Dune: Awakening’s biggest beta yet sets a date, though I expect most of you won’t have time to play all of it Big beta, bigger worms Image credit:Nacon Earlier this month Funcom did something unthinkable, completely unpredictable with Dune: Awakening … they delayed it . Alright, fine, generally the opposite is true for big games these days, but it did come down to the wire in the greater scheme of things as it was due out this coming May 20th....

Element-bending RPG The God Slayer has decent fight scenes, but systemic smarts could elevate it Throw water, kill deities, schmooze bouncers Image credit:Pathea Games I’ll forgive you if you’ve not clocked The God Slayer. While it’s always been vaguely curious in an Inside Baseball sort of way, its action-RPGness being a stark departure for My Time at Sandrock / My Time at Portia lifesim devs Pathea Games, the project’s been in hiding since its 2023 reveal as an apparent PS5 exclusive....

Enlisting Walton Goggins for a Fallout 76 expansion in “total tonal tandem” with season 2 came “organically”, devs say, despite previous hint at “very limited” crossover Those running Appalachia look to have switched up their approach Image credit:Bethesda Fallout 76 ’s upcoming winter map expansion, Burning Springs, wears its Fallout TV show trappings loudly and proudly, as you can read about in our full preview. That’s not necessarily a bad thing: many players rightly took issue with Bethesda providing very little fresh Fallout to jump into after they watched the show’s debut series last year....

Escape From Tarkov’s Steam release comes with a snag for people who already own it Hope you like owning multiple copies of the same game All of your character progress will carry over to the Steam version of the game as well, once you’ve linked your Battlestate Games account, and you’ll still be playing on the same servers as people who bought the game on its official website. I have no idea how easy it would be to guarantee every single person who owns the game a copy on Steam as well, but it still feels like an odd choice in general....

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is remastering the 1997 cult classic later this year We usedtoalice but they’re all gone now <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/final-fantasy-tactics-header.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=““This vile charade has gone on long enough. It ends now!”, says Ramza in Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. - 1”> Image credit:Square Enix It seemed inevitable after the Tactics Ogre remaster back in 2022, and so it was. Square Enix are remastering Final Fantasy Tactics , the classic strategy-RPG from 1997....

Former Cyberpunk and Bioshock devs reveal eerie post-apocalyptic open world shooter Hornet Co-op, weird monsters and a “procedurally assisted” environment Image credit:Antistatic Studios Antistatic Studios, a new outfit made up of former Cyberpunk 2077 , Bioshock and Borderlands developers, have announced their debut title, a PvE co-op tactical shooter set on a haunted, post-apocalyptic continent. They’re codenaming it Hornet. The announcement trailer is sort of Lethal Company meets STALKER with a bodycam found footage perspective....

Gears of War: E-Day takes the series back to the start of the Locust War, complete with a nod to Mad World The prequel will tell the origins of a young Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago Image credit:The Coalition The rumours of a new Gears of War appearing at today’s Xbox Games Showcase were accurate - well, mostly. The next Gears of War won’t be a sequel like Gears of War 6, but instead looks to be a prequel to the entire series that returns to the very beginning of the bloody battle between humanity and the alien Locust....

Get ahead in game audio with the luxurious Logitech G Pro X Wireless, now £110 / $100 off for Prime Big Deal Days A cable-free classic Image credit:Logitech The Logitech G Pro X Wireless is, you will surely be shocked to hear, the wireless version of the Logitech G Pro X . Former hardware ed Katharine (RPS in peace) called the latter the best gaming headset of its time, noting the comfort of its velour-adorned earcups, which can pump out rich, detailed sound even on the default settings....

Ghost of Tsushima runs well on Steam Deck, making its PSN nonsense all the more annoying Network issues Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut is now out and about on PC, sadly with the requirement of signing into a PlayStation Network (PSN) account in order to play the samurai action -adventure’s Legends co-op mode. The same requirement, you might recall, that Helldivers 2 players recently lobbied Sony into abandoning ....

