If you enjoyed Pentiment, Inkulinati’s cheeky ink-based strategy is a great history lesson

HomeFeaturesInkulinati If you enjoyed Pentiment, Inkulinati’s cheeky ink-based strategy is a great history lessonMedieval mayhem Medieval mayhem I loved Obsidian’s medieval mysteryPentimentwhen it released last November, and part of my admiration was for its incredible art style. It was like the dev team had nicked a bunch of 16th-century manuscripts, scanned the delicate pages, and then fully animated them to life. Here’s a quick history lesson. It turns out that a daily routine of praying, manuscript writing, and more praying would make European medieval monks kinda bored....

February 1, 2023 · 3 min · 532 words · Kristy George DVM

Playing Monster Train dev's new co-op roguelike with pals is going to be harder than I thought

HomeFeaturesInkbound Playing Monster Train dev’s new co-op roguelike with pals is going to be harder than I thoughtRPS Treehouse friends have opened my eyes RPS Treehouse friends have opened my eyes I’ve played Shiny Shoe’s upcoming roguelikeInkboundonce before, and not only is it markedly different to their previous gameMonster Train, but it also featured the snappiest turn-based combat I’d seen. With that in mind, I dove into the game’s recent technical test with fellow RPS Treehouse-dwellers Ollie and James to sample the game at a more leisurely pace, and to draw upon their greater strategic expertise....

February 1, 2023 · 4 min · 831 words · Marilyn Christensen

Razer's excellent Basilisk Ultimate wireless mouse is $100 off today

HomeDeals Razer’s excellent Basilisk Ultimate wireless mouse is $100 off today$70 at Best Buy for a wireless gaming mouse with 11 buttons and high-end specs. $70 at Best Buy for a wireless gaming mouse with 11 buttons and high-end specs. The Razer Basilisk Ultimate is a high-end wireless mouse with a ton of buttons, making it a great alternative to the RPS Readers' mouse of choice, the Logitech G502 Hero. It debuted at an eye-watering $169....

February 1, 2023 · 4 min · 724 words · Robert Howard

Story content for the Halo series is on ice at 343 Studios

HomeNewsHalo Infinite Story content for the Halo series is on ice at 343 StudiosEngine problems and layoffs send Master Chief back into cryo Engine problems and layoffs send Master Chief back into cryo Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft A Bloombergreportfrom yesterday has revealed new details on the state of the Halo franchise and the turmoil at developer 343 Industries. This news comes after 95 employees lost their jobs, followingmass layoffsacross Microsoft. The layoffs affected long-time 343 devs, as well as contractors who only had a few days' notice....

February 1, 2023 · 7 min · 1433 words · Ellen Martinez

Wordle hint and answer (#592): How to solve the Wednesday February 1 Wordle today

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hint and answer (#592): How to solve the Wednesday February 1 Wordle todayStuck on the Wordle word for Feb 1? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for Feb 1? 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?It’s somehow February and as time marches on, so doesWordle. The incredibly popular puzzle game brings a fresh six-letter word to guess each and every day, and you have just five tries to narrow down the answer....

February 1, 2023 · 6 min · 1147 words · Gary Howell

World Of Stands codes [December 2024]: Free Shiny Arrows and more

HomeGuidesRoblox World Of Stands codes [December 2024]: Free Shiny Arrows and morePower up your Stand abilities with the goodies these codes bring Power up your Stand abilities with the goodies these codes bring Image credit:SpicyWater Image credit:SpicyWater Looking for the latest World Of Stand codes to power up your abilities?Its title might be non-indicative to those not in the know, but rest assured that World Of Stands belongs to a venerableRobloxtradition of patterning user-created experiences after popular anime....

February 1, 2023 · 6 min · 1100 words · Linda Olsen

WW1 horror Amnesia: The Bunker out May 16th

HomeNewsAmnesia: The Bunker WW1 horror Amnesia: The Bunker out May 16thA dark descent to the past A dark descent to the past Last month, Frictional Games announced that their hit horror series would return withAmnesia: The Bunker, taking their signature scares back to the first World War. We now know that the game is releasing on May 16th for PC and consoles.Amnesia: The Bunker - Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTubeThe Bunker follows Henri Clement, a French soldier who’s been separated from his battalion and trapped inside the twisting, titular war bunker....

February 1, 2023 · 5 min · 900 words · Jacob Cherry

Clean out Shinra in PowerWash Simulator’s upcoming Final Fantasy 7 expansion

HomeNews Clean out Shinra in PowerWash Simulator’s upcoming Final Fantasy 7 expansionThe real FF7 Remake The real FF7 Remake Dream life simPowerWash Simulatoris heading on another unexpected mission, this time toFinal Fantasy 7’s industrial city of Midgar. You’ll need to wait a little longer to help Cloud and friends clean up the city, as we don’t have a release date for the free Midgar Special Request DLC yet. The crossover pack’s announcement (via the Square Enix Extreme Edges Twitter account) did tease a few of the things we can expect to clean up, including the Seventh Heaven bar, and FF7’s first boss the Guard Scorpion....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 302 words · Andrew Stokes

Forspoken review: sometimes fun, often annoying, always empty

HomeReviewsForspoken Forspoken review: sometimes fun, often annoying, always emptyHonestly, I’d like a sequel, though Honestly, I’d like a sequel, though Whomst among us hasn’t dreamt of somehow being transported to a magical world, where there are talking unicorns, and you can throw lightning and control plants because you are this universe’s very special hero? Such is the fate of Frey, who falls through a portal into Athia and finds that world in mortal peril....

January 31, 2023 · 6 min · 1270 words · Brenda Mcknight

Have You Played... Life Is Strange 2?

HomeFeatures Have You Played… Life Is Strange 2?Let’s hear it for the boy Let’s hear it for the boy Then there’sLife Is Strange 2: the awkward middle child. Still very recognisably a member of the family, but the one that stands out in all the photos because he’s just a bit gawky. He’s experimented a lot with his storytelling and plotline in an attempt to make himself stand out, and it’s only sort-of worked....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 384 words · Jennifer Johnson

How the Dead Space remake became prettier to become scarier

HomeHardwareFeatures How the Dead Space remake became prettier to become scarierBack on the Ishimura with fresh eyes Back on the Ishimura with fresh eyes Image credit:EA Image credit:EA Dead Space’s remake treatment has produced a piece of gory greatness, someSteam Deck wobblesnotwithstanding. Vid bud Liam touched on the visual upgrades in hisreview, but since it’s been shaking my bones even harder than the original did, I wanted to dive even deeper into the mottled flesh of the modernised Dead Space to examine how all those new polygons and effects aren’t just there to please nerds....

January 31, 2023 · 3 min · 592 words · Rachel Lowe

Marvel Snap now has a multiplayer battle mode for you and friends

HomeNewsMarvel Snap Marvel Snap now has a multiplayer battle mode for you and friendsCivil war Civil war Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Second Dinner Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Second Dinner As of today, it now has a PvP battle mode to enable friends to pit their decks against one another. It’s either making a good thing better, or it’s the beginning of the end of all the things I mentioned above. MARVEL SNAP | Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube...

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 179 words · Henry Rodriguez II

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has been delayed by six weeks

HomeNews To allow more time for polish Image credit:Electronic Arts Image credit:Electronic Arts “For the last three years, the Jedi team here at Respawn has poured its collective heart and soul intoStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, and we are proud to say the next chapter in the tale of Cal Kestis is content complete,” begins the statement, which is credited to game director Stig Asmussen and the development team. “We are now focused on the final stage: bug fixes to enhance performance, stability, polish, and most importantly, the player experinece....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 226 words · Harold Mcpherson