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Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered will arrive in February 2025, perhaps make Angel Of Darkness playable at last RIP in peace Core Design Image credit:Core Design/Aspyr Tomb Raider 1-3 got the remaster treatment earlier this year, and surprise surprise, now Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered is on the way. That’ll include Angel Of Darkness, of course, the entry of the sexology that could most obviously benefit from some TLC. The remasters are being handled by Aspyr in partnership with Crystal Dynamics, as per the original trilogy remaster....

Top PC cooling component manufacturer EKWB accused of culture of racism, sexism and overwork Several anonymous former staff back up report as EKWB threatens lawsuit Image credit:EK Water Blocks Last week Dan Henderson, a former product manager at PC water-cooling manufacturer EK Water Blocks, made a public post on LinkedIn , in which he described almost four months of no pay, and being “strong armed and bullied into signing a new contract through fear of losing my job and also financial ruin....

Tribes 3: Rivals is out in Early Access now, for another shot at making Tribes popular Shazbot Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Prophecy Games Tribes 3: Rivals is out in Steam Early Access now. The fast-paced, capture-the-flag shooter has been through several betas over the past year, and now has a post-launch roadmap of updates that includes new weapons, maps and class abilities. Unlike free-to-play predecessor Ascend, Tribes 3: Rivals has an entry fee of £15....

Troleu’s demo is for anyone who’s ever wanted to physically kick someone out of a moving bus A game for everyone, then Image credit:andrground There is no option in bus conducting sim Troleu to warn fake pass holders or ask them to leave. You simply exit the conversation and immediately start booting them unconscious, then open the nearest door and either toss or kick them out, at which point they fly off down the street like a crisp packet in a gale....

Turnip Boy Robs A Bank review: continuing Turnip Boy’s story in slightly chaotic roguelite style Laughing all the way to the… well, you know. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Graffiti Games Developer: Snoozy Kazoo Publisher: Graffiti Games Release: January 18th, 2024 On: Windows 10 From: Steam , Itch , Game Pass Price: £8/€9/$10 Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-11340F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060, Windows 11 Readers may remember how much I liked Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion , principally because of how funny it was....

Turns out you have corporate greed to thank for the existence of Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis system Just don’t be too thankful Image credit:Monolith/ Warner Bros Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is, for the most part, a pretty unexceptional game that does most things pretty competently, though it does manage to slip into that coveted 7/10, imperfect but has something special about it to keep you thinking about it. I’m talking about its Nemesis system, a mechanic that means certain enemies you face off against remember you and your actions as they get stronger, maybe even calling out certain occasions where they killed you....

Unnerving £2 gem Buckshot Roulette is working on a multiplayer mode so you can play shotgun roulette with pals It’s just hit Steam, too Image credit:Mike Klubnika Buckshot Roulette is simple, and simply unsettling. Sat across the table from a mysterious opponent clad in a deeply unnerving toothy mask, you pick up a shotgun loaded with shells. Then, you decide whether to point the gun at your opponent or yourself, and pull the trigger....

Valve now require UK Steam users to verify their ages with a credit card, thanks to the Online Safety Act Regulation change lands ahead of new UK restrictions on porn Image credit:The Men Who Wear Many Hats Are you from the UK and partial to risque adult Steam games, such as Amarillo’s Butt Slapper - the Dark Souls of Butt Slapping - or the timelessly iconic MILFs of Sunville? Bad! Naughty!...

Valve will face that £656m UK lawsuit accusing them of overcharging Steam customers, as tribunal rule it can go ahead Suit alleging the company are using dominant market position to behave “anti-competitively” will rumble on Image credit:Valve Valve’s lawyers won’t be able to file away one of the legal legalings they’ve been dealing with for a little while now, at least not yet. A tribunal have ruled that the £656m lawsuit brought against the company by digital rights campaigner Vicki Shotbolt and law firm Milberg London LLP last year - the one that could net UK dwellers who’ve bought stuff on Steam since early June 2018 up to £44 in compensation - can go ahead....

VED: Purification is a free prologue to the full hand-drawn RPG, complete with Stetson hats and Evil Dead trees ‘Tree’ and ‘hat’ singular, I suppose Image credit:Karaclan Got an email about this. Looks cool. Is free. “I’ll write about that,” I thought. “I’ll write about that for Rock Paper Shotgun, a place that semi-regularly posts articles about cool and free games.” So here we are. If you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop, assuming the only reason I’d open an article in a superfluous and straightforward manner is because I’m about to deliver some sort of third sentence twist, you’re completely wrong!...

Venba wins IGF Grand Prize for 2024 Visai Games’ cooking adventure also picked up two Game Developers Choice awards Image credit:Visai Games The winners of the 2024 Independant Games Festival were announced at GDC last night, and it was Visai Games’ Venba that came home with the Seumas McNally Grand Prize. The cooking adventure was up for four IGF awards in total, including nominations for Excellence in Audio, Narrative and Visual Art....

What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/London: Richard Bentley, 1889 Today, for bonus credit, I pose an additional question: is there a space or setting of some sort in games that you keep revisiting in your dreams? For me, it’s the first map in The Cycle: Frontier. Something about its bright look and thick alien atmosphere, and the many hours I inhabited it, has left its fingerprints on my mind....

What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paris: Charles Gosselin, 1843 Here in the UK, the weekend window views are getting progressively more glacial. I’m a bit glad not to have any particular reason to go outside this weekend. It’s been a hell of a week wading through anomalies for me, and I’m looking forward to some relaxation. What about you? Give me a rating out of 100 for how relaxed your weekend looks to be....

What’s on your bookshelf?: deluxe redux reflux remastered 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! Something extra magical has happened! And by magical, I mean that I’ve bollocksed it up, yet again! I foresaw this coming, honestly, and should have addressed it last week. Alas, I dared to dream that I’d have sorted things out by now....

Where to use Prayer Room Key in Shadow Of The Erdtree Where to find and use the Prayer Room Key, and what it unlocks Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Want to know where to find the Prayer Room Key in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? From Software have a storied history of gatekeeping grand secrets and content behind easily missed items, and Elden Ring ’s new Shadow Of The Erdtree expansion is no different....

Wordle hints and answer (#1010): How to solve the Monday March 25 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for March 25? 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 group of clues followed by the word if you need it, to help keep your streak firmly in place....

Wordle hints and answer (#1042): How to solve the Friday April 26 Wordle Stuck on the Wordle word for April 26? 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 you’re on your last guesses for the day, don’t fear!...

Wordle hints and answer (#1110): How to solve the Wednesday July 3 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for July 3? 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 (#1180): How to solve the Wednesday September 11 Wordle Stuck on the Wordle word for September 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 (#1250): How to solve the Wednesday November 20 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 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? Wordle is a tricky test of word knowledge, for sure....