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HomeNewsSmushi Come Home Cosy platformer Smushi Come Home just shadow-droppedPreviously known as Shumi Previously known as Shumi Image credit:Mooneye Studios Image credit:Mooneye Studios Adorable exploration andplatformergameSmushi Come Homehas just been shadow-dropped as part of this year’s Wholesome Direct, meaning you can play it right now. The game follows the titular Smushi, a small mushroom, as it makes its way out of a forest to get back home. Along the way, it’ll meet and help out many of the forest’s inhabitants....

HomeFeatures Our favourite picks from the Wholesome Direct 2023 showcaseGrab a cuppa and get cosy Grab a cuppa and get cosy Wholesome Directis my favourite showcase from not-E3, because I feel like it’s a show directly catered to my interests. Cats, cooking, seaside towns, pretty landscapes, magical girls - Wholesome Direct has it all. This year we from the RPSIndiescovery Podcastwatched the show and have plucked out a handful of games that we’re looking forward to the most, which was pretty difficult....

HomeNewsResistor Resistor is an open world vehicular combat RPGFrom the maker of great Source Filmmaker shorts From the maker of great Source Filmmaker shorts Image credit:PQube Image credit:PQube RESISTOR Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube RESISTOR Announcement Trailer Set in the year 2060, Resistor is set at a time when nation states have been destroyed and all that remains are corporation-controlled city states. If you want to live in a city instead of the desert wastes beyond, you need a “city pass” - and winning a series of death races is one way to get one....

HomeNewsSonic Superstars Watch 10 minutes of Sonic Superstars and see exactly how faithful it isToo faithful? Too faithful? I’ve never been a Sonic fan, but I thoughtSonic Superstarslooked pretty good at Geoff Fest earlier this week. It’s an old-fashioned sidescrolling platformer rendered in a 3D art style faithful to the original games, and it’s playable in co-op. Now there’s ten minutes of gameplay footage to let you watch a couple of levels played through in nearly their entirety....

HomeGuidesDiablo IV Diablo 4 Gems: Crafting, tier levels and how to unlock the JewelerOur Diablo 4 Gems guide explains everything you need to know to get the best gems Our Diablo 4 Gems guide explains everything you need to know to get the best gems Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Blizzard Entertainment What do Diablo 4 Gems do?InDiablo 4, Gems can provide excellent bonuses to your gear. But first you have to find them, and once you do, you might want to combine them with more Gems to earn better buffs....

HomeNewsDiablo IV Diablo 4’s most played class so far is arguably its worstSorcerer Supreme Sorcerer Supreme Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Blizzard Entertainment Diablo 4 - Which Class Is Best?What is the best class in Diablo 4? Watch this video to find out.Watch on YouTube Diablo 4 - Which Class Is Best? “I didn’t ask for permission to share this”, tweeted Fergusson, “but I thought you might be interested to know that right now, the number 1 most played class in #DiabloIV is the Sorcerer/Sorceress!...

HomeNewsFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth Final Fantasy VII Rebirth got a full trailer, meaning the PC port clock starts ticking nowOn console early 2024 On console early 2024 Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth - the second part of the FFVII remake - has finally been shown. Its first trailer popped up at the end of this evening’s Summer Game Fest, alongside the news that it’ll launch early 2024 on PlayStation 5 and that it will come on two discs....

HomeFeatures Give us more awkward celebrity cameos at video game live showsSummer Game Fest finally provided a hit of the content I need Summer Game Fest finally provided a hit of the content I need Image credit:Behaviour Interactive Image credit:Behaviour Interactive I’m sad to say that I’ve long passed the stage where covering a trailer show likeSummer Game Festmakes me feel almost nothing, because for me it’s a work event where I have to stay up to 1am drinking emergency Fanta, writing posts while I try to remember the name of yer man, you know, from the first game, the guy with the hair....

HomeNewsTekken 8 You can now sign up for Tekken 8’s closed network testsStill no release date, though Still no release date, though Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco Thefightinggame hype continues, as Bandai Namco has just opened up registration forTekken 8closed network testing. You better hustle if you want in though, as selection is happening on a first come, first served basis. Tekken 8’s story will focus on the father and son “showdown” betweenKazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama, following the defeat of patriarch Heihachi Mishima (who is also Kazuya’s dad, talk about daddy issues much)....

HomeDeals AMD’s much-recommended Ryzen 7 5800X3D gaming CPU hits £275And it’s still one of the very fastest gaming CPUs - without needing a new motherboard or DDR5 RAM. And it’s still one of the very fastest gaming CPUs - without needing a new motherboard or DDR5 RAM. AMD’s fastest gaming processor for AM4 motherboards, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, has continued to drop in price following the release of newer-generation X3D processors....

QWOP Stranding Image credit:Devolver Digital Image credit:Devolver Digital For no particular reason, I decided to giveGetting Over It With Bennett Foddyanother go yesterday. I was then raving about how good it is to anyone who would listen in the RPS treehouse just a few hours ago. “Play as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other,” says the description on itsSteam page....

HomeNewsDiablo IV Blizzard are “investigating reports of login issues” as Diablo 4’s servers fall overHell is currently closed, come back later Hell is currently closed, come back later Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Blizzard Entertainment If you, like me, just got disconnected while spam-clicking your mouse to kill demons inDiablo 4, you’re not alone. Since about 9.30pm BST, servers seem to be down in Europe, at least. Upon trying to log back in, it’s currently showing a long queue time that, when it ticks down to zero minutes remaining, will show error code 300202 before closing the game entirely....

HomeNewsHuman Fall Flat 2 Chaotic rag doll puzzler Human Fall Flat is getting a sequelHuman Fall Flat 2 looks a lot more silly Human Fall Flat 2 looks a lot more silly Image credit:Devolver Digital Image credit:Devolver Digital For lovers of fun co-op puzzle games to have a laugh with friends, here’s some great news. Chaotic puzzlerHuman: Fall Flatis getting a sequel and it looks to be just as much of a riot as the first one....