Dark Pictures studio Supermassive Games bought by world’s oldest active film company

HomeNews Well, that’s a no-brainer The Copenhagen-based Nordisk is the world’s oldest continuously active movie production company, founded in 1906. Their Nordisk Games division has minority and majority stakes in six other development studios. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me – Story TrailerDon’t think it’s worth looking this one up on AirBnB.Watch on YouTube The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me – Story Trailer Supermassive is the third developer that Nordisk has acquired outright....

July 12, 2022 · 2 min · 247 words · Christy Davis

Prime Day 2022: the best graphics card deals so far

HomeHardwareDeals Prime Day 2022: the best graphics card deals so farWell, “least worst” maybe Well, “least worst” maybe Prime Day 2022comes just as the global graphics card market slowlyemerges from a devastating crypto-coma. That means some prices are back to normal, some aren’t, and the entire concept of a deal becomes kind of nebulous and squishy. And yet, there will undoubtedly be people out there desperate for a new graphics card –anynew graphics card – so let’s take a look at what’s out there....

July 12, 2022 · 2 min · 281 words · David Moran

Prime Day deal spotlight: my current favourite gaming mouse hits a new price low

HomeHardwareDeals Prime Day deal spotlight: my current favourite gaming mouse hits a new price lowThe Razer Basilisk V3 is a tidy £35 on Amazon UK The Razer Basilisk V3 is a tidy £35 on Amazon UK I’ve been using theRazer Basilisk V3as my everyday gaming mouse for months, and now thatPrime Day 2022has launched, I have more reason than ever to talk it up. Amazon’s two-day “sod it, money off everything” event has brought the Basilisk V3 down to £35 in the UK, a price that appears to be an all-time low here in Blighty....

July 12, 2022 · 4 min · 817 words · Christy Robinson

The Blasphemous devs are making a family-friendly VR board game platform

HomeNews The Blasphemous devs are making a family-friendly VR board game platformIt’s called All On Board! How un-blasphemous It’s called All On Board! How un-blasphemous Gruesome side-scrolling MetroidvaniaBlasphemousis a pixel art game where a burly man in a very pointy hat smacks the daylights out of unholy monstrosities, from Spanish devs The Game Kitchen. Now they’re back – the devs, not the monstrosities – with something a bit more than a game....

July 12, 2022 · 5 min · 1014 words · Marcus Martin

The Sims 4 Werewolves: How to find Greg

HomeGuidesThe Sims 4 The Sims 4 Werewolves: How to find GregWhat’s so special about this Greg guy anyway? What’s so special about this Greg guy anyway? Where is Greg in The Sims 4 Werewolves and what does he do?The Sims 4Werewolvesis one of the most lore-heavy add-ons to hit the gargantuan life sim in a good long while. Not only does it do an impressive job ofoverhauling what we’ve come to expectfromThe Sims 4’s occult-themed DLCs, but it actually ties together the lore behind Werewolves with that of theVampiresandRealm Of Magicgame packs, too, retrospectively giving them better stories in the process....

July 12, 2022 · 6 min · 1149 words · Dr. Kenneth Chavez

Time On Frog Island review: a laid-back adventure with friendly frog folk

HomeReviewsTime on Frog Island Time On Frog Island review: a laid-back adventure with friendly frog folkHoist the sails Hoist the sails What’s with all the cute frog-centered indie games right now?A Frog’s Tale,Schim,Frog Detective,Paradise Marsh,Olliefrog Toad Skater,Teacup,Frogsong- it feels like we’re in the middle of an (incredibly adorable) frog uprising. Not that I’m complaining, I’m more than happy that our amphibian friends are getting the love they deserve and one such game isTime On Frog Island, a cosy adventure where you play as a gruff sea captain who has been shipwrecked on an island that is chock-a-block with, you guessed it, frogs....

July 12, 2022 · 5 min · 975 words · Rodney Figueroa

Wordle answer (Wednesday 13 July 2022): Wordle word of the day #389 and hints

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Wednesday 13 July 2022): Wordle word of the day #389 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 Wednesday 13 July 2022?Every day brings a newWordleanswer, which means a new quest to find that elusive 5-letter word in just six tries. It’s a quest of epic proportions that is only suitable for equally epic heroes and heroines....

July 12, 2022 · 7 min · 1358 words · Veronica Torres

Riders Republic has the rudest 'tude but such lovely cycling

HomeFeaturesRiders Republic Riders Republic has the rudest ‘tude but such lovely cyclingFeels great to ride in a way few games do Feels great to ride in a way few games do I had expected to dislikeRiders Republicbecause Ubisoft’s marketing made the open-world xtreme sports game look like it was about gnarly middle-aged dudes with sikk lingo and twatty hats. And it is, and they are awful. But behind the rude ‘tude and Fortnite-grade fashion, Riders Republic makes riding a virtual bike feel like riding a real one in a way few video games manage....

July 11, 2022 · 4 min · 648 words · Denise Wright

Screenshot Saturday Mondays: mega-size edition

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Mondays: mega-size editionAdmiring more upcoming indie games Admiring more upcoming indie games Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week I have more games than usual to share because dang, so many things looked cool. Come admire!An extremely cool scene from a (yet-unnamed?) game the creator describes as a “visual novel” with “a mix of these dioramas and free exploration segments”:village diorama, first implementation of the orbit camera#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#lowpolypic....

July 11, 2022 · 11 min · 2149 words · Lauren Johnson

Wordle answer (Tuesday 12 July 2022): Wordle word of the day #388 and hints

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Tuesday 12 July 2022): Wordle word of the day #388 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 Tuesday 12 July 2022?Wordleis wildly popular, so it’s easy to imagine everyone grinning as they guess the Wordle answer. That isn’t always the case, though, and I’m sure plenty of us have blank faces and minds every morning as we stare confusedly at an empty grid....

July 11, 2022 · 3 min · 483 words · Mindy Gordon

You won’t be able to redownload Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD from September

HomeNews You won’t be able to redownload Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD from SeptemberIt’s already been delisted from Steam It’s already been delisted from Steam Historical spin-off portAssassin’s Creed Liberation HDcould well end up totally unplayable for people who own it. At the start of July, the publishershared15 getting-on-a-bit games they intended to shut down online services for, including access to bought DLC. Now, Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD,Space JunkiesandSilent Hunter 5have already been delisted from Steam at Ubisoft’s request, and won’t be accessible from September 1st....

July 11, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Jennifer Walker

Cursed To Golf will aim for the fairway this August

HomeNewsCursed to Golf Cursed To Golf will aim for the fairway this AugustYou felt under par, and now you must come below par You felt under par, and now you must come below par 2022 is the year ofgolf, specificallywackygolf. Cursed To Golf leads the pack: it’s a 2D club ‘em up in which you’re attempting to escape golf purgatory with the aid of supernatural power-ups. A new trailer brings news of its release date next month....

July 9, 2022 · 4 min · 742 words · John Stanley

Heroes Of The Storm will no longer receive new content

HomeNewsHeroes of the Storm Heroes Of The Storm will no longer receive new contentBlizzard’s MOBA enters maintenance mode Blizzard’s MOBA enters maintenance mode Heroes Of The Storm, Blizzard’s take on the MOBA, is entering its dotage. In a shortnews post, Blizzard say they’re going to keep the game running, but “there are no plans for new for-purchase content” and future patches will focus on bug fixes. “Moving forward we will support Heroes in a manner similar to our other longstanding games,StarCraftand StarCraft II,” says the post....

July 9, 2022 · 2 min · 244 words · Sean Smith