HomeFeaturesThe Crush House The Crush House is a saucy 90s reality TV show simulator from the developers of ReignsBig Bother Big Bother Image credit:Devolver Image credit:Devolver I’m not much of a reality TV watcher. Genuinely, I’ve been humiliated on this count in RPS morning meetings, with certain “colleagues” whose names rhyme with “Malice Knell” making references I don’t understand and laughing at my expression of hurt and confusion. My grasp of reality TV basically ends with the finale of the very first season of Big Brother, feat....

HomeFeaturesWindblown The Dead Cells developer’s new roguelike Windblown has a dash so potent it makes the game seem disposableHyper Light Speedrunner Hyper Light Speedrunner Image credit:Motion Twin Image credit:Motion Twin A terrible confession: I almost fell asleep during the presentation for Motion Twin’sWindblown. This wasn’t really Motion Twin’s fault. It was the afternoon of day four at GDC, my adrenaline reserves were spent, and there I was, in a warm, shuttered hotel room, with two men gently bombarding me with French-accented details of synergies, stackable trinkets and i-frames (I’m aware that the scenario I’ve just described is probably somebody’s kink - let’s move swiftly on)....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S3 episode 13: all work and no play? Let’s talk about free gamesNo such thing as a free lunch No such thing as a free lunch Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Animita Project Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Animita Project This week you could get two horror games for free!RentalandContent Warningboth launched for nada (albeit for a couple of days only in the case of the latter). Nate and I have both done work for free in the hope someone would retrospectively pay for it, so on this episode of the Electronic Wireless ShowpodcastIs it worth it?...

HomeNews Well toot my lizards, Void Bastards is rustling up a space-western sequelHow did we miss Wild Bastards? How did we miss Wild Bastards? Image credit:Blue Manchu/Maximum Entertainment Image credit:Blue Manchu/Maximum Entertainment ‘The Wild Bastards’ is about the best name I’ve heard for a gang of alien outlaws in a space-western, good enough that let’s skip past the fact that the game was announced last year and we’ve only just noticed....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1020): How to solve the Thursday April 4 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for April 4? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for April 4? 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!...

HomeHardwareFeatures A year on, the RTX 4050’s appeal has grown – but better laptop GPUs loomDLSS 3 lets this entry-level mobile chip do what the Steam Deck can’t. Is that enough? DLSS 3 lets this entry-level mobile chip do what the Steam Deck can’t. Is that enough? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun With a desktop version of the RTX 4050 looking less likely with every turn o’ the Earth, the true entry-level GPU among Nvidia’s current generation solely remains in the realm ofgaming laptops....

HomeGuidesContent Warning All Content Warning monsters and how to escape themHere are all known monsters in Content Warning and how to escape them Here are all known monsters in Content Warning and how to escape them Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Landfall Publishing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Landfall Publishing Looking for a list of all Content Warning monsters?Content Warningis a co-ophorror gamewhere you record monsters and other spooky occurrences in a bid to go viral, wrack up the views on SpookTube and ultimately, make money....

HomeNews Atari are now publishers for the whole RollerCoaster Tycoon series, after buying missing 2004 sequel for $7mRollerCoaster Tycoon 3 has been on quite the ride RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 has been on quite the ride To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Atari already had the rights to most of the long-running sim series, including its mainline numbered entries and various spin-offs, with one exception: 2004’sRollerCoaster Tycoon 3....

HomeNewsBorderlands Borderlands makers Gearbox don’t quite escape Embracer layoffs despite recent sale, as studio confirm fresh cutsNo jobs related to development of games were affected, studio claims No jobs related to development of games were affected, studio claims Image credit:Gearbox Software Image credit:Gearbox Software Despite seemingly escaping the Embrace(r) of deaththrough their sale to Take-Twoat the end of last month, Gearbox Entertainment haven’t quite emerged unscathed. The studio has confirmed a number of layoffs shortly after the announcement of the sale, while clarifying that no positions related to the development of games were affected....

HomeNewsContent Warning Content Warning devs fixing mic, video and connection problems after “wild ride” of a launchFive-person team now patching game after achieving 6.2 million owners Five-person team now patching game after achieving 6.2 million owners Image credit:Landfall Image credit:Landfall Each video is edited together automatically from your footage and accompanying voicechat, once you return from each trip to theOld World, and you can watch it all on an in-game monitor with a mocked-up chat feed and viewcount....

HomeNews Dead Cells custodians Evil Empire are reportedly working on a new Prince of Persia roguelike, out this yearThe game will receive “constant free updates” The game will receive “constant free updates” Evil Empire, the studio responsible for the previous five or so years of updates to Motion Twin’s roguelitemetroidvaniagameDead Cells, are set to release a new roguelite set in the Prince of Persia universe “later this year.” It was also suggested that the game will “receive constant free updates and evolve over time based on community feedback....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2 Pawn quests explained: How to set quests, rewards, Badges, and moreHere is everything you need to know about Pawn Quests in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Here is everything you need to know about Pawn Quests in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking to set Pawn quests in Dragon’s Dogma 2?Pawn quests inDragon’s Dogma 2are an optional online mechanic in which you can assign your Pawn to help other players in their adventures....

HomeNews Just 66 titles saw 80 percent of all playtime in 2023, most older games like Fortnite or GTA 5Over half of playtime was spent in games at least six years old, says new report Over half of playtime was spent in games at least six years old, says new report Image credit:Epic Games Image credit:Epic Games Even more troublesome for novelty enjoyers is the revelation that a huge chunk of 2023’s playtime was spent in games that were at least six years old or older....