BioWare lays off around 50 employees as work on Mass Effect and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf continues

HomeNewsDragon Age: The Veilguard BioWare lays off around 50 employees as work on Mass Effect and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf continuesBioWare dumps veteran devs but says it’s a “shift towards a more agile and more focused studio” BioWare dumps veteran devs but says it’s a “shift towards a more agile and more focused studio” Image credit:EA Image credit:EA Dragon AgeandMass Effect’sstoried developer BioWare have laid off around 50 employees, including veteran devs who had been with the company for 20 years, in what they call a “shift towards a more agile and more focused studio....

August 24, 2023 · 2 min · 422 words · Lee Davis

Climbing puzzler Jusant will grip and release this October

HomeNewsJusant Climbing puzzler Jusant will grip and release this OctoberWithout belay Without belay Image credit:Dont Nod Image credit:Dont Nod Jusanthad one of the best demos I’ve played this year. It’s a climbing game where you reach and grab with each arm independently and need to carefully manage your stamina while scaling a huge, vertical fantasy world. It’s now has a new trailer and a release date, October 31st. JUSANT | Gameplay trailerWatch on YouTube...

August 24, 2023 · 1 min · 211 words · Brenda Arnold

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty livestream offers a longer glimpse of five-star chaos

HomeNews Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty livestream offers a longer glimpse of five-star chaosNew cop chases, skill trees and more New cop chases, skill trees and more Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion got a new trailera couple of days ago, alongside news that many of its system overhauls will come to the base game for free. Now developers CD Projekt Red have gone into more detail about the changes in a new Phantom Liberty livestream which showed the expanded skill tree, some new perks, the overhauled vehicle combat, among other things....

August 24, 2023 · 2 min · 294 words · Christine Pope

Have you played... Below?

HomeFeaturesBelow Have you played… Below?Fear of depths aquired Fear of depths aquired I’m not really one for patience in games. I’m definitely the hack and slash ‘em to bits kind of player rather than a slick stealthy player. My approach to games is pretty unruly is what I’m trying to say, but there has been one game that tamed my rampaging ways and that was Cappybara Games’Below. Below is a game that’s best played slowly....

August 24, 2023 · 2 min · 349 words · Michael Garcia

Hyenas' space-pirating actually makes for a refreshingly speedy extraction shooter

HomeFeaturesHyenas Hyenas' space-pirating actually makes for a refreshingly speedy extraction shooterI’ve come away pleasantly surprised, if still a bit apprehensive I’ve come away pleasantly surprised, if still a bit apprehensive Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega I saw Creative Assembly’s live service heist ‘em upHyenasat last year’s Gamescom andcame away unimpressed. I thought it was obnoxious and underwhelming, in all the ways you’d expect from a colourful hero shooter whose hook is stealing Sonic merch....

August 24, 2023 · 12 min · 2483 words · Matthew Cummings

No Man's Sky's Echoes update is out, with new robots, quests and revised space combat

HomeNewsNo Man’s Sky No Man’s Sky’s Echoes update is out, with new robots, quests and revised space combatIncludes trench runs Includes trench runs Image credit:Hello Games Image credit:Hello Games No Man’s Skydevelopers recently teased its next update, titled Echoes. It’s out now and it adds a new race of robots, expanded space combat, and a series of story quests that tie many of its new features together.Seven years after launch, it’d be nice if they commissioned a new piece of music for their update trailers:No Man’s Sky Echoes Update TrailerThe No Man’s Sky: Echoes trailer....

August 24, 2023 · 4 min · 715 words · Charles Gilbert

The Lord Of The Rings: Return To Moria comes out in October for some drunken dwarf looting

HomeNewsThe Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria The Lord Of The Rings: Return To Moria comes out in October for some drunken dwarf lootingReleasing the same week as everything else Releasing the same week as everything else The Best Pitch I’ve Ever Heard award has to go toThe Lord Of The Rings: Return To Moria, which sounds like it’s takingDeep Rock Galactic’s procedurally generated cave looting and squashing it into Middle-Earth’s fantasy world....

