HomeNewsDungeons of Hinterberg Dungeons of Hinterberg, Zelda meets Persona in the Alps, gets a playtest next month ahead of July release dateSlay a day Slay a day Image credit:Microbird Image credit:Microbird Dungeons of Hinterberg’s alpine mix of dungeon-crawling and relationship-tending will be upon us this summer, with the fetching cel-shaded blend ofZeldaandPersonanow having a fresh release date announcement for July. Before then, though, we’ll all be able to spend a couple of days socialising and monster-slaying in the Alps next month thanks to a public playtest....

HomeFeaturesEcho Weaver Echo Weaver is an Outer Wilds-inspired metroidvania in which the only resource is timeClone survivor Clone survivor Image credit:Moonlight Kids Image credit:Moonlight Kids “All of the gates, all the progression, all the unlocks - it’s only knowledge,” says Chris Sumsky, one of three developers working on the game at MoonlightKids. “So everything you can ever do, you already can do, you just don’t know how to do it. If you think likeOuter Wilds, or Tunic, orThe Witness, where it’s all just secrets and knowledge - it’s that idea merged with platforming, movement tech, speedrunning, things like that....

HomeNewsEscape from Tarkov Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he “did not foresee” players would get mad about charging extra for PvEAlso thanks players for “your time, love and hate” Also thanks players for “your time, love and hate” Image credit:Battlestate Games Image credit:Battlestate Games The Escape From Tarkov developers' efforts to escape from a DLC paywall quagmire of their own quagmiring continue with an update and apology from Battlestate chief operational officer Nikita Buyanov, who says he “did not foresee” the adverse reaction to selling a new PvE mode as part of a new special edition, after telling purchasers of a previous edition they’d get “all subsequent DLC” for free....

HomeNewsManor Lords First proper Manor Lords patch targets archers, trading, homelessness mechanics and over-expansionist AINo release date as yet No release date as yet Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Manor Lordsdeveloper Slavic Magic, aka Greg Styczeń, has laid out the broad strokes of the game’s first proper patch in early access. This follows a boisterous opening weekend that has seen the new citybuildertop purchase charts on Steam,causing Valve’s mighty servers to crumble under the strainlike overloaded oxen....

HomeNews Game of Thrones reportedly has an MMO in the works, nearly a decade after the last one was cancelledSet around the fourth and fifth seasons of the show; or, Before It Got Bad Set around the fourth and fifth seasons of the show; or, Before It Got Bad Image credit:Helen Sloan/HBO Image credit:Helen Sloan/HBO It’s been five years sinceGame of Thronesended and a good while since we had a decent video game based on George RR Martin’s fantasy writings that aren’tElden Ringlore....

HomeNewsHelldivers 2 Helldivers 2 patch makes life hellish indeed for smaller parties, but also makes maps more fun to exploreSorry solo players Sorry solo players Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Hell, it turns out, isn’t always a bubbly pool of magma where like, devils prod you with forks. There is a second hell inHelldivers 2, a hell made up of wartorn planets and soldiers who fight bile-spewing bugs and robots....

HomeFeaturesTotal War: Warhammer III If you just buy one Total War: Warhammer 3 Thrones Of Decay lord, make it Malakai MakaissonWhat the Dawi can do for you What the Dawi can do for you Image credit:Creative Assembly Image credit:Creative Assembly Well, this was unexpected. Malakai Makaisson is the single best campaign experience I’ve had sincestrategy gameTotal War: Warhammer 3launched, and might just be up there with some of the best in the series’ history....

HomeNews Layers Of Fear dev’s next original game will be revealed this yearBloober Team are working on the Silent Hill 2 remake and another secret IP project Bloober Team are working on the Silent Hill 2 remake and another secret IP project Image credit:Bloober Team Image credit:Bloober Team Twitter userpl_evilhas helpfully translated a recent letter to shareholders from Bloober Team, showing that their new game “Project C” will be revealed later this year....

HomeNewsManor Lords Manor Lords dev wants you to decide whether the game should allow egg monopoliesNo egg puns exist, unfortunately No egg puns exist, unfortunately Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse “Given the opportunity, players will become a merciless egg baron and sit chuckling on a throne of shells while medieval Europe cowers beneath their imperious yolk,” is what I assume Soren Jonson once said, and it looks likeManor Lordsis proving this timeless adage right once more....

HomeNews The Maw 29th April-4th MayThis week’s most magnetic game releases, plus our weekly newsblog This week’s most magnetic game releases, plus our weekly newsblog Image credit:Hartmann Schede/Wikimedia Image credit:Hartmann Schede/Wikimedia New week, new videogames! When will it end, etc. There aren’t many obvious headliners out in the next few days, but there are a lot of tantalisingly bleak games. Let’s see here, we’ve got a survival shooter that’s essentially set inBlack Mesa, a sardonical adventure about questing Russian Orthodox nuns, a game about running the company that starts the zombie apocalypse, and a cosy village grower with an atypical emphasis on disease and death....

HomeNews Top PC cooling component manufacturer EKWB accused of culture of racism, sexism and overworkSeveral anonymous former staff back up report as EKWB threatens lawsuit Several anonymous former staff back up report as EKWB threatens lawsuit Image credit:EK Water Blocks Image credit:EK Water Blocks Last week Dan Henderson, a former product manager at PC water-cooling manufacturer EK Water Blocks, made apublic post on LinkedIn, in which he described almost four months of no pay, and being “strong armed and bullied into signing a new contract through fear of losing my job and also financial ruin....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1045): How to solve the Monday April 29 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for April 29? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for April 29? 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!...

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Monday, April 29)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #323 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #323 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....