HomeHardwareReviews Asus ROG Ally X review: the best Windows handheld, if you can afford itWhere the Steam Deck OLED sought efficiency, the ROG Ally X powers up Where the Steam Deck OLED sought efficiency, the ROG Ally X powers up Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun “Again, but better” has become the maxim of post-Steam Deckportable PCs. Or, to be more specific, post-Steam Deck OLEDones. Now that Valve have shown it’s possible to quickly turn around an upgraded handheld without enraging owners of the original, Lenovo have hinted at a newLegion Go, MSI have revealed an improvedClaw, and Asus have released this here ROG Ally X....

HomeNews Avowed’s release delayed into 2025 to dodge “a busy season” on Game Pass, claims reportBut the game itself is in “good shape”, apparently But the game itself is in “good shape”, apparently Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft Obsidian’s first-person action-RPGAvowedis one of our75 most anticipated games of 2024, but according to a report, it’s been booted back into early 2025 to avoid a “very busy period” on Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service....

HomeNewsDestiny 2 Bungie layoffs “couldn’t be avoided” even if Destiny 2 The Final Shape had “blockbuster performance”, says reportThe lauded expansion has apparently sold worse than the panned Lightfall The lauded expansion has apparently sold worse than the panned Lightfall Image credit:Bungie/Sony Image credit:Bungie/Sony This week’smass layoffsatDestinystudio Bungie were planned out months ago, former employees have told journalist Stephen Totilo atGame File(paywalled). According to Totilo, Bungie leadership “overstated their studio’s financial prospects to Sony” after the latterbought Bungie in 2022for $3....

HomeNewsDestiny 2 Destiny 3 may yet happen, but Destiny’s unannounced “Payback” spin-off won’t, according to reportsSenior Destiny 2 devs behind mystery project leave as part of massive reductions Senior Destiny 2 devs behind mystery project leave as part of massive reductions Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bungie Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bungie Bungie have reportedly cancelled Payback, an unannounced project in the Destiny universe from formerDestiny 2game director Luke Smith and project lead Mark Noseworthy....

HomeNewsGothic Remake Image credit:THQ Nordic Image credit:THQ Nordic Sindidplay the original game, and in her2016 retrospective, she paints an absorbing picture of a dark fantasy “microsociety” in which every community “has a reason to exist, a means of providing for itself, a social order, and a long term goal”. It’s a setup that reminds me of my belovedRoadwarden, even as the sight of grumpy lizards slinking through undergrowth has me silently mouthing “fus roh dah”....

HomeNewsSelaco Noisy shooter Selaco is Steam Deck verified with new story stuff, AI improvements and “Randomizer” modes in the worksDevelopers share plans for rebalancing, new voiceovers and chapter 2 Developers share plans for rebalancing, new voiceovers and chapter 2 Image credit:Altered Orbit Studios Image credit:Altered Orbit Studios Nailgun-toting FEAR-meets-GZDoomFPSSelacois now Steam Deck Verified, allowing you to either impress or appal fellow train commuters with your knack for pixel splatter. That’s not all: developers Altered Orbit Studios have outlined planned features for the next round of updates....

HomeNewsPrison Architect 2 Paradox delay Prison Architect 2 and cancel preorders: “improving the performance has proven to be a task that will take time"Existing preorders will be refunded Existing preorders will be refunded Image credit:Paradox Interactive Image credit:Paradox Interactive Jail shake-and-breaker management simPrison Architect 2has been delayed indefinitely, a couple of months after publishers Paradox parted ways with original developers Double Eleven. Current developers Kokku will use the additional time “to improve both the game’s performance and its content”....

HomeNewsSpectre Divide Spectre Divide is a new tactical shooter with one big gimmick: controlling two bodies at onceIs it enough to separate it from Valorant or CS? Is it enough to separate it from Valorant or CS? Image credit:Mountaintop Studios Image credit:Mountaintop Studios WithValorant, Riot set out to integrate a bit of hero shooter into the Counter Strike template and made it a little more accessible than CS in the process....

HomeNewsThe Eternal Life Of Goldman The Eternal Life Of Goldman is a gorgeous, nightmare throwback to classic 16-bit platformersFrom the devs behind This Is The Police From the devs behind This Is The Police Image credit:THQ Nordic Image credit:THQ Nordic THQ Nordic have announcedThe Eternal Life Of Goldman, a hand-drawn platformer fromThis Is The PoliceandHollywood Animaldevs Weappy. I caught a brief presentation earlier in the week and yeah, this seems promising....

HomeNewsTitan Quest 2 Titan Quest 2 sure looks like that brighter, breezier action-RPG you Diablo 4 haters were gunning forTHQ Nordic releases first in-game trailer THQ Nordic releases first in-game trailer Image credit:THQ Nordic Image credit:THQ Nordic Like Pandora opening her box, but without the accompanying tidal wave of sickness, curses and death, THQ Nordic have released a new trailer that talks you though all of this in detail. Here it is…...

HomeNewsToonsouls Toonsouls is the Dark Souls of Cuphead, in case you’ve got one of two solid gold games journalism jokes raring to go"The gameplay is fun" reads the actual Steam page “The gameplay is fun” reads the actual Steam page Image credit:Toon Crafter Image credit:Toon Crafter Toonsouls, which you can find on Steamhere, doesn’t appear to screenshot especially well. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of those perpetually disgruntled ghosts and charming goofskulls, but I might not be writing about theplatform gameat all if I hadn’t seen it in motion, where the vision comes together a lot more....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1140): How to solve the Friday August 2 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for August 2? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for August 2? 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!...

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