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HomeNewsArma 4 Arma 4 will release in 2027Snippet of footage reveals very little Snippet of footage reveals very little Image credit:Bohemia Interactive Image credit:Bohemia Interactive Bohemia Interactive have announced thatArma 4, the next big instalment in their shooter simulation series, will release in 2027. The announcement came at the tail-end of Bohemia’s 25th Anniversary Concert, alongside some disturbingly gun-less footage of a coastal promontory with rippling ocean waters against a cloudy sky - it reminds me more ofThe Elder Scrolls 6’s announcement teaserthan any tactical mili-banger....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Thu, October 17thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #493. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #493. 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 17th October?...

HomeNewsHades 2 Hades 2 adds a boss fight against Prometheus and a lot more in a chunky updateAn unexplored region, new pets, and a shiny weapon An unexplored region, new pets, and a shiny weapon Image credit:Supergiant Games Image credit:Supergiant Games Hades II - The Olympic Update TrailerWatch on YouTube Hades II - The Olympic Update Trailer Chief among the changes is the new region, Olympus, which looks suitably full of marble statues and ionic columns, if suspiciously gloomy....

HomeNewsHalo Infinite Halo’s battle royale mode “could have been a game changer”, says former Infinite dev, and you know what, I’ll buy itFormer Certain Affinity design director confirms ancient rumour Former Certain Affinity design director confirms ancient rumour Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft Back in 2021, that dark epoch known as the Pre-Edwin Age, there was but one Ed at Rock Paper Shotgun - the venerable Ed Thorn, aka Edders. Edders had a dream, the dream ofHalo Infinite getting a battle royale mode....

HomeNewsCounty Of Fortune In medieval strategy sim County Of Fortune you run a whole county’s worth of quarrelling townsUnless you persuade them to get along Unless you persuade them to get along Image credit:Nepos Games Image credit:Nepos Games Nepos Games are the two-person studio behindNebuchadnezzar, which Nate Crowleycalled"two thirds of an outstanding historical city builder". They’ve just informed me they’re making a new building sim calledCounty Of Fortune, out in Q4 2025....

HomeNewsProject 007 IO Interactive fail to mention if a potential Project 007 “trilogy” will feature Hitman’s glorious queues, so who’s to say whether it’s worth my timeIan to Ian Ian to Ian Image credit:IO Interactive Image credit:IO Interactive In a recentchat withthe Ian Games Network, IO Interactive boss Hakan Abrak said the Hitman developer “absolutely feel(s) like 20 plus years of training for the agent fantasy, creating an agent that travels the world and globetrotting whatnot, has given us some know-how” on bringing James Bond to the greasy screen (“greasy screen” is my new attempt at coining a “the big/small screen” but for games....

HomeNewsBanishers: Ghosts Of New Eden Leadership at Don’t Nod are “creating an atmosphere of extreme violence” with planned layoffs, says French game workers unionThe STJV “cannot tolerate the company rejecting the responsibilities of its own failures” The STJV “cannot tolerate the company rejecting the responsibilities of its own failures” Image credit:RPS/Don’t Nod Image credit:RPS/Don’t Nod Leadership at Don’t Nod yesterday “presented a reorganisation project to the employee representative bodies,” viafinancials report, in response to “a balance sheet that highlights the need to secure the company’s resources” following the underperformance ofJusantandBanishers: Ghosts of new Eden....

HomeGuidesMetaphor: ReFantazio Metaphor ReFantazio best Archetypes for each characterHere are the best Archetypes for each player out of the 46 on offer Here are the best Archetypes for each player out of the 46 on offer Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Looking for the best Archetypes in Metaphor ReFantazio?There are a whopping total of46 ArchetypesinMetaphor ReFantazioand7 playable characterswho can wield them. This means you may have a tough time narrowing down your options and choosing the best Archetypes for each character....

HomeNewsFBC: Firebreak Remedy unveil wacky co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak, set in the Control universeProject Condor revealed Project Condor revealed Image credit:Remedy Image credit:Remedy Anyway, Firebreak! Here’s the announcement trailer. FBC: Firebreak – Official Announcement Trailer | Xbox Partner Preview October 2024Watch on YouTube FBC: Firebreak – Official Announcement Trailer | Xbox Partner Preview October 2024 These are to be used more carefully than the average video game ultimate, according to Remedy comms boss Thomas Puha....

HomeNewsSubnautica 2 Subnautica 2 is coming in 2025 with four player co-op - here’s the announcement trailerUpdate - now confirmed for Steam and Epic Games Store Update - now confirmed for Steam and Epic Games Store Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft Developers Unknown Worlds and publishers Krafton have given us our first proper look at their next open world exploration sim,Subnautica 2, which will launch on PC via Xbox Game Preview in 2025....

HomeNewsStreets Of Rogue 2 The demo for Streets Of Rogue 2 lets you roleplay as the world’s most violent chefLet him cook Let him cook Image credit:TinyBuild Image credit:TinyBuild I punched a cultist in the face inStreets Of Rogue 2, just because. He started running away - something I would not allow. When another robed cultist spotted what was happening, he tried to intervene, and a kind of Benny Hill pursuit chain began....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1216): How to solve the Thursday October 17 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 17? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 17? 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!...

HomeNewsAssassin’s Creed Shadows Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft Back in September,open worldpublisher Ubisoft put out a 3-days-weekly return to office mandate for their entire staff worldwide - a decision that French Video Game Workers Union (STJV)said was"made without any tangible justification or any consultation with the workers’ representatives". In response, the STJV called on staff in France to hold a three-day strike beginning yesterday, which the union reports to be underway with the participation of more than 700 workers, viaLe Monde....