Witching Stone has you joining up shapes into spells and is massively charming - here's a demo

HomeNewsWitching Stone Witching Stone has you joining up shapes into spells and is massively charming - here’s a demoMage-3 puzzler Mage-3 puzzler Image credit:Alexander Taylor Image credit:Alexander Taylor Witching Stone TrailerWatch on YouTube Witching Stone Trailer The setup: you are an anime sorceress exploring a node-based dungeon map. Some nodes harbour treasure chests, campsites and shopkeepers. Others trigger battles, which are turn-based affairs. Rather than just choosing Firaga from a menu, however, you’ll need to string together the raw materials on the grid display below the warring characters....

August 30, 2024 · 2 min · 328 words · Briana Wallace

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says "almost all games should cost more at a base level" because they cost so much to make

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 publishing director says “almost all games should cost more at a base level” because they cost so much to make"Everyone’s just waiting for GTA6 to do it lol." “Everyone’s just waiting for GTA6 to do it lol.” Image credit:Larian Image credit:Larian Baldur’s Gate 3publishing director Michael Douse has reopened the topic of video game prices being very modest for what those games offer, commenting that the pricing of blockbusters like the recentStar Wars Outlawshas not kept pace with rising development costs and general economic inflation....

August 29, 2024 · 5 min · 976 words · Timothy Fleming

Rejoice fellow pagans, for stop-motion Scottish Border brawler Judero will launch in September

HomeNewsJudero Rejoice fellow pagans, for stop-motion Scottish Border brawler Judero will launch in SeptemberSlay the clay Slay the clay Image credit:Talha and Jack Co, J. King-Spooner, Image credit:Talha and Jack Co, J. King-Spooner, The first time I encountered Jack King-Spooner’s work, it was when he sent me a copy ofSluggish Morss: Pattern Circusover hospital wifi late at night. The game was a bright spot in a bad time, which might seem peculiar given that Sluggish Morss often looks like a whale’s upset stomach, but it’s such a feverishly inventive creation....

August 29, 2024 · 3 min · 536 words · Robert Petty

The original Resident Evil 2 from 1998 comes shambling and groaning back to PC

HomeNewsResident Evil 2 The original Resident Evil 2 from 1998 comes shambling and groaning back to PCLick and subscribe Lick and subscribe Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom Step this way please, fans of pre-rendered backgrounds and pixellated blood spatters. There is something waiting for you in the window of the local internet video game store, GOG.com.Resident Evil 2, the original 1998 survival horror, is now buyable, downloadable, and yes, even playable on PC....

August 29, 2024 · 6 min · 1185 words · Shannon Hayes

Best skills in Star Wars Outlaws to unlock first

HomeGuidesStar Wars Outlaws Best skills in Star Wars Outlaws to unlock firstHere are the best skills to unlock first in Star Wars Outlaws Here are the best skills to unlock first in Star Wars Outlaws Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Looking for the best skills in Star Wars Outlaws?As with other Ubisoft games,Star Wars Outlawsoffers a host of skills to unlock as you progress through the game. These skills vary from slicing (hacking) to Speeder skills for traversal, gunslinging and more....

August 28, 2024 · 4 min · 821 words · Paul Johnson

Endzone 2 early access review: rebuild humanity as a post-apocalyptic plate-spinner

HomeReviewsEndzone 2 Endzone 2 early access review: rebuild humanity as a post-apocalyptic plate-spinnerDrought’s a-comin' Drought’s a-comin' Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Assemble Entertainment Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Assemble Entertainment Sometimes you forget to build a graveyard. It happens. When ten citizens dropped dead on the roads of one of my settlements in post-apocalyptic city builderEndzone 2, I had to work fast to avoid a sickness breaking out. But graveyards require a lot of space, and if you’ve already filled your shanty town with a sea of corrugated metal roofs, this poses a problem....

