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“Winners do drugs after all” - you can rewrite your favourite game screens with this fun tool “Our mistake, drugs are cool” <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-death-generator-zelda-1.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=“The shopkeeper appears to Zelda, who is mistaken for Wario and offered “the mega sword”. - 1”> Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Nintendo Fancy taking the piss out of video games? Here you go, a fun little tool you can run in your browser easily lets you rewrite famous game quotes....

A spidery new mech crawls onto the eternal battlefield of The Forever Winter The leg-ends are true Image credit:Fun Dog Studios Dusty extract-o-shooter The Forever Winter got an update over the weekend that added another mech to the growing list of horrifying war machines that roam its post-apocalyptic world looking for fleshy idiots to squash and eat. “The StiltWalker is a multi-legged destruction machine: equipped with multiple missile and machinegun weapon systems,” say the developers in an update post on Steam ....

A studio gutted by Embracer have come back to life and are working on a new RPG The expedition sends word Image credit:THQ Nordic One of the many game studios smashed to pieces by Embracer Group has come back to life. Campfire Cabal, which was seemingly shut down in 2023 as part of their parent corporation’s scorched earth “restructuring” policy , have crawled out of the grave to announce they’re still around and, in fact, “never stopped working”....

After ten years, Korean MMO ArcheAge is closing its European and North American servers They’ll shut down in June Image credit:XLGames We haven’t written much about Korean MMO ArcheAge since reviewing it nine years ago , and there won’t be many future opportunities to write about it, either. Its developers have announced that its European and North American servers will shut down on June 27th. “After discussing the performance of ArcheAge with XL Games at length, we have concluded that we’re no longer able to provide the MMORPG we envisioned....

All Hidden Trail locations and rewards in Assassin’s Creed Shadows All 10 hidden parkour challenges in AC Shadows Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Looking for all Hidden Trails in Assassin’s Creed Shadows? For a diverting side challenge in between tackling your targets in AC Shadows, look no further than Hidden Trails. These parkour challenges will reward Naoe (sorry Yasuke) with rare gear, experience, and Knowledge Points, and they’re often located off the beaten path and marked with the infamous yellow paint that you see so often in modern games these days....

Battlefield 6 Early Access: How to join the Open Beta right now Here’s how to get Early Access to Battlefield 6 right now Image credit:EA Looking to get Early Access to the Battlefield 6 Open Beta happening right now? Battlefield 6 has some pretty insane buzz around it currently, and if you’re here, you’re likely looking to get in on the action as soon as humanly possible. At the time of writing, there are already 320,000 concurrent players on Steam alone, and that’s just those with early access to the Open Beta....

Beautiful hand-drawn Cat Tram game arrives at station Steam today A standalone release with a brand new mode Image credit:Alexander Perrin/2pt Interactive First covered by Alice O (RPS in peace) in 2017, Short Trip was a chill hand-drawn game about driving a tram through a mountain populated by cats. Back then, it was only available as a free-to-play browser or itch.io experience. Seven years later, though, and on this very day, it’s out on Steam....

Beloved and janky spy RPG Alpha Protocol returns to Steam after four year absence Following GOG re-release earlier this year Image credit:Sega Alpha Protocol disappeared from digital store shelves back in 2019 due to expiring music licenses . Back in March, some four years later, it returned via GOG . Now it’s once again also available via Steam. You’ll find the spy RPG over on Steam at a 20% discount for the duration of the just-launched Steam summer sale ....

Best Bow in Monster Hunter Wilds These are the best endgame Bows in Wilds right now Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom What is the best Bow in Monster Hunter Wilds? The Bow is a wonderful weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds . Agile, reliable, and close-range enough that you’re still having as much fun as if you were tangling with a Rathian in melee. It’s so strong, in fact, that it tops our best weapons tier list ....

Best Diablo 4 Aspects: Location list and how to find all of them How to find D4 Legendary Aspects for every class Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment What are the best Aspects in Diablo 4? Was there every any doubt that Diablo 4 would give players an enormous amount of freedom to customise their equipment how they like? One of the ways you can easily bolster gear is by using Legendary Aspects (also just called Aspects)....

