

Now a new version of the game is out on PC that fixes many of those problems while adding new graphical bells and whistles. The catch: it's only available via the Windows store and Xbox Game Pass, and not via Steam.

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Xbox Game Pass for PC serves up Nier: Automata and Yakuza 6 this monthhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-game-pass-announced-march-games-added-to-the-serviceLauren MortonWed, 17 Mar 2021 16:59:13 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-game-pass-announced-march-games-added-to-the-serviceNarita BoyGame PassOctopath TravelerYakuza 6: The Song of LifeEmpire of SinStar Wars: SquadronsPillars of Eternity II: DeadfireGenesis NoirNieR: AutomataTorchlight IIIUndertaleMicrosoftSupraland

You know how your parents will invite you over for that one meal that's best when they make it, letting you totally stuff your face before telling you there's dessert too? That's this month on Xbox Game Pass for PC. Microsoft have already packed the service full of some favorite Bethesda games just last week. But wait, they're serving up even more good games for their subscription library before March is over. Please, Microsoft, I can't eat another byte.

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Nier: Automata's final secret has been discoveredhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-final-secret-has-been-discoveredLauren MortonMon, 04 Jan 2021 22:38:44 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-final-secret-has-been-discoveredNieR: AutomataRPGPlatinumGames

Nier: Automata is a secretive enough game already, I gather, what with its multiple endings and unpredictable story and all. Apparently there's still been one pesky secret to uncover, as teased by the developers themselves, which one clever player has finally managed to uncover after hours of work. 2B officially has nothing left to hide.

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Have You Played... NieR: Automata?https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/have-you-played-nier-automataEd ThornThu, 03 Dec 2020 07:30:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/have-you-played-nier-automataAction AdventureHave You PlayedFeatureNieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

I don’t often replay games, and if I do, it is because they are good. To complete NieR: Automata, you need to replay the game three times. Normally, I’d hate a game's guts for doing this to me, but you know what? I’d do it three more times for NieR: Automata (actually, maybe not because it is quite long, but let's go along with the idea that I would).

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The best RPGs on PChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-rpgsAlice BellWed, 11 Nov 2020 22:30:14 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-rpgsSandboxHand of Fate 2System Shock 2Xbox OneBandai Namco Entertainment2K BostonArcanum: Of Steamworks And Magick ObscuraCyberpunk 2077Bethesda SoftworksShadowrun: DragonfallSix Ages: Ride Like The WindThird personDevolver DigitalChucklefish GamesJump Over the AgePS4Bethesda Game StudiosSurvival & CraftingTHQSquare EnixIron Lore EntertainmentUbisoft MontrealCapcomiOSBaldur's Gate 3Nintendo DSBestest BestsDwarf FortressLarian StudiosOpen WorldRed Hook StudiosAvernum: Escape From the PitScience FictionMonster Hunter: WorldNieR: AutomataPlatinumGamesBlizzard EntertainmentMultiplayer CompetitivePillars of EternityMMORPGPCIrrational GamesFellow TravellerMacMultiplayer CooperativeUltima VII: The Black GateStardew ValleyNeverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the BetrayerCD ProjektTextAtariFromSoftwareLegend of Grimrock 2Toby FoxMysteryPuzzleDarkest DungeonFinal Fantasy XTitan QuestNi No Kuni II: Revenant KingdomFailbetter GamesStar Traders: FrontiersUbisoftUbisoft EntertainmentDefiant DevelopmentMass Effect 2Obsidian EntertainmentRed Dead Redemption 2Spiderweb SoftwareAlmost HumanNintendo SwitchBay 12 GamesMount & Blade II: BannerlordShooterXbox Series X/SXbox 360InterplayCitizen SleeperNEO ScavengerStrategy: Turn-Based StrategyEidosDragon Age: InquisitionKenshiStar Wars: Knights of The Old RepublicAspyrElectronic ArtsSide viewElden RingGrinding Gear GamesAction AdventureThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntCard GamesXboxPS5First personToseExplorationActivision BlizzardStrategyHack & SlashPS3Story RichHarebrained SchemesBroguePath of ExileRockstar GamesSegaHorizon's GateDragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeLevel-5Divinity: Original Sin 2Sunless SkiesAnachronoxAppleIndieUndertaleLooking Glass StudiosLife SimulationPlayStation VitaFull productRPGSingle PlayerPS2RomancePlanescape: TormentPrime MatterFallout: New VegasSimulationChrono TriggerFantasyAndroidConcernedApeInfogramesEidos InteractiveBird view / IsometricBiowareCD Projekt REDParadox InteractiveTake-Two InteractiveTroika GamesActivisionDeus ExDiablo IIIKitfox GamesWolfEye StudiosNintendo WiiVampire: The Masquerade - BloodlinesDisco ElysiumBlack Isle StudiosTHQ NordicAssassin's Creed: ValhallaLucasArtsTaleWorlds EntertainmentSierra EntertainmentWeird WestYakuza: Like a DragonWarner Bros. GamesThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Whether you prefer wizards, sword-and-board warriors, the irradiated wasteland, vampires, or isometric text-heavy stories, the RPG is the genre that will never let you down. Accross the dizzing number of games available where you can play a role, there's something for everyone - and we've tried to reflect that in our list of the best RPGs on PC. The past couple of years have been great for RPGs, so there are some absolute classics as well as brand spanking new games on this list. And there's more to look forwards to, with rumblings of Dragon Age: Dread Wolf finally on the horizon, and space epic Starfield in our rear view mirror. Whatever else may happen, though, this list will provide you with the 50 best RPGs that you can download and play on PC right now.

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An inheritance from a long-lost relative demands you live surrounded by Nier: Automata or Cyberpunk 2077 statueshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/an-inheritance-from-a-long-lost-relative-demands-you-live-surrounded-by-nier-automata-or-cyberpunk-2077-statuesAlice O'ConnorTue, 29 Sep 2020 17:57:50 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/an-inheritance-from-a-long-lost-relative-demands-you-live-surrounded-by-nier-automata-or-cyberpunk-2077-statuesCyberpunk 2077Square EnixAction AdventureRPGNieR: AutomataCD Projekt REDmerchandise

Dearest reader, I bring you tragic and wonderful news. A wealthy long-lost relative has died (oh no!) and bequeathed you their estate (oh ho!) but with one unusual condition (o-oh?). Should you wish to claim their riches, titles, and mansion, you must fully accept into your heart and life one of two new ludicrous 1/4-scale video game statues. From now until your end, you shall live surrounded by them. Tell me, reader dear: will it be the giant Nier: Automata trio or the 51cm Cyberpunk 2077 Keanu Reeves?

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Nier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139 is coming in April 2021https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-replicant-ver-1-22474487139-is-coming-in-april-2021Alice O'ConnorThu, 24 Sep 2020 16:37:40 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-replicant-ver-1-22474487139-is-coming-in-april-2021Tokyo Game Show 2020Square EnixNier Replicant ver.1.22474487139Action AdventureRPGNieR: AutomataToylogic

Square Enix today announced an April 23rd release date for Nier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139..., the confusingly-named new edition of the 2010 action-RPG. This game is set millennia before Nier: Automata, the first game in the series that came to PC, though it does have a few familiar faces. The new version is tweaked, expanded, and prettied-up a bit, supposedly enough that Squeenix call it an "update" or "modern re-telling" rather than use simple and helpful terms like 'remaster' or 'remake'. Come enjoy some nice landscapes and sad music in the new trailer below.

