Come say goodbye to Nic Reuben, chief librarian and RPS staff writer And his excellent beard Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun You’ve probably noticed that there’s been only a sporadic amount of Nic Reuben in your RPS lately, and we’re sad to say that Nic is leaving the treehouse to resume his glittering freelance career. Please join us in saying goodbye and wishing him well before he jets off on his solid rhodium pleasure plane, never to return (unless we ask him very nicely to review a Warhammer game or something)....

Constance, a lovely looking hand-drawn metroidvania about creatively fighting your inner demons, is out now A video game is worth a thousand words Image credit:btf Right, has everyone got Hollow Knight: Silksong out of their system? I’m sure there’s plenty of you that have scoured enough of its map to feel satisfied and ready for another hand-drawn metroidvania . Enter Constance ! A game that fits that bill precisely, albeit with its own, quite literally painterly flair, one which is out today....

Cyberpunk 2077 sequel taps Fable, Control and Dishonored expansion writer Alongside other new hires Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/CD Projekt RED A Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, currently called “Project Orion”, is currently in the early stages of development at CD Projekt Red’s new Boston studio. Today, CDPR announced several new high profile hires were joining the project, most notably Anna Megill. Megill, who will serve as lead writer on the project, has previously worked on games such as Control, Dishonored : Death Of The Outsider, and the upcoming Fable reboot....

Dark Sector, the ‘original version’ of Warframe, is currently free on Steam Returning from the glaive Image credit:Digital Extremes Back when Digital Extremes were largely known for collaborating with Epic Games on the Unreal Tournament series, they made a little game called Dark Sector. Released in 2008, it’s part of the fine tradition of post-Gears double-A actioners that basically consist of taking a gruff man, throwing him into a world of grit, gravel and burning oil drums, and handing him a murderous gimmick....

Dave The Diver’s creator wants to make games about Dave’s backstory and explore different genres Dave The Diververse inbound Image credit:MintRocket Dave The Diver is getting a story DLC and, possibly, more games set in the same universe. This comes from an interview with developer Mintrocket’s new CEO Jaeho Hwang, who spoke to VGC at Gamescom Asia about their plans to expand Dave and his diving. A future Dave may not even dive, but like, connive....

Days Gone creative director: “Never say never” about a sequel, after game director says exactly that Oh, cool, this again Open-world zombie adventure Days Gone might not technically feature any zombies, but at least the discourse around a potential sequel is constantly reanimating. Via Xitter , the original game’s creative director John Garvin has encouraged fans to “never say never” about a Days Gone 2, while reminding us that a full outline for the game had already been completed prior to his departure from developers Bend Studio in 2020....

Death Of A Wish review - a brutal and beautiful experiment Living on a prayer Image credit:Syndicate Atomic LLC. Developer: melessthanthree Publisher: Syndicate Atomic LLC. Release: March 11th 2024 On: Windows From: Steam Price: £15.07/$17.99/€17.55 Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7 12700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060, Windows 11 Combat is such a routine activity in video games that it often doesn’t feel much like conflict at all. It’s just something done to move the simulation along - a propulsive chore stripped of drama or significance or lasting emotion beyond a vague desire to see what lies beyond whatever it is you’re trying to kill....

Diablo 4’s Game Pass launch still requires a Battle.net account, of course Here’s how to link ’em Image credit:Blizzard/Glass Cannon Unplugged Diablo 4 is headed to Game Pass in just a couple more days, on March 28th, giving the stingy-but-curious like me a chance to click demons to death at lower cost. As preperation, Microsoft have outlined the steps necessary to link your Game Pass account to a Battle.net account - because what is a launcher for, if not launching other launchers....

Dosa Divas is a flavourful RPG village roadtrip and a more assured follow-up to Thirsty Suitors Outerloop talk cooking, anti-capitalism and FF3 Image credit:Outerloop Games If you’re fond of crispy South Indian cooking, JRPG-style road-trips that take you from village to village, older female protagonists, turn-based combat with a healthy garnish of QTEs, slapstick satire, and food-themed reinventions of familiar mechanics… you have probably already wishlisted, bookmarked or otherwise made preparations to buy Dosa Divas , the next game from Thirsty Suitors developers Outerloop....

