Embracer say their restructure is over, but it’s “too early” to start acquiring studios again My bone thresher is not yet ready to thresh more bones Earlier today, megacorp Embracer announced they were selling Borderlands developer Gearbox to Take-Two . During an investor call about the divestment, CEO Lars Wingefors confirmed that this brought an end to the restructuring process Embracer announced last year . He was also asked whether this meant Embracer had plans to start acquiring other studios again....

Every door and Boon symbol in Hades 2 Here is what every door and Boon symbol means in Hades 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Supergiant Games Looking for a list of all Boon and door symbols in Hades 2? As you travel through Erebus in Hades 2 , you’ll be offered a choice of doors leading to different pathways. These doors will usually have a unique symbol which represents the level’s reward....

Ex-Assassin’s Creed lead says leaving Ubisoft wasn’t his choice, instead down to restructure musical chairs Marc-Alexis Côté asserts the new gig he was offered “did not carry the same scope, mandate, or continuity” as his previous job Image credit:Ubisoft Former Assassin’s Creed series lead Marc-Alexis Côté’s departure from Ubisoft after 20 years in various roles was announced earlier this week , and the developer’s now put out a post in which he says that leaving wasn’t his choice....

I never thought I’d see irradiated Love Island become a thing, but there you go Image credit:Bethesda Inspired by the mobile vault management game Bethesda originally made for mobile and also released on desktop , this freshly greenlit reality series is pitched thusly : Set inside Vault-Tec’s bomb-proof vaults, Fallout Shelter drops a diverse group of contestants into an immersive, high-stakes world inspired by the games’ signature dark humor, retro-futurism, and post-apocalyptic survival storytelling....

Far and Herdling devs’ next release is an already satisfying and tactile roguelike deckbuilding pinball game Can’t PinKeep this one to myself Image credit:Okomotive Roguelike deckbuilders! They’re everywhere! It’s a bit of an epidemic, honestly, sorting the wheat from chaff is a tough job. Of course, once in a while a genuinely novel take on the genre rolls around, and PinKeep has done just that, a pinball game where you change the playfield as you progress through runs....

Former Elder Scrolls developer Julian LeFay steps away from his Daggerfall-esque The Wayward Realms as cancer worsens “We are preparing to say goodbye to a true legend of the industry” Image credit:OnceLost Games Ex-Elder Scrolls developer Julian LeFay has stepped away from his role as technical producer on The Wayward Realms due to an ongoing battle with cancer taking a turn for the worse. OnceLost Games, the studio LeFay’s been working with for the past few years, say they’ve been informed by his doctors that “his time with us is limited”....

Former Metro devs reveal singleplayer FPS La Quimera, a Latin American cyberpunk shooter with Hollywood credentials 4A Ukraine reborn as Reburn Image credit:Reburn Ukraine-based independent games studio Reburn have just announced a new shooter, La Quimera , which I would summarise as Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Cyberpunk 2077 playing kiss-chase in the near-future jungles and neon sprawls of Latin America. It’s got world and narrative writing from Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn, and is playable in single player with three-person co-op support....

Former Total War dev accuses Creative Assembly of “mismanagement” and says strategy series AI is “limited by design” Rome 2 programmer says “leaders seemed to resent critical feedback and treated it as unwelcome" Image credit:Creative Assembly A former developer at Total War studio Creative Assembly has written a lengthy personal account of his time at the studio, in which he details development troubles on strategy game Total War: Rome 2 and Total War: Attila , and alleges that these issues were exacerbated by an inflexible and counterproductive leadership structure and “chronic mismanagement,” sometimes resulting in what he calls a “toxic work environment....

Frostpunk creators cancel “Project 8” and lay off staff amid concerns that “narrative-driven, story-rich games” don’t sell “It was conceived under very different market conditions” <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/frostpunk-2-header.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=“An image from Frostpunk 2’s announcement showing a man, on his knees in the snow, frozen to death with “LIAR” written on his bare chest. - 1”> Image credit:11 bit Frostpunk developers 11 bit studios have cancelled a new, console-oriented game in response to both “shifting market trends” - in particular, declining player enthusiasm for “narrative-driven, story-rich games” - and specific problems during development....

