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Gimmick! 2 is out now, which is great news for fans of difficult platformers starring fun lil’ green guys Starboy Image credit:Sunsoft/Clear River Games Pssst. You into hardcore 2D platformers? And do you like lil’ green guys, just like, gooby wooby lookin’ orbs of green? Then I present to you Gimmick! 2 , which has an unexpected exclamation point before the “2” and all of the above. It’s out now and will no doubt please fans who’ve been waiting years for a sequel to the original Gimmick!...

God of War Ragnarök heads to PC with DLSS, ultrawide support, and a PSN requirement for some reason Frygg that for a laugh Image credit:Sony Santa Monica Per last night’s Sony State of Play, PS5 darling and supposedly rather good action -dad adventure God of War Ragnarök is coming to PC on September 19th 2024. The good news is that the port, co-developed by Jetpack Interactive and original makers Santa Monica Studio, will pack in all the DLSS 3 , FSR 3 , and ultrawide what-have-yous that one might expect from a big, monied PC release....

Gorgeous Alien-style space horror Routine is finally nearing “the finish line”, despite a key departure Lunar Software break their silence Image credit:Raw Fury We’ve already posted about one cursed moonbase game this week, but I am a creature of multitudes and always have room in my heart for another - particularly when it’s been in development for almost as long as I’ve been posting. Routine is still alive, baby! Development team Lunar Software have finally posted an update about their first-person 80s-themed space horror, which had Craig Pearson rhapsodising about Kubrickian smoothies back in 2012 ....

GTA 6 publishers think PC is of “increasing” importance in 2025, but still won’t announce the magic date The staring contest continues Image credit:Take-Two Interactive/Rock Paper Shotgun Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has hailed PC gaming’s “increasing share of the market”, in what you could optimistically interpret as the prelude to a GTA 6 PC release date announcement, and less optimistically, as a simple reassurance to investors who are fretting about the decline of console game sales....

Havenhold is a neat looking East Asian mythology-inspired action sandbox game that resets its world every 14 days And there’s a beta test this month too! Image credit:Wolfpack Games I know we’re all about PC games, but none of you will mind if I reminisce about how good PS2 games were, would you? Good, because they were! And Havenhold , the debut game from the Beijing based Wolfpack Games , looks like it could quite easily be one, even if it has some modern sensibilities in places....

Here are the patents Nintendo and the Pokémon Company are suing Palworld about, according to Pocketpair Both reportedly seeking an injunction and late payment damages Image credit:Pocketpair Palworld developers Pocketpair have finally revealed which patents Nintendo and the Pokémon Company are suing them about. It looks like they’re focusing on the act of throwing capsular items to catch or release monsters, together with the usage of monsters as mounts. If you’ve somehow yet to encounter Palworld , it’s a bestselling survival game that takes hefty - some would say, scandalous - inspiration from Pokémon, with players poaching Pokésque critters using magic spheres, and deploying them as soldiers and minions....

Here’s 11 thoroughly whelming minutes of The Outer Worlds 2 I can’t believe Mobius Digital would do this to me Image credit:Obsidian Entertainment The Outer Worlds 2 is still set for release sometime this year, and our Ziffly chums at Ian Games have gone got their hands on 11 minutes of exclusive footage from the RPG . That video is below. Watch it in isolation for a guaranteed blissful Reuben-free experience, or keep scrolling to read my awful opinions....

Here’s a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 performance and settings guide I hope gets out of date really fast Anomalous material Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World I’ll stand by my review when I say that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 : Heart of Chornobyl is worth playing, in spite of it the many and varied ways in which it’s utterly broken. To be clear, though, it is utterly broken, in many and varied ways ....

How to duplicate Remembrances in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Here’s how to duplicate all the DLC Remembrances with all stone coffin locations listed Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Want to know how to duplicate Remembrances in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? Just like the base Elden Ring game, it is possible to duplicate Remembrances in Shadow Of The Erdtree . However, the method is different from the usual Walking Mausoleums and involves locating several stone coffins throughout the Land of Shadow....

