HomeNewsBalatro Good deal Image credit:LocalThunk Image credit:LocalThunk Balatro - Friends of Jimbo (Pack 2) | Reveal TrailerBalatro’s Friends Of Jimbo 2 update.Watch on YouTube Balatro - Friends of Jimbo (Pack 2) | Reveal Trailer These aren’t new cards, they’re just card skins and so only make a cosmetic difference to the game. You can switch to the new card art via a new Customise Deck settings menu in-game. Or presumably a “Customize Deck” menu, but I can’t bring myself to spell it that way....

HomeNewsBeyond Good and Evil 2 Beyond Good & Evil 2’s new creative director wants to make it “truly unique”, but maybe just focus on finishing itFormer DICE design boss takes the helm Former DICE design boss takes the helm Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft Ubisoft Montpellier’sBeyond Good And Evil 2has been delayed so much that it has transcended the label of “vapourware”, while staunchly refusing to become “abandonware”. Announced in 2008, it has now comfortably outstrippedDuke Nukem Foreveras the “triple-A” game with the longest development time....

HomeNewsLiegecraft Former Paradox, CD Projekt and 11-bit devs reveal new 4X strategy RPG that splices Manor Lords with Crusader KingsI can’t beliege it I can’t beliege it Image credit:From Chaos Image credit:From Chaos It’s a hex and turn-based experience in which you play a dinky little despot running around a medieval world building castles, taking vassals, mustering armies, and going on quests that involve branching dialogue. It’s got a pleasant upstairs-downstairs vibe....

HomeNewsStardust Demon Stardust Demon is an intergalactic metroidvania that looks very snazzy indeed, and it’s out nowHow two people developed this is beyond me How two people developed this is beyond me Image credit:resnijars Image credit:resnijars Stardust Demon Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube Stardust Demon Launch Trailer In Stardust Demon you play as Algol, a fuzzy demon bear (?) who explores alien planets. You’ll solve puzzles, do some nice hopping, grind on neon rails, and hit baddies with your powers - of which, there are lots....

HomeHardwareNews The new Steam Deck OS update improves a little bit of everythingAlso adds overclocking controls, for the confident or mad Also adds overclocking controls, for the confident or mad Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun It’s hard to pick out the highlights from theSteam Deck’s latest SteamOS update, 3.6.19, just because its collection of tweaks and fixes seems to span the entire gamut of handheld PC hardware as a concept....

HomeNewsTotal War: Warhammer III - Immortal Empires This map ancillary might be my favourite thing a Total War Warhammer 3 patch has ever addedI don’t know where I’m going with this I don’t know where I’m going with this Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega To be fair, there are several, far more substantial additions teased inTotal War: Warhammer 3design director Mitchell Heastie’slatest blogon thestrategy game’s upcoming Patch 5.3. There’s also some interesting insight regarding design decisions, and the systems CA are hoping to tweak in the future....

HomeNews Don’t mind me, I’m simply microwaving an instant frog in Creature PacketsJust like in the Lion King Just like in the Lion King Image credit:kenforest Image credit:kenforest …I was going to finish that with something about its molars staring back, but I had to quickly Google “do horses have molars?” only to misspell it. “Yes, horses can have a strong sense of right and wrong, and what is fair,” went the AI overview....

HomeGuidesDragon Age: The Veilguard Dragon Age Veilguard release timeHere are the release and preload times for Dragon Age Veilguard Here are the release and preload times for Dragon Age Veilguard Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts Looking for the Dragon Age Veilguard release time?Dragon Age Veilguardis set to release onOctober 31as a special Halloween treat for those of us who have anticipated this release with bated breath for years now....

HomeNews Football Manager 2024 won’t get a seasonal data update, because SI don’t want to take resources from FM2025SI “simply cannot compromise on” the delayed sequel SI “simply cannot compromise on” the delayed sequel Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Football Manager 2025has beendelayed until March 2025. This means football fans don’t have a new iteration of the series to play alongside the real-world football season, and many players have been wondering whether Sports Interactive could instead release a data update forFootball Manager 2024....

HomeNewsMinecraft Minecraft: Bedrock Edition’s hardcore mode and pocketable bags are now live in the Bundles Of Bravery updateI’m dying to play it and while playing it I’m dying to play it and while playing it Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mojang Studios Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Mojang Studios Minecraft’s Bundles Of Bravery update has been out for a day or so and I have already created and lost several hardcore mode worlds. I’m having a lovely time....

HomeNewsPrince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Most Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown devs have moved to other projects, Ubisoft confirm, following report about rejected sequel pitchNo layoffs involved No layoffs involved Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft “Move overHollow Knight,” declared Katharine (RPS in peace) in ourPrince Of Persia: The Lost Crown review, summarising this freshly-honed hunk of POP art as “a deep and challenging Metroid-like with some of the best platforming this side of Moon’s Ori games....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Wed, October 23rdNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #499. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #499. 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! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 23rd October?...

HomeNewsVelvet 89 Velvet 89 is a free hidden object game that tells the story of the 1989 Czechoslovakian revolutionCrowd-sourced Crowd-sourced Image credit:Charles Games Image credit:Charles Games Velvet 89is a free hidden object game that tells the story of communist Czechoslovakia’s “Velvet Revolution” in 1989, which brought an end to 41 years of one-party rule and led to the founding of a parliamentary republic. The game released earlier this month, and you can find it onSteam, iOS and Android....