Black Myth Wukong: Chapter 5 walkthrough Here’s a complete guide to Chapter 5, including how to open Bishui Cave Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Looking for a Black Myth: Wukong Chapter 5 walkthrough? Chapter 5 of Black Myth: Wukong is much more linear and straightforward compared to Chapters 2 to 4, which is a welcome break. But linear doesn’t mean easy, and you’d best be prepared to deal with some nasty flame status effects as you climb the lava-oozing peaks of the Flaming Mountains....

Borderlands 4 director warns next patch will target overpowered builds relying on “unintended interactions” As the latest one focuses on gear tweaks Image credit:Gearbox This week’s Borderlands 4 patch has arrived, firing some gear balancing tweaks into the looter shooter ’s innards, then probably dropping a cringey catchphrase. Developers Gearbox have also revealed some of what’s in store for the larger patch that’s set to arrive next week, with performance fixes back on the menu alongside some more in-depth balancing that’ll touch “those unintended interactions” folks have been relying on for overpowered builds ....

CD Project devs want to “call out” big problems like homelessness and the wealth gap in Cyberpunk 2077 sequel “We’re in a really broken world” Image credit:CD Projeckt RED The makers of Cyberpunk 2077 host a podcast every once in a while, in which the studio’s developers chat about what’s going on in the company. In the latest episode, they’re discussing their (relatively new) Boston studio and how it’s spearheading the as-yet-enigmatic sequel to Cyberpunk 2077....

Chromatic Conundrum is a nifty looking puzzle game that will really test your understanding of colour theory Now you’re thinking with light Image credit:Digs I like a good puzzle game, but to be honest I don’t play them all that often. Not because I’m bad at them, thanks for assuming I’m a numpty, it’s more just that I prefer games with a really good hook to them - think Portal as the prime example of such a game....

Civilization 7 will bring back the ability to play as one civ for the whole game, bypassing the divisive Age system But first, Firaxis are reworking and expanding the naval features Image credit:2K Games After much wrangling with players over Civilization 7 ’s Age system, which sees you taking charge of different civilizations as you progress from Antiquity into the Modern era, Firaxis are bringing back the option to play as one culture all the way to the endgame....

Connections hints and answers for Sat, August 24th Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #439. 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 ! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 24th August? We don’t judge, Connections can be a tricky beast to solve and with only four guesses (to score the best) sometimes you need a little nudge in the right direction....

Connections hints and answers for Sun, August 18th Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #433. 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 ! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 18th August? If today’s Connections is getting you puzzled, you’re not alone. Check out our hint section if you need a clue or scroll on to see the answers if your curiosity outweighs your pride....

Cyberpunk 2077 can now serve daily word puzzles thanks to a mod called Gonkle, and the answer’s probably choom Ok, fair, it could also be meatspace Image credit:CD Projekt / MisterChedda / Rock Paper Shotgun The word choom gets on my nerves a bit, to be honest. Probably because it feels like it’s said every five minutes in Cyberpunk 2077 . There’s now a mod which might persuade me to reverse my stance, though....

D&D tabletop-style RPG Battlemarked is out on PC today with a singleplayer mode for Baldur’s Gate 3 nutters Shocking allegations that other D&D games exist confirmed Image credit:Resolution Games Ho there, embarrassing Baldur’s Gate 3 fans! Not had enough D&D in your life lately? Pining for the Owlbears, is it? Feeling a bit shrivelled for lack of magic missiles? Baby want some Helldusk Armor? Perhaps you will be consoled by Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked ....

Dawn of War 4 is a “modern interpretation” of Dawn of War 1 with some cool Adeptus Mechanicus, er, mechanics Relic’s first Warhammer 40,000 RTS is “our guiding star”, say the new devs Image credit:Deep Silver If the creators of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War 4 get their way, the grim darkness of the far future is actually going to be a lot like that halycon summer I spent back in 2010, playing through the first Dawn Of War for the very first time....

