HomeNewsGyromite I regret to inform you the Games Done Quick dog did not get a world record speedrun timeWhen will the novelty arms race end? When will the novelty arms race end? Image credit:Games Done Quick Image credit:Games Done Quick Peanut Butter is the latest high tide line in the efforts to put more weird and difficult hurdles between you and the controls of games when speedrunning or streaming them. And I must ask: where next?...

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Wednesday, January 17)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #220 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #220 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?...

HomeNewsStarfield Steam Beta launch had been planned to land today Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios A massive update forStarfield, cramming in over 100 fixes and other improvements, has been delayed. Originally due to hit Steam’s beta branch today, January 17th, the patch is now expected to arrive later this week - but Bethesda aren’t sure exactly when, just yet. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsWas Starfield worth the wait?...

HomeFeaturesBandle Tale: A League Of Legends Story The next League Of Legends spin-off is a deep and crafty blend of Stardew, Spiritfarer and Animal CrossingBandle Tale and its enormous skill trees arrive on February 21st Bandle Tale and its enormous skill trees arrive on February 21st Image credit:Riot Forge Image credit:Riot Forge When cute crafting RPGBandle Tale: A League Of Legends Storywas first announced at the end of last year, I don’t think I really appreciated the fact it was going to be the next game from the devs behind mortuary farming-me-doGraveyard Keeper....

HomeNews This free Quake mod is also a prequel to hack ‘n’ slash Slave Zero X, which is a prequel to a 1999 mech gameAvailable now with Bethesda’s stamp of approval Available now with Bethesda’s stamp of approval Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Poppy Works Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Poppy Works Slave Zero X: Episode Enyo - FREE Quake Campaign~!Watch on YouTube Slave Zero X: Episode Enyo - FREE Quake Campaign~! Episode Enyo’s a pretty fun one....

HomeNewsdev_hell This roguelike deckbuilder is software development meets InscryptionWork for a fairytale startup, lose your soul! Work for a fairytale startup, lose your soul! Image credit:Unhinged Studios Image credit:Unhinged Studios dev_hell Teaser TrailerWatch on YouTube dev_hell Teaser Trailer Development takes the form of building a deck of cards called things like “Subroutine” and “Bandaid Solution”, then pitting them against anonymous feedback and databases in duels reminiscent of Inscryption. And just as Inscryption lets you leave your captor and plod around the confines of your prison, dev_hell lets you interact with co-workers to build “positive relationships” or pick a granola bar off a kallax for buffs....

HomeFeatures What’s better: playing on an old patch or asymmetrical outfits?Vote now! Vote now! Image credit:Bungie Image credit:Bungie Last time, you decided thatPlanescape: Torment’s Litany Of Curses is better thanHalf-Life’s Snarks. I hadn’t that expected that snark-off to be so one-sided but Morte’s cussing taunt took 80% of the votes. You have to forgive Snarks for snapping at your finger one day, Gordon, they’re just little critters. Onwards! This week, I ask you to choose between nostalgia and new styles, ya?...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#942): How to solve the Wednesday January 17 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for January 17? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 17? 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!...

HomeReviewsHome Safety Hotline Home Safety Hotline review: thoughtful weirdness that left me wanting moreThe call is coming from inside the tree The call is coming from inside the tree Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Night Signal Entertainment Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Night Signal Entertainment I worked on the phones when I was in pension admin, years ago, and I fielded some weird ones, but nothing quite as weird as the calls inHome Safety Hotline....

HomeFeaturesPersona 3 Reload Persona 3 Reload is a seamless transition for Persona 5-likersAnd takes a lot of learnings from it, too And takes a lot of learnings from it, too Image credit:Atlus/Sega Image credit:Atlus/Sega Having spent what feels like an entire lifetime inJRPGPersona 5 Royal, going back to the originalPersona 3is pretty jarring. It’s unsurprising given it came out 18 years ago, but exploration is more akin to a slideshow and dungeon-running to a well-rehearsed routine....

HomeNews Players still don’t feel “comfortable” with game subscription services, says Ubisoft+ boss"Gamers are used to, a little bit like DVD, having and owning their games." “Gamers are used to, a little bit like DVD, having and owning their games.” Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft Ubisoft’s director of subscriptions Philippe Tremblay has said that for all the growth of videogame subscription services in the past few years, players are still accustomed to “having and owning their games”....

HomeNews Prison Architect 2 is official, bringing Paradox’s jail management sim to 3DIt’s out on March 26th It’s out on March 26th Image credit:Paradox Interactive Image credit:Paradox Interactive Afterteasing a 3D sequelwhenPrison Architectreceived its final update last May, developers Double Eleven and publishers Paradox Interactive have announced that, yep,Prison Architect 2is indeed a thing that is happening - and in 3D, no less. Prisons will now have multiple floors to police, as well as a whole new inmate behaviour system to navigate along the way that will feed into gang warfare, escapes and other buddingmanagementproblems....

HomeNewsPrison Architect 2 Prison Architect 2 will support mods with a built-in editor on PCMod support on console, too Mod support on console, too Image credit:Paradox/Double Eleven Image credit:Paradox/Double Eleven Prison Architect 2wasannounced earlier this eveningand will switch the carceral management sim to 3D when it releases on March 26th.It’ll also have robust mod support, with “a mod editor built-in for PC players”, according to game director Gaz Wright."[Mod support will be] built into the game for the first time," Wright told Katharine at Gamescom last year....