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The 8 bleakest post-apocalypses in PC gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-8-bleakest-post-apocalypses-in-pc-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 19 Jun 2020 08:00:45 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-8-bleakest-post-apocalypses-in-pc-gamesFrostpunkThe Walking DeadNEO ScavengerThe Long DarkS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of ChernobylAction AdventureRPGDayZFeatureI Am AliveBlockbusterNieR: AutomataShooterIndieSimulationHorrorStory RichOne Off The List

Post-apocalyptic videogames, the ultimate escape. How wonderful to venture to a strange land, so different from our own, and see what the world may look like an entire week from now. Well, today the PlayStation clan secluded themselves behind their barricades with The Last Of Us Part 2, leaving the PC tribe to suffer in the harsh elements of reality alone. But never fear, wanderer. Here are some similar games to play if you want to leave your austere existence behind, and indulge in a grim struggle instead. Pull up a plastic bucket, break open a tin of Pedigree Chum, here are the 8 bleakest post-apocalypses in PC gaming. A post-apocalyst.

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Please watch this man perform videogame soundtracks on his Mongolian string instrumenthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/please-watch-this-man-perform-videogame-soundtracks-on-his-mongolian-string-instrumentMatt CoxThu, 07 May 2020 13:27:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/please-watch-this-man-perform-videogame-soundtracks-on-his-mongolian-string-instrumentFrostpunkFortniteCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveMortal Kombat (1992)Horizon Zero DawnAction Adventuregame musicFortnite Battle RoyaleNieR: AutomataPUBG: BattlegroundsDota 2Left 4 Dead

You know how it is. You think you're into videogame soundtracks, then you go and hear someone perform ten of them on a Mongolian string instrument. I recently spent 20 minutes listening to a man do just that, and I think you should too.

Genius Jaavka is the man. The morin khuur is his instrument. Songs from Horizon Zero Dawn (coming to PC this summer), Mortal Kombat, Dota 2 and Fortnite are just some of the ones he treats us to. He's really very good.

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Animal Crossing players are making outfits inspired by their favourite PC gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/animal-crossing-players-are-making-outfits-inspired-by-their-favourite-pc-gamesImogen BeckhellingWed, 25 Mar 2020 12:17:41 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/animal-crossing-players-are-making-outfits-inspired-by-their-favourite-pc-gamesSayonara Wild HeartsOri and the Will of the WispsOuter WildsFan artNieR: AutomataApex LegendsDOOM EternalCrossoverSea of ThievesAnimal CrossingSimulation

Over here in PC land we normally wouldn't get to write about Nintendo's cutesy island life sim, Animal Crossing, but I've found a wonderful reason to bring it before your eyes today. Animal Crossing: New Horizons lets you design all manner of lovely clothing items and pictures for you to display somewhere in your town, and players have been using it to create outfits inspired by PC games like Sea Of Thieves, Sayonara Wild Hearts and, of course, Doom: Eternal.

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The 25 best action games on PChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-action-gamesKatharine CastleFri, 07 Feb 2020 15:01:41 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-action-gamesTowerFall AscensionYakuza 0Nintendo GameCubeXbox OneMaddy ThorsonDennaton GamesExtremely OK GamesThird personDevolver DigitalPS4Square EnixCapcomBatman: Arkham CityBestest BestsRocksteady StudiosNintendoFeatureMonster Hunter: WorldNieR: AutomataArcadePlatinumGamesMultiplayer CompetitiveCrystal DynamicsPCMacHarmonixMultiplayer CooperativeMercury Steam EntertainmentFromSoftwareDead CellsPuzzleVanquishCastlevania: Lords Of ShadowHeart MachineRed Dead Redemption 2BayonettaShadow of the Tomb RaiderNintendo SwitchShooterXbox Series X/SSEGA CorporationDevil May Cry 5Xbox 360Eidos-Montreal505 GamesControlSide viewAction AdventureXboxPS5Ape OutKonamiPlatformerFirst personMotion TwinKatana ZEROVlambeerHadesFightingHack & SlashStrategyAssassin's Creed OdysseyPS3RoguelikeRockstar GamesSegaVirgin GamesSupergiant GamesNex EntertainmentAbstraction GamesNintendo Wii UMax Payne 2: The Fall Of Max PayneResident Evil 2IndiePS1PlayStation VitaRockstar NorthRPGSingle PlayerHyper Light DrifterPS2RemedySimulationDC EntertainmentNuclear ThroneRemedy EntertainmentBinary DomainAndroidGrand Theft Auto VBird view / IsometricTake-Two InteractiveActivisionSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceSEGA EuropeHotline MiamiBlockbusterRockstar ViennaWarner Bros. Games

Everyone loves a good action game. It's the driving force behind so many of our favourite PC games, but only a few can lay claim to being the best action games of all time. That's why we've compiled this list - to sort the pulled punches from the bestest biffs that PC has to offer. Whether it's the joy of pulling off a perfect combo, riding the wave of an explosive set-piece or the hair-raising thrill of dodging enemy attacks in slow-motion that gets you going, there's an action game here for you.

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The 11 worst years of our future, according to gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-11-worst-years-of-our-future-according-to-gamesBrendan CaldwellFri, 17 Jan 2020 09:00:42 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-11-worst-years-of-our-future-according-to-gamesBattleTechSimulationStrategyAction AdventureShadowrun ReturnsRPGFeatureNieR: AutomataShooterSOMAStellarisDeus ExOne Off The ListUniverse SandboxHorrorRimWorldStory RichMass Effect 3

Here we stand in the dark neo-year of 2020. The spam bots have risen to prominence, the governments of the world are bickering over follower counts, and history class has been renamed "meme studies". Somewhere, in a dusty room in the RPS treehouse, a rogue human is compiling a list article for a crumbling PC games website. It is a warning to all those who read it. A prophecy of the terrible things to come. Wars, invasions, disease, heat death. Videogames, it turns out, have predicted all this and more. Here we replicate this cautionary pre-chronicle, your guide to the harrowing times ahead. Here are the 11 worst years in our future history, according to games.

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Nier soundtracks are now streaming on Spotify and Applehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-soundtracks-are-now-streaming-on-spotify-and-appleAlice O'ConnorMon, 13 Jan 2020 11:58:29 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-soundtracks-are-now-streaming-on-spotify-and-appleAction AdventureRPGmusicgame musicSoundtrackNieR: Automata

Nothing says 'Monday morning' quite like punching yourself directly in the heart with a fist formed from five minutes of music then crumpling on the floor, a solitary tear rolling down your cheek. Thanks, Square Enix, for enabling this Monday morning moment by adding Nier soundtracks to Spotify. As part of the tenth birthday celebrations for the series, soundtracks for Nier: Automata as well as ye olde Nier Gestalt and Replicant from consoles are now up on streaming services. Listen at home! Listen on the bus! Listen at work then try to justify it by writing a post about you crying over roboguilt at 11am on a Monday!

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Platinum Games receive Tencent investment and promise other "big announcements" this yearhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/platinum-games-receive-tencent-investment-and-promise-other-big-announcements-this-yearImogen BeckhellingWed, 08 Jan 2020 13:09:51 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/platinum-games-receive-tencent-investment-and-promise-other-big-announcements-this-yearSquare EnixAction AdventureBayonettaBusinessBabylon's FallNieR: AutomataTencentPlatinumGames

Bayonetta and Nier: Automata developers Platinum Games have made a big announcement to start off the year - they've got themselves a partnership investment from Chinese conglomerate Tencent. With this, they might start self-publishing games. That's not all though. The company have even more in store for us in the coming months, including an update on upcoming game Babylon's Fall, and according to Platinum's president and CEO, Kenichi Sato, 2020 will really be the year they come into their own.

