HomeNews Embracer sell Borderlands devs Gearbox to Rockstar parent Take-Two for $460 million in sharesRemnant series, Hyper Light Breaker and unannounced games staying with Embracer Remnant series, Hyper Light Breaker and unannounced games staying with Embracer Image credit:Take-Two Interactive Image credit:Take-Two Interactive Embracer haveannouncedthat they’re selling Borderlands developers Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two Interactive, owners of 2K Games and GTA 6 developers Rockstar, for $460 million in Take-Two shares. Three Gearbox Software studios - the flagship studio in Texas, together with Gearbox Montréal and Gearbox Quebec - will change hands as part of the deal....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 How to get Wakestones in Dragon’s Dogma 2Here’s everything you need to know about Wakestones in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Here’s everything you need to know about Wakestones in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Want to know how to get Wakestones in Dragon’s Dogma 2?Wakestones inDragon’s Dogma 2are an extremely important revival item that will instantly put your Arisen to full health if they die in combat....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 How to recover max health in Dragon’s Dogma 2: Loss Gauge explainedHere’s a rundown of Loss Gauge in Dragon’s Dogma 2, including how to recover max HP Here’s a rundown of Loss Gauge in Dragon’s Dogma 2, including how to recover max HP Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom. Looking to regain your Loss Gauge in Dragon’s Dogma 2?Loss Gauge inDragon’s Dogma 2is essentially the reduction of your maximum health bar....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 How to revive Pawns in Dragon’s Dogma 2Here’s how to revive your Main Pawn and other Pawns in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Here’s how to revive your Main Pawn and other Pawns in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for how to revive Pawns in Dragon’s Dogma 2?Pawns are helpful NPCs inDragon’s Dogma 2that follow you around, help in combat and hold items for you if your inventory is full....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 How to start a new game in Dragon’s Dogma 2Here’s how to start a new game in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Here’s how to start a new game in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking to start a new game in Dragon’s Dogma 2?Dragon’s Dogma 2only allows you to have one save file at a time, which means if you’re looking to completely start a new game you’ll have to jump through a few hoops first....

HomeFeaturesWarhammer 40,000: Darktide I’m enjoying the unique challenge of playing Darktide with rubbish weapons and no talentsA little self-flagellation never hurt anyone A little self-flagellation never hurt anyone Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Fatshark Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Fatshark I’ve griped before thatWarhammer 40,000 Darktidehides satisfying challenges behind tedious grind, but another interesting challenge is easily missed and forgotten at the opposite end of the scale. Darktide is hard when you start a new character, with weapons that barely scratch some foes and no talents to back them up....

HomeNewsChymicalia In Chymicalia, you’re the slave of a teleporting alchemy shopAnd even better, you’re in Yorkshire And even better, you’re in Yorkshire Image credit:Falling Awkwardly Image credit:Falling Awkwardly Chymicaliais an adventure game and/or visual novel “about causing chaos in a small Yorkshire town with unlicensed alchemy”. Hey, I’m from a small Yorkshire town originally! I recognise that chip shop with the palsied neon sign! And hey, that looks like the underpass they told us kids to stay away from!...

HomeFeaturesWarhammer 40,000: Darktide Join us, varlets, to talk Warhammer 40,000: Darktide in today’s RPS Game Club liveblogIn the grim darkness of 4pm GMT In the grim darkness of 4pm GMT Image credit:Fatshark Image credit:Fatshark The time is nigh for this month’sRPS Game Clubliveblog, where we’ll of course be discussingWarhammer 40,000: Darktide. We’ve already had some goodpre-chat, and now at4pm GMT today (March 28th), we’ll reconvene right here for a proper 41st Millennium natter....

HomeNewsMetal: Hellsinger Metal: Hellsinger VR re-tools the rhythm shooter for headbanging in a headsetComing in 2024 Coming in 2024 Image credit:The Outsiders Image credit:The Outsiders Rhythm shooterMetal: Hellsingerhas you circle-strafingQuake-style level layouts at high-speed while you shoot demons to the beat. I meet the news that it’s getting a VR version this year with some trepidation, therefore. Do I really want to vomit on the beat? Metal: Hellsinger VR – Announcement TrailerMetal: Hellsinger VR announcement trailer....

HomeNews Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 3 brings back fan-favourite maps, adds new perks and modesYou could call it somewhat of a Rebirth You could call it somewhat of a Rebirth Image credit:Activision Image credit:Activision Alright so, Season 3 brings with it six 6 vs 6 maps, three of which will arrive in an undated mid-season update. The three that’ll arrive at launch are Emergency, 6 Star, and Tanked, with 6 Star being set atop a Dubai skyscraper and sticking out to me as a highlight for this reason....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Thursday, March 28)Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #291 Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #291 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....

HomeReviewsPepper Grinder Pepper Grinder review: short, sweet and incredibly neatYou know the drill You know the drill Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Devolver Digital Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Devolver Digital In fact, describing Pepper Grinder as aplatformeris already underselling it. This isn’t so much a game about jumping between ledges as it is about grasping your drill and holding on for dear life as it tears through the world around you. Solid ground means (mostly) nothing to heroine Pepper and her trusty grinder, as the bulk of your time is spent boring through said ledges - as well as clearly marked pillars, mounds and banks of pliable topsoil - before erupting back out into the open again like a rocket-powered dynamo, flying upwards and sideways before diving back into the bedrock....

HomeNews Sega Of America staff have ratified a union contract, the first to do so at a major US studioThe move comes amid layoffs at the company The move comes amid layoffs at the company Sega Of America employees have become the first a major US video games studio to ratify a union contract. The contract covers guarantees minimum yearly pay increases for around 150 staff through 2026. Sega Of America employeesannounced their intent to unioniselast April, working alongside Communications Workers Of America....