HomeNews Catholic Priest AI chatbot is defrocked within a week after taking confession and okaying Gatorade baptismsForgive me, Father Forgive me, Father Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Catholic Answers Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Catholic Answers Catholic Answers (who have the domainCatholic.com; gotta imagine His Holiness wishes he’d moved quicker on that one) then defrocked Justin, making hima lay theologianin a suit jacket, jeans and an open collar shirt that gives him a “me and my wife saw you across the bar” kind of vibe, when before he had the whole dog collar kit and caboodle....

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 D&D makers are spending $1 billion on their own video games, promising they’ll be ‘quality and authentic’ like Baldur’s Gate 3Video games will apparently be a big part of Hasbro for the next century Video games will apparently be a big part of Hasbro for the next century Image credit:Larian Studios Image credit:Larian Studios To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsNow that Baldur’s Gate 3 has left early access, vid bud Liam reckons it was worth the wait....

HomeNewsDeep Rock Galactic Deep Rock Galactic Season 5 has you plunge to new depths with “Drillevators"A Season 6 release window has also been detailed A Season 6 release window has also been detailed Image credit:Coffee Stain Publishing Image credit:Coffee Stain Publishing We learneda bitaboutDeep Rock Galactic’supcomingSeason 5 updatea few weeks ago, and now we know a bit more thanks to a Ghost Ship dev stream. Not only has it gifted us details on the new mission type and the new season event, it’s also given us an idea of when we might see Season 6 emerge....

HomeNewsDeus Ex Deus Ex creator Warren Spector has “literally dumpster dived” to help with game preservation“The history of how a game has been made is critical" “The history of how a game has been made is critical" Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Eidos Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Eidos “The history of how a game has been made is critical to academics and authors of the present and future,” writes the man who correctly assessed Zelda: Breath Of The Wildto be an immersive sim, “A medium’s history isn’t just in the work product - it’s in the work that went into making the product....

HomeNewsFunko Fusion Funko Pop’s co-op shooter lets you blast the heads off dead-eyed dolls from Hot Fuzz, Battlestar Galactica and more this SeptemberFrom former TT Games devs behind the Lego games From former TT Games devs behind the Lego games Image credit:10:10 Games Image credit:10:10 Games Your feelings on Funko Pop probably fall into one of two categories: you either hate the black-eyed, copy-paste figures modelled on pop-culture characters with a burning passion, or you own enough of them to construct a small fortress and defend your newfounded Funko nation from the government....

HomeGuidesManor Lords How to enter Castle Planner in Manor LordsHere’s how to enter Castle Planner mode in Manor Lords Here’s how to enter Castle Planner mode in Manor Lords Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Want to enter Castle Planner mode in Manor Lords?Adding towers, tax offices, and walls to your manor inManor Lordsis a neat feature of the game that’s only going to become more involved over time....

HomeGuidesManor Lords How to increase Settlement Level in Manor LordsHere’s how to increase your Settlement Level in Manor Lords Here’s how to increase your Settlement Level in Manor Lords Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Want to increase your Settlement Level in Manor Lords?One of the ultimate goals in any game ofManor Lordsis to slowly see your community evolve from a ramshackle tent housing a handful of peasants to a large town fit for a baron....

HomeNewsKerbal Space Program 2 Kerbal Space Program 2 feared cancelled as 70 layoffs reported at Take-Two’s Seattle officesBut KSP2 publisher Private Division say space game is still receiving updates But KSP2 publisher Private Division say space game is still receiving updates Image credit:Take-Two Interactive Image credit:Take-Two Interactive Following the publication ofa Washington State closure announcement, people from Intercept have begunposting on social mediaabout losing their jobs, while Intercept’s job page appears to have been taken offline....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Wednesday, May 1)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #325 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #325 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....

HomeNews Sins Of A Solar Empire 2 will release on Steam this summerAfter launching in technical preview on Epic Games Store After launching in technical preview on Epic Games Store Image credit:Stardock Image credit:Stardock 4X-meets-real-time-strategygameSins Of A Solar Empire 2will finally launch on Steam this summer, Stardock and Ironclad Games have announced, a couple of years after going into technical early access onEpic Games Store. I loved the first Sins and so did Kieron Gillen (RPS in peace) whose16-year-oldreviewdwells appreciatively on the spectacle of cruisers and frigates bouncing to hyperspace on the very edge of a solar system....

HomeNewsStarfield Starfield’s biggest update yet fixes its rubbish maps, adds custom difficulty and expands ship decorationIn beta now ahead of a May 15th release In beta now ahead of a May 15th release Image credit:Bethesda Image credit:Bethesda Starfield’s biggest update since the Bethesdaspace gamecame out last year (remember that?) is arriving in a couple of weeks - with its Steam beta already live now, if you’re interested in poking around. The chunky patch finally tidies up the game’s oft-complained about surface maps to make them easier to navigate, as well as introducing new difficulty options, a decoration mode for the inside of ships and a bunch of other tweaks and fixes....

HomeNewsMini Settlers Stripped-down city builder Mini Settlers has a free prologue demo that seems perfect for Steam DeckChip off the new block Chip off the new block Image credit:Goblinz Publishing Image credit:Goblinz Publishing The high-fidelity rustic hurly-burly ofManor Lordsis all very well, but some of us yearn for a simpler and perhaps, more elegant age, when city builders looked like a bunch of copulating squares, and could run on PCs with approximately the computing power of a slice of bread (toasted, but not buttered)....

HomeNewsBatman: Arkham Shadow The next Batman: Arkham game after Kill the Justice League is a VR title exclusive to the Meta QuestFrom the studio behind Iron Man VR and Republique From the studio behind Iron Man VR and Republique Image credit:Camouflaj Image credit:Camouflaj Good news! There’s a new Batman: Arkham game on the way that’s notSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. (Potentially) not-so-good news! It’s avirtual reality gamethat you’ll only be able to play if you own a Meta Quest 3....