The Sunday Papers Image credit:RPS November 8th, 2005 was my first day as a full-time games journalist, which means I have now entered my 20th year of doing this. “This” has changed a lot over time: from producing CD and DVD coverdiscs, to writing for a magazine, to editing magazines and a website, to solely editing a website, to managing several websites. Sprinkle podcasts, videos, events and a lot of other things in there and “games journalist” doesn’t really cover it....
The third RPS Christmas Cracker 2025 Oh, I get it Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. But first, time to enjoy your lovely joke! Q: How can you track a roguelike puzzler in a snowstorm? A: Blue Prints Rock Paper Shotgun is better when you sign in Sign in and join us on our journey to discover strange and compelling PC games....
There’s a new Paranormal Activity horror game in the works from the creator of The Mortuary Assistant Teaser trailer is appropriately unrevealing Image credit:DreadXP DarkStone Digital, solo developer of The Mortary Assistant, is making a new horror game based on Paramount’s Paranormal Activity films. Titled Paranormal Activity: Found Footage, it’s being published by DreadXP and features some kind of reactive haunt system, with scares dialling up and down based on your actions....
There’s something in the water: PowerWash Simulator’s trippy Alice in Wonderland DLC arrives next month Washing the roses white Image credit:FutureLab PowerWash Simulator ’s next paid crossover after Warhammer 40,000 , Back to the Future and Spongebob Squarepants will sprinkle a little something in its tank of water. That something, of course, is 19th-century literature, as developers FuturLab let us wash our way through their take on the surreal world of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland....
The Thermalright Assassin X 120R SE Plus is a solid option, especially at this price. Image credit:Thermalright If you’re on the lookout for a powerful yet inexpensive CPU cooler, this discounted option from Thermalright might be a good shout. It’s down to £15.90 from £18.90, turning an already good value CPU cooler equipped with two fans into an absolute bargain. Get the Thermalright Assassin X 120R SE Plus CPU tower air cooler for £15....
This refurbished 850W Corsair Shift PSU is £84 vs £150 new from Scan UK Complete with a one-year warranty. Image credit:Corsair Get the Corsair RMx Shift Series 850W 80+ Gold (factory refurbished) - £84 (was £100) The advantage of the Shift series is that it shifts the power connectors from the back of the PSU to the side, allowing you easier access when it comes to plugging and unplugging your modular cables....
This upcoming dating sim lets you romance household objects turned absolute fitties I’m thinking of asking out my kitchen sponge Image credit:Team17 I keep seeing those adverts for that Ray-Ban and Meta collaboration, where like, they’re smart glasses that let you browse the web with your eyes? Anyway, yeah, they don’t appeal to me at all. Not as much as “Dateviator” glasses, which come courtesy of Sassy Chap Games and their upcoming dating sim Date Everything!...
To play Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, you must defeat some of Elden Ring’s toughest bosses But not Malenia, thank heavens Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Shadow Of The Erdtree will release in June 2024 , but even if you buy it day one, you might not be able to access the Elden Ring DLC expansion’s new overworld areas and dungeons right away. This is an add-on aimed squarely at those in the later stages of the game, as FromSoftware’s own Elden Lord Hidetaka Miyazaki has revealed in a new Famitsu interview – to gain access, you must first defeat two of the main game’s nastier bosses ....
Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis is the next Tomb Raider reboot project, going by alleged trailer leak Another crofting sim, unless it’s fake Image credit:Resetera If you’re staying up all night to watch The Game Awards 2025, follow along with our live coverage . If you want an early night, you can catch up on all the news with our Everything Announced at The Game Awards 2025 roundup . You know that weird chime that plays when you find a secret in the classic Tomb Raider games?...
UK Green Party MPs would be ‘compelled’ to support Stop Killing Games, if a proposed policy amendment passes A group of “a dozen plus” party members have announced plans to put forth the motion Image credit:Stop Killing Games campaign Following the parliamentary debate of the Stop Killing Games campaign ’s petition to the UK government last year, a group of Green Party members have announced plans to propose an amendment to the party’s policy which would “compel” its MPs to support the campaign....
Unless this cake is lying to you Silksong will reappear in April Hollow Knight sequel fans yet again huffing the copium Image credit:little bomey Team Cherry’s long-awaited metroidvania Hollow Knight: Silksong will be re-revealed in April, if you believe a bunch of frantic reddit posts about cake. The standard practice when writing up such fan theorising is to walk you through it step by step, peeling back the layers like Inspector Clouseau....
Valve’s Proton, the reason most Steam Deck games work, has a version 10.0 beta to try Hitting the big 1-0 with dozens of compatibility fixes Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Proton , the compatibility software co-developed by Valve and CodeWeavers for helping Windows games run on Linux – and, thus, the foundation for the Steam Deck – is getting its first full version update in nearly a year. Proton 10.0 is now available in beta form, heralding compatibility fixes and improvements in enough games that I gave up bothering to do an accurate count....
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 review: a devoted sequel of swords and spectacle Grim lark Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Focus Entertainment Developer: Saber Interactive Publisher: Focus Entertainment Release: Sept 9th On: Windows From: Epic Games , Steam Price: £55/$60/€60 Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7-11700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Windows 10 It’s been 13 years since the first Space Marine came out. While it wasn’t outstanding in the grander landscape of gaming, enough Warhammer 40K fans seem to have cherished the escapades of bulky blue boltgunner Demetrian Titus for the action game to merit a sequel a decade later....
What’s better: Vampires or werewolves? Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Image credit:Activision Last time, you decided that different puzzles on different difficulty levels is better than or bullet grazing . While longtime pontificators will know that that the foundation of our scientific method is a tightly controlled series of like-for-like comparisons, what the hey, let’s go wild for once. Having just watched that new Bloodlines 2 gameplay video , let’s consider vampires and, oh, I don’t know, what would be a wacky pairing, oh, werewolves?...
What’s on your bookshelf?: ITU Copenhagen Games Professor Martin Pichlmair 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! The longest novel ever written is generally agreed to be Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past - a coward’s pick, since it’s actually 13 different volumes. Don’t let Proust’s despicable lies sully the joy of literature for you, though....
What’s on your bookshelf?: Nightingale, Absolver, and Total War: Warhammer writer Dan Griliopoulos 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! You know books, right? They’re like RPS articles, but slightly better for piling under a flock mat to make little hills for your plastic spacemen. Fitting, then, that this week it’s plastic spaceman enthusiast, writer on Absolver , Nightingale , Gladius , and Total War: Warhammer 3 , and Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us author, Dan Griliopoulos!...
Where to use Thiollier’s Concoction in Elden Ring DLC Here is where to use Thiollier’s Concoction in Elden Ring and all outcomes Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Wondering where to use Thiollier’s Concoction in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? Thiollier’s Concoction is a quest item in Shadow Of The Erdtree that can be used to obtain a powerful Incantation (Dragonbolt of Florissax) and Spirit Ash summon when used properly. This will require some decision-making on your part, however, as choosing to use the Concoction in this questline will lock you out of other rewards like the Priestess Heart....
Where Winds Meet: How to use Photo Mode to get daily rewards How to receive Echo Jade and other rewards for your images Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Want to use Where Winds Meet’s Photo Mode to get cool rewards? The Photo Mode of Where Winds Meet is truly robust, featuring some great camera angles, poses, and filters that you can use to make your character look like the ultimate wuxia warrior....
Wordle hints and answer (#1090): How to solve the Thursday June 13 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for June 13? 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 (#1122): How to solve the Monday July 15 Wordle Stuck on the Wordle word for July 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....
