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Black Myth: Wukong’s record-setting launch popularity soured by co-publisher request to avoid “feminist propaganda” in streams Hero Games doc also advises against mentioning Covid or Chinese games industry policy Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Our Black Myth: Wukong review hails the game as “a generous Soulsy adventure hybrid that works within its limitations and delivers a beautiful challenge to be unpicked with a magical toolbox”. Reviewer Edders went so far as to find the world more engaging than that of Elden Ring - proper defying-the-gods level rhetoric....

Blizzard have cancelled their in-development survival game alongside today’s layoffs First announced in 2022 Back in 2022, Blizzard announced that they were working on a survival game set in an “all-new universe” . Not much more was known about the game except that the studio were actively ramping up recruitment, seemingly after having been working on the project since 2017. This survival game has now been cancelled alongside today’s news of sweeping layoffs across Blizzard and other divisions of new owner Microsoft ....

Borderlands 3 Moze build guide: Best Gunner builds Best builds for Bottomless Mags, Demolition Woman, and Shield of Retribution Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / 2K Moze the Gunner is the bombastic lead-spitter of the Borderlands 3 characters roster, and with her 15-tonne Iron Bear mech never far away, there is a great deal of scope for customising her however you want. In this Borderlands 3 Moze build guide , we’ve laid out the top-tier builds that you can use to get the most out of this mech-wielding super-soldier; one for each skill tree found in the base game ( Demolition Woman, Bottomless Mags, and Shield of Retribution) and then a bonus one for double Flamethrowers ....

Bubble Gum Simulator codes for free boosts, currency, & more A list of Bubble Gum Simulator codes for boosts, currency, items, pets, & more! Image credit:Rumble Studios Looking for the latest Bubble Gum Simulator codes? Bubble Gum Simulator is a Roblox experience all about collecting the best bubble gum and and blowing the biggest bubbles. It hits all the major requirements for a super-popular Roblox game — it’s got cute collectables and competitive training elements, after all — and so it’s no surprise that the game has developed a thriving codes scene....

Bulletstorm and Outriders studio have cancelled development on a co-op action RPG Project Dagger was originally due to be published by Take-Two People Can Fly, the developers of Bulletstorm and Outriders , have cancelled development of a co-op action RPG codenamed Project Dagger. The Polish company informed investors of the decision to cancel the game, which was initially to be published by Take-Two, earlier this month. The report to investors was spotted by Twitter user MauroNL ....

Can’t wait to bang my head while playing this survival horror that lets you hide from its monster using your webcam Don’t blink twice Image credit:Allan Hedlund I’m often put off by gimmicky horror games, but sometimes I see one and think “yeah, that’ll be a laugh.” This time around it’s Eyes Never Wake, the debut survival horror from developer Allan Hedlund. Where some horror games in recent years have used your microphone to track how loud you’re being , Eyes Never Wake uses your webcam to track whether your face is present or not....

Castaway is a miniature Link’s Awakening - plus a 50-floor challenge tower From the developer of Lunark Image credit:Canari Games I think we might be nearing the point where there are Too Many Retro Zeldalikes, and specifically Too Many Link’s Awakealikes – recent candidates include Isles Of Sea And Sky and Blossom Tales - but I’m definitely willing to go adventuring with Castaway , in which you are a spaceman called Martin who has crashlanded on an island’s worth of gently rounded, 8-bit scenery....

Channel your inner Donkey Kong Country with the demo for this 2025 pixel platformer Xwitter’s “Your game is too much like…” thread is well worth a browse Image credit:Top Hat Studios Given the sheer quantity of games releasing on Steam these days, having a neat little elevator pitch for your game can be vital in helping it stand out. For example, if I get an email saying a game is like “Obra Dinn meets such and such” or “Into The Breach but a deckbuilder”, that’s like personal catnip to me, and can be a handy indicator of whether I should investigate further - maybe watch a gameplay trailer for it, say, or see if it’s got a demo....

Chivalry 2 is now feature complete, say developers, but new projects in the same universe are on the way No More Room in Hell 2 is Torn Banner’s next project Image credit:Torn Banner Few acts in games feel quite as gleefully gratifying as removing a knight’s shiny dome with a halberd swing in medieval multiplayer melee Chivalry 2 . In a pastime that’s had several decades to perfect the art of hitting men with sharp objects, that’s quite the accomplishment....

