Enotria: The Last Song's demo reveals a sunnier Soulslike with a powerful sense of theatre

HomeNewsEnotria: The Last Song Enotria: The Last Song’s demo reveals a sunnier Soulslike with a powerful sense of theatrePresto start to play Presto start to play Image credit:Jyamma Games / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Jyamma Games / Rock Paper Shotgun You don’t have a mask, however. Rather, you’re the Maskless One and as such, free to wear any dang mask you choose and make use of its esoteric powers. Each mask is a set of stat modifiers and special abilities which you can switch between with D-pad down....

June 5, 2024 · 2 min · 374 words · Alexander Osborne

Hammer of the gods comes down on the weapons of Hades 2 in the roguelike's latest patch, but in a good way

HomeNewsHades 2 Hammer of the gods comes down on the weapons of Hades 2 in the roguelike’s latest patch, but in a good wayDing. Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Supergiant Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Supergiant Witchy roguelikeHades 2got a fresh update yesterday that sees a bunch of weapons getting stompier, thumpier, and, yes, whompier. It’s like the hammer of Hephaestus himself was put to work on the entire armory....

June 5, 2024 · 6 min · 1266 words · James Rich

I met a money-eating axe murderer in Sorry We're Closed and now so can you

HomeNewsSorry We’re Closed I met a money-eating axe murderer in Sorry We’re Closed and now so can youDelicious profit Delicious profit Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Akupara Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Akupara Games Sorry We’re Closed | Horror Game Awards TrailerWatch on YouTube Sorry We’re Closed | Horror Game Awards Trailer Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Akupara Games It gets the feel of those old games spot on. What’s more, it’s adept at survival horror’s old habit of understatement (aka....

June 5, 2024 · 2 min · 418 words · Nancy Wiley

Silkbulb Test's demo is a fun quiz game as long as you ignore the noises and don't look behind you

HomeNewsSilkbulb Test Silkbulb Test’s demo is a fun quiz game as long as you ignore the noises and don’t look behind youHave a seat Have a seat Image credit:oxblud / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:oxblud / Rock Paper Shotgun In the velvety darkness that surrounds the projection screen, you hear tinkly nursery music and other noises that are less tinkly and more squelchy or breathy and hey, it sounds like they’re coming from behind you, and getting louder....

June 5, 2024 · 2 min · 371 words · Corey Marshall

Space-Western Wild Bastards has OK shooty, decent looty, but darn fine rooty and tooty

HomeNewsWild Bastards Space-Western Wild Bastards has OK shooty, decent looty, but darn fine rooty and tootyInformation on booty forthcoming Information on booty forthcoming Image credit:Blue Manchu Image credit:Blue Manchu RoguelikeFPSWild Bastardsis thespacewestern follow up to 2019’sVoid Bastards. It takes some of that game’s ideas, mainly those related to shooty and looty, and reforms them into a largely different can o’ campfire beans. This time, it’s less focused on exploration, more on individual, tense shoot-outs....

June 5, 2024 · 3 min · 436 words · Kelsey Bates

The Last of Us 2 will reportedly follow Part 1 onto PC, but potentially not until next year

HomeNewsThe Last of Us Part II The Last of Us 2 will reportedly follow Part 1 onto PC, but potentially not until next yearDevelopment has apparently already finished, suggesting it might wait until the next season of the HBO show Development has apparently already finished, suggesting it might wait until the next season of the HBO show Image credit:Sony/Naughty Dog Image credit:Sony/Naughty Dog The Last of Us Part IIwill follow its predecessor onto PC, according to a new report - but despite development on the PC port supposedly being completed months ago, we might be waiting until 2025 for a release date....

June 5, 2024 · 6 min · 1198 words · Peter Holder

The PlayStation VR2 PC adapter gets a release date and price, but a lot of its best features won’t work

HomeNews The PlayStation VR2 PC adapter gets a release date and price, but a lot of its best features won’t workIt’ll play nice with SteamVR, at least It’ll play nice with SteamVR, at least Image credit:Sony Image credit:Sony We knew a PC adapter for PlayStation’s VR2 headsetwas on the way, andit looked to be fairly soon- and we were right! Sony’s shiniest virtual reality offering is now confirmed to be adding official PC support via a nifty wired adapter at the start of August....

June 5, 2024 · 3 min · 482 words · James Brock

Wordle hints and answer (#1082): How to solve the Wednesday June 5 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1082): How to solve the Wednesday June 5 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for June 5? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for June 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!...

June 5, 2024 · 6 min · 1188 words · Michael Santana

Wuthering Waves Verina best build

HomeGuidesWuthering Waves Wuthering Waves Verina best buildThe best weapon, Echoes, and team for Verina The best weapon, Echoes, and team for Verina Image credit:Kuro Games Image credit:Kuro Games Looking for the best build for Verina in Wuthering Waves?Arguably the best support character inWuthering Wavesat the moment, and possibly the best Resonator in general, Verina is a small but mighty force to be reckoned with. She can heal your team to a truly massive degree and also fits in just about any party composition, making her a true standout among Wuthering Waves' roster....

June 5, 2024 · 3 min · 485 words · Laura Smith

You can’t have sex with yourself in The Alters, “but it’s not like this topic is totally removed”

HomeNewsThe Alters You can’t have sex with yourself in The Alters, “but it’s not like this topic is totally removed”And nor is the topic of generative AI And nor is the topic of generative AI Image credit:11 bit Image credit:11 bit Image credit:11 bit “We had the idea of what are the most important problems or maybe decisions that players can relate to, and built upon that was the decision of how many Alters do we want to have,” lead designer Rafal Wlosek told me....

June 5, 2024 · 3 min · 562 words · Drew Mitchell

Best light weapons in Elden Ring

HomeGuidesElden Ring Best light weapons in Elden RingHere are the best light weapons in Elden Ring Here are the best light weapons in Elden Ring Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/From Software Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/From Software Looking for the best light weapons in Elden Ring?Light weapons inElden Ringare a fantastic option if you’re looking to keep light rolls and carve out a dual-wield orDexterity build. Join us as we go through a selection of the best light weapons you can pick up both early and late-game in Elden Ring....

June 4, 2024 · 6 min · 1268 words · Jerry Lewis

Deeply unusual gardening game Grunn’s shear snip deserves every award Geoff Keighley has ever invented

HomeNewsGrunn Deeply unusual gardening game Grunn’s shear snip deserves every award Geoff Keighley has ever inventedShear genius Shear genius Image credit:Sokpop Collective Image credit:Sokpop Collective Ok, so look. I really dislike it when people use ‘on acid!’ to describe something colourful and imaginative, but Grunn is so wobbly and saturated that I’m very much drawn to that general area of comparison. Let’s try something else: Grunn is both crisp and blurry, like the morning after a house party....

June 4, 2024 · 2 min · 219 words · Jerry Barker

Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree hollows out everything you loved about Elden Ring, and it's brilliant

HomeFeaturesElden Ring Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree hollows out everything you loved about Elden Ring, and it’s brilliantThree hours with Elden Ring’s upcoming expansion reveal a jarful of horrible secrets Three hours with Elden Ring’s upcoming expansion reveal a jarful of horrible secrets Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco If you’reSPOILERsensitive, please do not read this article. Just don’t do it. I’ll be talking about a bunch of stuff that’sSPOILERY....

June 4, 2024 · 6 min · 1252 words · Joseph Schwartz