The Sunday Papers Image credit:RPS The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. Sundays are for somehow still not quite fully recovering from the body clock-winding mishap that was staying up for The Game Awards. Look, central nervous system, how much sleep do you fucking want? Remember how we’d stay up past 1am playing Left 4 Dead with strangers from the Muse messageboard then rise for an early Sainsbury’s shift with zero ill effects?...

Time to change your Steam password? Data from over 89 million accounts has reportedly leaked to the dark web They’re selling your Horace hat as we speak Yesterday we were made aware of reports of leaks of older text messages that had previously been sent to Steam customers. We have examined the leak sample and have determined this was NOT a breach of Steam systems. We’re still digging into the source of the leak, which is compounded by the fact that any SMS messages are unencrypted in transit, and routed through multiple providers on the way to your phone....

Ubisoft once toyed with a “hidden” Assassin’s Creed character creator that let you pick your ancestor from “millions” Former AC Unity creative director still wishes they’d brought it to life Image credit:Ubisoft Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Unity almost had a ‘character creator’ system that would have seen you choosing an ancestor from a database of millions of people, rather than being thrust into the riding boots of Scarlet Pimple-esque nobleman Arno Dorian....

Upcoming Civilization VII expansion release dates seemingly leaked by Nintendo Six pieces of DLC by the end of March Image credit:Firaxis The release dates for an upcoming expansion pack for Sid Meier’s Civilization VII have seemingly leaked via the Nintendo Store. The first part of the Crossroads Of The World collection, slated for “early March” in the official roadmap , is indeed listed on the leaked image as due on March 4th, 2025, with the second part due on March 25th - lining up with the roadmap’s “late March”....

Vibrant strategy Be the Ruler: Britannia is probably not the next Manor Lords, but it looks great nonetheless Too many SEO possibilities to pick just one Image credit:BeardedBrothersGames/Rock Paper Shotgun How to best describe strategy game Be the Ruler: Britannia when its alchemic reduction of traditionally full-on genres is what drew me to its free Steam prologue in the first place? A less demanding Manor Lords ? A more casual Crusader Kings III ?...

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 patch adds a new weapon, plus some tweaks for the existing arsenal The Neo-Volkite pistol I, personally, was promised Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Focus Entertainment “Where’s my Neo-Volkite pistol, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 ?” was my perhaps slightly ungrateful reaction upon booting the action game up after the previous patch . “I didn’t even know what a Neo-Volkite pistol was until five minutes ago, but now this whole game is trash until I get one!...

Warner Bros and Playside reveal Game Of Thrones RTS starring the Lannisters, Starks, Targaryens and Night King “Deeply asymmetrical”, out in 2026 Image credit:Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment Australian developers Playside and their collaborators at Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment have announced Game Of Thrones: War For Westeros, a real-time strategy game based on George R.R. Martin’s perennially unfinished novel series A Song Of Ice And Fire, which somehow doesn’t have a proper RTS adaptation already....

What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/The Indian empire (illustrated), vol. 3 It’s Saturday morning, everyone! Birds are swaying, the trees are singing. Time to celebrate all the ways in which we’ll be staying indoors staring at screens. I’ve given the outside world a go, but it feels a bit unbalanced, a bit glitchy. I think I’ll wait until they’ve added a bit more content....

What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Duke University Libraries / Internet Archive Saturdays are for trying to befriend the local foxes. There are a bunch living under the hedge by the flat. I saw a big fat fox sitting in the road this week, like a cross between a rising bollard and a garden gnome. I wonder if I can entice them into gathering outside my window with slices of Hovis....

What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Drawing-Room Plays. Selected and adapted from the French by Lady Adelaide Cadogan. Illustrated by E. L. Shute, etc Weekends are for walks in the woods, washing your whites, wolfing down waffles, and other domestic pursuits that start with “w” - please, continue the list. Alternatively, play some video games. I will not insist that you alliterate your video game picks, but I won’t tell you not to, either....