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards are getting Prime Day price cuts, and yes, I mean the 16GB version Y’know, the good one Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun That, specifically, would be the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16G Inspire 2X OC, which despite its naming excess is in fact a prim-and-proper graphics card seemingly designed for pro workstations. It’s still a gaming GPU underneath the understated shell, mind, of the calibre that can pull a slick 75fps in Ultra-quality Cyberpunk: 2077 at a non-upscaled 1440p....

A deal fit for an Arisen Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom/Crucial UK deals: Crucial T500 1TB (with heatsink) - £99 from Ebuyer (was £104) Includes a free code for Dragon’s Dogma 2. Crucial T500 2TB - £140 from Ebuyer (was £163) Use code ‘CruciaM24’ at checkout. Includes a free code for Dragon’s Dogma 2. Crucial T500 2TB (with heatsink) - £154 from Ebuyer (was £154) Use code ‘CruciaM24’ at checkout. Includes a free code for Dragon’s Dogma 2....

Save over $50 on the Crucial T500. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun The Crucial T500 is one of the best-performing PCIe 4.0 SSDs on the market right now, going toe-to-toe with both the WD Black SN850X and the Samsung 990 Pro SSDs when hardware ed James tested it last year. You have to spend a bit to get the top performance, especially now with memory manufacturers slowing production and SSD makers offering fewer discounts as a result....

Grab this 2TB WD Black mini SSD for Steam Deck at its lowest price so far this year There’s some solid discounts going even after Prime Day. Image credit:Western Digital I recently ripped out my Steam Deck’s SSD and enthusiastically slapped in a WD Black SN770M 2TB mini SSD, and it’s easily the smartest thing I’ve done with it that didn’t involve tinkering around in desktop mode. It’s down to $159....

Guide first person puzzle bullets in this ultra-stylish shooter that’s Hitman meets Sniper Elite The latest Devolver joint Children Of The Sun is to die for Image credit:Devolver Digital They say ammo scarcity is an artform in FPS games , but I’d argue no game makes a single sniper bullet work harder than the freshly announced Children Of The Sun . I mean, why waste them when you’re a young telekinetic hellbent on getting your revenge on the cult that raised you and held you hostage for your entire life?...

Hades 2 1.0 review A totally killer time killer Image credit:Supergiant Games / Rock Paper Shotgun Now it’s out of early access, Hades 2 is a very strong sequel that builds on its predecessor’s strengths and offers an enrapturing godly grind. Developer: Supergiant Games Publisher: Supergiant Games Release: September 25th 2025 On: Windows From: Steam Price: £25/€29/$30 Reviewed on: Intel Core i7-12700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti, Windows 11 I am gonna claw out your eyes, then drown you to death....

Have fun failing to reload your gun fast enough in this cornfield creepfest Fallow your ears Image credit:Ruled / Rock Paper Shotgun Indie horror game developer Ruled are onto a nice little spree with their shortform Itch.io releases - seemingly, they are skipping from phobia to phobia. First there was Automatonophobia , a game that navigated the fear of subterranean golems, then there was Chrometophobia , a game dedicated to the fear of spending money, and also to the act of finding “grimbo” gibs for a delicious pie....

Home Safety Hotline review: thoughtful weirdness that left me wanting more The call is coming from inside the tree Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Night Signal Entertainment Developer: Night Signal Entertainment Publisher: Night Signal Entertainment Release: January 16th 2024 On: Windows 10 From: Steam Price: $15 Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-1340F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 3060, Windows 11 I worked on the phones when I was in pension admin, years ago, and I fielded some weird ones, but nothing quite as weird as the calls in Home Safety Hotline ....

How to get a house in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Here’s how to get all houses in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for a house in Dragon’s Dogma 2? Owning a house in Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a worthwhile investment as it allows you to rest, access your storage chests, recoup Loss Gauge (to get back to full health) and more. You can do this an unlimited amount of times for free after the initial purchase price....

How to get a Thrusting Shield in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Here is a full list of all Thrusting Shields in the DLC and where to get them Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Looking for a Thrusting Shield in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? The Thrusting Shield is a new armament type in Shadow Of The Erdtree that allows the Tarnished to perform a thrust attack whilst wielding their shield....

How to get Silver Ore in V Rising and the Sacred Mines location How to find Silver Ore and turn it into Dark Silver Looking to find some Silver Ore in V Rising? Once you’ve tired of baser metal tools and implements in V Rising , you’re going to need to start mining Silver Ore in large quantities to further increase your Gear Score . The downside to this is that Silver Ore is pretty hard to come by, only available in particular high-level areas of Vardoran....