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Final Fantasy XIV crosses over with Nier: Automata todayhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/final-fantasy-xiv-crosses-over-with-nier-automata-todayAlice O'ConnorTue, 29 Oct 2019 22:13:20 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/final-fantasy-xiv-crosses-over-with-nier-automata-todayNieR: AutomataMMOSquare EnixFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

The heartbreakingly human androids of Nier: Automata today returned, sadly not with a sequel but in a Final Fantasy XIV crossover. Bully for you if you play the MMORPG, I suppose. For me, well, I suppose it makes me a little more sad - and isn't that what Nier is really all about? You're having an inferior Nier experience if you do play the new raid, frankly. The update also added new main quests, added quests for anime baby pixies, improved the tools for playing musical instruments, adding a trombone... lots of things. Me, I'm interested for the lost little robots.

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Nier: Automata's sad robots arrive in Final Fantasy XIV next monthhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-sad-robots-arrive-in-final-fantasy-xiv-next-monthNatalie ClaytonTue, 17 Sep 2019 13:36:40 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automatas-sad-robots-arrive-in-final-fantasy-xiv-next-monthNieR: AutomataMMOSquare EnixFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

You know what Final Fantasy XIV was missing? Existentially depressed robots, probably. Truth be told I've never played the MMO. Nor Nier: Automata, for that matter. I'm sure it has all that clever storytelling and philosophical guff you lot say it does, but I never got past the whole "explode yourself to see some robot panties" layer. Really, that's just how it goes.

But hey! Suppose if I ever chance my mind on either, I can always kill two birds with one stone. Next month's Shadowbringers update finally brings the two together in the first Yorha: Dark Apocalypse raid.

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Steam Charts: Silly String Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-silly-string-editionJohn WalkerMon, 05 Aug 2019 11:20:25 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-silly-string-editionSteamThe Elder Scrolls OnlineAction AdventureFallout 4FeatureNieR: AutomataPUBG: BattlegroundsTotal War: Three KingdomsVROxygen Not Included

Usually after the Steam summer sale horror show, the Steam Charts offer us some respite in the lull between AAA releases and allow us to celebrate the successful release of a bunch of indie games. But as you'll have noticed if you've looked at 2019, nothing follows the rules of sense and decorum any longer. So it is that last week and this, we've had charts that feature only a single recently released game.

So this week we're taking a trip!

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Steam Charts: Summery Summary Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-summery-summary-editionJohn WalkerMon, 29 Jul 2019 13:28:45 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-summery-summary-editionSteamDoomAction AdventureFallout 4Wolfenstein: YoungbloodFeatureGrand Theft Auto VNieR: AutomataPUBG: BattlegroundsThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimVR

It's never a good sign when Skyrim's back in the Charts. It means mischief is afoot. And not the good kind. In this case, it's Bethesda's Quakecon sale, meaning a whole bunch of the dreariest of usual suspects return to droop our eyelids and weary our souls. And Nier and Flibble Glibble Pants are both on sale yet again. In fact, this week's top 10 features precisely one game released in the last TWO YEARS.

So this week I think I shall describe to you the feelings I feel when I see these games appearing once more.

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Nier: Automata Game Of The YoRHa Edition out now, changes very littlehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-goty-edition-doesnt-include-any-patchesDominic TarasonTue, 26 Feb 2019 20:12:54 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-goty-edition-doesnt-include-any-patchesSquare EnixAction AdventureNieR: AutomataPlatinumGamesStory Rich

Nier: Automata was one of the best games of 2017, and one I recommend wholeheartedly, just so long as anyone playing the PC version grabs the unofficial FAR patch by "Kaldaien". Folks were hoping that today's release of the GOTY  (Game Of The YoRHa) edition of the game would fix that, and include a patch from developers Platinum. Sadly, that's not the case. If you didn't own it previously, the price on the single piece of DLC has been cut, and includes the GOTY perks - some skins for your pod drone, and a machine mask to hide your tears. See the braggadocious trailer below.

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Final Fantasy XIV's Shadowbringers expansion will bring Nier: Automata crossover in Julyhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/final-fantasy-xivs-shadowbringers-expansion-will-bring-nier-automata-crossover-in-julyJay CastelloSat, 02 Feb 2019 10:58:20 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/final-fantasy-xivs-shadowbringers-expansion-will-bring-nier-automata-crossover-in-julyNieR: AutomataMMOSquare EnixFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers expansion will launch on July 2nd, Square Enix have announced in a keynote at the Paris fan-festival.

Game director and producer Naoki Yoshida also spoke about many new details, including announcing a crossover raid that will draw on the world of Nier: Automata, called YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse.

A new trailer, helpfully grabbed by YouTuber Giuseppe's Gaming, teases many of the expansion's additions, including story beats and the new job class, known as gunbreaker:

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Nier: Automata's high-res texture pack is looking swishhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-high-resolution-texture-packAlice O'ConnorMon, 03 Dec 2018 14:53:51 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-high-resolution-texture-packAction AdventureNieR: AutomataMods

The ruins and couture of Nier: Automata are looking mighty swish in a high-resolution texture pack mod, and without losing their character. I tend not to use 'HD texture packs', partially because so many are oversharp messes or wildly change the tone and partially because I've become a hoary purist who insists that Quake should be played without texture smoothing, but this looks pretty deece. If you are the sort of person who'd rather play Platinum's action-RPG retouched, creator "GPUnity" released a big new version yesterday, bringing it a lot closer to done. Here, check out this original/new comparison video.

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We don’t deserve this planet, the robots of Nier: Automata dohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-robots-of-nier-automata-deserve-our-planetNic ReubenWed, 14 Nov 2018 13:00:26 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-robots-of-nier-automata-deserve-our-planetSquare EnixAction AdventurePost-Apocalypse DayFeatureNieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

Warning: Contains spoilers.

The first robot to be built in Japan, in 1929, was named Gakutensoku, meaning “learning from the laws of nature”. Its creator, biologist Makoto Nishimura, would later say of his mechanical progeny: “If one considers humans as the children of nature, artificial humans created by the hand of man are thus nature’s grandchildren.” The robot was unveiled at Emperor Hirohito’s ascension ceremony and later taken on tour. At one show was novelist Hiroshi Aramata, who wrote that when the machine shook its head it was “as if to express the agony of creation.”

To the android 9S , when we first meet him in Nier: Automata, such agony would be unthinkable.

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Nier: Automata's 2B cutting into Soulcalibur VI as DLChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/soulcalibur-6-2b-nier-automata-2bAlice O'ConnorMon, 29 Oct 2018 11:57:31 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/soulcalibur-6-2b-nier-automata-2bDLCSoulcalibur VINieR: AutomataBandai Namco EntertainmentCrossover

If the sexy horrors emerging from Soulcalibur VI's character creator hadn't already convinced you that it's the horniest fighting game, the next DLC character might sway you: it's 2B from Nier: Automata. Oh 2B, 2B, poor 2B, the robogoth cursed to fight an endless war for the glory of mankind dressed as a sexy fightmaid. (Don't judge: once you recognise the secret reason for her exposure, you will feel ashamed of your words and deeds.) She's "coming soon", Bandai Namco announced over the weekend.

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Steam Charts: Prematurely Spooky Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-prematurely-spooky-editionFraser BrownMon, 01 Oct 2018 12:44:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-prematurely-spooky-editionBattlerite RoyaleSteamShadow of the Tomb RaiderMiddle-earth: Shadow of WarFeatureMonster Hunter: WorldNieR: AutomataPathfinder: KingmakerPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveAssassin's Creed Odyssey

It’s Halloween (month)! I don’t know about you lovely lot, but there’s nothing I find more spooky or chilling than charts detailing what the most popular video games are in a given week. That's me, Fraser, filling in for John who is on holiday. A terrifying holiday, I bet.

