Valve are still taking SteamOS beyond the Steam Deck, though dual booting is a ways off

HomeNews Valve are still taking SteamOS beyond the Steam Deck, though dual booting is a ways offThe Asus ROG Ally could be first up for SteamOS support The Asus ROG Ally could be first up for SteamOS support Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Valve have made no secret of their plans to makeSteamOS– the Linux-based operating system that powers theSteam Deck– available to other games-playing devices, including rival handhelds....

August 14, 2024 · 2 min · 372 words · Mary Patel

Alien: Romulus has turned Alien: Isolation's savegame mechanic into a way of spoiling its own scares

HomeNewsAlien: Isolation Alien: Romulus has turned Alien: Isolation’s savegame mechanic into a way of spoiling its own scaresOr more generously, building suspense Or more generously, building suspense Image credit:Sega / The Gamer Image credit:Sega / The Gamer Among the many, Gigery beauties of 2014’sAlien: Isolationis that you save using an in-game, wall-mounted Emergency Phone - a maddeningly analog process of slotting a keycard into the machine and waiting for three beeps....

August 13, 2024 · 3 min · 427 words · Roger Flynn

Black Myth Wukong's benchmarking tool lets you test your rig's capacity for monkeying around

HomeNewsBlack Myth: Wukong Black Myth Wukong’s benchmarking tool lets you test your rig’s capacity for monkeying aroundFree to download now Free to download now Image credit:Game Science Image credit:Game Science Are you a prospective buyer ofBlack Myth Wukongand would like to see if your PC qualifies for uninterrupted monkeying around? Wowee, would you look at that! There’s a BMW (no, not the German multinational manufacturer of vehicles) benchmarking tool out now that lets you preview how the game would run on your hardware....

August 13, 2024 · 2 min · 387 words · Jeremy Olson

Playstation Store lists Red Dead Redemption as “now on PC for the first time ever”

HomeNewsRed Dead Redemption Playstation Store lists Red Dead Redemption as “now on PC for the first time ever”Yee-haw! Yee-haw! Image credit:Rockstar Image credit:Rockstar Update:The PlayStation Store’s description has now been changed to omit the part quoted below. Being a forward-thinking individual, however, I took a screenshot.Well, root my toots. Unless you’re Australian, in which case don’t do that. Just enjoy the now very much confirmed-looking release of the originalRed Dead Redemptionon PC....

August 13, 2024 · 4 min · 749 words · Steven Martin

Wordle hints and answer (#1151): How to solve the Tuesday August 13 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1151): How to solve the Tuesday August 13 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for August 13? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for August 13? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 26th December!...

August 13, 2024 · 6 min · 1161 words · Cheryl Howard

Become an aging court jester trapped in a cyclical hell at the whims of a fickle audience in Conan Throwbrien

HomeNewsConan Throwbrien Become an aging court jester trapped in a cyclical hell at the whims of a fickle audience in Conan ThrowbrienIt’s basically blackjack for jokes It’s basically blackjack for jokes Image credit:spelafort Image credit:spelafort Conan Throwbrienwelcomes its host to the stage with discordant jazz and uncanny colour bars glitches. It feels eerie. Desperate. A crushing inevitability. Four joke topics appear at the bottom of the screen. Ridiculous celebrity kids names....

August 12, 2024 · 6 min · 1170 words · Shane Beard

Doom modders are annoyed at the "chum-bucket" of wrongly credited mods in the latest Doom remaster

HomeNews Doom modders are annoyed at the “chum-bucket” of wrongly credited mods in the latest Doom remasterCan I see your id? Can I see your id? Image credit:id Software / Bethesda Image credit:id Software / Bethesda Last week, Bethesda released a remastered edition ofDoomandDoom IIon Steam, with lots of extra episodes and improvements. One of these new features is a built-in browser for mods, and support for many existing mods that previously required a different version of the game....

August 12, 2024 · 3 min · 534 words · Tricia Rodriguez

NYT Connections hint and answers (Tuesday, August 13)

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Tuesday, August 13)Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #429 Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #429 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 26th December! Want a hint for Connections today?Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle gameWordle, the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now....

August 12, 2024 · 3 min · 577 words · John Reeves

PUBG owner Krafton have acquired Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP

HomeNewsHi-Fi Rush PUBG owner Krafton have acquired Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IPThe move is the company’s “first significant investment in the Japanese video game market” The move is the company’s “first significant investment in the Japanese video game market” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Softworks Former parent company Microsoftannounced that they were shutting downTango Gameworks back in May, alongsideRedfallstudio Arkane Austin and Mighty Doom makers Alpha Dog Games....

August 12, 2024 · 2 min · 227 words · Brent Brown

Wordle hints and answer (#1148): How to solve the Saturday August 10 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1148): How to solve the Saturday August 10 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for August 10? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for August 10? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 26th December!...

August 10, 2024 · 6 min · 1185 words · Kara Oconnor

Control 2, Condor and the Max Payne remakes are shaping up just fine, say Remedy

HomeNews Control 2, Condor and the Max Payne remakes are shaping up just fine, say RemedyLook, it’s a slow news day Look, it’s a slow news day Image credit:505 Games / Remedy Image credit:505 Games / Remedy The weekend bears down on us like a host of hissing, barrel-throwing psychics, but there is yet time for some brief updates on Remedy’sControl 2, which Remedy say is coming along nicely. The same is apparently true ofthe multiplayer Control spin-off Project Condorand theMax Payne1 & 2 remakes, on which Remedy are collaborating with GTA andMax Payne 3developers Rockstar....

August 9, 2024 · 2 min · 326 words · Michael Maxwell

Here's a free miniature town-builder with trams from the creator of Viewfinder

HomeNewsViewfinder Here’s a free miniature town-builder with trams from the creator of ViewfinderDutch ado about something Dutch ado about something Image credit:Matt Stark / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Matt Stark / Rock Paper Shotgun Sometimes I want to play a video game, and sometimes I just want to assemble a quiet little Dutch town with iron bridges, fountains and dinky trams bustling about like bumble bees. The project in question isTramstertram....

August 9, 2024 · 1 min · 188 words · Mrs. Tricia Noble

NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, August 9)

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, August 9)Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #425 Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #425 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 26th December! Want a hint for Connections today?Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle gameWordle, the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now....

August 9, 2024 · 3 min · 577 words · Patrick Thompson