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HomeNewsUFO 50 UFO 50 speedrunners complete its most opaque game in under five minutesBarbutton bashing Barbutton bashing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Mossmouth Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Mossmouth Finally, it was Warptank, a kind of anti-platformer about a nippy space tank that can’t jump but can teleblorp to the surface immediately above it. When I played it for ourUFO 50 review, each screen was both a fight with the pixel enemies and a puzzle to figure out....

HomeNewsDead Meat Voice-controlled murder mystery Dead Meat hits Steam this year, but its embrace of generative AI might spoil a great ideaKiller app Killer app Image credit:Meaning Machine Image credit:Meaning Machine I don’t want to talk to a game. I assume I’m not alone in this, because the tech’s been around for donkey’s and barely anyone tries to use it.Mass Effect 3tried voice commands.Socom U.S Navy Sealsshipped with a headset. “Dunno if I wanna be shouting out tacticool commands in my living room,“wrote a Redditoron the subject four years ago, speaking to my very soul in the process....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1298): How to solve the Tuesday January 7 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for January 7? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 7? 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!...

HomeNewsArtifact Artifact saw a mysterious player count jump over new year, six years after Valve’s trading card game died offExhumed? Exhumed? Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Last June, Valve’s trading card gameArtifactClassic peaked at 78 players. November was a little rosier for the abandonedmultiplayergame, with a monthly peak of 1,028. Then, on New Year’s Day, that number jumped to 11,900 players on Steam - its second highest concurrent besides launch. Soon after, they vanished....

HomeNews Fallout creator asks why triple-A RPGs focus on violence, doesn’t provide very hopeful answerAlso talks up the joys of the “rarely chosen path” Also talks up the joys of the “rarely chosen path” Image credit:Interplay Productions Image credit:Interplay Productions OriginalFalloutdesigner Tim Cain, also known for co-directingThe Outer Worldsat Obsidian, has published a video responding to a player’s question about why violence is the “default” path in so many big budget RPGs....

HomeNewsParadise GTA copycat Paradise is an alleged crypto scam, yet continues to gain Steam wishlistsMore red flags than a ski slope More red flags than a ski slope Image credit:Ultra Games Image credit:Ultra Games Even at a surface glance, Paradise looks like aGrand Theft Auto Onlinepretender with added AI goop - not particularly appealing when placed next to Rockstar’s high quality and “hand crafted” cityscapes. Here’s the early trailer for the game:...

HomeHardwareReviews Intel Arc B580 review: Late arriving, still welcomeIt’s CPU-reliant and launches deep into a GPU generation, but this can still outpace the RTX 4060 It’s CPU-reliant and launches deep into a GPU generation, but this can still outpace the RTX 4060 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun It’s not being spelt out overtly, but there is a whiff of Intel’s new BattlemageGPUsbeing pitched as what the Alchemist generation should have been....

HomeNewsSonic Galactic Many are the nostalgic 2D Sonic fangames, but Sonic Galactic might be the bestThe Mega Drive games as they might look on Sega Saturn The Mega Drive games as they might look on Sega Saturn Image credit:Starteam Image credit:Starteam The last time I wrote about Sonic fangame, I innocently and absent-mindedly described it as"SNES-style". This led toa social media dog-pileof an intensity typically reserved for major international banks accidentally tweeting rule34,a howl of derisionthat washed over me again and again while I rolled around on the floor beneath my desk, caterwauling at Graham to please please delete the whole internet, I want to start all over again....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers for Tuesday, 7th JanNeed some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #575. Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #575. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out theConnections hint for Wednesday 8th January! That’s where we come in, with our daily guides for every Connections puzzle....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Mon, January 6thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #574. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #574. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out theConnections hint for Wednesday 8th January! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 6th January?...

HomeNewsTyrant’s Realm Tyrant’s Realm is a grimy, spartan soulslike infused with Deathtrap Dungeon nostalgiaIf I was a citizen of such a realm I would simply say to the tyrant no thank you If I was a citizen of such a realm I would simply say to the tyrant no thank you Image credit:Team Tyrant Image credit:Team Tyrant The baggiest thing about PS1-harkeningsoulslikeTyrant’s Realmis the ratty pair of prisoner pants you start out with....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1297): How to solve the Monday January 6 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for January 6? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 6? 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!...

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Sun, January 5thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #573. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #573. 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 5th January?...