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Steam Charts: Flibble Glibble Pants Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-flibble-glibble-pants-editionJohn WalkerMon, 24 Sep 2018 11:00:08 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-flibble-glibble-pants-editionScumSteamNBA 2K19Shadow of the Tomb RaiderKingdom Come: DeliveranceFeatureGrand Theft Auto VMonster Hunter: WorldNieR: AutomataPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveStory Rich

Daddy: Hey Toby, can I get your help with some work please?

Toby: OK, but they might be disappointed I'm a cat.

This week on Steam Charts, my three-year-old son tells us all about the top ten grossing games on Steam.

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The moratorium on Nier: Automata spoilers is overhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-spoilersAlice O'ConnorFri, 24 Aug 2018 15:43:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-spoilersSquare EnixAction AdventureRPGspoilersNieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

After 525 days of holding my tongue on Nier: Automata, of cautiously asking "So... what ending did you get?" and giving vague "I like Pascal too" answers so as not to spoil any surprises while wanting to tear my heart out, I'm calling an end to this: the moratorium on spoilers is over. I've avoided talking about Nier: Automata so much that I actually forgot parts of the game. Revisiting the game over the past few days, I've been amazed and delighted and heartbroken all over again, so to hell with this; let's talk about everything. It's not right that the only things I'll openly say about Nier: Automata are that it's "lovely" and "surprising" and "has a janky PC port", when I'd much rather talk about...

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The 100 best-selling games on Steam in 2018 so farhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-games-on-steam-2018Alec MeerFri, 06 Jul 2018 14:42:07 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-games-on-steam-2018statsGarry's ModA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaRimWorldArk: Survival EvolvedSquadTotal War: WarhammerPUBG: BattlegroundsRustElite DangerousDark Souls IIISniper Elite 4The ForestTotal War: Warhammer IIFor HonorWatch Dogs 2EcoSlay the SpireNieR: AutomataCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveFootball Manager 2018Stardew ValleySales figuresFinal Fantasy XVSword Art Online: Fatal BulletThe Elder Scrolls OnlineDarkest DungeonWarhammer: Vermintide 2Ni No Kuni II: Revenant KingdomHuman: Fall FlatThey Are BillionsXCOM 2Dying LightSid Meier's Civilization VRaftMiddle-earth: Shadow of WarNBA 2k18Don't Starve TogetherSteamTom Clancy's The DivisionFinal Fantasy XIICall of Duty: WWIIWarhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - MartyrTerrariaFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornDeep Rock GalacticSubnauticaCrusader Kings IIPillars of Eternity II: DeadfireThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntH1Z1Planet CoasterHouse FlipperNioh: Complete EditionAssassin's Creed OriginsTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsAge of Empires 2: Definitive EditionSmiteWarframeDragon Ball FighterZPath of ExileStellarisFar Cry 5Dota 2Divinity: Original Sin 2BattleTechShadowverse CCGPayday 2Arma 3War ThunderEuropa Universalis IVFrostpunkJurassic World EvolutionFactorioBlack Desert OnlineConan ExilesKingdom Come: DeliveranceRocket LeagueTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeEuro Truck Simulator 2Dead by DaylighttheHunter: Call of the WildSimulationJust Cause 3Fallout 4Team Fortress 2Grand Theft Auto VCupheadHunt: ShowdownRise of the Tomb RaiderThe Sims 3PaladinsCities: SkylinesDark Souls: RemasteredNorthgardBorderlands 2Hearts of Iron IVThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VRThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimSurviving Mars

We've just passed the half-way point of 2018, so Ian Gatekeeper and all his fabulously wealthy chums over at Valve have revealed which hundred games have sold best on Steam over the past six months. It's a list dominated by pre-2018 names, to be frank, a great many of which you'll be expected, but there are a few surprises in there.

2018 releases Jurassic World Evolution, Far Cry 5 Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Warhammer: Vermintide II are wearing some spectacular money-hats, for example, while the relatively lesser-known likes of Raft, Eco and Deep Rock Galactic have made themselves heard above the din of triple-A marketing budgets.

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Steam Charts: surviving the Frostpunk bots of Britanniahttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-first-week-of-mayAlice O'ConnorTue, 08 May 2018 13:20:43 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-first-week-of-mayFrostpunkBattleTechSteamA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaFeatureBlockbusterNieR: AutomataIndieFar Cry 5Beat SaberPUBG: BattlegroundsThe ForestCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveCharts

Hullo! John is preoccupied with wizards right now, so I'm taking over for the rundown of last week's top ten on Steam. It was an interesting week, bringing back some welcome old games and slamming in some shiny new ones. Largely, it's all about robots and survival.

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Steam Charts: Actual Hope Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-actual-hope-editionJohn WalkerMon, 30 Apr 2018 12:42:40 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-actual-hope-editionFrostpunkBattleTechSteamA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaFeatureGrand Theft Auto VNieR: AutomataIndieFar Cry 5theHunter: Call of the WildPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global Offensive

As I drag my groggy-faced body to the monitor at 6.30 each Monday morning, I click the bookmark for my Steam Charts RSS and scrunch up my face so my forehead and nose curl over my eyes. How bad will it be? How familiar will the list of five-year-old games be? How will I think of... BUT WHAT IS THIS?!!?! FOUR new entries! Far Cry 5 taking up only one slot! No Witcher 3! No Skyrim! It's like Christmas, where Christmas is a day you just about get through without things being as bad as they were last year.

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Steam Charts: When Rats & Martians Attack!https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-when-rats-martians-attackAlice O'ConnorMon, 19 Mar 2018 14:00:18 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-when-rats-martians-attackCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveSteamKingdom Come: DeliveranceWarhammer: Vermintide 2BlockbusterNieR: AutomataSurviving MarsIndieFar Cry 5PUBG: BattlegroundsFinal Fantasy XVCharts

John is elsewhere this week, squeezed into Brendan's luggage for a flight to San Francisco and the Game Developers Conference, so I'm here for the regular rundown of last week's top-selling games on Steam. This week, the letters R, A, and S are well-represented with strong showings from both Mars and rats.

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Steam Charts: The Rat Plague Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-march-12Brendan CaldwellMon, 12 Mar 2018 12:11:14 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-march-12SteamKingdom Come: DeliveranceTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeWarhammer: Vermintide 2NieR: AutomataHearts of Iron IV: Waking the TigerPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveFinal Fantasy XVStory Rich

Greetings, readers. John, your regular guide to this hollow summary of ceaseless material consumption, is missing. We presume he has angered the company overlords with some sort of ill-judged diatribe against corporate consolidation, and has subsequently been reassigned to another media outlet, possibly The Re-education Supplement, or Gulag's Weekly. Well, you won't find any such insubordination from me. I have only the purest intentions of telling you the top ten best sellers on Steam this week, with a secondary goal of reinforcing the cold emptiness of our predominant mercantile culture. Let's buy some games!

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Steam Charts: The Someday Papers Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-march-2018John WalkerMon, 05 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-march-2018Hunt: ShowdownSteamKingdom Come: DeliverancePuzzleInto the BreachFeatureWarhammer: Vermintide 2NieR: AutomataPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveFinal Fantasy XVDeep Rock Galactic

Some Monday mornings, as I plonk myself down at my desk at 6.50am and load the RSS feed for the Steam Charts, I think to myself: you know what? There are so many other things I'd like to write about today. Anyway, here are the top ten games on Steam from the last week.

