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HomeNewsDungeons of Hinterberg Dungeons Of Hinterberg’s latest trailer shows off Alpine mountains, glaciers and, yes, a swamp (poison not yet confirmed)We also see more of its après-slay Persona-style socalising We also see more of its après-slay Persona-style socalising Image credit:Curve Games Image credit:Curve Games Austrian developers Microbird released a new trailer for their upcoming Alpine dungeon-crawlerDungeons Of Hinterbergover the weekend, giving us a closer look at some of the eponymous dungeon environments we’ll be biffing monsters in come its release later this summer....

HomeNews Final Fantasy’s legendary composer Nobuo Uematsu doesn’t have the ‘strength’ to score a full video game againLeaving his last complete soundtrack as iOS exclusive RPG Fantasian Leaving his last complete soundtrack as iOS exclusive RPG Fantasian Image credit:Nobuo Uematsu Image credit:Nobuo Uematsu Nobuo Uematsu, the celebrated composer behind the iconic soundtracks for much of theFinal Fantasy series, has said he probably won’t score a full video game again. While Uematsu didn’t rule out creating the main themes for future games, he said that his days of scoring an entire game are likely over - leaving his last complete soundtrack as the OST for mobile-exclusive RPGFantasian....

HomeNewsTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Giving Rainbow Six: Siege a sequel or new engine could doom it, says creative director"You see games that did go through sequels and just completely drop the ball" “You see games that did go through sequels and just completely drop the ball” Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft Rainbow Six Siege’s creative director Alexander Karpazis doesn’t believe the elderly shooter needs a change of game engine or for that matter, a sequel....

HomeNewsNightingale Nightingale’s great hope is the city hidden at its foggy heartInflexion share plans for the urban side of their survival sim Inflexion share plans for the urban side of their survival sim Image credit:Inflexion Games Image credit:Inflexion Games Sometimes I wonder whether every genre fantasyRPGor RPG-inflected game is essentially a journey towards the Big City. Most such games start you off on the periphery of the world, out in the sleepy and/or brutish hamlets of FirstActShire, Chosen One County, and send you on a loose quest towards the cosmopolitan centre, where you’ll typically learn about the ultimate villain of the piece, gain access to the juiciest concentration of shops, crafting facilities and quest-givers, and glean some hint at the location of the endgame dungeon....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Monday, February 26)Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #260 Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #260 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! Want a hint for Connections today?Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle gameWordle, the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Mondays: Teleporting cigarettesI go on Twitter so you don’t have to I go on Twitter so you don’t have to Image credit:World Ø Image credit:World Ø Take a farming game, add Pokémon, then season with love (an ingredient whichPalworldsubstituted with murder), and perhaps you too will create this scene from Leafblade: Don’t forget to hug your mons while on adventures! 🐾#gamedev#indiedev#screenshotsaturday#cozygamepic.twitter.com/WGal1prLDu— Leafblade 🍃 (@LeafBladeStudio)February 25, 2024 Don’t forget to hug your mons while on adventures!...

HomeNews The Maw - 26th February-2nd MarchOur weekly news liveblog, with this week’s videogame releases Our weekly news liveblog, with this week’s videogame releases Image credit:Wendel Dietterlin, the Younger/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Wendel Dietterlin, the Younger/Rock Paper Shotgun New week, yet more videogames! Gosh, those developers are incorrigible. I would characterise this week’s new game releases as a gentle blend of cosy simulation and nostalgia, served on a bed of fantasy roguelikes....

HomeNewsUntil Dawn Until Dawn devs Supermassive announce layoffs, with 150 jobs reportedly at riskBloomberg claims 90 layoffs expected Bloomberg claims 90 layoffs expected Image credit:Supermassive Games Image credit:Supermassive Games Supermassive Games have announced a period of consultation and reorganisation that will end in job losses, as theUntil Dawndevelopers try “to ensure the continued sustainability of the company”. It follows a report that studio leadership told 150 people their jobs were at risk earlier today, with around 90 staff expected to eventually leave the business following the consultation....

HomeNewsWHAT THE CAR? What the Golf? devs’ utterly bizarre racing game What the Car? escapes mobile onto Steam this yearDrive, sprint, swim, fish, chop, cook, fly, sing… Drive, sprint, swim, fish, chop, cook, fly, sing… Image credit:Triband Image credit:Triband What the Car? is a zany racing game in which you are a car with legs that must race around various courses to get the best time possible. Except sometimes you’re not just a car with legs, you’re also a car with a jetpack....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Sunday, February 25)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #259 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #259 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! Want a hint for Connections today?...

HomeNewsTurbo Kid Turbo Kid is a gory metroidvania with a BMX and a demo out nowA sequel to the 2015 movie A sequel to the 2015 movie Image credit:Outerminds Image credit:Outerminds Turbo Kidis a 2015 movie set in a post-apocalypse in which a comic book fan battles a local tyrant, with gory, comedic, ’80s-pastiching results. It was not a film I expected to get a metroidvania sequel, but here it is with a new demo and an April release date....

HomeNews Age of Empires 4 follows up series’ best-selling expansion yet with new season and free-for-all mode in springAs Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition prepares to add Denmark and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in late 2024 As Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition prepares to add Denmark and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in late 2024 Image credit:World’s Edge Image credit:World’s Edge Over 25 years intoAge of Empires’ history, it seems the storiedstrategyseries is riding a high....

HomeNews Age of Mythology Retold, remastered Age of Empires spin-off, will be out this yearOriginally announced in late 2022 Originally announced in late 2022 Image credit:World’s Edge Image credit:World’s Edge Age of Mythology Retold, the latest remaster of the god-battlingAge of Empiresspin-off, will finally see a release in 2024, having been revealed back in October 2022.Top 12 Best Strategy Games to Play on PCWatch on YouTubeWorld’s Edge confirmed that the long-awaited glow-up of the 2002RTS- which is effectively Age of Empires with mythical gods and monsters from its Greek, Egyptian and Norse factions - would hit PC and Xbox this year, showing off higher-detail models for Medusa, Pegasus and Cerberus during their Age of Empires: New Year, New Age stream event today....