Best Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Jackal PDW loadout and class setup Here’s how to make the most of the Jackal PDW’s impressive power in Black Ops 6 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Activision Looking to build the best Jackal PDW loadout in Black Ops 6? The Jackal PDW dominated the meta in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s beta, plowing through matches with explosive full-auto Submachine Gun bullet spray. Despite not being quite as top-tier in the main game, the Jackal PDW is still a mighty effective weapon for putting your finger to the trigger and getting headshot multipliers....

Black Myth Wukong: Chen Loong questline walkthrough Here’s how to complete Chen Loong’s quest and unlock the Zodiac Village Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Wondering how to complete Chen Loong’s quest in Black Myth: Wukong? Chen Loong is an ancient dragon deity that players will encounter halfway through Black Myth: Wukong . Blessed with lightning power but cast out of heaven into the mortal realm, Chen Loong’s abilities are greatly reduced these days, and the unfortunate ailments of old age are hitting him hard....

Celeste creators’ next game Earthblade won’t be out this year, but studio assure development is “not stagnant” “We had hoped to be announcing a firm release date around now, but it just isn’t in the cards” Image credit:Extremely OK Games It’s been close to three years since Celeste and TowerFall developers Extremely OK Games revealed their next project , the similarly gorgeous-looking and sumptuous-sounding 2D exploration platformer Earthblade . While the studio didn’t give any indication of a release date at the time, we now know not to expect Earthblade until 2025 at the earliest....

Dark strategy game Anoxia Station is Dwarf Fortress for oil drillers with a squirming helping of body horror Still Wakes The Creep Image credit:Abylight Studios I gaze with alarm and approval upon the recent phenomenon of “dark strategy " or “horror strategy” games, a devilish parade of top-down drag-clickers, from The Fabulous Fear Machine to The Tribe Must Survive , that strive to find the fear in a genre that typically places you at a managerial remove....

Diablo 4 endgame explained: What to do after the campaign Here’s an explanation of Diablo 4’s endgame, as of Season 6 Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment What are the Diablo 4 endgame activities? The Diablo 4 story doesn’t end just because you took down Lilith, and the Vessel Of Hatred expansion presents plenty of new content to continue grinding your character. The potential activities are almost endless, and they range in difficulty to offer great incentives for both casual players and hardcore demon-slayers....

Diablo 4 gold farming: How to get gold fast in D4 Gold farming techniques to make you the richest Wanderer in Sanctuary Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment How can I farm gold fast in Diablo 4? Gold is the main in-universe currency of the Diablo series, and it’s not a big mystery why you’d want lots of it in Diablo 4 . Money makes the world go round, after all, and with the confirmation that the world of Sanctuary actually is a globe, there’s no time like the present to acquire a bunch of gold and spend it on all the gear and upgrades you need to optimise your build in D4....

Diablo 4 Wandering Death: Location, spawn times, and strategies Wandering Death, Death Given Life is one of the most fearsome creatures to walk Sanctuary Image credit:Blizzard How do you beat Wandering Death, Death Given Life, in Diablo 4? Wandering Death is a skeleton-like creature and is among the most horrifying beings to walk Sanctuary in Diablo 4 . And, given such a menacing name, it’s bound to be a challenge....

Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian build and best skills Learn how to make our Whirlwind Barbarian build in Diablo 4 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Blizzard Entertainment Want the best Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian build? Season 1 is well underway in Diablo 4 , and the Barbarian has had it rough. The recent nerfs in Patch 1.1.0 saw its power reduced significantly, as they reduced the strength of the bleed synergies that previously made it one of the best classes....

Dice-building dungeon crawler Slice & Dice arrives on Steam with a big update It has a demo too Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Tann Before a month of my life vanished into customising cards and rigging decks in Balatro , my desire to conquer dungeons by fixing gambling tools came from playing Slice & Dice . First released in 2020, it’s a gauntlet of fantasy turn-based battles where most attacks, abilities, buffs, debuffs, and items are very cleverly handled by mapping them onto the faces of dice....

