HomeNewsSteel Hunters World Of Tanks creators reveal Steel Hunters, which isn’t quite World Of MechsPublic playtest for new free-to-play shooter underway now Public playtest for new free-to-play shooter underway now Image credit:Wargaming Image credit:Wargaming World of Tankscreators Wargaming are getting into the mech-bothering business with Steel Hunters - a new free-to-play Unreal Engine multiplayer shooter, in which Transformers-style juggernauts fight for control of an energy source called “Starfall” on smashable, post-apocalyptic maps....

HomeNews A minor tweak to Steam will soon let you change the way you download that monstrous 250GB updateWhy update today what you can update in three months? Why update today what you can update in three months? Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Here’s Valve’s reasoning. First they explain how things currently work: “For games you recently played, Steam will download game updates shortly after they are released,” they say ina news post....

HomeReviewsMarvel Rivals Marvel Rivals review: it’s like Overwatch, if Overwatch was overcomplex and frequented Comic ConMy favourite hero is John Marvel My favourite hero is John Marvel Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games At first I thoughtMarvel Rivalswas basically rebrandedOverwatch, in the way it’s afree-to-playPVP hero shooter. And in some ways, it is. Fights are like if you took a MOBA and forced both teams to bash heads constantly....

HomeGuidesMarvel Rivals Marvel Rivals tier list of best charactersDiscover the strongest characters in the current meta with our up-to-date Marvel Rivals tier list Discover the strongest characters in the current meta with our up-to-date Marvel Rivals tier list Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games What are the best characters in Marvel Rivals right now?It’s always a tough question with games likeMarvel Rivals, not only because the roster and hero abilities are ever-changing, but because a tier list of heroes naturally changes over time as you climb higher up the player skill ladder....

HomeFeaturesBalatro The RPS Advent Calendar 2024, December 12thOpen today’s door - then run Open today’s door - then run Image credit:RPS Image credit:RPS Today’s advent calendar game is already inside your head, for this is not a game you stop playing, merely one you step away from between rounds. Even after you quit, it lingers on the edge of your awareness like a muffled bassline. It glitters in the air around you like a cloud of spores....

HomeFeatures Total War: Warhammer’s Rich Aldridge on roleplaying, iteration, and lessons from nearly a decade on strategy’s most ambitious series"There’s good energy" for the team right now, says game director “There’s good energy” for the team right now, says game director Image credit:Creative Assembly Image credit:Creative Assembly In more ways than one, today’sTotal War: Warhammer 3expansion marks a milestone for game director Rich Aldridge and his team at Creative Assembly. Omens Of Destruction’s three headline legendary lords each bring new campaigns and units for their respective factions, but it’s the fourth lord - a Khorne champion free to all players - that I imagine Aldridge will end up remembering the most fondly....

HomeNewsBlippo+ Untitled Goose Game and Thank Goodness You’re Here! publishers are doing a thing and I’m not sure what the thing is but it seems like a cool thingBlippo is really fun to say Blippo is really fun to say Image credit:Blipp+/Panic Image credit:Blipp+/Panic Blippo+ - Official Announcement Trailer | Day of the Devs 2024Watch on YouTube Blippo+ - Official Announcement Trailer | Day of the Devs 2024 Features: I mean, yeah, I’m down....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1272): How to solve the Thursday December 12 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for December 12? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for December 12? 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!...

HomeNewsShort Trip Beautiful hand-drawn Cat Tram game arrives at station Steam todayA standalone release with a brand new mode A standalone release with a brand new mode Image credit:Alexander Perrin/2pt Interactive Image credit:Alexander Perrin/2pt Interactive Hand-drawn “over five years”, Short Trip is the work of developer Alexander Perrin. And in it, you use the left and right keys to drive a tram across a sketched mountainscape. As you trundle past trees and nice cottages, you’ll drop off cat passengers and pick up new ones....

HomeNews Bulletstorm and Painkiller devs People Can Fly let over 120 people go and suspend or downsize projectsNow “focusing on the development of a single independent game” Now “focusing on the development of a single independent game” Image credit:Gearbox Publishing Image credit:Gearbox Publishing Bulletstorm, Painkiller andOutridersdevelopers People Can Fly are “suspending or parting ways” with over 120 people, shelving one video game project, downsizing another, and “restructuring some of our support teams” in the face of market turmoil....

HomeNewsHyper Light Breaker Hyper Light Breaker, the co-op, open world 3D prequel, will launch in Early Access in JanuaryAll the better to Hyper Light Fixit All the better to Hyper Light Fixit Image credit:Heart Machine Image credit:Heart Machine Hyper Light Breakeris a prequel to the excellent topdown action-RPG from 2016,Hyper Light Drifter. The differences are myriad, given that Breaker is also 3D, open world, co-op and a roguelite. It also now has a release date for its launch into Steam Early Access: January 14th, 2025....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Wed, December 11thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #548. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #548. 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 11th December?...

HomeGuidesPath Of Exile 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Trying to figure out how to complete the Trial of the Sekhemas in Path of Exile 2?As you progress throughPath of Exile 2, you’ll soon feel the need to Ascend and take your character class to the next level. This can be done via the Trial of Sekhemas, one of the Ascendancy Trials included in Path of Exile 2’s Early Access....