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Fallout New Vegas now has sneaky dogs thanks to a mod, so you and your pooch can patiently pad past predators That’s sneaking dogs, not the similarly-named 2012 GTA-like which should have gotten a sequel Image credit:Obsidian / Woooombat You’re shuffling through the desert scrub, wondering if the clawed beasts just a few yards away have spotted you yet. You’ve made sure to pop a Stealth Boy just to be extra safe, and told Raul that if his knees creak at an inopportune moment, he’s on his own....

Former Bethesda developer Julian LeFay, known as the ‘Father of The Elder Scrolls’, has died Key Arena and Daggerfall programmer recently stepped away from development due to battle with cancer Image credit:Bethesda Developer Julian LeFay, a key cog in the early days of Bethesda and the development of classic Elder Scrolls RPGs Arena and Daggerfall , has died. His passing was announced by OnceLost Games, the studio he co-founded in 2019, and follows a years-long battle with cancer....

Frictional reveal Soma follow-up Ontos, a lunar nightmare with talking rat walls and Stellan Skarsgård Trading the deep blue for the Sea of Tranquility Image credit:Kepler Interactive 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 ....

From Baldur’s Gate to Rogue Trader, the latest RPG-themed Humble Bundle is a horrifying assault on your time I’m going to need a shorter working week Image credit:Skybound There you are, rambling through the woods of Interactive Entertainment with an empty pack and a spring in your step. Here I am, lying in wait behind a tree. Wham! Bam! You reel back in consternation as I bounce into the path and clobber you with a sack containing no less than eight venerable RPGs , from Baldur’s Gate to Warhammer 40,000: Rogue’s Trader - well over a thousand hours worth of dungeons, dragons, dicerolls, dwarven shopkeepers and many other things I refuse to spend time alliterating, all of which will (currently) set you back just £32....

From Software reveal Elden Ring: Nightreign, a three-player co-op spin-off “As Night Falls, We Rise.” Image credit:Bandai Namco / Rock Paper Shotgun Remember when From Software’s Hidetaka Miyazaki said they weren’t thinking about Elden Ring 2 , but they were thinking about the continuation of Elden Ring in general? Well, who had “three player co-op musou” on their bingo card? Announced at the annual winter Geoff Awards just now, Elden Ring: Nightreign is a multiplayer-focussed spin-off that pits a trio of Elden Ringers against tides of foes in a world that reshuffles every time you play....

Frostpunk devs 11 bit announce fantasy game Creatures Of Ava, in which you befriend animals with a magic flute Make more pals than Palworld Image credit:11 bit studios Creatures Of Ava is tipped as a non-violent action adventure, where you “set out to free creatures from an all-consuming life-threatening infection”. According to the press release, it’s exploring the “tropes of the ‘savior complex’ and post-colonialism themes that are rarely tackled in games”....

Get Intel’s legendary Optane 905P 1.5TB SSD at a discount in the US Not the fastest drive, but perhaps the most fascinating PCIe 3.0 option. Image credit:Intel/Rock Paper Shotgun Intel’s Optane drives are legendary in PC tech circles, offering random performance and low latency that remains unmatched amongst PCIe 3.0 drives. This Intel Optane 905P drive is the biggest they ever made at 1.5TB, and now it’s reduced to $380 when you use code SYADP2Z384 at Newegg....

Gigantic: Rampage Edition is out now, offering a second chance to fans of the shuttered hero shooter No longer free-to-play Image credit:Abstraction Games The original Gigantic blended MOBA and hero shooter ideas together at the height of the gold rush in both genres, but failed to carve off a large enough audience of its own and sadly shut down in 2018 . As of today, it’s back as Gigantic: Rampage Edition , with new characters, a new mode, and an upfront fee in place of its former free-to-play model....

Helldivers 2 adds explosive crossbow, grenade pistol and other ways to blow up friends by “accident” next week Aim up! Image credit:Arrowhead Helldivers 2 is getting a new premium warbond next week, offering some explosive new options to take into battle, aim at an enemy bug or robot, and then accidentally kill your entire squad by mistake. Or maybe that’ll just be me. The fittingly-titled Democratic Detonation warbond packs in three new weapons to play with: the armour-piercing BR-14 Adjudicator Rifle, bolt-action R-36 Eruptor Rifle - which fires shells that explode into shrapnel on impact - and, most excitingly, the CB-9 Exploding Crossbow which is, uh, an exploding crossbow....

Helldivers 2 follows up the battle for Super Earth with fresh Automaton fighting, because naturally the bots were just waiting in a big invasion queue Next baddie up, please Image credit:Arrowhead Following the recently-concluded invasion of Super Earth , Helldivers 2 developers Arrowhead have decided to keep on chugging with the invasions. Yep, in the most Helldivers 2 development ever to hit Helldivers 2, an Illuminate invasion has given way to an Automaton invasion....