Best Great Swords in Monster Hunter Wilds These are the best endgame Great Swords in MH Wilds right now Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom What is the best Great Sword in Monster Hunter Wilds? Great Swords have always been the most iconic weapon type in the Monster Hunter series: inhumanly massive cleavers that are just about the slowest thing you can imagine, but hit harder than anything else in the game. Monster Hunter Wilds has a full Great Sword tree of 72 different weapons, running the gamut between all the different elements, skills, and sharpness levels we’ve come to expect....

Best Lethal Company mods and how to download Here’s a list of the best Lethal Comany mods and how to use them Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Zeekerss Looking for the best Lethal Company mods? Lethal Company is quickly becoming one of the most popular horror games on Steam. As such, the players have already started to create Lethal Company mods to make the life of a humble scrap collector a tad easier....

Best Speeder upgrades in Star Wars Outlaws Here is how to upgrade your Speeder in Star Wars Outlaws and the best upgrades to prioritise Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Looking for the best Speeder upgrades in Star Wars Outlaws? With several new planets to explore, the best way to travel in Star Wars Outlaws is by Speeder. The Speeder you first get via the main questline can be a bit tough to control at first, however, so you’ll need to know what the best Speeder upgrades are and how to get them....

Bethesda tease “early builds” for Elder Scrolls 6 while celebrating the series’ 30th anniversary WIP versions offer “the same joy, excitement and promise of adventure” Image credit:Microsoft Bethesda have marked the 30th anniversary of Elder Scrolls with the faintest of mentions of The Elder Scrolls 6 , the faraway next game in the fated fantasy RPG series. They say they’re even now playing work-in-progress versions of the game, which was announced five years ago , and are having a jolly old time revisiting Tamriel....

Beyond Good & Evil anniversary remaster includes a new mission with a “narrative link” to Beyond Good & Evil 2 It’s a show of Ubisoft’s “enduring commitment” to the series Image credit:Ubisoft Ubisoft revealed a remastered Beyond Good & Evil 20th anniversary edition this week, out on 25th June, but that’s not the Beyond Good & Evil many are hungering for. Beyond Good & Evil 2 was announced back in 2008, around 16 years ago....

Black Myth Wukong: How to parry Here’s how to parry with both Rock Solid and Resolute Counterflow Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Wondering if you can parry in Black Myth: Wukong? Unlike other Soulslike games, Black Myth: Wukong doesn’t give you a standard parry action from the get-go, and instead emphasises rolling and dodging rather than blocking opponent attacks. Parry equivalents do exist within the game, however - most notably in the form of spells and talents....

Black Myth: Wukong review: a refreshing adventure after Elden Ring’s knotty DLC Aping the competition Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Developer: Game Science Publisher: Game Science Release: August 20th 2024 On: Windows From: Steam , Epic Games Price: £50/€60/$60 Reviewed on: Intel Core i7-12700F, Nvidia RTX 3080, 16GB RAM, Windows 11 Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG that leans a bit into the Souls camp and a bit into the adventure camp....

Bungie says Destiny 2’s future lies in “unusual formats”, like “roguelikes or survival shooters” They also promise sweeping changes to make rewards better and the UI more approachable Image credit:Bungie Following major layoffs and project cancellations at Bungie, the company has since announced their plans for Destiny 2 , a game whose future was very much unclear. In their latest blog post , they’ve announced that they’re taking “Destiny to places it has never been before”....

Children Of The Sun review: an intense and stylish puzzle of ultraviolence The only option is shoot to kill Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Devolver Digital Developer: René Rother Publisher: Devolver Digital Release: April 9th 2024 On: Windows From: Steam Price: £13/€15/$15 Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-11340F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060, Windows 11 In many ways Children Of The Sun is a highly relatable game. I do not have telekinetic powers that allow me to control the path of a bullet from a sniper rifle, and I was not part of a murderous cult that killed my father-figure....

Civilization VII is discounted for Steam when you pre-order today, here’s how to secure the deal Just one more turn. Image credit:Firaxis Games Oh no, it’s a pre-order article for Civ VII, get down! Well, it’s also just a friendly PSA, in case you’re looking for the best deal right now. The game is launching on February 11, and if you’ve been waiting to carve your place in history again, we’ve found a solid discount going right now for PC gamers....