Vote now for your favourite strategy games of all time

may have spotted last week, this year we’re going to be compiling a new series of game genre lists, as voted for by you, the RPS readership. They’re essentially going to be your versions of our own Bestest Best lists, and to kick things off (and to celebrate the upcoming launch of Company Of Heroes 3 later this month), we’re asking you to vote for your favourite strategy games of all time. Want to get involved? Here’s how.

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Apex Legends Season 16 is reworking the Legends class system, and adding a new TDM game mode

Apex Legends? Allow me to assuage it with exciting news about what the devs have been working on instead. Namely – a complete rework of the Legend classes and perks system; a new top-tier burst Assault Rifle; a rotating playlist of limited time modes, including the new Team Deathmatch mode; improved onboarding for new players; and much more.

Read more about all the major changes coming with Apex Legends Revelry on Tuesday 14th February below, and join me as I aggressively chew the walls in anticipation of the five new character classes that are about to shake up the Legend meta.

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Grim roguelike road trip Darkest Dungeon 2 is getting a 1.0 release on May 8th

Darkest Dungeon 2 has been in early access since 2021, and it’s finally taking the roadtrip to a full 1.0 PC release on May 8th. We originally thought the nail-biting roguelike would see a 1.0 release this month, but developer Red Hook haven’t left us empty-handed. Darkest Dungeon 2 currently has a demo available on Steam and the Epic Games Store until the end of Steam Next Fest on February 13th. Red Hook say the demo will feature the four starting heroes as you take them around one full region and explore either the Sprawl (city) or the Foeter (farms.)

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16 great Steam Next Fest demos to play first this February

Steam Next Fest is back with a veritable truck ton of fresh game demos to sample, and we’ve been plunging our eager little mitts into the latest batch of indie delights to unearth some handy recommendations for you to hit first. Running from now until February 13th, there are always oodles of demos to try in a Next Fest, so sometimes it’s nice to have a helping hand in working out what’s worth sinking your time into. Below, we’ve rounded up 16 of our favourites so far, and we’ll be writing about plenty more demos we’ve yet to try over the coming week.

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UK regulators expected to give Microsoft a thumbs down on their Activision Blizzard acquisition

report from The New York Times, Microsoft is expecting the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to oppose the deal, after EU regulators issued their own antitrust warnings last week. Microsoft reportedly believes it can convince EU and UK regulators to accept their concessions and eventually approve the acquisition.

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