Onimusha Way Of The Sword is the Capcom action-RPG’s first new instalment in almost 20 years Katana you believe it Image credit:Capcom / Rock Paper Shotgun Here’s one I didn’t see coming: a new Onimusha game. It’s called Onimusha Way Of The Sword, and is the first new entry in Capcom’s samurai action-horror series since… well, that upcoming VR game doesn’t count, and nor does the Warlords remaster in 2018. So, 2012?...

Pax Dei, the medieval EVE Online-esque MMO, gets its 1.0 release next month Get ready for launch Image credit:Mainframe Industries What if EVE Online was a bit less sci-fi, and a lot more medieval? You would, in theory, get Pax Dei , a game that first entered early access in June last year. Responses to it so far appear to be, well, mixed, but as seems to be quite common with These Kinds Of Games, everyone that’s played it appears to be going through some kind of Stockholm syndrome kind of situation, as the game is still going....

Payday 3’s first Operation Medic Bag patch includes 300 fixes and an unready button Responding to player feedback Payday 3 received its first new features this past week as part of Operation Medic Bag, Starbreeze’s efforts to turnaround the fortunes of their bleeding-out bank robbery ’em up. The patch contains 300 fixes alongside support for various Nvidia graphics technology, UI improvements, and more. Update 1.1.1 adds support for Nvidida’s image scaling upscaler, DLAA, and DLSS Super Resolution....

Phasmophobia is getting a new haunted location, but won’t be getting any more “big” maps Plus reworks to some old haunts Image credit:Kinetic Games Torch-trembling spook ’em up Phasmophobia is getting a new map some time this year, say developers Kinetic Games. It’ll be a small one, about the size of one of the haunted houses that make up the co-op horror’s roster of cosier locations. And that decision to build small is going to be the plan from now on....

Phasmophobia’s 2026 roadmap promises map reworks, a one-off event, and that long awaited 1.0 launch Just without many dates Image credit:Kinetic Games Another year, another opportunity to do some ghost busting. Phasmophobia is still trucking along all these years on, and now its devs have outlined a roadmap for the year ahead, providing a few teasing details as to what you can expect, including that long awaited 1.0 launch. Before that, at some point in Q1 the horror game will receive a player character overhaul update....

Prey director is optimistic genAI could help immersive sims by acting like a “Dungeons & Dragons GM” “Everybody hates AI…and for frankly good reasons. But there is space to improve the tools,” says Raphaël Colantonio Image credit:Bethesda In a recent episode of the Quad Damage podcast , Arkane founder Raphaël Colantonio spoke about his ideas for a new Dishonored game . He, Harvey Smith, and Dinga Bakaba all had their own ideas for a sequel, he said, although the odds of any of them being developed are low as all three devs now work on different projects....

Rally Point: Unorthodox. Complex. Laborious. Not just XCOM again. Of course I love USC: Counterforce Marine learning Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Firesquid The Rally Point is a regular column where the inimitable Sin Vega delves deep into strategy gaming. What did you do while recovering from your big medical thing, Sin? Well. Loath as I am to talk about myself ( “lol. lmao.” - Combative New Ed ), I… don’t know? There was some Ultima Underworld, some workers, some resources, some Pagonians pioneered....

Reality Bytes: Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice wants to be a bite sized Dishonored, but is defanged by sloppy design A bloody mess Image credit:Fast Travel Games I’m beginning to think we should bury Vampire: The Masquerade back in the forsaken graveyard where it was originally dug up, or at least banish the toothy reprobate back to its pen & paper castle. I don’t know how White Wolf’s RPG is viewed in the land of table tops these days, but here in computerville it has delivered exactly one good video game in the last 25 years (and don’t come gibbering to me about 2022’s Swansong , it wasn’t fit to polish Bloodlines’ fangs)....

Risk Of Rain 2 slaps a patch on the bug-ridden DLC that accidentally made the final boss invincible Storm sought, storm got Image credit:Gearbox Publishing The Gearbox developers working on Risk Of Rain 2 have released a patch for its poorly received expansion, Seekers Of The Storm. The recent DLC for the action roguelike came out of the oven a little doughy, with enough game-breaking bugs to thoroughly upset some fans ....

Saber Interactive are making a new action-RPG set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender It’s in early development Avatar: The Last Airbender hasn’t had much luck when it comes to adaptations, whether to film or to video games. Now Paramount Game Studios and Saber Interactive are going to take a new swing at it. The pair have announced an action RPG set in the “Avatar Legends universe”, the broader world and timeline that The Last Airbender and Legend Of Korra take place within....

