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HomeNewsLies Of P The next game from the Lies Of P studio sounds like it might just fill a Dead Space shaped hole in my heartNo strings, only scares No strings, only scares Image credit:Neowiz Image credit:Neowiz Seeing great games sell too poorly for the pursestring goblins to shell out for a sequel is always a heartache, but it really stung to learn that the incredibleDead Spaceremake didn’tcatch on enoughfor EA to greenlight a remake ofDead Space 2(even if EA were a little spotty on the details)....

HomeDeals Wants DLSS 3 for as little money as possible? Try these Black Friday deals on the RTX 4060Down to £255 / $285 for tried-and-tested models Down to £255 / $285 for tried-and-tested models Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun To be clear, I still think the bestgraphics carddeal of Black Friday week is thatRTX 4070 Super offerand oh no wait that one’s gone now. But even if hadn’t been ecommerced to death, there’d still be a way to get the upgraded ray tracing andDLSS 3 frame gentools of the RTX 40 series for less cash still: plucky 1080p contender, theRTX 4060, whose deals are still very much available and kicking....

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 is expanding yet again with 12 new subclasses, including drunk monks, teleporting beekeepers and shadow sorcerorsAlso a photo mode Also a photo mode Image credit:Larian Image credit:Larian Way back in June, treacherous, fickle Larian declared thatBaldur’s Gate 3patch 7 would be theirfinal handover to playersof the well-good D&D RPG, with the focus then shifting internally to Larian’stwo currently untitled new game projects. CEO Swen Vincke did, however, caveat that while the overall level of post-release support would be “diminished”, there would be a few more updates....

HomeNewsBeff Jezos Simulator Beff Jezos Simulator lets you indulge in the fantasy that billionaires actually do any workI love fantasy games I love fantasy games Image credit:JoyJutsu Games Image credit:JoyJutsu Games Also, coincidentally, all things you can doin the demoforBeff Jezos Simulator. Now, worksimulation gamesaren’t my absolute favourite. But, hey, I do love a good fantasy game. And what spellbinding vision of a farflung reality could be more fantastical than a game in which a billionaire actually does some work?...

HomeFeaturesTowers Of Aghasba I simply can’t continue with Towers Of Aghasba’s survival checklist, but I hope you canThere’s something buried beneath the sticks and stones There’s something buried beneath the sticks and stones Image credit:Dreamlit Inc. Image credit:Dreamlit Inc. Back in January I wrote a (supporters only) post about how tired I am of allsurvival gamesstarting off the same. Here’s the gist of it: I’ve had enough of gathering rocks and sticks to make a crafting bench, from which I’m forced to build a hut and so on....

HomeNewsThe Cabin Factory In assembly line horror The Cabin Factory, you search freshly-built holiday homes for ghostsGenius loci Genius loci Image credit:Future Friends Games Image credit:Future Friends Games The Cabin Factory is described as a horror game but it’s sort of about deciding whether you are, in fact, playing a horror game. There is indeed a factory and it does indeed produce cabins - jolly, Center Parcs-style affairs made of big, merry logs, which roll up fully constructed on a conveyor belt....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hints and answers for Thu, November 28thNeed some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #535. Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #535. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 26th December! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 28th November?...

HomeNewsPalworld Palworld’s next major update brings an island “six times the size” of its last effortIncluding new tower bosses, vicious pals, and more mystery stuff Including new tower bosses, vicious pals, and more mystery stuff Image credit:Pocketpair Image credit:Pocketpair Palworlddevelopers Pocketpair have revealed a new major update, which introduces “the largest and harshest” island in the survival game’s history, together with new tower bosses and new pals. As for everything else… that’s a secret, but you can expect a “large amount of new content”, and we’ve got a few images to speculate over....

HomeNews RPS Asks: Are Steam sales still as exciting as they used to be?I vote no, but I’m old and no longer with it I vote no, but I’m old and no longer with it Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun It’s almost the end of November, which means it is technically but not spiritually still autumn. It is spiritually winter, the season of wearing gloves and using my phone’s flashlight to look for my dog’s poos in the long grass....

The Beastmaster of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, part one: How to make friends and eviscerate peopleNo guns, no knives, only beasts No guns, no knives, only beasts Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World At last, I’ve engineered my first monster vs. man battle, but my lack of healing items means I can’t risk hanging around to watch....

HomeDeals The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless, my gaming headset of choice, is over £70 / $70 off for Black FridayBig savings on a headset that just won’t die Big savings on a headset that just won’t die Why pay triple figures for a single peripheral, in a sale or otherwise? There are certainly cheaper wireless headsets, and ones with better microphones (it’s fine for Discord but I wouldn’t record a podcast with it)....

HomeNewsTrombone Champ: Unflattened Trombone Champ: Unflattened is out now, letting you toot your own trombone in VRPut your lips together and blow Put your lips together and blow Image credit:Flat2VR / Holy Wow Studios Image credit:Flat2VR / Holy Wow Studios So it is inTrombone Champ: Unflattened, a VR spin-off that’s out now. Trombone Champ: Unflattened! - Launch Trailer | Meta QuestTombone Champ: Unflattened’s VR launch trailer.Watch on YouTube Trombone Champ: Unflattened!...

HomeNews Not that you expected them this year anyway Image credit:Devolver Digital Image credit:Devolver Digital Let’s face it, nothing important happens in December. I’m scheduling 24 advent calendar posts this week and then spending the rest of the year eating boxes of Cadbury Mini Yule Logs Triple Chocolate. So it’s no surprise that Devolver have announced their remaining slate of games aiming for release in 2024 are actually coming out in 2025....