The Sunday Papers Image credit:RPS The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. Good morning, weekend wanderer of the World Wide Washout. Or if it isn’t morning where you are, good afternoon. Or if it isn’t afternoon, good evening. If it’s neither morning, afternoon nor evening, then you are clearly in outer space. I hear life up there can be dull. Perhaps these articles will lift the monotony....
The Sunday Papers Image credit:RPS Sundays are for trying to fill several pairs of enormous shoes and shuffling around awkwardly in them while I get my bearings. Before I start wobbling at the lip of the top stair and have a near death experience prior to grabbing the railing, let’s read this week’s best writing about games (and game related things). Over at Cohost, Harper Jay wrote about how Dragon’s Dogma 2’s friction puts it odds with the sort of design priorities you’d normally expect from a big release in 2024....
The Sunday Papers Image credit:RPS Sundays are for reconnecting with old friends, reminiscing about good times, and eventually going to bed feeling an unbelievable sense of calm, contentment, and a newly invigorated sense of self. Lol nah I’m going to play Mechabellum and eat gnocchi from a packet. Asda’s vegan pumpkin pesto is very good though. Here’s some writing I personally found interesting about games (and game related things!) For Game Developer, Nathalie Lawhead wrote about positive feedback loops and the freeing effect of introducing small, toy-like digital toys to otherwise closed ecosystems...
Theme Hospital-like inn sim Tavern Keeper puts you in charge of a pub for fantasy adventurers straight out of D&D In the works for a decade by the creators of Game Dev Tycoon Image credit:Greenheart Games Tavern Keeper has been kicking around for a good number of years now, as Game Dev Tycoon developers Greenheart Games polished up their charming mixture of Dungeons & Dragons fantasy bartending with Theme Hospital -style sim management ....
This 14-inch Asus RTX 4070 laptop is $450 off at Best Buy The Zephyrus G14 is a phenomenal portable performer. Asus’ Zephyrus G14 is one of the nicest gaming laptop designs I’ve ever tested, and now this high-end RTX 4070 and Ryzen 9 7940HS equipped model is $450 off at Best Buy in the US. This spec also includes 16GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD, making for a powerful machine that is still portable thanks to its 14-inch frame with a 2560x1600 165Hz IPS display....
This JSAUX Steam Deck dock is down to just $24 for Black Friday One of our favorites is back on sale. This thing is great. It gives you a nice resting place to let your Steam Deck charge between sessions, rather than having to leave it somewhere with a cable hanging out of it. The other great thing about it is that it lets you hook up a mouse and keyboard, so using the Linux desktop mode becomes an absolute breeze....
Snakes don’t hiss, they click. Image credit:Razer Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but why do product names in gaming sound so aggressive? Why can’t we get the Razer SoftKitty V3 Pro? Ah well. The Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro (steer clear, ophidiophobes) is the company’s rival to the Logitech G Pro X Superlight we highlighted recently, and now the ultra-light mouse is almost half price. Save on this Razer ultra-light gaming mouse Image credit: Razer Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro $85 (43% off) See here The white model of the DeathAdder V3 Pro is $85 right now , a discount of 43%....
Uncover the Smoking Gun has you solve a murder mystery by interrogating ChatGPT-speaking suspects AI’s habit of just making stuff up apparently adds to the mystery Image credit:ReLU Games Well, that didn’t take long. After tech demos from the likes of Nvidia inviting us to chat with NPCs whose entire conversations are generated by AI , it looks like the first game built wholly on that controversial idea is due to arrive this year....
Upgrade to a terrific H6Pro headset on the cheap in the US as Epos closes its gaming division A beautifully-designed headset at a bargain price. Amazon - Get the Epos H6Pro Closed Back Gaming Headset for $66.99 (was $179.99) Best Buy - Get the Epos H6Pro Closed Back Gaming Headset for $66.99 (was $179.99) I recommended the H6Pro for PC gaming over at RPS sister site Eurogamer , where I praised its sound and build quality....
Watch out, Shadow of the Erdtree players: Elden Ring is suffering a new bug on Steam Deck Don’t go leaving the Lands Between unattended too long Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun After years of anticipation, Elden Ring ’s first - and only - expansion Shadow of the Erdtree is finally out as of today. While there are plenty of intriguing secrets hiding in the new corner ( it’s a big corner ) of the Lands Between, Steam Deck players might stumble upon a not-so-welcome new discovery too, courtesy of a bug that can make your game unresponsive....
What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Charles Keene, 1821 This weekend is a big one for me. My brand new fancy shmancy ottoman bed is arriving in my new flat, after two weeks of curling up on the sofa with a weighted blanket. I’ll also be topping it with my brand new ultra-thick memory foam mattress topper, raising me off the floor another crucial few inches....
What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / José Sanchez / José Guadalupe Posada Hello hello hello! This is Edwin chatting. I don’t usually get to do these weekend features, but Ollie and James are busy working their magic (stripmining Black Myth: Wukong for guides and fleeing Gamescom ), while Nic can’t type complete words anymore without getting his hands eaten (see latest domestic update, below)....
Where to find Hokers in Hollow Knight Silksong Here’s how to get Spine Cores and complete the Flexile Spines quest Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team Cherry Trying to find Hokers to complete the Flexile Spines quest in Hollow Knight: Silksong? When you enter the Far Fields region of Hollow Knight: Silksong, you’ll run into the Seamstress, a friendly bug who’s willing to lend her weaves to Hornet’s cause. She’ll give you the Flexile Spines quest and ask for 25 Spine Cores from creatures called Hokers, who supposedly lurk in the wilds not far from her home....
Wild Bastards review: a messy roguelike shooter that’s nonetheless full o’ beans Some people call me the space cowboy Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Maximum Entertainment Developer: Blue Manchu Publisher: Maximum Entertainment Release: Sept 12th On: Windows From: Epic Games , Steam Price: £28/$40/€40 Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7-11700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Windows 10 There are cold opens and there are freezing ones. Sci-fi roguelike shooter Wild Bastards doesn’t start on its strongest cowboy boot....
With GTA 6 still miles away, GTA Online’s obscenely rich will soon be able to splurge their cash mountains on mansions It’s somewhere to hang out if you’re sick of your multiple apartments, office, yacht, nightclub, casino accommodation, underground bunker, biker clubhouse, and arcade Image credit:Rockstar Games Most of the attention on Rockstar post- GTA 6 ’s second delay has, rightly, been focused on their abrupt firing of 31 employees , for which the IWGB have accused the company of union busting....
Wordle hints and answer (#1005): How to solve the Wednesday March 20 Wordle Stuck on the Wordle word for March 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 ! Every day, Wordle presents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...
Wordle hints and answer (#1025): How to solve the Tuesday April 9 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for April 9? 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....
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Wordle hints and answer (#1246): How to solve the Saturday November 16 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 16? 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....
Wordle hints and answer (#1280): How to solve the Friday December 20 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for December 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? If you’re struggling with the Wordle puzzle today, this handy guide can help you prolong your victory streak....
