GOG shares their thoughts on preservation in the face of payment processor crackdowns “Every game that disappears from distribution is potentially lost to game preservation efforts.” Image credit:GOG In general these days it’s never a good time to release a video game unless you’re Rockstar, but in recent months it’s been made even harder due to numerous payment processors cracking down on digital storefronts like Valve and Itch.io . There’s a host of reasons this is problematic, but one less spoken about how this is also an issue of preservation....

Grand strategy game Terra Invicta is an alien invasion sim so vast and slow the aliens seem lost within it Out in 1.0 now Image credit:Hooded Horse / Rock Paper Shotgun The second alien fleet appears on the edge of our solar system around two hours into my first game of Terra Invicta , which leaves early access today, but I don’t have time to fret about them because I’m busy jockeying with the Protectorate for the keys to Mozambique....

Gray Zone Warfare is deploying hotfixes, but performance remains grim Surprise Steam hit is still stutters galore, even on lowered settings Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Madfinger Games Hardcore tactical FPS Gray Zone Warfare is proving to be yet another of 2024’s unexpected successes, shifting over half a million copies when it launched into early access last week. Unfortunately, in its attempt to eat Escape from Tarkov ’s lunch – a timely one, given that game’s self-inflicted DLC misery – it’s currently choking on the wishbone of some truly dire performance issues....

Great God Grove review: play mail carrier and god wrangler in this wonderfully weird puzzle adventure Put a stop to the A-POCKY-LIPS <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Great-God-Grove-(1).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=“Cap’n Houzer, a ragged old man, yells: “POSTPONIN’ APOCALYPSE!” - 1”> Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/LimboLane/Fellow Traveller Developer: LimboLane Publisher: LimboLane, Fellow Traveller Release: November 15th, 2024 On: Windows From: Steam Price: TBC Reviewed on: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 16GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, Windows 10 Great God Grove is, in a word, bonkers....

Helldivers 2 has human game masters who tweak your co-op fights in real-time For better and worse Image credit:Playstation Helldivers 2 pits co-op players against swarms of computer-controlled aliens and robots in the context of a vast, ongoing galactic war. There might be someone else in battles with the power to tip the scales, however: an omniscient game master, employed by developers Arrowhead, who can monitor the fight and drop in buffs and debuffs to change the flow of the fight....

Helldivers 2 hotfix on the way to address crashes, matchmaking errors and “mixed” Steam reviews Bug hunt Image credit:Arrowhead Studios Helldivers 2 launched earlier today and has been sat at the top of the Steam sales charts, with a healthy 60,000+ currently in-game. Alas, the co-op shooter also has a “Mixed” user review rating on the platform, thanks in part to optimisation and matchmaking issues. Developers Arrowhead say they’re working on a hotfix to address the issues as fast as possible....

Here’s the first trailer for the Dead Cells animated series Debuting in France this summer Image credit:Motion Twin/Bobbypills Dead Cells was blessed with several excellent animated trailers, each one produced by French animation studio Bobbypills. Now the slick metroidvania is getting a full animated television series from the same folks, and the first trailer is below. It’s in French, but you can turn on English subtitles. Also, the animation style is different from the trailers....

Hollow Knight Silksong walkthrough: Part 31 (Putrified Ducts) How to reach the Putrified Ducts, and how to turn it into a home for some important friends Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team Cherry Looking for a way through the Putrified Ducts in Hollow Knight: Silksong? As I mentioned at the end of the previous Part of our Silksong walkthrough, the Putrified Ducts are about as unpleasant a region as you’ll have come across in Silksong....

Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on Steam - our review is on the way Break the Hornet, Team Cherry Image credit:Team Cherry Hollow Knight: Silksong has officially buzzed across the thin red line between “entirely hypothetical object of mass hysteria” and “existing videogame that you can play on your PC”. Team Cherry’s new metroidvania is live now on Steam and GOG . You can actually buy it with your actual money....

Horizon Forbidden West makes a fine Steam Deck game, if you can make room for it West laid plans Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Not every March-released, fantastical action- RPG will fall to bits on the Steam Deck . Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition succeeds where Dragon’s Dogma 2 spluttered , quietly yet capably adapting to handheld hardware. Keeping performance up requires a fair bit of fine-tuning the graphics settings, and a girthsome install size might trouble the internal drives of smaller models, but otherwise, Forbidden West is just as portable-friendly as Horizon Zero Dawn ....

