HomeNewsCounter-Strike 2 Classic Counter-Strike map Train returns in CS2 with a total overhaul, making it “60% cloudier"It’s less of a sniperfest now It’s less of a sniperfest now Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Train, one of Counter-Strike’s oldest and bestest maps, has received a sweeping update. Valve’s given the fairly nondescript trainyard a “full visual overhaul” inCounter-Strike 2, making it “60% cloudier” and changing its layout to encourage more tactical play besides just whipping out the AWP and looking down long, narrow corridors....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Black Ops 6 How to find all the Aetherella statues in Black Ops 6 ZombiesHere’s how to complete the Aetherella easter egg in Liberty Falls Here’s how to complete the Aetherella easter egg in Liberty Falls Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Activision Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Activision Looking for all of the Aetherella statues on the Liberty Falls map in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies?The Liberty Falls map in Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode features a cool secret if you manage to collect all of the statues of the purple spandex-suited Aetherella....

HomeNewsLorn’s Lure One of 2024’s grandest and hardest first-person exploration games just got a lot easierNo, I’m not telling you which one until you click the link No, I’m not telling you which one until you click the link Image credit:Rubeki Games Image credit:Rubeki Games Official Lorn’s Lure Explore Mode Launch Trailer!Watch on YouTube Official Lorn’s Lure Explore Mode Launch Trailer! Explore Mode “aims to smooth out very difficult spots for players that were expecting an atmospheric exploration game throughout”....

HomeNewsAssassinvisible Play as an assassin so stealthy you can’t see yourself in AssassinvisibleAgent 4B Agent 4B Image credit:Zaatar Café Image credit:Zaatar Café AssassInvisible trailer englishWatch on YouTube AssassInvisible trailer english This one’s going to be very quote-y, because I’m still trying to wrap my head around it myself. TheSteam pagedescribes Assassinvisible thusly: “A cute bite-sized puzzle and stealth game that takes place in the margins of a bored pupil’s notebook. You’re an invisible assassin, sneak your way past the guards to reach your target and erase it!...

HomeFeaturesSoulframe Soulframe has the bones of a great action-RPG, but I’m enjoying it partly because it feels too late to enjoy WarframeThoughts from a few hours in Digital Extremes' pre-alpha prelude Thoughts from a few hours in Digital Extremes' pre-alpha prelude Image credit:Digital Extremes Image credit:Digital Extremes I’ve been trying to work out if I’m keen onSoulframeonly because I feel guilty about missing the boat withWarframe. I reviewed Digital Extremes' hit free-to-play shooter in 2013, back when people were still calling it a spiritual successor to the developer’s boomerang-throwing action game Dark Sector....

HomeNews This year’s Game Awards will accept DLC, new game seasons, expansions, and presumably Kojima’s MS Paint doodlesLong shadow Long shadow Image credit:The Game Awards Image credit:The Game Awards As per a recent update to their FAQ page, The Game Awards have confirmed that DLCs, new game seasons for live service games, and other such releases are eligible for their game of the year award.The FAQ itself - which appears to have been accessible over the weekend but now links to a ‘coming soon’ page - says the following....

HomeNews Valve must address swastikas and other hate on Steam, writes US senator in a letter to Gabe NewellImprove moderation now, says politician, or face “intense scrutiny” Improve moderation now, says politician, or face “intense scrutiny” Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Inthe letter, Democrat senator Mark Warner argues that Valve’s content moderation doesn’t meet industry standards, and says he wants Valve to “crack down on the rampant proliferation of hate-based content”....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1247): How to solve the Sunday November 17 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for November 17? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 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!...

HomeNewsHalf-Life 2 Half-Life 2: Episode 3 could have featured an ice gun and blob monsters, as seen in new documentary footage"We could have shipped it. It wouldn’t have been that hard" “We could have shipped it. It wouldn’t have been that hard” Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Half-Life 2just turned 20-years-old, and to celebrate Valveupdated the game with some new features. They also produced a documetary in which several of its development team look back on their work on the game and its episodic expansions - including the never-released Episode 3....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Sat, November 16thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #523. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #523. 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! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 16th November?...

HomeGuidesFarming Simulator 25 All livestock in Farming Simulator 25Here is a comprehensive list of all livestock to buy in Farming Simulator 25 Here is a comprehensive list of all livestock to buy in Farming Simulator 25 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Giants Software Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Giants Software If you’re looking to add to your farm and wish to know which livestock is the most profitable, we have you covered. Below is a list of all Farming Simulator 25 livestock, what they produce and how much revenue you can potentially make....

HomeNewsSteamWorld Heist 2 Little room for Leeway Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Thunderful Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Thunderful It’s a “strategic move towards publishing games from external partners,” according to CEO Martin Walfisz, who says he has let 80-100 people go with “great regret”. It’s not clear from the release which departments were most affected in this recent wave of layoffs, but judging from the language of the announcement I’m guessing many were employed on the development side of things....

HomeFeaturesField Of Glory: Kingdoms The Rally Point: Field of Glory: Kingdoms is an elaborate building game in a grand strategy jacketDemesne calm Demesne calm Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Slitherine Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Slitherine Four thousand words of notes. Hoboy.Field of Glory Colon Kingdomsis definitely thought-provoking. It was also complaint-provoking in the fairly long period where I didn’t understand what it’s trying to do. Reaching that point, luckily for you, means we can cut out a lot of the “confused whingeing” subsection of those notes....