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How to complete Reduced to Rubble in Arc Raiders Follow the Broken Earth trail through the Blue Gate Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios Lost your way on the Broken Earth trail in the Arc Raiders quest Reduced to Rubble? The Blue Gate is one of the most beautiful maps in Arc Raiders , but it’s also one of the most dangerous, with a wide variety of enemies to contend with. Reduced to Rubble is one such quest that sees you facing these foes as you explore the Blue Gate map on a mission to investigate some massive destroyed ARCs....

How to craft a Torch in Grounded 2 Here’s how to make an aid for exploring caves Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Xbox Game Studios Working out how to craft a torch in Grounded 2? Very early on, as you venture into your first cave system in Grounded 2, you’ll be prompted to craft a torch to help light the way. If you’re like us, you’ll venture further and assume you can probably do without - before realising that, yes, a Torch actually might be very useful, especially during night time moments or excursions deep underground....

How to farm Astrite in Wuthering Waves Everything you need to know about farming Astrite in Wuthering Waves Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Kuro Games Are you looking to farm Astrite in Wuthering Waves? In Kuro Games’ open-world RPG Wuthering Waves , Astrite is one of the most important currencies that you’ll want to get your hands on. No surprise then that you’ve stumbled upon this guide, detailing how to farm Astrite in the fastest ways....

How to level up fast in Nioh 3 How to farm Amrita Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Koei Tecmo Want to get lots of Amrita and level up fast in Nioh 3? To level up in Nioh 3 , you’ll need Amrita, the precious golden crystals that everyone in the narrative seem to be chasing after. Amrita are the equivalent of Runes in Elden Ring or Souls in Dark Souls , and you can turn them in at shrines to level up your character....

Hyper Light Breaker, the co-op, open world 3D prequel, will launch in Early Access in January All the better to Hyper Light Fixit Image credit:Heart Machine Hyper Light Breaker is a prequel to the excellent topdown action-RPG from 2016, Hyper Light Drifter . The differences are myriad, given that Breaker is also 3D, open world, co-op and a roguelite. It also now has a release date for its launch into Steam Early Access: January 14th, 2025....

I’ve found some insane discounts on new Alienware laptops and more gaming rigs today Plus solid discounts on Legion Go and MSI Claw. Image credit:HP and Dell I’ve found some great deals on gaming laptops and prebuilt desktops for todays daily deals. Everything from brand new high-end Alienware laptops that mimick their higher end cousins without the sticker shock to HP Omen beasts with cracking discounts. There’s even deals on Windows handhelds from Lenovo and MSI....

Innkeep satisfies my craving for a fantasy game that’s just a grim drudgery simulator Something need doing? Image credit:Daniel Burke I’m the kind of awful person who looks at the background actors in TV shows and wonders what life is like for e.g. the old woman who sells birdfeed in Trafalgar Square in Mary Poppins when said upper-middle class domestic isn’t singing about her. What fate the Warcraft grunt when he is too old to work work?...

Larian talk Divinity, their next RPG after Baldur’s Gate 3: “it’s almost as though it’s the first in the series” Studio CEO Swen Vincke on continuing the tale from Original Sin 2 Image credit:Larian / Rock Paper Shotgun Larian’s new Divinity game is a turn-based CRPG that both builds on their achievements from Baldur’s Gate 3 , and follows on from the events of Divinity: Original Sin 2 . So sayeth Swen Vincke, studio CEO, in an interview with RPS following the project’s bloody and bawdy announcement trailer at the Game Awards last week....

Latest Anime Royale codes: Free Gems and Capsules Redeem these Anime Royale codes for free Capsules and Gems! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Anime Royale Want to redeem all the latest Anime Royale codes in Roblox? Anime Royale is one of the hottest new Roblox tower defence games out there right now, where all the “towers” are iconic anime characters from Dragon Ball Z, Demon Slayer, and more. The aim of the game is to defend your base by summoning heroes, positioning them where they can best use their powers to defeat your enemies, and using Gems and other resources to upgrade your heroes’ powers and abilities....

Life By You early access release date, gameplay and more All the latest details on the upcoming rival to The Sims When is Life By You going to be released? Speaking as a fan, I’m the first person to acknowledge that it’s super weird how there’s never been a major competitor to The Sims , the blockbuster life simulation franchise that’s closing in on its quarter-century of dominating the genre. That’s all starting to change, though, thanks in no small part to the recent announcement of Life By You: a Sims-inspired sandbox from the studio behind Cities: Skylines ....

