Quantic River is a cyber-ninja game with Spider-Versey art and an emphasis on parries and counters

HomeNewsQuantic River Quantic River is a cyber-ninja game with Spider-Versey art and an emphasis on parries and countersTime to dismember another dystopian metropolis Time to dismember another dystopian metropolis Image credit:Fluidfury Interactive Image credit:Fluidfury Interactive Last week I wrote up an irreverent cyberpunk ninja game calledNinja Issen. The just announcedQuantic River, which Graham tossed into theMawlast night, is that game played straight. In Fluidfury Interactive’s new dystopian slasher, you are a resurrected cyborg who, for reasons not currently given, must katana the limbs off a bunch of other dudes in a lean and nasty 2....

November 29, 2023 · 2 min · 305 words · Keith Dunn

Unity fire 265 people and end agreement with VFX studio Wētā FX in company "reset"

HomeNews Unity fire 265 people and end agreement with VFX studio Wētā FX in company “reset"Wētā FX hoping to rehire some of the laid-off staff Wētā FX hoping to rehire some of the laid-off staff Image credit:Unity Image credit:Unity Unity are chopping 265 jobs - around 3.8% of their global workforce - and ending an agreement with digital effects company Wētā FX as part of a company “reset”, following an awful year for the game engine provider....

November 29, 2023 · 3 min · 503 words · Dr. Joseph Freeman

What's better: Chain explosions or Diablo's Tristram theme?

HomeFeatures What’s better: Chain explosions or Diablo’s Tristram theme?Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Softworks Chain explosions You know what’s great? An explosion. You know what’s better? Multiple explosions? You know what’s best? A chain of explosions, each triggering a new explosion which triggers a new explosion which triggers a new explosion, on and on, though never for quite as long as you wish....

November 29, 2023 · 2 min · 373 words · Beverly Diaz

Wordle hints and answer (#893): How to solve the Wednesday November 29 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#893): How to solve the Wednesday November 29 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for November 29? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 29? 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!...

November 29, 2023 · 6 min · 1156 words · Leah Morgan

Best MW3 Signal 50 loadout and class setup

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) Best MW3 Signal 50 loadout and class setupThis is the best Signal 50 build in Modern Warfare 3 right now This is the best Signal 50 build in Modern Warfare 3 right now Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Activision Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Activision Looking for the best Signal 50 loadout in Modern Warfare 3?The Signal 50 is a sniper rifle that enjoyed a good measure of success in the last Call Of Duty game, but now with the ‘carry forward’ system you can get the gun inCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3too....

November 28, 2023 · 13 min · 2578 words · Laura Duarte

Bethesda are individually rebutting Starfield Steam reviewers, defending the loading breaks and "empty" worlds

HomeNewsStarfield Bethesda are individually rebutting Starfield Steam reviewers, defending the loading breaks and “empty” worldsHouse of Skyrim quietly goes to war with detractors House of Skyrim quietly goes to war with detractors Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda’s heaping plateful of space-spaghettiStarfieldpresently rejoices in the status ofa Mixed Steam user review rating, with over 80,000 such reviews posted to date. Bethesda High Command are clearly displeased with this, and several unnamed but platform-verified developers have begun replying to and rebutting individual Steam reviewers, giving apparent priority to complaints about the game’s loading breaks during fast travel and when moving between maps....

November 28, 2023 · 4 min · 815 words · Kevin Roberson

Chet Faliszek says he'll never do Early Access again after The Anacrusis due to inaccurate player counts

HomeNewsThe Anacrusis Chet Faliszek says he’ll never do Early Access again after The Anacrusis due to inaccurate player counts"Closed beta all the way" “Closed beta all the way” “SteamDB will say we have 1 player yesterday, [when] we have 10,000. Some cross play sure, but also some just how [player numbers] get counted for small games,” says Faliszekin a post on LinkedIn. “That stat gets thrown out every time we do an update, any time anyone mentions us....

November 28, 2023 · 2 min · 405 words · Christopher Kim

Cyberpunk 2077 is "no place for happy endings", says the writer of Judy Alvarez storyline

HomeNews Cyberpunk 2077 is “no place for happy endings”, says the writer of Judy Alvarez storylineMagda Zych is senior writer at CDPR Magda Zych is senior writer at CDPR Cyberpunk 2077has several endings and the recent Phantom Liberty expansion added more. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that none of these endings are uncomplicated. “I know that some players were disappointed that we didn’t add a ‘good’ ending when Phantom Liberty was released,” says CD Projekt Red senior writer Magda Zych in anew interview....

November 28, 2023 · 3 min · 433 words · Lawrence Brewer

Dragon's Dogma 2's leaked March release date has been confirmed

HomeNewsDragon’s Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2’s leaked March release date has been confirmedThere’s a new trailer, too There’s a new trailer, too Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom Dragon’s Dogma 2’s release date seemed toleak via European ratings board PEGIa little over a week ago, and sure enough, it’s now confirmed. Capcom’s fantasy sequel will launch on March 22nd, 2024, and there’s a new trailer.Dragon’s Dogma 2 - Main TrailerTwo new minutes of Dragon’s Dogma 2....

November 28, 2023 · 4 min · 824 words · Christopher Stone

Embracer lay off around 50 people at Chorus and Galaxy on Fire developer Fishlabs

HomeNews Embracer lay off around 50 people at Chorus and Galaxy on Fire developer FishlabsRemaining staff will work on “smaller projects” Remaining staff will work on “smaller projects” Image credit:Plaion Image credit:Plaion The Embracer mass layoffs train has come for Fishlabs, the Hamburg-based studio behind space shooterChorus. Embracer have laid off more than half the Fishlabs team - “around 50 people” - as part of a restructuring operation that has already seen the Swedish conglomeratecut over 900 jobsacross their business over the summer....

November 28, 2023 · 3 min · 481 words · Anne Pugh

Next Baldur's Gate 3 update fixes performance bug caused by the RPG's inability to forget your terrible crimes

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Larian aiming for release this week Image credit:Larian Studios / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Larian Studios / Rock Paper Shotgun All that’s according to a statement toIGN, in the wake ofa social media postjust yesterday from Larian’s director of publishing Michael Douse. “Patch 5 is a lot and we’re getting ready to talk about it,” he wrote. “For now, we caught the nasty bug causing slowdowns and the good news is: it’s fixed in Parch 5!...

November 28, 2023 · 2 min · 331 words · Nancy Smith

Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader's most intriguing aspect is the most boring part of other RPGs - the middle ground

HomeFeaturesWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader’s most intriguing aspect is the most boring part of other RPGs - the middle groundEverybody disliked that, yes, but they’re all hideous zealots Everybody disliked that, yes, but they’re all hideous zealots Image credit:Owlcat Image credit:Owlcat In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only… compromise, calculation and license to misbehave. In Owlcat’s forthcomingRPGWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, you play the free-wheeling head of an interstellar merchant’s dynasty....

November 28, 2023 · 2 min · 413 words · Jill Joyce

Wordle hints and answer (#892): How to solve the Tuesday November 28 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#892): How to solve the Tuesday November 28 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for November 28? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 28? 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!...

November 28, 2023 · 6 min · 1152 words · Charles Martinez