HomeNewsBuilding Relationships I am happy to report that Building Relationships has more than one joke, and most of them are pretty goodSolid foundations Solid foundations Image credit:Tan Ant Games/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Tan Ant Games/Rock Paper Shotgun You might have caught this one duringDay Of The Devsearlier this year. It’s stuck with me since because the developer Tanat seemed like a rad dude, and also because there’s nothing I cherish more than taking a bad pun and just absolutely going to town on it, marrow and all....

HomeNewsStraftat I hope Straftat is 2024’s breakout shooter, because the demo’s 25 maps are gloriously unwholesomeThe ghosts of FPS past, present and future The ghosts of FPS past, present and future Image credit:Lemaitre Bros Image credit:Lemaitre Bros “Do you have a ping of 1000 or something,” my opponent asked, during my inaugural bout ofStraftat. Ah yes, this is it, that sense of unpleasantly intimate sheepishness.That’s the withering late-90s chatbox scorn I’ve been missing, in this age of glossy live service multiplayer....

HomeNewsKeep Driving Keep Driving made me nostalgic for road trips I’ve never been on and places I’ve never seen(Deftones reference) (Deftones reference) Image credit:YCJY Games Image credit:YCJY Games This week, we’re highlighting the best demos you can play duringSteam Next Fest, which is running October 14th-21st. We’re calling thisWishlisted, in partnership with Eurogamer and VG247.I’ve never learnt to drive, and while I’ve always told myself it’s impractical - unnecessary, expensive, potentially dangerous for someone with undiagnosed but, I suspect, incredibly likely dyspraxia - I’m not sure it’ll ever stop being one of those quiet regrets; the ambient type that don’t really bubble to the surface much unless I’m watching aNoah Gervais road tripvideo, but just float there and make my mood like, 1....

HomeNews Riot lay off more workers for the second time in a year - and add “evolving” to our big list of nonsense words companies use to describe job cuts32 people are out of work 32 people are out of work “This isn’t about reducing headcount to save money,” said Merrill ina post on Xitter, “it’s about making sure we have the right expertise so that League continues to be great for another 15 years and beyond....

HomeNews Twitch gives streamer a reported 14-day ban for saying he’s OK with the genocide of PalestiniansAsmongold slapped down for racist tirade Asmongold slapped down for racist tirade Content warning for hate speech in the paragraphs ahead. Asmongold appears to agree that Israel’s actions are genocide, but he seemingly thinks the Palestinians deserve it, based on his own, sweepingly racist assessments of Islam and of Palestinian culture. “These people are not your allies,” he went on....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1215): How to solve the Wednesday October 16 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for October 16? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for October 16? 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!...

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Tue, October 15thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #491. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #491. 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 15th October?...

HomeNewsFull Fathom I have embraced the subaquatic dread of not knowing which button to press in Full FathomThat sinking feeling That sinking feeling Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Daemon House Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Daemon House The developer ofFull Fathomdescribes it as a “thalassophobia sim”. You are the lone engineer on a rustbucket submarine exploring the dangerous waters of a submerged country in an alternate reality 1990s. The warning lights on the control panel are flashing, a buzzer is spluttering like a dying bluebottle, and your robotic assistant is about as useful as an umbrella in the Mariana Trench....

HomeGuidesMetaphor: ReFantazio Metaphor ReFantazio cooking answersHere are all the cooking answers needed when helping Fabienne at the Hushed Honeybee Here are all the cooking answers needed when helping Fabienne at the Hushed Honeybee Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Sega Looking for all Metaphor ReFantazio cooking answers?Once you progress throughMetaphor ReFantazioenough to take up residence at Grand Trad, you may encounter a Young Nidia Man on Sunlumeo Street who asks for information about the cooking at the Hushed Honeybee Inn....

HomeNewsMy Arms Are Longer Now My Arms Are Longer Now is a thievery game where the thief is a stretchy boneless flesh tubeLimb crim Limb crim Image credit:Toot Games Image credit:Toot Games If I could extend my arm forty times its normal length, while also granting it the flexibility of a sock filled with mince, I’d probably just use it to take the bins out without leaving my chair. But what if someone were to use this power… forevil?...

HomeNewsStarfield Should devs tell people about launch bugs in advance? “It’s an interesting problem” says Starfield and Skyrim designer"The players expectations are that the game is flawless" says Bethesda’s Bruce Nesmith “The players expectations are that the game is flawless” says Bethesda’s Bruce Nesmith Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios It’s an interesting problem, because when you’re in marketing, what you’re looking to do is manage expectations. The players expectations are that the game is flawless, that it has no bugs....

HomeNewsSilent Sadie Buster Keatoncore platformer Silent Sadie harkens back to the roaring, jumping, sliding twentiesDo your own stunts Do your own stunts Image credit:Kapra Games Image credit:Kapra Games This week, we’re highlighting the best demos you can play duringSteam Next Fest, which is running October 14th-21st. We’re calling thisWishlisted, in partnership with Eurogamer and VG247.Credit where it’s due toSilent Sadie, whose Steam Next Fest demo isout now: even within the confines of a 2....

HomeReviewsDiablo 4: Vessel Of Hatred Diablo 4: Vessel Of Hatred review: mildly pleasant clicking in very pretty junglesThey’re all passive skills, Terry They’re all passive skills, Terry Image credit:Blizzard/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Blizzard/Rock Paper Shotgun Write travel journalism to imaginary places, my spaghettionce spelled out. Do package holidays count? In Nahantu’s jungles, I linger to take shots of vines spilling from verdigris-kissed cages, of footfall-slicked stone paths and mesoamerican mosaics. EvenVessel Of Hatred’s malignancy feels like a grimly gorgeous tourist trap....