Proverbs review Picross meets Minesweeper then they destroy your life Image credit:RPS / Mark Ffrench Developer: Mark Ffrench Publisher: Divide The Plunder Release: November 7th, 2024 On: Windows From: Steam Price: £7.49/€8.79/$8.99 Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-12600K, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti, Windows 10 What great hopes I had for the Christmas holidays. Finally, I thought, I would have time for some of the recent blockbusters I’d not yet played: Indiana Jones And The Great Circle , S....

Rain World’s new slugcat will explore icy wastes and desert sands as The Watcher DLC gets a release date But what’s it watching? Image credit:Akupara Games The post-apocalyptic wastelands of Rain World are stunning, brutal, and full of strange creatures that would like to eat your kittenish face. It’s a landscape of wonder and pain, and it’s about to get a little more wonderful and painful. The upcoming Watcher expansion, which adds new places to visit and a new type of slugcat to play as, will be coming out early next year, say the developers....

Resident Evil Requiem won’t repeat Monster Hunter Wilds’ technical blunders, Capcom say Investor call hints at bold ‘Let’s not do that again’ strategy Image credit:Capcom I’ve moaned plenty about the technical and performance woes that Monster Hunter Wilds inflicted upon itself, and only seems committed to remedying at a glacial pace . Yet on the possibility of future RE Engine-powered games suffering the same fate, even I haven’t been as worried as certain Capcom investors, who recently extracted an assurance from the developer-publisher that upcoming horror sequel Resident Evil Requiem will arrive in better shape....

Sega of America union calls out Sega for latest mass layoffs 61 people reportedly laid off, QA and localisation teams most affected Image credit:Sega Sega of America will lay off 61 people in March, according to the state of California and the Sega of America AEGIS union. The layoffs are allegedly aimed at the company’s QA and localisation departments, and represent around 13% of Sega of America’s workforce. VGC has also obtained confirmation from California’s Employment Development Department, according to whom the layoffs fall in two batches of 49 and 12 staff, though they both come into effect on the same day....

Should you give the Ward Sensors to Richter or Captain Zotov in Stalker 2? Which side should you take at the end of “A Needle In A Haystack”? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World Should you give the Ward Sensors to Richter or Captain Zotov in Stalker 2? Stalker 2 has a great many minor choices to choose between, and a small handful of very important choices. And the very first choice with important, real consequences is deciding who to give the Ward Sensors you procure from Squint in the " A Needle In A Haystack " main quest....

Sightings of Helldivers 2 Illuminate faction on Galactic War map are “fake news”, says Arrowhead boss It’s all the fault of some decaying comms tech, apparently Image credit:NJRhailFire / Sony Helldivers 2 ’s third enemy faction is maybe definitely possibly probably almost certainly about to be released, as players report sightings of the mysterious menace on the game’s Galactic War map. Development studio Arrowhead, aka the glorious government of Super Earth, are downplaying the rumours as usual....

Six months on from its full release, Dave the Diver has netted 3m sales Quite the catch Image credit:MintRocket Definitely-not-an-indie-game Dave the Diver has reeled in an impressive sales milestone, just six months after the mix of fishing sim, restaurant management game and slice-of-life RPG exited Early Access. Dave the Diver first bobbed up to the surface back in 2022 as a curious blend of fishing minigame and running a sushi restaurant that managed to make a bit of a splash thanks to its unexpectedly winning smörgåsbord ....

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s next update adds pie-baking and a galactic egg hunt This is canon I can prove it Image credit:Broadsword Online Games Star Wars: The Old Republic ’s ongoing development switched last year from creators BioWare to Broadsword , with promise that the 13-year-old MMO would continue to receive new story content and improvements. The approaching update 7.5 looks to bring both, alongside a Spring Abundance festival that includes “seed collecting, dancing, pie-baking, animal rehabilitation, and a galactic egg hunt....

Stardew Valley creator breaks silence to shoot down myths about Haunted Chocolatier, including that 2030 release rumour “I’m alive, the game is still in development, and it will come out when it’s ready” Image credit:ConcernedApe Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has emerged from the giant Easter egg in which he makes games to “debunk a few myths and false assumptions” about Haunted Chocolatier , his forthcoming sticky-fingered life sim. The good news is that he’s been “very productive” lately, though he admits that he “shouldn’t have announced the game so early”, which suggests we’ve a ways to go yet before the first proper Haunted Chocolatier trailer or info blowout....

