Should you give back Gorak’s Ring in Star Wars Outlaws? Here’s what happens if you give back Gorak’s Ring or decide to keep it Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Wondering if you should sell, give or keep Gorak’s Ring in Star Wars Outlaws? Gorak’s Ring is an item Nix can steal pretty early on in Star Wars Outlaws . Although you can sell it straight away, upon closer inspection, Gorak’s Ring has an item description that reads: ’ could have some use later ‘....

Shovel Knight is getting online co-op as part of a new Shovel Of Hope DX edition for its 10th anniversary You shove to see it Image credit:Yacht Club Games Well, shovel me timbers! Shovel Knight , the retro platformer that started it all (it all being everything from a roguelike spin-off to a Dead Cells cameo) turns 10 this month, and Yacht Club Games are releasing a ultimate edition to celebrate....

Show me the Champion of Dead By Daylight - Alan Wake joins Behaviour’s multiplayer horror hit From one Dark Place to another Image credit:Behaviour Interactive/Remedy Entertainment I will not lie to you, reader, I used up about 95% of today’s remaining creative energy/caffeine on that headline joke, but let’s charge our flashlights, sharpen our hooks and struggle on through the body copy anyway. Remedy’s Alan Wake is joining Behaviour Interactive’s Dead By Daylight as a playable Survivor, having been conjured from his writing desk by the latter game’s villainous Entity....

Silksong’s latest public update fixes its worst boss, but not as much as you’re likely hoping SSSavage Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team Cherry Hollow Knight: Silksong ’s hitherto beta-only update 1.0.28650 is now a fully public release that any dang fool can download without switching to a Steam playtest branch. I’m still noodling my way through the lower levels of Team Cherry’s new metroidvania, blissfully unbothered by any pressure to review it or write Silksong walkthroughs ....

Skyblivion’s 2025 release goal is “pointless and unachievable” claims longtime dev, accuses two leads of rushing the mod out UPDATE: Developer Dee Keyes confirms they’re no longer part of the Skyblivion team Image credit:Skyblivion Update: Developer Dee Keyes has confirmed to RPS that they’re no longer part of the Skyblivion team. “My departure and choice to write my statement came when I’d discovered that another one of our longtime volunteers, KettleWitch, had left over the same issues,” they continued....

Some guy complained this fishing game only caters to queer players, so the dev added a “straight” title - it costs $9999 How do you do, fellow straights Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / lamedeveloper When multiplayer fishing game Webfishing came out last month, it offered a relaxing hangout zone for cats and dogs . Everything revolves around catching, selling, and collecting the fish that gather in the rivers of a small island....

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds coming September with Ichiban, Joker, Hatsune Miku and Minecraft DLC Worlds crossed Image credit:Sega Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds got a new trailer at this evening’s Summer Game Fest 2025, and with it news of some of the worlds that will be crossing with the blue hedgehog. That came in the form of three new racer reveals: Hatsune Miku, Ichiban from Yakuza: Like A Dragon, and Joker from Persona 5 ....

Space Marine 2 publishers reveal Hellraiser: Revival, a singleplayer horror with Doug Bradley returning as Pinhead Naturally, the trailer features some foreplay gone awry Image credit:Saber Interactive Picture the scene. You and someone you like are gettin’ it on. Maybe with Barry White crooning away in the background, scented candles, sweaty palms. Then, one of you touches a box and boom, a bloke who’s clearly come out on the wrong end of a trip to an arts & crafts shop walks in with some hooks and says stuff about pain and pleasure....

Spec Ops: The Line director’s new insomnia horror game Sleep Awake will release in December Peel those peepers Image credit:Blumhouse Games Speaking as a veteran insomniac who routinely has to operate across time zones, let me share a few of my top tips for staying awake when you really want to sleep. Firstly, fill your eyes with as much light as possible - moonlight, fridgelight, phonelight, flamingoilbarrelight - and your lungs with as much bracing outdoors air as they can take....

Stellaris director insists “ethical use of AI is very important to us” after generating voices in latest DLC “We’re pretty good at exploring dystopian sci-fi and don’t want to end up there ourselves” Image credit:Paradox The director of Paradox’s grand sci-fi strategy game Stellaris has insisted that the studio’s use of any AI-generated assets will be “ethical”, after revealing that latest expansion The Machine Age features AI voices for characters and used AI-generated art and text during its development....

