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HomeNewsSpace Tales Image credit:Saigon Dragon Image credit:Saigon Dragon Space Talesis a new real-timestrategygame from Vietnam-based Saigon Dragon, who worked with Numantian Games to develop the brilliantThey Are Billions. In They Are Billions, you scraped together walls and turrets to hold off a world’s worth of undead, and prolong the miserable lives of a tiny handful of non-zombified humans at your settlement’s core. Space Tales is breezier of demeanour - like the confusingly named 2014 RTSSpace Rogue, it takes inspiration from 1940s retro-futurism, with brightly coloured maps and chunky chrome unit design....

HomeDeals The cheapest 1TB SSD for Steam Deck or ROG Ally is this £80 option from WDA relatively straightforward upgrade that nets you more space and more performance. A relatively straightforward upgrade that nets you more space and more performance. Image credit:Western Digital/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Western Digital/Rock Paper Shotgun There’s fierce competition in the 2230 NVMe SSD space right now, as these pint-sized SSDs are the only ones that will fit in PC handhelds like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#852): How to solve the Thursday October 19 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for October 19? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 19? 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!...

HomeNews Elite Dangerous studio Frontier Developments announce layoffs and “organisational review"Following “a period of disappointing financial performance” Following “a period of disappointing financial performance” Image credit:Frontier Developments Image credit:Frontier Developments Frontier Developments have announced that they’ll be undertaking an “organisationl review” of the company after “disappointing financial performance and more challenging industry conditions”. The news came yesterday in anoteto investors, signalling yet another wave of industry layoffs. In their most recentFY23 financial reportfrom 13th September 2023, Frontier stated they’d had “lower than expected initial sales” ofF1 Manager 2023, and also confirmed the closure of their third-party publishing arm, Frontier Foundry “following the completion of a strategic review”....

HomeNews Fortnite’s Alan Wake: Flashback is a sort-of-remake-but-not-quite that lets you replay the whole game in 20 minutes before Alan Wake 2It’s not a Loot Lake, it’s an ocean It’s not a Loot Lake, it’s an ocean Image credit:Epic Games/Remedy Image credit:Epic Games/Remedy Who had ‘playable remake ofAlan WakeinsideFortnite’ on their 2023 bingo card? Nobody? Well, nevermind: either way, you can now relive the events of Remedy’s battery-powered horror game before its sequel comes out later this month....

HomeGuides NYT Connections hint and answers (Wednesday, October 18)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #129 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #129 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?...

HomeDeals Pick up the powerful 13-inch Asus ROG Z13 Flow laptop for $700 after a Woot discountA nice piece of kit, it must be said. A nice piece of kit, it must be said. Image credit:Asus Image credit:Asus Asus make some of the best gaming laptops going, and their Flow Z13 (discounted today!) is one of the most interesting too. It’s an ultraportable 13-inch machine with high-end specs, a 1200p (1920x1200) 120Hz touchscreen and a detchable keyboard....

HomeNews Starfield’s lead quest designer joins other ex-Bethesda devs - plus Obsidian and BioWare vets - to work on upcoming open-world RPG WyrdsongWill Shen was also a writer on Skyrim and multiple Fallout games Will Shen was also a writer on Skyrim and multiple Fallout games Image credit:Something Wicked Games Image credit:Something Wicked Games It sounds like quite the team of RPG talent is assembling behind upcomingopen-world gameWyrdsong, the debut title from newfound studio Something Wicked Games....

HomeNewsWarhammer: Age of Sigmar - Realms of Ruin The final faction in Frontier’s Warhammer RTS is magical chaos cult The Disciples Of TzeentchThey join the Stormcast Eternals, Orruks and Nighthaunt They join the Stormcast Eternals, Orruks and Nighthaunt Image credit:Frontier Developments Image credit:Frontier Developments Frontier Developments have announced the fourth and final faction coming to their Warhammer RTSAge Of Sigmar: Realms Of Ruin. The Disciples Of Tzeentch are a clan of magical chaos demons that specialise in long-range attacks, and they’ll join the Stormcast Eternals, Orruk Kruleboyz and the Nighthaunt when the game launches on November 17th....

HomeFeaturesCyber Knights: Flashpoint The spiritual successor to Invisible, Inc. is finally hereCyber Knights: Flashpoint just launched in early access, and already it’s a real keeper Cyber Knights: Flashpoint just launched in early access, and already it’s a real keeper Image credit:Trese Brothers Image credit:Trese Brothers If XCOM and Invisible, Inc. had a secret one-night stand in the back of aCyberpunk 2077taxi, the resulting lovechild would probably look a lot likeCyber Knights: Flashpoint....

HomeDeals This 1000W SFX-L 80+ Gold power supply is down to $150 at NeweggA good price for these specs, especially from Corsair. A good price for these specs, especially from Corsair. Image credit:Corsair/Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Corsair/Rock Paper Shotgun Building a small form factor PC with thegreat PC casesI keep writing deals posts about? Need a great SFX-L power supply to go with it? Newegg are currently offering a deal on Corsair’s SF1000L, a compact 1000W 80+ Gold rated fully modular power supply - it’s down to $150, from $180....

HomeNewsVampire Survivors Vampire Survivors’ free winter update lands tomorrow with a chilly new stage, frosty character and a big ol’ Okami fox to fightI’m already a big fan of whatever a Glass Fandango is I’m already a big fan of whatever a Glass Fandango is Image credit:Poncle Image credit:Poncle Vampire Survivorsis the gift that keeps on giving, dropping alocal multiplayer mode,flashy new engineand a whole bunch of other free stuff on top of a game that is already more than well worth its modest price tag....

HomeFeatures What’s better: Present decisions deciding past events, or that puzzle where switches turn on some things while turning off others?Vote now! Vote now! Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Last time, you narrowly decided thata diegetic HUD is better than quick restarts. That result was a narrow victory—53% vs 47%—which shows how important it is to engage with the formation of scientific consensus. If you disagree with the newly established fact, well, you can’t quick-restart your way out of this one....