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RPS Verdict: Anime racer Screamer slides sideways into success with its colourful, characterful driving - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rps-verdict-screamer-review #Screamer(2026) #XboxSeriesX/S #TheRPSVerdict #RacingArcade #verdict #PS5 #PC

The Sunday Papers - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-sunday-papers-802 #TheSundayPapers

Crimson Desert is raising some AI-brows with a bevy of suspiciously generated-looking art - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crimson-desert-is-raising-some-ai-brows-with-a-bevy-of-suspiciously-generated-looking-art #ActionAdventure #CrimsonDesert #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #PearlAbyss #MMORPG #RPG #PS5 #PC

If you ask Yoshi-P, kids don't care about Final Fantasy anymore because they're taking too long to come out - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/if-you-ask-yoshi-p-kids-dont-care-about-final-fantasy-anymore-because-theyre-taking-too-long-to-come-out #DissidiaDuellumFinalFantasy #MultiplayerCompetitive #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #FinalFantasyVIIRemake #NintendoSwitch2 #FinalFantasyXVI #ActionAdventure #XboxSeriesX/S #Free-to-play #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #SquareEnix #Fighting #Android #iOS #RPG #PS5

God is dead and I am a bullet hell boss of my own making in the physics-based dicerolling roguelike DeeSicks - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/god-is-dead-and-i-am-a-bullet-hell-boss-of-my-own-making-in-the-physics-based-dicerolling-roguelike-deesicks #Roguelike #DeeSicks #Indie #PC

"This progress will not be linear": Mega Crit outline their patching process for Slay the Spire 2 after ruffling some feathers - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-progress-will-not-be-linear-mega-crit-outline-their-patching-process-for-slay-the-spire-2-after-ruffling-some-feathers #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #SlaytheSpire2 #SinglePlayer #CardGames #Strategy #Sideview #Indie #PC

All those upcoming spin-offs aside, Pocketpair apparently aren't all that interested in a Palworld "media empire" - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/all-those-upcoming-spin-offs-aside-pocketpair-apparently-arent-all-that-interested-in-a-palworld-media-empire #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #ActionAdventure #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Pocketpair #Hack&Slash; #Palworld #XboxOne #Shooter #MMORPG #Indie #PS4 #RPG #PS5 #PC

What are we all playing this weekend? - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-are-we-all-playing-this-weekend-374 #ThePokémonCompanyInternational #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #PlayingThisWeekend #Birdview/Isometric #Survival&Crafting; #Strategy:Builder #NintendoSwitch2 #ActionAdventure #PokémonPokopia #SinglePlayer #HoodedHorse #Kids&Family; #OmegaForce #Simulation #GameFreak #CardGames #Roguelike #OpenWorld #Nintendo #Strategy #Sandbox #9Kings #Social #PC

Funi Raccoon is another wonderful pile of rubble to sift through on your computer - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/funi-raccoon-is-another-wonderful-pile-of-rubble-to-sift-through-on-your-computer #Indiescovery #FuniRaccoon #Platformer #Comedy #Indie #PC

"As soon as it fired up, he'd get up and go to lunch": How Age of Empires' developers tested mission difficulty - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-soon-as-it-fired-up-hed-get-up-and-go-to-lunch-how-age-of-empires-developers-tested-mission-difficulty #AgeofEmpiresII:TheAgeofKings #Strategy:Real-TimeStrategy #MultiplayerCompetitive #Birdview/Isometric #EnsembleStudios #AgeofEmpires #SinglePlayer #Microsoft #Strategy #Konami #PC

Crimson Desert is "like riding a bike", says Pearl Abyss PR boss, possibly in the sense that bikes also don't run on Intel Arc GPUs - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crimson-desert-is-like-like-riding-a-bike-says-pearl-abyss-pr-boss-possibly-in-the-sense-that-bikes-also-dont-run-on-intel-arc-gpus #ActionAdventure #CrimsonDesert #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #PearlAbyss #MMORPG #RPG #PS5 #PC

