The Sunday Papers

HomeFeatures The Sunday PapersRead more Read more Image credit:RPS Image credit:RPS Sundays are for trying to do anything other than play Picross on Switch. But then, every day is a struggle when there are Picross levels still to complete. Quick, let’s round up some of the week’s best writing about videogames, before I disappear into a fugue of drawing tiny pictures. At Vice, Colin Spacetwinks argues thatDisco Elysium was too afraid of sincerity to be revolutionary....

September 6, 2020 · 3 min · 622 words · Scott Baker

Hunt: Showdown stalks out more solo PvE Trials

HomeNewsHunt: Showdown Hunt: Showdown stalks out more solo PvE TrialsJust you and a forest full of ghouls Just you and a forest full of ghouls Showdown’snew PvE mode arrived at the end of June, adding a slightly less terrifying way to stalk the monster-stricken bayous. Now, Crytek have added a whole new batch to the Lawson Delta. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube Today’s drop adds eight new trials in all, spread across the three different modes on the Lawson Delta map....

September 5, 2020 · 1 min · 169 words · Linda Davis

All chat commands and how to turn off chat in Path Of Exile

HomeGuidesPath of Exile All chat commands and how to turn off chat in Path Of ExileAll the commands you could want. All the commands you could want. Path of Exile’s chat system allows players to talk to one another easily and without barriers. There’s all kinds of ways to chat to fellow Path of Exile players, including the ability to communicate with players throughout the world and console commands to help you tweak all sorts of stuff....

September 4, 2020 · 2 min · 308 words · Charlene Watts

Destiny 2's city in the sky is wasted on the Solstice event

HomeNewsDestiny 2 Destiny 2’s city in the sky is wasted on the Solstice eventI adore this level but… I adore this level but… To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings It’s such a shame because I really do adore the EAZ as a level. But with the repetitive mode and poor rewards, I’ve barely visited it this year. Still, I suppose I should be thankful that the Solstice armour quest has less loathsome grinding than in 2019....

September 4, 2020 · 1 min · 185 words · Christine Morris

Does Path Of Exile have crossplay and cross save?

HomeGuidesPath of Exile Does Path Of Exile have crossplay and cross save?Cross this off the list. Cross this off the list. Path Of Exileis available both on PC and console, with a Mac release on the way too. First launching on PC in 2013, and moving to Xbox One and PS4 in 2017 and 2019 respectively. The Mac version launches alongside the Heist expansion.Can you crossplay and cross save between platforms though?...

September 4, 2020 · 4 min · 824 words · Billy Greene

Have you played... Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney?

HomeFeaturesPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Have you played… Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney?No objections here. No objections here. The wholeAce Attorney Trilogylooks better than ever on PC, and if you somehow missed it in the last couple decades, here’s your chance. It’s a story-driven game about two lovers forced to battle it out on opposite sides of the courtroom. They’re fighting for their own version of justice whilst also attempting to fight their feelings for one another....

September 4, 2020 · 5 min · 990 words · Nichole Andrade

Indivisible and Skullgirls studio Lab Zero hit with layoffs

HomeNews Indivisible and Skullgirls studio Lab Zero hit with layoffsFollowing allegations against the owner Following allegations against the owner Lab Zero Games, the studio behindIndivisibleandSkullgirls, have laid off many of their remaining employees. Some claim that everyone is gone and that severance pay was not sorted. This comes the week after a number of key employees publicly announced their resignation, with someaccusing studio owner Mike Zaimont of inappropriate behaviourand saying the company had tried to get him to leave but failed....

September 4, 2020 · 2 min · 346 words · Joseph Jones

Spelunky 2 launches for PC on September 29th

HomeNewsSpelunky 2 Spelunky 2 launches for PC on September 29thIt’s a date you can dig It’s a date you can dig There’s good news in the world of cartoon-y death dungeons today.Spelunky 2has a PC release date and it’s actually just a bit earlier than I’d speculated. The sequel to the well-loved procedural-generated cave escape will launch for PC players before the end of this month.Mossmouth announced not long ago that they planned to release the game on PCshortly after the PS4 launch....

September 4, 2020 · 4 min · 685 words · Nicole Warren

The Sims 4 is having an extremely normal one over its Star Wars DLC

HomeNews The Sims 4 is having an extremely normal one over its Star Wars DLCStar Wars was not as popular a choice as EA expected Star Wars was not as popular a choice as EA expected The Sims 4is once again courting (mild, predictable) controversy, this time because of the upcomingStar Wars(TM) Journey To Batuu game pack. The DLC itself doesn’t arrive for another few days (coming to stores near you on Tuesday the 8th), but Simfluencers likePlumbellahave posted preview impressions of it that aren’t glowing....

September 4, 2020 · 3 min · 556 words · Ariana Bailey

The Witcher 3 is getting a next-gen upgrade as a free update

HomeNewsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3 is getting a next-gen upgrade as a free updateA free upgrade A free upgrade CD Projekt Red today announced they’re fancying-upThe Witcher 3for release on the next generation of consoles, and we on PC will receive those improvements too, with a free update. They say that “the next-gen edition of the game will feature a range of visual and technical improvements — including ray tracing and faster loading times”....

September 4, 2020 · 5 min · 937 words · Holly Warner

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is out now with classic tricks and some fresh faces

HomeNewsTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is out now with classic tricks and some fresh facesTime for a trip to the park Time for a trip to the park Kickflippin' comboTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2is sending you to hit the skate park today. You can suit up as one of the old pros set to the power chords of the good ol' days....

September 4, 2020 · 5 min · 1007 words · Linda Walsh

Ubisoft's Immortals Fenyx Rising may launch in December

HomeNewsImmortals Fenyx Rising Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising may launch in DecemberMicrosoft leaks the date and screenshots Microsoft leaks the date and screenshots To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The Microsoft Store has sprung plenty of leaks lately, sharing therelease date for Yakuza: Like A Dragon, thename and screenshots for Star Wars: Squadrons, andthe Crysis remasterwhich all turned out spot on. That is to say, yeah, sounds likeImmortals Fenyx Risingis quite likely launching in December....

September 4, 2020 · 1 min · 212 words · Benjamin Wise

Have you played… Don't Starve?

HomeFeatures Have you played… Don’t Starve?As easy to start a journey as it is to end one As easy to start a journey as it is to end one What am I thinking? Of course you’ve playedDon’t Starve. Some days it feels like the ratio of “people who have playedDon’t Starveat least once” to “people on planet Earth” is somehow greater than one. So you can imagine my shock when I found out that no one has written a HYP on Don’t Starve before now....

September 3, 2020 · 1 min · 213 words · Kathleen Cooley