Wild Bastards review: a messy roguelike shooter that's nonetheless full o' beans

HomeReviewsWild Bastards Wild Bastards review: a messy roguelike shooter that’s nonetheless full o' beansSome people call me the space cowboy Some people call me the space cowboy Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Maximum Entertainment Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Maximum Entertainment Wild Bastards - Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube Wild Bastards - Release Date Trailer It’s rogueishly recognisable in a lot of ways. There’s a branching map of planets to visit, each with a planetary surface map filled with nodes and spidery routes to your goal: a special beacon....

September 12, 2024 · 5 min · 944 words · Austin Hicks

Wordle hints and answer (#1181): How to solve the Thursday September 12 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1181): How to solve the Thursday September 12 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for September 12? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for September 12? 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!...

September 12, 2024 · 6 min · 1186 words · Rachel Moore

Co-op blunder sim Chained Together now lets you make your own hellish maps

HomeNewsChained Together Co-op blunder sim Chained Together now lets you make your own hellish mapsNo, after you, I insist No, after you, I insist Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Anegar Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Anegar Games “This update is designed to unleash your creativity,” say developers Anegar Games in thebrief patch notes. The editor will let you place moving platforms, swinging axes, pulsating spikes, and all the rest of the game’s horrendous machinery....

September 11, 2024 · 2 min · 233 words · Diana Davis

Connections hints and answers for Wed, September 11th

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Wed, September 11thNeed some Connections hints? Read our guide for help with Connections #457. Need some Connections hints? Read our guide for help with Connections #457. 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! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 11th September?...

September 11, 2024 · 4 min · 741 words · Derek Aguilar

Dragon Age: The Veilguard will have a photo mode at launch, so you can finally take a close-up of the taint

HomeNewsDragon Age: The Veilguard Dragon Age: The Veilguard will have a photo mode at launch, so you can finally take a close-up of the taint…is the taint even in Veilguard? …is the taint even in Veilguard? Image credit:EA/BioWare Image credit:EA/BioWare It’s been ten long years sinceDragon Age: Inquisition, which means the next game in the series -Dragon Age: The Veilguard- likely has some modern design trends to catch up on. Here’s one: The Veilguard will be the first game in the series to include a photo mode when it arrives in October....

September 11, 2024 · 2 min · 215 words · Frank Rodriguez

Here are some PC bits you could buy for less than the PS5 Pro

HomeHardwareFeatures Here are some PC bits you could buy for less than the PS5 ProConsumer advice you can trust Consumer advice you can trust Image credit:Sony Image credit:Sony Today’s big news fromthe other sideis that a tuned-upPS5 Prois on the way, and a base spec, Blu-ray-driveless model will set you back £700. Or $700, in Ameridollars. An Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Yes, we all miss when Nvidia’s XX70 graphics cards didn’t cost more than the rest of a PC build combined....

September 11, 2024 · 2 min · 335 words · Kevin Potter

How to get the Secret Ending in Black Myth Wukong

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong How to get the Secret Ending in Black Myth WukongHere’s the road to Black Myth Wukong’s Secret Ending, a.k.a. the True Ending Here’s the road to Black Myth Wukong’s Secret Ending, a.k.a. the True Ending Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Are you hoping to get the Secret Ending in Black Myth Wukong?There are two endings in Black Myth Wukong: the “Default Ending” and the “Secret Ending”, also known as the “True Ending”....

September 11, 2024 · 7 min · 1419 words · Sara Nicholson

Minecraft's new faster update schedule will probably fill modders with both despair and nostalgia

HomeNewsMinecraft Minecraft’s new faster update schedule will probably fill modders with both despair and nostalgiaExpect “free game drops” throughout the year, rather than one big summer update Expect “free game drops” throughout the year, rather than one big summer update Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mojang Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mojang Studios If there’s one thing I’ve heard fromMinecraftmodders when I’ve asked for their thoughts on the future of Minecraft, it’s some variation on “fewer updates, please”....

September 11, 2024 · 3 min · 589 words · Daniel Roberts

New Elden Shadow Of The Erdtree patch aims to fix the final boss’s eyeball searing strobe light migraine festival

HomeNewsElden Ring New Elden Shadow Of The Erdtree patch aims to fix the final boss’s eyeball searing strobe light migraine festival(New york accent) plus noifs (New york accent) plus noifs Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco Sometimes, FromSoft craft the most masterfully tense boss duels you’ve ever seen, and sometimes, they aim laser pointers at both your eyes, cut off your feet, and expect you to dodge invisible leopards spitting lighting from the cockpit of a fighter jet made of other, more invisible leopards - as was the case withShadow Of The Erdtree’s final boss’s final phase....

September 11, 2024 · 2 min · 307 words · Jennifer Cooper

Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt update arrives tomorrow and aims to revive the game with a handcrafted campaign

HomeNewsNightingale Nightingale’s Realms Rebuilt update arrives tomorrow and aims to revive the game with a handcrafted campaignAnd cats in hats And cats in hats Image credit:Inflexion Games Image credit:Inflexion Games Tomorrow will see the release ofNightingale’s Realms Rebuilt update, which hopes to revive the ailing Early Access gaslamp survival craft ‘em up. It’s aiming to do that with a new handcrafted campaign, which now sits alongside the procedural worlds already present, along with new weapons, spells, boss battles, dungeons and much more, as the developers outlined yesterday in a new blog post....

September 11, 2024 · 5 min · 975 words · Carrie Mercado

Please stab, toast and devour the demo for disgusting mushroom RPG Shroom And Gloom

HomeNewsShroom And Gloom Please stab, toast and devour the demo for disgusting mushroom RPG Shroom And GloomFunish the fungus with fungusto Funish the fungus with fungusto Image credit:Team Lazerbeam Image credit:Team Lazerbeam Shroom and Gloom Prototype TrailerWatch on YouTube Shroom and Gloom Prototype Trailer The aforesaid mad human (that’s your character, yes) does not even bother to finish murdering the fungus folk before dining out on their butchered brethren. Slay a mushroom with a fireball, and you’ll render the corpse “Toasty” enough to consume, stuffing its portly, seared body into your mouth even as you slice another mushroom with a wavy dagger....

September 11, 2024 · 2 min · 328 words · Anthony Riley

Should you keep the pearl in Star Wars Outlaws?

HomeGuidesStar Wars Outlaws Should you keep the pearl in Star Wars Outlaws?Here are all outcomes for the pearl in Star Wars Outlaws Here are all outcomes for the pearl in Star Wars Outlaws Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Wondering if you should keep the pearl in Star Wars Outlaws?Choosing who to give the pearl to inStar Wars Outlawsis a choice you’ll face after completing the main Safecracker quest on Kijimi and the subsequent ‘Broker’ questline for Danka....

September 11, 2024 · 4 min · 708 words · Lance Garrett

Space noir roguelike Ostranauts is aiming for 1.0 in 2025, with help from Kitfox as publisher

HomeNewsOstranauts Space noir roguelike Ostranauts is aiming for 1.0 in 2025, with help from Kitfox as publisherDie in space with better QoL Die in space with better QoL Image credit:Blue Bottle Games Image credit:Blue Bottle Games Post-apocalyptic roguelike Neo Scavenger is one of my favourite games, but its spacefaring followupOstranauts, currently in Early Access, is currently too fiddly and complicated for me. Here’s some good news, then: Kitfox, masters of making impenetrable roguelikes more welcoming, have joined the project as publisher ahead of a planned 1....

September 11, 2024 · 5 min · 1055 words · Jason Miller