Lightyear Frontier will be getting a much bigger world, a narrative rework, hazards, and more in an update next month Shifting gears, literally Image credit:Amplifier Game Invest/Frame Break Lightyear Frontier launched into early access a little over a year ago, and it generally seems to have trudged along reasonably well since then. It’s not quite ready for 1.0 just yet, but a new update was announced by developers Frame Break and Amplifier Studios earlier this week that sounds like it’ll be bringing in some much needed changes....

Mechs and alien spiders run amok in the grim retro warfare of Beta Decay Hitting early access this year Image credit:Rotoscope Studios Open world sci-fi RPG Beta Decay is being delightfully greedy. The game’s retro PS1-inspired art style hides some furious ambitions. It will be a “dystopian RPG where you can build spaceships, join factions, and fight for territory in a newly discovered star system,” according to the Steam blurb. The game’s previous trailer showed some swish (if somewhat prototypey) cover shooter combat....

Medieval Machine Builders lets you catapult cows at castles Possibly the ideal job sim Image credit:PlayWay S.A./FreeMind S.A. It is said that for every human being in existence there is a dedicated species of job simulator, a variety of job sim that speaks to that person, body and soul. In my case, that job sim is Medieval Machines Builder , probably better known as Siege Weapon Builder. Its free-to-play prologue goes live later this week, on top of a demo from last year....

Metroidvania Marko: Beyond Brave describes itself as “Slavic Silksong”, and is out now Maaaaarko Image credit:Studio Mechka As I’m sure as is the curse of anyone who’s watched the entirety of Peep Show multiple times, I cannot read the name ‘Marko’ without hearing it in a nasally Australian accent, inquiring about cocaine. This is probably a disservice to the hero of colourful metroidvania Marko: Beyond Brave , who a quick goog tells me may be based on Krali Marko - a popular character in the folklore of Studio Mechka’s native Bulgaria....

Monster Hunter Stories, series’ chirpy turn-based spin on Pokémon, gets its first PC release in a new remaster With full voiceover, HD visuals and previously Japan-only content Image credit:Capcom The original Monster Hunter Stories , the turn-based take on the long-running hack-and-craft series, will finally see a release on PC this summer in the form of an upcoming remaster. Monster Hunter Stories released on the Nintendo 3DS back in 2016 (2017 for those of us not in Japan), and later found its way onto mobile....

Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer: How to play with friends Here’s how to use Lobbies, Link Parties, and Squads in Monster Hunter Wilds Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Wondering how to play with friends via Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer? Ever since the earliest Monster Hunter games, the series has always been at its finest when you’re collaborating with friends to take on massive opponents together. Monster Hunter Wilds continues this grand tradition, but the game’s multiplayer modes are unfortunately convoluted and unexplained....

Monster Hunter Wilds: Chapter 1-1 walkthrough Visit the Forbidden Lands in Monster Hunter Wilds using our Chapter 1-1 guide Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Wondering how to complete Chapter 1-1 in Monster Hunter Wilds? Our walkthrough guides you through the only main mission in Chapter 1-1 named Desert Trotters. While it starts with more of a cinematic experience, you will eventually get to fight your first monster. We’re here to make sure you have a fun time going into Desert Trotters....

MultiVersus developers Player First have been acquired by Warner Bros. ahead of tomorrow’s season two Platform fighter relaunched in May Image credit:Warner Bros MultiVersus development studio Player First Games has been acquired by the game’s publisher, Warner Bros. The studio’s co-founders will continue to lead the studio. The platform figher’s second season is due to go live tomorrow, adding a ranked mode and new characters Samurai Jack and Beetlejuice. “Our team is excited to join the Warner Bros....

My most anticipated indie of 2025 quietly updated its demo build while I was off eating lunch The King Is Watching, but I wasn’t apparently Image credit:Hypnohead Or months ago, maybe. I don’t know and I have no time to check, because I’m playing the Steam demo for The King Is Watching . I wrote about it last year, but that was an older demo build. Things were different then, but the core of this minimalist city builder strategy remains: you’ll need to actively train your kingly eyes on your feckless underlings if you want them to do any work....

Netease gloatingly note that Overwatch-like Marvel Rivals won’t make you unlock heroes, unlike Overwatch 2 It’s out December 6th Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games Marvel Rivals , Netease’ free-to-play Overwatch wannabe comprised of superheroes from the Marvelverse, is set to launch on December 6th. And in a “hah, take this Overwatch!” way, they’ve also announced that all of its heroes will be unlocked for everyone straight off the bat (man). Oh no wait, he’s DC isn’t he....