HomeNewsBlack & White Openblack is a an attempt to recreate lost god game Black & White in a modern, open source game engineYou’ll need the original game to try it You’ll need the original game to try it Image credit:Lionhead Games Image credit:Lionhead Games Black & Whitewas a god game that frustrated more often than it delighted, but which was nevertheless delivered with enough verve and ambition to be worth playing....

HomeNewsParking Garage Rally Circuit Parking Garage Rally Circuit is an arcade racer designed like a “lost Sega Saturn” game and from the maker of JellyCarComing September 20th Coming September 20th Image credit:Walaber Image credit:Walaber Every week of late I seem to pop up here with another new arcade racer to talk about, and well, I wouldn’t want to break the streak. This week’s new hotness isParking Garage Rally Circuit, which is about powersliding around multi-storey car parks and is designed to look like a lost Sega Saturn game....

HomeFeaturesBakeru Play Japanese platformer Bakeru if you want to get better at pub quizzesI am learned now I am learned now Image credit:Spike Chunsoft Image credit:Spike Chunsoft What I hadn’t suspected was Bakeru’s chops not only as aplatformer, but as a means to increase your chances at success in pub quizzes. The game is a certified trivia Tardis, where you’ll learn all sorts about Japanese culture as well as just like, the colour sepia being a genus of cuttlefish....

HomeNewsHelldivers 2 Sightings of Helldivers 2 Illuminate faction on Galactic War map are “fake news”, says Arrowhead bossIt’s all the fault of some decaying comms tech, apparently It’s all the fault of some decaying comms tech, apparently Image credit:NJRhailFire / Sony Image credit:NJRhailFire / Sony Helldivers 2’s third enemy faction is maybe definitely possibly probably almost certainly about to be released, as players report sightings of the mysterious menace on the game’s Galactic War map....

HomeReviewsSmite 2 Smite 2 early access review: prettier, snappier, but not spicy enough“It’s not Deadlock” out of 10 “It’s not Deadlock” out of 10 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Titan Forge Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Titan Forge Games Bear with me on this, but I adore how swordfighting works in Dune. Ubiquitous wearable sci-fi shields repel any attack that comes in too fast, so everyone has to learn this unique, overtly dance-like form of close-quarters combat where every thrust and parry is necessarily slow and considered....

HomeFeaturesWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 The bloody battles of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 make for a great photo modeSay cheese, my lord Say cheese, my lord Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Focus Entertainment Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Focus Entertainment I’ve already said my piece on the hulking bugstomper in ourSpace Marine 2 review, but I’d like to celebrate one more thing about it - the photo mode. This is a fairly standard feature for a lot of blockbuster games, but in the world of Warhammer 40K there are so many mega-scale battles with pitch-perfect composition that I found it hard to resist hitting pause and taking a handful of snaps every few minutes....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1174): How to solve the Thursday September 5 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for September 5? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for September 5? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Wednesday 8th January!...

HomeNewsCall of Duty: Black Ops 6 12 things to do while you’re a meatshield in Black Ops 6Got you covered Got you covered Image credit:Activision Image credit:Activision If somebody grabs you from behind and turns you into a human shield inCall Of Duty: Black Ops 6, they can drag you around for about five seconds before you die, assuming they don’t execute you early. Here are 12 things you can do in those five seconds:1) Lean back in your chair, throw your arms up and luxuriously stretch out your shoulder muscles, while gazing through the window opposite at the sun and clouds and savouring anew the wonder and strangeness of being alive, on this particular day in this particular place on this particular ball of rock, in a vast and empty cosmos2) Switch windows and complete a move order in the excellentArco, a tactics RPG with freeze-time combat, set in a fantastical version of South America3) Be the bigger person and congratulate your captor over the game’s proximity chat....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Looking for Luojia Fragrant Vines in Black Myth Wukong?If you wish to upgrade your Gourds to get increased Gourd ‘uses’ - meaning more health recovery before you need to rest at a Shrine - Luojia Fragrant Vine is the item you need. Luojia Fragrant Vines are hidden acrossBlack Myth Wukong’s many regions, where they’ll appear as sparkly yellow flowers growing against large trees....

HomeNewsBlue Protocol Blue Protocol’s western release has been cancelled and its Japanese servers will shut down early next yearBandai Namco and Amazon call time on anime MMO Bandai Namco and Amazon call time on anime MMO Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Entertainment Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Entertainment Blue Protocolis a Bandai Namco-developed anime MMO which released in Japan last year, and was meant to arrive in the west at some point this year courtesy of Amazon Games....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Wed, September 4thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #450. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #450. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Wednesday 8th January! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 4th September?...

HomeNewsDeliver At All Costs Deeply destructive driving game Deliver At All Costs will see you smashing 1950s America to piecesYour package is on its way Your package is on its way Image credit:Konami Image credit:Konami Deliver At All Costs - Reveal Trailer (ESRB)Watch on YouTube Deliver At All Costs - Reveal Trailer (ESRB) There’s a tale to go with it all. You play as delivery boy Winston Green, who’s described as a “down-on-his-luck courier with a fiery temper and a mysterious past”....

HomeNewsEuropa Universalis IV Europa Universalis IV is folding four of its dozens of DLCs into the base gameIf you already bought them, well, uhh If you already bought them, well, uhh Image credit:Paradox Interactive Image credit:Paradox Interactive Paradox are integrating four ofEuropa Universalis IV’s DLCs into the base game. The Rights Of Man, Art Of War, Digital Extreme Upgrade and Common Sense DLCs will be free to all current and future players of the eleven-year-old grand strategy game from October 17th onwards....