When does Wuchang Fallen Feathers release? All the info on Wuchang Fallen Feathers’ release date, times, and pre-load details Image credit:505 Games When does Wuchang Fallen Feathers release? Filled with gorgeous vistas, deadly creatures inspired by Chinese mythology, and a cool pirate heroine with feathers sprouting from her arm, Wuchang Fallen Feathers has a lot to offer. Originally revealed in 2021, Lenzee and 505 Games’ upcoming Soulslike has come a long way in the intervening years and looks set to carve out a solid niche for all players who enjoy a challenge and are ready to destroy bosses in Ming Dynasty-era China....

Where to find Lingonberries and get Lingonberry Leather in Grounded 2 Head for the forest to get Lingonberries Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Xbox Game Studios Searching for Lingonberries in Grounded 2? This fruit is slightly tougher to procure than most, due to its location and the upgraded equipment requirements before it can be chopped up. Before you start looking for a Lingonberry, make sure you have the second Omni-Axe upgrade, which requires finding Blueberries first....

Where to find Rusted Gears in Arc Raiders Here are the very best places to find Rusted Gears in Arc Raiders Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios Looking for Rusted Gears in Arc Raiders? It’s always the case in extraction shooters like Arc Raiders that just when you need an item the most, that’s when it becomes utterly impossible to find. A lot of players right now are likely to be searching for the same thing across all four maps: the fabled Rusted Gear....

Where to find the Putrid Rat in V Rising Here’s how to summon the Putrid Rat in V Rising Trying to find the Putrid Rat boss in V Rising? Usually in V Rising you must take to the Blood Altar in order to track, find, and slaughter the formidable V Blood carriers dotted about Vardoran. It’s an important part of the progression in Stunlock’s new survival game, because the more bosses you slay, the stronger your vampire becomes....

Where to find Weed Stems in Grounded 2 Find the nearest weed to get what you need Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Xbox Game Studios Wondering where to get Weed Stems in Grounded 2? With the saying “a weed is just a flower growing in the wrong place” in mind, working out which plant Weed Stems come from isn’t immediately clear. But since Weed Stems are required to make the Hatchery , a mandatory Grounded 2 story item, you’ll have to work this out sooner than later....

Where Winds Meet: How to fast travel How to teleport with Boundary Stones Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Wondering how to fast travel in Where Winds Meet? The two regions currently available in Where Winds Meet, Qinghe and Kaifeng, are bustling with places to see, NPCs to interact with, and Mystic Arts to discover. Getting from point A to B across the map can take a very long time, even with cool cloud-hopping wuxia abilities at your disposal, but thankfully Where Winds Meet has a generous fast travel system to make traversal easier than it would otherwise be....

While the jury’s still out on it, Highguard gets a temporary new mode that ups the headcount in matches Higherguard Image credit:Wildlight Entertainment I’m sure there’s been many a Dweet and forum post about Highguard is already a dead game or some such silly thing to say about a game that’s not even a week old, but it does at least seem like developer Wildlight is paying attention to some of the more constructive bits of criticism about the game....

Whoops, looks like PEGI accidentally revealed that a new Life is Strange is on the way A happy/not-so-happy reunion Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Square Enix If there were ever a dead horse that didn’t need so much flogging, it might be the Life is Strange series. Undeniably beloved by many, it has fallen victim to that whole franchising thing, having received an entry only in 2024 via Life is Strange: Double Exposure , a sequel game that was perhaps a little bit too messy....

Wily FPS modders remake the original Quake from memory alone - imagine if triple-A remasters worked this way “Either uncannily spot on or butchered” Image credit:id Software / Quake from Memory A Quake modding group have just polished off a game jam in which they challenged themselves to recreate every singleplayer map in id Software’s 1996 FPS from memory alone. That is, they were forbidden from replaying the original game before they started....

Wordle hints and answer (#1066): How to solve the Monday May 20 Wordle Stuck on the Wordle word for May 20? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? If you’re struggling to finish today’s word, we have a helpful list of hints to give you a guiding hand and maintain your streak in the process....