HomeReviewsMillennia Millenia review: leaving your mark on history shouldn’t be this hardNeeded more time on the drawing board Needed more time on the drawing board Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Millenniais perhaps the Civ-like that’s clung most tightly to the genre’s apron strings. It has a few new ideas that sound interesting on paper, but even as back-of-the-box features, they’re clearly not meant to significantly disrupt the established order....

HomeNews Pokémon ‘em up Cassette Beasts adds multiplayer on May 20thAlongside new content from another Pokégame Alongside new content from another Pokégame Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Grab a pencil and start respooling, as tape-based Pokémon ‘em upCassette Beaststoday revealed that the previously announced free update adding multiplayer will arrive on the 20th of May. Up to eight players will be able to explore together, as well as take part in two-player cooperative “raids” and duel each other....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Mondays: Please put grappling hooks in more Soulslikes (and all other games)I go on Twitter so you don’t have to I go on Twitter so you don’t have to Image credit:Sprinkle Games Image credit:Sprinkle Games Perhaps following Sekiro’s example, upcoming soulslikeCerulean Singe(coming to Steam) understands that you can add a grappling hook to just about anything: new grapple hook mechanic for my game#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/gQoV7XxumT— pl0s (@pl0s_)March 23, 2024...

HomeNewsSlay The Princess Here’s one for all you connoisseurs of the horrific consequences of your own actions. Regicide-em-upvisual novelSlay the Princess’ new update brings with it new dialogue and music, fleshing out the game with additional choices, expanded scenes, and orchestral renditions of some choice tracks. The new content takes the form of new animations and “more than 3,000 words of additional and restructured dialogue choices and conversations.” That is easily enough words to tell the Stanley Parable-esque narrator that you’re on to him and whatever mind games he’s playing, with enough left over for the other voices in your head to make you doubt your own morality with alarming frequency....

HomeNews The Maw - 25th-30th March 2024Our weekly news liveblog, with this week’s bestest videogame releases Our weekly news liveblog, with this week’s bestest videogame releases Image credit:Jacopo Ligozzi Image credit:Jacopo Ligozzi It’s a brand new week in Computer Game Land, and right now, I am playing a nasty little survival sim called “Beating Jetlag”. I landed back in the UK from GDC on Saturday afternoon, and my brain and eyeballs still feel as though they’re being gently sautéed in a medicinal blend of oil and vinegar....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1010): How to solve the Monday March 25 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for March 25? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for March 25? 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!...

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Sunday, March 24)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #287 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #287 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?...

HomeNews Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail will arrive on June 28th, possibly thanks to Elden Ring’s DLCYoshi-P joked they were providing “one week” to play Erdtree Yoshi-P joked they were providing “one week” to play Erdtree Image credit:Square Enix Image credit:Square Enix Final Fantasy 14’s next expansion, Dawntrail, will launch in early access on June 28th and then release in full on July 2nd. Producer Yoshi P announced the date onstage at PAX East, while acknowledging the release date’s proximity to another RPG:Elden Ring’sShadow Of The Erdtreeexpansion, which releases on June 21st....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2 beginner’s tips and tricksHere’s everything you need to know for delving into Dragon’s Dogma 2 Here’s everything you need to know for delving into Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for Dragon’s Dogma 2 tips for beginners?With so many dungeons to explore and so many monsters to defeat inDragon’s Dogma 2, it’s fair to feel slightly overwhelmed at the onset of Capcom’s expansive action RPG....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2: Best Fighter skills and augmentsBest Fighter skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Best Fighter skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Interested in the best Fighter skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2?When it comes to knocking down a horde of fantasy foes, there’s nothing like a good ol' fashioned Fighter. This is especially true inDragon’s Dogma 2....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2: Best Mage skills and augmentsBest Mage skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Best Mage skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Interested in the best Mage skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2?Mages are the iconic support spellcasters ofDragon’s Dogma 2, equally capable of firing flames at opponents and popping a healing aura in rapid succession....

HomeGuidesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2: Best Warrior skills and augmentsBest Warrior skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Best Warrior skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Interested in the best Warrior skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2?With a colossal two-handed sword at the ready, the Warrior ofDragon’s Dogma 2is a force to be reckoned with. While their inability to use shields makes them less tanky than Fighters, when it comes to severe and unforgiving damage output, a Warrior can’t be beat....

HomeHardwareFeaturesDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2 Steam Deck sitrep: it still doesn’t work, sorryJust making sure Just making sure Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Dragon’s Dogma 2is, as a gameper se,very good! It’s creative and intelligent and lets you fill other players’ worlds with recruitable humanoid versions of your pet cats. Still, a technical masterclass it is not. In myperformance analysis, I touched on DD2 being particularly unplayable on theSteam Deck, suffering from sub-10fps framerates and a bunch of broken settings....