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HomeNewsCobalt Core RPS Game Club kicks off today with Cobalt CoreCome and play this excellent roguelike deckbuilder with us Come and play this excellent roguelike deckbuilder with us Image credit:Brace Yourself Games Image credit:Brace Yourself Games RPS Game Clubis back in action for 2024 today, and our first pick of the year is the exceedingly goodCobalt Core, a spaceship roguelike deckbuilder where you’re slipping and sliding out the way of incoming missiles to get to the bottom of why you and the rest of your animal pals seem to be stuck in a pesky timeloop....

HomeNews Sega of America union calls out Sega for latest mass layoffs61 people reportedly laid off, QA and localisation teams most affected 61 people reportedly laid off, QA and localisation teams most affected Image credit:Sega Image credit:Sega Sega of America will lay off 61 people in March, according to the state of California and the Sega of America AEGIS union. The layoffs are allegedly aimed at the company’s QA and localisation departments, and represent around 13% of Sega of America’s workforce....

HomeNewsRise of the Ronin Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin blends Nioh’s combat with Assassin’s Creed-style explorationNew trailer walks us through the historical Japanese action-RPG New trailer walks us through the historical Japanese action-RPG Image credit:Sony Image credit:Sony Well look at that, a new trailer for Rise of the Rōnin - the fancy samurai action-RPGfrom Ninja Gaiden household Team Ninja. Set in 19th century Japan’s Bakumatsu era, the game is a mixture of open-ended exploration, sneaking and agile traversal that puts me heavily in mind of Ubisoft’sAssassin’s Creedseries....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show S3 Episode 4: Steam Next Fest recommendations and general indie game enthusiasmWe didn’t think there was much news happening this week and then loads did We didn’t think there was much news happening this week and then loads did Image credit:The Bworg Image credit:The Bworg Here at the Electronic Wireless Showpodcastwe like indie games (inasmuch as “indie” can ever really be a helpful term; as the “good” doctor Peterson would no doubt say, what do words even mean?...

HomeDeals The legendary Ryzen 7 5800X3D is back down to £234 at AWD-IT in the UKJust £1 more than the slower 5700X3D that we featured yesterday. Just £1 more than the slower 5700X3D that we featured yesterday. It was just yesterday that I was espousing the benefits of thenewly released Ryzen 7 5700X3D processor- a cutback version of legendary 5800X3D that breathes new life and exceptional gaming performance into classic Ryzen 1000, 2000, 3000 and 5000 systems....

HomeNewsUntil Dawn Until Dawn remaster confirmed for PC, “rebuilt and enhanced” former PS4 exclusive out later this yearA killer announcement? A killer announcement? Image credit:Supermassive Games Image credit:Supermassive Games The rumours were true!Until Dawn, Supermassive Games’ breakthroughhorror gamepreviously exclusive to PlayStation 4, is coming to PC in a remastered re-release later this year. Until Dawn - Announce Trailer | PS5 & PC GamesWatch on YouTube Until Dawn - Announce Trailer | PS5 & PC Games...

HomeGuidesPalworld Best Ground Pals in PalworldHere’s the best Ground Pals to have in your team in Palworld Here’s the best Ground Pals to have in your team in Palworld Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair Looking for the best Ground Pals in Palworld?Ground Pals are particularly effective in combat againstElectric Palsso it’s worthwhile recruiting them inPalworldearly. This is particularly useful when fighting the first Syndicate Tower boss, Grizzbolt, who has access to some pretty lethal Electric attacks....

HomeGuidesPalworld Best Ice Pals in PalworldHere’s the best Ice Pals to have in your team in Palworld Here’s the best Ice Pals to have in your team in Palworld Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair Looking for the best Ice Pals in Palworld?Ice Pals are strongest againstDragon Pals. As some of the hardest bosses inPalworldare Dragon-types, it’s important to have the best Ice Pals in your team in advance....

HomeGuidesPalworld Best Lumbering Pals in PalworldThe best Pals for cutting wood. The best Pals for cutting wood. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair Want to know which Pals in Palworld are best at Lumbering?As soon as you get started base building inPalworld, wood becomes a vital resource. You’ll need it for everything, and since it’s hard work to chop down all those trees yourself, why not enlist some Pals for the job?...

HomeNewsDeath Stranding 2 Death Stranding 2 On The Beach gets a trailer and 2025 release window, still absolutely bonkersWhy does George Miller have a pet dragon? Why does George Miller have a pet dragon? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Kojima Productions Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Kojima Productions Sony and Hideo Kojima have released a newDeath Stranding 2trailer alongside the game’s full title - Death Stranding 2 On The Beach. It’s out in 2025 on PS5, with a PC release date still to be revealed, and appears to be as free-wheeling and self-serious yet whimsical as you’d expect from a Kojima joint....

HomeDeals Grab the brand new AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU to upgrade your old Ryzen PC for $249/£233That’s way cheaper than the legendary 5800X3D while delivering nearly as good performance. That’s way cheaper than the legendary 5800X3D while delivering nearly as good performance. Do you want to build a PC? Not ready to give up your older Ryzen motherboard but still want great gaming performance? Previously your only option was the (superb) 5800X3D, which uses a 3D V-Cache to massively boost gaming performance, but now the cheaper 5700X3D is also available....

HomeNewsGranblue Fantasy: Relink Granblue Fantasy: Relink keeps crashing, but I’ve enjoyed the 9 hours I’ve managed so farOdds of saving the world and/or finishing my review are thus diminished Odds of saving the world and/or finishing my review are thus diminished Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Cygames Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Cygames The review embargo for fantastical sky-pirates JRPGGranblue Fantasy: Relinkjust lifted, ahead of its release tomorrow, and I was on review duty. Alas, I have no review to lay at your feet, because the game booted once as soon as I got it, then didn’t work for about five days, and for the rest of this week has booted at a ratio of about 1:8 of successful boot to attempts to boot....

HomeNewsJudas Judas’ latest gameplay still looks a lot like a sci-fi BioShock, now with evil Brum and a robot chefYep, definitely a Ken Levine game Yep, definitely a Ken Levine game Image credit:Ghost Story Games Image credit:Ghost Story Games The latest taste ofJudas, the spiritual successor toBioShockfrom the former director of BioShock, has confirmed that, yes, this is definitely a game from at least some of the people that made BioShock....