Hide among NPCs and knife your pal in this free same-screen multiplayer murderfest

HomeNews Hide among NPCs and knife your pal in this free same-screen multiplayer murderfestNeon Knives first came out in 2022 but it’s still neat Neon Knives first came out in 2022 but it’s still neat Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Cookie Crayon Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Cookie Crayon Hey, do you like going shoulder-to-shoulder with a pal to battle in same-screen local multiplayer games? Follow-up question: do you enjoy deceiving your pal while trying to uncover their own deceit?...

April 2, 2024 · 2 min · 422 words · George Watson

Nightdive Studios are bringing back 90’s shooter PO’ed in all its frying-pan wielding glory

HomeNewsPO’ed Nightdive Studios are bringing back 90’s shooter PO’ed in all its frying-pan wielding gloryReheated Reheated Image credit:Nightdive Studios Image credit:Nightdive Studios It’s usually better when writing about games to defer to personal experience before regurgitating marketing, but in the case of bizarre and deeply intriguing 90’sFPSPO’ed, the trailer thatSTAR WARS: Dark ForcesRemaster studio Nightdive released over the long weekend contains a quote that sums up my memories perfectly: “First game I ever owned and played on my PS1,” says quote-ee matt....

April 2, 2024 · 7 min · 1290 words · Laura Reed

Sons Of Valhalla Review: A mostly brilliant tac-and-slash tug of war

HomeReviewsSons of Valhalla Image credit:Pixel Chest/Hooded Horse Image credit:Pixel Chest/Hooded Horse Like an aggressively competitive thane at a reindeer-piss guzzling contest, 2D tac-and-slash rogueliteSons Of Valhallanever lets up the pace for even a moment. Whether you’re charging across its pixel-art battlefields slashing and burning increasingly tough-to-crack strongholds, or making quick decisions to get the upper hand in its tug-of-war tactics, the only times Thorald is not doing cool violence, commanding others to do cool violence, or upgrading his camps so that he may act in cooler and more violent ways, is when he’s restoring stamina with a cool slug of mead or violently gnawing at health-boosting meat....

April 2, 2024 · 5 min · 882 words · Steven James

Final Fantasy 14’s FF16 crossover, with a Torgal mount and minion up for grabs, kicks off tomorrow

HomeNews Final Fantasy 14’s FF16 crossover, with a Torgal mount and minion up for grabs, kicks off tomorrowSic ‘em Sic ‘em Image credit:Square Enix Image credit:Square Enix Final Fantasy 14’s crossover withFinal Fantasy 16, as teased last year, arrives tomorrow. The crossover between theMMOand latest single-player entry in theRPGseries has the usual selection of goodies up for grabs, including a very cute minion, a not-so-cute (but still kind of cute) mount, some Clive-cleavage armour and more....

April 1, 2024 · 2 min · 247 words · Leah David

NYT Connections hint and answers (Monday, April 1)

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Monday, April 1)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #295 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #295 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! Want a hint for Connections today?...

April 1, 2024 · 3 min · 578 words · Kristina Cantu

NYT Connections hint and answers (Tuesday, April 2)

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Tuesday, April 2)Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #296 Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #296 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! Want a hint for Connections today?Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle gameWordle, the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now....

April 1, 2024 · 3 min · 576 words · Bobby Davis

Ubisoft’s free-to-play shooter XDefiant defies its March release, server test due before ‘locking’ a new date

HomeNewsTom Clancy’s XDefiant Ubisoft’s free-to-play shooter XDefiant defies its March release, server test due before ‘locking’ a new date“There are still some improvements that we need to test” “There are still some improvements that we need to test” XDefiant, thefree-to-playarena-shooter- a laApex Legends,Overwatch 2,Valorantor the multiplayer team-based game of your choice - built around classes and factions from across the Ubisoft universe games fromSplinter CellandFar CrytoGhost ReconandWatch Dogs, has been delayed....

April 1, 2024 · 2 min · 413 words · Charles Hill

CD Projekt Red still 'don't see a place for microtransactions' in singleplayer games

HomeNews CD Projekt Red still ‘don’t see a place for microtransactions’ in singleplayer gamesIf only other developers agreed If only other developers agreed Dragon’s Dogma 2is seemingly a superb game, when it’s not buggy orsurprising its players with microtransactions. CD Projekt Red are no stranger to releasing buggy games, but they’re less keen on microtransactions - at least for singleplayer games. In an interview with a Polish investor site, CDPR’s chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz said that they “do not see a place for microtransactions in the case of singleplayer games”, but they wouldn’t rule it out for multiplayer....

March 30, 2024 · 2 min · 287 words · Jeffrey Yates

NYT Connections hint and answers (Saturday, March 30)

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Saturday, March 30)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #293 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #293 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! Want a hint for Connections today?...

March 30, 2024 · 3 min · 578 words · Lisa Patterson

Wordle hints and answer (#1015): How to solve the Saturday March 30 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1015): How to solve the Saturday March 30 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for March 30? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for March 30? 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!...

March 30, 2024 · 6 min · 1147 words · Kerry Dickson

Celeste creators’ next game Earthblade won’t be out this year, but studio assure development is “not stagnant”

HomeNews Celeste creators’ next game Earthblade won’t be out this year, but studio assure development is “not stagnant”“We had hoped to be announcing a firm release date around now, but it just isn’t in the cards” “We had hoped to be announcing a firm release date around now, but it just isn’t in the cards” Image credit:Extremely OK Games Image credit:Extremely OK Games It’s been close to three years sinceCelesteandTowerFalldevelopers Extremely OK Gamesrevealed their next project, the similarly gorgeous-looking and sumptuous-sounding 2D explorationplatformerEarthblade....

March 29, 2024 · 2 min · 323 words · Jennifer Malone

Dragon’s Dogma 2 now lets you start a new game and get a house earlier, as Capcom dare to ask about future DLC

HomeNewsDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2 now lets you start a new game and get a house earlier, as Capcom dare to ask about future DLCChanging your character’s appearance is a bit easier, too Changing your character’s appearance is a bit easier, too Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom. Dragon’s Dogma 2has dropped its first update, addressing one of the fantasy action-RPG’s most baffling decisions - the inability to start a new game once you’ve begun your first adventure - and letting you acquire a home of your own earlier, providing a reliable place to rest and save....

March 29, 2024 · 7 min · 1428 words · Mario Zamora

TimeSplitters fan remake - its last hope after Free Radical’s demise - struggles amid "incredibly challenging" industry

HomeNews TimeSplitters fan remake - its last hope after Free Radical’s demise - struggles amid “incredibly challenging” industry"Unless we have changes to our team composition, representation from TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect may be quite limited” “Unless we have changes to our team composition, representation from TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect may be quite limited” Image credit:TimeSplitters Rewind team Image credit:TimeSplitters Rewind team To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

March 29, 2024 · 2 min · 357 words · Kevin Levine