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Podcast: What counts as a JRPG?https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/podcast-jrpgsRPSThu, 22 Feb 2018 17:00:05 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/podcast-jrpgsAnachronoxPodcastRPGFeatureRecettear: An Item Shop's TaleNieR: AutomataUndertaleThe RPS Electronic Wireless showSpace FuneralJRPGFinal Fantasy XVStory RichFinal Fantasy VII

You’d think we could agree on four simple letters. But nothing is ever straightforward on RPS podcast, the Electronic Wireless Show. This week the gang are talking JRPGs, or Japanese role-playing games to use some real words for human people. Does a game have to be made in Japan to be defined as an JRPG? Or does it just need some bright colours and lots of turn-based battles? Maybe it only needs a boss behind a boss (and then another boss behind that one)? Come with us into the petty world of the genre bouncer, as we examine the shoes of dozens of games and decide whether or not they’re allowed into the JRPG nightclub.

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2017 Steam Award winners include PUBG, Cuphead & Witcherhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-steam-games-2017Alec MeerThu, 04 Jan 2018 13:47:55 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-steam-games-2017Garry's ModResident Evil 7: BiohazardFactorioGothic II: Gold EditionLife is Strange Before the StormRed Faction GuerrillaThe Walking Dead: A New FrontierHotline Miami 2: Wrong NumberSaints Row 4Crusader Kings IIRocket LeagueStardew ValleyAlien: IsolationThe Stanley ParableThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntTo the MoonTransistorThe Witcher: Enhanced EditionBroforceGoat SimulatorJust Cause 3Assassin's Creed OriginsSenua's Saga: Hellblade IITeam Fortress 2South Park: The Fractured but WholeThe Steam AwardsPUBG: BattlegroundsRustAntichamberSonic ManiaCupheadSid Meier's Civilization 6WarframeI Am BreadPath of ExileRise of the Tomb RaiderSlime RancherBayonettaMiddle-earth: Shadow of WarWolfenstein II: The New ColossusBlockbusterDark Souls IIIOutlast 2Dota 2Divinity: Original Sin 2Cities: SkylinesPony IslandTotal War: Warhammer IIAbzuSteamCrypt of the NecroDancerCall of Duty: WWIITitan Quest Anniversary EditionHollow KnightDoki Doki Literature ClubNieR: AutomataMount & Blade: WarbandIndieUndertaleCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveDishonored 2The Evil Within 2

We've already seen which games sold best on Steam last year, but a perhaps more meaningful insight into movin' and a-shakin' in PC-land is the games that people feel warmest and snuggliest about. To that end, Valve have announced the winners of the 2017 Steam Awards, a fully community-voted affair which names the most-loved games across categories including best post-launch support, most player agency, exceeding pre-release expectations and most head-messing-with. Vintage cartoon-themed reflex-tester Cuphead leads the charge with two gongs, but ol' Plunkbat and The Witcher series also do rather well - as do a host of other games from 2017's great and good.

Full winners and runners-up below, with links to our previous coverage of each game if you're so-minded. Plus: I reveal which game I'd have gone for in each category.

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PlatinumGames planning to self-publish a new game of their ownhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/platinumgames-self-publishingAlice O'ConnorWed, 03 Jan 2018 13:21:23 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/platinumgames-self-publishingAction AdventureBayonettaNieR: AutomataVanquishPlatinumGames

PlatinumGames, the makers of such wonderful games as Bayonetta and Nier: Automata, are looking into making and self-publishing games of their own. While they're not announcing any specific games just yet, Platinum say they invited all staff to pitch ideas and have whittled 70-odd submitted design documents down to two ideas they're focusing on. Yes, their own games are likely to offer the action you'd expect from Platinum, though obviously made on smaller budgets without the backing of big publishers. They're not done with making games for publishers, mind, so we should see still more big-budget explore-o-ramas from them too.

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These are the top 100 Steam games of 2017https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-steam-games-2017Alec MeerTue, 02 Jan 2018 19:00:01 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-steam-games-2017Garry's ModDragon Ball Xenoverse 2RimWorldChartsArk: Survival EvolvedOxygen Not IncludedTotal War: WarhammerLeft 4 Dead 2PUBG: BattlegroundsRustElite DangerousDark Souls IIISniper Elite 4The ForestHitmanEndless Space 2Total War: Warhammer IIFor HonorWatch Dogs 2FeatureNieR: AutomataAstroneerCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResident Evil 7: BiohazardFootball Manager 2018Stardew ValleyThe Elder Scrolls OnlineDarkest DungeonFarming Simulator 17The Binding of Isaac: RebirthWallpaper EngineXCOM 2DoomDying LightFriday the 13th: The GameSid Meier's Civilization VMiddle-earth: Shadow of WarWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIINBA 2k18Don't Starve TogetherSteamTom Clancy's The DivisionCall of Duty: Black Ops 2Call of Duty: WWII7 Days To DieHollow KnightTerrariaFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornDishonored 2SubnauticaCrusader Kings IIThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntNBA 2K17H1Z1Planet CoasterGrim DawnAssassin's Creed OriginsThe Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel UnlimitedTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsAge of Empires 2: Definitive EditionSmiteWarframePath of ExileStellarisFootball Manager 2017Dota 2Divinity: Original Sin 2Shadowverse CCGPayday 2Arma 3War ThunderEuropa Universalis IVFactorioBlack Desert OnlineRising Storm 2: VietnamConan ExilesRocket LeagueTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeKilling Floor 2Euro Truck Simulator 2Dead by DaylighttheHunter: Call of the WildPreyMiddle-earth: Shadow of MordorJust Cause 3Fallout 4Senua's Saga: Hellblade IITeam Fortress 2Grand Theft Auto VSouth Park: The Fractured but WholeCupheadSid Meier's Civilization 6Rise of the Tomb RaiderThe Sims 3Wolfenstein II: The New ColossusPaladinsCities: SkylinesTekken 7NorthgardBorderlands 2Tales of BerseriaHearts of Iron IVThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Another year over, a new one just begun, which means, impossibly, even more games. But what about last year? Which were the games that most people were buying and, more importantly, playing? As is now something of a tradition, Valve have let slip a big ol' breakdown of the most successful titles released on Steam over the past twelve months.

Below is the full, hundred-strong roster, complete with links to our coverage if you want to find out more about any of the games, or simply to marvel at how much seemed to happen in the space of 52 short weeks.

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Our PC games of the year 2017https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-pc-games-of-2017RPSMon, 25 Dec 2017 13:00:14 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-pc-games-of-2017SteamWorld Dig 2Hand of Fate 2Zero Escape: The Nonary GamesBattleriteFreelancer's favourite games of 2017TacomaOneShotDead CellsPreyXCOM 2: War of the ChosenWest of LoathingWhat Remains of Edith FinchPUBG: BattlegroundsTorment: Tides of NumeneraOpus MagnumGetting Over ItSongbringerBayonettaWolfenstein II: The New ColossusDivinity: Original Sin 2NorthgardFeatureNieR: AutomataThe Norwood SuiteRakuenNight in the Woods

The calendar's doors have been opened and the games inside have been eaten. But fear not, latecomer - we've reconstructed the list in this single post for easy re-consumption. Click on to discover the best games of 2017.

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Steam Charts: Post Sale Fatigue Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-december-2017John WalkerMon, 04 Dec 2017 11:04:30 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-december-2017Sid Meier's Civilization 6SteamCall of Duty: WWIIAssassin's Creed OriginsThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntFeatureGrand Theft Auto VBlockbusterNieR: AutomataPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveDivinity: Original Sin 2

The tail-end of Steam's Autumnal sale sees a few old favourites lingering with the usual suspects in the charts this week. The discounts that got them here are all gone now, but it's only a couple of weeks now before everything goes completely bonkers for the Winter Sale, and you can expect to see all the same names deeply discounted once more.

