HomeNews All tonight’s Triple-I Initiative game announcements in one placeThe stream itself and our highlights The stream itself and our highlights Image credit:The Triple-I Initiative Image credit:The Triple-I Initiative Today’s the birthday of the Triple-I Initiative, a 45-minute showcase of game announcements and trailers from the likes of Slay The Spire devs MegaCrit,Darkest Dungeondevs Red Hook andDead Cellscustodians Evil Empire. What makes a “triple-I” game a “triple-I” game, as opposed to (hawk, spit) a regular indie?...

HomeReviewsBroken Roads Broken Roads review: this Fallout-style RPG is Vegemite and (some) magicDollarydoo or dollarydon’t? Dollarydoo or dollarydon’t? Bombs wiped out 80% of Australia’s population, and left the remaining nail-hard Nancys and tough Tobiases to fend for themselves in a world short of resources, but shockingly plentiful in both guns and pre-made Vegemite sarnies. You’ll pick one of four character classes - I went with ‘Jackaroo’ (cattle hand), because it was called ‘Jackaroo’ - before tackling a short tutorial section....

HomeFeaturesDarkest Dungeon 2 Darkest Dungeon 2’s free Kingdoms update “remixes” the first two games into a turn-based strategy gameRed Hook’s co-founders explain their latest act of butchery Red Hook’s co-founders explain their latest act of butchery Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Red Hook Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Red Hook Darkest Dungeon II - Kingdoms Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube Darkest Dungeon II - Kingdoms Announcement Trailer Inns are once again places of physical and mental respite where you can customise your heroes and party, but you can’t just hole up inside, because the assaults grow more ferocious over time....

HomeNewsDestiny 2 Destiny 2 The Final Shape’s “game-breaking” subclass detailed in new Bungie videoTranscend Light and Dark in the form of a swanky grenade Transcend Light and Dark in the form of a swanky grenade Image credit:Bungie/Sony Image credit:Bungie/Sony Bungie have released a big overview video ofDestiny 2’s Final Shape expansion, introducing a new, openly overpowered Prismatic subclass, fresh Exotic items and the new Dread enemy faction. If you’re thinking this sounds a touch overpowered, you’re right - Bungie confess in the footage that the subclass “feels a little game-breaking”....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2: Best weaponsThe best weapons for every vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 The best weapons for every vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom To help you save precious time on your journey to defeat the dragon, we’ve taken a close look at the greatest fighting tools for each and every vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2. In this guide, we’ve broken down the best weapons, letting you know where to find them and how much they’re going to cost you....

HomeNews EA deny that Dead Space 2 remake was in development before being shelved due to poor sales of first gameDevelopers Motive recently shifted to work on the Battlefield series alongside their Iron Man game Developers Motive recently shifted to work on the Battlefield series alongside their Iron Man game Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/EA Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/EA Update:EA have now denied Grubb’s claims that the Dead Space 2 remake was in development before being effectively cancelled, tellingIGN: “We don’t normally comment on rumors but there is no validity to this story....

HomeNewsDredge Will you be hooked? Among your obvious blockbuster video games ripe for similarly blockbuster film and TV adaptations likeFallout,BorderlandsandThe Last of Us, it seems there’s room for some of the smaller gems to be fished out and brought to the big screen, too. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Even so, it might surprise you - as it did me - to learn that the latest hot property to be scooped for a movie adaptation isDredge....

HomeNewsHelldivers 2 Helldivers 2’s rewards system is getting an overhaul so your Major Order medals show up on timeCurrent system is “as reliable as a solar-powered watch in Malevelon Creek”, say Arrowhead Current system is “as reliable as a solar-powered watch in Malevelon Creek”, say Arrowhead Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Helldivers 2’s Major Orders reward system is getting a full overhaul, following player complaints about their hard-earned medals being slow to arrive and as such, damaging their faith in managed democracy, with potentially dire consequences for their ability to massacre spiky robots and large insects....

HomeNewsLaysara: Summit Kingdom Laysara: Summit Kingdom is a stunning mountainous city builder that’s out now in early accessPossibly the prettiest city builder I’ve ever seen? Possibly the prettiest city builder I’ve ever seen? Image credit:Quite OK Games Image credit:Quite OK Games Here’s a trailer, too: To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Possibly, yes. OnQuite OK Gameswebsite, their staff listings include an actual yak named Yak Yakowsky....

HomeNewsPalworld Palworld is adding its own Pokémon Stadium mode with multiplayer PvP arenas later this yearPreviously teased in January roadmap Previously teased in January roadmap Image credit:Pocketpair Image credit:Pocketpair If you needed one more Pokémon comparison for Pokémon-with-gunssurvival gamePalworld, you’re in luck! The viral monster-battling and -labouring game has teased a multiplayer arena mode arriving later this year, with more than a hint of Pokémon Stadium to it.To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

HomeNews Slay The Spire 2 announced, entering early access in 2025Introducing a new playable character Introducing a new playable character Image credit:MegaCrit Image credit:MegaCrit No one can see the future, but I’ve a fairly good sense of where at least 300 hours of my life will go next year.Slay The Spire IIwas announced during today’s Triple-i Initiative stream, returning to the towering fantasy city where Steam says I’ve spent more than 300 hours building decks and battling monsters....

HomeNews33 Immortals Spiritfarer studio’s 33-player roguelike gives us a closer look at its MMO-style raidsA closed beta arrives next month A closed beta arrives next month Image credit:Thunder Lotus Games Image credit:Thunder Lotus Games 33 Immortals - Beta Gameplay Trailer | The Triple-i InitiativeWatch on YouTube 33 Immortals - Beta Gameplay Trailer | The Triple-i Initiative The start of the trailer gives us a glimpse at how outfitting and matchmaking 33 players might work....

HomeNews The Fallout TV show has revived an ancient argument about Vault Boy’s thumbLook to windward Look to windward Image credit:Amazon Image credit:Amazon Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Microsoft Still, there’s some excitement in the shape of Aaron Moten’s Maximus, a rapidly disillusioned Brotherhood Of Steel trainee, and Walton Goggins’s The Ghoul, a figure from before the Fall who is as good at gunslinging as he is chewing the scenery. And there’s intrigue in the fact that the Fallout TV show has absent-mindedly resurfaced an argument between Fallout players and fans that goes back years....