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HomeFeaturesResident Evil Village Denuvo respond to their rep for tanking games - “I’m a gamer myself, and therefore I know what I’m talking about"“There is only two ways to protect a game against piracy, right? Either you don’t, or use our protection” “There is only two ways to protect a game against piracy, right? Either you don’t, or use our protection” Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom Over the past week or so, you may have caught wind of Denuvo - the makers of anti-cheat and anti-piracy software - embarking on a PR campaign of sorts, intended to combat negative public perception of their software....

HomeNews Don’t mind me, I’m simply microwaving an instant frog in Creature PacketsJust like in the Lion King Just like in the Lion King Image credit:kenforest Image credit:kenforest …I was going to finish that with something about its molars staring back, but I had to quickly Google “do horses have molars?” only to misspell it. “Yes, horses can have a strong sense of right and wrong, and what is fair,” went the AI overview....

HomeGuidesDragon Age: The Veilguard Dragon Age Veilguard release timeHere are the release and preload times for Dragon Age Veilguard Here are the release and preload times for Dragon Age Veilguard Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts Looking for the Dragon Age Veilguard release time?Dragon Age Veilguardis set to release onOctober 31as a special Halloween treat for those of us who have anticipated this release with bated breath for years now....

HomeNews Football Manager 2024 won’t get a seasonal data update, because SI don’t want to take resources from FM2025SI “simply cannot compromise on” the delayed sequel SI “simply cannot compromise on” the delayed sequel Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Football Manager 2025has beendelayed until March 2025. This means football fans don’t have a new iteration of the series to play alongside the real-world football season, and many players have been wondering whether Sports Interactive could instead release a data update forFootball Manager 2024....

HomeNewsMinecraft Minecraft: Bedrock Edition’s hardcore mode and pocketable bags are now live in the Bundles Of Bravery updateI’m dying to play it and while playing it I’m dying to play it and while playing it Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mojang Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mojang Studios Minecraft’s Bundles Of Bravery update has been out for a day or so and I have already created and lost several hardcore mode worlds. I’m having a lovely time....

HomeNewsPrince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Most Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown devs have moved to other projects, Ubisoft confirm, following report about rejected sequel pitchNo layoffs involved No layoffs involved Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft “Move overHollow Knight,” declared Katharine (RPS in peace) in ourPrince Of Persia: The Lost Crown review, summarising this freshly-honed hunk of POP art as “a deep and challenging Metroid-like with some of the best platforming this side of Moon’s Ori games....

HomeNewsWheel World Nidhogg developer’s Ghost Bike is now called Wheel World, and there’s a new trailerPeddling pedals in early 2025 Peddling pedals in early 2025 Image credit:Messhof Image credit:Messhof Ghost Bike, the upcoming cycling ‘em up fromNidhoggmakers Messhof, is now calledWheel World. The name change is designed to reflect some substantial changes to the game itself - and there’s a new trailer to show its current condition as a seemingly chill game about tinkering with bikes and riding them around pastel-coloured worlds....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Wed, October 23rdNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #499. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #499. 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 23rd October?...

HomeReviewsShin chan: Shiro And The Coal Town Shin chan: Shiro And The Coal Town review: a nostalgic collectathon I can’t stop thinking aboutCicada Summer Cicada Summer Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Neos Corporation Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Neos Corporation When I was little, I really liked what I saw of Shin chan, even if it was just largely flashes of his bare arse on Japanese TV. He seemed mischievous, a bit of a menace, and part of a fun family dynamic....

HomeNewsSkull Horde Skull Horde is a necromantic auto-battler from the makers of Bore BlastersSkulls for the skull horde Skulls for the skull horde Image credit:8BitSkull Image credit:8BitSkull I’d rather command a small troop of ruthless husks to fight my battles than do the dirty work myself - and in the game [Weyyyyyy! -RPS staff]. That’s reason number one as to why I’m interested inSkull Horde, an “auto battler dungeon crawler” which casts you as a necromancer in a tiny pixel art world....

HomeNewsMonster Hunter Wilds The Monster Hunter Wilds PC beta launches this month, with a character editor and co-op multiplayerTwo hunts and two monsters to slay Two hunts and two monsters to slay Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom TheMonster Hunter Wildsopen beta will launch next week, Capcom have announced. It’ll be live on Steam from 31st October to 3rd November 2024, allowing the more impatient Capcommandoes amongst us to get a taste of the new setting and combat mechanics ahead of the game’sfull release in February next year....

HomeNewsTowers Of Aghasba Towers of Aghasba looks like Monster Hunter with less monster hunting, more gliding and more village buildingNew gameplay trailer accompanies November release date New gameplay trailer accompanies November release date Image credit:Dreamlit inc. Image credit:Dreamlit inc. Developers Dreamlit have piped over fresh footage of theiropen worldecotribal extravaganzaTowers Of Aghasba. It’s an abbreviated but generous display of equatorial exotica and vaguely prehistoric wildlife, home to such key verbs as “exploration”, “village-building”, “gardening”, “creature-nurturing” and “murdering megasloths with a lump of wood”....

HomeNewsVelvet 89 Velvet 89 is a free hidden object game that tells the story of the 1989 Czechoslovakian revolutionCrowd-sourced Crowd-sourced Image credit:Charles Games Image credit:Charles Games Velvet 89is a free hidden object game that tells the story of communist Czechoslovakia’s “Velvet Revolution” in 1989, which brought an end to 41 years of one-party rule and led to the founding of a parliamentary republic. The game released earlier this month, and you can find it onSteam, iOS and Android....