HomeNews World Of Warcraft expansion The War Within will release over summer 2024 - Blizzard reveal content roadmapThe rough timeline for next year’s updates and expansions for WOW and WOW Classic The rough timeline for next year’s updates and expansions for WOW and WOW Classic Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft Blizzard have revealed their approximate update plans for the next year of arthouse oddityWorld Of Warcraft, which if I remember correctly is a “massively multiple-player” experience of some antiquity that involves Orcs - a kind of always-onlineBaldur’s Gate, if you will, or a strictly fantasy-themed Fortnite with dungeons instead of forts....

HomeNews Activision’s ending of hybrid working for QA staff “leaves our most vulnerable employees behind”, says unionAnd may cause “soft layoffs” And may cause “soft layoffs” Image credit:Activision Blizzard Image credit:Activision Blizzard Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3publisher Activision Blizzard plan to end hybrid remote/in-office work for QA staff based in Minneapolis, Austin and El Segundo next year, with employees who are unwilling to fully return to the office offered severance, in what the ABK Workers Alliance are calling the basis for a round of “soft layoffs”....

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Brussels sprouts just in time for Christmas in Microsoft Flight Simulator’s new city updateNow drag me to The Hague Now drag me to The Hague Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft I haven’t checked in onMicrosoft Flight Simulatorfor a while, but the aviation ‘em up hasn’t missed a beat. Last month it received World Update 15, continuing increase the detail of its global landscape with a visit to Greenland and the Nordics....

HomeNews Get Paradise Killer, Roadwarden, Card Shark and seven other top-drawer narrative games for 83% offStory-Rich Megabundle live till 21st Dec Story-Rich Megabundle live till 21st Dec I don’t tend to write up Steam bundle discounts, but thisisa rather good one. As the name suggests, LudoNarraCon and Fellow Traveller’sStory-Rich Megabundlenets you 10 well-received narrative-heavy games for around £20, €23 or $25, including three games I’d personally say are among the choicest chunks of digital scribble to ever grace an SSD....

HomeNewsSkeal Here we go ho ho! It’s time for your annual play of SkealThis free skiing game is an RPS Christmas tradition This free skiing game is an RPS Christmas tradition With Christmas barely a week away, it’s time to start celebrating my own RPS Christmas traditions. Games to play, songs to time, surprises to spring. Let’s start with a wee surprise. Pull on your mittens, fill your flask with cocoa, and clip-click-skkrachk those ski boots, for it is time to play the free downhill slalom gameSkeal....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Tuesday, December 19)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #191 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #191 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?...

HomeNewsThe Finals The Finals technical issue has been preventing “banning cheaters efficiently"But they’re close to a fix But they’re close to a fix Image credit:Embark Studios Image credit:Embark Studios I keeping hopping intoThe Finalsfor one quick game before bed, then accidentally playing it until 2am. Perhaps sleep deprivation accounts for why I haven’t spotted any cheaters in-game, but apparently they’ve been more of an issue in recent days. Developers Embark Studios say that’s because of a technical issue they’ve now fixing....

HomeFeaturesAmnesia: The Bunker The RPS Advent Calendar 2023, December 19thTunnel vision Tunnel vision Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Advent calendars are all about opening doors in search of wonderful treats, but you should probably leave this one closed. What that’s guttural moaning and scratching? I have no idea what you’re talking about, I can’t hear a thing. Please don’t check - ah, now you’ve done it. Yep, it’s Frictional’s splendid horror simAmnesia: The Bunker, biting your arms and legs off....

HomeDeals This £10 USB mic radically outperforms the one built into your headset or laptopThe Neat Bumblebee 2 is one we’ve featured before and highly recommend. The Neat Bumblebee 2 is one we’ve featured before and highly recommend. Image credit:Neat/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Neat/Rock Paper Shotgun At the start of the month we highlighted aUS deal on the Neat Bumblebee 2, which saw the USB mic tumble from an MSRP of $100 to just $17 at Woot....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#913): How to solve the Tuesday December 19 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for December 19? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for December 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!...

HomeNews Activision Blizzard will pay $55m to settle sex discrimination lawsuitState of California accused Call of Duty makers of offering lower pay and promotion opportunities to women State of California accused Call of Duty makers of offering lower pay and promotion opportunities to women Image credit:Activision Blizzard Image credit:Activision Blizzard 14 Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2023Watch on YouTube 14 Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2023...

HomeNewsElden Ring Elden Ring DLC could see a release in February, with another expansion in 2025, retailer leak suggestsAccessory details gesture at Shadow of the Erdtree arriving for the game’s second anniversary Accessory details gesture at Shadow of the Erdtree arriving for the game’s second anniversary Image credit:Bandai Namco/FromSoftware Image credit:Bandai Namco/FromSoftware Elden RingexpansionShadow Of The Erdtreemight see a release date in February - just in time for the game’s second anniversary - if an accidental retailer leak is to be believed....

HomeNews James McCaffrey, the voice of Max Payne and Alan Wake 2’s Alex Casey, has diedAlso appeared in Remedy’s Control and 2008’s Alone in the Dark Also appeared in Remedy’s Control and 2008’s Alone in the Dark Image credit:Sam Lake/Remedy Image credit:Sam Lake/Remedy Video game actor James McCaffrey, whose roles included the iconic voice ofMax Payneand Alex Casey in this year’sAlan Wake 2, has passed away. 7 Reasons Control Is The Best Remedy Game Yet | Control Review (PC)Watch on YouTube...