HomeNewsMinecraft Minecraft’s next new mob is the snifferMore than half of votes went to this gentle giant More than half of votes went to this gentle giant The winner of this year’sMinecraftmob vote has been revealed, and it’s a giant creature called the sniffer. Sniffers are helpful beasties who can search up ancient seeds that grow into plants you can decorate with. The friendly cow-turtle-dog-thing won the vote held to decideMinecraft’s new mob, held for 24 hours between Friday and the start of Minecraft Live on Saturday....

HomeHardwareNews Nvidia “unlaunches” the RTX 4080 12GB, will allegedly pay partners’ rebranding costsHalted GPU could return as the RTX 4070 or RTX 4070 Ti Halted GPU could return as the RTX 4070 or RTX 4070 Ti In a bizarre twist to Nvidia’sGeForce RTX 40 seriesGPU rollout, it turns out there will be no 12GB version of the RTX 4080 at all.Nvidia announced an “unlaunch"of the graphics card, which would have sat below the RTX 4080 16GB and theRTX 4090, effectively cancelling it....

HomeFeatures Persona 5 Royal finally hits PC this week and here’s why it’s still the JRPG kingFor real! For real! Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega I finished the originalPersona 5roughly four years ago, and it immediately earned my most coveted award: Edders Really Liked This A Lot, Perhaps More Than Anything Else. Since its updated and expanded Royal version dropped on PlayStation some years later, I’ve been afraid to make my return....

HomeFeaturesPersona 5 Royal Persona 5 Royal on Steam Deck is a match made in heavenI finally understand the hype I finally understand the hype Is it just me, or didPersona 5never feel quite at home on the PlayStation 4? Sure, it looked gorgeous on a big TV, its bright colours popping all over your living room, but it always felt bitwrongto me. I think it’s all about pacing. Persona 5’s blend of turn-based combat and life sim elements hardly moves at a breakneck speed....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Mondays: ghosts, Midwest mall goth, and stylish violenceAdmiring more upcoming indie games Admiring more upcoming indie games I remain extremely into the look of ghostly twin-stick shooterHauntii(coming to Steam): 🔊sound on🔊 what does it take for a ghost to ascend?#Hauntii#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#indiegame#indie#gamedev#ghost#afterlife#spooky#animated#madewithunity#unity3Dpic.twitter.com/mdxuv4UwQm— Leo⚡🦁 (@realZigzagLeo)October 15, 2022 🔊sound on🔊 what does it take for a ghost to ascend?#Hauntii#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#indiegame#indie#gamedev#ghost#afterlife#spooky#animated#madewithunity#unity3Dpic.twitter.com/mdxuv4UwQm I can see why you might think early work-in-progress hasKingdom Heartsfashion but no, it’s Hot Topic mall goth....

HomeNews The RPS 100 returns, and this time we want your helpVote for your favourite PC games of all time for the inaugural RPS 100: Reader’s Edition Vote for your favourite PC games of all time for the inaugural RPS 100: Reader’s Edition Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun The RPS 100, our annual countdown of our favourite PC games of all time, is coming back for its second edition later this month - and let me tell you, with practically an all-new team in place since we last cast our votes, this year’s RPS 100 is looking to be quite the shake-up compared to last year’s list....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Sunday 16 October 2022): Wordle word of the day #484 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 Sunday 16 October 2022?I don’t know about you, but sometimes there are so many video games out there I end up with a major case of decision paralysis....

HomeNews Minecraft Dungeons’ Fauna Faire update brings four-player co-op to its roguelike mode next weekAn enchanting new merchant and a free level are coming too An enchanting new merchant and a free level are coming too Blocky action RPGMinecraft Dungeonssees the arrival of the mob-packed Fauna Faire, its third seasonal update, on October 19th. Today’s Minecraft Live stream showed more of what to expect from the new season of Minecraft Dungeons, including four-player multiplayer for the Tower, a new merchant who handles enchantments, and a free new jungle biome level....

HomeNewsMinecraft Minecraft is getting Batman DLC next week, including Gotham and many villainsHoly Blocks! Holy Blocks! I find I have next to no interest in the comingGotham Knights, but a blocky recreation of Gotham inMinecraft? Yeah, that’s cute. It’s part of what’s coming in the newly announced Batman DLC for Minecraft, as well as the ability to fight Batman’s rogue gallery including the Penguin, Poison Ivy and The Joker.Mojang announced the DLC in a segment during this evening’s Minecraft Live stream....

HomeNewsMinecraft Minecraft’s 1.20 update brings seven mysterious new player skins in 2023Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Bashful, and Doc? Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Bashful, and Doc? Minecraft Live 2022: Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube Minecraft Live 2022: Announcement Trailer Game director Agnes Larsson said the change was part of the update’s aim of self-expression through representation. Mojang are attempting to “make Minecraft Minecraftier” with 1.20, focusing on the creative pillars of the game to inspire players’ creativity....

HomeNewsOlliOlli World OlliOlli World’s final DLC kickflips into the cloudsNew tricks and routes for top players New tricks and routes for top players OlliOlli Worldis getting a final piece of DLC. Finding The Flowzone, which will be released this November, features a new bunch of levels to grind across - only these ones are set among the clouds. It’ll also include new “Windzones” for catching greater air, as well as harder routes designed for the best players....

HomeNewsWarhammer 40,000: Darktide Warhammer 40K: Darktide’s closed beta is live but you can still applyAhead of November release Ahead of November release Warhammer 40K: Darktide’s closed beta is underway, which you probably already know if you’re one of the people granted access to test the co-op shooter. If you don’t have access however, there’s still time as you can still apply and more players will be let in over the course of this weekend....

HomeNews A Space Unbound’s publishing issues have been resolved “to the satisfaction of all parties”Toge Productions still handling PC publishing, Chorus Worldwide taking over from PQube Toge Productions still handling PC publishing, Chorus Worldwide taking over from PQube Fantastical slice-of-life adventure gameA Space For The Unboundhas resolved its publishing problems, developers Mojiken Studio have revealed. In ajoint statementwith UK-based publishers PQube, shared on the game’s Twitter account, Mojiken and the game’s PC publishers Toge Productions said they’ve “reached an agreement to the satisfaction of all parties”....