Ditch any Fallout 4 mods which mess with the main menu ahead of its anniversary edition update, Bethesda warn Also, say goodbye to VATS issues which’ve been letting perkless players shoot baddies through walls for a year and a bit Image credit:Bethesda Awooga, awooga, the bomb’s about to be dropped. Well, the anniversary edition update for Fallout 4 ’s about to arrive at any rate. As with its next-gen predecessor, the question is how it might affect whatever established mod load order you’ve got in place....

Don’t expect big reveals at Summer Games Fest, says Geoff Keighley He’s “expectation setting” Image credit:Twitch / Summer Game Fest Since the death of E3 , June has descended into a chaotic clusterfunk of trailers, broadcasts, announcements, and a generalised frenzy of publicity-seeking barking noises. Summer Game Fest has emerged as a hub for a lot of developers seeking eyes. The 2-hour show hosted by marketing man Geoff Keighley will be broadcasting on Friday, blasting you in the ocular nerves with, probably, a lot of games....

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Monster Culling quest walkthrough How to clear each location of enemies in the Monster Culling quest Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom. Stuck on the Monster Culling quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2? Monster Culling is the first main quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2 that tasks you with journeying to various different areas in any order you like, to complete the objectives you find there. It may take some time travelling to and fro, so it’s a good idea to know what to expect at each location, to save you having to make multiple trips....

Dragon’s Dogma 2 now lets you start a new game and get a house earlier, as Capcom dare to ask about future DLC Changing your character’s appearance is a bit easier, too Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom. Dragon’s Dogma 2 has dropped its first update, addressing one of the fantasy action- RPG ’s most baffling decisions - the inability to start a new game once you’ve begun your first adventure - and letting you acquire a home of your own earlier, providing a reliable place to rest and save....

Dune Awakening: Best Mentor, Homeworld, and Caste The best customisation options to take during character creation Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Funcom Wondering what the best Mentor, Homeworld, and Caste are in Dune Awakening? At the start of Dune Awakening, you’ll face your Reverend Mother for some choices that will influence the game’s early hours. Through a series of questions, you’ll decide your Mentor (class), your Homeworld, and your Caste. Of these decisions, selecting your Mentor is the most critical....

Ease the Witcher 4 wait with tiny plastic Geralt in a new skirmish miniatures game Knocks dice….uh, wind’s howling Image credit:Monster Fight Club Toys! Small toys shaped like things I know from videogames! With rules so I can make them fight each other! Again! The Witcher: No Man’s Land is a miniatures skirmish game set (I assume since Letho is still palling around with Nilfgaard) somewhere around The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings ....

Elden Ring Nightreign network test starts this weekend; you can save 12% on PC if you pre-order the full game today This is the best deal for those wanting to play on Steam come release day. Image credit:Bandai Namco Elden Ring Nightreign will officially arrive on May 30, 2025, across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. But for those eager to get an early taste, Bandai Namco is running a network test this weekend—offering a first look at what’s to come....

Enotria: The Last Song’s demo reveals a sunnier Soulslike with a powerful sense of theatre Presto start to play Image credit:Jyamma Games / Rock Paper Shotgun This week we finally got our raging bear gauntlets on Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree , an even dingier and danker edition of 2022’s best and dankest open worlder, but perhaps you’d rather play a Soulslike with a Florentine flounce and the warmth of a Mediterranean sunset on its brow....

Euro Truck Simulator 2 is motoring off to Ireland with an expansion being worked on alongside a UK revamp Dublin down Image credit:SCS Software Ideal podcast game and source of all my lorry knowledge Euro Truck Simulator 2 is expanding its map to Ireland in the future, devs SCS Software have revealed. The DLC, dubbed Isle of Ireland, will include both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as fresh trucking locales....

Everything announced at PlayStation’s January State Of Play that’s (probably) coming to PC Or at least we hope it is Image credit:Kojima Productions PlayStation’s January State Of Play stream was chock full of big game announcements, including deep dives on Death Stranding 2 , two Silent Hill games, Rise Of The Ronin and loads more stuff that will almost certainly be heading to PC at some point down the line. Because let’s face it....

Everything we know about Black Myth: Wukong Here’s everything we know about this Journey to the West-inspired Soulslike Image credit:Game Science If you want the full run-down on all the details behind this extravagant Soulslike , you’re in the right place. Let’s dive into everything we know so far about Black Myth: Wukong, from the expected release date to story details to a brief rundown of the controversy embroiling it....