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HomeNewsAfter Inc: Revival The creators of pandemic sim Plague Inc are back with 4X city builder After Inc: RevivalStart again in an undead UK Start again in an undead UK Image credit:Ndemic Creations Image credit:Ndemic Creations In Ndemic Creations' mobilestrategysim Plague Inc, you nurture a disease and attempt to spread it across the world. Originally launched in 2012, the game saw a morbid upsurge in popularity during the early years of Covid, as millions of people sought to model the pandemic’s advance or just play out their anxieties....

HomeDeals The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless, my gaming headset of choice, is over £70 / $70 off for Black FridayBig savings on a headset that just won’t die Big savings on a headset that just won’t die Why pay triple figures for a single peripheral, in a sale or otherwise? There are certainly cheaper wireless headsets, and ones with better microphones (it’s fine for Discord but I wouldn’t record a podcast with it)....

HomeDeals This JSAUX Steam Deck dock is down to just $24 for Black FridayOne of our favorites is back on sale. One of our favorites is back on sale. We’re now just one day out from Black Friday, so the savings are starting to seriously ramp up. You can grab ourfavourite Steam Deck dockin the sale for just$23.99this year. That’s a full $16 off the usual price. The 6-in-1 option is also on sale and20% off at Amazon today....

HomeNewsTrombone Champ: Unflattened Trombone Champ: Unflattened is out now, letting you toot your own trombone in VRPut your lips together and blow Put your lips together and blow Image credit:Flat2VR / Holy Wow Studios Image credit:Flat2VR / Holy Wow Studios So it is inTrombone Champ: Unflattened, a VR spin-off that’s out now. Trombone Champ: Unflattened! - Launch Trailer | Meta QuestTombone Champ: Unflattened’s VR launch trailer.Watch on YouTube Trombone Champ: Unflattened!...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1258): How to solve the Thursday November 28 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for November 28? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 28? 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!...

HomeNews Not that you expected them this year anyway Image credit:Devolver Digital Image credit:Devolver Digital Let’s face it, nothing important happens in December. I’m scheduling 24 advent calendar posts this week and then spending the rest of the year eating boxes of Cadbury Mini Yule Logs Triple Chocolate. So it’s no surprise that Devolver have announced their remaining slate of games aiming for release in 2024 are actually coming out in 2025....

HomeNewsExo Rally Championship Exo Rally Championship’s demo is out now, offering a 10-stage race across alien terrainColin McRae’s Interstellar Colin McRae’s Interstellar Image credit:Exbleative Image credit:Exbleative Announced last year,Exo Rally Championshipdoes what the name suggests: takes the rugged, weather-battered terrain ofExo One’s interplanetary journey and replaces the ponderous plot and gravitational rise-and-fall spaceship movement with a six-wheel, space buggy rally competition. Or put another way, if Exo One was Christopher Nolan’s Tiny Wings, then this is Colin McRae’s Interstellar....

HomeNews Former Mass Effect writer’s studio Worlds Untold are “pausing operations” in what staff call a studio closureMac Walters outfit now seeking a new funding partner Mac Walters outfit now seeking a new funding partner Image credit:Worlds Untold Image credit:Worlds Untold “It’s hard to find the right words for this, but I wanted to share that we’ve made the very difficult decision to pause operations at Worlds Untold while we search for a new partner to help bring our vision to life,” Walters wrote ina LinkedIn postthis week....

HomeNews In Dante’s Ring, you are a firefighter wrestling with your inner demons while sledding down a volcanoA “disaster combat” game from the creators of The Invincible A “disaster combat” game from the creators of The Invincible Image credit:Starward Industries Image credit:Starward Industries I have one urgent request for Starward Industries, creators of the just-announced “anti-combat” survival RPG Dante’s Ring – don’t use the phrase “ring of fire” in your English marketing materials....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Wed, November 27thNeed some Connections hints? Read our guide for help with Connections #534. Need some Connections hints? Read our guide for help with Connections #534. 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 27th November?...

HomeHardwareFeatures Should you bother with… gaming earbuds?The bell tolls for Bluetooth The bell tolls for Bluetooth Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun In hindsight, it’s surprising that it took so long for hardware manufacturers to start making “gaming” earbuds. If the likes of chairs, glasses, andchewing gumcan be painted stealth-bomber black and prefixed with the G word, why not something that can actually get off its harshly angled bum and help pipe the games themselves into your head?...

HomeNewsSilent Hill 2 Silent Hill 2 remake’s narrative designer thinks one of the advantages to horror is that it’s cheaperIn my dreams, I see those balance sheets In my dreams, I see those balance sheets Image credit:Konami Image credit:Konami Silent Hill 2 remake’s senior narrative designer Barbara Kciuk reckons this principle extends to much bigger productions. “It is a bit niche, but actually, the interesting part abouthorroris that it is one of the best ratios when it comes to the cost of production and the earnings,” she recentlytold TheGamer’s Rhiannon Bevan....

HomeNewsSolitomb Solitomb is a demon-fighting prototype which mixes Balatro and solitaire, from the maker of SlipwaysPay-what-you-want with funds going towards a full release Pay-what-you-want with funds going towards a full release Image credit:Jakub Wasilewski Image credit:Jakub Wasilewski You can play Solitomb inyour browser for free right now. Hit the how-to-play button in-game togo to this webpage, which is the basic tutorial. If you’ve played solitaire before, the very basics are familiar: there are stacks of cards spread at the top of the screen, with some facing upwards....