HomeNews The Game Awards 2024 liveblogFrom 12:30am GMT / 7:30pm ETLive From 12:30am GMT / 7:30pm ET Image credit:The Game Awards Image credit:The Game Awards Tonight isThe Game Awards 2024, the first since Geoff Keighleykilled E3 and consumed its heartin front of a group of screaming schoolchildren. Just saying, this had better be good,Geoff, especially after the2023 show’s “embarrassing” shooing-offof developers whose acceptance speeches cut into that valuable trailer showcase time....

HomeNewsCuriosmos Curiosmos is a galactic playground of planet creation and creature evolutionSpore without the boring bits? Spore without the boring bits? Image credit:Céline & The Silly Stars Image credit:Céline & The Silly Stars Infamous evolutionary flopSpore, for all its flaws, still had a lot of magic to it. It was fun to design your weird creatures, to watch them try to walk, and - in principle - to turn your humble creations into a spacefaring species....

HomeNewsSoul Reaver Finally, a weapon to surpass the Reaver Image credit:PlayStation Image credit:PlayStation The biggest treat, of course, is hearing Hayter read for Raziel, especially as it’s that excellent opening monologue. You’ll find the video below, with Hayter around 37:30. The Past, Present & Future of Soul Reaver - Noclip DocumentaryWatch on YouTube The Past, Present & Future of Soul Reaver - Noclip Documentary Noclip’s entire documentary is very much worth a watch, featuring interviews with the series’ art director Daniel Cabuco, programmer Scott Krotz, and also Ben Starr for some reason....

HomeNewsSkeal It’s almost Christmas, which means it’s time to play SkealA daft joke and an annual RPS Christmas tradition A daft joke and an annual RPS Christmas tradition Image credit:RPS / Nick Cummings Image credit:RPS / Nick Cummings Creation is an act of kindness. One person sloughs off a piece of themselves, shapes it, wraps it, and sends it out into the world in the hope that it might mean something to someone else....

HomeGuidesPath Of Exile 2 Path of Exile 2 best Witch buildHere’s a guide on how to use the Witch’s skeleton reinforcements to pummel your foes Here’s a guide on how to use the Witch’s skeleton reinforcements to pummel your foes Image credit:Grinding Gear Games Image credit:Grinding Gear Games Looking for the best Witch build in Path of Exile 2?As the Witch, you’ll raise skeletal minions to subdue all enemies inPath of Exile 2....

HomeGuidesPath Of Exile 2 Path of Exile 2 Game Modes and Endgame guideChoose between Standard, Hardcore, and Solo Self-Found Leagues in Path of Exile 2 Choose between Standard, Hardcore, and Solo Self-Found Leagues in Path of Exile 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Curious about the Path of Exile 2 game modes and endgame?Before jumping into the campaign, you’ll have to choose a game mode, a....

HomeNewsPath Of Exile 2 Developers apologise for delayed replies to support requests Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Back when I playedPath Of Exile 2at Summer Games Fest, I fought a cave-dwelling boss who summoned hordes of grotty subterranean wildlife to swamp me. Fortunately, I was rolling a Witch - perhaps thebest beginner POE2 class- so I could summon an army of skeletons in response....

HomeNews RPS Asks: what are you favourite games for the winter malaise?Snow day Snow day Image credit:ConcernedApe Image credit:ConcernedApe As Graham recently touched upon in hisbrilliant Naiad review, relaxing games mean different things to different people, and it’s often those with more demanding rules and consequences that feel realer, more engaging, more emancipatory. Some of my favourite winter gaming memories in recent years were stocking up on Shin Ramyun for a glorious fortnight spent popping heads inCyberpunk 2077, or spending weeks in an unwashed Oodie exploring Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth....

HomeNews Symphonia might scratch your Silksong itch, even though it’s not a metroidvaniaA shadowy and sonorous 2D platformer - try the demo, eh A shadowy and sonorous 2D platformer - try the demo, eh Image credit:Headup / Beep Japan Image credit:Headup / Beep Japan “Superbesque!” I breathed, watching myself casually tear off a violin solo to magic open a door. “Magnifissimos!” I sang, watching myself artfully bounce my violin bow off the floor and catch it to double-jump....

HomeNewsTankHead TankHead offers vehicle combat in a sci-fi world where you scavenge parts from your enemiesSurprise release during Day Of The Devs Surprise release during Day Of The Devs Image credit:Alpha Channel Image credit:Alpha Channel One of video game’s greatest pleasures is being able to shoot bits off an enemy and then append them to yourself. TankHead gets it. It’s about steering a tank through a desolate sci-fi landscape, blasting similar tank and mecha enemies to bits, then scavenging them for parts using a drone....

HomeNewsMarvel Rivals First big Marvel Rivals patch makes Doctor Strange less of a monsterNo more ult gain from terrain KOs No more ult gain from terrain KOs Image credit:NetEase Image credit:NetEase Marvel Rivals, the free-to-play hero shooter from NetEase, launched late last week and is exceedingly popular. It’s currently fourth on the Steam daily most played, right between Path Of Exile 2 and the evergreenGrand Theft Auto 5. I think there are three reasons for this enthusiasm: 1) it’s free-to-play with the usual comet’s tail of microtransactables 2) it’s third-personOverwatchwith Marvel characters, a straightforwardly enticing licensing sandwich, and 3) people want to have sex with a larger-than-usual proportion of the cast and especially awful tongue-monster Venom, who has a good butt in this one....

HomeNewsDuck Detective: The Ghost Of Glamping Mallard mystery-solver is taking on a new case in Duck Detective: The Ghost of GlampingAlt: Mallard malady mender Alt: Mallard malady mender Image credit:Happy Broccoli Games Image credit:Happy Broccoli Games Duck Detective’s first case was The Secret Salami, which paired its cosy mystery about stolen lunches with a protagonist whose divorce and destitution were played entirely straight despite his being a duck. The results were seemingly delightful, and here comes a sequel....

HomeReviewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 review: a wonky career mode gives meaning to the formless flight simCrazy taxi Crazy taxi Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Xbox Game Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Xbox Game Studios Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024captures Gatwick’s brown perfectly. Next to the stupefying natural beauty of Yosemite, the imposing imperial skyscrapers of the Manhattan skyline and the surging majesty of the Alpine peaks, this local rot-tinged patch of West Sussex is the most impressively realistic depiction of a place I have seen in a game....