Darkest Dungeon 2’s free Kingdoms mode is out now, and it’s got its red hooks in me already A strategy game adaptation that uses the same party combat system Image credit:Red Hook / Rock Paper Shotgun In regular Darkest Dungeon 2 , your mind, body and soul are fixed upon the points of a horrible mountain, looming over the inn at the end of every foetid wagon ride. It’s sort of Journey for plague doctors, or possibly The Hobbit : Cosmodick Turpin Edition....

Were you born that shade of green? Image credit:Devolver In Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, you play one of the hazmat-sporting goons at a government checkpoint during a zombie apocalypse. Your job is to let refugees through the gate one by one, and appraise them for evidence of infection. You know the kind of thing: hidden bite marks, weird heartbeats, high temperatures, people ripping your face off without showing appropriate documentation, etcetera....

Diablo 4 World Boss spawn times Why wait around all day when we have the scoop on D4 World Boss spawn times right here? Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment What are the Diablo 4 World Boss spawn times? If you need to know when you can cross paths with Asahava, the Pestilent , encounter Avarice, the Gold Cursed , and lay your fury upon Wandering Death, Death Given Life in Diablo 4 , we have everything you need to know about tracking down these challenging bosses....

Doom: The Dark Ages gets a big discount on PC if you pre-order today, here’s how to secure the deal Rip and tear, for less. Doom is back, and this time it’s bringing its signature blend of demon-slaying chaos and heavy-metal energy to medieval times. Doom: The Dark Ages launches on May 15 for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5—unless you’re eyeing one of the pricier editions , which grant early access starting May 13....

Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s companions can fall in love with each other, not just you Oh, so you think being the chosen hero makes you special now? Image credit:EA We already know that you’ll be able to romance all your companions in the upcoming RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard . Sounds a bit synthetic on the surface, right? Even fantastic games like Baldur’s Gate 3 suffered from this overly obliging approach to relationships....

Elden Ring is getting a free-to-play mobile version with in-app purchases, according to reports Meanwhile, sneaky Steam updates point to impending Shadow of Erdtree release Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware Action- RPG colossus Elden Ring is reportedly getting a free-to-play mobile adaptation with in-app purchases, which takes inspiration from miHoYo’s Genshin Impact . It’s being published by Tencent, who apparently acquired the licensing rights to Elden Ring back in 2022 and put a few dozen people to work on a prototype, even as the company acquired a 16% stake in Elden Ring developer From Software....

Elden Ring progression route: Recommended level for each area The recommended level for all areas in Elden Ring Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco What is the ideal Elden Ring area order? Many would say that this is a pointless question - Elden Ring is very much an open-world game , after all, and the point is to go where you like and do things in the order you prefer. But what if you’re truly not sure where to go next, and don’t want to spend hours dying on repeat before realising that an area is too challenging for now?...

Elden Ring quests: How to complete every side quest in Elden Ring Here’s how to complete every NPC side quest in Elden Ring Looking for a list of all Elden Ring side quests? The Lands Between in Elden Ring are populated with strange and wonderful NPCs, each with different side quests to keep you busy and reward you with powerful weapons and armor sets. Some can even secure you alternate endings ....

Elden Ring: Nightreign - Wylder tips and tricks Valuable tips and strategies for every Wylder main in Nightreign Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Looking for tips on how to carry a team with Wylder in Elden Ring: Nightreign? As the flagship character for the game, Wylder is good at a great many things, but truly great at precious few. He makes up for that lack of specialty with probably the most well-rounded kit in the game and probably its best passive....

Fallout 4’s latest modder-made expansion takes you to some Misery Islands with a history of “corruption, decay, and loneliness” I can’t believe they’re not talking about the UK either Image credit:Bethesda / Tenhats and Shreddah4. If you really dug Fallout 4 ’s Far Harbor DLC, you’ll be glad to know a couple of modders have been gradually working away at adding a bunch more post-apocalyptic versions of real-life islands off the coast of New England to the RPG ’s map for a little while now....

