HomeNews Total War’s developers are making a third-person melee action gameAt their studio in Bulgaria At their studio in Bulgaria Creative Assembly have a mixed history when it comes to games that don’t have “Total War” in the title, but that’s not stopping them from trying. The studio announced today that alongside future Total War games, the recently announced Hyenas, and another unannounced project, they also have a fourth game now in development....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Saturday 27 August 2022): Wordle word of the day #434 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 Saturday 27 August 2022?It’s Saturday, and if you’re in the UK then it’s the start of a three-day weekend! Before you switch off for an extra-long snooze, why not tackle today’sWordlepuzzle?...

HomeFeaturesDead Island 2 Dead Island 2 is a surprisingly polished zombie ‘em up that sticks to the scriptBack from the dead Back from the dead So going into a 20-minute hands-on with the game in the year 2022, I was a bit apprehensive. What sort of Frankenstinian horror awaited me behind closed doors? But, far from a shambling mess, what I played was a zombie ‘em up that seemed close to what Graham saw in 2014, only polished up to a surprising, bloody gloss....

HomeNews Embracer Group complete acquisition of former Square Enix studiosSquare Enix Montréal to be renamed Square Enix Montréal to be renamed Swedish media buyer-uppersEmbracer Grouphave completed their $300 million (£253 million) acquisition of former Square Enix studios, begun in May this year. The deal sees Crystal Dynamics, Eidol Montréal and Square Enix Montréal become part of a 12th operating group within Embracer. Square Enix Montréal will now change their name....

HomeHardwareDeals Get a 1TB Micro SD card for your Steam Deck for just £110The Lexar Play 1TB is £30 off today, and the faster SanDisk Extreme is also discounted. The Lexar Play 1TB is £30 off today, and the faster SanDisk Extreme is also discounted. The Lexar Play 1TB is now retailing for £110 at Amazon, compared to a usual price of £140. If you’d prefer something a little more high performance, the highly-rated SanDisk Extreme 1TB card is also on sale, dropping from £220 to £140....

HomeNews Indie horror showcase EEK3 goes bump again tonightIt’s the third year in a row for the Haunted PS1 team It’s the third year in a row for the Haunted PS1 team Skully the Skeleton is back for another yearly look at indiehorror gamesat today’s EEK3 showcase. The scares begin at 11pm BST/12am CEST/3pm PST, so particularly spooky if you live on the main European landmass. As one personnoted, Friday the 26th is twice as scary as the 13th....

HomeNewsKiller Klowns From Outer Space: The Game I think it’s fair to sayKiller Klowns From Outer Space: The Gamewas one of the more… leftfield reveals from this week’sGamescom Opening Night Livebonanza. In case you missed it, it’s a 3v7 asymmetrical multiplayer adaptation of the cult 1988 horror film of the same name, but details on how its creepy clowning around would actually work werefew and far between, to say the least....

HomeNews Netflix’s BioShock movie finds its director in The Hunger Games series' Francis LawrenceNo gods or kings, only Hollywood creatives No gods or kings, only Hollywood creatives Streaming giants Netflix have aBioShockmovie to make and, after pointing their golf club at various directors, they’veselectedFrancis Lawrence. He’s best known for overseeing three of The Hunger Games movies and is working on the prequel coming out next year, The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes....

HomeNews Valve have made a free booklet about the origins of Steam and the Steam DeckWe’ve also compared it to Steam’s very first press release We’ve also compared it to Steam’s very first press release Valve have produced a teensy digital booklet about the history of Steam and theSteam Deckas they prepare to introduce it to potential customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The 50-ish-page guide to everything Steam Deck also features a rundown of Valve’s relatively short history of manufacturing hardware such as the Steam Link and Steam Controller, and the Valve Index VR headset....

HomeNews Wild Arms and Shadow Hearts creators are back with two new JRPGsThey’re launching a ‘double Kickstarter’ to do it They’re launching a ‘double Kickstarter’ to do it RPG Music Quiz - Can You Guess The RPG From The Tune?Watch on YouTube RPG Music Quiz - Can You Guess The RPG From The Tune? Armed Fantasia’s battle system will let you disrupt enemy turn orders to make extra red and orange numbers pop out of enemy skulls....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Friday 26 August 2022): Wordle word of the day #433 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 Friday 26 August 2022?If you can believe it, it’s Friday once again! The weekend is basically here, but before you switch your brain off for 48 hours, there’s time for one more weekdayWordle....

HomeNewsDark Souls III Dark Souls 3’s PC servers are back online after seven months of downtimeFromSoft still working on the other games in the series FromSoft still working on the other games in the series Elden Ringdevs FromSoftware have restored the PC multiplayer servers forDark Souls 3, the studio has announced today. Servers were disabled for allDark Soulsgames in January following the discovery of a security vulnerability that could affect anyone playing Dark Souls 3 online....

HomeFeaturesDead Pets Unleashed Dead Pets Unleashed is a chaotic punk rock drama that’s giving me quarter-life crisis flashbacksRock out to the free demo over on Steam Rock out to the free demo over on Steam A slice-of-life game about a demon punk rock band having a quarter-life crisis?Dead Pets Unleashedlooks exactly like my cup of tea, or rather, a fizzling concoction of Red Bull, battery acid, and popping candy. After launching a Kickstarter campaign, developers Triple Topping have released aDead Pets Unleashed demo, so players can get a taste of the highs and lows of band life and, after playing the demo myself, it’s definitely worth checking out....