HomeNewsHelldivers 2 Helldivers 2 balancing has been “removing the fun”, Arrowhead CEO frets - “just tweaking damage numbers is a blunt tool"“I think we’ve gone too far in some areas.” “I think we’ve gone too far in some areas.” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation I spent this morning beingpseudo-profound about Animal Wellandpseudo-elegaic about Tango Gameworks, so now it’s time to get back to the Real Business - being a pseud on the subject of videogame gun balancing....

HomeGuidesManor Lords Manor Lords: What is Emmer Fertility?Here’s an explanation on Emmer Fertility and how it affects Wheat in Manor Lords Here’s an explanation on Emmer Fertility and how it affects Wheat in Manor Lords Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Wondering what Emmer Fertility is in Manor Lords?When it comes time to seed and till the land inManor Lords. you’ll need to pay attention to fertility levels....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S3 episode 18: everyone’s loving Hades 2!There’ll be hell to pay There’ll be hell to pay Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Supergiant Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Supergiant Games James isn’t here, so Nate makes up some hardware news that’s very exciting and yet disturbing, while he does have a mythology-themed mini game in the tower of jocularity. Plus: the games we’ve been playing this week, including a cute survival horror andRimWorld, still....

HomeNewsBe the Ruler: Britannia Vibrant strategy Be the Ruler: Britannia is probably not the next Manor Lords, but it looks great nonethelessToo many SEO possibilities to pick just one Too many SEO possibilities to pick just one Image credit:BeardedBrothersGames/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:BeardedBrothersGames/Rock Paper Shotgun How to best describestrategygameBe the Ruler: Britanniawhen its alchemic reduction of traditionally full-on genres is what drew me to itsfree Steam prologuein the first place? A less demandingManor Lords?...

HomeGuidesHades 2 All Hades 2 Keepsakes and the best ones to pickHere is a list of all Keepsakes in Hades 2 and our picks for the best Here is a list of all Keepsakes in Hades 2 and our picks for the best Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Supergiant Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Supergiant Games Looking for a list of all Hades 2 Keepsakes?Keepsakes inHades 2are little gifts you can get from various companions after giving them Nectar....

HomeReviewsCrow Country Crow Country review: my first Resident Evil (complimentary)Less survival horror and more puzzle horror, but still a great time Less survival horror and more puzzle horror, but still a great time Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/SFB Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/SFB Games A large part of of the charm of Crow Country is the setting. It’s 1990, and you play as Mara Forest, investigating the titular theme park, which closed abruptly just two years ago....

HomeNewsDarkest Dungeon 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun It’s coming up on three years since the sequel to Darkest Dungeonhit early access, and over a year since itexited early access into 1.0. That means, however you count the days, it’s been a long time coming for one of the original game’s features to find its way intoDarkest Dungeon 2: mod support.To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

HomeNewsHelldivers 2 Disgruntled Helldivers 2 fans start petition to bring back fired community managerReview bombing causes fallout Review bombing causes fallout Image credit:PlayStation/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:PlayStation/Rock Paper Shotgun Fans ofHelldivers 2have started a petition asking developers Arrowhead to reinstate a fired employee in charge of community management. The employee, “Spitz”, was let go following the fiasco in whichSony told PC players they would need to link their Steam and PlayStation Network accountsto continue playing the shooter....

HomeNewsDragon Age: The Veilguard Over a decade since Dragon Age: Inquisition Image credit:EA Image credit:EA The presentation slide, which you can view below, lists EA’s planned releases in the fiscal year ending 31st March, 2025. Who is this fiscal, and why do they get their own calendar when the rest of us have to make do with Greg classic? Who knows! The slate includes the releasedTales Of Kenzera: Zau, a bunch of sports yearlies I’m sorry if you care about but I don’t, and an unnamed ‘partner title’....

HomeNewsWildermyth Excellent fantasy RPG Wildermyth is turning into a roguelike via DLCBut don’t worry, roguedislikers, there’s also a story about some dragon’s ballroom But don’t worry, roguedislikers, there’s also a story about some dragon’s ballroom Image credit:Worldwalker Games LLC Image credit:Worldwalker Games LLC The Omenroad DLC has two components. “For the fighters, we have a roguelike tactical challenge mode with progression across run,“the Steam page explains. “And for the lovers, we have A Walk in the Unlight, a new story campaign that uses the Omenroad format to take your heroes past the edge of the Yondering Lands and into worlds beyond....

HomeNewsFortnite Fortnite bans its Yoda backpack for opening game-crashing wormholes while doing Futurama’s Zoidberg ScuttleYes, really Yes, really Image credit:Epic Games/iFireMonkey (via X) Image credit:Epic Games/iFireMonkey (via X) Ready for a sentence that could only apply to the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink pop-culture smorgasbord of modern-dayFortnite? Here we go! A rucksack containing Star Wars’ Yoda has been temporarily banned from thebattle royale game, after crashing games when players wearing the green Jedi master on their back do the Zoidberg Scuttle emote from Futurama....

HomeFeaturesGray Zone Warfare Gray Zone Warfare may be the new FPS hotness, but my experience with it left me coldI don’t think it’s for me I don’t think it’s for me Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Madfinger Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Madfinger Games As I write this,Gray Zone Warfareis sat at fourth place in Steam’s top sellers list. I’ve seen loads of vids from bigFPSYouTubers pivoting to it as the next big thing, especially for the Escape From Tarkov-likers....

HomeGuidesHades 2 How to get Bronze in Hades 2Here’s how and where to get Bronze in Hades 2 Here’s how and where to get Bronze in Hades 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Supergiant Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Supergiant Games Looking for Bronze in Hades 2?Bronze is one of the most confusing early-game resources inHades 2, because you unlock recipes that require it long before you unlock the ability to gather Bronze itself....