Palworld’s first new raid boss is an evil Goth girl, coming soon Bellanoir makes its debut in first trailer Image credit:Pocketpair/Rock Paper Shotgun Pocketpair have popped up a trailer for Palworld ’s first new raid battle boss, Bellanoir, who is “coming soon” to the monster-catching survival game in a big old Palworld update that will also include some fixes and additional anti-cheating measures. First impressions: it’s an evil Goth girl with a jellyfish where her legs should be....

Palworld’s Terraria collab is coming this summer, though I have some questions about it First of all: why? Image credit:Pocketpair Crossovers! Collabs! Whatever you want to call them, love them or hate them, in an age where the biggest companies only seem interested in serving you the same thing over and over again, we’re stuck with them. This time around, it’s a bit of an odd one, as Palworld is getting a Terraria -themed update sometime this summer....

Part-Divinity, part-Persona RPG The Thaumaturge gets a two-week delay to find some breathing room “We want to give it space so it can be enjoyed the way we believe it deserves” Image credit:11 bit Studios The Thaumaturge , the detective CRPG blending together eastern-European fantasy, alt-history Warsaw and even a bit of Pokémon (or Persona , if you prefer), has been pushed back from its planned release date next week to the start of March....

Path Of Exile 2 is so “severely overloaded” by players that Grinding Gear are hiring new support staff Developers apologise for delayed replies to support requests Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games Back when I played Path Of Exile 2 at Summer Games Fest, I fought a cave-dwelling boss who summoned hordes of grotty subterranean wildlife to swamp me. Fortunately, I was rolling a Witch - perhaps the best beginner POE2 class - so I could summon an army of skeletons in response....

Persona’s composer is making a Metal Gear Solid-inspired RPG with a side order of “Great Reset” conspiracy Guns Undarkness to launch in 2025 Image credit:Kodansha Persona and Shin Megami Tensei composer Shoji Meguro is making a turn-based sci-fi RPG about private military companies gunning through the ashes of a nuclear war. He’s working with Ilya Kuvshinov, the illustrator who created character designs for Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045, and Lotus Juice, a rapper who has contributed sick beats to any number of Personae....

Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii was almost a fish ’em up called Like A Dragon: Tuna There’s always next time <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/yakuza-3-remastered.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=“Kiryu hooks in a puffer fish off the shores of Okinawa, with “congratulations!” signalling his success, in Yakuza 3 Remastered. - 1”> Image credit:Sega A new PlayStation blog (thanks cheery fanzine PCGamer for the spot) has provided some illuminating info on the upcoming Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii , and in many ways, the LAD series as a whole....

Real-time tactics game Strategos is out now in early access with some clever communication and morale systems Courier mode Image credit:MicroProse Historical real-time tactics game Strategos is out in early access today, boasting over 120 factions and 250 units based on “the major and minor powers of the ancient Mediterranean”, according to developers Strategos Games. If you are a brazen tomfool, you might summarise it as Total War without the sprawling campaign map element....

Revisit the shopping trolley pain of Jackass in racing game Slackers: Carts Of Glory Cart life Image credit:Falling Saints How many bones have you broken? It sucks, the snapping sound they make is impolite. I prefer to break virtual, non-corporeal bones. Slackers: Carts Of Glory looks like a co-conspirator in this endeavour. It’s basically that one bit in Jackass where the gang blast downhill in shopping trollies at great risk to their bodily and mental health, as is their wont....

Screenshot Saturday Mondays: Flintlocks and chainsaw bayonets I go on Twitter so you don’t have to Image credit:Ludic Studios Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by the slow (yet speedy!) reload of a flintlock, feathered dinosaurs, parrying bullets, snowboard stunting, an underslung chainsaw, and heaps more....

Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 is coming in 2025, with more details in August As per leaks earlier today Image credit:Firaxis Games The way not-E3 games showcases work is that you open with something attention-getting an unexpected, end with the biggest game of the show, and pack the middling and mundane in the middle. Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is surely one of the biggest announcements of this year’s (in-progress, as I type this) Summer Game Fest 2024, and yet it was buried in that middle section, as unassuming as Sid himself....