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Steam charts: autumn sale editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/november-2017-steam-autumn-sale-chartsAlice O'ConnorMon, 27 Nov 2017 17:29:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/november-2017-steam-autumn-sale-chartsSteamAssassin's Creed OriginsThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntFeatureGrand Theft Auto VBlockbusterNieR: AutomataSteam ControllerSteam LinkPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global Offensive

Hey ho, chart fans, let's go. Statman John is indisposed today, and was last seen meandering along the seafront muttering "Plunkbat! They give me Plunkbat! I've a grand idea for a grand theft five five fi-diddly-fi fi whoopsadaisy down we go," so I'm taking over for this week's Steam charts. Seeing as he's always griping about the charts being identical, I'm sure John will be infuriated to miss seeing how much Steam's autumn sale changed things. Won't you join for me a stroll down the hit parade?

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Steam Charts: Death Under Tunnel Bridgehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sept-2017-steam-chartsJohn WalkerMon, 18 Sep 2017 10:23:10 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sept-2017-steam-chartsSteamXCOM 2: War of the ChosenFeatureDishonored: Death of the OutsiderDark Souls IIIGrand Theft Auto VNieR: AutomataPUBG: BattlegroundsThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveDivinity: Original Sin 2

This week we finally learn who the killer is, but will the answer provide more questions than solutions? Read on for this week's hair-raising installment of... The Steam Charts.

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Steam Charts: Parabolic Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/september-2017-steam-chartsJohn WalkerMon, 11 Sep 2017 09:22:38 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/september-2017-steam-chartsSteamLife is Strange Before the StormXCOM 2: War of the ChosenTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeFeatureGrand Theft Auto VNieR: AutomataArma 3H1Z1: King of the KillPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveDivinity: Original Sin 2Simulation

Come one, come all, but not all at once or you'll break our caching, and see the Steam Charts in all their glory! Which game will have reached the coveted #2 position this week?!

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Steam Charts: Gaming's Greatest Secrets Revealedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/july-2017-steam-chartsJohn WalkerMon, 10 Jul 2017 14:27:37 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/july-2017-steam-chartsSteamMiddle-earth: Shadow of MordorFallout 4The Witcher 3: Wild HuntStardew ValleyFeatureGrand Theft Auto VBlockbusterNieR: AutomataH1Z1: King of the KillPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveDishonored 2

As the Steam Summer Sale closes, here's the last of the charts influenced by the discounts, before they return to being exactly the same as they were before the sale, and indeed during it.

So this week we're going to dig into the history of these familiar names, revealing some secrets of their pasts that many may not already know.

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Steam Charts: Nantucket Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-july-2017John WalkerMon, 03 Jul 2017 11:09:29 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-july-2017SteamMiddle-earth: Shadow of MordorPlunkbatFallout 4The Witcher 3: Wild HuntFeatureGrand Theft Auto VDark Souls IIIBlockbusterNieR: AutomataH1Z1: King of the KillPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveDishonored 2

As we learnt last week, the Steam Summer Sale feels like the sort of thing that should enliven the charts. Nothing can enliven the charts...

Apart from me!

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Steam Charts: Sale away, sale away, sale awayhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-charts-june-2017John WalkerMon, 26 Jun 2017 12:15:50 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-charts-june-2017SteamMiddle-earth: Shadow of MordorAction AdventureFallout 4The Witcher 3: Wild HuntFeatureGrand Theft Auto VCounter-Strike: Condition ZeroHollow KnightNieR: AutomataH1Z1: King of the KillPUBG: Battlegrounds

The Steam Summer Sale is here to rescue us from the same old games! Hooray! Hooray! Hoo-whatnow? Oh for crying out loud, the usual games are all on sale too, aren't they?

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Steam summer sale: our giant recommendations listhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-summer-sale-our-giant-recommendations-listBrendan CaldwellFri, 23 Jun 2017 17:01:52 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-summer-sale-our-giant-recommendations-listVoid & MeddlerResident Evil 7: BiohazardNo Man's SkySubnauticaLife Is StrangeThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntHyper Light DrifterState of Decay: Year One Survival EditionViscera Cleanup DetailSokobondBroforceDead CellsPreyMiddle-earth: Shadow of MordorState of DecayThe Long DarkJust Cause 3ValveDarkest DungeonGrand Theft Auto VMountainLeft 4 Dead 2Samorost 2Team17The Binding of Isaac: RebirthTorment: Tides of NumeneraFran BowStory RichWolfenstein: The New OrderSid Meier's Civilization 6Devil DaggersMachinariumOri and the Blind ForestXCOM 2Dying LightDeadly PremonitionEndless LegendMetro: Last LightSOMAStellarisFootball Manager 2017Metro 2033HitmanThe RoomMorphopolisAbzuSteamNorthgardGrand Theft Auto IVWatch Dogs 2Door KickersThis War of MineNieR: AutomataDragon's Dogma: Dark ArisenTyrannyBlood Bowl 2Else Heart BreakTransistorDishonored 2

The Steam summer sale is in full blaze. For a while it even blazed so hot that the servers went on fire and all the price stickers peeled off the games. Either that or the store just got swamped with cheapskates looking for the best bargains. Cheapskates like you! Well, don’t worry. We’ve rounded up some recommendations - both general tips and some newly added staff choices.

Here are the things you should consider owning in your endless consumeristic lust for a happiness which always seems beyond reach. You're welcome.

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The Top Best Bestest Games Of 2017 So Farhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-pc-games-2017RPSTue, 06 Jun 2017 16:00:15 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-pc-games-2017Stories UntoldResident Evil 7: BiohazardBRUTESnake PassEverythingDead CellsPreyShe Remembered CaterpillarsFlinthookWhat Remains of Edith FinchYooka-LayleeUnexploredCard QuestPlanescape: Torment: Enhanced EditionPUBG: BattlegroundsTorment: Tides of NumeneraOrbLandsFuture UnfoldingPictopixHidden FolksDeadly PremonitionBayonettaCrossCellsBlockbusterDetentionCosmic ExpressSniper Elite 4MysteriumEndless Space 2Bestest BestsCaveblazersA House of Many DoorsFor HonorNorthgardAlwa's AwakeningSkyFeatureNieR: AutomataA Normal Lost Phonev r 3AstroneerRakuenLoot RascalsNight in the WoodsLittle Nightmares

Update: The year is finished, which means you can now read the final list of our favourite games of 2017.

2017 has already been an extraordinary year for PC games, from both big-name AAA successes to no-name surprise indie smashes. Keeping up with so much that's worth playing is a tough job, but we've got your back. Here is a collection of the games that have rocked the RPS Treehouse so far this year.

We've all picked our favourites, and present them here in alphabetical order so as not to start any fights. You're bound to have a game you'd have wanted to see on the list, so please do add it to the comments below.

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Platinum's Vanquish rocketslides onto PChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/vanquish-release-on-pcAlice O'ConnorThu, 25 May 2017 16:32:39 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/vanquish-release-on-pcAction AdventureBayonettaSegaNieR: AutomataVanquishPlatinumGamesLittle Stone Software

Hold onto your butts! If you don't, they'll fall off as you rocketslide around a spacecity kicking robots in Vanquish [official site]. Almost seven years after its console debut, the third-person shooter from Bayonetta and Nier: Automata devs PlatinumGames has finally arrived on PC. It is a good video game. Did I not mention that you can rocketslide and kick robots? Our Alec is bumsliding around to tell us all Wot He Thinks but, for now, here's notice that it's out and some brief tech thoughts.

