Reality Bytes: The Star Wars VRoliday Special

HomeFeaturesStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Star Waaaaars. It’s VR Star Wars. Yes VR Star Wars. VR Star Waaaaars! Image credit:ILMxLAB, Disney Interactive Studios Image credit:ILMxLAB, Disney Interactive Studios Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Has Big “Prequel Memes” Energy (PC Review)Watch on YouTube Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Has Big “Prequel Memes” Energy (PC Review) Sadly, Meta hasn’t reached the level of delusion required to build a VR Star Wars: Galaxies yet. But the galaxy far, far away can be experienced in VR in more fragmentary form....

May 19, 2023 · 4 min · 658 words · Janice Morgan

Everything that happened at the Humble Games Showcase 2023

HomeFeatures Everything that happened at the Humble Games Showcase 2023Celebrating three years of Humble Games Celebrating three years of Humble Games It’s time for anotherHumble GamesShowcase, and this year the company is celebrating its three-year anniversary as well as spotlighting its newly refreshed publishing roster. This year, we got to see a special behind-the-scenes interview montage of the cast from David Gaider’s musical game Stray Gods as well as six new indie games for us to look forward to....

May 18, 2023 · 5 min · 868 words · Alexandria Wood

Journey developer's peaceful MMO Sky: Children Of The Light is coming to PC

HomeNewsSky: Children of the Light Journey developer’s peaceful MMO Sky: Children Of The Light is coming to PCBreezy flying and friendly faces Breezy flying and friendly faces Image credit:Thatgamecompany Image credit:Thatgamecompany Thatgamecompany, the widely admired studio behindFlowerandJourney, are bringing their peaceful MMOSky: Children Of The Lightto PC. The game’s all about flying through endless fluffy clouds, exploring ancient ruins, and befriending wordless strangers throughout the chill open world. There’s no release window yet, but check out its gorgeous new trailer below....

May 18, 2023 · 2 min · 283 words · Sean Townsend

Lego 2K Drive review: a charming open world kart racer slowed by live service roadblocks

HomeReviewsLego 2K Drive Not built different Image credit:2K Image credit:2K Lego 2K Drivehas stirred up a surprising amount of thoughts, perhaps moreso than any other video game so far this year. I think it’s because the game is an open world kart racer, a combination of words that sing to my nostalgic love for old-school racers, where as a kid I’d worshipped the majesty of Muppets Race Mania and Mario Kart (this is the only time I mention Mario Kart)....

May 18, 2023 · 4 min · 813 words · Dawn Webster

Netherrealm officially announce Mortal Kombat 1 and it's coming this year

HomeNews Netherrealm officially announce Mortal Kombat 1 and it’s coming this yearThey should’ve just called it Mortal Combat They should’ve just called it Mortal Combat Image credit:WB Games Image credit:WB Games Mortal Kombat fans have been relentlessly teased these past few weeks withMK12 name-dropsin the middle of an investor call, developer jokes online, andbrief clipsthat hinted at a timeline reset (plus a nasty case of leakage). Developer Netherrealm have now ended the speculation and announced the next game in their brutal fighting series:Mortal Kombat 1....

May 18, 2023 · 5 min · 928 words · Christopher French

PowerWash Simulator's first paid DLC takes players to SpongeBob SquarePants' Bikini Bottom

HomeNewsPowerWash Simulator PowerWash Simulator’s first paid DLC takes players to SpongeBob SquarePants' Bikini BottomClean up the ocean Clean up the ocean Is there a bad idea forPowerWash SimulatorDLC? I’m not sure, but this seems a particuarly good one. So far the clean ‘em up has been expanded with free crossover levels set inLara Coft’s ManorandFinal Fantasy VII’s Midgar. Next up? Bikini Bottom from SpongeBob SquarePants. PowerWash Simulator SpongeBob SquarePants Special Pack TeaseWatch on YouTube...