Shield-slinging open worlder The Knightling goes all Jak & Captain America in August What isn’t a shield for Image credit:Saber Interactive Remember how it felt in Bloodborne when you discovered a shield and learned that it existed purely to shame and humiliate returning Dark Souls players who are over-reliant on blocking? Do you remember reading those awful, judging, fourth-wall-besmirching words, “Shields are nice, but not if they engender passivity”? Well, The Knightling is the opposite of that feeling....

Showa American Story is Yakuza: Dead Souls meets Tokyo Gore Police, and it looks incredible Ah, yes. The rare ‘good videogame’. Image credit:NEKCOM Some days, I wonder if every word written before a trailer is actually superfluous. It’s a visual medium, after all. What can a description achieve save to clumsily gesture at the true shape of something; a dog-eared tour brochure for a thrilling weekend spelunking in Plato’s cave? I can usually shake this feeling, but gory zombie action game Showa American Story is my breaking point....

Skull And Bones review: an exceptionally boring live service shipping sim Sunk cost Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Singapore Publisher: Ubisoft Release: Out now On: Windows From: Ubisoft Connect , Epic Games Store Price: £50/€60/$60 Reviewed on: Intel Core i7-12700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3080, Windows 11 Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot recently said Skull And Bones is a “quadruple-A game”, which I think is very accurate, actually. “AAAA” is the sound that escapes my lips as I embark on yet another hour-long sail to retrieve some logs, or when I’m doing my little deliveries and a brigantine starts on me....

South Of Midnight review Running from the past Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Xbox Game Studios Developer: Compulsion Games Publisher: Xbox Game Studios Release: April 8th, 2025 On: Windows From: Steam , Microsoft Store Price: £35/$40/€40 Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7-11700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Windows 10 In the boss fights of South Of Midnight , you’ve got to find a pulsing wound on the body of the monster and strike it to cleanse the giant beast of its “stigma”....

Stalker 2: How to open the Electric Field Safe How to open the “Stick Cobra Porthole Infinity” stash in the Electric Field <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/stalker-2-electric-field-safe-code.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=“A close-up of a keycode machine on the wall in Stalker 2. The display reads “ACCESS DENIED” in red. - 1”> Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World Wondering how to open the Electric Field Safe in Stalker 2? The Zone in Stalker 2 is jam-packed full of well-hidden and well-defended Stashes, but few are as initially confusing as the Electric Field Safe, found inside the Electric Field a short distance southeast of the Slag Heap....

Steam’s Remote Play Together Fest kicks off on Monday Demos and discounts on co-op darlings Image credit:Valve The best games are co-op games , and one of the best features of Steam is Remote Play, which turns local co-op games into online co-op games through the power of internet magic. This week brings Steam Remote Play Together 2024 Fest, a mouthful that means there will be discounts and demos for co-op games on the digital storefront....

Steam’s updated PC performance monitor is quietly clever, and not just because it digs into frame generation Counter attack Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Valve The latest Steam update includes a new, heavily upgraded performance monitor, stacking readouts for framerate, CPU, GPU, and memory usage data on top of the previously basic FPS overlay. It’s “a first step,” so say Valve , “towards helping Steam users more easily understand their game and system performance,” and as such includes some counters and metrics that you won’t see even on game-math classics like MSI Afterburner....

Subnautica 2 leak is “authentic” say publishers who benefit the most from that leak Hull breach detected Image credit:Krafton A battle between three former Subnautica 2 developers and their publishers at Krafton intensified over the weekend, after an internal document appeared online showing how the scope of the survival game has reduced during development. The source of this document remains unknown. In fact, quite a lot of facts about the document remain unknown....

The best classes in Elden Ring A look at all 10 Elden Ring origins, including the best starting class for beginners Looking for the best class in Elden Ring? Whether you’re an experienced Elden Ring veteran starting a fresh playthrough before jumping into Shadow Of The Erdtree , or you’re a complete newbie, picking the starting origin for your character can be a daunting task. With ten to choose from, all boosting different attributes , there are pros and cons to each class....

The best early game weapons in Elden Ring Here are the best early weapons you can pick up in the starting areas of Elden Ring Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware Looking for the best early weapons in Elden Ring? Whether you’re a returning player looking to start a fresh Elden Ring playthrough before jumping into the Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC, or you’re new to the franchise, finding the best early game weapons can set you up for success as you explore the challenging map of the Lands Between, before moving onto tougher areas ....