HomeNewsBreachway Deck-building space sim Breachway re-emerges from warp with an August early access release dateOnce more unto the ‘Ways Once more unto the ‘Ways Image credit:Hooded Horse Image credit:Hooded Horse In theory I’m down to reviewBreachway, a roguelike deck-buildingspace simwhich is sort of FTL but 3D and with cards. The second I wrested this privilege from Ed Thorn’s resentful fingers, however, developers Edgeflow Studio and publishers Hooded Horse delayed the early access release....

HomeNewsSoul Reaver Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is getting a canonical prequel graphic novel starring everyone’s favourite jawless monologuing vampireHow does one monologue without a jaw exactly? How does one monologue without a jaw exactly? Image credit:Crystal Dynamics Image credit:Crystal Dynamics Kain is merchandised. The clans sell tales of him. Few know the truth. He was a character in a dead franchise once, as were we all. However, his contempt for anonymity drove him to inspire the creation of an upcoming (crowdfunding allowing) graphic novel....

HomeNewsOnce Human Once Human is the centre of a storm of data privacy concerns over a policy line about collecting government IDDevelopers Starry Studio insist they haven’t broken the law Developers Starry Studio insist they haven’t broken the law Image credit:NetEase Image credit:NetEase Following a backlash in the user reviews (the game was Mostly Negative on Steam at launch, but has since risen to Mixed) and on social media, the game’s developers Starry Studio have published a blog insisting that they harbour no dark intentions for your personal details - or at least, that they harbour intentions no darker than those of the manyotherdevelopers who collect your personal information....

HomeHardwareNews Rappy Snappy beats Snap Tap rap, say click-clack manufactsIt’s something to do with cheating keyboards, I think It’s something to do with cheating keyboards, I think Image credit:Wooting Image credit:Wooting Gaming hardware makers have often walked the line between enabling a player’s true skills, and simply delivering them an unfair advantage. Sometimes, honest accessibility aids arefalsely accused of being cheating tools; other times, a monitor willstraight-up play League of Legends for you....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1119): How to solve the Friday July 12 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for July 12? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for July 12? 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!...

HomeFeaturesSkate Story A Skate Story demo has me yearning for its knee-shattering flow stateA glass act A glass act Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Devolver Digital Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Devolver Digital I too desire to eat the moon. InSkate Story, you are made of glass and you will burst into a thousand miniscule shards if you bail. You have signed a four-page contract with the Devil, cursing you with this fragile body yet blessing you with a fearsome skateboard with which to fulfill your quest to digest Earth’s only natural satellite....

HomeReviewsAnger Foot Anger Foot review: Two kicks forward, one kick backSoles-like Soles-like Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Free Lives Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Free Lives You ever do that thing on a fairground ride or rollercoaster where you sort of pull your neck and face back in preparation for extreme motion? Welcome to kick-exaltingFPSAnger Foot. Violence is brutal and cartoonish. Slight mistakes kill you instantly. The soundtrack slaps. There’s an easy Devolver labelmate orientation point here, but ifHotline Miamiwas a cocktail of chemical euphoria and gut guilt, like realising you’ve accidentally pocketed someone’s lighter at a festival, Anger Foot is doing whippits out of balloon animals then having a great time rhythmically headbutting a portaloo for a few hours....

HomeGuidesElden Ring Belurat Gaol walkthrough - Elden Ring Shadow Of The ErdtreeHere’s how to clear Belurat Gaol in Shadow Of The Erdtree Here’s how to clear Belurat Gaol in Shadow Of The Erdtree Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Looking for a full rundown of Belurat Gaol in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?Belurat Gaol is a mini-dungeon inElden Ring’s DLCShadow Of The Erdtreefull of jars - both living and unliving....

HomeNewsFortnite Fortnite can run Doom now, making it officially as useful as gut bacteria and rat neuronsRocket jump racing Rocket jump racing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Softworks But can#Fortniterun DOOM?Obviously I can’t publish this, but it was a great way to learn more about Materials and PostProcessing in#UEFN#FortniteCreativepic.twitter.com/POlf4obJlm— Jackson Clayton (@JKClayton_FN)July 7, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings But can#Fortniterun DOOM?Obviously I can’t publish this, but it was a great way to learn more about Materials and PostProcessing in#UEFN#FortniteCreativepic....

HomeNewsTako No Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets Here’s a demo for Tako no Himitsu, a Game Boy Advance-style JRPG with music from Golden Sun’s composerAnd a lot of magic octopus pets And a lot of magic octopus pets Image credit:Deneos Image credit:Deneos I wouldn’t want it to get around these parts that I used to play handheld console games, in case my official RPS explosive collar detonates, but IlovedGolden Sun. It’s a beautiful lightshow, with its plush 2D sprites and spinning, zooming battle camera, and an entertaining though rarely challenging fantasy adventure....

HomeFeaturesNeva Dogsitting has never looked this good Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Devolver Digital Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Devolver Digital Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Devolver Digital This gives the early stages the mild flavour of an escort mission, but really it’s more a series of soft puzzles, based around coaxing Neva where she needs to go. There’s none of the frustrations that usually come as a package deal with escorting: no instant failure when Neva gets into trouble, nor a second life gauge to worry about....

HomeNewsGreedFall 2 New colonial fantasy RPG Greedfall 2: The Dying World hits early access in September 2024And here’s a trailer full of axeplay, spellcraft and pullquote And here’s a trailer full of axeplay, spellcraft and pullquote Image credit:Nacon Image credit:Nacon Spiders and Nacon’s new fantasyRPGGreedfall 2: The Dying Worldwill launch into early access for PC viaSteamon 24th September. Find beneath these words a trailer’s worth of folk in facepaint glowering at burning battlefields, garlanded with preview excerpts along the lines of “ooh, I like what they’ve done with the curtains”....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, July 12)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #397 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #397 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! Want a hint for Connections today?Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle gameWordle, the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now....