HomeNewsEcosystem Deep sea evolution simulator Ecosystem gives each creature its own synthetic DNA, and it’s out now after years in early accessMake creatures that Nate described as “some sort of depressing biopunk yo-yo" Make creatures that Nate described as “some sort of depressing biopunk yo-yo" Image credit:Tom Johnson Image credit:Tom Johnson Let’s try and get you up to speed on the fascinating oddity that issimulationgameEcosystem, on the off chance that Nate’s coverage of it hasn’t stuck with you like an unwelcome brain parasite you’re nonetheless unwilling to get removed for fear of the lingering emptiness it might cause (he once described an eel as“a quaver with erectile dysfunction”)....

HomeNews The RPS 100: 2024 Edition is here, with our picks for the best PC games ever madeAnd every one worth playing today And every one worth playing today Image credit:RPS Image credit:RPS Update: You might note that the format has changed this year. Instead of a long article to scroll through, the list is presented as a sortable, filterable list of game covers, and you can click on each cover to read the RPS team’s evangelism for that game....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Sun, November 10thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #517. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #517. 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 10th November?...

HomeFeatures What’s on your bookshelf?: Liminal biscuit filling editionread-only read-only Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Booked For The Weekis our weekly chat with industry folk about the books they love, have loved, and are hoping to love in the future.My brain is still thawing for the comment freeze, and thus there is sadly no cool industry person to talk to us about books this week. I’m currently reading Tony Tulathimutte’s Rejection. Jia Tolentinowrote about itfor the New Yorker....

HomeNewsThe Rise Of The Golden Idol Rise Of The Golden Idol launches November 12th, with four DLC planned in 2025Opening a new case Opening a new case Image credit:Color Gray Games Image credit:Color Gray Games “There are a ton of additional standalone stories we want to tell set in the Golden Idol universe, and we found that the best way to tell these stories is through four self-contained DLC chapters - called Investigations,” saysthe announcement....

HomeFeaturesApex Legends Image credit:EA Image credit:EA Whatisn’tbollocks is the emotional pull that nostalgia, for all its lack of cold, hard reason, still manages to wield inside our warm, squishy brains. Hence, the centrepiece ofApex Legends’ Season 23 update is a mode that recreates the battle royaleFPSas it was back in 2019, defaulting back to the original map and weapon arsenal while cutting the 26-strong legend roster to the earliest ten. It’s aFortnite-stylerolling back of the clock, and a passably enjoyable one, but also a reminder that the good old days weren’t alwaysthatgood....

HomeNewsZephon Choose between cyberpunk and magic in Zephon, the new 4X from the Warhammer 40,000 – Gladius devsOut today, has flesh trees Out today, has flesh trees Image credit:Proxy Studios Image credit:Proxy Studios Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics Of Wardevelopers Proxy Studios have just released Zephon, a new 4Xstrategygame set in a manky, post-apocalyptic world. It’s got hexagonal maps, flesh trees, gangly Evangelion-grade giants, “otherworldly hymns of decay”, nuclear bombs, and a player-led “blend of magic and cyberpunk” that extends from the city architecture to the research component....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Black Ops 6 How to craft the Jet Gun in Black Ops 6 ZombiesHere’s how to build the Jet Gun Wonder Weapon in Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode Here’s how to build the Jet Gun Wonder Weapon in Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Activision Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Activision Want to craft the Jet Gun in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies?Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode contains some bonkers Wonder Weapons, and one of these is the Thrustodyne M23, more commonly known as the Jet Gun....

HomeFeatures Object-ive Review: Hitman’s rubber duckLike water off a big bomb Like water off a big bomb Image credit:IO Interactive Image credit:IO Interactive “The cool thing about bombs is that you can hide them in anything,” is probably my favourite Oppenheimer quote of all time, and in the case of Ian Hitman, it does raise an important question: with so many everyday objects equal to the rubber duck in its unthreatening aura, yet more inconspicuous, why choose to put an explosive in this one?...

HomeGuidesRoblox Type Soul codes December 2024: Free Soul Tickets and Blue PillsRedeem these Type Soul codes for free Soul Tickets! Redeem these Type Soul codes for free Soul Tickets! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Type Soul Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Type Soul Different Type Soul codes will give you different rewards. The most basic ones will give you Soul Tickets and Blue Pills that you can use to respec your abilities to try out new builds; but you can also redeem some codes for Weapon and Element rerolls too....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1238): How to solve the Friday November 8 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for November 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 8? 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!...

HomeNewsGrand Theft Auto 6 GTA 6 release date won’t slip to 2026, Take Two assure - they’re “highly confident” about fall 2025Still no GTA 6 PC announcement, however Still no GTA 6 PC announcement, however Image credit:Rockstar Games Image credit:Rockstar Games A few months ago, the rumour took root thatGTA 6’s release date wouldslip back from 2025 to 2026. An anonymous insider averred that studio heads were “worried” about the newopen worldgame’s progress - hence, perhaps, Rockstar’s decision to mandatea full return to in-office work....

HomeReviewsMask Quest Mask Quest review: the cops don’t have to breatheCanabalt from the blue Canabalt from the blue Image credit:increpare games / undef / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:increpare games / undef / Rock Paper Shotgun When I was a competitive long-distance runner at school, breath control was paramount. We were never really taught this, mind. It was an art you picked up through practice: how to breathe before the race, saturating your blood with O2 without dizzying yourself; when to permit the shorter, emergency breaths and when to apply restraint; when to deepen your inhales and charge yourself up for an attack on a hill....