HomeNewsSilkbulb Test Silkbulb Test’s demo is a fun quiz game as long as you ignore the noises and don’t look behind youHave a seat Have a seat Image credit:oxblud / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:oxblud / Rock Paper Shotgun In the velvety darkness that surrounds the projection screen, you hear tinkly nursery music and other noises that are less tinkly and more squelchy or breathy and hey, it sounds like they’re coming from behind you, and getting louder....

HomeNews The PlayStation VR2 PC adapter gets a release date and price, but a lot of its best features won’t workIt’ll play nice with SteamVR, at least It’ll play nice with SteamVR, at least Image credit:Sony Image credit:Sony We knew a PC adapter for PlayStation’s VR2 headsetwas on the way, andit looked to be fairly soon- and we were right! Sony’s shiniest virtual reality offering is now confirmed to be adding official PC support via a nifty wired adapter at the start of August....

HomeNewsThe Alters You can’t have sex with yourself in The Alters, “but it’s not like this topic is totally removed”And nor is the topic of generative AI And nor is the topic of generative AI Image credit:11 bit Image credit:11 bit Image credit:11 bit “We had the idea of what are the most important problems or maybe decisions that players can relate to, and built upon that was the decision of how many Alters do we want to have,” lead designer Rafal Wlosek told me....

HomeGuidesElden Ring Best light weapons in Elden RingHere are the best light weapons in Elden Ring Here are the best light weapons in Elden Ring Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/From Software Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/From Software Looking for the best light weapons in Elden Ring?Light weapons inElden Ringare a fantastic option if you’re looking to keep light rolls and carve out a dual-wield orDexterity build. Join us as we go through a selection of the best light weapons you can pick up both early and late-game in Elden Ring....

HomeFeaturesElden Ring Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree hollows out everything you loved about Elden Ring, and it’s brilliantThree hours with Elden Ring’s upcoming expansion reveal a jarful of horrible secrets Three hours with Elden Ring’s upcoming expansion reveal a jarful of horrible secrets Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco If you’reSPOILERsensitive, please do not read this article. Just don’t do it. I’ll be talking about a bunch of stuff that’sSPOILERY....

HomeNewsElden Ring How Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree’s new levelling system makes life easier for newcomers… or harder for veteransWant some bite with your bark? Want some bite with your bark? Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco Yes, I’ve played a portion ofElden Ring’s expansionShadow Of The ErdtreeandI think it’s brilliant. But there’s one thing I didn’t flesh out in the preview and that’s the DLC’s standalone levelling system,brought to our attentiona month or so ago....

HomeNewsTactical Breach Wizards Tactical Breach Wizards is refreshingly unlike XCOM despite wearing the same tactical underwearNecro-Clancy Necro-Clancy Image credit:Suspicious Developments Image credit:Suspicious Developments We’ll never know exactly what sort of fiction Tom Clancy would have written if he was less interested in the calibre of specific bullets and their effiency at dismantling burgeoning socialist governments, and more so in the specific sigils required to blast a riot cop through a third story window....

HomeNewsYakuza: Like a Dragon The Yakuza TV show is coming out on Amazon Prime in OctoberTokyo nice Tokyo nice Amazon will air a live-action TV series based on Sega’sYakuzagames in October this year, says the streaming service. Like A Dragon:Yakuzawill be a six-part series following characters in the criminal underbelly of Kamurocho, set to straddle between two time periods: 1995 and 2005. The series “showcases modern Japan and the dramatic stories of these intense characters, such as the legendary Kazuma Kiryu, that games in the past have not been able to explore,” said Amazon, who are releasing it through Prime Video, just like theirFallout series....

HomeNewsTrackmania They have been racing for a monthGetting over dip Getting over dip Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Ubisoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Ubisoft At the time of writing, the remaining competitors are warring it out at a particular spot on floor 16, tantalisingly close to the finish line. To proceed, they have to perform a nigh-impossible trick that involvescrawling along a vertical surface on two wheels. It is disgusting....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1081): How to solve the Tuesday June 4 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for June 4? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for June 4? 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!...

HomeNewsHelldivers 2 Helldivers 2 Major Order turns planet into black hole as rumours of returning Illuminate faction intensifyDoesn’t look very luminate to me Doesn’t look very luminate to me Image credit:Unlucky Map / Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Unlucky Map / Rock Paper Shotgun Honestly, I turn my back onshooter-of-noteHelldivers 2for (checks calendar)… one, maybe two weeks, and you all go and transform a planet into a black hole. “You” being the players who completed the metagame’s last Major Order and successfully pumped the Terminid supercolony of Meridia full of an experimental “Dark Fluid” - which Super-Earth, incidentally, pinched from the Illuminate faction during the First Galactic War, akaHelldivers1....

HomeNewsMegacopter: Blades of the Goddess Here’s a demo for Megacopter, a Desert Strike parody with a splash of Mars AttacksEverything was mega in the 1990s Everything was mega in the 1990s Image credit:Pizza Bear Games Image credit:Pizza Bear Games In EA’s Desert Strike - released way back in the dim salvages of 1992 - you are a helicopter pilot scooting around a Sylvester Stallone reinvention of Iraq, shooting down tanks and fighters with guns and missiles while rescuing VIPs and fretting constantly about your wafer-thin armour and espresso-sized fuel reserves....

HomeFeaturesTiny Glade I made the witchy cottage of my dreams in Tiny GladeI could listen to these clicky clacks all day I could listen to these clicky clacks all day Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pounce Light Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pounce Light If you love cosy games where the biggest challenge is choosing between which farm utensil to place next to your barn doors, thenTiny Glademay be just the game for you. It’s a creative building game likeThe Sims 4but with none of the fuss of actually controlling lives - and no quests, combat or arbitrary challenges of any kind....