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined gets a demo this week, and your progress’ll carry right over into the full game The classic RPG’s been handcraftily revamped into a more accessible and “streamlined” shape Image credit:Square Enix Grab your dragons and don’t forget those quests, as a Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo is set to pop up on Steam this week. It’ll offer a taster of the revamped RPG ahead of full release next month, and any progress you make in the demo’ll transfer right over, so you don’t have to worry about sprinting through early game sections again....

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Best Warrior skills and augments Best Warrior skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Interested in the best Warrior skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2? With a colossal two-handed sword at the ready, the Warrior of Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a force to be reckoned with. While their inability to use shields makes them less tanky than Fighters, when it comes to severe and unforgiving damage output, a Warrior can’t be beat....

Dragon’s Dogma 2: How to unlock Warfarer How to unlock the Warfarer vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for how to unlock the Warfarer vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2? As one of the advanced vocations in Dragon’s Dogma 2 , the Warfarer isn’t available from the game’s beginning. You’ll need to make an unusual booze delivery to a fellow in a remote region of the world map before you can use this complicated class, which combines skills from all other vocations into one spicy blend that has no equal....

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Seat of the Sovran quest walkthrough A guide to pleasing Captain Brant over the course of several quests Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for a walkthrough for Seat Of The Sovran in Dragon’s Dogma 2? Let’s be honest, of course you’re not. It’s not exactly a quest that you can get particularly stuck on. There’s only one decision to be made, and it doesn’t matter too much whichever choice you pick....

Dreamspring is an open world RPG inspired by Morrowind and King’s Field You can SHOOT spiders with a GUN Image credit:Billyfighter The Steam trailer for open world RPG Dreamspring contains: shooting spiders with a revolver. Hanging out near a green ocean. Fighting green skeletons. Most curiously, it features an armoured knight convulsing on a bed as if being shocked, from the inside, by some sort of magical electricity disease. Did this knight eat an entire pack of bad batteries?...

Dune: Awakening’s Deep Desert is getting “partial warfare” PvE areas so you can gather endgame resources without being PvPed to death Plenty of PvP and Landsraad changes also incoming Image credit:Funcom Good news if you’ve been a bit frustrated with how Dune: Awakening handles PvE and PvP, specifically in terms of its treacherous Deep Desert. The game’s creative director Joel Bylos has announced some changes coming in response to player feedback on both those and the Landsraad....

Eclipsium is cosmic horror at its most fidgety and free-wheeling Get a grip Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Critical Reflex / Housefire The RPS Advent Calendar 2025 has begun! We’re revealing one of our favourite games of the year every day, and our favourite of favourites on December 24th. Check the main Calendar post to see a full list of our choices so far. Hold up all your fingers. Count them from right to left....

Either Battlefield 6’s battle royale mode will release next week or they’re adding granite, or something called granite Rock paper dataminer Image credit:EA / Rock Paper Shotgun You are leaving the mission area, soldier! Actually, the mission area is leaving you. It is sick of your shit. It has decided that your foxhole isn’t part of acceptable reality anymore. Battlefield 6 ’s long-awaited battle royale mode seems likely to be revealed on 28th October....

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is a stealth ’em up that’s a bit Desperados, a bit Dunwall Herman’s heroes Image credit:Nordcurrent Labs The demimimise of Mimimi means I’m now on the lookout for my next opportunity to crouch behind a hedge, distract a man with a stone or coin, and then choke him unconscious. (And in the game.) Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream looks like a worthy candidate. Announced last year, there’s now a new trailer showing the isometric (isometrish?...

Escape From Duckov off to flying start on Steam amid modest outbreak of save file bugs, AI problems and duck dicks Developers begin patching the quacks in the finish Image credit:极霸鸭 / bilibili Team Soda’s ex-quack-tion parody Escape From Duckov launched last week, and has proven rather popular, with over half a million players on Steam. If you’ve yet to have the pleasure, it’s a top-down survival shooting pisstake of Battlestate’s loot sim Escape From Tarkov....

Europa Universalis IV is folding four of its dozens of DLCs into the base game If you already bought them, well, uhh Image credit:Paradox Interactive Paradox are integrating four of Europa Universalis IV ’s DLCs into the base game. The Rights Of Man, Art Of War, Digital Extreme Upgrade and Common Sense DLCs will be free to all current and future players of the eleven-year-old grand strategy game from October 17th onwards....