Diablo 4 Crushed Beast Bones locations: How to find and farm D4 Crushed Beast Bones farming and more Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Blizzard Entertainment How do you find Diablo 4 Crushed Beast Bones? As the name implies, Crushed Beast Bones are remnants of slaughtered beasts, and you’ll need them if you want the Light Diablo 4 Healing Potion upgrade once you reach level 30 in Diablo 4 . If you need some of these potion crafting essentials, it won’t be as easy as slaughtering a few random baddies around Sanctuary and hoping they’ll drop along with a badass sword or polearm....

Diablo 4 mount quest: How to get a mount in D4 Mounts, Dismount Skills, and Customisations explained Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Want to know how to get a mount in Diablo 4? When you first enter Kyovashad in Diablo 4 , you’ll find a Stable and learn about mounts. However, you can’t actually get a mount straight away, as it says that you must first complete another quest. Diablo 4 doesn’t offer any further information about the mount quest, which can make the wait to get a mount feel eternal....

Does Manor Lords have co-op or multiplayer? Answering your questions about whether co-op or competitive multiplayer will exist in Manor Lords Image credit:Hooded Horse Want to play Manor Lords multiplayer? It’s certainly an appealing idea, either to collaborate with a friend to construct the winding roads and plots of a Manor Lords settlement, or to embrace your inner RTS fan and go to war with other players. Alas, this won’t be possible when Manor Lords first releases, but the jury is still out as to whether it might arrive in the future....

Don’t Get Your Hopes Up is all architectural horror, human warmth, and unnervingly stoic pigeons But can it outrun the housing crisis? Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Krish Raghav “The following is a work of fiction,” opens Don’t Get Your Hopes Up . “Amsterdam does not exist”. This was news to me, having a distinct memory of my mum on holiday, grinningly sending me a photo of her first time encountering a SMEG fridge in the wild....

Don’t miss these last chance deals on Steam Deck docks before Prime Day 2025 ends Dock your wallet quick on these discounts. Image credit: GuliKit GuliKit 7 in 1 Docking Station for Steam Deck LCD/OLED,ROG Ally Was: $44.99, Now: $24.50, 46% off See here I noticed this one has HDMI 2.0, three USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and 100W USB-C charging. It works with both the Steam Deck OLED and ROG Ally, which gives it some nice flexibility....

Don’t expect Ori 3 anytime soon, as devs say they’ll be working on No Rest for the Wicked for up to a decade “No Rest for the Wicked is like our Lord of the Rings” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Private Division If you’re holding out hope for another Ori and the Blind Forest sequel after Will of the Wisps , bad news: it’s probably going to be a while. Developers Moon Studios have said they’re all-in on Soulslike action - RPG No Rest for the Wicked , suggesting that their “magnum opus” will be their focus for up to a decade....

Dragon’s Dogma 2: How to unlock Warrior How to unlock the Warrior vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for how to unlock the Warrior vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2? As one of the advanced vocations in Dragon’s Dogma 2 , the Warrior isn’t available from the game’s beginning. Luckily, you can gain access to the vocation fairly quickly by completing a sidequest in Vernworth, the first large city in the game....

Earth Must Die publishers say an “alien orgy depicted as a gyrating lump on the floor” left the game’s Steam launch “unclear” Valve’s bouncers reportedly requested a video so they could double check the context of the gyrating lump orgy Image credit:No More Robots What Steam operators Valve are and aren’t prepared to allow onto their storefront has been a major talking point for the past year or so, especially when it comes to mature or sexually-themed content....

Echo Point Nova is an open world FPS with hoverboards, floating islands and sledgehammers Latest demo includes a boss, new weapons and Steam Deck support Image credit:Greylock Studio If you’ve been dreaming of a hyper-agile FPS set on the sky islands from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Echo Point Nova could be your jam. It casts you as a space pilot who crashlands on a floating archipelago planet during a research expedition....

Embark almost put crafting timers in Arc Raiders when the game was F2P, but the model made it “hard to respect the player’s time” Devs discuss shifting to an upfront payment strategy Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios Arc Raiders developers Embark have shed a bit of light on how their looter-shooter changed after shifting away from the free-to-play business model back in 2024. Apparently, it made Arc “drastically easier” to design, in the sense that the Swedish studio felt less pressure to turn players into whales....