Following a demo, DLC-sized New Vegas mod Fallout Chicago is aiming for a full release in 2027 - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/following-a-demo-dlc-sized-new-vegas-mod-fallout-chicago-is-aiming-for-a-full-release-in-2027 #BandaiNamcoEntertainment #ObsidianEntertainment #BethesdaSoftworks #Fallout:NewVegas #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Firstperson #Xbox360 #Shooter #Apple #Mods #RPG #iOS #PS3 #PC

"A balancing paradigm I often look at is Starcraft": Total War: Medieval 3 won't lean too hard on rock-paper-scissors combat, says creative director - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-balancing-paradigm-i-often-look-at-is-starcraft-total-war-medieval-3-wont-lean-too-hard-on-rock-paper-scissors-combat-says-creative-director #Strategy:Turn-BasedStrategy #Strategy:Real-TimeStrategy #TheCreativeAssembly #TotalWar:Medieval3 #Historical #Strategy #Sega #PC

Netflix's Assassin's Creed TV show is about assassins roaming Ancient Rome and its hero might meet Nero - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/netflixs-assassins-creed-tv-show-is-about-assassins-roaming-ancient-rome-and-its-hero-might-meet-nero #MultiplayerCompetitive #Assassin'sCreedTVShow #UbisoftEntertainment #ActionAdventure #Assassin'sCreed #UbisoftMontreal #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Platformer #Strategy #GameLoft #Xbox360 #Netflix #Ubisoft #PS3 #PC

US regulator won't follow Europe's lead and stick higher age ratings on games with loot boxes and daily quests, since it might confuse parents - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/us-regulator-wont-follow-europes-lead-and-stick-higher-age-ratings-on-games-with-loot-boxes-and-daily-quests-since-it-might-confuse-parents #PC

"So that we don't flood the game with amazing loot": Marathon director defends Cryo Archive's weekend-only release in the name of balance, queue times and player prep - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/so-that-we-dont-flood-the-game-with-amazing-loot-marathon-director-defends-cryo-archives-weekend-only-release-in-the-name-of-balance-queue-times-and-player-prep #MultiplayerCompetitive #Marathon(2026) #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Marathon #Shooter #Bungie #PS5 #iOS #PC

New Slay The Spire 2 patch will "make infinites harder to achieve" by letting the Doormaker eat your cards, amongst other surprises - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/new-slay-the-spire-2-patch-will-make-infinites-harder-to-achieve-by-letting-the-doormaker-eat-your-cards-amongst-other-surprises #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #SlaytheSpire2 #SinglePlayer #CardGames #Strategy #Sideview #Indie #PC

SteamOS update preview brings "initial support" for the Steam Machine, plus new power and Bluetooth tricks for Steam Decks - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steamos-update-preview-brings-initial-support-for-the-steam-machine-steam-deck-features #SteamMachine #SteamDeck #Hardware #SteamOS #Valve

Crimson Desert patch stops bosses attacking you mid-revival, also takes aim at crashes and UI problems - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crimson-desert-patch-stops-bosses-attacking-you-mid-revival-also-takes-aim-at-crashes-and-ui-problems #ActionAdventure #CrimsonDesert #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #PearlAbyss #MMORPG #PS5 #RPG #PC

Subnautica 2's early access release date was "self-servingly" leaked by Krafton, "further damaging the game", claim lawyers for reinstated Unknown Worlds CEO - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/subnautica-2s-early-access-release-date-was-self-servingly-leaked-by-krafton-further-damaging-the-game-claim-lawyers-for-reinstated-unknown-worlds-ceo #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #ActionAdventure #UnknownWorlds #SinglePlayer #Subnautica2 #Firstperson #Krafton

Hoarder is just a beautiful Polish cleaning sim from a former Darkwood dev, until you find the staircase to the very different game beneath - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hoarder-is-just-a-beautiful-polish-cleaning-sim-from-a-former-darkwood-dev-until-you-find-the-staircase-to-the-very-different-game-beneath #ScienceFiction #Exploration #Simulation #StoryRich #Hoarder #Mystery #Horror #PC

