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HomeNewsMortal Kombat 11 Mortal Kombat 11 isn’t getting any new charactersIts developers are moving on to their next project Its developers are moving on to their next project Mortal Kombat 11launched a couple of years ago and players have been kept fed with a steady drip of new DLC and characters. No more, say developers NetherRealm. They’re now focusing on their unnamed next project, leaving MK11 behind. The game’s official Twitter account announced the news yesterday:...

HomeNews Dead Space’s return could be a remake and not a new gameRay-traced innards are on the cards Ray-traced innards are on the cards ADead Spacereturn has long been rumoured, with everything from a remaster of the first game to a new game being hinted at. It looks like it’ll be somewhere in between, with reports suggesting that EA Motive are working on a remake of the original game, and an expected reveal at July 22’s EA Play Live....

HomeNewsGamedec Detective RPG Gamedec shows off its very branch-y investigationsDon’t forget to dig for clues, even in the trash Don’t forget to dig for clues, even in the trash In upcoming cybercrimes RPGGamedecyou’re a video game detective. As in, a detective in the game but also a detective about games. As you’d expect from a sleuth ‘em up, Gamedec’s story can twist and change based on your detective’s choices, background, and more....

HomeNews Come on down to the village The Sims 4’s next expansion is the ridiculously idyllic version of British countryside living. Electronic Arts revealed the Cottage Living expansion last month and they’ve now called up a local llama to give you the details. Why the llama? Well he’s more English than I am, so I trust he knows more about the affairs of the new Henford-on-Bagley neighbourhood than I do. Here’s Harold in a new trailer to show off livestock, canning, local fairs and more....

HomeNews Humble Bundle will start capping charitable donations again, despite backlash earlier this yearNew slider changes will give Humble a minimum 15% to 30% cut New slider changes will give Humble a minimum 15% to 30% cut Back in April,Humble Bundle removed the slidersthat let buyers determine how much money from their purchase went to a publisher, a charity, and Humble themselves, effectively capping the amount you could give to charity at 15%....

HomeNewsHytale Hytale won’t be launching until “2023 at the earliest”Mo’ money, mo’ production Mo’ money, mo’ production After six months of silence, we’ve finally received a new update onHytale’s progress. The ambitious, Minecraft-inspired RPG’s previous release date of 2021 has been obliterated, with developers Hypixel Studios saying: “We no longer expect to be ready to launchHytalebefore 2023 at the earliest, and it could very well take longer.” Hytale - Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube...

HomeNews I’m not editor-in-chief of RPS anymore, here’s who isIt’s been a pleasure It’s been a pleasure I joined Rock Paper Shotgun in 2013 with the vague mandate from Jim Rossignol to “do whatever needs doing.” For the past eight years, it’s been a pleasure to do just that. Now my time has come. The corporate mother has chosen me and today is devouring day. I’m no longer the editor-in-chief of Rock Paper Shotgun, but I’m excited to introduce who is....

HomeNews Nexus Mods no longer allows mod authors to permanently delete filesMods will now be archived but not permanently removed Mods will now be archived but not permanently removed Mega game mod hosting site Nexus Mods have revealed more information about their upcoming Collections feature which they hope will make installing mods a more approachable experience for users. In anticipation of launching the Collections system, Nexus say that mods can no longer be completely deleted from the site....

HomeFeaturesSpellcaster University TFI Friday: 3 new indie games you can play on a MacBookEveryone knows where they were when they heard Steve Jobs had died Everyone knows where they were when they heard Steve Jobs had died I think I am slightly out of sync with the original fortnightly schedule for this, owing to E3 destroying about a week of our lives, but now I’m back! Or rather, I’m gone - to my mum’s house again....

HomeNewsBeamNG.drive BeamNG.drive update adds new maps and cars to the smashing car playgroundAnd traffic lights And traffic lights BeamNG.driveis, in a way, theDwarf Fortressof car games. It’s a six years and counting early access project determined to simulate every element of wheeled vehicles, where the fun of playing with it feels like a side effect more than a deliberate intention.But itisfun, and it’s just received a massive update that includes new maps, new vehicles, revamped graphics, a traffic light system, and “an improved oil simulation”....

HomeReviewsChicory: A Colorful Tale Chicory: A Colorful Tale review: picture-perfect storytellingFine art Fine art Creativity lies at the heart of both Greg Lobanov’s games. InWandersong, it was singing. InChicory: A Colorful Tale, it’s painting. While not the most heroic of video game pursuits - indeed, Wandersong’s bard and Chicory’s janitor-turned-amateur brush wielder are repeatedly shown to be considerably less capable than their games' personal and professional heroes - both end up playing critical roles in restoring their respective worlds to their former glory....

HomeNewsDorfromantik Dorfromantik will get our much desired creative mode this summerCountryside without the downside Countryside without the downside Dorfromantikis an entrancing early access building game about placing hexagonal tiles to complete challenges and construct beautiful, pastoral landscapes. Run out of available moves and it’s game over, however, consigning your crafted world to the scrapheap. For now. An update coming this summer will add what I’ve been clamouring for: a creative mode....

HomeDeals Get the critically acclaimed Corsair 4000D Airflow PC case for 33% offThe deepest discount we’ve ever seen on one of Corsair’s post-refresh PC cases The deepest discount we’ve ever seen on one of Corsair’s post-refresh PC cases Corsair have gone from one of the worst mainstream PC case builders to one of the best with their latest design refresh, which has so far included the mid-size 4000D, bigger 5000D and full tower 7000D....