Subnautica 2 delay actually proves Krafton aren’t mismanaging their games, says exec Claiming otherwise is evidence of a “reasoning gap” Image credit:Unknown Worlds If the messy situation regarding Subnautica 2 and those ousted studio heads has led you to wonder if publishers Krafton might be mismanaging the development of their games, the company’s chief financial officer reckons you’re diving in the wrong sea. According to Dongkeun Bae, Subnautica 2’s delay from 2025 release to 2026 is proof that Krafton are doing a good job with that, actually....

Sure, Cyberpunk 2077 modders, I’ll spend 100 hours watching Kurt Hansen’s evil selfie blimp fly around my flat It’s not like I’ve got any pressing relic business to deal with Image credit:CD Projekt / Deceptious No, I’m not busy. Ignore the very famous actor acting moody in the corner, he’ll be quiet if you pay him no mind. Also, do like I am and just pretend my holo-phone doesn’t have a million urgent messages about some relic sitting in its inbox....

The best Elden Ring mods (2024) From quality-of-life to enormous overhauls, these are the 20 best mods in Elden Ring to date Image credit:AronTheBaron/Bandai Namco What are the best Elden Ring mods to download? Elden Ring already has a gigantic expansion DLC in the form of Shadow Of The Erdtree , but that isn’t the only way to inject a bit of fresh new life into the Lands Between. If you want to customise your journey as a Tarnished, then mods are the best way forward....

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The demo for Oolo offers up a magical metroidvania with hints of classic Zelda Oolovely Image credit:Riddle Master Productions “Hang on a sec. Haven’t I seen this exact genre of little guy before?” was my reaction upon encountering the yellow-eyed, hat-shrouded mage of isometric adventure Oolo. Some quick internet sleuthing turned up this lovely bit of art featuring Final Fantasy 9 ’s Vivi, Journey’s Traveller, and He-Man’s Orko. It’s a great feeling to begin your week identifying an archetype of diminutive magician, and I hope it becomes a regular occurrence....

The Elder Scrolls Online is ditching yearly expansions and folding its premium content into the base game, but it’s also gaining a battle pass Don’t call it a new chapter… Image credit:Bethesda Softworks / Zenimax Online Studios Back in September, studio game director Rich Lambert told GamesIndustry.biz that the Elder Scrolls Online team were exploring a move from big expansions to smaller, more frequent updates . Jump ahead four months and, well, that’s exactly what they’re doing....

The eleventh RPS Christmas Cracker 2025 Bye, year Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. But first, time to enjoy your lovely joke! Q: How do you indicate to the Ancient Greek cops which pair of underworld royals have cheekily ruined your plan for well-timed revenge? A: Hey, deez two...

The Last Of Us Part 2 gets new mode nobody asked for Chronically illogical <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-last-of-us-part-2-chronological-order.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=“Characters from The Last Of Us Part 2 arranged in narrow bars with the word “Chronological” plastered over the top. - 1”> Image credit:PlayStation Naughty Dog have released a new mode for The Last Of Us Part 2 Remastered that lets you play out the events of the story in chronological order. Nobody who has ever read a single book can understand why....

The Last of Us Part II Remastered gets Sony’s PC ports back on track, with fine performance and no PSN requirement Modern spore fare Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Publishing Whatever peace treaty that allowed erstwhile PS4/PS5 exclusives to slink over to PC has, generally, been a fruitful one. I only say generally because the porting process has seen the occasional whoopsiedoodle, from the face-warpingly sorry state of The Last of Us Part I’s initial release to the more recent intrusion of mandatory PSN sign-in requirements....

The NYT Crossword answers for Friday, September 19th 2025 Get a bit of help with the NYT Crossword puzzle Image credit:The New York Times This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s NYT Crossword guide? Check out the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, October 19th 2025 ! Need a hint for today’s NYT Crossword on Friday, 19th September? Because we have each and every one of them tucked away and packaged up in this Rock Paper Shotgun Crossword Companion Guide....