HomeNewsDustborn Image credit:Quantic Dream Image credit:Quantic Dream The misfits-on-a-road-trip genre arguably began bloody ages ago, it’s true, but I think it’s really been building momentum over the last few years with stuff likeSigns Of The Sojourner,Hitchhiker, and evenRoad 96. Red Thread Games, who madeDraugen(ahorrorgame I liked quite a bit), are adding to the list withDustborn, a single-player action-adventure with a heavy lean towards story, which was revealed at this year’sGamescomOpening Night Live....

HomeNews Every new trailer from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023Catch up on everything announced during ONL 2023 Catch up on everything announced during ONL 2023 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Inflexion/Epic Games Publishing/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Inflexion/Epic Games Publishing/Bandai Namco Geoffcom 2023 has crested its initial crescendous wave with Gamescom Opening Night Live. The yearly gaming show has delivered its usual tantalising (and sometimes baffling) smorgasbord of videogame announcements, trailers, updates, news, and more....

HomeFeaturesTales & Tactics Fantasy auto-battler Tales & Tactics is more complicated than it needs to be, but still a reasonably fun timeA fantasy roguelike in auto-battling chainmail A fantasy roguelike in auto-battling chainmail Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Yogscast Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Yogscast Games Occasionally, some tiles will have environmental debuffs, but when you have no control over anything other than your units' starting positions, any kind of tactical planning quickly goes out the window....

HomeReviewsFort Solis Fort Solis review: a handsome haunted spacehouse with a deflating shortage of spectresBetter red than dread Better red than dread Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Dear Villagers Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Dear Villagers The 4-6 hour runtime consists of working out routes between sectors using your awkward wrist-mounted map screen, searching for door keycards which sort of fall into your path anyway, and nailing those QTEs, which tweak the direction of each cutscene and the enclosing plot, rather than leading to victory or game over....

HomeNews Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 liveblogAnnouncements and updates from the two-hour gaming showcase, served fresh Announcements and updates from the two-hour gaming showcase, served fresh Image credit:Gamescom Image credit:Gamescom Gamescom 2023begins today, and the Cologne-based gaming gigashow has a swanky, likely trailer-rich launch event to mark the occasion. Our Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 liveblog will be up and running for the full two hours, and we – vid bud Liam and myself – will be reporting every scrap of news it feeds us....

HomeDeals Get AMD’s screaming-fast Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU for $385 with Starfield (was $449)An awesome processor for the money, especially after this 14% discount. An awesome processor for the money, especially after this 14% discount. AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the fastest CPU I’ve tested (on average across a nine-game benchmark suite), exceeding even the Ryzen 9 7950X3D and the Intel Core i9 13900K. That makes it an awesome choice for a full-fat gaming PC, and today you can pick up this top performer for just $385 at Amazon USA - with a free copy ofStarfieldincluded....

HomeNews Half-Life 2 RTX mod brings ray tracing and DLSS to another Valve classicWill join Portal in the RTX Remix remaster club Will join Portal in the RTX Remix remaster club Image credit:Nvidia/Orbifold Studios Image credit:Nvidia/Orbifold Studios Nvidia are making an early start on theirGamescomannouncements, which include the reveal ofHalf-Life 2 RTX. This incoming mod for the seminal 2004FPSwill, in the style ofPortal with RTX, rejig the original game with modern technical goodies likeray tracing, updated environmental details, and Nvidia Reflex support....

HomeReviewsImmortals of Aveum Immortals Of Aveum review: a sometimes fun magical romp that lacks sparkPress X to reload (your arm) Press X to reload (your arm) Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts A challenge: hold your arm at a right angle to your torso, bent at the elbow so you can see your wrist and hand in the corner of your eye. Keep it there for as long as you can....

HomeNewsLittle Nightmares III Little Nightmares 3 is coming next year, and it’s a co-op game with a podcast tie-inMeet Low and Alone in 2024 Meet Low and Alone in 2024 Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco Bandai Namco brought some news to this year’sGamescom 2023Geoff Fest show that was very exciting for me, personally. Though it was but a short teaser trailer, we now know thatLittle Nightmares 3is coming next year - and it’s a co-op game that you can play with your pals....

HomeNewsStormgate More RTS games should have gross ogres that burst open for a reverse Alien-like surpriseStormgate, an upcoming RTS from former Blizzard devs, has revealed three new units in its Infernal Host faction, one of which lives inside another Stormgate, an upcoming RTS from former Blizzard devs, has revealed three new units in its Infernal Host faction, one of which lives inside another Image credit:Frost Giant Studios Image credit:Frost Giant Studios...

HomeNewsBlack Myth: Wukong Speedy Soulslike parries are out in full force in Black Myth: Wukong’s newest trailerPlus a headless bard with a beautiful voice Plus a headless bard with a beautiful voice Image credit:Game Science Image credit:Game Science Upcoming SoulslikeBlack Myth: Wukongreared its monkey head again at today’s Gamescom Opening Night Live show, where we got another look at its mythological beasts, lightspeed parries and, err, a headless bard. Interesting stuff all around....

HomeNewsStarfield Starfield’s new live action trailer probably inspires more emotion than the entire game willAnd that’s not saying much And that’s not saying much Image credit:Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Bethesda Softworks If you’re keenly awaiting next month’s launch ofStarfield, Bethesda’s new open-world sci-fi RPG, you can skip the new trailer. It’s one of those live-action affairs with CG up the wazoo, complete with an ‘epic’ cover of Elton John’s Rocket Man that would bring a tear to the eye of Zack Snyder*, and only Zack Snyder....

HomeNewsNightingale Steampunk survival crafting game Nightingale is entering early access in February 2024The extent of my interest in survival crafting is the 117 seconds of this trailer The extent of my interest in survival crafting is the 117 seconds of this trailer Image credit:Inflexion Games Image credit:Inflexion Games Graham said to me earlier today, “you’ve got a real soft spot for chintzy big swing fantasy”, and what can I say? The man is correct....