HomeNewsJudas Judas and Bioshock dev Ken Levine thinks video game voice-acting has a problem with “turn-based dialogue”“I’d rather have my lines have a little bit of dirt and grit on them” “I’d rather have my lines have a little bit of dirt and grit on them” Image credit:Ghost Story Games Image credit:Ghost Story Games Many moons ago, I remember having a chat with Brendy aboutFPSMetro Exodus’s choice to have characters frequently speak over each other in conversation....

HomeNewsPlacid Plastic Deck: A Quiet Quest New card battler Placid Plastic Deck blends Pokémon with Inscryption using the dark magic of ducksFowl deeds Fowl deeds Image credit:turbolento games / Fantastico Studio Image credit:turbolento games / Fantastico Studio Like many an addled follower of the games industry, I have recently fallen under the spell ofBalatro, and especially, its jokers. The mechanics and overall presentation may be exquisite, but it’s the thrill of discovering another mutant jester modifier that has me lunging for the Steam Deck in my sleep....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, July 19)Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #404 Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #404 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....

HomeNewsBobo Bay Please go away I live in pet sim indie Bobo Bay nowI’m happy here I’m happy here Image credit:NewFutureKids Image credit:NewFutureKids Over the past few weeks, my review schedule has involved kicking dudes, shooting dudes, war, eldritch busses, and diseased rats. I did not know how utterly burnt out I was on violence and misery until I held one of petsimulationBobo Bay’s sentient blob critters in my arms and lavished snacks upon it....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1126): How to solve the Friday July 19 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for July 19? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for July 19? 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!...

HomeReviewsConscript Conscript review: sturdily crafted and gruelling WW1 survival horrorDo green herbs work for trench foot? Do green herbs work for trench foot? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team17 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team17 Take me back to the soft blue light,Conscript. It’s safe there, in the save room. No body-armoured heavies with trench raiding clubs. No tunnels choked with sickly, mushy-pea green gas. No rats feasting on my ankles, occasionally inflicting a disease that halves my health bar....

HomeNewsCorpus Edax Corpus Edax is a Deus Ex-style immersive sim with a frankly irresponsible number of violence-based verbsOne of the verbs is ‘punch’! One of the verbs is ‘punch’! Image credit:Luis G. Bento Image credit:Luis G. Bento You’ve got other options, of course, although I can’t help feel a little implied judgement in the fact one of the non-fighting stats is simply named ‘Nerd’. There’s also a thoughtful and flesh-out trait-and-stat-based dialogue system thatNew Vegas-heads among you are bound to get a kick out of it....

HomeNews Got a desktop full of unfinished projects? That’s okay, so does Square Enix creative Tetsuya NomuraFinal Fantasy_final_v.7 (final final) locked FINAL Final Fantasy_final_v.7 (final final) locked FINAL Image credit:Square Enix Image credit:Square Enix When you dive into the mess of folders on your PC, what do you find? Cobweb-plastered manuscripts for those twelve fantasy novels you started? Mouldy design documents for those nine games you never actually began coding? Perhaps dozens of little motheaten thumbnails of that masterpiece you’re planning to someday paint?...

HomeNewsThe Mortuary Assistant Horror game The Mortuary Assistant is turning into a job sim, thanks to an “endless embalming mode” update"Unlimited bodies" at no extra charge “Unlimited bodies” at no extra charge Image credit:DreadXP Image credit:DreadXP We’ve had a glut of articles about gloomier video games on here today, Rachel’s bright and breezyDungeons Of Hinterberg reviewnotwithstanding. Tomorrow, I promise, it’ll be wall-to-wall wholesome life sims, pastel petals and hug emojis as far as the eye can see....

HomeGuidesElden Ring How to get a Thrusting Shield in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The ErdtreeHere is a full list of all Thrusting Shields in the DLC and where to get them Here is a full list of all Thrusting Shields in the DLC and where to get them Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Looking for a Thrusting Shield in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?The Thrusting Shield is anew armamenttype inShadow Of The Erdtreethat allows the Tarnished to perform a thrust attack whilst wielding their shield....

HomeHardwareGuidesZenless Zone Zero How to install Zenless Zone Zero on the Steam DeckThe quickest, easiest way to play HoYoverse’s stylish RPG on your Steam Deck The quickest, easiest way to play HoYoverse’s stylish RPG on your Steam Deck Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Steam Deck Academybrings together all our guides and explainers on getting the most out of your Steam Deck, no student loans or sweaty dormitories required....

HomeNewsTo The Stars I cannot unsee the dreadful, gurning planets of rapidfire space strategy game To The StarsClair de goon Clair de goon Image credit:Blowfish Studios Image credit:Blowfish Studios To the Stars - Coming 13th August | Official TrailerWatch on YouTube To the Stars - Coming 13th August | Official Trailer Swallowing all the planets and exterminating all the other races is one way to win. Another is colonising all of the local astral monuments....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Thursday, July 18)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #403 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #403 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?...