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HomeReviewsWo Long: Fallen Dynasty Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty review: a streamlined Nioh with an encouraging spiritTeam Ninja’s most approachable Soulslike yet Team Ninja’s most approachable Soulslike yet Image credit:Koei Tecmo Image credit:Koei Tecmo It’s easy to labelWo Long: Fallen Dynastyas aSoulslikethat’s basicallyNiohandSekiromashed together. To some extent, that’s true. But I think Wo Long is Team Ninja having sanded off some - not all - of the edges from the overwhelmingly complex Nioh, to craft an action RPG with even crisper combat than its predecessor....

HomeNews 2023’s Olympic Esports Series will feature Just Dance, Gran Turismo, and ZwiftWhat is an esport, really? What is an esport, really? Just Dance 2023 Edition - Launch Song List TrailerWatch on YouTube Just Dance 2023 Edition - Launch Song List Trailer Professional and amateur players are invited to take part in qualifying rounds starting today, and the series will culminate in the Olympic Esports Week in Singapore - a live in-person finale airing between June 22-25....

HomeNewsA Tavern For Tea A Year Of Springs dev npckc is bringing their fantasy tea-brewing sim to PCA warm treat A warm treat If you’re a fan of visual novels, you’ve likely come across developernpckcfor their work onA Pet Shop After Darkand A Year Of Springs - one of thebest visual novels on PC.They’re now bringingTavern For Tea- a lovely-looking tea-brewing sim - to PC, after it launched on mobile a few years ago....

HomeNews Ghost Ship Publishing announce their first three games, including a Deep Rock Galactic spin-offA magical deck builder, a shooty roguelike, and a Vampire Survivors-esque spin-off of Deep Rock A magical deck builder, a shooty roguelike, and a Vampire Survivors-esque spin-off of Deep Rock Earlier this month, the studio behindDeep Rock Galacticannounced that they were branching out (or digging in) to publishing with theirnew initiativeGhost Ship Publishing. Today, the team held a fifth-anniversary livestream for their hit co-op shooter, and they also announced the first three games they’ll be releasing as a publisher, including a Deep Rock Galactic spin-off, a top-down shooter, and a spell-slinging roguelike - all coming from indie teams based in Denmark....

HomeDeals Grab the handy Stream Deck Mini for £55A smaller 3x2 macro pad for budding streamers and macro champs. A smaller 3x2 macro pad for budding streamers and macro champs. The Elgato Stream Deck Minidebuted for £70 or $100, but now it’s down to £54.99 on Amazon UK. That’s a handy 21% off and a fairly decent cost of entry and a historic low price for a useful macro-pad, with easy integrations for streaming apps, media and general automation....

HomeNewsHi-Fi Rush Introducing the RPS Game Club’s first game of the month - it’s Hi-Fi Rush!Come and play along with our book club for games Come and play along with our book club for games A new thing for RPS in 2023 is theRPS Game Club, a kind of monthly book club for games where we pick a game to play each month, write some cool things about it, and have a big all liveblog discussion with you lot, our readers, at the end of it....

HomeReviewsSons of the Forest Sons Of The Forest early access review: a gorgeous island filled with cannibals and little else so farThose are some really smart cannibals though Those are some really smart cannibals though One of the best things asurvival gamecan do is make you want to share your latest experiences with your family and friends At this,Sons Of The Forestsucceeds in grand fashion. Often I found myself pausing the game so I could go find my brother and tell him about the latest Big Thing that had just happened....

HomeFeaturesΔV: Rings of Saturn The joy of roleplay-flavoured patch notes in ΔV: Rings Of SaturnBeing extra, extra! Being extra, extra! There’s a sometimes hard to define line between a game that effectively establishes and embellishes its fiction (good, righteous), and one that has “lore” (tedious, lowly). It’s a delicate art that warrants close consideration. It also warrants some good examples, which brings us toΔV: Rings Of Saturn. Which, as it gets closer to release, I’m going to be nice to and call either Delta V or Rings Of Saturn....

HomeFeaturesQuake II What’s better: Quake 2’s railgun or the currency ‘Gold’?Vote now! Vote now! Last time, you decided thatelaborate corridor architecture is better than funicular fights. I wholeheartedly agree with you, but needed to check because the number of video game funicular fights compared to real-world funicular fights did suggest they might be wildly popular. Now we know. As we continue the mission, this week I ask you to choose between the evils of violence and money....

HomeNewsProject Fantasy Hitman’s developers are working on an “online fantasy RPG"They’re recruiting for the new project They’re recruiting for the new project Image credit:Io Interactive Image credit:Io Interactive 6 Reasons You’ll Never Want to Stop Murdering In Hitman 2 | PC ImpressionsWatch on YouTube 6 Reasons You’ll Never Want to Stop Murdering In Hitman 2 | PC Impressions After years of working on Hitman 1-3, “we are sharing with all of you, that we are embarking on a new adventure,” saysthe announcement....

HomeFeaturesHonkai: Star Rail Honkai: Star Rail is a stylish turn-based JRPG, with very similar energy to Genshin ImpactIf you don’t like anime, I have bad news If you don’t like anime, I have bad news Over the last few weeks I’ve spent a number of hours withHonkai: Star Rail’s closed beta, and it certainly seems that MiHoYo’s upcoming free-to-play RPG is hoping to capture a similar audience toGenshin Impact. Star Rail’s turn-based battles and JRPG leanings might be a bit of a departure from Genshin’s open-world adventuring, but it’s definitely, 100%, without a doubt, anime as heck....

HomeNews Skyrim and Fallout devs talk about some fun secrets in their gamesSevered legs, Blackreef and headless horse riders Severed legs, Blackreef and headless horse riders Image credit:Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Bethesda Softworks The 14 Biggest Games Coming To PC In 2023Watch on YouTube The 14 Biggest Games Coming To PC In 2023 The group point to the jellyfish-filled Blackreach that was added toSkyrimin “very little time,” and the headless horse-riding ghost that treks through Skyrim to reach its grave....

HomeFeaturesCrime Boss: Rockay City Crime Boss: Rockay City’s least important mode has some aggressively okay co-op heistingDoes it rock, is it rocky, or is it plain rockay? Does it rock, is it rocky, or is it plain rockay? The game has three modes: Baker’s Battle, Crime Time, and Urban Legends. I played roughly two hours of Urban Legends – the least important of the bunch, it turns out. Baker’s Battle is the bulk of the game and singleplayer only, while Crime Time is either a singleplayer or co-op blast through missions that’ll earn you money to spend in Baker’s Battle, I think?...