HomePodcastsThe Finals The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S2 Episode 37: lending an ear to The Finals' AI voicesThey’re not great They’re not great Image credit:Embark Studios Image credit:Embark Studios Plus! We talk about what we’ve been playing this week, which coincidentally for me was The Finals, while Nate’s been digging deeper into theDeep Rock Galactic: Survivordemo. I also recount theteeth-based controversy surrounding Cities: Skyline 2, in turn begging the question: what are they going to do with all those teeth?...

HomeReviewsThe Invincible The Invincible review: missteps hold back this (space)walking simIt has one key weakness It has one key weakness Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/11 bit studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/11 bit studios The android is unresponsive, standing frozen mid-step with one foot off the ground. I hold its metal head in my hands, tilting it this way and that as I stare into its cold red eye. It offers no resistance to my pushes and pulls, as though I was a hairdresser directing a patron’s head....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#866): How to solve the Thursday November 2 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for November 2? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 2? 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!...

HomeReviewsAlan Wake 2 Alan Wake 2 review: singular, hyperbolic horrorTropey case Tropey case Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Epic Games Publishing Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Epic Games Publishing It is perhaps ironic that in attempting to crystalise my thoughts aboutAlan Wake 2- a game about a novelist with such crippling writer’s block that they end up spawning an entire evil doppelganger of themselves to sabotage their own work - I, too, have been hopelessly staring at a blank screen for the better part of 24 hours....

HomeFeatures Game design as a Harvesting: the implications of Amnesia’s most horrible idea"Only with careful performance will the victim yield maximum effect." “Only with careful performance will the victim yield maximum effect.” Image credit:GamePressure/Frictional Image credit:GamePressure/Frictional The most ghoulish of Amnesia’s many ghoulish ideas is “vitae”. It’s a luminous, blue-green fluid that can be used as an energy source, a chemical catalyst and a supernatural healing agent. Each Amnesia game is broadly a story about the production of vitae, with some levels consisting of huge distillation and refining apparata, and major plot developments tied to what you do with it....

HomeDeals Get a 27-inch 1440p 165Hz Dell monitor for just £175.75 with a coupon codeAn early Black Friday monitor miracle. An early Black Friday monitor miracle. Image credit:Dell/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Dell/Rock Paper Shotgun Dell’s Black Friday deals have begun, and one nicety is that 5% off codes still work to knock a little extra off of their asking prices. Today we’re looking at a 27-inch monitor that hits the current price/performance sweet spot of 1440p and 165Hz, the Dell S2722DGM....

HomeNewsLies Of P Of course Lies of P is getting a sequel after selling a million copiesNo word of a lie No word of a lie Image credit:Neowiz Image credit:Neowiz PinocchioSoulslikeLies of P-aka Bloodborne for PC players- will be getting a sequel in the future, the game’s director has revealed. In the meantime, the well-receivedaction-RPGhas plenty on the way in the form of a patch out this month including gameplay tweaks, free cosmetics, a soundtrack release, and DLC....

HomeNewsThe Day Before Steam’s most wishlisted - and controversial - game The Day Before will release next month, after another delayWill the open-world zombie MMO’s ‘Final Trailer’ really be its last? Will the open-world zombie MMO’s ‘Final Trailer’ really be its last? Image credit:Fntastic Image credit:Fntastic Will it ever be The Day Of for much-delayed and gossip-laden zombieMMOThe Day Before? We’ll apparently find out in just over a month, as The Day Before’s release date has now been announced as December 5th following yet another slide back from its previous date of November 10th....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S2 Episode 36: the Frasier Fantasy video game, and other cool fanworksCease and desist… being sad, that is! Cease and desist… being sad, that is! Image credit:RPS/Macaw45 Image credit:RPS/Macaw45 This is why episode 35 is coming out a week after it was supposed to: yes, I had coronavirus the entire time! Apologies for the delay. But, you know, not like loads, I was pretty sick....

HomeReviewsThirsty Suitors Thirsty Suitors review: a breezy, janky RPG with emotional maturityPro Dater Pro Dater It’s refreshing, in a genre that so frequently casts you as a chosen one or a legendary hero, to play something that is this comfortable with having such an openly flawed protagonist. Thirsty Suitors doesn’t go easy on Jala as it reveals the specifics of how she broke each heart in her wake. Each confrontation with an ex launches Jala into a heightened reality of crystal monsters, talking felines and superheroes, all taking place in their psyche as you work through the specifics of their grievances, both verbally and physically....

HomeDeals This 42-inch LG C3 OLED is £450 off - and makes for the ultimate large-format gaming monitorWhy spend close to £1000 on a premium ultrawide when you can get a much larger 16:9 screen instead? Why spend close to £1000 on a premium ultrawide when you can get a much larger 16:9 screen instead? Image credit:LG/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:LG/Rock Paper Shotgun Large gaming monitors can reach some crazy-high prices - so what’s to stop you from getting a smaller 4K TV instead?...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#865): How to solve the Wednesday November 1 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for November 1? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 1? 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!...

HomeNewsCities: Skylines II Cities: Skylines 2’s new editor tool looks neatNo release date yet No release date yet Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive Cities: Skylines 2launched last week and Colossal Order have spent the time since combatting performance issues andteeth conspiracies. Today they released a first video of its upcoming editor tool, however, and it looks neat. First Look at the Editor | Cities: Skylines IIA first look at Cities: Skylines 2’s editor....