Civilization 7’s latest update has “hit mods harder than usual”, but for a good reason As it delivers a bunch of world wonder tweaks Image credit:2K / Firaxis Not long before the great Geoff-fest kicked off yesterday, Civ 7 ’s latest update arrived. Dubbed 1.2.4, it’s delivered the likes of world wonder rebalancing, but has also impacted mods more heavily than your average Civ update. Firaxis have since explained why the latter was the case, as there was a method to the mod breakage....

Connect All The Things with this £19 7-port powered USB hub That’s £2.71 per USB port! Image credit:Sabrent Get the Sabrent 7-port powered USB hub for £19 (was £52) As a persistent buyer (and reviewer!) of USB peripherals, I bought a similar option from Sabrent last year and it’s been an absolute game-changer for me. Rather than having to rely on the very limited front I/O of my case, I can plug in any number of keyboards, mice, headsets, USB drives, phones, printers and what-have-you without needing to decide what I can get away with unplugging....

Connections hints and answers for Wed, October 16th Need some Connections hints? Read our guide for help with Connections #492. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 16th October? Connections can sometimes introduce challenging puzzles, more convoluted the more you look at them....

Coral Social Club is like Webfishing where you’re the fish, or, uh, mermaids Anti Coral Coral Club <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/coral-social-club.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 cartoonish mermaid is asking another mermaind “wanna look for fish?” in Coral Social Club. - 1”> Image credit:Embers A thing that was quite endearing, perhaps the main appeal even, about the early internet was how it was a place you could go to, with lots of other, unique places to go through, be they forums, chatrooms, or oddball social games....

Cosy building game Tiny Glade finally has a release date, plus ducks It looks quack-ing Image credit:Pounce Light/ Rock Paper Shotgun Tiny Glade is a relaxing, wholly escapist building sim where you can kick back and summon villages, cottages and castles whilst listening to whimsical tunes without the worry of combat or busywork. This cosy game has received a lot of attention, becoming the fourth most-played demo during Steam Next Fest and earning a place within our own list of favourite demos ....

Curiosmos is a galactic playground of planet creation and creature evolution Spore without the boring bits? Image credit:Céline & The Silly Stars Infamous evolutionary flop Spore , for all its flaws, still had a lot of magic to it. It was fun to design your weird creatures, to watch them try to walk, and - in principle - to turn your humble creations into a spacefaring species. Curiosmos is a very different game, but it has a little of the same appeal....

Cyberpunk 2077 VR modder hit by alleged second DMCA strike, “forced to temporarily pause” Patreon Ghostrunner publishers 505 Games have issued the takedown this time, according to modder Luke Ross Image credit:CD Projekt After having the Cyberpunk 2077 bit of their R.E.A.L VR mod/framework taken down via a DMCA from CD Projekt , modder Luke Ross claims to have had another stike filed against their work. This time, the strike has come from Ghostrunner publishers 505 Games, according to a post from Ross in which they say they’ve been “forced to temporarily pause” their Patreon page....

Dark fantasy Frosthaven is a DM-free Dungeons And Dragons campaign in a box, and it’s coming to Steam this month From Julian Gollop’s Snapshot Games Image credit:Snapshot Games. Frosthaven digital is launching in early access on Epic and Steam at the end of the month, July 31st. The dark fantasy RPG will be £33.50, and it’s Julian Gollop’s Snapshot Games handling the adaption. I had a short hands-on preview with the director back in March....

Doloc Town is a self-described cosy post-apocalyptic farming sim platformer, and it’s out in early access now Quite the crop Image credit:RedSaw Games Studio I’m not sure if the words cosy and apocalypse are generally ones that go hand in hand together, but Doloc Town is positioning itself as just that. Specifically, it’s a quite lovely looking pixel-art farming sim set in a post-apocalypse, and it just launched in early access today....

Don’t mind me, I’m simply microwaving an instant frog in Creature Packets Just like in the Lion King Image credit:kenforest I feel this one largely speaks for itself, honestly. I could theorise on the fictional conceit of bringing packaged creatures to life using a microwave and also, sometimes, a blender, but to do so would be to stare into a gift horse’s abyssal oat hole so intently that… …I was going to finish that with something about its molars staring back, but I had to quickly Google “do horses have molars?...

Dragon’s Dogma 2: How to unlock Trickster How to unlock the Trickster vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for how to unlock the Trickster vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2? As one of the advanced vocations in Dragon’s Dogma 2 , the Trickster isn’t available from the game’s beginning. Luckily, simply progressing through story quests after you reach Battahl will be enough to help you gain access to this illusion-based class, which is truly one of the most unusual vocations in Dragon’s Dogma 2 , not to mention the, ahem… trickiest to use well....