James Archer
@jamesandstuff.bsky.social
RPS hardware editor of deep voice and swelling gut
Invite: All Hands Meeting
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Invite: All Hands Meeting
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Re. RPS freelance, I now have a budget for irregular (maybe 6-12 pieces a year) 2000-3000 wordish, more granular and specific reporting and investigative criticism that broaches a new topic or addresses a gap in knowledge regarding something familiar.
September 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Re. RPS freelance, I now have a budget for irregular (maybe 6-12 pieces a year) 2000-3000 wordish, more granular and specific reporting and investigative criticism that broaches a new topic or addresses a gap in knowledge regarding something familiar.
I'm doing a 10 mile charity walk this month with the missus. Help us tell diabetes to fuck off! fundraise.diabetes.org.uk/fundraisers/...
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I’m taking part in a Wellness Walk, raising money for Diabetes UK. Please help me reach my fundraising goal.
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September 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I'm doing a 10 mile charity walk this month with the missus. Help us tell diabetes to fuck off! fundraise.diabetes.org.uk/fundraisers/...
We're shortstaffed on RPS and need some rad PC-minded freelancers for urgent review work. Specifically:
- Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already)
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Silent Hill f
Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at james.archer@rockpapershotgun.com
- Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already)
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Silent Hill f
Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at james.archer@rockpapershotgun.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We're shortstaffed on RPS and need some rad PC-minded freelancers for urgent review work. Specifically:
- Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already)
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Silent Hill f
Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at james.archer@rockpapershotgun.com
- Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already)
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Silent Hill f
Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at james.archer@rockpapershotgun.com
A massive fire broke out at Westfield Stratford, slightly improving it
September 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A massive fire broke out at Westfield Stratford, slightly improving it
My Silksong review is up. It's a bit like that bit in Anchorman where Vince Vaughn threatens Will Ferrell's life then immediately kisses him on the face
September 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My Silksong review is up. It's a bit like that bit in Anchorman where Vince Vaughn threatens Will Ferrell's life then immediately kisses him on the face
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I'm looking to commission a freelancer with knowledge of the Russian games industry and preferably some ability to read/speak Russian. If that's you, my email is in my bio: www.rockpapershotgun.com/authors/edwi...
September 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I'm looking to commission a freelancer with knowledge of the Russian games industry and preferably some ability to read/speak Russian. If that's you, my email is in my bio: www.rockpapershotgun.com/authors/edwi...
I've only known Sherma for 35 minutes, but if anything happens to her I'll kill everyone in Pharloom and then myself
September 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I've only known Sherma for 35 minutes, but if anything happens to her I'll kill everyone in Pharloom and then myself
Great work by Nic and Edwin here.
August 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Great work by Nic and Edwin here.
The queue for Denshattack needs studying as some kind of anthropological anomaly. Never moves yet never grows. A perfectly preserved line of nerds, held in stasis
August 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The queue for Denshattack needs studying as some kind of anthropological anomaly. Never moves yet never grows. A perfectly preserved line of nerds, held in stasis
Woken up on Gamescom morning with a slight twinge in my writing wrist. Nicht gut
August 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Woken up on Gamescom morning with a slight twinge in my writing wrist. Nicht gut
Potted so many fuckin plants today, heh heh heh heh heh
August 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Potted so many fuckin plants today, heh heh heh heh heh
Part of why RPS hardware coverage keeps the techy stuff relatively simple is because trying to compete with DF on depth would be hopeless. Good luck lads
We're excited and proud to announce that Digital Foundry is now fully independent, having parted ways amicably with IGN. In this DF Direct Special, we share our thoughts and aspirations for the future of the channel: youtu.be/tl7bIJ2yu4I
August 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Part of why RPS hardware coverage keeps the techy stuff relatively simple is because trying to compete with DF on depth would be hopeless. Good luck lads
Wheel World (2025)
August 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Wheel World (2025)
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I want to issue a corrective statement as my post about mouthwashings delisting turned out to be false. I'm sorry for making an incorrect assumption
July 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I want to issue a corrective statement as my post about mouthwashings delisting turned out to be false. I'm sorry for making an incorrect assumption
Read it and weep. I know I am www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-sunday-p...
The Sunday Papers
The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web.
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July 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Read it and weep. I know I am www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-sunday-p...
Not usually a ceramics guy but had to buy this, it's my two favourite things
July 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Not usually a ceramics guy but had to buy this, it's my two favourite things
Biffy gig no.9 (I think) in the books, this one conveniently located next to its own rainforest
July 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Biffy gig no.9 (I think) in the books, this one conveniently located next to its own rainforest
Say the line, Linkin Park
July 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Say the line, Linkin Park
This wouldn't be important to anyone else at the best of times, but I got over my fear of swallowing pills this week, and I dunno it's nice to have a little bit of character development
July 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This wouldn't be important to anyone else at the best of times, but I got over my fear of swallowing pills this week, and I dunno it's nice to have a little bit of character development
I've had Dota games that lasted longer than that 'ceasefire' tbh
June 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I've had Dota games that lasted longer than that 'ceasefire' tbh
Side note to this: I can't read the loading screen lore snippets because my SSD is too fast :(
June 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Side note to this: I can't read the loading screen lore snippets because my SSD is too fast :(