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Nier: Automata white screen bug fixed for AMD cardshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-amd-white-screen-bug-fixedSamuel HortiSun, 21 May 2017 08:00:18 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-amd-white-screen-bug-fixedSquare EnixAction AdventureRPGAMDNieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

Nier: Automata [official site] is a wonderful action-RPG plagued, for some, by technical issues. Random crashes, blurry visuals and low frame rates are just a few of the problems players have faced, but those with AMD cards have had it worst. It's been virtually unplayable for some because of a bug turning the screen white, which is pretty inexcusable.

AMD have finally got round to addressing the problem with new drivers.

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Steam Charts: war dawnshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-steam-games-mayAlec MeerWed, 03 May 2017 10:49:08 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-steam-games-maySniper Ghost Warrior 3SteamAction AdventureFeatureNieR: AutomataOutlast 2Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsH1Z1: King of the KillWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIICounter-Strike: Global OffensiveCharts

Did you know: the weekly Steam charts, in which we round-up the ten games which sold best on Steam over the previous week, are broadly the most-read articles on RPS these days?

That means I can never stop. Never. Stop.

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Nier: Automata's arena DLC 3C3C1D119440927 releasedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-arena-dlc-3c3c1d119440927-releasedAlice O'ConnorTue, 02 May 2017 17:19:07 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-arena-dlc-3c3c1d119440927-releasedDLCSquare EnixAction AdventureNieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

Nier: Automata [official site] is so wonderful and complete in itself that I might be happy to skip DLC and not even play again for a fair while. I'll return later, absolutely, but for now I might pass on the DLC released today. 3C3C1D119440927 is its name, and adding arena battles and costumes is its game. Given that this is Nier: Automata, I suspect it may be more complicated than that. I mean, beyond the fact that it has battles against the CEOs of Square Enix and PlatinumGames; that's not even a secret. Here, have a gander at the DLC's launch trailer:

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Steam Charts: battle royale battle royalehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-best-games-aprilAlec MeerTue, 25 Apr 2017 10:36:25 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-best-games-aprilSteamSubnauticaUltimate Epic Battle SimulatorFeatureGrand Theft Auto VBlockbusterArma 3Halo WarsNieR: AutomataH1Z1: King of the KillPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveChartsWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III

We have a GIFbot in the RPS staff chatroom. GIFbot is a treacherous and unreliable creature, often offering wildly irrelevant or breathtakingly banal results when we type '/gif whateverphrase' and then cope with whatever it randomly pulls from whatever reprobate corner of the internet it's plugged into it. However, often enough its results are so irrelevant as to be perfection itself. And so we shall keep it around for an eternity, and reach for it in our darkest hours.

For instance, in the absence of a better conceit for the latest Steam Charts. For these, once again, are the ten games with the most accumulated sales on Steam over the past week. Take it away, GIFbot.

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Steam Charts: Episode LIIhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-top-ten-aprilAlec MeerWed, 19 Apr 2017 10:30:33 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-top-ten-aprilSteamMiddle-earth: Shadow of MordorStellaris: UtopiaBayonettaUltimate Epic Battle SimulatorFeatureGrand Theft Auto VNieR: AutomataH1Z1: King of the KillPUBG: BattlegroundsPlanet CoasterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveCharts

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Nier DLC will let you fight CEOs of Platinum and Squeenixhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-3c3c1d119440927-dlcAlice O'ConnorTue, 18 Apr 2017 09:48:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-3c3c1d119440927-dlcDLCSquare EnixAction AdventureRPGNieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

DLC adding coliseum battles might sound somewhat unimaginative for a game as endlessly surprising and heartbreaking as Nier: Automata [official site] but that's what is coming. Oh, wait, and it'll let those lovable warteens fight the CEOs of Square Enix and PlatinumGames. That's more like it! The action-RPG's first DLC, titled '3C3C1D119440927', is coming "soon" with coliseum scraps and rewards including cosmetic doodads like costumes from the first Nier. Here, check out this chief executive beatdown:

(If you haven't gone through several of Automata's endings, this post will show some things you may not know about.)

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Hurrah, Bayonetta has finally arrived on PChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bayonetta-pc-releaseAdam SmithTue, 11 Apr 2017 14:58:33 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bayonetta-pc-releaseAction AdventureBayonettaSegaNieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

Bayonetta [Steam page] just arrived on PC and though she's late to the party, in some ways the timing couldn't be more perfect. The game's creators, PlatinumGames, are amazing when at their best, but have released a few disappointing duffers over the years. Bayonetta is not a duffer and might be my favourite of their games.

This belated PC release comes hot on the heels of NieR: Automata, another game that showed Platinum at their best. It's a mini golden age for stylish third-person action over on the PC right now and I'm here to tell you why you might just fall in love with Bayonetta.

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Steam charts: no funny businesshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-steam-games-aprilAlec MeerTue, 11 Apr 2017 11:00:21 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-steam-games-aprilStellaris: UtopiaDishonored 2Dark Souls IIIBlockbusterNieR: AutomataStellarisH1Z1: King of the KillPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveEuropa Universalis IV: Mandate of HeavenChartsArk: Survival EvolvedEuropa Universalis IV

He was a boy. She was a girl. Can I make it anymore obvious? He wrote the weekly Steam charts. She read them.

What more can I say?

Other than that these are the ten Steam games with the most accumulated sales over the past week, obv. See ya later, boy.

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Steam Charts: a time to killhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-april-2017Alec MeerTue, 04 Apr 2017 11:00:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-april-2017SteamDying LightTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntFeatureGrand Theft Auto VNieR: AutomataShooterTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsH1Z1: King of the KillPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveChartsArk: Survival Evolved

You woke up this morning, got yourself a gun, Mama always said you'd be the chosen one to write the weekly Steam charts. These are the games which sold best on Steam last week.

This week: order returns. OBEY OBEY OBEY OBEY OBEY OBEY OBEY

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Steam Charts: Grounds for Battlecelebrationhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-playersunknowns-battlegroundsAlice O'ConnorTue, 28 Mar 2017 14:57:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-playersunknowns-battlegroundsTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeFeatureGrand Theft Auto VBlockbusterMetro ReduxNieR: AutomataTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsH1Z1: King of the KillPUBG: BattlegroundsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveChartsToukiden 2

Alec is still away, ostensibly on holiday but presumed dead. Ride in peace, Alec Meer. All that remains of last week's chart caretaker is a selection of small bones John coughed up, so it's my turn. It's a good week in the charts!

We've some new games, some familiar faces, and at least one familiar face with a new game. It's a shame Mass Effect: Andromeda's Origin exclusivity keeps it out of this comparison. Not to ruin the suspension but: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the new early access Hunger Royale game, is riding high at the top of the hit parade.

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Nier: Automata mod offers fixes while devs investigate problemshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-pc-fixesAlice O'ConnorThu, 23 Mar 2017 12:14:55 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-pc-fixesAction AdventureNieR: AutomataSquare EnixPlatinumGames

Platinum's Nier: Automata [official site] is a cracking game, our Adam will tell you, and from the 16 hours I've played I'd certainly agree. Sadly, technical problems are dragging it down for some -- not all, to be clear -- players. Issues include fullscreen mode upscaling wonkily, crashes, and unexpectedly poor performance. The Automata team have now issued a statement saying they're investigating reports. But in the meantime, players have come up with some good fixes themselves.