Fallout: New Vegas’ Van Buren remake mod Revelation Blues has a new name and a second demo dropping soon The modders say they’re “very very very close” to releasing a Tibbets demo that’ll go alongside last year’s Burham Springs one Image credit:The United West team If you keep an eye on the big, ambitious Fallout mods that’re always in the works, you might have heard of Fallout: Revelation Blues. Its developers have been plugging away at remaking Van Buren - the version of Fallout 3 which was in development at Black Isle Studios before being cancelled in 2003 - as a New Vegas mod for the past few years....

Felvidek review: a black comedy medieval RPG that’s all about honeyed words and grubby deeds Love, blood, and rhetoric Image credit:Jozef Pavelka / Vlado Ganaj Engaging from start to arguably too-soon finish, Felvidek is a raw, strange, and brilliant RPG that alternates between deadly combat, plummy prose, crass jokes, and odd beauty. Developer: Jozef Pavelka/Vlado Ganaj Publisher: Tutto Passa Release: Out now On: Windows From: Steam / Itch Price: £10/€9/$11 Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-8600K, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 2070, Windows 10 “When I was young,” the villager washing garments in the river says, “I thought it was enough to clean the dirty laundry once and be calm....

For its first anniversary, Monster Hunter Wilds gets a collab with its kid friendly cousin, and the promise of some DLC Amongst other bits and pieces Image credit:Capcom Monster Hunter Wilds is fast approaching its first anniversary, meaning if it were a real human baby it would be legally unable to do anything really because have you met a one year old? Still, ahead of that anniversary, Capcom has outlined the game’s next big update which, shock horror, includes a new monster to hunt, a new weapon to hunt with, a collab with basically itself, and more coming on February 18th....

Greedfall 2 studio Spiders set for layoffs that’ll affect “most” of their animators and riggers, dev claims Staff at the studio called for a strike over frustrations about working conditions last year Image credit:Spiders Greedfall 2 developers Spiders are going ahead with a layoff plan that’ll see “most” of their animating and rigging team affected, according to a post from a lead animator at the Nacon-owned studio. “We’ve recently been informed that, like most of the industry, Spiders Games will proceed a layoff plan and sadly most of the Animation and Rig team will be affected,” Perrin wrote....

Gwent co-creator and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners showrunner’s new deckbuilder has an excellent tortoise Dice Legends is a fair bit more interesting than that name suggests Image credit:Big Bite Games/Ad Luna I haven’t yet decided whether the loot tortoise in roguelike deckbuilder Dice Legends looks satisfied or exhausted. Both make sense to me. “He’s grown used to this, but still isn’t thrilled about it,” offered my sister. I would not be thrilled either....

Helldivers 2, Minecraft and Sea Of Thieves hit by connectivity issues following big Microsoft services outage Online things besides videogames probably having difficulty as well Image credit:Arrowhead If you’re having trouble getting into Minecraft, Helldivers 2 or Sea Of Thieves right now, it might have something to do with a Microsoft outage that has taken services such as Azure offline. All three of the aforesaid games are experiencing spikes on DownDetector....

Hitman’s latest free Elusive Target mission makes you Bruce Lee’s bodyguard, and is out now Alongside a PC VR update Image credit:Io Interactive Bruce Lee is in Hitman now. Unfortunately, you don’t get to play as him. Fortunately, you do not have to fight him. Oh, don’t look at me like that, Agent 47. You might be the last word in swatting people with Wet Floor signs, but I’ve yet to see you perform a credible one-inch punch....

How Focus Mode on Keyboard works in Monster Hunter Wilds A quick primer on using Focus Mode and Simultaneous Action on Keyboard Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Confused about how to use Focus Mode on Keyboard and Mouse in Monster Hunter Wilds? Focus Mode is a very important part of combat in MH Wilds, allowing you to precisely target weak points and wounds on monsters to deal far more damage than you otherwise would....

How to cure any disease in Oblivion Remastered Here’s how to cure every disease in the Oblivion remake Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda How do you cure diseases in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered? Cyrodiil, it turns out, is a veritable cesspool of diseases, and many of its inhabitants are just itching (literally in some cases) to pass it onto you wherever you set foot in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered....

How to get Bath Salts in Hades 2 How to get Bath Salts for getting cosy with your friends in the Hot Springs Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Supergiant Games Looking for Bath Salts in Hades 2? Bath Salts are essential for using the Crossroads Hot Springs, an area of the Crossroads that allows you to sit and bathe with a character of your choice for a while, and get to know them a little better....