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HomeNewsThe Shore Lovecraftian horror adventure The Shore is out nowSorry, you want me to fight that? Sorry, you want me to fight that? Pack your bags and get ready for a beach trip. Skip the swimwear though, because this one’s a cold and dreary trip to Lovecraft territory.The Shoreis a mysterious adventure along a lonely island where some of sir H.P.’s usual big baddies dwell. This blue but beautiful psychological horror romp is out now if you’re in the mood for a new mystery....

HomeNews Minit Fun Racer is a new speedy spin-off from time-looping adventure Minit100% of the proceeds will go to various charities 100% of the proceeds will go to various charities The developers behind time-looping adventure gameMinithave released a speedy side scrolling spin-off,Minit Fun Racer. Players will jump back into the shoes of the strange bird-creature protagonist from Minit, but rather than wandering around looking for beds to respawn in, this time you’ll be scooting your way to victory down some very busy streets....

Actors and celebrities were popping up in video games long before Keanu became breathtaking. Granted, all the stars of Heat magazine haven’t made the jump, but there’s definitely been an influx of famous faces over the last 10 to 15 years. And that’s great, because it meant we had options when sorting out this week’sMystery Steam Reviews. So, we ran a poll on theRock Paper Shotgun YouTube channel, with four different choices for this week’s MSR....

HomeNewsVoidigo Roguelike shooter Voidigo launches in early access this monthSend these bosses running from their own fights. Send these bosses running from their own fights. Roguelike shooterVoidigohas set its sights on an early access release this month. If you’re one for run-based shmups, well take a look at this brightly-colored option. Voidigo developers Semiwork say they’re focused on interesting boss fights but that pink and plumed protagonist it what’s caught my eye....

HomeNewsValheim Valheim has sold three million copies, on track for world domination soonForget millions, when will it sell billions? Forget millions, when will it sell billions? Welcome back to another round of big numbers forValheim, the latest little indie game that could. Iron Gate Studio’s survival-y craft-y viking game soldone million copiesin its first week,two millionin under two weeks, and now three million just a few days after that. Impressed as I am, I’d rather be playing Valheim right now than telling you about its sales figures so I’ve done us all a favor and projected the next couple milestones....

HomeNewsValorant Valorant’s new Gun Game-style mode is exactly the sort of chaos I craveLearning random character abilities on the fly is more fun when enemies are charging you with knives Learning random character abilities on the fly is more fun when enemies are charging you with knives Valorant’s new mode, Escalation, is exactly the sort of game I crave inbetween the usual tense shoot-outs the tactical FPS has to offer. It’s a new Gun Game-style mode where you cycle through weapons as your team racks up kills, and you gradually get worse weapons as the match progresses....

HomeNews World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic has leaked ahead of BlizzConAbsolutely classic Absolutely classic Seems like BlizzCon has arrived early forWorld Of Warcraftfans, thanks to a leak from, err, Blizzard themselves? Turns out thatWorld Of Warcraft Classicis getting an expansion, in the form of Burning Crusade Classic. Plus, we now know World Of Warcraft: Shadowland’s upcoming 9.1 patch is called Chains Of Domination, which will bring a new area, mega-dungeon, and raid....

HomeNews Black Ops Cold War’s new zombies mode arrives as part of season twoAlongside new maps and operators Alongside new maps and operators Season two ofCall Of Duty: WarzoneandCall Of Duty: Black Ops Cold Wararrives on February 25th, beginning another wave of new maps, weapons, operators and modes added to the shootybang juggernaut. Among the additions is Outbreak, a new “large-scale” co-operative Zombies mode that will appear in the first week of the season....

HomeNewsF1® 2020 Electronic Arts have bought Codemasters"The beginning of an exciting new era for racing games and content" “The beginning of an exciting new era for racing games and content” Electronic Arts today announced they’ve completed their acquisiton of Codemasters, the English company behind the F1 and Dirt games. They sound well stoked to bolster their racing roster, saying that this “marks an exciting new era in racing game entertainment”. A new era!...

HomeNews Hitman 3 can now import locations from the first two for freeFour weeks after launch Four weeks after launch The big dream of the current Hitman trilogy was them merging seamessly into one megagame with all the locations and murders for players you owned all three. Turned out, it had some real nasty seams on PC. At one point, it looked like folks might actually need to re-buy the first two to join them toHitman 3....

HomeNewsNeon White And it looks like Paradise Killer If you know Ben Esposito only from his previous game,Donut County, an existential adventure about a hole, then it might be a surprise that his his new game is an anime-infused first-person shooter about demons fighting in heaven with cards in place of weapons. It’s calledNeon White, and we are not surprised. Watch the announcement trailer below. NEON WHITE | Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube...

HomeHardwareNews Nvidia are nuking the RTX 3060’s crypto-mining credentialsThey’re limiting the GPU’s hash rate, and launching a new mining-focused CMP series They’re limiting the GPU’s hash rate, and launching a new mining-focused CMP series Nvidia have announced they’re limiting the hash rate of their upcomingRTX 3060GPU in order to make the latest member of their next-gen graphics card family less desirable to cryptocurrency miners. Nvidia have called this “an important step to help ensure GeForce GPUs end up in the hands of gamers” when theRTX 3060 launches on February 25th next week, and they’ve also launched a new, separate line of Nvidia CMP (or cryptocurrency mining processor) cards to help with this even further....

HomeHardwareNews Oculus Quest 2 is getting 120Hz support in a future updateFacebook have given it a literal ‘thumbs up’ Facebook have given it a literal ‘thumbs up’ TheOculus Quest 2is almost certainly getting support for a 120Hz refresh rate in an upcoming update, according to Facebook Reality Labs. When asked about whether the standalone headset would be receiving yet another refresh rate bump in a recent Q and A session on Instagram (good spot,RoadToVR), Facebook Reality Labs' vice president Andrew Bosworth gave a thumbs up as his answer....