HomeFeaturesDune: Awakening Sandworms are the spice in Dune: Awakening’s otherwise quite familiar survival simmingHow the worm turns How the worm turns Image credit:Funcom Image credit:Funcom When Herbert Spencer coined the phrase “survival of the fittest” to describe Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory, I’m pretty sure he didn’t envisage the rise of a species of videogame, thesurvivalsim, which would one day itself suffer an unsustainable population explosion during the layoff-ridden years of 2023 and 2024....

HomeFeaturesSlice & Dice What’s better: A button to unlock all unlocks, or the spell Fireball?Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Tann Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Tann A button to unlock all unlocks In so many games today, everything from roguelikelike dungeon crawlers to your plain old regular multiplayer FPS, you have to unlock things before you can play with them....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1012): How to solve the Wednesday March 27 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for March 27? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for March 27? 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!...

HomeNews Xbox Cloud Gaming has added keyboard and mouse support for PC and browsers (sorta)It’s in beta for now, with a select group of games compatible It’s in beta for now, with a select group of games compatible Image credit:stock.adobe.com/kjekol Image credit:stock.adobe.com/kjekol Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft’s game-streaming platform, finally lets you actually use a keyboard and mouse to play on PC. There’s a bit of a catch for now, though, in that it’s only a beta test for now with a small selection of games supported....

HomeNewsOverwatch 2 You can give Overwatch 2’s new drill-wielding, burrowing damage hero Venture a spin for free later this weekAhead of Season 10’s arrival next month Ahead of Season 10’s arrival next month Image credit:Blizzard Image credit:Blizzard Overwatch 2’s next damage hero Venture is tunnelling into thefree-to-playshootera little early - for a while anyway. Before the new drillin’ DPS makes their official arrival next month, they’ll be available to take for a spin from tomorrow through the weekend....

HomeNewsJudas Bioshock creator Ken Levine’s Judas has roguelike elements, organic powers, and non-linear storytelling"So along as people continue to give me money to make games, I think I’m going to make them," says Levine. “So along as people continue to give me money to make games, I think I’m going to make them,” says Levine. Good news for people who don’t cringe violently every time they encounter the phrase “Narrative Legos”!...

HomeReviewsBulwark: Falconeer Chronicles Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles review: cliffside citybuilding that dries up sooner than you’d hopeSinking feeling Sinking feeling Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Wired Productions Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Wired Productions Maintaining the thrum of a finely-tuned citybuilder has to be one of the most satisfying acts of video game plate-spinning around. Nursing that constant flow of foot traffic, produce and profits, all of them teetering on a carefully honed knife-edge, that’s the good stuff right there....

HomeNewsCities: Skylines II Cities: Skylines 2 now has mod support, so you can soon annoy drivers with Spaghetti Junction 2.0You’ll need to use a separate platform to run them though You’ll need to use a separate platform to run them though Image credit:RPS/Paradox Interactive Image credit:RPS/Paradox Interactive First Look at the Editor | Cities: Skylines IIWatch on YouTube First Look at the Editor | Cities: Skylines II Elsewhere, the patch includes a host of tweaks....

HomeNewsDiablo IV Diablo 4’s Game Pass launch still requires a Battle.net account, of courseHere’s how to link ‘em Here’s how to link ‘em Image credit:Blizzard/Glass Cannon Unplugged Image credit:Blizzard/Glass Cannon Unplugged Diablo 4is headed to Game Pass in just a couple more days, on March 28th, giving the stingy-but-curious like me a chance to click demons to death at lower cost. As preperation, Microsoft have outlined the steps necessary to link your Game Pass account to a Battle....

HomeFeaturesFlintlock: The Siege Of Dawn Don’t call it a God of War killer, but Flintlock feels like a classic summer blockbusterNapoleon Dynamite Napoleon Dynamite Image credit:Kepler Interactive Image credit:Kepler Interactive Swashbuckling third-person action-RPGFlintlock: The Siege Of Dawnis, amongst other things, a gentle homage to New Zealand, developer A44 Games’s country of origin. You do have to look for it, mind you. The game’s art direction at large is an elegant hodgepodge of inspirations that deserves to be unpicked carefully after release....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2: Best Trickster skills and augmentsBest Trickster skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Best Trickster skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Interested in the best Trickster skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2?Of all the vocations inDragon’s Dogma 2, the Trickster is the trickiest, pardon the pun. Instead of attacking with a weapon, the Trickster is all about baffling opponents with trails of smoke from the Censer, a special tool exclusive to the class....

HomeNewsEnshrouded Enshrouded adds deadly dungeons and potted plants today in “first big update"Sprucing up the early access survival sandbox Sprucing up the early access survival sandbox Image credit:Keen Games Image credit:Keen Games Fantasy craft-o-building survival sandbox gameEnshroudedtoday launched its first big content update, two months after entering early access. You can now enter the Hollow Halls, a series of challenging dungeons scattered around the world with new enemies and rewards. Or at the opposite end of the intensity spectrum, you can now decorate your home with loads of lovely potted plants then sit down on a chair to admire them....

HomeNewsPalia Free-to-play cosy life sim Palia has hit Steam, with a Spring-themed patch and a giant frog plushYou can get your own, smaller frog for a limited time only You can get your own, smaller frog for a limited time only Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Singularity 6 Corporation Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Singularity 6 Corporation The Temple Of Roots, meanwhile, is a new area with quests that can lead to, yes, new cosmetics or items....