The RPS Advent Calendar paddles on. What’s waiting behind the third door? It may take repeated scans to find out. Watch out for the alien jellyfish, just there. It’s In Other Waters! Alice Bee: I like having baths, and whenever I do I always stick my ears under the water at least once so I can listen to the weird glonging and scraping and gurgling noises, because of how everything sounds a bit wrong and alien underwater....
First up are those new Daemonhunters coming next year that’s being developed by Complex Games and published by Frontier Foundry. You can take a gander at the quick teaser trailer here showing off the Grey Knights in their shiny mech armor. Here’s the background that Game Workshop give on the Knights: Games Workshop say they’re planning a “full cinematic announcement” for Daemonhunters coming this August, with launch planned for sometime in 2022....
Streets Of Rogue launched its level editor After two months in beta, it’s now up for everyone. VVVVVV shared its source code You can now rummage around in the gravity-flipping platformer’s technoguts, whether it’s out of curiosity or a desire to change it. Surprisingly, people have already submitted a load of bug fixes to the codebase. Doom & Doom II added support for 60fps and built-in add-ons I suppose Bethesda’s tinkering with their new enhanced Bethesda....
But, before we broach the topic of this week’s Big Game, we’ve got some news to talk about in Headlines & Hot Takes. On this episode, the conversation is dominated by Timesplitters. Yes, Timesplitters. Deep Silver are getting the band back together to work on a new entry in the beloved FPS series. We also talk about what Gearbox could be up to, and whether or not it’ll be something wildly different to Borderlands....
Here’s Geralt riding on a horsey into town (many folks came out from miles around): And engaging in a spot of violence: Then stomping over gardens: I skipped huge chunks of The Witcher 3 because god, it’s a lot, and it got too repetitive. But I’d happily multitask my way through those parts on the sofa, ticking off side-quests with the telly on in the background or something. No, I don’t want to buy a Nintendo Switch....
Netflix premiered a rather short teaser during WitcherCon a couple weeks ago, but today’s trailer is a much longer look at the upcoming film. Vesemir, if you don’t know him, is Geralt’s rather old Witcher mentor who appears in the original novels and CD Projekt Red’s games. This prequel story takes place well before the White Wolf’s day though. “Vesemir grew up as a servant on a nobleman’s estate, working long days for too little coin,” Netflix say....
It’s bringing a bunch of new and improved features to the series - like letting you select your squad from 11 agents each with their own personalities, and an update to the turn-based combat to make encounters more “intense and unpredictable”. “City 31, the setting for XCOM: Chimera Squad, has become a model of peace in the post-invasion world,” says the Steam page. “However, not all of Earth’s inhabitants support interspecies alliance....
Get the Thermaltake ToughPower GF 850W for £60 w/ code TT850W (was £90) This is an awesome price on a high-end PSU, especially given how impossible it was to find a high-wattage power supply just a few months ago. The recent easing of supply restrictions (and crypto-mining crash) seems to have made it much easier, and now we’re starting to see these PSUs available at a discount rather than at a steep premium over their UK RRP!...
I’m not gonna lie, this thing has big Transformers energy, and its sharp, angular chassis and bulky black frame makes me think this is more likely to be a Decepticon than a friendly-natured Autobot. I mean, I can practically hear Soundwave’s voice coming out of this thing, can’t you? This is the start of humanity’s downfall, I can just feel it. All jokes aside, the Aurora 7 is certainly an impressive undertaking, and I’m amazed that it actually works....
One player who’s also a software engineer created the super useful Valheim world generator which will show you the locations of all sorts of things for a particular world seed. You can see the entire world map, including biomes. You can also toggle settings to see the location of different bosses, structures, runestones, and other points of interest you might be hunting for. The creator says that not all seeds come out quite perfectly yet though....
That’s a shame - because by all accounts the tactical deckbuilding roguelite is worth remembering - and the news is that it’s leaving early access on April 9th. Trials Of Fire is a fantasy roguelike that takes place within the pages of a fantasy book. You wander across its pages, having choose-your-own adventures, then leap into tactical battles when a rumble breaks out. The tactical combat with your three-person crew of different classes of fighter (eg....
Like everything, it’s also a roguelike, but it’s transparent and fair enough that I can reluctantly forgive that too, not least because I’ve found myself enjoying this one the more it went on. It’s a lighter, cheerier sibling of Into The Breach that’s half tactical fighter, half puzzler, and its default difficulty setting is close to perfect if you’re looking for something less intense that will still catch you out now and then....
“We’re looking to work with best-in-class teams that can make great games across all of our IP,” Lucasfilm Games VP Douglas Reilly told the official Star Wars site. “We’ve got a team of professionals here at Lucasfilm Games who can work with the developers, shape the stories, shape the creative, shape the games, to make them really resonate with fans and deliver across a breadth of platforms, genres, and experiences so that all of our fans can enjoy the IPs that they know and love....
Predictably, developers weren’t keen on Riccitiello’s comments either, ironSource furore aside. Many, in fact, have turned Riccitiello’s words back against him. Donut County creator Ben Esposito tweeted that “i made Apple’s iPhone Game of the Year in 2018 (Donut County) using Unity, but according to their CEO i’m a ‘big fucking idiot’ for not making Hole io, the f2p game that ripped it off”. Ladykiller In A Bind dev Christine Love, meanwhile, tweeted that “I’m pretty sure the actual reason I’m a ‘fucking idiot’ is because I’m still using their product....
Unto The End has stuck in my mind since I first caught wind of it. The story is pretty basic—fight and adventure your way home to your family. Its minimalist combat design that relies on watching enemies for cues instead of prompting button presses is what I find alluring. “All the father’s abilities are available from the outset and mastery of those skills, as well as keen observation of your surroundings, are key to survival and success,” 2 Ton say....
Below you’ll learn what it means when you see the words “Castle Heart Status: In Decay” on your screen in V Rising. We’ll explain how to prevent Castle Heart Decay, and the consequences of neglecting the health of your Castle Heart for a long enough time. What is Castle Heart Decay in V Rising? Your Castle Heart in V Rising is the most important part of your home. It is the starting tile from which you can build outwards, constructing foundations, walls, resource-gathering structures, and even roofs to create your castle....
In this guide, we’ll break down the V Rising map, covering each region that’s currently available in Early Access and what you can expect to find there. V Rising map overview The V Rising map is currently split into five main regions: Farbane Woods, Dunley Farmlands, Cursed Forest, Silverlight Hills, and Hallowed Mountains. Farbane Woods is the largest region and likely the busiest area in terms of player population, as it is the starting area for new players in V Rising....
Valorant Brimstone guide Brimstone abilities overview Brimstone tips - Sky Smoke Brimstone tips - Incendiary Brimstone tips - Stim Beacon Brimstone ultimate tips - Orbital Strike Some additional Brimstone tips Brimstone abilities overview It’s always good to quickly run through the abilities of an agent before we start properly discussing how to play them. So to that end, here are all the abilities Brimstone can use in a Valorant match:...
For some, May will be forever known as the voice behind the infamous “do a barrel roll” line in Starfox 64. But for us PC folks, his voice is best recognised as the roaring bloodthirst of TF2’s Soldier, screaming “maggot!” from across gravel-pits and payload tracks. Some TF2 players have already sent off the Soldier with their own farewells, including a 21-gun salute atop the bridge on 2fort. This week, Valve paid official respects to May with a small game update that, nestled quietly among minor bug and exploit fixes, included “a tribute” to the Soldier voice actor....
