HomeFeaturesBaldur’s Gate 3 The final RPS Advent Calendar 2023, December 24thI’ll be honest: it’s quite an obvious one this year I’ll be honest: it’s quite an obvious one this year Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Alright folks, it’s time for our actual Game Of The Year reveal. Do I actually have to do a tease for this? Do we not all know what it is? Fine. Roll for initiative....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#918): How to solve the Sunday December 24 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for December 24? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for December 24? 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!...

HomeFeatures What are we all playing this Christmas holiday?Well? Do tell! Well? Do tell! Image credit:When Life is Young: a collection of verse for boys and girls Image credit:When Life is Young: a collection of verse for boys and girls We made it! The winter solstice has passed and the days are growing longer. To celebrate this (plus some other, non-astronomical events), we’re taking a week off! I imagine many of you will too....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#917): How to solve the Saturday December 23 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for December 23? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for December 23? 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!...

HomeNews Epic Games Store makes a fresh exception to Adults-Only ban for blockchain gamesGames rated at AO because of their use of the tech will circumvent restriction usually reserved for violent and sexual content Games rated at AO because of their use of the tech will circumvent restriction usually reserved for violent and sexual content Image credit:Immutable Image credit:Immutable The Epic Games Store will allow blockchain games rated Adults-Only back on the PC marketplace after a new exception to its content policy....

HomeNewsMarvel’s Wolverine Image credit:Sony Image credit:Sony Insomniac have at last broken their silence about the massive hack, describing themselves as “saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it’s taken on our dev team”, while promising that the Wolverine game “will no doubt evolve greatly” beyond the materials that have been leaked. “We are aware that the stolen data includes personal information belonging to our employees, former employees, and independent contractors,” reads a statement posted on social media....

HomeNews Metal Gear Solid’s Master Collection finally gets an official fix for some of its biggest issues on PCPatch 1.4.0 is much chunkier than Konami’s previous updates Patch 1.4.0 is much chunkier than Konami’s previous updates Image credit:Konami Image credit:Konami Metal Gear Solid’s Master Collectionwas afairly underwhelming packageof some of the greatest video games ever made when it released back in October. While official updates since then have done little to address some of its most egregious problems - leaving modders to step in, as usual - the game’s latest patch has finally offered up a decent serving of improvements direct from the source....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, December 22)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #194 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #194 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?...

HomeNews Rock around the Christmas tree with Dracula Cha Cha and Christmas Pain In Christmas TownAnother couple RPS Christmas gaming traditions Another couple RPS Christmas gaming traditions I’m going to toss out two more of my RPS Christmas traditions together because frankly it’s the last workday of the year and I’m in a tizzy. I trust you will pace yourself and enjoy these traditions responsibily, like a Cadbury selection box. Or slam right through them, that’s fine too....

HomeNews Sorry Mac users, Death Stranding won’t arrive in time for the holidays as release window slides to early 2024App Store page suggests a launch for Director’s Cut edition next month App Store page suggests a launch for Director’s Cut edition next month If you’re a Mac user holding out for a chance to play Norman Reedus Walking Simulator, you’ll need to wait a little longer: the release date forDeath Stranding: Director’s Cuthas officially been pushed into next year....

HomeFeatures The Black Parade is a Thief mod from a team including a dev at Arkane and an original Thief designerAn interview with the makers of an unofficial expansion of ten levels, just in time for Thief’s 25th birthday An interview with the makers of an unofficial expansion of ten levels, just in time for Thief’s 25th birthday Hear ye! This month marked the 25th birthday ofThief: The Dark Project. While not as infinitely mutable as other 90’s icons likeDoom(which just turned 30, and can be played on a pregnancy test), stealth gaming’s grandpappy has maintained an enduring appeal and influence, especially for those more inclined to sneaking than slaughter....

HomeNewsThe Day Before Less than two months after its catastrophic Early Access release Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mytona Fntastic Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mytona Fntastic The Day Before, once Steam’s most wishlisted game before experiencing a bizarre journey throughmultiple delays, accusations of being a scam, apparent legal disputes and a catastrophic Early Access launch, will shut down its servers in one month. The effective end to the game will accompany refunds for anyone who brought it on Steam....

HomeFeaturesLies Of P The RPS Advent Calendar 2023, December 22ndReal Boy Simulator 2023 Real Boy Simulator 2023 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun It’s been a great year for Soulslikes, butLies Of Ptops them all! Image credit:Neowiz Ollie:Lies Of P is easily the most accomplished non-FromSoftware soulslike I’ve played. It comes closer than any of them to equalling FromSoft’s creativity in its enemy designs, locations, and story. But more than that, it feels like the team has taken a hard look at the “souls formula” and fixed several of the main pain points that players have had with the genre over the past decade....