Mars First Logistics has turned into a Martian railway builder, with some very pretty, 100% authentic clouds Well, sir, there’s nothing on Mars like a genuine bona-fide electrified six-car monorail Image credit:Outersloth Efforts to render Mars commuter-friendly proceed apace as Mars First Logistics embraces the magic of trains. The latest update for the physics-based open world build-a-car game introduces a mountable theodolite, which lets you stitch together monorail networks you can then ride about on....

Marvel Rivals publishers reveal Blood Message, a Naughty Dog-style singleplayer action game set in Tang era China Their “first completely single-player focused experience” Image credit:NetEase Games Blood Message is a new singleplayer third-person action game from NetEase, publishers of Marvel Rivals and Naraka: Bladepoint . It follows the journey of a “nameless messenger” and his son across Tang dynasty China, and is laced with the “customs, culture, and rich history of the era”....

Medieval dinostrategic warfare will soon be unleashed, as a Dinolords closed alpha roars into life this month Prithee prime the Parasaurolophus for battle Image credit:Ghost Ship Publishing As someone from the north east of England, there’s a good chance my genetic makeup’s some mix of old school celt and one of the many Scandinavian invaders who sailed across looking to conquer back in a time when blokes called Cnut roamed northern Europe....

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima is working on a brand new action-espionage game “that is also a movie” Physint will have the “look, story, theme, cast, acting, fashion and sound” of a film Image credit:PlayStation Almost 10 years after Hideo Kojima left the Metal Gear Solid series behind to start his indie studio, the celebrated developer and Instagram film influencer is planning to return to the genre that made his name with a brand new action-espionage game....

Metro Exodus is getting a sequel, shooter’s devs confirm - but only “when it’s ready” (hopefully before 2033) Last mainline entry in series has shifted 10 million copies in five years Image credit:4A Games Flashlights and grubby gas masks at the ready: there will be a sequel to Metro Exodus , the developers of the follow-up to Metro 2033 and Last Light have confirmed. Don’t expect it soon, though, as 4A Games say it’ll arrive “when it’s ready”....

Minecraft’s Tricky Trials update is out, adding new challenge chambers, mobs and an auto-crafter Ominous Image credit:Mojang When I play Minecraft , I mostly just want to build things, or maybe go exploring across its landscapes, which still have the power to surprise and delight me. My son, meanwhile, mostly wants to murder me - and in the game. The Tricky Trials update, out now, might help redirect his bloodlust. It adds trial chambers full of traps and treasure, including waves of hostile mobs to battle against....

Monster Hunter Wilds best weapons tier list Our MH Wilds weapon tier list ranks all 14 types to help you decide on the best weapon for you Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom What is the best weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds? The most important decisions in any Monster Hunter game are always related to your weapons. Monster Hunter Wilds , like its recent predecessors, gives you access to 14 distinct weapon types from the very beginning....

Monster Hunter Wilds, Concord, and more: everything PC relevant announced at PlayStation State of Play May 2024 All the games that are fit to mod Image credit:Capcom My PC has a big white case, and sometimes, I sit and think: “big white box good!” But other times, I glance over to my PS5 and think: “other big white box also good!” Then I start getting fanciful and imagine a lovely future where they can both combine into one....

Monster Hunter Wilds: Gunlance weapon tree The full list of all Gunlances in Monster Hunter Wilds Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for the entire Gunlance weapon tree in Monster Hunter Wilds? The Gunlance aims to combine the defensive strength of the regular Lance with powerful ranged attacks more akin to a Heavy Bowgun . While not the most frequently used of weapon types in Monster Hunter, it’s a very versatile and powerful tool that works very well in solo play against all sorts of large monsters....

Monster Hunter Wilds’ new trailer shows sick cutscenes and lizard-worms that are gonna make even sicker pants The leathery lizard-worms are called glops and there’s a helluva lot to hunt Image credit:Capcom Capcom’s series about big beasts and the clothes you can skin/steal from them continues in Monster Hunter Wilds , which looked as great as ever in its newest trailer from tonight’s Summer Game Fest show. We get new peeks at some lovely dunes, reptile-chicken mounts and bulky weapons....