House Of Necrosis is a Resident Evil Mystery Dungeon RPG in which you can accidentally level up the zombies Not sure if there’s a Master Of Unlocking skilltree Image credit:Warkus I was rubbing along pretty well in House Of Necrosis before I hurled a vial of unidentified black serum at a squashy purple Devourer. I was hoping the serum would be some kind of poison - I mean, come on, an unidentified black serum?...

How Deep Rock Galactic Season 5 drills back down to basics Mine craft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Coffee Stain Publishing Dwarven co-op caper Deep Rock Galactic has spent years raising the stakes. Where its offworld mining concern once dealt merely with steep drops and irate bugs, it’s since had to face down the robotic army of a rival mineral corp and an omnicidal alien plague . If the subsequent question is “It used to be about the rocks , y’know?...

How to connect a Steam Deck to a TV It’s not quite plug and play Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Even if connecting your Steam Deck to a TV takes the “portable” out of “portable PC,” big-screen play is yet another of the handheld’s many talents. As far as lounge-based gaming goes, it’s certainly preferable to hauling several kilos of desktop from your desk to your telly and hooking that up instead....

How to defeat Tempest Mephis in Wuthering Waves And get its powerful Echo Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Kuro Games Wondering how to beat the Tempest Mephis boss in Wuthering Waves? Located underground near Qichi Village, Tempest Mephis is a tricky, fast-paced Electro boss to beat, and it might take you a few tries to get its attack patterns down. If you’re up for the challenge, though, beating it will grant some worthwhile rewards, including its powerful Echo....

How to get Layered Armor in Monster Hunter Wilds Here’s how to change the look of your armor without changing the stats Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom What exactly is Layered Armor in Monster Hunter Wilds, and how do you get more? Layered Armor is cosmetic armor which you can wear over the top of your regular armor to change its appearance. If it makes it easier, think of Layered Armor as an outer layer of armor which you wear over your actual armor....

How to get Moon Dust in Hades 2 Here’s how to get Moon Dust in Hades 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Supergiant Games Looking for Moon Dust in Hades 2? Moon Dust is a rare Reagent in Hades 2 , needed for Insight. Insight is essentially the system in which you can upgrade Arcana Cards and make their active effects more powerful. As such, it is a somewhat later-game feature but one of vital importance if you want to advance towards the final boss of Hades 2 ....

How to get more Energy in Infinity Nikki How to get more Energy Crystals and Diamonds and replenish your Vital Energy Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Papergames Need more Energy in Infinity Nikki? If you want to do Realm Challenges, you’ll have to spend a resource called ‘Vital Energy’. Besides being fun, Realm Challenges are a great source of upgrade materials and items, so it’s very important to have enough Energy on hand....

How to install a new SSD on the Steam Deck Venture inside your Deck to make a permanent storage upgrade Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Here’s the thing: I’ll gladly show you how to install an SSD in a Steam Deck , but be warned that it’s by far the trickier of your two storage upgrade options. Whereas adding a microSD card is as easy as pushing it into the dedicated slot, swapping out the Deck’s internal drive involves fiddling with some seriously sensitive components ....

How to make a Minecraft Nether Portal (fastest method) Here’s the fastest way to make a Nether Portal in Minecraft How do you make a Nether Portal in Minecraft? Whether you’re a new player just starting to learn the intricacies of interdimensional travel in Minecraft , or you’re a seasoned speedrunner looking for the fastest possible way to reach the Nether, you’ve come to the right place. To reach the Nether in Minecraft, you first need to build a Nether Portal....

I completely missed that ace wizard battle royale Spellbreak had been brought back from the dead Free community version outlives the acquisition of developers Proletariat, Inc Image credit:Proletariat, Inc I started playing and enjoying battle royale wizarding sim Spellbreak just in time for Spellbreak to get shut down. Developers Proletariat, Inc announced plans to yank the servers back in August 2022 in the course of being acquired by Activision Blizzard , bringing an end to many happy hours spent skating on conjured ice ramps and hurling boulders around like bunny rabbits....