How one of the greatest visual novels got an English translation because of its fans

HomeFeaturesMuv-Luv How one of the greatest visual novels got an English translation because of its fansMuv-what? Muv-what? Today bothMuv-Luvgamesare easily available on Steam, marketed specifically with this twist, and where they sit fully-translated and with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews. iOS and Android portsare apparently in development, and other Muv-Luv spin-offs continue to get translated. But the first time anyone experienced a complete English language version of Muv-Luv was in July 2010, when a fan translation group called Amaterasu released a patch localising the first game....

April 7, 2023 · 4 min · 767 words · Catherine Gross

Retro-inspired RTS Tempest Rising debuts 20 minutes of multiplayer battling

HomeNewsTempest Rising Retro-inspired RTS Tempest Rising debuts 20 minutes of multiplayer battlingCourtesy of the Ghostrunner studio Courtesy of the Ghostrunner studio Last August, THQ Nordic and Slipgate Ironworks - the devs behindGhostrunnerandGraven- announced their new retro-inspired real-time strategy gameTempest Rising. It’s an alternate history story about three factions who duke it out over a rare mineral, the titular Tempest, and we hadpreviously seentwo of them in a campaign walkthrough. The third faction is only available in the game’s multiplayer modes, which the team have released footage of today....

April 7, 2023 · 6 min · 1076 words · Michael Perez

RPS is hiring a News Editor, and applications are open now

HomeNews RPS is hiring a News Editor, and applications are open nowGet your application in today Get your application in today Image credit:The Getty Research Institute/The Internet Archive/Old Book Illustrations Image credit:The Getty Research Institute/The Internet Archive/Old Book Illustrations The RPS team is growing! We’re looking for a News Editor to take our news coverage to the next level, and you canapply right heretoday to join the team. Reporting on games and their communities, both before and after release, has become an increasingly important focus for the way we cover PC games at RPS, and this role will lead that daily and long-form coverage....

April 7, 2023 · 2 min · 356 words · Ashley Farley

Sons Of The Forest adds a sick new vehicle in latest patch

HomeNewsSons of the Forest Sons Of The Forest adds a sick new vehicle in latest patchPlus fire-accurate clothing options and more tweaks to Kelvin Plus fire-accurate clothing options and more tweaks to Kelvin Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Endnight Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Endnight Games Sons Of The Forestcontinues its early access journey, but what was once apeaceful woodland strollis turning into a totally rad zooming session, all thanks to the game’s third patch adding in a new vehicle, tweaks to, er, dead bodies, and much more....

April 7, 2023 · 2 min · 410 words · Erin Stevens

Add on 8TB of storage with this UK Seagate IronWolf HDD deal

HomeDeals Add on 8TB of storage with this UK Seagate IronWolf HDD dealJust £159 for a NAS-ready hard drive that also fits easily into gaming PCs. Just £159 for a NAS-ready hard drive that also fits easily into gaming PCs. Seagate’s Iron Wolf and Iron Wolf Pro drives are brilliant choices for NAS (networked attached storage) and regular PC use, and now an 8TB model is available for just £159 on Amazon UK....

April 6, 2023 · 2 min · 303 words · Lori Mathis

Bohemia are the latest to try to make the RTS/FPS hybrid happen, bless them

HomeNewsSilica Bohemia are the latest to try to make the RTS/FPS hybrid happen, bless themWith Arma’s developers With Arma’s developers I’m old enough to rememberBattlezone(1998) and Command & Conquer: Renegage and the years since are littered with umpteen games that try to combine RTS commanding with FPS conquering. The latest to try isSilica, fromArma 3developers Bohemia Interactive. You’ll find the announcement trailer and its many crabs below. Silica - Official Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube...