August 24, 2023 · 2 min · 366 words · Patricia Leon

Wordle hints and answer (#796): How to solve the Thursday August 24 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#796): How to solve the Thursday August 24 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for August 24? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for August 24? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?It may be have been years since it was first dreamt up, butWordlestill commands the love and commitment of thousands of players across the world....

August 24, 2023 · 6 min · 1254 words · Nicole Valentine

Armored Core 6: How to reload your weapon

HomeGuidesArmored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Armored Core 6: How to reload your weaponHere’s how to manually reload your weapon in Armored Core 6 Here’s how to manually reload your weapon in Armored Core 6 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Entertainment Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Entertainment Want to know how to manually reload in Armored Core 6?You may have already discovered thatArmored Core 6: Fires Of Rubiconis a very chaotic game....

August 23, 2023 · 6 min · 1191 words · Jack Clark

Armored Core 6: How to save your loadout as a preset

HomeGuidesArmored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Armored Core 6: How to save your loadout as a presetHow to save and load your build loadouts in Armored Core 6 How to save and load your build loadouts in Armored Core 6 Image credit:FromSoftware Image credit:FromSoftware want to load and save your own custom loadouts in Armored Core 6?It doesn’t matter how solid your skills as a pilot, if you want to make your way through the 50-odd tough-as-nails missions thatArmored Core 6: Fires Of Rubiconhas to offer, you’ll need to spend a lot of time adjusting your mech’s loadout to suit each encounter....

August 23, 2023 · 6 min · 1148 words · Kristin Hoffman

Best weapons in Armored Core 6

HomeGuidesArmored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Best weapons in Armored Core 6Dominate missions and multiplayer alike with these overpowered Armored Core 6 weapons Dominate missions and multiplayer alike with these overpowered Armored Core 6 weapons Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco Looking to unlock the very best weapons in Armored Core 6 early on?If you’re coming from other recent FromSoftware titles, then the overwhelming torrent of gunfire and explosions in each mission ofArmored Core 6: Fires Of Rubiconcan be a little overwhelming....

August 23, 2023 · 9 min · 1776 words · Andrew Johnson

Classic adventure series Broken Sword returns with a sixth instalment and a beautiful remaster

HomeNews Classic adventure series Broken Sword returns with a sixth instalment and a beautiful remasterParzival’s Stone reunites our nosy duo Parzival’s Stone reunites our nosy duo Image credit:Revolution Software Image credit:Revolution Software Broken Sword Parzival’s Stone | Shadow of the Templars: Reforged | Xbox Showcase - Gamescom 2023Watch on YouTube Broken Sword Parzival’s Stone | Shadow of the Templars: Reforged | Xbox Showcase - Gamescom 2023 Revolution Software’s CEO and founder Charles Cecil calls the pair of games the start of a “Broken Sword Renaissance”, and the studio is trying to court “people who have never even heard of the franchise,” alongside fans that were playing Shadow Of The Templar back in 1996....

August 23, 2023 · 2 min · 387 words · Brandi Walker

Endless Dungeon's closed beta for the part-tower defence, part-roguelite, part-squad tactics not-sequel to Dungeon of the Endless kicks off next month

HomeNews Endless Dungeon’s closed beta for the part-tower defence, part-roguelite, part-squad tactics not-sequel to Dungeon of the Endless kicks off next monthYou’ll have just shy of two weeks to give it a go. You’ll have just shy of two weeks to give it a go. Image credit:Amplitude Studios Image credit:Amplitude Studios Endless devsAmplitudeStudios have announced a closed beta for their long-in-the-works, not-quite-a-sequel toDungeon of the Endless, the not-at-all confusingly titledEndless Dungeon, and it’s happening next month....

August 23, 2023 · 2 min · 327 words · Eric Rasmussen