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HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#931): How to solve the Saturday 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!...

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 has a touching tribute to a fan’s dad - and CRPG fan - living with Alzheimer’s“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t misty eyed” “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t misty eyed” Image credit:Larian Studios Image credit:Larian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3is crammed full of memorable, moving stories. At least one of those stories extends far beyond the Forgotten Realms into the real world too, as a fan has revealed the heartfelt tribute that developers Larian included to their father - a long-timeCRPGplayer - diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease....

HomeNewsOD Kojima says horror game OD is as “experimental” as Boktai, so here’s a quick overview of solar powered gamingThe Metal Gear man’s latest may “go against the current of the times” The Metal Gear man’s latest may “go against the current of the times” Image credit:Konami Image credit:Konami “For me, the most experimental game was ‘defeating vampires outside your house’ using actual sunlight around you,” Kojima went on. “It was met with fierce opposition from the staff and even within the company....

HomeNews Microsoft are adding a dedicated AI button to Windows keyboards as they call 2024 “the year of the AI PC”New Copilot button is the first big change to Microsoft’s keyboards since the Windows key almost 30 years ago New Copilot button is the first big change to Microsoft’s keyboards since the Windows key almost 30 years ago Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft Get ready to infuriate yourself in a whole new way as you swap mistakenly opening the Windows Start Menu with an accidental keystroke for summoning an AI determined to paint you a picture....

HomeFeaturesOverwatch 2 Now is the best time it’s ever been to jump into Overwatch 2If you’ve never picked up Blizzard’s hero shooter, give it a go If you’ve never picked up Blizzard’s hero shooter, give it a go Image credit:Activision Blizzard Image credit:Activision Blizzard This past Christmas marked the anniversary of me playingOverwatch 2. 7 years of my partner and I swearing at seemingly impenetrable enemy teams, then whooping in victory when we finally pull together a plan that cracks them apart - or just as our chill W+M1 game while we chat about our days....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, January 5)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #208 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #208 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....

HomeFeatures Our New Year gaming resolutions for 2024Backlog goals Backlog goals Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Raw Fury Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Raw Fury The first week of January is always one of my favourite times of the year. It’s a time for making plans, setting goals, thinking about all the cool new games I’ll be playing over the next 12 months (while also looking nervously at the pile of games I missed over thelast12 months and placing them very, very gingerly on the teetering and totteringly tall pile of my backlog)....

HomeNewsRust Rust is finally adding backpacks to kick off its second decadePets won’t arrive this year, though Pets won’t arrive this year, though Image credit:Facepunch Studios Image credit:Facepunch Studios Top 12 Best Survival Games to Play on PCWatch on YouTube Top 12 Best Survival Games to Play on PC First, backpacks! After years of player-made mods, they’ll finally be made official on February 1st, with players able to craft backpacks as a new attire, allowing for increased storage space....

HomeNews Silent Hill 2 and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater remakes listed for 2024 releaseKonami stealth-and-horror combo to launch this year Konami stealth-and-horror combo to launch this year Image credit:Konami Image credit:Konami It’s possible that this is an error, given that publisher Konami have yet to make any announcements, butthe blog postnotes that “all featured titles [are] scheduled for release in 2024 at the time of publication”. Go on, Konami, call Sony a liar!...

HomeNewsStar Citizen Star Citizen’s ridiculous ship prices hit a new high with £46,000 DLC bundleYou’ll need to cough up a grand for the pleasure first You’ll need to cough up a grand for the pleasure first Seemingly not content with having raised over $650 million for a game in development for over a decade without a full release date in sight,Star Citizenis now offering a new way for those with too much money to spend it: a bundle of digital ships costing £46,000....

HomeNewsLost Skies Surgeon Simulator and Lost Skies devs Bossa Studios lay off a third of staff due to “perfect storm of events"Co-founder cites delayed funding, higher costs and AAA competition as causes Co-founder cites delayed funding, higher costs and AAA competition as causes Image credit:Bossa Studios Image credit:Bossa Studios Surgeon SimulatorandI Am Breadcreators Bossa Studios have laid off around a third of their staff, with 19 people departing the London, UK-based independent in December due to what co-founder Henrique Olifiers has called “a perfect storm of events” - heavy competition from blockbuster games at the backend of last year, increased operating costs, and delayed funding decisions across the industry....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#930): How to solve the Friday January 5 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for January 5? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 5? 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 Apex Legends' Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth crossover arrives on January 9thA metaverse is born A metaverse is born Image credit:EA/Respawn Entertainment Image credit:EA/Respawn Entertainment Every game is Who Framed Roger Rabbit now - or, less charitably, a metaversal hellscape where canonical integrity matters far less than providing a platform through which to sell cosmetics. Apex Legendsis the latest live service game to take the plunge with its first crossover event....