HomeNews Sega sell Company of Heroes developer Relic and lays off more staff at Creative Assembly and HardlightIt’s the second round of layoffs at the Total War Studio in the last six months It’s the second round of layoffs at the Total War Studio in the last six months Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega Post went on to apologise to staff at Sega Europe, saying: “I want to sincerely apologise for the worry and understandable distress this news will cause, particularly for those directly affected....

HomeNewsStardew Valley Stardew Valley mini-update adds pet adoption, fixes moss issues arising from the 1.6 mega-updateConcernedApe may never stop updating this game ConcernedApe may never stop updating this game Image credit:ConcernedApe Image credit:ConcernedApe Stardew Valley, one of our favouriteRPGsdespite coming out almost a decade ago, still has an attentive steward in the form of developer Eric Barone. Afterthe recent 1.6 mega-updateto the game, which added a whole bunch of stuff, Barone (better known in his developer form as ConcernedApe)Xeeted out a listof fixes in the now-available 1....

HomeNews The developers of Dead Cells, Darkest Dungeon and Slay The Spire are launching their own “triple-I” Game Awards"We have to find new ways of trying to break through." “We have to find new ways of trying to break through.” Image credit:The Triple-I Initiative Image credit:The Triple-I Initiative A regular rogue’s gallery of independent game developers - including the makers ofDead Cells, Slay The Spire,Darkest Dungeon,Spiritfarer,TerrariaandV Rising- have clubbed together to run their own videogame showcase: theTriple-I Initiative....

HomePodcastsHelldivers 2 The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S3 episode 12: Helldivers 2 has a game master and this is goodFor democracy, and so forth For democracy, and so forth Image credit:Arrowhead Image credit:Arrowhead A month ago Arrowhead’s CEO revealed the existence of Joel (technically J.O.E.L., in game), a game master running the galactic battle ofHelldivers 2. A human being who gets up in the middle of the night to throw more robots at players if they’re doing too well....

HomeNews The Outer Worlds and Thief are free from Epic next weekApril 4th-11th April 4th-11th Head over to the Epic Games Store on April 4th and you’ll be able to grabThe Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition and Thief (2014) for free and to keep forever. Like a thief!Spacer’s Choice Edition includes Obsidian’s first-person scifi RPG The Outer Worlds alongside two DLC packs, Peril on Gorgon and Murder On Eridanos. The base game normally costs £50, and the Spacer’s Choice upgrade initially cost £10, so as far as Epic freebies go this is a big one....

HomeFeatures The Rally Point: Command & Conquer Generals would be the best game in the series if it didn’t have boring racist stereotypesEA putting C&C on Steam has made it easily playable again, but should you bother? EA putting C&C on Steam has made it easily playable again, but should you bother? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts You wouldn’t believe how long I’ve been bumpingCommand & Conquer Generalsdown the list because “but it’s abandonware and a pain in the hole to run” makes for a more frustrating read than “and it’s available here”....

HomeNewsVoid Sols Void Sols is an atmospheric and highly customisable Soulslike for people who are rubbish at SoulslikesTry its brilliant free demo available now Try its brilliant free demo available now Image credit:Modern Wolf Image credit:Modern Wolf You know me andSoulslikes. We’re not particularly best buddies most of the time. We’ve had a couple of successful outings over the years withthe likes of Death’s DoorandHollow Knightand company, but anything with pure FromSoft blood running through its veins has always left me cold....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1013): How to solve the Thursday March 28 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for March 28? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for March 28? 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!...

HomeNewsLe Château Build tiny castles in another new relaxing diorama-em-up, out nowLe Château is very aptly named Le Château is very aptly named Image credit:TheShelfman Image credit:TheShelfman I approve of the recent trend towards makingbuildinggames as relaxing as possible (e.g.Summerhouse). Today sees the release of a new one on Steam, this one a teeny medieval city builder calledLe Châteauthat gives you strict limitations for building a castle. You can have a go of thedemofor free - I like it a bunch....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2: Best Magick Archer skills and augmentsBest Magick Archer skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Best Magick Archer skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Interested in the best Magick Archer skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2?For those who enjoy the bow inDragon’s Dogma 2but want to add a smidgeon of spellcasting to their attack style, the Magick Archer is a thrill....

HomeNewsDune: Awakening Dune: Awakening may eventually take players beyond Arrakis to other planets"I would love to make a scene on Giedi Prime," says Funcom exec producer “I would love to make a scene on Giedi Prime,” says Funcom exec producer Image credit:Funcom Image credit:Funcom A couple of decades ago there was a period when all videogames and especially all Unreal Engine videogames had to be brown and grey and dingy. “The Gears of Warrification of graphics,” we used to call it, huddled up in the chest-high trenches with our Xbox 360 controllers....

HomeNews Ex-Dragon Age director’s new studio teases their new fantasy RPG ahead of a full reveal next weekThe as-yet untitled ‘ambitious action RPG’ has a clean look - and a giant The as-yet untitled ‘ambitious action RPG’ has a clean look - and a giant Image credit:Yellow Brick Games Image credit:Yellow Brick Games More than three years after formerDragon Agelead designer Mike Laidlaw was revealed to have joined forces with fellow games industry veterans behind the likes ofAssassin’s Creedundernewfounded studio Yellow Brick Games, the developers are finally teasing their first game....

HomeNews Failbetter’s next game will be “gentler” than Sunless Skies: “you won’t go mad or eat your crew"Developers drop hints while discussing sustainability and Fallen London’s on-going success Developers drop hints while discussing sustainability and Fallen London’s on-going success Fallen LondonandSunless Skiesdevelopers Failbetter Games haveblogged about the dark art of running a sustainable business, while sharing a tiny bit more about their next, unannounced game. Said game is apparently a change of genre from Failbetter’s previous, exceedingly narrative-drivenopen worldtitles and free-to-playRPGs....