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HomeNewsStardew Valley Stardew Valley “thriving more than ever” as new mod-centric 1.6 update gets a March release dateThe farming sim is eight years old and has 30 million copies sold The farming sim is eight years old and has 30 million copies sold Image credit:ConcernedApe Image credit:ConcernedApe At that time, Barone also confirmed that 1.6 brings new game content but “much less” than 2020’s hefty 1.5 update (whichbrought the beach farm to Stardew Valley, along with some pretty wild endgame content)....

HomeGuidesHelldivers 2 The best weapons in Helldivers 2These are the best primary and secondary weapons in Helldivers 2 These are the best primary and secondary weapons in Helldivers 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation What are the best weapons in Helldivers 2?On your ship, you’ll find the armory in the corridor before you reach the bridge, which is where you can equip your various primary and secondary weapons, along with your grenade of choice....

HomeNews The sequel to acclaimed Metroidvania Ender Lilies gets PC early access releasePreviously announced for the Switch, Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist also hits Steam in March Previously announced for the Switch, Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist also hits Steam in March Image credit:Binary Haze Interactive Image credit:Binary Haze Interactive Out of all the Nintendo Direct announcements last week, the one I was most sad to see notget a PC release datewas the sequel to the much beloved MetroidvaniaEnder Lilies....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#983): How to solve the Tuesday February 27 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for February 27? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for February 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!...

HomeReviewsWRATH: Aeon of Ruin Wrath: Aeon Of Ruin review: sometimes the old FPS ways can still workThe sleeper has aquakened The sleeper has aquakened Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/3D Realms/Fulqrum Publishing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/3D Realms/Fulqrum Publishing But the story and setting matter as little as they get in the way. You’re here to shoot weird monsters with cool weapons in elaborate, demi-realistic places full of optional secrets, and Aeon: Rage Of Ever absolutely delivers....

HomeNews Age Of Mythology Retold tilts for the modern esports crowd with changed god power mechanicsA smattering of new info on the forthcoming Age retelling A smattering of new info on the forthcoming Age retelling Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft When I did my undergrad degree in the nowadays-blissful-seeming early noughties, I swore off videogames entirely. I sternly and sorrowfully turned my back on such hit releases asShadow of the Colossus,Far Cryand yes, even, that PC gaming essentialHalf-Life 2, so as to spend 11-hour days boning up on Aeschylus and Samuel Johnson....

HomeNewsBalatro Balatro’s creator has barely played other deckbuilders, and thinks that’s partly why it succeededSpared genericism Spared genericism Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Playstack Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Playstack LocalThunk explained that the game which game Balatro started out based on the Cantonese card gameBig Two. Then they encountered videos of Luck Be A Landlord and became, in GamesRadar+’s words, obsessed with it—but without playing it. Like Balatro, Luck Be A Landlord is a ‘make numbers do big’ game, only you’re building a wildly complex slot machine crammed full of synergies then hitting a button and watching random chance play out....

HomeNewsDungeons of Hinterberg Dungeons Of Hinterberg’s latest trailer shows off Alpine mountains, glaciers and, yes, a swamp (poison not yet confirmed)We also see more of its après-slay Persona-style socalising We also see more of its après-slay Persona-style socalising Image credit:Curve Games Image credit:Curve Games Austrian developers Microbird released a new trailer for their upcoming Alpine dungeon-crawlerDungeons Of Hinterbergover the weekend, giving us a closer look at some of the eponymous dungeon environments we’ll be biffing monsters in come its release later this summer....

HomeNews Final Fantasy’s legendary composer Nobuo Uematsu doesn’t have the ‘strength’ to score a full video game againLeaving his last complete soundtrack as iOS exclusive RPG Fantasian Leaving his last complete soundtrack as iOS exclusive RPG Fantasian Image credit:Nobuo Uematsu Image credit:Nobuo Uematsu Nobuo Uematsu, the celebrated composer behind the iconic soundtracks for much of theFinal Fantasy series, has said he probably won’t score a full video game again. While Uematsu didn’t rule out creating the main themes for future games, he said that his days of scoring an entire game are likely over - leaving his last complete soundtrack as the OST for mobile-exclusive RPGFantasian....

HomeNewsTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Giving Rainbow Six: Siege a sequel or new engine could doom it, says creative director"You see games that did go through sequels and just completely drop the ball" “You see games that did go through sequels and just completely drop the ball” Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft Rainbow Six Siege’s creative director Alexander Karpazis doesn’t believe the elderly shooter needs a change of game engine or for that matter, a sequel....

HomeNewsHelldivers 2 Helldivers 2 devs look ahead to future “improvements” after finally conquering multiplayer server issuesLast weekend was a smooth one for Arrowhead Last weekend was a smooth one for Arrowhead Image credit:PlayStation PC LLC Image credit:PlayStation PC LLC To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Helldivers 2 released on February 8th and quickly rocketed to incredible player counts, overtaking the likes of God of War and Spider-Man to becomethe biggest PlayStation game released on PC to date- and bringing hundreds of thousands of concurrent players crashing into its multiplayer servers....

HomeNewsHonkai Impact 3rd Honkai Impact 3rd Part 2 out this week, overhauling combat and taking Honkai: Star Rail’s predecessor to MarsMac release confirmed Mac release confirmed Image credit:HoYoverse Image credit:HoYoverse Honkai: Star RailpredecessorHonkai Impact 3rdwill drop its massive Part 2 update later this week, shifting the hack-and-slash actionRPG’s story to the new planet of Mars, introducing a new main character and revamping its aerial combat.To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

HomeNewsCobalt Core Join us for February’s Game Club liveblog on Cobalt Core this ThursdayCome and chat all things Cobalt Core with us on Thursday, February 29th at 4pm GMT Come and chat all things Cobalt Core with us on Thursday, February 29th at 4pm GMT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Brace Yourself Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Brace Yourself Games Hello folks. With the end of February fast approaching, here’s a reminder that we’ll be diving into our reader liveblog discussion for February’sRPS Game Clubpick,Cobalt Core, this comingThursday, February 29th, at 4pm GMT(which is 8am PT / 11am ET for our American friends)....