August 28, 2024 · 7 min · 1325 words · Bonnie Nelson

Noughties-style JRPG Clair Obscur wants to recapture the glories of Lost Odyssey, with a touch of Devil May Cry

HomeFeaturesClair Obscur: Expedition 33 Noughties-style JRPG Clair Obscur wants to recapture the glories of Lost Odyssey, with a touch of Devil May CryBringing back the Quick Time era Bringing back the Quick Time era Image credit:Kepler Interactive Image credit:Kepler Interactive I do like a combat system that resembles an overflowing dressmaker’s draw, full of bouncing rubber thimbles and coils of bunting. While it’s not quite as chaotic and entangled as say, Disgaea,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33is one of those games....

August 28, 2024 · 5 min · 916 words · Gabriella Young

Wordle hints and answer (#1166): How to solve the Wednesday August 28 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1166): How to solve the Wednesday August 28 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for August 28? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for August 28? 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!...

August 28, 2024 · 6 min · 1184 words · Molly Singh

“Spell words with over 25 different letters” as you travel through “Yorkshire-sounding” places in puzzle RPG Sternly Worded Adventures

HomeNewsSternly Worded Adventures “Spell words with over 25 different letters” as you travel through “Yorkshire-sounding” places in puzzle RPG Sternly Worded AdventuresT’oblerone T’oblerone Image credit:Balthazar Image credit:Balthazar Wait. What?! What do you shitting mean ‘Toblerone’ isn’t a word? Image credit:Balthazar A bloody travesty, is what that is. I’ll show you sternly worded, mate. Here’s how the game describes itself. Although, as we’ve already established, it’s not above lying to your actual face....

August 28, 2024 · 1 min · 159 words · Christopher Copeland

Activision cancelled Crash Bandicoot 5 to make room for more online live service games, claims report

HomeNewsCrash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Activision cancelled Crash Bandicoot 5 to make room for more online live service games, claims reportBinned-off sequel might have featured a Spyro team-up Binned-off sequel might have featured a Spyro team-up Image credit:Microsoft Image credit:Microsoft I find it bizarre that people still really likeCrash Bandicootgames in this, the year 2024, two decades after the decline of the platform mascot warz. I have ample nostalgia for the old marsupial myself, with his second Naughty Dog-developed outing being a particular obsession, but come now, we’re all about deckbuilders, soulsliking and battle royale nowadays, right?...

August 27, 2024 · 2 min · 283 words · Samantha Weeks

All Bell Bearing locations in Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree

HomeGuidesElden Ring All Bell Bearing locations in Elden Ring Shadow Of The ErdtreeFind a total of 10 Bell Bearing locations in the Elden Ring DLC Find a total of 10 Bell Bearing locations in the Elden Ring DLC Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco ThisElden Ringguide will show you where to find every Bell Bearing location in the DLC. To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

August 27, 2024 · 6 min · 1221 words · Rachel Hernandez

All Star Wars Outlaws Experts: Locations and abilities

HomeGuidesStar Wars Outlaws All Star Wars Outlaws Experts: Locations and abilitiesHere are all Expert locations needed to learn new skills in Star Wars Outlaws Here are all Expert locations needed to learn new skills in Star Wars Outlaws Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Looking for all Star Wars Outlaws Expert locations?There are a total of 9 Experts inStar Wars Outlawswho are special individuals that can teach Kay Vess new skills or improve existing ones like ‘Slicing’ (hacking into terminals) using blasters, upgrading the Speeder and more....

August 27, 2024 · 5 min · 968 words · Gary Smith

How to get a Slicing Kit in Star Wars Outlaws

HomeGuidesStar Wars Outlaws How to get a Slicing Kit in Star Wars OutlawsHere is how to get a Slicing Kit and unlock most terminals in Star Wars Outlaws Here is how to get a Slicing Kit and unlock most terminals in Star Wars Outlaws Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Looking for a Slicing Kit in Star Wars Outlaws?Slicing isStar Wars Outlaws’s version of hacking and is usually helpful for getting past energy barriers and sampling rare loot....

August 27, 2024 · 3 min · 442 words · Rachel Bruce