HomeNewsStray Annapurna Interactive’s entire staff resign following dispute with ownerExecutives and around 24 staffers quit in the wake of failed negotiations Executives and around 24 staffers quit in the wake of failed negotiations Image credit:Annapurna Interactive Image credit:Annapurna Interactive Annapurna Interactive - the publisher behind games such asCocoon,Stray, andNeon White- have seen their entire staff resign after an internal dispute this month, viaBloomberg.The resignations came in the wake of a dispute between Annapurna Interactive president Nathan Gary and Annapurna studio head Megan Ellison....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Best armour in Black Myth WukongFrom early game to endgame, these are the best armor sets in Black Myth Wukong From early game to endgame, these are the best armor sets in Black Myth Wukong Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Looking for the best armor in Black Myth Wukong?It’s probably not the best idea to challenge the Celestial Court in your starting gear, but as soon as you’ve made some progress in Chapter 1, you can find a much better armor set to make the journey to the west a whole lot safer....

HomeNewsFaaast Penguin Faaast Penguin is that Super Mario 64 level where you race a penguin except now the penguin is 39 other playersCool, cool something Cool, cool something Image credit:Historia Inc Image credit:Historia Inc I could have described the multiplayer racing gameFaaast Penguina lot of ways. It isFall Guysmeets SnowboardKids. It is Diddy Kong Racing but all the courses are water slides. It’s Cool Runnings but there are 40 penguins instead of four Jamaicans....

HomeGuidesBlack Myth: Wukong Best weapons in Black Myth WukongFrom early game to endgame, these are the best Staves in Black Myth Wukong From early game to endgame, these are the best Staves in Black Myth Wukong Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Want to unlock the very best weapons in Black Myth: Wukong?You can’t just hit your enemies with any old stick; if you want to become a Monkey King, you need a proper Staff....

HomeReviewsCaravan SandWitch Caravan SandWitch review: a tiny open world with open roads and open armsOpen-faced Open-faced Image credit:Plane Toast Image credit:Plane Toast Ok, rain check on that last point. SandWitch can’t help but eventually funnel the freedom of ambling around in your chuffy yellow van into restrictive collect-a-thons. Still, for much of its breezy runtime, this one’s a real panacea for gaming’s more bloated map-scourers. Plus, even when you are sent off to hamster-cheek scavenged components before making progress, there’s very little in this world that doesn’t feel intentional....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections Connections hints and answers for Thu, September 12thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #458. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #458. 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 12th September?...

HomeNews Convergence Games Showcase will feature announcements from indie publishers including Secret Mode, Thunderful and KeplerStreaming on September 26th Streaming on September 26th Image credit:Convergence Image credit:Convergence There seem to be an infinite number of video game showcase streams these days, each one promising to be full of exciting indie games. Whatever my feelings about the entertainment value of these streams, I can’t deny I watch all of them, or that they introduce me to games I might have otherwise missed....

HomeFeaturesHollowbody Hollowbody is almost a great survival horror gameVery good train tickets, though Very good train tickets, though Image credit:Headware Games/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Headware Games/Rock Paper Shotgun Hollowbody’s introduction is masterful, and not just for a sallow skyline that captures the life-sapping dreariness of British coastlines. Thehorrornous required to impart unease in the middle of the day are somewhat eased up on when you’ve got all that serotonin-begone drizzle to work with, sure....

HomeNews Microsoft toss another 650 jobs onto the layoff pyre in the name of “sustainable future growth"No game cancellations or studio closures involved No game cancellations or studio closures involved Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft Not enough Microsoft jobs have been splayed and flayed atop the Altar of Growth, so High Priest Spencer must once again perform the Rite of Strategic Repositioning. According to a leaked memo, Microsoft are laying off around 650 people “to organize our business for long term success”....

HomeNews The Steam Families logo is clearly a Rorschach test, so what do you see?Look closer Look closer Image credit:Valve Image credit:Valve Earlier today, Nic coveredthe full release of Steam Families, a feature which makes it easier for families to share a game library and for parents to manage kids' purchases and playtime on the digital storefront. It’s a neat improvement over the old system.Unfortunately I can’t think about anything other than the Steam Families logo, which is pictured above and is clearly a shocked, possibly aghast face....

HomeNews Unity is ditching their much-hated runtime fees effective immediately, a year after they infuriated basically every game developerReturning to a subscription model Returning to a subscription model Unity is scrapping their controversial “runtime fees”, effective immediately. They’re reverting to the “seat-based subscription model” that funded the game creation tool previously. “I’ve been able to connect with many of you over the last three months, and I’ve heard time and time again that you want a strong Unity, and understand that price increases are a necessary part of what enables us to invest in moving gaming forward....

HomeNewsChained Together Co-op blunder sim Chained Together now lets you make your own hellish mapsNo, after you, I insist No, after you, I insist Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Anegar Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Anegar Games “This update is designed to unleash your creativity,” say developers Anegar Games in thebrief patch notes. The editor will let you place moving platforms, swinging axes, pulsating spikes, and all the rest of the game’s horrendous machinery....

HomeNewsNightingale Nightingale’s Realms Rebuilt update arrives tomorrow and aims to revive the game with a handcrafted campaignAnd cats in hats And cats in hats Image credit:Inflexion Games Image credit:Inflexion Games Tomorrow will see the release ofNightingale’s Realms Rebuilt update, which hopes to revive the ailing Early Access gaslamp survival craft ‘em up. It’s aiming to do that with a new handcrafted campaign, which now sits alongside the procedural worlds already present, along with new weapons, spells, boss battles, dungeons and much more, as the developers outlined yesterday in a new blog post....