StarCraft 2’s former lead multiplayer designer teases a new RTS he feels is a “paradigm shift” for the genre

HomeNews StarCraft 2’s former lead multiplayer designer teases a new RTS he feels is a “paradigm shift” for the genreUncapped Games will reveal the untitled project at Summer Game Fest Uncapped Games will reveal the untitled project at Summer Game Fest Image credit:Noclip Image credit:Noclip The former multiplayer lead for RTS giantStarCraft 2is working on a new real-timestrategy gamethat he promises will mark a “paradigm shift” for the storied PC genre....

April 22, 2024 · 2 min · 306 words · Dr. Zachary Mcdaniel

Tales Of Kenzera: Zau review: a beautifully designed yet imprecise platforming adventure

HomeReviewsTales of Kenzera: ZAU Tales Of Kenzera: Zau review: a beautifully designed yet imprecise platforming adventureIt’s not time to make a change It’s not time to make a change Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/EA Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/EA You play as the titular Zau, a young shaman struggling with the recent death of his father, so his solution is to help death, personified as an older man called Kalunga, with defeating three powerful spirits who refuse to move on....

April 22, 2024 · 4 min · 693 words · Paul Wu

The Fallout TV show’s popularity has blown up Nexus Mods as everyone rushes to play Fallout 4 again

HomeNews The Fallout TV show’s popularity has blown up Nexus Mods as everyone rushes to play Fallout 4 againAnd then remembers they need mods to make it worth playing And then remembers they need mods to make it worth playing TheFalloutTV show effect continues. This time, it’s popular mod site Nexus Mods on the receiving end of the double-edged Shishkebab, as its servers struggle under the weight of people rushing to play through the series again - and mod its latter entries into games worth playing, presumably....

April 22, 2024 · 2 min · 288 words · Brandy Fry

The Maw - 22nd-27th April 2024

HomeNews The Maw - 22nd-27th April 2024This week’s least outwardly offputting game releases, plus our weekly newsblog This week’s least outwardly offputting game releases, plus our weekly newsblog Image credit:Cornelis Meijer Image credit:Cornelis Meijer Ugh, I do not have the energy to feed the Maw this week. Sometimes the creature manifests as a proper monstrosity, with B-movie prosthetics and sound effects, and sometimes, it’s more of an… unfathomable annoyance, like a nose that won’t stop running, or a single player game that requires an internet connection....

April 22, 2024 · 37 min · 7737 words · Vincent Smith

Uncover the Smoking Gun has you solve a murder mystery by interrogating ChatGPT-speaking suspects

HomeNewsUncover the Smoking Gun AI’s habit of just making stuff up apparently adds to the mystery Image credit:ReLU Games Image credit:ReLU Games To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The thing that sets Uncover the Smoking Gun apart then - read that however positively or negatively as you like - is its central use of AI to generate the conversations that players have with the suspects in each case....

April 22, 2024 · 3 min · 477 words · Troy Garcia

Valheim's volcanic Ashlands update gets first proper trailer and breakdown

HomeNewsValheim Valheim’s volcanic Ashlands update gets first proper trailer and breakdownNew hazards, new weapons and siege equipment, plus thoughts on washing machines New hazards, new weapons and siege equipment, plus thoughts on washing machines Image credit:Iron Gate AB Image credit:Iron Gate AB Valheim, the popular norse-inspiredsurvival game, is set to get even deadlier and at least several percent more volcanic with its upcoming Ashlands biome. The new biome is due to enter public testing as we speak....

April 22, 2024 · 2 min · 293 words · Connie Harmon

Where to get a Shovel in No Rest For The Wicked

HomeGuidesNo Rest for the Wicked (2024) Where to get a Shovel in No Rest For The WickedHere’s how to get a Shovel in the opening area of No Rest For The Wicked Here’s how to get a Shovel in the opening area of No Rest For The Wicked Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios. Looking for a Shovel in No Rest For The Wicked?There are a few ways you can get a Shovel inNo Rest For The Wickedwithin the opening area of Mariner’s Keep....

April 22, 2024 · 8 min · 1623 words · Troy Smith

Where to get Runes in No Rest For The Wicked and how they work

HomeGuidesNo Rest for the Wicked (2024) Where to get Runes in No Rest For The Wicked and how they workHere’s everything you need to know about Runes in No Rest For The Wicked Here’s everything you need to know about Runes in No Rest For The Wicked Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios. Looking for No Rest For The Wicked Runes?Runes inNo Rest For The Wickedare special skills or powers you can equip to weapons....

April 22, 2024 · 4 min · 808 words · Tammy Williams

WipEout and Skate co-creators tease a sci-fi sports game and roguelike strategy sim from their new studio

HomeNews WipEout and Skate co-creators tease a sci-fi sports game and roguelike strategy sim from their new studioStarlight Games made up of veterans with credits on Resident Evil, Horizon series and more Starlight Games made up of veterans with credits on Resident Evil, Horizon series and more Image credit:Starlight Games Image credit:Starlight Games Former developers of futuristic racing classicWipEout- including the series’ co-creator - have formed a new studio with the co-creator ofSkateto work on a new sci-fi sports game....

April 22, 2024 · 2 min · 293 words · Dylan Cook

Wordle hints and answer (#1038): How to solve the Monday April 22 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1038): How to solve the Monday April 22 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for April 22? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for April 22? 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!...

April 22, 2024 · 6 min · 1184 words · Jocelyn Fleming

Wordle hints and answer (#1039): How to solve the Tuesday April 23 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1039): How to solve the Tuesday April 23 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for April 23? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for April 23? 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!...

April 22, 2024 · 6 min · 1215 words · Cheyenne Waters

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes review: a relaxed JRPG adventure with a few old school quirks, but even more pals

HomeReviewsEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes review: a relaxed JRPG adventure with a few old school quirks, but even more palsAnd the love Kickstarts again And the love Kickstarts again Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/505 Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/505 Games Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroesis the spiritual successor to a classicJRPGcalledSuikoden, and it came to be thanks to a very successful Kickstarter campaign. As someone with little knowledge of Suikoden, I went into Hundred Heroes thinking it was going to be a dense, old-fashioned, and slightly impenetrable time....

April 21, 2024 · 6 min · 1233 words · Tommy Martinez

NYT Connections hint and answers (Sunday, April 21)

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Sunday, April 21)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #315 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #315 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....

April 21, 2024 · 3 min · 577 words · Nathan Barron