One of strategy gaming's true oddballs returns in Creeper World IXE, which pits starships against oceans of wrathful gloop

HomeNewsCreeper World IXE One of strategy gaming’s true oddballs returns in Creeper World IXE, which pits starships against oceans of wrathful gloopFleet vs flow Fleet vs flow Image credit:Knuckle Cracker Image credit:Knuckle Cracker When I downloadedCreeper WorldIXE’s demo, I had it pegged as a bizarre original. It is, in fact, the latest in a series of real-time strategy games in which you position turrets and terraform maps to repel surging, simulated tides of purple liquid....

December 3, 2024 · 2 min · 312 words · Mr. Randall Knapp IV

Tic Tactic turns the world's most boring game into a promising roguelike deckbuilder

HomeNewsTic Tactic Tic Tactic turns the world’s most boring game into a promising roguelike deckbuilderNought-cross-lightning Nought-cross-lightning Image credit:unbreaded / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:unbreaded / Rock Paper Shotgun How many twisted adults were born from the experience of being bullied via the medium of tic-tac-toe? We’d be better off without this game. But look! Here comes Tic Tactic to shake things up with a touch ofBalatro. In this roguelike deckbuilder, each round of noughts and crosses is an individual skirmish in a vengeful duck’s quest against some murderous chickens....

December 3, 2024 · 2 min · 338 words · Crystal Santiago

You’ve got ten days to pick up the original Warcraft I & II from GOG before Blizzard pull them, but GOG will support their preservation forever

HomeNewsWarcraft 1 Remastered You’ve got ten days to pick up the original Warcraft I & II from GOG before Blizzard pull them, but GOG will support their preservation foreverThey’ll still work work They’ll still work work Image credit:Blizzard Image credit:Blizzard In response to a decision from Blizzard to pull the originalWarcraft I & IIfrom GOG later this month, following the release of the remastered versions, GOG have updated their preservation policy....

December 3, 2024 · 3 min · 455 words · Daniel Hubbard

Cyber Monday slices up to 38% off the HyperX Pulsefire Haste, a lovely lightweight wireless mouse

HomeDeals Cyber Monday slices up to 38% off the HyperX Pulsefire Haste, a lovely lightweight wireless mouseJust £42 / $50 for one of the featheriest cordless mice in the business Just £42 / $50 for one of the featheriest cordless mice in the business Image credit:HyperX Image credit:HyperX If you want your next gaming mouse to be the sort of thing that feels like it might float off your desk and into the empty blue sky, disappearing forever, then have a look at this hereCyber Mondaydeal on the HyperX Pulsefire Haste....

December 2, 2024 · 2 min · 220 words · Parker George

Get the Perfect Steam Deck Power Bank for $74 This Cyber Monday

HomeDeals Get the Perfect Steam Deck Power Bank for $74 This Cyber MondayNever run out of juice. Never run out of juice. Have you ever been pretty deep into a Steam Deck session playing a very gra[hically extensive game like God of War: Ragnarok and realised just how quickly the battery gets drained? It’s a familiar and frustrating feeling for many Steam Deck owners. Luckily, there’s a solution!All you need to do is pick up a power bank that you can use to keep your Steam Deck charged on the go....

December 2, 2024 · 5 min · 906 words · Todd Boyle MD

If you need an absorbing dungeon RPG this winter, here's one with over two billion floors

HomeNewsCaves of Qud If you need an absorbing dungeon RPG this winter, here’s one with over two billion floorsJust how many caves are there in Caves Of Qud? Just how many caves are there in Caves Of Qud? Image credit:Freehold Games Image credit:Freehold Games “Is Caves Of Qudreally2,147,483,646 levels deep?” I asked Brendy, like a wide-eyed child asking whether there is such a thing as dog heaven. Brendy wasn’t sure. (About Caves Of Qud, I mean, not dog heaven....

December 2, 2024 · 3 min · 529 words · Dylan Garcia

If you’re waiting on a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, get prepped with Cyber Monday savings on compatible DDR5 RAM

HomeDeals If you’re waiting on a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, get prepped with Cyber Monday savings on compatible DDR5 RAMThe upgrade your upgrade deserves The upgrade your upgrade deserves Anyone with the need for a new CPU and even the slightest inclination towards tech envy is currently waiting for new stock of theAMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the unbeatably powerful new chip that our boffin friends atDigital Foundryare calling the fastest gaming CPU ever....

December 2, 2024 · 1 min · 138 words · Kathleen Harris

Mechabellum review: impeccably designed and maniacally moreish mech strategy

HomeReviewsMechabellum Mechabellum review: impeccably designed and maniacally moreish mech strategyMexcellent Mexcellent Image credit:Game River/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Game River/Rock Paper Shotgun WhileMechabellum’s disparate roster of roast ’em riddle ‘em robots might initially seem to lack the characterful coherence of a writhing Zerg ecosystem or ancient Greek phalanx, thisstrategyautobattler’s array of lumbering tanks, hulking automata, and zippy fliers do share a common thread: each one of them has the potential to be either the most terrifying nuisance on the field, or to instantly crumble like a soggy strudel in an angry washing machine....

December 2, 2024 · 6 min · 1238 words · Emily Morris

NetEase's new Spider-Man-esque open world gacha RPG has a proper name - Ananta

HomeNews NetEase’s new Spider-Man-esque open world gacha RPG has a proper name - AnantaProject Mugen no longer Project Mugen no longer Image credit:Naked Rain/Netease Image credit:Naked Rain/Netease Netease’s free to play open world gachaRPGProject Mugen now has a proper name:Ananta. As Edwin points out in the Maw, it is very much like Spider-Man meetsZenless Zone Zero, with its mixture of cityslinging and unabashed anime teens with long, flowy hair and a penchant for metal accessories....

December 2, 2024 · 5 min · 903 words · Stephanie Mcfarland

NYT Connections hints and answers for Mon, December 2nd

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Mon, December 2ndNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #539. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #539. 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 and answers for Thursday 26th December! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 2nd December?...

December 2, 2024 · 4 min · 664 words · Christina Young

Urge is the most interesting open world shooter in a long while, and also, the most revolting

HomeNewsUrge Urge is the most interesting open world shooter in a long while, and also, the most revoltingGame of the leak Game of the leak Image credit:EnDrew Image credit:EnDrew URGE Update Teaser 18Watch on YouTube URGE Update Teaser 18 Urge is currently in early access, having launched in 2021 with that most respectable of final release dates - When It’s Done, You Grasping Ingrates, And Not One Second Before. It starts with you pulling yourself out of a car crash and investigating a world suffused with a mysterious fog....

December 2, 2024 · 2 min · 292 words · Steven Ferguson

Wordle hints and answer (#1262): How to solve the Monday December 2 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1262): How to solve the Monday December 2 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for December 2? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for December 2? 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 Thursday 26th December!...

December 2, 2024 · 6 min · 1182 words · Jacob Harvey

The dazzling and desirable RPS Advent Calendar 2024

HomeFeatures The dazzling and desirable RPS Advent Calendar 2024Our favourite games of the year, revealed one a day through December Our favourite games of the year, revealed one a day through December Image credit:RPS Image credit:RPS December is here! It has snuck up on us once again, hidden as it always is behind November’s back. It’s arrival heralds the beginning ofthe RPS Advent Calendar 2024, the yearly list of our favourite games of the year....

December 1, 2024 · 7 min · 1392 words · Dawn Orr PhD