HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#829): How to solve the Tuesday September 26 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for September 26? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for September 26? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

HomeNews Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya is leaving Platinum to work on new projects"I will continue to create in my Hideki Kamiya way." “I will continue to create in my Hideki Kamiya way.” Image credit:Hideki Kamiya/Platinum Image credit:Hideki Kamiya/Platinum PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the company to work on new projects. His last day is 12th October 2023. Announcing the move onXitter, Platinum thanked Kamiya for “his creative ideas, leadership, and contribution to the growth of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day”....

HomeNews Capcom say PC will remain their “main platform” as mobile releases ramp up with Resident Evil on iPhoneBut would “gracefully decline” a buyout offer from Microsoft But would “gracefully decline” a buyout offer from Microsoft While Capcom looks to ramp up their presence on mobile with the incoming release ofResident Evil 4and Village on iPhone, as well as the Pokemon Go-likeMonster Hunter Now, the publisher’s president has promised that PC will remain a central focus....

HomeNews Cyberpunk 2077’s Ukrainian localisation takes the piss out of Russia’s war“Go fuck yourself in the same direction as the ship did.” “Go fuck yourself in the same direction as the ship did.” Image credit:Arsenii Tarasov/CD Projekt Image credit:Arsenii Tarasov/CD Projekt I asked the organisers ofIndie Cup- a Kyiv, Ukraine-based digital festival of games like Pahris Entertainment’s upcomingSpace Wreck- to help me double-check the Ukrainian version’s alterations. The Indie Cup team’s Arsenii Tarasov was happy to oblige, and also volunteered a few further examples of more… adventurous localisation from his own research, supported with screenshots....

HomeNews Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty’s lovely launch trailer is making Male V fans sadAlas for Vincent Alas for Vincent Image credit:CD Projekt Image credit:CD Projekt The trailer runs through a fewPhantom Liberty highlights. We’re introduced to Idris Elba’s Solomon Reed and the new Dogtown area, alongside new scenes with existing characters like Keanu Reeves' Johnny Silverhand, who advises V to “play but don’t get played”. There’s a pinch of bike combat, a smidgeon of swordplay, and an evocative theme tune with vocals from Dawid Podsiadło....

HomeNews DOOM creator keen on “ethical” uses for AI, but worried about AAA-style “homogenisation"Also wouldn’t mind bringing Anachronox back Also wouldn’t mind bringing Anachronox back Image credit:Ion Storm Image credit:Ion Storm The conversation/free-for-all around the role of automated “AI”-based game development rolls on with a few thoughts from Tom Hall, co-founder of id Software and one of the creators of the original DOOM, who says he’s (Commander) keen on the prospect of “ethical” uses for such tools in gamedev, but worries that reliance on them “will homogenize games, sort of like AAA games are now”....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Mondays: This ice cream van wants to kill youWork-in-progress peeks at interesting indie games Work-in-progress peeks at interesting indie games Image credit:Some Random Designing Image credit:Some Random Designing Dodge through city streets trying to escape murderous sentient vehicles in the Maximum Overdrive-y, Christine-ish horror gameDecimate Drive(coming toSteamandItch.io, with a demo on Itch now): I scream 🍦#madewithunity#gamedev#indiedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/3fYFgqzEIc— Some Random Designing (@R_vt_L)September 23, 2023 I scream 🍦#madewithunity#gamedev#indiedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/3fYFgqzEIc I often find research is the most fun part of doing something, especially if it involves a camping trip:...

HomeFeatures Image credit:No More Robots Image credit:No More Robots Hypnospace Outlawused to be a very different type of game than the one we know today. The authentic replica of the world wide web circa 1999 was originally designed to be little more thanornate level select screensin a stylish endless runner-style game, for example, providing extra context for your adventures pursuing “outlaws on the Hypnospace Highway”. Games change during development, of course, and it’s not unusual for once substantial ideas to be left on the cutting room floor....

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HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#827): How to solve the Sunday September 24 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for September 24? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for September 24? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

HomeNews EVE Vanguard is a PvPvE shooter set in the EVE Online universeGood grief Good grief Image credit:CCP Games Image credit:CCP Games It’s happening again. As sure as Square Enix overestimating their sales projections, as sure as John Riccitiello pissing off every available customer,EVE Onlinedevelopers CCP will try to make a first-person shooter set in the same universe. This time it’s called EVE Vanguard, a shooter “module” which will sit within the EVE launcher and asychronously connect to EVE Online....

HomeDeals Get Fractal Design’s beautiful North PC case for £110 after a 20% Ebay discountA beautiful case with wood. A beautiful case with wood. Image credit:Fractal Design Image credit:Fractal Design The Fractal Design North is one of the most popular recent PC case releases, combining a beautiful wood front panel, leather accents and excellent ventilation with a modern, easy-to-build mid-tower design. The North normally retails for £125 or more, but today you can pick it up for a more reasonable £110 when you buy from Box via Ebay, using codeSAVINGS20before September 28th....

HomeNewsPayday 3 Payday 3’s launch is another great advert for not making your game ‘always online’It’s got mostly negative reviews on Steam It’s got mostly negative reviews on Steam Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Deep Silver Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Deep Silver Payday 3launched earlier this week. Asreported back in July, it requires players to connect to a server even if they’re playing solo or with a few friends in a private match....