Factorio's Space Age expansion is out now, adding asteroid factories, Frostpunky iceworlds and rotting jungles

HomeNewsFactorio Factorio’s Space Age expansion is out now, adding asteroid factories, Frostpunky iceworlds and rotting junglesSequel-sized DLC lands alongside beefy base game update Sequel-sized DLC lands alongside beefy base game update Image credit:Wube Software LTD Image credit:Wube Software LTD Accordingly, the immense, smoke-rimmed cyborg eye of Factorio has turned from the exhausted soil to the relatively untapped heavens. Somewhere up there, there is unspoilt territory. Somewhere, there is land that has never known the roar of a smelter - and in Factorio’s behemothic Space Age DLC, out today, you will find it....

October 21, 2024 · 2 min · 367 words · Angel Payne

Final Fantasy VII fan translation restores every lost instance of Cloud saying "let's mosey"

HomeNewsFinal Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VII fan translation restores every lost instance of Cloud saying “let’s mosey"“Let’s dander” and “Let’s saunter” were not considered “Let’s dander” and “Let’s saunter” were not considered Image credit:Square Enix / Shinra Archaeology Department Image credit:Square Enix / Shinra Archaeology Department In a climactic scene of the originalFinal Fantasy VII, hero and amateur snowboarder CloudStrifestands with his fellow adventurers as they are about to face a final, possibly fatal battle....

October 21, 2024 · 3 min · 466 words · Joseph Andrews

Here’s Gary Oldman fighting space Goombas in over an hour of new Star Citizen Squadron 42 gameplay

HomeNewsSquadron 42 Here’s Gary Oldman fighting space Goombas in over an hour of new Star Citizen Squadron 42 gameplay(in space) (in space) Image credit:Cloud Imperium Image credit:Cloud Imperium Earlier this month, we learned thatStar Citizenstudio Cloud Imperium Games weremandating overtime for employeesin the lead-up to their fan convention, Citizencon, which was held this past weekend. Additionally, this TOIL (time off in lieu) wouldn’t be made available until the release ofspace gameStar Citizen’s accompanying single player campaign,Squadron 42....

October 21, 2024 · 5 min · 1045 words · Lauren Miller

In action strategy builder RailGods, Cthulhu is a train and you'd better keep it fed

HomeNewsRailGods Of Hysterra In action strategy builder RailGods, Cthulhu is a train and you’d better keep it fedAll aboard the Azathoth Express All aboard the Azathoth Express Image credit:Digital Vortex Entertainment Image credit:Digital Vortex Entertainment RailGods of Hysterra - First Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube RailGods of Hysterra - First Gameplay Trailer In RailGods Of Hysterra, the Lovecraftian Old Gods have overrun the Earth and turned it into a stormy themepark of snakes with missing chins and assorted freaky little guys....

October 21, 2024 · 3 min · 440 words · Eric Delgado

In paranoia pot-boiler Gangstalk you are the person chasing you

HomeNewsGangstalk In paranoia pot-boiler Gangstalk you are the person chasing youFinally, hard proof that I am indeed my own worst enemy Finally, hard proof that I am indeed my own worst enemy Image credit:Lithodelphis Image credit:Lithodelphis GANGSTALK: A Horror Game from the POV of Your StalkersWatch on YouTube GANGSTALK: A Horror Game from the POV of Your Stalkers As the game begins, Cam has infiltrated a secret PANDO company town, Kudzu Vale, which reminds me ofThe Blackout Club’s ghoulish chunk of suburbia....

October 21, 2024 · 2 min · 363 words · Heather Clark

Today's Wordle hints and answer (#1220): How to solve the Monday October 21 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Today’s Wordle hints and answer (#1220): How to solve the Monday October 21 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 21? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 21? 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!...

October 21, 2024 · 6 min · 1177 words · Carol Ramirez

Valve won't sacrifice battery life to deliver a more powerful Steam Deck 2

HomeNews Valve won’t sacrifice battery life to deliver a more powerful Steam Deck 2The “real” next generation of handheld PC won’t get here for a while The “real” next generation of handheld PC won’t get here for a while Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun If you’re fondly dreaming of an actualSteam Deck2, not some half-and-half OLED travesty, you should also be fondly dreaming of a better class of battery....

October 21, 2024 · 10 min · 1958 words · Jerry Walker

Vampire Survivors to get its "biggest DLC" yet, an ode to Castlevania with a sprawling new map

HomeNewsVampire Survivors Vampire Survivors to get its “biggest DLC” yet, an ode to Castlevania with a sprawling new mapIt’s being whipped into shape It’s being whipped into shape Image credit:Poncle Image credit:Poncle First on the agenda: more characters. 20+ to be precise, all of them from Castlevania’s universe. Having never played Castlevania (sorry) they mean nothing to me, but they may mean something to you. We’ve got the Belmonts with their whips, the Belnades being all witchy, and “Other Heroes”, like Jonathan, Charlotte, Shanoa, and Eric Lecarde who I’m sure are all very pleasant individuals....

October 21, 2024 · 2 min · 311 words · Donald Wallace

Connections hints and answers for Sun, October 20th

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Sun, October 20thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #496. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #496. 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 20th October?...

October 20, 2024 · 4 min · 763 words · Nancy Ward

What's on your bookshelf?: slightly useful useless edition

HomeFeatures What’s on your bookshelf?: slightly useful useless editionread-only read-only Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com No cool industry person this week, I’m afraid, but I do have a consolation prize for you. A comment from valued RPS community member #1694 a few weeks back reminded me that I once spent a long time tracking down good SF/Fantasy/Horror short story magazines. Partly for pitching purposes, and partly because I was just really excited such things still existed....

October 20, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Brandon Haynes

Wordle hint and answer #1219 (October 20 2024)

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hint and answer #1219 (October 20 2024)Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 20? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 20? 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! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?...

October 20, 2024 · 6 min · 1172 words · Karen Anderson

Ballionaire is a pachinko roguelike where you build your board as you play

HomeNewsBallionaire Ballionaire is a pachinko roguelike where you build your board as you playPing ping ping Ping ping ping Image credit:Raw Fury Image credit:Raw Fury A trend of gambling-inspired games has surfaced in the wake of poker-like deckbuilding roguelikeBalatro. The recipe? Take a standard game of chance you might find in any casino and mash an uncountable number of bells and whistles and gizmos and weirdnesses into it, then slather it in a “one more turn” roguelike dressing, and make it as tactile and punchy as humanly possible....

October 19, 2024 · 2 min · 308 words · Christopher White

Connections hints and answers for Sat, October 19th

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Sat, October 19thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #495. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #495. 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 October?...

October 19, 2024 · 4 min · 762 words · Angela Ruiz