HomeFeaturesinKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories InKonbini is Shenmue, but just the convenience storeTomato, tomato Tomato, tomato Image credit:Nagai Industries Image credit:Nagai Industries Tucked away in a corner of 1999’s Yosuka, Japan-setopen worldsimShenmuethere’s a convenience store, or “konbini”, where you can buy stuff like carrot juice, take part in raffles, and fritter away the hours listening tothe shop jingle- an absolute die-cast classic of the genre in that you’ll probably be humming the tune before you realise that you’ve even heard it....

HomeNewsMinecraft Minecraft is turning 15, so they’re giving away some Character Creator itemsThemed around the history of the game Themed around the history of the game Image credit:Mojang Studios Image credit:Mojang Studios Minecraftis turning fifteen years-old and to celebrate Mojang are running fifteen days of giveaways from May 15th until May 29th. Apparently each day will offer up “a new free Character Creator item representing a different year of Minecraft history....

HomeNews Monkey Island creator’s new RPG is “best described as Classic Zelda meets Diablo meets Thimbleweed Park"No title yet, due late 2024 or 2025 No title yet, due late 2024 or 2025 Image credit:Terrible Toybox Image credit:Terrible Toybox Genuinely legendary game designerRon Gilbert– whose works include the classic adventure gameMonkey Island, the RTS Total Annihilation (as producer), and the term “cutscenes” – is making a new game. We also have a smattering of screens to look over, including a village area with a bakery and weapon shop, which certainly whiff of Zelda....

HomeReviewsMullet Mad Jack Mullet Mad Jack review: a simple and ultra-stylish corridor crashAscend a tower with the power of guns, hair and anime Ascend a tower with the power of guns, hair and anime Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hammer95/Epopeia Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hammer95/Epopeia Games The timer sits in Jack’s left hand, also displaying a Doom-esque portrait of him that oscillates between smug ciggy poking out of curled lips if you’re blasting well, to pained grimace if time’s almost up....

HomeNewsElden Ring New Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree enemy revealed: a bloke with a basket for a headHe could be foraging for tangerines He could be foraging for tangerines Image credit:Bandai Namco/FromSoftware Image credit:Bandai Namco/FromSoftware Elden Ringis already home to a lot of rotten creatures. Serpent snails that spit at you, ulcerated spirits with bark for skin, a big pair of hands. Now we know of another rotten creature who’s going to join the roster when theShadow Of The ErdtreeDLC drops next month: a bloke who’s head would make for an excellent lottery draw....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Tuesday, May 14)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #338 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #338 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....

HomeReviewsPaper Trail Paper Trail review: a beautiful puzzler I had a (mostly) miserable time withLo-fi beats to get extremely stressed to Lo-fi beats to get extremely stressed to Image credit:Newfangled Games/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Newfangled Games/Rock Paper Shotgun Paper Trail stars Paige. She’s your desktop-terrarium-garden-variety lo-fi girl protagonist, studious and relaxed to the point where she’s immaculately vibed her way into space-time continuum-bending powers. All those hours-long study sessions have paid off in more mundane ways, too....

HomeNewsPrison Architect 2 Prison Architect 2 developers part ways with Paradox months before it’s due for releaseNew studio Kokku is taking over New studio Kokku is taking over Image credit:Paradox Interactive Image credit:Paradox Interactive Prison Architect 2was delayed last month from a planned May release dateuntil September. Now it’s changing developer. Double Eleven are parting ways with publisher Paradox Interactive after nine years working on the series, and a new studio, Kokku, are taking over....

HomeNews Steam’s latest Fest offers discounts on games you can play over and over foreverInfinity on the cheap Infinity on the cheap Video games must be three hours-long or infinite and nothing in between. The latest Steam event is designed to celebnrate the latter. The Endless Replayability Fest runs from now until May 20th, “celebrating games and demos you can play over and over again.” Steam Endless Replayability Fest 2024: Official TrailerThe trailer for Steam’s Endless Replayability Fest....

HomeNews The AC game set in feudal Japan is called Assassins Creed Shadows, may have leaked its own release dateThe first trailer premieres on YouTube tomorrow The first trailer premieres on YouTube tomorrow Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft A while back Ubisoft revealedabout a billion Assassin’s Creed projects. The first of these to leap into the carefully placed haystack of release wasMirage, which I liked. Up next, it seems, is the artist formally known as Assassin’s Creed: Codename Red....

HomeNewsThe Long Dark The Long Dark is getting a Cheat Death system, but don’t worry, it’s also getting a Misery Mode and cougarsAll coming in part five of the Tales From The Far Territory series All coming in part five of the Tales From The Far Territory series Image credit:Hinterland Studio Image credit:Hinterland Studio I’ve played little of legendary survival simThe Long Dark, or The Short Dark, as I guess it has proven for me....

HomeNewsTrackmania These racing game players are 11 days into an exhausting race to climb a deadly towerThe winner gets $15,000 The winner gets $15,000 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Ubisoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Ubisoft Buckle up. A bunch of players are competing to cross the finish line of a brutally difficult tower of racetracks in racing gameTrackmania, with a prize pool of $30,000 waiting for the first three drivers to reach the top....

HomeFeaturesVampire Therapist Vampire Therapist is like playing language puzzles against different types of theatre kidFangs for the memories Fangs for the memories Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Little Bat Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Little Bat Games My evolving relationship withVampire Therapistcontinues apace - much how protagonist Sam’s acumen as an unlicensed therapist for the unsettled undead develops at speed. He’s a vampire doing therapy for other vampires, while also undergoing therapy, as a vampire, from another therapist (who is a vampire)....