HomeNewsGoblin Stone Goblin Stone is an XCOM-like with card combat, colony building and goblin breedingTeach those elves who’s boss Teach those elves who’s boss Image credit:Orc Chop Games Image credit:Orc Chop Games Goblin Stonereleased almost a month ago, but we haven’t written about it yet, and it feels like you should know about it. It’s a turn-based RPG, it’s a roguelike with permadeath, it’s got XCOM-style base-building, its got card-based combat; it is extremely your sort of thing, if you’re the exact statistical average of Rock Paper Shotgun readers....

HomeNews Ultrabugs will finally release Vlambeer, developers ofNuclear Throne,LuftrausersandSuper Crate Box, among others,called it quits back in 2020, so that co-founders Jan Willem Nijman and Rami Ismail could work separately on other projects.Now Vlambeer is returning. Nijman announced today that he is now the sole owner of Vlambeer, and he’s going to release new games under the name while continuing to support their older releases.At the time of its demise, Vlambeer had been working on a score attack shmup calledUltrabugs....

HomeNewsThe Crew Stop Killing Games hopes to petition regulators to stop developers from shutting down gamesUbisoft made The Crew unplayable on March 31st Ubisoft made The Crew unplayable on March 31st Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft Ubisoft racing gameThe Crewshut down on March 31st, rendering the game unplayable for everyone who bought it since its release ten years ago. In response, YouTuber Ross Scott has launchedStop Killing Games, “the largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games”....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S3 episode 13: all work and no play? Let’s talk about free gamesNo such thing as a free lunch No such thing as a free lunch Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Animita Project Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Animita Project This week you could get two horror games for free!RentalandContent Warningboth launched for nada (albeit for a couple of days only in the case of the latter). Nate and I have both done work for free in the hope someone would retrospectively pay for it, so on this episode of the Electronic Wireless ShowpodcastIs it worth it?...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1020): How to solve the Thursday April 4 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for April 4? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for April 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 Thursday 26th December!...

HomeNews Atari are now publishers for the whole RollerCoaster Tycoon series, after buying missing 2004 sequel for $7mRollerCoaster Tycoon 3 has been on quite the ride RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 has been on quite the ride To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Atari already had the rights to most of the long-running sim series, including its mainline numbered entries and various spin-offs, with one exception: 2004’sRollerCoaster Tycoon 3....

HomeNewsBorderlands Borderlands makers Gearbox don’t quite escape Embracer layoffs despite recent sale, as studio confirm fresh cutsNo jobs related to development of games were affected, studio claims No jobs related to development of games were affected, studio claims Image credit:Gearbox Software Image credit:Gearbox Software Despite seemingly escaping the Embrace(r) of deaththrough their sale to Take-Twoat the end of last month, Gearbox Entertainment haven’t quite emerged unscathed. The studio has confirmed a number of layoffs shortly after the announcement of the sale, while clarifying that no positions related to the development of games were affected....

HomeNews Dead Cells custodians Evil Empire are reportedly working on a new Prince of Persia roguelike, out this yearThe game will receive “constant free updates” The game will receive “constant free updates” Evil Empire, the studio responsible for the previous five or so years of updates to Motion Twin’s roguelitemetroidvaniagameDead Cells, are set to release a new roguelite set in the Prince of Persia universe “later this year.” It was also suggested that the game will “receive constant free updates and evolve over time based on community feedback....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2 Pawn quests explained: How to set quests, rewards, Badges, and moreHere is everything you need to know about Pawn Quests in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Here is everything you need to know about Pawn Quests in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking to set Pawn quests in Dragon’s Dogma 2?Pawn quests inDragon’s Dogma 2are an optional online mechanic in which you can assign your Pawn to help other players in their adventures....

HomeNewsInstruments Of Destruction Red Faction: Guerrilla dev’s barmy physics sandbox Instruments Of Destruction leaves early access in MayThe only good building is a flattened building The only good building is a flattened building Image credit:Radiangames Image credit:Radiangames Do you remember the noughties fan warz over which game had the best terrain destruction physics? The victors of that particular forum skirmish were probably DICE’sBattlefieldgames, with their woozy Frostbitten cinematography and dependable multiplayer tactic of having a whole team focus fire on a single capture point, gradually reducing it to stumps of foundation....

HomeFeatures What’s better: Security cameras following your every move, or shopkeepers annoyed when you don’t buy anything?Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/KO_OP Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/KO_OP Last time, you decided decisively thatthe spell Fireball is better than a button to unlock all unlocks. I should have known because our dear old friend Fireball is always there for us, always readily available, always keen to punch someone in the face, neck, and chest with a lump of solid fire....

HomeNewsArma Reforger Arma’s ‘Rats map’ April Fools' is now a real Tiny Wars mode you can playServers live until April 9th Servers live until April 9th Image credit:Bohemia Interactive Image credit:Bohemia Interactive RPS was on holiday yesterday, which is fortuitous timing because it was April 1st and it meant we missed all the “jokes” (lies) the games industry likes to spread on that day each year.Credit to Arma developer’s Bohemia Interactive, however....

HomeNewsEternal Strands Former Dragon Age director’s new game has Zelda’s physics powers and Colossus' climbable bossesEternal Strands is due for release next year Eternal Strands is due for release next year Image credit:Yellow Brick Games Image credit:Yellow Brick Games FormerDragon Agedirector Mike Laidlaw is making a new fantasy game.Eternal Strandsis third-person adventure pitched as a mixture of Shadow Of The Colossus and Monster Hunter with Tears Of The Kingdom’s physics powers....