Slay the Spire 2’s early access release delayed to a “secret Thursday” in March 2026, alternate acts teased Devs say “there’s no single dramatic reason” it’s been pushed out of 2025 Image credit:Mega Crit You’re gonna have to wait a bit longer to murder the steeple for a second time, with Slay The Spire II ’s early access release having just been delayed until March next year. Developers Mega Crit have at least cushioned the blow by revealing the day of the week it’ll arrive....

Space Marine 2’s new Techmarine class, Helbrute mode and other update plans detailed in Year 2 video Expect an Anniversary update on 4th September <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/unnamed_uue2r76.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 Space Marine in colourful armour holding a crackling green power sword and a red bolter handgun next to the words “Space Marine 2 Year 2 Roadmap”. - 1”> Image credit:Focus Entertainment In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only more bloody downloadable content for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 ....

Star Wars Outlaws releasing in late 2024, say Disney No.22 of 24 Ooooh-Worthy Things happening at the House Of Mouse this year, apparently Image credit:Ubisoft Star Wars Outlaws , Ubisoft’s upcoming open world Star Wars game, is set to release “late this year”, according to Disney. Announced via a Disney Parks blog post of all things, Star Wars Outlaws ranks as the No.22 most “Ooooh-Worthy Thing” out of the 2024 Disney Experiences line-up - which, considering the list only stretches to 24 entries is a bit of an unfair burn on the game, if you ask me, especially when No....

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection devs “working to address” bugs following disastrous launch You might be better off playing the originals Image credit:CBS Studios Port-o-remaster publishers Aspyr yesterday launched the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, bundling together the two ‘What if Battlefield but Star Wars?’ shooters originally released by Pandemic Studios and LucasArts in 2004 and 2005 (not to be confused with Dice and EA’s uncolonic Star Wars Battlefront games from the mid-tensies)....

Star Wars: Galactic Racer sounds like a midi-chlorian-heavy MotorStorm, something I didn’t know I craved Mud Podder Image credit:Fuse Games If you’re staying up all night to watch The Game Awards 2025, follow along with our live coverage . If you want an early night, you can catch up on all the news with our Everything Announced at The Game Awards 2025 roundup . All right, I’ve definitely got a weakness for Star Wars games which shift the camera away from all the glowy sword fights and space politics, instead zooming in on galactic ne’er-do-wells getting up to mischief....

Steam’s FPS Fest unloads a clip full of deals and demos for shooters next week Hundreds of discounts and playable teasers in the chamber Image credit:New Blood Interactive Steam’s next week-long celebration will pay tribute to that most treasured of genres, the first-person shooter . The PC marketplace’s FPS Fest kicks off next Monday, letting loose a hail of discounts and playable demos for shooters that prefer things from the first-person perspective....

Subnautica 2 is “ready” for early access says co-founder ousted from studio, but the publishers seem to disagree It “stings” to have it taken away, he says Image credit:Microsoft One of the co-founders of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds has made a statement about the dramatic reshuffle of management at the studio, saying that it “stings” to have the game and company taken away from him by publishing overlords Krafton. He also asserts that the game is “ready for early access”, but that Krafton may disagree....

Super Meat Boy 3D will give the bloody mascot a new dimension in 2026 We meat again Image credit:Team Meat A 3D sequel to the masochistic 2010 platformer Super Meat Boy was announced at the Xbox showcase. It’s simply called Super Meat Boy 3D and it basically looks exactly how you’d expect in the trailer below. Note to meat marketers: the green pipe fakeout only works for anyone watching the showcase live....

Tangle Tower devs’ love letter to Resident Evil hits Steam in May Play the demo for Crow Country while you wait Image credit:SFB Games Crow Country and its spooky, mutant-stuffed theme park will be opening its gates on Steam on May 9th, developers SFB Games have announced. It’s the first of two games from the Tangle Tower micro-studio coming to PC this year, the other one being The Mermaid’s Tongue , which will be picking up the adventures of their Tangle Tower detective duo on a marginally less spooky-looking submarine later this year....

The Borderlands 4 release date gives us a clue about Grand Theft Auto 6’s arrival Spaced out Image credit:2K / Take-Two The flash flood of marketing that poured forth from PlayStation’s State Of Play last night splashes wetly upon we PC players too. Among the teasers and crossover announcements, 2K revealed the release date for Borderlands 4 in a short ’n’ shooty trailer. I’m not a big fan of this long-running looter shooter....