HomeNews Final Fantasy 17 needs “a younger generation” of lead developers, suggests FF16 producerNaoki Yoshida also wants Square Enix to “continue challenging ourselves in the action genre” Naoki Yoshida also wants Square Enix to “continue challenging ourselves in the action genre” Image credit:Square Enix Image credit:Square Enix The latest IAS Game Maker’s Notebook Podcast (embedded in the full article below) is a chat between Sony’s head of independent development Shuhei Yoshida and Square Enix producer, designer and director Naoki Yoshida, one of the big fish behindFinal Fantasy 14andFinal Fantasy 16....

HomeNewsCrystal Story: Dawn Of Dusk Ask your mom Image credit:Fred Brown Image credit:Fred Brown Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk is a combination of words that screams “predatory mobile fantasy RPG” but that’s very much not my takeaway from the game’s demo.Out tomorrow on Steamfor £10.23, $11.99 or €11.83 including the 20% launch discount, this first instalment in the Crystal Story series blends the cuddly feel of a 16-bit Zelda with the dream logic of aYume Nikki....

HomeNews Smite 2 reveals revamped sequel for mythological MOBA that won’t replace the originalStandalone rebuild brings Unreal Engine 5 visuals, new abilities and gameplay overhauls, along with rewards for existing players Standalone rebuild brings Unreal Engine 5 visuals, new abilities and gameplay overhauls, along with rewards for existing players Image credit:Titan Forge Games Image credit:Titan Forge Games God-battlingfree-to-playMOBASmiteis getting a full sequel, with an alpha test due to kick off this spring....

HomeHardwareFeatures The best, worst, and weirdest gaming tech of CES 2024Plus! Why is Mario’s mouth moving like that Plus! Why is Mario’s mouth moving like that Image credit:Consumer Technology Association Image credit:Consumer Technology Association The MSI Claw handheld makes an Intel power grab Image credit:MSI Nvidia’s RTX 40 Super GPUs promise more power for less cash Image credit:Nvidia The RTX 4070 Ti Super, in particular, is getting a complete VRAM overhaul, replacing theRTX 4070 Ti’s 8GB of memory with 16GB (and a faster bus to boot)....

HomeDeals This Lexar Play 1TB Micro SD card is down to £67.85 and works great in Steam DeckPlus a wide range of other gaming handhelds, cameras and more. Plus a wide range of other gaming handhelds, cameras and more. Image credit:Lexar/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Lexar/Rock Paper Shotgun Lexar’s Play Micro SD cards are some of the most affordable 1TB memory cards you can buy, and now you can pick up one for just £67....

HomeNewsVVVVVV VVVVVV, one of the best platformers of all time, is now Steam Deck verifiedAlso supports 21 new languages Also supports 21 new languages VVVVVVwas part of the initial wave of indie platformers, which means it was released in 2010 and is now a certified classic. To celebrate its 14th birthday, developer Terry Cavanagh has dropped an update which makes it Steam Deck verified and professionally translates it into 21 new languages....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#937): How to solve the Friday January 12 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for January 12? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for January 12? 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!...

HomeNewsDigested Digested is a bodycam horror game about being ssssstuck on an island with a giant snakeGuess what happens when it catches you Guess what happens when it catches you Image credit:DigiGhost Studios Image credit:DigiGhost Studios Fortunately, I had a lucid dreaming strategy for escaping from Snake World: relax all my limbs as much as I could, then flail around violently to wake myself up. It doesn’t look like this will be an effective gambit in Digested, a bodycamhorrorgame about being stuck on a barren, thinly forested and possibly irradiated island with a giant snake....

HomeNewsIndiana Jones and the Great Circle Indiana Jones And The Great Circle could be MachineGames and Bethesda’s new Indy gameLucasfilm domain registrations surface ahead of Xbox showcase Lucasfilm domain registrations surface ahead of Xbox showcase The timing adds up. There’s anXbox Developer Direct coming on January 18th, which will cover the new Indiana Jones game together with Ninja Theory’s Celtic psychodramaHellblade 2, Obsidian’s RPGAvowed, and Oxide’s simultaneous-turn strategy offeringAra: History Untold....

HomeNews Nacon think there are “too many games” due to a Covid-era boom and player standards are going upNew game avalanche reflects heavy investment “when the market was bursting” New game avalanche reflects heavy investment “when the market was bursting” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Nacon Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Nacon It’s time for another pull on the velvet rope labelled “too many games”. In fairness, this time the argument is a touch more involved than perennial moaning about backlogs – to whit, “there are too many games and it’s all the pandemic’s fault”....

HomeNewsElden Ring New Elden Ring update patches Easy Anti-Cheat as rumoured Shadow of Erdtree release date approachesFromSoftware still silent about February 2024 listing FromSoftware still silent about February 2024 listing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware Ever the peddler of enigmas, From have released exactly one Shadow of Erdtree image, which shows us a slender young golden-haired figure in a white nightie riding Torrent, your trusty summonable steed. The pair are gazing out across a field of waving corn, ghostly monoliths, and ruined archways....

HomeReviewsPrince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown review: move over Hollow KnightRoyal jubilee Royal jubilee Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft As Prince Of Persia subtitles go,The Lost Crownis certainly an evocative one. It conjures up images of forgotten pasts being rediscovered, of wrongs being righted, and power being restored to its rightful balance. They’re all promises that Ubisoft Montpellier capably deliver on over the course of its neatly plotted story, and often in more ways than one....

HomeGuidesThe Finals The Finals weapon tier list: Best weapons for each classThese are the best weapons in The Finals right now These are the best weapons in The Finals right now Image credit:Embark Studios Image credit:Embark Studios What are the best weapons in The Finals?Your choice of weapon inThe Finalsis based on a few things. Chief among them is the question: what class are you playing as? Light, Medium, or Heavy?...