April 6, 2023 · 2 min · 237 words · Sarah Davis DDS

Check out the Super Meat Boy spin-off puzzle game in a free demo

HomeNewsDr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine Check out the Super Meat Boy spin-off puzzle game in a free demoBlock-droppin' meats Block-droppin' meats Falling-block puzzle games get a gory makeover inDr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine, a spin-off from Super Meat Boy. Rather than dodging buzzsaws and baddies while platforming, here you’ll be doing that while dropping coloured blobs into grids to match chains of colours and make ‘em vanish. You can see that for yourself, as Mean Meat Machine now has a free demo offering a taste ahead of the game’s launch later this year....

April 6, 2023 · 1 min · 185 words · Xavier Gill

Diablo 4 release date and time: When does Diablo 4 come out?

HomeGuidesDiablo IV Diablo 4 release date and time: When does Diablo 4 come out?Find out what time Diablo 4 releases in your region. Find out what time Diablo 4 releases in your region. Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Want to know the Diablo 4 release time?It has been over a decade since the last mainline game in the franchise, butDiablo 4is finally here. This week, the gates of hell will open, welcoming all of us into the demon-slaying frenzy that’s sure to take over much of our lives for the foreseeable future....

April 6, 2023 · 5 min · 1044 words · Joshua Rogers

Half-Life 2: Episode Two's community-made VR mod arrives on Steam today

HomeNews Half-Life 2: Episode Two’s community-made VR mod arrives on Steam todayTotally free and very not-sickening Totally free and very not-sickening The Source VR Mod Team have been faithfully modding theHalf-Lifegames into virtual reality - an excellent way to relive Valve’s classic shooters. The team moddedHalf-Life 2last yearandfollowed it upwith a mod forHalf-Life 2: Episode Onea couple of weeks ago. They’re now back with Half-Life 2: VR Mod - Episode Two, coming toSteamlater today....

April 6, 2023 · 2 min · 397 words · Shawn Ramirez

Hammerwatch 2 takes the hack-n-slashing series open world this summer

HomeNews Hammerwatch 2 takes the hack-n-slashing series open world this summerShould I watch the first hammer? Should I watch the first hammer? The world of hack-and-slashingHammerwatchreturns this summer with a sequel, developers Crackshell have announced. Just like the first game released ten years ago,Hammerwatch 2is a top-down fantasy ARPG where you’ll be building your own hero, choosing between a series of classes, and battling hordes either alone or in a co-op group of four....

April 6, 2023 · 5 min · 951 words · Benjamin Hernandez

Lil' Guardsman remixes Papers, Please in a cute deduction adventure

HomeNewsLil' Guardsman Lil' Guardsman remixes Papers, Please in a cute deduction adventurePlus more ID@Xbox highlights coming this year! Plus more ID@Xbox highlights coming this year! Last night ID@Xbox held their latest showcase to spotlight all sorts of indies. One of the highlights was the cute deduction gameLil’ Guardsman, a riff onPapers, Pleasewhere you work on a guard post, choosing to accept or refuse entry for fantasy folk wanting to get into the city....

April 6, 2023 · 2 min · 323 words · Scott Terry

Minecraft Legends is a curious and charming blend of adventure and RTS

HomeFeaturesMinecraft Legends Minecraft Legends is a curious and charming blend of adventure and RTSBut will it have enough depth to keep players interested? But will it have enough depth to keep players interested? There’s always been something quite comforting about loading into a brand newMinecraftworld. Dropping into that first forest, punching that first tree… It’s a promise of all the myriad adventures to come. And despite some fundamental changes in genre and perspective, it’s something that the team behind the upcomingMinecraft Legendshas tried hard to preserve....

April 6, 2023 · 4 min · 739 words · Kaitlyn Wolfe

Path of Exile 2 beta release date, trailers, and more

HomeGuides Path of Exile 2 beta release date, trailers, and moreHere’s everything we know about PoE 2 Here’s everything we know about PoE 2 As the original Path of Exile is still in full swing, it can be hard to filter out only the relevant news about development on Path of Exile 2. So read on below for everything we’ve learned so far about this sequel, including the PoE 2 beta release date, gameplay details, and more....

April 6, 2023 · 5 min · 1008 words · Jennifer Bennett