HomeNewsTrine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is the longest and most challenging Trine game yetThe fantasy co-op puzzler returns for a fifth instalment The fantasy co-op puzzler returns for a fifth instalment They’ve also experimented with a lot of different difficulty options for Trine 5, and the regular puzzles you’ll be solving on the way to those boss fights may vary depending on what setting you choose, and whether you decide to play in solo or co-op mode....

HomeReviewsWartales Wartales review: a grimy medieval fantasy RPG rife with emergent storiesNo long stories about beans this time, promise No long stories about beans this time, promise ‘The Tank’, I’ll admit, is a monumentally uninspired name for the mace-wielding brick privy of a man I’d bestowed the dubious honour of soaking up hits in place of my squishier mercs, but when sandbox tactical RPGWartaleslet me assemble a party of 12 mad lasses and tapped chaps, the stash of good nicknames was always going to be the first casualty....

HomeFeatures What’s better: unit veterancy, or rerolling dice?Vote now! Vote now! Last time, you decided thatbioluminescence is better than dark darkness. You want not just light but eerie, near-magical light, and I can understand that. We’re doing science here, we can’t go groping about in the dark. This week, I ask you to choose between a reward for caution and a dare to be reckless. What’s better: unit veterancy, or rerolling dice?...

HomeNews Bithell Games will be making more Tron games, according to DisneyFollowing on from Tron: Identity’s release later today Following on from Tron: Identity’s release later today Bithell Games and Disney are releasingTron: Identitylater today, a visual novel spin on the neon-coloured virtual world. Set on a newGrid- the digitised worlds in Tron - you’ll be investigating a mystery, making tough decisions, and solving puzzles, but today’s release is only the beginning....

HomeNews Persona 3 remake and Jet Set Radio reboot footage seemingly leaks onlineBack to school Back to school Over the weekend, footage leaked online showing what appeared to be a shiny remake of Atlus’Persona 3and the next entry inJet Set Radio, apparently making Sega the latest company to pursue the remake/reboot gold. Late last year, the publisheremphasised plansto “focus on remaking and remastering existing IPs,” although they haven’t confirmed the existence of either project yet....

HomeNewsWarhammer 40,000: Boltgun Retro-inspired shooter Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun blasts onto PC in MayDoomin' and Boomin' Doomin' and Boomin' Retro FPSWarhammer 40,000: Boltgunnow has a release date of May 23rd, developer Auroch Digital have announced. Revealed last year, Boltgun is an homage to old-school shooters like classic Doom, mimicking those game’s speedy shooting and bloody visuals, and placing it in the Warhammer universe. Its loud, fast, and fun trailers meant Boltgun ripped its way ontoRPS’ most anticipated gameslist, so thank the grim-dark gods for a release date....

HomeFeaturesDwarf Fortress RPS@PAX 2023: Tarn and Zach Adams chat to us about the runaway success of Dwarf Fortress' Steam releaseDon’t worry, we also asked about Zach’s dog Don’t worry, we also asked about Zach’s dog There are few success stories more inspiring than that of Tarn and Zach Adams. After twenty years of developmentDwarf Fortressfinally made the jump to Steam in December 2021, complete with exciting new features such as “graphics” and “mouse support”....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Tuesday: is business the real monster, or are the giant monsters?Admire these interesting indie games! Admire these interesting indie games! Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday (well, Tuesday now, because we were off yesterday), I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, we admire vast landscapes, a horrible glob of dog, weird offices, giant monsters, and so many more interesting and attractive indies....

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HomeNews Ark: Survival Ascended will be sold without Ark 2 after backlash, but will still cost $60It’ll now be bundled with unreleased expansions It’ll now be bundled with unreleased expansions The developers of Ark have revised their plans for the release ofArk: Survival Ascended, an Unreal Engine 5 enhanced edition of their dinosaur survival sim. It will now cost $60 rather than the previously planned $50, is no longer bundled together withARK 2, and will instead include the remasters ofArk: Survival Evolved’s several expansions - although most won’t be available at launch....

HomeNewsCook Serve Forever Cook Serve Forever will leap into the early access fire in MayWith a post-launch roadmap With a post-launch roadmap Cook Serve Foreverlooks a lot like Vertigo Gaming’s previousCook, Serve, Delicious!series, but it puts a new spin on urgent meal prep and has a whole new story and world. It also now has an early access release date, May 8th, and a development roadmap outlining the journey to 1....

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HomeDeals Get 16GB of DDR4 RAM for £35 using this Ebay codeAPRIL10 is the name of the game. APRIL10 is the name of the game. The best thing about DDR4 RAM is that you really don’t need to spend much at all to get a good-speed kit at almost any capacity. Normally we’ve covered 32GB and 64GB kits in the past, but today it’s time to look at the mainstream, entry-level option: a 16GB dual-channel kit, comprising of two matching 8GB sticks....