HomeHardwareNews DirectStorage API finally launches, faster SSD performance beckonsLoading times facing the chop Loading times facing the chop Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun RememberDirectStorage? Back in the not-exactly-halycon days of 2020, Microsoft revealed that the storage API would make its way to PC, having showed how it could slash loading times to bits on the Xbox Series X and S. A year and a half later, it’s finally ready for Windows, as Microsoft havemade the full DirectStorage API available to developers....

HomeFeaturesGrand Theft Auto V Does Grand Theft Auto need a story when it’s the world’s best sandbox?It can’t just be a bigger map It can’t just be a bigger map Every few months we hop into GTA Online with the intention of checking out some Hot New Content. Last time, we ended up running each other over with go-karts while the party leader tried to set up a mandatory LLC and email a tax return to Rockstar....

HomeFeaturesWarhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters We sit down with creative director Noah Decter-Jackson to talk about the origins of their upcoming turn-based tactics game You may not have heard much about developer Complex Games, but the Canadian studio has a surprisingly storied history. Despite spending the last two decades building mobile and browser games for the likes of Disney, Nickelodeon and Zynga, their heart has always resided with the PC....

HomeGuidesLost Ark Lost Ark: Necromancer’s Origin bosses and mechanics guideAvoid Lost Ark’s first wipe mechanic with this guide Avoid Lost Ark’s first wipe mechanic with this guide 10 Lost Ark Tips To Help You Get Started | Beginner’s GuideWatch on YouTube 10 Lost Ark Tips To Help You Get Started | Beginner’s Guide Lost Ark Necromancer’s Origin: Reanimated Garum mechanics Reanimated Garumis the first boss of Necromancer’s Origin and introduces the game’s first wipe mechanic....

HomeNews Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak launches June 30thThe hunt for monst resumes in an expansion The hunt for monst resumes in an expansion Capcom today confirmed a release date of June 30th forMonster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, the first expansion for the latest in their monster-mashing series. In a livestream they also get into the expansion’s story, its world, and many of the big dogs you’ll be killing then skinning. Watch on for all the dog-destroying deets....

HomeHardwareNews Oh hey, the new NZXT Function keyboards are pretty goodNZXT’s first gaming keyboards are quality peripherals with hot-swappable mechanical switches NZXT’s first gaming keyboards are quality peripherals with hot-swappable mechanical switches Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun PC component makersNZXTcontinue expanding beyond the confines of cases, having just launched two lots of desktop peripherals: the Function mechanical keyboard series, and the Lift gaming mouse. Thanks to a shipping slip-up I’ve only been getting acquainted with the Function family, but so far its three models have proven to be adept at games and typing alike – with a big bonus for customisation in the form of easily hot-swappable switches....

HomeNewsPerfect Dark Report says new studio has struggled A newPerfect Darkgame wasannounced back in 2020, but it seems like development hasn’t been going smoothly. A newreport from VGCsays that as many as half of the core development team have quit the project in the past year, including several people on the senior design team. Sources say these departures are partly responsible forCrystal Dynamics being drafted to work on the game late last year....

HomeNewsWobbledogs Physics dog breeding sim Wobbledogs has left early accessMutate some best friends Mutate some best friends I like devlogs, those scrappy blogs where game creators crack open the egg of videogames to show you the yolk of development. The mistakes, the dead ends, the iterations; they illuminate the hardships of creation, and they’re entertaining to boot.I like dogs, too. I wrote as much when writing about the horrific rectangular dogmorphs of a particular devlog - doglog?...

HomeNews RiffTrax: The Game has you and your pals crack jokes over bad moviesIn the Mystery Science Theater 3000 tradition In the Mystery Science Theater 3000 tradition RiffTrax: The Game - Official Trailer (Steam, PS, Xbox, Switch)Watch on YouTube RiffTrax: The Game - Official Trailer (Steam, PS, Xbox, Switch) The game will support six players using various Internet-connected devices as controllers,with 12 audience members playing along too, plus support for voting on Twitch streams....

HomeFeaturesShip of Fools Ship Of Fools brings the co-op chaos of Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime to the high seasPushing the boat out Pushing the boat out First unveiled last week,Ship Of Foolsis an upcoming seafaring roguelite where you and a fellow co-op pal take on hordes of horrible beasties as you sail the high seas. Depending on your choice of player two, it’s also likely to be an apt description of how you’ll feel playing it....

HomeNews Steam is holding a JRPG sale this weekIt’s not all porn, but a lot is porn It’s not all porn, but a lot is porn Steam started a week-long “JRPG sale” last night, offering discounts on hundreds of games, some of which are RPGs, and some of which are even Japanese. The theme is broad but the deals are solid, including 80% off Valkyria Chronicles 4, 50% offChrono Trigger, 45% offYakuza: Like A Dragon, and hundreds more discounts....

HomeNews Tencent buy majority stake in Rime and Song Of Nunu developersStudio say they’ll focus more on “original IP” Studio say they’ll focus more on “original IP” Tencent have bought a majority stake in Tequila Works, the developers of Rime,Deadlight, The Sexy Brutale, and forthcoming League Of Legends tie-in Song Of Nunu. No fee was disclosed with the announcement, but Tequila Works co-founder Raúl Rubio said the investment would allow the company to focus on “original IPs”....

HomeNews Video Game Accessibility Awards celebrated games which welcome more playersHalo Infinite took home two awards, and Ryan Reynolds showed up Halo Infinite took home two awards, and Ryan Reynolds showed up This weekend brought the second annual Video Game Accessibility Awards, a celebration of games which make an effort to welcome a wider range of players. Prizes came in ten categories covering everything from control and text options to friendly training spaces....