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HomeNewsHomeworld 3 Homeworld 3’s last major update adds superweapons, campaign interludes and a new armour systemA “Mothership-sized” overhaul before Blackbird begin “a new chapter” A “Mothership-sized” overhaul before Blackbird begin “a new chapter” Image credit:Gearbox Publishing Image credit:Gearbox Publishing MildlydissatisfactoryspacestrategygameHomeworld 3will receive its last major update this week, developers Blackbird Interactive have announced. Due to launch on 21st November, Update 1.3 will deliver “a gargantuan number of improvements, fixes, and some entirely new features”....

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024 How Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 uses machine learning AI, and how much of your data it might needAn interview with the project head for release day An interview with the project head for release day Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft We’ve got a review in the works, but code has landed late, so our write-up might take a while. In the shorter term, I thought you might like to know how, exactly, MFS 2024 makes use of “machine learning” technologies, taking into account the energy cost of such wacky gadgetry andthe creeping relationship between increased reliance on automated tools and laying people off....

HomeReviewsMetal Slug Tactics Metal Slug Tactics review: the crunchy arcade run ‘n’ gun pauses to have a tactical thinkOnce more Into The Breach? Once more Into The Breach? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Dotemu / Gamera Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Dotemu / Gamera Games So what happens when you rearrange the molecules of this run and/or gun ‘em up into an isometric turn-based strategy game? You getMetal Slug Tactics, an off-kilter nod toInto The Breachand other grid-based turn-takers, but secretly housing the aggressive notions of an unhinged pyromaniac....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Tue, November 19thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #526. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #526. 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 19th November?...

HomeNews Sony is in talks to buy Dark Souls and Elden Ring parent company KadokawaHungry for games Hungry for games Image credit:From Software Image credit:From Software These all make sense for a gaming company to own, but it is also a furtherslurping of studios down the megacorp gullet. Sony being the owners of Fromsoft also puts them in a position to pull a Bloodborne and make the next Souls game a PlayStation exclusive....

HomeReviewsThreshold Threshold review: put in the shift and you shall be… rewardedYour country needs you! Your country needs you! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Critical Reflex Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Critical Reflex My time withThresholdhas been fraught with pain. Five times. Five times I had to restart this psychologicalhorror gamebecause of some game-breaking bug. And yet, I persevered, booting it back up and returning to my government-mandated shift atop a quiet mountain. Much in the same vein as myMouthwashing review, I’ll preface this one with a simple message that I’ll now deliver to you via an imaginary printer embedded in a grey, dingy wall....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1249): How to solve the Tuesday November 19 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for November 19? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 19? 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!...

HomeNewsBack 4 Blood Back 4 Blood 2 appears to be a thing, which is a shame, because I’d rather play a new EvolveTurtle Rock “Gobi 2” project surfaces on stuntman resume Turtle Rock “Gobi 2” project surfaces on stuntman resume It takes a special kind of entitled bellyacher to complain that you wanted a different game from a game that hasn’t even been announced yet, and which may simply be an internet rumour....

HomeNewsCounter-Strike 2 Classic Counter-Strike map Train returns in CS2 with a total overhaul, making it “60% cloudier"It’s less of a sniperfest now It’s less of a sniperfest now Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Train, one of Counter-Strike’s oldest and bestest maps, has received a sweeping update. Valve’s given the fairly nondescript trainyard a “full visual overhaul” inCounter-Strike 2, making it “60% cloudier” and changing its layout to encourage more tactical play besides just whipping out the AWP and looking down long, narrow corridors....

HomeGuidesRoblox Fruit Battlegrounds codes for January 2025: Free GemsRedeem these Fruit Battlegrounds codes for free Gems! Redeem these Fruit Battlegrounds codes for free Gems! Image credit:P O P O Image credit:P O P O Of course, to get new fruits and their accompanying abilities, you’ll need to spin, and the best fruits are pretty rare, meaning you’ll likely be spinning a lot. Luckily, you can useFruit Battlegrounds codesto grab thousands of free Gems to exchange for Spins, which just might get you the next rarest fruit....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Black Ops 6 How to find all the Aetherella statues in Black Ops 6 ZombiesHere’s how to complete the Aetherella easter egg in Liberty Falls Here’s how to complete the Aetherella easter egg in Liberty Falls Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Activision Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Activision Looking for all of the Aetherella statues on the Liberty Falls map in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies?The Liberty Falls map in Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode features a cool secret if you manage to collect all of the statues of the purple spandex-suited Aetherella....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Mon, November 18thNeed some Connections hints? Read our guide for help with Connections #525. Need some Connections hints? Read our guide for help with Connections #525. 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 18th November?...

HomeNewsLorn’s Lure One of 2024’s grandest and hardest first-person exploration games just got a lot easierNo, I’m not telling you which one until you click the link No, I’m not telling you which one until you click the link Image credit:Rubeki Games Image credit:Rubeki Games Official Lorn’s Lure Explore Mode Launch Trailer!Watch on YouTube Official Lorn’s Lure Explore Mode Launch Trailer! Explore Mode “aims to smooth out very difficult spots for players that were expecting an atmospheric exploration game throughout”....