May 18, 2023 · 1 min · 192 words · Andrea Burns

The Expanse: A Telltale Series kicks off with episode one this July

HomeNewsThe Expanse: A Telltale Series The Expanse: A Telltale Series kicks off with episode one this JulyNew Telltale’s first game since resurrection New Telltale’s first game since resurrection Image credit:Telltale Games Image credit:Telltale Games Telltale are ready to release their first new game since theirsort-of revival, in collaboration with fellow adventure game experts Deck Nine. Episodic adventureThe Expanse: A Telltale Serieswill debut on July 27th with its first episode, with four more episodes dropping every two weeks - hopefully keeping those water cooler conversations alive....

May 18, 2023 · 5 min · 966 words · Jenny Contreras

The Rally Point: Songs Of Syx works at every scale by encouraging natural growth

HomeFeaturesSongs Of Syx It’s how you use it Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun, Gamatron Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun, Gamatron The usual parts are there. Chop some trees, chip some stones, and chep some crops to get your pioneers' basic needs met, then get to expanding. But Syx isn’t interested in testing you or manufacturing drama. It’s not about surviving, not about building a happy little colony. It’s about how growth changes not just the scale, but the nature of a settlement....

May 18, 2023 · 5 min · 1057 words · Michael Anderson

Indiescovery Episode 10: The Indievision Song Contest

HomePodcasts Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Whoooo we’re officially in the double-digits gang! We’ve somehow managed to make it to episode 10 of Indiescovery without going completely feral and wrecking the joint. I say that, but this week’s episode is a little, shall we say, unhinged? Rebecca, Liam, and Rachel hadn’t really had a proper chat all week so there’s a lot of Friday energy and catching up, and the energy levels only increase when we start to talk about our main topic of this episode: Eurovision!...

May 17, 2023 · 3 min · 442 words · Curtis Garcia

Jedi Survivor Holotactics guide: How to beat Tulakt, Skoova, Tulli, and the rest

HomeGuidesStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Jedi Survivor Holotactics guide: How to beat Tulakt, Skoova, Tulli, and the restHow to beat every round of Holotactics How to beat every round of Holotactics Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / EA Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / EA Looking to beat every round of Holotactics in Jedi: Survivor?Holotactics has absolutely no right to be as fun as it is, but whoever thought up the idea of creating an autobattling minigame out of enemy units you’ve scanned throughoutStar Wars Jedi: Survivoris a genius....

May 17, 2023 · 9 min · 1787 words · Jacob Wagner

Overwatch 2 has dumped plans for their promised PvE Hero Mode

HomeNews Overwatch 2 has dumped plans for their promised PvE Hero Mode"Those things are just not in our plans anymore." “Those things are just not in our plans anymore.” Image credit:Activision Blizzard Image credit:Activision Blizzard WhenOverwatch 2was first announced at Blizzcon 2019, Blizzard promised an ambitious “highly replayable” PvE component that somewhat justified the ‘2’ at the end of the title. Last night, the Overwatch 2 development team announced that they’ve scrapped most of their ideas including the Hero Missions mode which had skill trees, levelling up, and other light RPG elements shown off in the trailer below....

May 17, 2023 · 6 min · 1116 words · Brian Cook

Wordle hints and answer (#697): How to solve the Wednesday May 17 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#697): How to solve the Wednesday May 17 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for May 17? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for May 17? 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?Having a rough day, hon? Never mind, there’s alwaysWordle. Puzzle games are not only a source of entertainment, but they’re known to improve both cognitive health and mental wellbeing....

May 17, 2023 · 6 min · 1241 words · Brandi Hurst

Amazon Games announce a second attempt at The Lord Of The Rings MMO

HomeNews Amazon Games announce a second attempt at The Lord Of The Rings MMO"Featuring the beloved stories of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings" “Featuring the beloved stories of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings” Amazon Games are taking another stab at creating an MMO based on The Lord Of The Rings world, this time partnering with the Embracer Group who recentlybought the entirety of Middle-Earth- the IP, not the realms, though I wouldn’t put it past them....

May 16, 2023 · 2 min · 368 words · Steven Bautista