How to get a Wrathful Invoker in Diablo 4 Learn how to use Malignant Hearts and get a Wrathful Invoker in Diablo 4 Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Want to know how to get a Wrathful Invoker in Diablo 4? Diablo 4 introduced powerful items called Malignant Hearts back when Season 1 launched. These are similar to Gems, but they have stronger powers more like those given by Legendary Aspects and can only be placed in Infested Sockets that appear on pieces of Jewelry....

How to get Copper Ore and Ingots in Hytale Here’s how to find Copper Ore for all your upgrades Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hypixel Studios Looking for Copper Ore in Hytale? Like Minecraft, Hytale uses a tier-based system of gear and equipment. The stronger the material you use to craft your gear, the better that gear is. When you first start out, all you can craft are Crude tools and weapons out of Rubble and Sticks....

How to get into Kaslo’s Parlor in Star Wars Outlaws Here’s how to access Kaslo’s Parlor and get to the high rollers table Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft Wondering how to get into Kaslo’s Parlor in Star Wars Outlaws? Upon completing the ‘False Flag’ main questline and returning to Mirogana City, Danka will contact Kay about a high-rollers table of Sabacc. If you have yet to play the delightful card game in Star Wars Outlaws , now is the perfect time to try it out and make a few Credits in the process....

How to get the Machete in Sons Of The Forest Learn where to find the Machete in Sons Of The Forest Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Endnight Games Looking for the Machete in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest might not throw you into combat immediately, but when those cannibals start attacking, you’re going to want a strong weapon such as the Machete. The Tactical Axe and Knife that you start with simply won’t cut it for long, but the Machete is more than capable of slicing your foes into bloody pieces....

How to get to Hinterland in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Here’s how to reach the Hinterland region in the top-right of the map <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-hinterland-header-image.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 establishing shot of the Hinterland region in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree: a landscape of cliffs, trees, and brightly coloured flowers. Superimposed over the image is the word “Hinterland”. - 1”> Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Want to know how to reach the Hinterland region in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?...

How to reset your spawn point in Enshrouded Here’s how to set a new respawn point in Enshrouded Image credit:Keen Games Wondering how to reset spawn in Enshrouded? The world of Enshrouded is filled with dangers, from the Fell enemies that guard the Shroud, to the inevitability of one day running out of Stamina while using your Glider and falling to an untimely and ignoble death. A good Enshrouded player is always prepared, and that means knowing how to reset your spawn point in case you die during your next outing....

How to save outfits in Infinity Nikki Save your favourite Infinity Nikki outfits and equip the best clothes anytime Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Papergames Want to save your Infinity Nikki outfits? Part of the fun in this colourful open-world game is to expand Nikki’s wardrobe and change her outfits according to the occasion. With hundreds of different clothing items to collect, you’ll be spoiled for choice, but that also makes it difficult to keep track of your favourite fits....

How to save your game in No Rest for the Wicked Here is how to save your game in No Rest For The Wicked Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios. Wondering how to save in No Rest For The Wicked? As a challenging ARPG, No Rest For The Wicked makes you manually save at specific points of the game. These save points are called Cerim Whispers and look like glowing blue wisps....

How to use a Torch in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Here’s how to equip your Torch in KCD2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Deep Silver How do you use a Torch in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? If you’re returning to Henry’s story from the first game, you may be initially a little befuddled when your muscle-memory hotkey for equipping a Torch doesn’t work for you. Yep, they changed it. To be honest though, I think it’s better this way once you get used to it....

HP has knocked $800 off its latest Omen Max gaming laptops in the Summer sales Use a discount code for a huge saving on this gaming machine. Image credit:RPS Photo Composite / HP We’re always on the lookout for the best gaming laptop deals. Nothing comes close to matching the freedom of firing up your favorite competitive FPS and screaming at your screen in the middle of a coffee shop when your teammates don’t do what they should be (it’s definitely not a me problem)....

I cannot unsee the dreadful, gurning planets of rapidfire space strategy game To The Stars Clair de goon Image credit:Blowfish Studios Here is an incomplete list of people, creatures or things that susceptible Terrans have glimpsed in the surface of the Moon: an old man, a rabbit, a crow, a moose, a toad, and King Mohamed V of Morocco . The technical term for this is “lunar pareidolia”, which would have been a good alternative title for To The Stars , a spooky and spry “planet-hopping” strategy game in which the planets pout and grimace at you constantly, like a nestful of horrible baby sparrows....