Latest Slay The Spire 2 update stops you having over a billion HP, while tweaking the deckbuilder's mod support - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/latest-slay-the-spire-2-update-stops-you-having-over-a-billion-hp-while-tweaking-the-deckbuilders-mod-support #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #SlaytheSpire2 #SinglePlayer #CardGames #Strategy #Sideview #Indie #PC

Starfield is a game people were "just not ready" for and it'll still come good at some point, reckons Fallout 4 composer - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfield-is-a-game-people-were-just-not-ready-for-and-itll-still-come-good-at-some-point-reckons-fallout-4-composer #Shooter:FirstPerson #BethesdaGameStudios #BethesdaSoftworks #ActionAdventure #ScienceFiction #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Firstperson #Starfield #OpenWorld #Shooter #RPG #PC

Xbox Full Screen Experience shows a potential glimpse of how Project Helix will work – though right now, it’s a flawed PC platform - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-full-screen-experience-shows-a-potential-glimpse-of-how-project-helix-will-work-though-right-now-its-a-flawed-pc-platform #ProjectHelix #Microsoft #Windows11 #Hardware #Handheld

QPAD Mark Model 3 gaming mouse review: cute screen, but a middling mouse - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/qpad-mark-model-3-gaming-mouse-review #GamingMice #QuickKits #Hardware

There's no secret Cyberpunk 2077 DLC coming, CD Projekt say, immediately setting themselves up for more nagging about secret Witcher 3 DLC - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/theres-no-secret-cyberpunk-2077-dlc-coming-cd-projekt-say-immediately-setting-themselves-up-for-more-nagging-about-secret-witcher-3-dlc #BandaiNamcoEntertainment #TheWitcher3:WildHunt #WarnerBros.Games #ActionAdventure #ScienceFiction #Cyberpunk2077 #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #CDProjektRED #Firstperson #Thirdperson #PS4

Combine 40 runes into your own, extremely broken spells in Paper Mario-style RPG Rhell, out now on PC - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/combine-40-runes-into-your-own-extremely-broken-spells-in-paper-mario-style-rpg-rhell-out-now-on-pc #Rhell:WarpedWorlds&TroubledTimes; #YogscastGames #SinglePlayer #Exploration #Fantasy #Puzzle #RPG #PC

Rooftops are jumped, skulls are thumped and a man falls on his wet bum in Thief-esque Project Shadowglass' latest trailer - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rooftops-are-jumped-skulls-are-thumped-and-a-man-falls-on-his-wet-bum-in-thief-esque-project-shadowglass-latest-trailer #ProjectShadowglass #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Simulation #RPG:Action #Fantasy #Indie #RPG #PC

The latest Whiskerwood update finally lets you stop hungry mice from raiding your food warehouses – though they might riot over it - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-latest-whiskerwood-update-finally-lets-you-stop-hungry-mice-from-raiding-your-food-warehouses-though-they-might-riot-over-it #Birdview/Isometric #MinakataDynamics #Strategy:Builder #SinglePlayer #HoodedHorse #Whiskerwood #Simulation #Strategy #PC

The Night can steal your face in Victorian mansion horror Cordura, aka Phasmophobia meets Dishonored - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-night-can-steal-your-face-in-victorian-mansion-horror-cordura-aka-phasmophobia-meets-dishonored #Shooter:FirstPerson #Cordura #Fantasy #Horror #PC

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is adding a bulldozing new class, while fellow spinoff Rogue Core gets an early access release date - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/deep-rock-galactic-survivor-is-adding-a-bulldozing-new-class-while-fellow-spinoff-rogue-core-gets-an-early-access-release-date #DeepRockGalactic:RogueCore #DeepRockGalactic:Survivor #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #GhostShipPublishing #Shooter:FirstPerson #Birdview/Isometric #Shooter:RPGShooter #Survival&Crafting; #PC