Helldivers 2’s latest patch delivers a free cape and lets you rock the spotlight before getting zapped by a Leviathan Commemorating the battle for Super Earth Image credit:Arrowhead Helldivers 2 just got a fresh patch, and it’s come with a free cape (not a review bomb cape , mind you) that folks who took part in the battle for Super Earth can wear to prove they played a part in the victory....

Hidetaka Miyazaki’s personal favourite From games are Dark Souls and Bloodborne, which still isn’t on PC by the way By all means share the love, Miyazaki-san Image credit:Sony Computer Entertainment From Software game difficulty chat is in full swing following the release of Elden Ring ’s Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC, but cannier Soulslikers such as myself and GR ’s Hirun Cryer are already leaping and bounding ahead to the next Stage of Review Discourse: which From Software game is bestest?...

Hollow Knight: Silksong mod lets you immediately load up any boss fight when you want to get some practice in For the choosy baddie battler Image credit:Team Cherry A new Hollow Knight: Silksong mod lets folks load directly into any of the metroidvania ’s boss fights from a dedicated menu, essentially turning the game into a choose your own bottom kicking adventure. After all, who doesn’t crave the ability to deliberately battle the one boss they’re actually good at beating over and over again, ego juice coursing through their veins, a roar of sheer powerful ecstacy reverberating around their quarters?...

Horizon Forbidden West review: the action adventure sequel has even more robot dinosaurs, of course it’s good Be the change you want to see in the world (with explosives) Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PlayStation Developer: Guerrilla, Nixxes Software Publisher: PlayStation Release: March 21, 2024 On: Windows From: Steam , Humble , Epic Games Store Price: £50/€60/$60 Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-11340F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060, Windows 11 Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the post-apocalyptic wilderness, the giant dinosaur robots return....

Horror game The Mortuary Assistant is turning into a job sim, thanks to an “endless embalming mode” update “Unlimited bodies” at no extra charge Image credit:DreadXP We’ve had a glut of articles about gloomier video games on here today, Rachel’s bright and breezy Dungeons Of Hinterberg review notwithstanding. Tomorrow, I promise, it’ll be wall-to-wall wholesome life sims, pastel petals and hug emojis as far as the eye can see. But before then, a quick piece on well-received DreadXP-published horror sim The Mortuary Assistant , which will shortly be updated with an “endless embalming-only mode” that strips out the game’s supernatural scares and turns it into a very downbeat job sim....

How to complete Eyes on the Prize in Arc Raiders Still looking for that elusive blue tarp? We’re here to help! Image credit:Embark Struggling to complete the Eyes on the Prize quest in Arc Raiders? If you’re stuck trying to find that mysterious blue tarp in the Buried City for Tian Wen, then that’s fair enough! The location you are tasked with finding in Eyes on the Prize is not marked on your map, making it very difficult to spot....

How to find all Journalist’s Stash locations in Stalker 2 Here’s how to find every single Journalist’s Stash in Stalker 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World Looking for all the Journalist’s Stash locations in Stalker 2? If you bought the Deluxe Edition of Stalker 2 , then after completing an early main quest you’ll automatically be given a new side quest called " Ask And You Shall Find “. If you check your private stash once you receive this quest, you’ll find a mysterious flash drive containing a recording from the Journalist....

How to find every Skandha location in Black Myth Wukong How to get the Five Skandhas Pill and receive a secret stat boost Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science Searching for Skandha locations in Black Myth Wukong? Skandhas are key items found in every Chapter except Chapter 5. As is the case with many of Black Myth Wukong ’s hidden collectibles, the game won’t tell you what to do with the five Skandhas, so we’ll let you in on the secret: if you take them to Xu Dog, he’ll turn them into a Celestial Medicine that permanently improves you maximum HP, stamina, and mana....

How to get Shroud Cores in Enshrouded Here’s how to get Shroud Cores for upgrading your Flame Altar Image credit:Keen Games Looking for Shroud Cores in Enshrouded? Shroud Cores are a rather special item in Enshrouded , Keen Games’ take on the fantasy survival crafting game genre. You need Shroud Cores in order to upgrade your Flame Altar, giving yourself a larger area for building your base. But getting Shroud Cores can be a bit of a mystery for new players....

How to get Sword Of Light and Sword of Darkness in Elden Ring DLC How to transform the Stone-Sheathed Sword into the Sword Of Light and the Sword Of Darkness Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Looking for the Sword Of Light or the Sword of Darkness in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? With the addition of the Shadow Of The Erdtree expansion, From Software’s gargantuan Elden Ring now has over mind-boggling 400 weapons to choose from....