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What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Philip Francis Stephanoff It’s a strange new world we find ourselves in. Previously, we’d only feared for those of you playing games with names like “The Addresses Of All Notable Public Figures in Terra Gaia VI” and “Xtreme Bomb Maker: Easily Obtainable Household Objects Edition”. Alas, the automod decided that what a healthy comment system really needs is a blanket ban on the entirety of language....

What’s on your bookshelf?: dispassionate analysis of the eldritch runes edition read-only Image credit:oldbookillustrations.com Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! No cool industry person this week. Instead, you are stuck with me. In an elevator. And I have eaten nothing but cabbage-wrapped beans for a week. You’ll doubtless want something to keep your mind off that, so let’s talk about books instead....

When Helldivers 2 was at its lowest, Arrowhead looked to Hello Games and No Man’s Sky to keep their chin up It ain’t always easy being a live service game Image credit:Arrowhead I’m not sure I’ve seen people swing back and forth on a game so rapidly like they have with Helldivers 2 . It’s had a few hiccoughs here and there , which has made for some tough times for developer Arrowhead , at least in terms of battling the accursed “mixed” rating on Steam (and lower)....

Whitethorn announce Slime Heroes, a Soulslike starring slimes, plus Botany Manor release date Showcase of plant-based games also includes Magical Delicacy demo Image credit:Whitethorn Games In an upsetting confirmation that February is in fact winter (and that the year doesn’t just start with summer like my brain thinks it should) publisher Whitethorn Games held a 2024 Winter Showcase, where they revealed the existance of a game that answers the question “what if the slimes in Slime Rancher were in mortal peril, and had swords?...

With 50 playable heroes, indie RPG Zoria: Age Of Shattering wants to “marry XCOM to Baldur’s Gate” Tiny Trinket Games tell us why they’re trading deeper characters for more involving exploration Image credit:Anshar Publishing, Surefire.Games The success of Baldur’s Gate 3 is a double-edged sword for other CRPGs launching in its wake. On the one hand, there’s arguably a hungry new audience for such games; on the other, you’re going up against one of the best RPGs ever made....

Wordle hints and answer (#1061): How to solve the Wednesday May 15 Wordle Stuck on the Wordle word for May 15? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Wordle is an addicting but challenging test of word acumen....

Wordle hints and answer (#1118): How to solve the Thursday July 11 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for July 11? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Wordle is an addicting but challenging test of word acumen....

Wordle hints and answer (#1142): How to solve the Sunday August 4 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for August 4? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Wordle is an addicting but challenging test of word acumen....

Wordle hints and answer (#1174): How to solve the Thursday September 5 Wordle Stuck on the Wordle word for September 5? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? We have you covered with a list of hints followed by today’s word to help you keep track of your daily streak....

Wordle hints and answer (#1258): How to solve the Thursday November 28 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 28? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Buckle up for a selection of clues to help you keep your streak intact....

Wordle hints and answer (#1352): How to solve the Sunday March 2 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for March 2? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? If the NYT presented you with a particularly problematic Wordle puzzle, it’s easy to give up....

Wordle hints and answer (#1374): How to solve the Monday March 24 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for March 24? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Instead of looking up the answer, it’s much more fun to guess the Wordle solution yourself, even if it seems impossible....

Wordle hints and answer (#1431): How to solve the Tuesday May 20 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for May 20? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? When the Wordle puzzle has you feeling befuddled, don’t fold just yet; with some help from this guide, you may still find the correct puzzle solution....

Wordle hints and answer (#1460): How to solve the Wednesday June 18 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for June 18? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Today’s Wordle puzzle may be a brain-racking challenge, but that doesn’t make it unsolvable....

Wordle hints and answer (#935): How to solve the Wednesday January 10 Wordle Stuck on the Wordle word for January 10? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Wordle is an addicting but challenging test of word acumen....

Wordle hints and answer (#983): How to solve the Tuesday February 27 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for February 27? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Wordle is an addicting but challenging test of word acumen....

Wordle hints and answer (#986): How to solve the Friday March 1 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for March 1? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Wordle is an addicting but challenging test of word acumen....

You can download Dragon’s Dogma 2’s character creator for free, so I’ve made my kitten as a companion Create your wizards ahead of Capcom’s open-world RPG launching Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Ahead of launching Dragon’s Dogma 2 later this month, Capcom have released its character creator for free as a separate standalone doodad. You can create your character and your main Pawn (NPC sidekick) and save them to use in the full game....

You can now buy dark fantasy action-RPG Soulframe rather than begging for a code, and it has a Steam page But it’s not officially “out” yet Image credit:Digital Extremes Warframe devs Digital Extremes have launched a Founders program for their faded dark fantasy action- RPG Soulframe . This means that you can now pay to get access to the work-in-progress game, rather than signing up for a chance of a free code....

“It just works”: Valve talk the Steam Frame, Android games on SteamOS, and putting a PC on your face How the Valve Index successor is all about the games – especially the ones you already own Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun The Steam Frame , a new VR headset Valve just announced alongside a new Steam Machine and Steam Controller , is both a simpler and more complex virtual reality kit than 2019’s Valve Index ....