Marvel Snap's community infographic includes a Black Panther with over 8 million power

HomeNewsMarvel Snap Marvel Snap’s community infographic includes a Black Panther with over 8 million powerWakanda for ever and ever and ever Wakanda for ever and ever and ever Playing online card battlers can be a lonely life, so I was pleased to spotMarvel Snap’s latest community infographic. No longer are my opponents just names on a screen: they’re now names on a screen who I know have contributed to the 159 million Vibranium cards drawn during the Vibranium Forge event....

December 12, 2022 · 2 min · 325 words · Aaron Garrett

Warzone 2.0 gets a temporary Rocket League mode on Wednesday

HomeNewsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) Warzone 2.0 gets a temporary Rocket League mode on WednesdayCall of footy Call of footy Football may not have come home this year, but it is coming toCall Of Duty: Warzone 2.0. A limited-time mode introduced with Season 01 Reloaded’s launch on Wednesday will see two teams of three knocking a big football about on ATVs equipped with special pulse abilities, in classicRocket Leaguefashion....

December 12, 2022 · 6 min · 1149 words · Brandon Knight

Wordle answer (Monday 12 December 2022): Wordle word of the day #541 and hints

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Monday 12 December 2022): Wordle word of the day #541 and hintsHints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Looking for the Wordle answer for Monday 12 December 2022?Welcome, one and all, to another Monday. Only two more Mondays after this one before the end of the year! What a chilling thought....

December 12, 2022 · 4 min · 848 words · Nathaniel Romero

[Pre-emptive backlash to backlash to positive reviews for Judas]

HomeFeaturesJudas [Pre-emptive backlash to backlash to positive reviews for Judas]I’m just hoping we can skip ahead a few years, okay? I’m just hoping we can skip ahead a few years, okay? In the same way that shoulderpads sometimes become cool again, and everyone is buying over-sized hair scrunchies like wot I used to have when I was 11, games journalists are destined to be trapped in repeating discourse cycles of ever-decreasing size....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 357 words · Linda Silva

Amazon Games are bringing another anime as heck MMO to the west

HomeNewsBlue Protocol Amazon Games are bringing another anime as heck MMO to the westBandai Namco’s Blue Protocol is getting a closed beta in the first half of 2023 Bandai Namco’s Blue Protocol is getting a closed beta in the first half of 2023 Blue Protocol is an MMORPG from a team that worked on the Tales series.Watch on YouTube Although it’s free-to-play and looks a bit like anotherGenshin Impact, Blue Protocol doesn’t have any of them there gachas to fuss over....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 332 words · Bradley Griffin

Armored Core VI's use of grey could inspire a new generation of carpet

HomeFeaturesArmored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Armored Core VI’s use of grey could inspire a new generation of carpetThe Carpet Man returns The Carpet Man returns Earlier this year I compared the MMOLost Ark to grey carpet, in the sense that the MMO Lost Ark is exactly like a grey carpet: trendy yet drab. At the time I’d been in the market for a new – and entirely necessary - underfoot experience, so I turned to a local Carpet Man to procure said plush....

December 9, 2022 · 3 min · 571 words · Jeffrey Daniel

Atomic Heart continues to look increasingly boombastic in new trailer

HomeNewsAtomic Heart Atomic Heart continues to look increasingly boombastic in new trailerTell me fantastic? Tell me fantastic? There’s no real news to report aboutAtomic Heart. It’s still a Soviet-inspired first-person shooter about battling unsettling robots in an alt-history 1950s. It’s still coming out on February 21st, 2023. There is a new trailer however, shown tonight duringThe Game Awards, and it continues to convince me that Atomic Heart won’t be short on spectacular setpieces....

December 9, 2022 · 4 min · 826 words · Jason Kelley

Bathhouse management sim Spirittea launching on Game Pass next year

HomeNews Bathhouse management sim Spirittea launching on Game Pass next yearAlong with fresh looks at tons of other indies at Wholesome Snack Along with fresh looks at tons of other indies at Wholesome Snack Yesterday Wholesome Games hostedanother showcaseof fresh indies in collaboration withThe Game Awards. Though the TGAs proper were full of big games, names, and announcements, the indie showcase was no slouch, highlighting over a dozen exciting indies. One of the most notable wasSpirittea, a life-sim where you manage a bathhouse, build relationships with the local NPCs and help various spirits that only you can see....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 360 words · Rebecca Martin

Celeste devs announce gorgeous new platformer Earthblade

HomeNewsEarthblade Celeste devs announce gorgeous new platformer EarthbladeThe platformer will be out sometime in 2024 The platformer will be out sometime in 2024 Celeste developers Extremely OK Games have announced their new game atThe Game Awardsthis evening, and it looks like they’ve gone in a new direction from their previous tough-as-nails platformer.Earthbladeis a high-fantasy exploration game that takes place in a ruined world with magic and monsters. It looks pretty cool, so check out the trailer below....

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 204 words · Tyrone Green

Dead Cells is getting Castlevania themed DLC in 2023

HomeNewsDead Cells Dead Cells is getting Castlevania themed DLC in 2023Our flame-headed friends joins forces with Richter Belmont & Alucard Our flame-headed friends joins forces with Richter Belmont & Alucard Looks likeDead Cellsis honoring its gaming ancestors in its next DLC titled Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania. Hell yeah, it’s a Castlevania crossover. Announced atThe Game Awardsthis evening, developers Motion Twin announced the DLC with a lavishly animated trailer in which our flame-headed Dead Cells protagonist finds a gateway to a mysterious castle where they meet Castlevania’s Alucard, Richter Belmont, and of course the big bad boy himself, Dracula....

December 9, 2022 · 4 min · 800 words · Jonathan Richardson

Destiny 2: Lightfall almost looks good enough to make me forget the grind

HomeNews Destiny 2: Lightfall almost looks good enough to make me forget the grindYou’ll not catch me again, Bungie, but dang I wish you could You’ll not catch me again, Bungie, but dang I wish you could A new trailer forDestiny 2: Lightfallhot and fresh out of The Geoffries tonight certainly makes the next expansion for Bungie’s MMOFPS look cool. Neomuna, the neon capital megacity of Neptune, is very pretty. The new ‘Strand’ powers of grappling hooks and rope darts look dead cool....

December 9, 2022 · 5 min · 1003 words · Sarah Crawford

Diablo IV is coming on June 6th, 2023

HomeNewsDiablo IV Diablo IV is coming on June 6th, 2023Hey, that’s 6/6! Hey, that’s 6/6! Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Hot on the heels ofa reportclaiming thatDiablo 4developers are likely facing painful overtime to meet a then-unconfirmed release date of June 6th, a new trailer at the Geoffries tonight confirmed that yeahDiablo IV’s release date is June 6th. Well. Alrighty. Still, this CGI trailer is nice and fancy.Diablo IV | Official Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTubeThat’s a swish cinematic showdown between Inarius, Archangel of The High Heavens, and Lilith, Daughter of Hatred....

December 9, 2022 · 4 min · 821 words · Lynn Young

Fallout 76's Wasteland Theatre Company just did A Christmas Carol

HomeNewsFallout 76 Fallout 76’s Wasteland Theatre Company just did A Christmas CarolA holiday-appropriate performance raising money for charity A holiday-appropriate performance raising money for charity What first comes to mind when you think ofFallout 76? The buggy launch in 2018? A big wasteland to hang out with your mates? How about thefan-made art galleriesavailable in-game? Well, if that’s not wacky enough, meet The Wasteland Theatre Company, a collective of players who have organised, directed and performed a series of live shows in Fallout 76....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 236 words · Douglas Rogers