Granblue Fantasy: Relink review: a slick JRPG wedded to the rule of cool You know what’s cool? Sky pirates and massive spells and that Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Cy Games Developer: Cygames Publisher: Cygames Release: Out now On: Windows From: Steam Price: £50/€60/$60 Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-11340F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060, Windows 11 Granblue Fantasy: Relink is a JRPG that is ticking off many of the action RPG tropes. It would be in danger of becoming workmanlike, such are the number of things you can tick off on your fingers like a plumber ordering parts: boss fights against improbably huge glowing monsters, an evil god, catboys, numbers popping off enemies, women who appreciate the combat applications of a thigh-high split skirt, anachronistic sunglasses, horned giants carrying halberds of the same approximate size as a caravan....

Helldivers 2 details its spaceship and top-level “Galactic War” ahead of next month’s release Major Orders, reporting for duty Image credit:Arrowhead Studios Helldivers 2 will crashdown on our planet’s surface on February 8th, 2024, and turns the topdown co-op alien shooter into a flashier, fancier third-person version of the same. A new trailer release today details how its ‘Galactic War’ systems work - that is, the macro-scale conflict within which your missions and bug hunts take place....

Helldivers 2 install size reduction effort yields 131GB in cuts, and you can try the slim build right now “Our worst case projections did not come to pass,” say Arrowhead Image credit:Arrowhead Seems it’s a good day to be a Helldivers 2 player: in addition to the buff-happy Into the Unjust 5.0.0 patch that launched earlier, developers Arrowhead have shared an update on their efforts to shave down the co-op shooter’s mammoth install size ....

Hellgate: London’s original creator announces new Hellgate game 17 years later Image credit:HanbitSoft Inc. I’ve not played Hellgate: London , but I’m sure I must’ve passed it on the shelves in Gamestation (I’ll never forget you, friend) way back when. Apparently, the original was a dark fantasy action RPG with roguelike elements and MMO subscription models before developer Flagship Studios shut down. Then it was re-released a bunch of times, with London giving way to Tokyo in one expansion....

Hollow Knight Silksong walkthrough: Part 2 (The Marrow / Mosshome) Climb ever higher to unlock Hornet’s first Skill in Mosshome Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team Cherry Wondering what to do after reaching Bone Bottom in Hollow Knight: Silksong? By this point, our already-iconic protagonist Hornet has escaped capture and fought her way out of Moss Grotto in Part 1 to reach the small village at the base of the aptly named Bone Bottom....

Hollow Knight Silksong: All Shakra map locations Here’s how to find Shakra all across Pharloom and complete your map Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/MapGenie/Team Cherry Looking for Shakra in Hollow Knight: Silksong? The caverns of Pharloom are windy and treacherous, and mapping them is one of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s biggest challenges. Assisting you in this arduous endeavour is Shakra, who can be identified by her singing. But Shakra’s not just a vocalist - she’s also the game’s cartographer and sells map fragments along with a Compass, a Quill, and a variety of useful markers that you can use to indicate Benches, Bellway fast travel points, and other notable areas on your map....

How to get to Liurnia early in Elden Ring Here’s how to skip Stormveil Castle and reach Liurnia early Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Want to reach Liurnia as early as possible in Elden Ring? Liurnia Of The Lakes, to give the region its full name, is the largest area in Elden Ring in terms of traversible terrain. It’s absolutely massive, and it resides to the north of Limgrave, just past Stormveil Castle ....

How to raise armies in Manor Lords How to recruit your own army to defend your Manor Lords town Image credit:Hooded Horse Looking to raise your first army in Manor Lords? Manor Lords isn’t just any old city-building game: it also has a surprisingly robust and in-depth combat system which calls to mind the Total War series - albeit at a less grand scale. Depending on your starting scenario , armies are a must-have in Manor Lords to help defend against bandits - or even worse, raiders ....

How to use Soul Trap in Oblivion Remastered Where to find the Soul Trap spell and fill Soul Gems in Oblivion Image credit:Bethesda/Virtuos Need to learn Soul Trap in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered? Wielding weapons with enchantments is very important in Oblivion, as this grants extra damage and places handy debuffs on your enemies. The only caveat is the need to recharge enchanted weapons, as they come with a limited number of uses before they run out of power....

How to use the performance overlay on the Steam Deck Get framerate, battery life, and hardware monitoring data at a glance Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Steam Deck Academy brings together all our guides and explainers on getting the most out of your Steam Deck, no student loans or sweaty dormitories required. Enabling the performance overlay on your Steam Deck takes but a moment, yet can deliver oodles of information on how your games are running....

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