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HomeNewsProject ORCS Ex-Fortnite devs' ‘collaborative RPG’ Project ORCS aims to let you make your own Baldur’s Gate 3Roll for initiative Roll for initiative Image credit:Lightforge Media Image credit:Lightforge Media FormerFortniteand Blizzard developers have formed new studio Lightforge Games to make amultiplayerRPG that applies the collaborative world-building and storytelling of original tabletop Dungeons & Dragons to the polished video game presentation of its successors in the likes ofBaldur’s Gate 3. To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

HomeNewsGrand Theft Auto 6 GTA 6’s release date will come after April 2025, suggests Ubisoft’s CEOTake-Two financials suggest otherwise Take-Two financials suggest otherwise Image credit:Take-Two Interactive Image credit:Take-Two Interactive It’s time to play everybody’s favourite game - no, notGTA 6, but the GTA 6 Release Date Quiz. Who’s stepping up to the podium this time? Why, it’s Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, who offered thoughts on the matter in a recent investor Q&A....

HomeNewsAsterism Handcrafted “interactive music album” Asterism has a delightful Next Fest demoExplore planets through interactive music videos Explore planets through interactive music videos Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Claire Morwood Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Claire Morwood Take your protein pill and put your headphones on for the free demo ofAsterism, an “interactive music album” exploring a solar system one song at a time. Each visit to a planet lasts as long as the song, whisking us through scenes reflecting the lyrics and mood, rendered with a mix of 3D computer art and a range of handmade physical mediums....

HomeNewsUltros How psychedelic gardenvania Ultros would have you “talk” to the aliensA quick chat with artist El Huervo about influences, from Cthulhu to Spielberg A quick chat with artist El Huervo about influences, from Cthulhu to Spielberg Image credit:Hadoque Image credit:Hadoque Ultros - First Look Gameplay Trailer | PS5 & PS4 GamesWatch on YouTube Ultros - First Look Gameplay Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games In Ultros, you explore a huge, verdant, space-going Sarcophagus that exists to contain an ancient, demonic being, but is also a “cosmic uterus” for various other species (one of the developers became a father during its creation, and that experience is writ large in the premise)....

HomeNewsMullet Mad Jack Mullet Mad Jack is extremely my kind of unbridled FPS chaosRetro-anime stylings mixed with a roguelike make for a happy me Retro-anime stylings mixed with a roguelike make for a happy me Image credit:Hammer95/Epopeia Games Image credit:Hammer95/Epopeia Games First spotted when James and Liam (RPS in peace) covered thePC Gaming Show 2023,Mullet Mad Jackis a roguelikeFPSwith aSteam Next Festdemo out right now. And my goodness me, it rules....

HomeNewsFragrance Point My eyes hurt from the extreme 90s CGI style of this Next Fest demo, and I couldn’t be happierCheck out Fragrance Point! Check out Fragrance Point! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Halber Ball Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Halber Ball Fragrance Point (Teaser)Watch on YouTube Fragrance Point (Teaser) I honestly couldn’t tell you what Fragrance Point is at this point, and it’s one of those games where I’m delighted to not know the shape of it, to not basically know what it is from having played something similar, to discover as you go....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, February 9)Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #243 Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #243 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....

HomeGuidesPalworld Palworld: All admin server commandsHere’s all the server commands in Palworld Here’s all the server commands in Palworld Image credit:Pocketpair Image credit:Pocketpair Want to know all the admin commands in Palworld?PlayingPalworldwith friends is one of the best ways to capture all of the Pals in the game and truly lay claim to the Palpagos Islands, and one of the best ways to do this is on a private server. If you’re the admin of adedicated Palworld server, you might be wondering about the commands at your disposal....

HomeGuidesPalworld Palworld: How to catch and breed JetragonHere’s how to catch and breed Jetragon in Palworld Here’s how to catch and breed Jetragon in Palworld Image credit:Pocketpair Image credit:Pocketpair Want to know how to catch and breed Jetragon in Palworld?Jetragon isPalworld’s apex opponent, a legendary Level 50 Dragon Pal that exists to take on all contenders and test the mettle of experienced Palpagos Islands adventurers.Like all Pals inPalworld, however, Jetragon can be defeated and caught with the right amount of skill and luck....

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Pucker up for better kissing in “hefty” Baldur’s Gate 3 update next weekPatch 6 will also bring new camp idle animations, Legendary Actions for Honour Mode and bug fixes Patch 6 will also bring new camp idle animations, Legendary Actions for Honour Mode and bug fixes Image credit:Larian Studios Image credit:Larian Studios Romance sim masquerading asfantasy RPGBaldur’s Gate 3is putting vaseline on its lips, wiggling a little bit of tongue out and practising in the mirror for its next big update....

HomeNews Private equity firm CVC reportedly spends £900m on veteran MMO developers Image credit:Jagex Image credit:Jagex Top 12 Best Multiplayer Games to Play on PCWatch on YouTube Top 12 Best Multiplayer Games to Play on PC Of course, Jagex have been kicking around for a lot longer than that, marking their 25th anniversary this year. RuneScape itself was launched in early 2001, and has gone on to see multiple iterations, a split into the modern game andOld School RuneScape, and even a move into the world ofboard games and tabletop RPGs....

HomeFeatures What can grindy live service superhero games learn from One-Punch Man?Not a one-word article Not a one-word article Image credit:Madhouse (S1) / J.C.Staff Image credit:Madhouse (S1) / J.C.Staff One-Punch Man is a manga, anime and nowadays, videogame series that began life as a webcomic in 2009 - a drawing exercise for budding artist “One” thatfound popularity and evolvedinto a full-bore parody of the shonen action genre. One-Punch Man himself, aka Saitama, is essentially a NEET Superman - an apathetic homebody in yellow pants and red wellies who begins his story as the most powerful superhero in existence, for reasons unexplained....

HomeNews Whitethorn announce Slime Heroes, a Soulslike starring slimes, plus Botany Manor release dateShowcase of plant-based games also includes Magical Delicacy demo Showcase of plant-based games also includes Magical Delicacy demo Image credit:Whitethorn Games Image credit:Whitethorn Games In an upsetting confirmation that February is in fact winter (and that the year doesn’t just start with summer like my brain thinks it should) publisher Whitethorn Games held a 2024 Winter Showcase, where they revealed the existance of a game that answers the question “what if the slimes inSlime Rancherwere in mortal peril, and had swords?...