More World of Darkness RPGs deserve “the Bloodlines treatment”, say White Wolf, especially Mage: The Ascension The Masquerade continues Image credit:Paradox Interactive The current custodians of the World of Darkness tabletop RPG universe are bang up for doing more video game adaptations like the troubled Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 , according to White Wolf brand marketing manager Jason Carl. In fact, they may be working on a few already, with Carl naming Mage: The Ascension, Changeling: The Dreaming and the Dark Ages setting as deserving of “the Bloodlines treatment”....

Moroi is a top-down meatgrinder that stinks of Little Nightmares and American McGee’s Alice Did somebody say Just Eat? Image credit:Good Shepherd Entertainment It was around the time the sigil-ridden corpse hooked up to a breathing tube pooped out a slithering, smiling garden gnome, and shortly after I had to sacrifice my arms, legs, colours and voice to a bunch of hideous trees that I realised that, hang on, this isn’t my current lunchtime favourite Bracket City....

My Battle Brothers have resorted to stealing ham from children Those kids salt a good ham though Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Overhype Battle Prose is a diary of Nic’s exploits in emergent turn-based tactics game Battle Brothers There exists in this world much which, if stripped of even one of its components, would be rendered naught but a frail illusion. Roast pork without applesauce? An insult to god and man alike. A sword without a hilt?...

New Doom reveal hinted at by Zenimax trademark IDK. FA? This news post leaves me in a quandary, readers, because I will need to write a swear word for the sake of full journalistic transparency, but Google’s algorithms tend to frown on sweary articles. On the other hand, Google’s algorithms don’t like it when you spend whole intros handwringing about Google’s algorithms, either, so let’s stop, er, faffing around and speak of Doom....

Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds codes: Redeem these coupon codes for in-game freebies Every active Ni No Kuni code you can redeem for gold and more Looking for the latest codes for Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds? Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds is the latest entry into the increasingly sprawling Ni No Kuni franchise, a series of Studio Ghibli-influenced RPGs . Cross Worlds is free-to-play on PC and mobile (hooray) but features a heavy dose of in-game purchases and gacha mechanics, and has already laid the groundwork for an in-game NFT marketplace (considerably less hooray)....

Nightingale’s latest patch fixes major crashes, material losses, and improves the UI A huge list of tweaks Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Inflexion Games Having played Nightingale a bunch for early access review , I wasn’t entirely convinced by its mixture of survival and Destiny-esque power level grind. I also wasn’t too keen on its slew of bugs and tricksy interface. Still, the devs are hard at work fixing things, as the latest patch squashes major crashes, material losses when building, and further improves the UI....

Nioh 3: How to use Titles and Prestige Points How to get bonuses by using Titles and Prestige Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Koei Tecmo Wondering how to use Titles and Prestige Points in Nioh 3? If you’ve played the previous Nioh games, you’re probably aware of Titles, which are achievement-like milestones awarded to the player after they complete tasks, like dealing damage with specific weapons or killing various numbers of foes....

Nioh 3: What to do with the Dirty Key And how to defeat Yamainu Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Koei Tecmo Wondering what to do with the Dirty Key in Nioh 3? The first village you’ll come upon in the Tenryu River starting area of Nioh 3 is home to a nasty patrolling wolf yokai known as Yamainu. Defeating Yamainu nets you the Dirty Key. While not vitally important in the grand scheme of things, the Dirty Key is one of the earliest items that many Nioh 3 players will find in their travels....

NYT Connections hint and answers (Fri, Jun 21) Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #376 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Want a hint for Connections today? Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle game Wordle , the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now....

NYT Connections hint and answers (Sunday, February 4) Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #238 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Want a hint for Connections today? Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle game Wordle , the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now....