Stellar Blade director kicks the horny nest, says steamy stuff’s fine, but modders adding fresh twists would be cooler Your firepower’s still on the weak side, SteamyBladers Image credit:Shift Up Stellar Blade modders have made a lot of sexual stuff so far. As it turns out, the game’s director is cool with that, though he is hoping that despite the game not having any official tools, modders’ll have a go at creating fresh wrinkles that add to what the Stellar Blade experience offers....

Still getting dunked on in Dota 2? Don’t worry, even Gabe Newell gets called a noob once a week, apparently “I still play Dota every day.” Image credit:Valve I don’t play online games particularly often, mostly the only ones that I do enjoy are the kind of games I can play with just my friends. People are mean, you see, and I have a sensitive soul, and also I often find them deeply boring conceptually and in practice....

The best weapons in Oblivion Remastered Find the best unique weapons in Oblivion Image credit:Bethesda/Virtuos Looking for the best weapons in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered? Cyrodiil is full of mighty weapons that should be yours, but locating them is tough. It would be a shame to miss them though, especially since some of Oblivion’s best weapons can be obtained minutes after leaving the introduction area. Unique weapons, preferably unleveled ones that offer the same effects regardless of character progress, are a shortcut to becoming very overpowered, very early on....

The creator of Arctic Eggs is making a fishing game that I’m sure will be completely normal Click bait Image credit:The Water Museum The creator of frying pan simulator Arctic Eggs is working on a fishing game that I am certain will replicate the act of angling in an entirely ordinary and accurate fashion. Its approach to hooks, lines, and sinkers will combine the fishing from Animal Crossing , Sega Bass Fishing, and Webfishing , says developer The Water Museum in a post on Bluesky ....

The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S3 episode 14: battle royales, Vampire Survivor, and trend chasing I’m too cool to ever copy trends Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment This week League Of Legends teased a PvE Vampire Survivors -like mode, and recently World Of Warcraft revealed a limited time PvEvP battle royale with pirates. What’s going on? Is chasing trends a bit of a risky click? Should Age Of Empires II get a battle royale mode?...

The Forge codes (February 2026) Want some free Rerolls in The Forge? Try out these codes Image credit:The Forge Community Update: Codes last updated on Sunday, February 8th 2026 Looking for The Forge codes to redeem for Race Rerolls? The Forge is a dungeon-crawling Roblox RPG that combines two captivating gameplay loops. You head down into the darkness of a mine shaft, breaking rocks, collecting rare ores and tussling with enemies....

The Game Awards Future Class inductees reckon their advocacy might be being “punished” as programme is “left by the wayside” “Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it” Image credit:The Game Awards Last week, Game Developer reported that the organisers of Geoff Keighley-fronted industry awards show/advertising extravaganza The Game Awards had revealed that they’ve got no plans to do anything with their Future Class initiative this year....

The NYT Crossword answers for Saturday, October 18th 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 Saturday, 18th October? Because we have them! All of them, in fact, so you can breeze through the NYT Crossword today without losing too much hair or sanity in the process....

The NYT Crossword answers for Wednesday, October 1st 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 Wednesday, 1st October? It’s the dawn of a brand new month, and what better way to celebrate than with a classic NYT Crossword?...

The Outer Worlds 2: Beginner’s Guide 8 vital tips on everything from choosing Perks to leveling Companions Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Obsidian Looking for a beginner’s guide to The Outer Worlds 2? From exploring the far regions of space to getting addicted to interstellar capitalism, The Outer Worlds 2 has a lot to offer intrepid voyagers of the stars. But it’s also easy to lose your way and become intimidated by the plethora of choice and high-octane combat on display, especially if you never played the first game....

The Sunday Papers Image credit:RPS The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. Well! A one-week Sunday Papers break turned into three, prompted by the seemingly endless school holiday at Easter. Now I return and– Monday is another holiday? Blimey. Nevertheless, let’s do some links. Polygon, one of the last video game outlets with a reputation for long form reporting and feature writing, was sold to Valnet , a content farm best known for paying writers terribly and being founded by porn peddlers ....