HomeNewsHelldivers 2 Helldivers 2 patch nerfs the best guns as designer says the balancing process will be “never-ending"Also stirs in meteor showers Also stirs in meteor showers Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Arrowhead have released a newHelldivers 2update - patch 01.000.100 - which designer Alex K describes as “the first round in a never-ending series of balance changes”. The patch nerfs three of what were hitherto thebest Helldivers 2 gunsand gear pieces - the SG-225 Breaker shotgun, the RS-422 railgun, and the SH-32 shield generator backpack, all of which break Arrowhead’s pretty straightforward golden rule that “each gun has its purpose and none is strictly better than another”....

HomeGuidesElden Ring How to Gesture in Elden RingPlus a list of all Gestures and how to unlock them! Plus a list of all Gestures and how to unlock them! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Want to learn how to Gesture in Elden Ring?Gestures are FromSoftware’s version of emotes, and all their Souls-y games have had a storied history of using Gestures to communicate with others or unlock certain secrets....

HomeGuidesElden Ring How to kill skeletons in Elden RingHow to make sure the undead stay dead in Elden Ring How to make sure the undead stay dead in Elden Ring Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Want to learn how to kill skeletons in Elden Ring?Skeletons are a staple enemy in games, but they’re particularly irksome inElden Ring. Kill a skeleton in Elden Ring, and they’ll just get back up a few moments later....

HomeGuidesElden Ring How to Power Stance in Elden RingEverything you need to know about Powerstancing in Elden Ring Everything you need to know about Powerstancing in Elden Ring Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Want to learn how to Power Stance in Elden Ring?Newcomers will soon discover that there’s a startlingly complex combat system inElden Ring, which builds upon the solid foundations ofDark Soulscombat. And one of the aspects of combat that has been reimagined for FromSoft’s largest and most successfulRPGto date is the Power Stance, achieved through dual-wielding weapons....

HomeGuidesLast Epoch Last Epoch: Best Sentinel builds and skillsLearn the best builds and skills for the Sentinel class in Last Epoch Learn the best builds and skills for the Sentinel class in Last Epoch Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Eleventh Hour Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Eleventh Hour Games The Sentinel has three Masteries, ranging from the armour-commanding Forge Guard to the self explanatory Paladin to the dark-embracing Void Knight. Below, we’ve outlined our preferred builds for each Mastery, along with the right Skills, Specialization Tree nodes, and Passives for each....

HomeReviewsNightingale Nightingale early access review: a numbers grind disguised as a gaslamp survival gameI simply can’t escape the rarity rainbow I simply can’t escape the rarity rainbow Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Inflexion Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Inflexion Games Not long ago, a few of us from the RPS Treehousewandered throughfirst-person survival ‘em upNightingalewith its boss Aaryn Flynn, and thenhad it outabout the game’s crafting menus. I was one of the folks who wasn’t so hot on what we’d played, and I’d hoped that the early access version would prove me wrong....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Wednesday, March 6)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #269 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #269 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....

HomeNewsPersona 3 Reload Persona 3 Reload adds FES expansion The Answer as its ‘final chapter’ DLC later this yearStill no sign of Portable’s female protagonist, though Still no sign of Portable’s female protagonist, though Image credit:Atlus Image credit:Atlus It turns out thatPersona 3 Reloadwill get previously missing expansion The Answer after all, as Atlus announce that the epilogue chapter included in past re-releasePersona 3FES will be added as DLC this September....

HomeNewsSleight of Hand Sleight of Hand looks like a noir spiritual successor to Metal Gear Acid from dev behind puzzle gem FramedWith the voice of Metal Gear Solid’s Meryl Silverburgh to boot With the voice of Metal Gear Solid’s Meryl Silverburgh to boot Image credit:RiffRaff Games Image credit:RiffRaff Games Sleight of Handis an upcomingstealth-action gamein which your sneaky detective uses cards to sneak around enemies while on the hunt for your former cult....

HomeNewsLife Eater Strange Scaffold’s next game is about stalking and sacrificing your neighbours to keep the world from endingThe first release in a five-game publishing deal The first release in a five-game publishing deal Image credit:Frosty Pop Image credit:Frosty Pop Life Eater - ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILERWatch on YouTube Life Eater - ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER It plays out through a timeline patterned after video editing software |Image credit:Frosty Pop I know, I know, clearly it’s setting up the idea that perhaps he’s a nut, he’s crazy in the coconut, and that boy needs therapy, but with the potential end of the world looming, dare you not?...

HomeNewsThe Outlast Trials The Outlast Trials hits 1.0 release with new ending, single player tweaks and Toy Factory mapLab horror levels up Lab horror levels up Image credit:Red Barrels Image credit:Red Barrels Trial objectives include smashing up sex toys and feeding people blood, and there’s a lot of backstory to glean from found documents and conversations with side characters. Unlockable tools and gear include slippers, which soften your footsteps when avoiding unkillable opponents, and X-ray goggles, with which to spy people through walls....

HomeNewsUnknown 9: Awakening Unknown 9: Awakening gives a first look at its mix of Psi-Ops and Assassin’s Creed, ahead of a summer releaseFirst gameplay appears almost four years after the ambitious action-adventure game was revealed First gameplay appears almost four years after the ambitious action-adventure game was revealed Image credit:Reflector Entertainment Image credit:Reflector Entertainment Unknown 9: Awakening – Announcement Trailer | Xbox Partner PreviewWatch on YouTube Unknown 9: Awakening – Announcement Trailer | Xbox Partner Preview...

HomeFeatures What’s better: left-handed FPS options or a little hand for a cursor?Vote now as we continue trying to decide the single best thing in games Vote now as we continue trying to decide the single best thing in games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Last time, you decided thatremoving a card from your deck is better than enemies stopping respawning after you kill them loads. The result wasn’t close but was closer than I expected, which shows why it’s important to ask....