HomeNewsHelldivers 2 Comically vast Helldivers 2 patch adds to the game’s Galactic strategy map while making stealth easier and armoured enemies fewerThe long grass is now your greatest ally The long grass is now your greatest ally Image credit:Arrowhead Game Studios Image credit:Arrowhead Game Studios The latestHelldivers 2patch is memorably titled 01.000.400, but for my money, it’s hovering on the brink of being one of your gold-varnished “X.0” updates of note....

HomeNewsEverywhere Everywhere’s no-code game creation tools get a closed beta next weekKicking off June 18th Kicking off June 18th Image credit:Build A Rocket Boy Image credit:Build A Rocket Boy Everywhereis a creative suite that aims to let players build their own 3D games - such as shooters, racing games, and platformers - without code. Instead, players can use a developer- and user-created asset library to build and “remix” game worlds, then publish them for other folks to play....

HomeFeaturesPhantom Blade Zero In the hands, Phantom Blade Zero owes more to Ninja Gaiden than SoulslikesKung-feudal Kung-feudal Image credit:PlayStation Image credit:PlayStation In the past I’ve describedPhantom Blade Zero, the foetid and frantic new action-RPGfrom Chinese studio S-Game, asa Soulslike, and more specifically a Sekirolike. I must now hang my head and await the executioner’s ludicrously oversized hammer, for while Phantom Blade Zero’s ambience and layouts owe something to From’s work, the moment-to-moment has just as much in common with older hack-and-slash games such asNinja Gaiden....

HomeNewsMental Salvo Mental Salvo is an “infinite open world” art game full of procedurally generated surprises"Not even I can predict what’s in it," says dev “Not even I can predict what’s in it,” says dev Image credit:imaginini Image credit:imaginini Mental Salvodescribes itself as having an “infinite open world” in which you can do so many things, “they’re impossible to list”. Were this a game from a triple-A publisher, I’d be heading down to their compound with some powerful magnets and cannisters of highly concentrated acid to wipe out their ungodly creation before it replaces the fundamental particles of our universe with waypoints....

HomeFeaturesMonster Hunter Wilds RIP Alpha Doshaguma, the doomed dragonfighting guinea pig of my Monster Hunter Wilds demoCapcom’s ecosystem has become a terrible pinball machine Capcom’s ecosystem has become a terrible pinball machine Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom This piece is written in memory of the Alpha Doshaguma, a huge furry quadruped with the belly, gait and mournful disposition of an orphaned St Bernard, which - no,whowas sleeping blamelessly in a canyon when Capcom’s demo presenter strolled up and bopped it with a bayonet howitzer....

HomeNews Activision QA supplier Lionbridge accused of retaliatory layoffs in “union busting” moveEntire 160-person team laid off in retaliation, alleges CWA union Entire 160-person team laid off in retaliation, alleges CWA union Image credit:Activision Image credit:Activision US labour union the CWA (Communications Workers of America) havefiled Unfair Labor Practicecharges against Activision QA supplier Lionbridge Technologies. AsGame Developerreports, the CWA allege that Lionbridge fired an entire 160-person team in Idaho in retaliation for union-related activities....

HomeFeaturesCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Can you guess which Australian TV sci-fi of the early 2000s inspired Citizen Sleeper 2?Through a wormhole, darkly Through a wormhole, darkly Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Fellow Traveller Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Fellow Traveller No, it’s notSilversun. Sit down,Brian. Let somebody else have a go at answering.Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vectoris a sci-fiRPGwith plenty of dice and a heavy nod towards tabletop role-playing. The firstCitizen Sleepersaw your bio-robotic protagonist landing on a donut-shaped space station where they learned to make a new life for themselves among interstellar farmers and ramen-serving rapscallions....

HomeNewsDisco Samurai Disco Samurai is a brutally difficult and brilliant Sekiro-like rhythm slasherDisco stu-dent of the blade Disco stu-dent of the blade Image credit:Pixel Fiber Image credit:Pixel Fiber This week, we’re highlighting the best demos you can play duringSteam Next Fest, which starts June 10th. We’re calling thisWishlisted, in partnership with Eurogamer and VG247.Disco Samuraiis a game that’s so difficult I’d have given up playing sooner if it didn’t contain so many of my absolute favouriteaction gamethings....

HomeNews Dragon Age: The Veilguard will let you bring over your choices from Inquisition - whether you still have your save or notThe opening of the upcoming RPG sequel will remind you what happened in its 10-year-old predecessor if you’ve forgotten The opening of the upcoming RPG sequel will remind you what happened in its 10-year-old predecessor if you’ve forgotten Image credit:EA Image credit:EA It’s been a decade - 10 years!...

HomeGuidesElden Ring How to get the Uchigatana in Elden RingHow to find the Elden Ring Uchigatana in the Deathtouched Catacombs How to find the Elden Ring Uchigatana in the Deathtouched Catacombs Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Looking for the Elden Ring Uchigatana weapon?As one of the first Katana-type weapons you can get, don’t miss out on the Uchigatana’s amazing slash and pierce damage. To top it off, the Uchigatana causes Blood Loss buildup, which makes it a perfect weapon for boss fights....

HomeNewsWeyrdlets Virtual pet sim Weyrdlets is like Animal Crossing on your desktop, except you might get some real-life work done tooProcrastination bait meets productivity tools Procrastination bait meets productivity tools Image credit:Weyrdworks Image credit:Weyrdworks When I was a kid, one of my absolute favourite things to do on the PC was to mess around with a free virtual Felix - like the cat from the cat food adverts - who would roam around the Windows XP desktop, chasing balls of string between program windows and curling up to take a nap on the taskbar....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1089): How to solve the Wednesday June 12 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for June 12? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for June 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!...

HomeNewsLeague of Legends Arcane’s second season will be its last, says its first trailerArriving on Netflix this November Arriving on Netflix this November I’ve never played League Of Legends and I have no interest in doing so, but Arcane was superb. Set within the world of Riot’s MOBA and starring several of its playable characters, Netflix’s mini series was better animated and better written than any of its peers.A second season is on the way and due to arrive this November....