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HomeReviewsSlitterhead Slitterhead review: body-hopping action horror that’s best left dispossessedI’m glad I won’t have to say “Slitterhead” out loud in meetings ever again I’m glad I won’t have to say “Slitterhead” out loud in meetings ever again Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bokeh Game Studio Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bokeh Game Studio No, sadly not. It’s no doubt built a compelling universe filled with brain-sucking aliens that masquerade as humans, and it attempts plenty else besides: bouncing between bodies as you stealth around dingy apartment blocks, fighting with blood katanas, and gorging on pools of red plasma to refuel skills, many of which require more body-flitting....

HomeReviewsStraftat Straftat review: an anarchic First-Person Speed dater you’ll fall in love withOne more round One more round Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Lemaitre Bros Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Lemaitre Bros It’s tempting to frameStraftatas a throwback to an older, better time for the multiplayerFPS, when the lingo was coded in frags and gibs and sucking it down, when satisfaction was drawn entirely from performance rather than some convoluted, artificial system of progression. Not only would this be inaccurate, but it would also do a disservice to what Straftat truly is, namely a wild overcorrection in response to the direction of modern multiplayer gunfests, one that careens straight through retro stations to arrive somewhere new and exciting....

HomeNewsThe Forever Winter Water way to respond Image credit:Fun Dog Studios Image credit:Fun Dog Studios It’s not as bad as it sounds. Far from making things more difficult, the water thieves are really a way to give players who run out of water one last chance to scrape back from the loot wipe. They’ll show up in your headquarters when you have basically no water left, and if you can manage to kill them and defend your home you’ll get some water from their corpses and stave off the hideous thirstwipe for the time being....

HomeNewsTHYSIASTERY Thysiastery is an anime Legend Of Grimrock, and you can attack the dinosaur merchants if you’re a complete monsterHow does one break the femur of a slime? How does one break the femur of a slime? Image credit:DIRGA Image credit:DIRGA One of my lesser quality tests for anRPGis whether the shopkeepers complain at you for not buying anything. Grumpy shopkeepers, good RPG. This most specific of litmus tests has served me well, although I must admit that I’d happily upgrade it to ‘shopkeepers you can attack’, would that not disqualify 99% of games....

HomeNews Twitch introduce mandatory “Politics and Sensitive Social Issues” label, just in time for the US electionIt “could bring new advertisers to our service” It “could bring new advertisers to our service” Advertisers, similarly, can “make better choices about the content they want to advertise next to” - in other words, pull their ads from a whole swathe of material if they don’t want to be associated with anything controversial. Twitch’s hope is that “the labels will allow advertisers to have more context to inform which types of streams they show their ads alongside, which we expect to increase brands’ confidence in running ads on Twitch, and could bring new advertisers to our service....

HomeFeaturesDeadlock We’ve learned the hard way that ganging up on Deadlock doesn’t make it more digestibleBut maybe that’s the point But maybe that’s the point Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve The mystery surroundingDeadlock, Valve’s work-in-progress MOBA shooter, has largely evaporated. Its freely extendable invite system is about as effective at controlling player headcount as adisinterested football steward, meaning pretty much anyone with a clued-in Steam friend can get in and start poking around its secrets....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1234): How to solve the Monday November 4 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for November 4? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 4? 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, November 03rdNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #510. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #510. 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 03rd November?...

HomeFeatures What’s on your bookshelf?: Solipsism Xtreme Editionread-only read-only Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Booked For The Weekis our weekly chat with industry folk about the books they love, have loved, and are hoping to love in the future.Sunday is cancelled. Book for now! Booked For The Weekis our weekly chat with industry folk about the books they love, have loved, and are hoping to love in the future.Sunday is cancelled. Book for now!...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1233): How to solve the Sunday November 3 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for November 3? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 3? 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!...

HomeNewsDragon Age: The Veilguard Dragon Age: The Veilguard won’t get expansions, reports say, as BioWare move to the next Mass EffectAccording to reports According to reports Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts BioWare currently has no plans forDragon Age: The Veilguardexpansions, according to reports. Instead the studio will support the fantasy RPG with smaller updates and otherwise turn their full attention towardsMass Effect 5.Rolling Stonereportthat there are no plans for DLC, in favour of focusing on the nextMass Effect, in a piece speaking with Bioware creative director John Epler....

HomeNewsThe Elder Scrolls: Legends Elder Scrolls: Legends has been removed from sale and will become unplayable in January 2025I guess sometimes legends do die I guess sometimes legends do die Image credit:Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Bethesda Softworks The Elder Scrolls: Legends, the free-to-play card game set in Bethesda’s fantasy world, has been removed from sale on Steam. Its servers will shut down for good on January 30th, 2025, after which it will no longer be playable....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Sat, November 02ndNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #509. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #509. 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 02nd November?...