"This is personal for me" - creators of game about suing murderous billionaires cancel Microsoft deal and join No Games For Genocide boycott - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-is-personal-for-me-creators-of-game-about-suing-murderous-billionaires-cancel-microsoft-deal-and-join-no-games-for-genocide-boycott #AllWillRise #PC

Trump administration's "cruel and unnecessary" acts called out by Titanium Court developer during IGF award speech - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/trump-administrations-cruel-and-unnecessary-acts-called-out-by-titanium-court-developer-during-igf-award-speech #Strategy:Turn-BasedStrategy #FellowTraveller #TitaniumCourt #SinglePlayer #Strategy #Puzzle #Indie #PC

Moonlighter dev's next haunt is ReVamp, a tower defence roguelike where Dracula is cursed to defend his castle forever - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/moonlighter-devs-next-haunt-is-revamp-a-tower-defence-roguelike-where-dracula-is-cursed-to-defend-his-castle-forever #Roguelike #Strategy #ReVamp #Horror #Indie #PC

Hazard Pay is a block-pushing puzzle game you can really sink your mop into - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hazard-pay-is-a-block-pushing-puzzle-game-you-can-really-sink-your-mop-into #HazardPay #Puzzle #PC

Behold Subnautica 2's fancy fresh windows that come as part of its new procedural base building system - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/behold-subnautica-2s-fancy-fresh-windows-that-come-as-part-of-its-new-procedural-base-building-system #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #ActionAdventure #UnknownWorlds #SinglePlayer #Subnautica2 #Firstperson #Krafton

I am going to be playing this rap album that's also a walkthrough of indie classic Cave Story on repeat - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-am-going-to-be-playing-this-rap-album-thats-also-a-walkthrough-of-indie-classic-cave-story-on-repeat #NomadGamesLimited #ActionAdventure #NintendoSwitch #SinglePlayer #NintendoWii #StudioPixel #Platformer #CaveStory #Sideview #Nintendo #Shooter #Nicalis #Indie #PC

Co-op Shadow of the Colossus and hero looter shooter: the genres Arc Raiders devs' thought it was during development - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/co-op-shadow-of-the-colossus-and-hero-looter-shooter-the-genres-arc-raiders-devs-thought-it-was-during-development #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #ScienceFiction #XboxSeriesX/S #EmbarkStudios #Thirdperson #ARCRaiders #Shooter #PS5 #PC

Don’t know your FSR Diamonds from your DirectStorages? Here’s what all that Project Helix tech-speak actually means - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dont-know-your-fsr-diamonds-from-your-directstorages-heres-what-all-that-project-helix-tech-speak-actually-means #ProjectHelix #Microsoft #Hardware

Ex-Overwatch director reveals a multiplayer lovechild of Read Dead and Rust, which I hope boasts nude shootouts - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ex-overwatch-director-reveals-a-multiplayer-lovechild-of-read-dead-and-rust-which-i-hope-boasts-nude-shootouts #TheLegendofCalifornia #Shooter:FirstPerson #ActionAdventure #Firstperson #Dreamhaven #OpenWorld #Indie #PC

A week from its release date, Crimson Desert swallows some Denuvo DRM - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-week-from-its-release-date-crimson-desert-swallows-some-denuvo-drm #ActionAdventure #XboxSeriesX/S #CrimsonDesert #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #PearlAbyss #MMORPG #RPG #PS5 #PC

Good news, UK Discord users, we're part of a Peter Thiel-linked data collection "experiment" - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/good-news-uk-discord-users-were-part-of-a-peter-thiel-linked-data-collection-experiment #privacy #Discord

ECHOSTASIS’s curious and thoughtful horror doesn’t overlook the importance of an excellent shotgun - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/echostasiss-curious-and-thoughtful-horror-doesnt-overlook-the-importance-of-an-excellent-shotgun #ActionAdventure #EnigmaStudio #SinglePlayer #Indiescovery #Firstperson #Echostasis #Horror #Indie #PC