HomeNewsFront Mission 2: Remake Mech fanciers ahoy, here’s a Steam demo for the Front Mission 2 remakeWanzer? I hardly knew ‘er Wanzer? I hardly knew ‘er Image credit:Forever Entertainment S. A. Image credit:Forever Entertainment S. A. Friends! Jaegers! Evas! Lend me your radar dishes or cybernetic ear trumpets. Developers Storm Trident and publishers Forever Entertainment have popped upa Steam demofor their Front Mission 2 remake. Tucked within its coils there are two whole levels, Rimian Base and Batari Forest, together with a Garage where you can customise your Wanzer and access to the in-game Network menu....

HomeNewsNew Arc Line New Arc Line is a party-based steampunk RPG with notes of Bioshock and DishonoredStory trailer introduces a gilded, rotten New World Story trailer introduces a gilded, rotten New World Image credit:Fulqrum Publishing Image credit:Fulqrum Publishing Fulqrum Publishing have just released a story trailer forNew Arc Line, a new steampunk fantasyRPGin which dragons rub shoulders with zeppelins, and dwarves are as abundant as air pollution. I hadn’t heard of it before and am quite interested, partly because the game sports some wonderfully mangled and colourful dystopian maps, and partly because it’s a story of immigrants trying to find their way to an inevitably deceptive “shining city of progress”, rather than the typical Chosen One fare....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, April 5)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #299 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #299 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 Shake-ups at Square Enix see Dragon Quest’s long standing top producer step downChanges part of studio’s commitment to “reverse flagging sales” Changes part of studio’s commitment to “reverse flagging sales” The long-serving top producer of legendaryRPGseriesDragon Questhas stepped down from the role, according to sources that spoke toRPS Mawtribute siteBloomberg. Yu Miyake, who has been involved with numerous DQ games since he joined Enix in 1989 as marketer on DQ books, is moving on to head up Square Enix’s mobile games....

HomeNews System Shock remake’s next update will rework the final boss battle and add a female character optionUpdate 1.2 cometh next week Update 1.2 cometh next week Image credit:Nightdive Image credit:Nightdive Even more than most 90s shooters, the System Shock games have stumbled with big boss battles that are a bit bum as it becomes a whole other type of game. “A lot of the criticism that we received was: you spent this whole game collecting items, gearing yourself up for this big battle, and then all of your stuff was gone,” said Stephen Kick, founder of remakers Nightdive, in a recent interview with cheery RPS fanzinePC Gamer....

HomeHardwareFeatures The best Steam Deck docksGive your Steam Deck some mouse ‘n’ keyboard comfort with the best docks we’ve tested Give your Steam Deck some mouse ‘n’ keyboard comfort with the best docks we’ve tested Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Steam Deck Academybrings together all our guides and explainers on getting the most out of your Steam Deck, no student loans or sweaty dormitories required....

HomeNewsDragon’s Dogma 2 There’s now a cure for Dragon’s Dogma 2’s dreaded pawn pox Dragonsplague: modsGiving you an easy way to track infection or remove it completely Giving you an easy way to track infection or remove it completely Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom Behind itsDLC microtransactions,Dragon’s Dogma 2’s most divisive element is arguably Dragonsplague, the pawn-infecting sickness that your AI companions can catch while questing online and may eventually drive them to murder entire settlements’ worth of NPCs....

HomeNewsTotal War: Warhammer III Total War: Warhammer 3’s upcoming Thrones of Decay expansion gets huge pricing changeDon’t like Dawi? That’s obviously a grudgin’, but you now have options. Don’t like Dawi? That’s obviously a grudgin’, but you now have options. Image credit:Creative Assembly/Sega Image credit:Creative Assembly/Sega Thrones of Decay, the upcoming expansion forstrategy gameTotal War: Warhammer 3, will nowbe available to purchaseas either three separate faction packs, or as a bundle at a discount....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1021): How to solve the Friday April 5 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for April 5? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for April 5? 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!...

HomeNewsWorld of Warcraft Classic WOW Classic’s Season Of Discovery doesn’t player test new content, leading to more bugs - but more funThe devs revealed how the “experimental nature” of Season Of Discovery allows for a sense of mystery The devs revealed how the “experimental nature” of Season Of Discovery allows for a sense of mystery Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment AsWorld Of Warcraft Classic- anMMORPGthat is, confusingly, a new version of the old version of World Of Warcraft - enters phase 3 of its Season Of Discovery,PCGamerhas an interview with some of the devs where they talk about the decision to not run Player Test Realms - servers where they roll out the new content to smaller numbers of players to road test it....

HomeNewsSkaramazuzu 2D monochrome adventure Skaramazuzu has Hollow Knight’s adorable melancholyFreak Deer is back, in shadow form! Freak Deer is back, in shadow form! Image credit:Bleeding Moon Studio/Iphigames Image credit:Bleeding Moon Studio/Iphigames We got atrailerfor this one a few weeks back, and the game itself just dropped on Steam yesterday. It’s got that specific blend ofHollow Knight: Silksong-esque maudlin and whimsy that I personally love, skirting around the edges of both without slipping too readily into Tim Burton territory....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2 romance options, best gifts and affinity system explainedHere’s everything you need to know about romance in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Here’s everything you need to know about romance in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for Dragon’s Dogma 2 romance options?Like with all goodRPGs, there is a romance system inDragon’s Dogma 2for any lonely Arisen looking to share the burdens of destiny....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2: How to unlock Magick ArcherHow to unlock the Magick Archer vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 How to unlock the Magick Archer vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for how to unlock the Magick Archer vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2?As one of the advanced vocations inDragon’s Dogma 2, the Magick Archer isn’t available from the game’s beginning. You’ll need to make your way to the bottom of the world map and endure a fairly lengthy escort mission before the ability to weave spells into your arrows finally becomes available....