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Steam Charts: NieR hithttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/top-steam-games-march-2Jerry Cheese-MuncherTue, 21 Mar 2017 11:56:29 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/top-steam-games-march-2DoomBioShock: The CollectionFeatureGrand Theft Auto VBlockbusterNieR: AutomataTotal War: WarhammerTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsH1Z1: King of the KillHitmanCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveChartsOxygen Not Included

Alec is away this week. I fear that if he can't find a wifi signal on his travels he might resort to haruspicy to try and find the truths contained within the weekly Steam charts. These round-ups of the ten games with the most cumulative sales over the past week are his obsession and his curse.

This week: while the cat's away...

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Wot I Think: Nier Automatahttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-reviewAdam SmithMon, 20 Mar 2017 21:00:12 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-reviewSquare EnixAction AdventureRPGReviewsFeatureNieR: AutomataWot I ThinkPlatinumGamesRPS Recommended

Nier: Automata [official site] is unpredictable, from beginning to end(s).

What begins as a robot-smashing action game with gargantuan bosses soon becomes an open world RPG, then a bullet hell circus nightmare with confetti and corpses, and then something else entirely. To describe all of the things that Automata encompasses, even in vague terms, would be to spoil its greatest asset: surprise. For that reason, I've avoiding the specifics of almost any of the wonderful and horrible things that happen. This is important.

Let's stick with the basics then. Automata, at its best, fuses Platinum's mastery of stylish action to a framework that works as both a tour and deconstruction of various genres, and a story both stranger and more interesting than it first appears. It's awesome.

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Hack! Slash! Mooseride! Nier: Automata released on PChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-pc-released-on-steamAlice O'ConnorFri, 17 Mar 2017 21:01:36 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-pc-released-on-steamAction AdventureNieR: AutomataSquare EnixPlatinumGames

Once I finish this post, I'm done for the day and can go play Nier: Automata [official site]. And as luck would have it, this post is about the release of Automata. The new hack 'n' slash bullet hell open-world action-RPG... thing from Square Enix and PlatinumGames launched on PC today, following its PlayStation 4 debut earlier this month. Adam is currently bashing away to tell us all Wot He Thinks next week but, for now, here's word that it's out - and news of some unpleasant technical problems.

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Steam Charts: Slam dunk (da funk)https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/top-steam-games-marchAlec MeerTue, 14 Mar 2017 11:07:11 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/top-steam-games-marchSteamBlackwakeFeatureNieR: AutomataShooterLeft 4 Dead 2Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveCharts

Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot. So its disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. It must be a creature of the night, black, terrible... it's only the weekly Steam charts! These are the ten games with the most cumulative sales over the past week.

This week: DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER.

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Steam Charts: the really Wildlands showhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-chart-marchAlec MeerTue, 07 Mar 2017 11:16:16 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-chart-marchFor HonorBlackwakeSteamAction Adventure7 Days To DieFeatureNieR: AutomataTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsH1Z1: King of the KilltheHunter: Call of the WildTorment: Tides of NumeneraCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveCharts

Framed for murder, now they prowl the badlands, an outlaw hunting outlaws, a bounty hunter, a renegade, it's only the weekly Steam charts! These are the ten games which sold best on Steam last week.

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Platinum's NieR: Automata coming to PC March 17thhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-pc-release-dateAlice O'ConnorFri, 03 Mar 2017 11:15:31 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-pc-release-dateAction AdventureNieR: AutomataSquare EnixPlatinumGames

After a spot of umming and ahhing, Square Enix have confirmed a PC release date of March 17th for NieR: Automata [official site]. That is ten days after its console launch but, given that I've been waiting literally years for Platinum games like Bayonetta and Vanquish to hit PC (go on, Sega), I'm perfectly fine with that. NieR: Automata is an action-RPG about childlike androids in the far future coming down from the Moon to beat up robots across the ruins of Earth. Its action is very Platinum-y, which is a great thing to be. After a few licensed duffers, NieR looks like a return to form for Platinum.

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The PC games of 2017 mega-previewhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pc-games-of-2017RPSSat, 31 Dec 2016 15:00:21 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pc-games-of-2017ToeJam and Earl: Back in the GrooveLords of the Fallen 2Battalion 1944Hand of Fate 2Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3A Hat in TimeHorrorOxygen Not IncludedImpact WinterThe Signal From TölvaBerserk and the Band of the HawkGorogoaFrozen Synapse 2ScaleboundSonic ManiaStar CitizenELEXOverkill's The Walking DeadUrban EmpireNights of AzureTetherFull Throttle RemasteredShenmue IIIOutlast 2LEGO City UndercoverSniper Elite 4Phantom DustTokyo 42Constructor HDFor HonorSonic ForcesOutcast - Second ContactFeatureNieR: AutomataShadowhandSpellForce 3LEGO WorldsSniper Ghost Warrior 3Resident Evil 7: BiohazardOverlandStar Trek: Bridge CrewBulletstorm: Full Clip EditionAtelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious BookThe Guild 3Them's Fighting HerdsCrackdown 3Aven ColonyRoutineShooterNine ParchmentsStar Control: OriginsMemorandaWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIIStar Wars: Battlefront IISunderedSudden Strike 4Finding ParadiseMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale SeriesA House of Many DoorsNidhogg 2The Sexy BrutaleXenonauts 2Little NightmaresAgonyState of Decay 2Action AdventureYonder: The Cloud Catcher ChroniclesPyreBulletstormSea of ThievesTacomaSnake PassThe Wild EIghtStyx: Shards of DarknessSportsThe Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rdMetal Gear SurviveDeath's GambitEchoYooka-LayleeAgents of MayhemTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsOctogeddonTorment: Tides of NumeneraThe Bard's Tale IVFuture UnfoldingChuchelMass Effect AndromedaMarvel vs. Capcom InfiniteDivinity: Original Sin 2VampyrExpeditions: VikingStrafeAbsolverMosaicOverloadDisgaea 2Loot RascalsNight in the WoodsFrostpunkKnights and BikesHalo Wars 2Kingdoms and CastlesConan ExilesKingdom Come: DeliveranceRPGDauntlessZero Escape: The Nonary GamesThimbleweed ParkThe Pillars of the EarthSimulationPreySenua's Saga: Hellblade IIWhat Remains of Edith FinchSouth Park: The Fractured but WholeThe Escapists 2Call of CthulhuBirthdays the BeginningCupheadMegaton RainfallBlockbusterHello Neighbor!Tekken 7Iron HarvestTales of BerseriaHiveswapDreadnoughtGet Even

As Old Father Time grabs his sickle and prepares to take ailing 2016 around the back of the barn for a big sleep, we're looking to the future. The mewling pup that goes by the name 2017 will come into the world soon and we must prepare ourselves for its arrival. Here at RPS, our preparations come in the form of this enormous preview feature, which contains details on more than a hundred of the exciting games that are coming our way over the next twelve months. 2016 was a good one - in the world of games at least - but, ever the optimists, we're hoping next year will be even better.

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Platinum's NieR: Automata Coming To PC Toohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-pc-portAlice O'ConnorWed, 17 Aug 2016 14:40:06 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nier-automata-pc-portSquare EnixRPGNieR: AutomataPlatinumGamesGamescom 2016

Cavia's 2010 oddball action-RPG Nier never came to PC but I did hear good things about it, mutterings that it could be quite loveable if you got over its flaws, mutterings that reminded me of my beloved Deadly Premonition. Well, we still haven't had Nier on PC but we will be getting the sequel. Publishers Square Enix today announced that NieR: Automata [official site] is coming our way and ooh, this time the venerable PlatinumGames are making it. Given the wonders they conjured when they made a game about a warcyborg, I'm jolly excited to see what they do with two childlike warbots. Beyond ultraviolence, obvs.

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