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One of Subnautica 2's ousted execs is now working on a sequel to ship-scavenging horror game Duskers
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/one-of-subnautica-2s-ousted-execs-is-now-working-on-a-sequel-to-ship-scavenging-horror-game-duskers
Published: June 7, 2026 21:00
Surprise. the follow-up to Misfits Attic's Duskers is called Duskers 2.0. Get ready for more spooky and strategic scavenging of shipwrecks hovering ominously above planets, this time with the goal of establishing colonies which can give the denizens of a…
"It is alive": the makers of 2024 horror GOTY Mouthwashing are back with perhaps the most dreadful World War tank sim you'll ever play
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/it-is-alive-the-makers-of-2024-horror-goty-mouthwashing-are-back-with-perhaps-the-most-dreadful-world-war-tank-sim-youll-ever-play
Published: June 7, 2026 21:00
It's hard to conceive of a nastier workplace than Mouthwashing's spaceship - that delirious, foam-clogged labyrinth of cracked sunsets and fire-freshness - but developers Wrong Organ are certainly upping the ante with their new game Carcass Clad. Announced…
Valheim 1.0 release date announced, so prepare to ward off "ancient evils and lurking threats" in its treacherously icy final biome
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valheim-10-release-date-announced-so-prepare-to-ward-off-ancient-evils-and-lurking-threats-in-its-treacherously-icy-final-biome
Published: June 7, 2026 20:45
It may, as I write this, be summer showcase season. However, you should get ready to wrap up warm. Co-op Viking survivor Valheim's set to get very cold soon, as its 1.0 release brings a final new biome, the Deep North. "A frigid land encased in ice and…
El Paso, Elsewhere 2 invites you back into its moody, supernatural neo-noir world with sick flips and Frankenstein
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/el-paso-elsewhere-2-invites-you-back-into-its-moody-supernatural-neo-noir-world-with-sick-flips-and-frankenstein
Published: June 7, 2026 20:30
There are very few studios with an output as varied as Strange Scaffold's. They've got games about trading organs and babies, NSFW clicking, cooking delicious meals for kaiju, and, soon enough, sending pedestrians into a fantasy world to help an elf girl…
Play a parasitic brain mushroom in Signet City, the first-person fungalpunk RPG from the creator of Citizen Sleeper
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/play-a-parasitic-brain-mushroom-in-signet-city-the-first-person-fungalpunk-rpg-from-the-creator-of-citizen-sleeper
Published: June 7, 2026 20:30
I'm afraid to tell you, dear reader, that you're a parasite. Living on the lifeblood of others, that's you. Or, you will be if you choose to play Signet City, the new game from Jump Over The Age, creators of In Other Waters and Citizen Sleeper. That's…
The Sunday Papers
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-sunday-papers-813-1
Published: June 7, 2026 10:00
Sundays are for recovering after a late night of trailerblogging and oop, no, wait, there’s another two full-length showcases just this evening. It’s too late for me, readers, but you can save yourselves with some more thoughtful, maybe even calming reads…
Silent Hill 2 remakers Bloober Team are boldly going where few horror devs have gone before in Star Trek: Shadow Frontier, a "psychological thriller" starring Ro Laren
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/silent-hill-2-remakers-bloober-team-are-boldly-going-where-few-horror-devs-have-gone-before-in-star-trek-shadow-frontier-a-psychological-thriller-starring-ro-laren
Published: June 6, 2026 23:10
Here's one I wasn't quite expecting: Silent Hill 2 remake and Cronos: The New Dawn developers Bloober Team are working on a Star Trek game in collaboration with license owners Paramount. As you might imagine, given Bloober's pedigree, it doesn't appear to…
Self-cloning strategy game The Alters is getting a 20 hour terraforming expansion that plays with the problem of age
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/self-cloning-strategy-game-the-alters-is-getting-a-20-hour-terraforming-expansion-that-plays-with-the-problem-of-age
Published: June 6, 2026 21:00
Self-cloning sci-fi strategy game The Alters is getting a DLC expansion in which you terraform the world of the original game, using cryosleep to fast-forward the years, even as your hard-working alternate selves age and wither. Out on 13th July, it's a 20…
Ukrainian-made Lovecraftian horror game The Sinking City 2 finally has a release date, and you can play the first hour right now on Steam
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ukrainian-made-lovecraftian-horror-game-the-sinking-city-2-finally-has-a-release-date-and-you-can-play-the-first-hour-right-now-on-steam
Published: June 6, 2026 20:00
Frogwares' are ready for you to dip your toes into their survival horror game The Sinking City 2. What happens to said toes in those tentacle-filled Lovecraftian waters is your responsibility. As well as a release date – August 18th –, the Ukrainian…
What are we all playing this weekend?
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-are-we-all-playing-this-weekend-385
Published: June 6, 2026 07:00
Saturdays are for lying in bed and resting your sore typing fingers, muttering curses at Geoff Keighley under your breath. They're not particularly mean curses, I quite enjoy covering events like SGF. It's nice having a few hours where game announcements…
It's not an Imposter, it's a spin-off: multiplayer backstabbing game Among Us has spawned a single player detective story
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/its-not-an-imposter-its-a-spin-off-multiplayer-backstabbing-game-among-us-is-becoming-a-single-player-detective-story
Published: June 6, 2026 01:11
Good news, people who suck at getting away with murder in quintessential pandemic lockdown game Among Us. Developers Innersloth have announced a single player detective spin-off, Among Us Story: On Guard, in which you play a spaceship security guy trying…
Brace yourself, Mr Bond: 007 First Light is getting some pirate king DLC alongside New Game+ and extra TacSim challenges
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/brace-yourself-mr-bond-007-first-light-is-getting-some-pirate-king-dlc-alongside-new-game-and-extra-tacsim-challenges
Published: June 6, 2026 00:39
Io Interactive's Hitmanly Bond adventure 007 First Light is getting some DLC, and the DLC involves PIRATES. Specifically, it involves pirate king Bawma, played by singer and actor Lenny Kravitz, who makes a fleeting appearance in the main game. In the…
Square Enix reveal Final Fantasy 7: Revelation, the final part of the remake trilogy, coming to PC in 2027
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/square-enix-reveal-final-fantasy-7-revelation-the-final-part-of-the-remake-trilogy-coming-to-pc-in-2027
Published: June 6, 2026 00:04
Square Enix have announced the third part of their Final Fantasy 7 action RPG remake trilogy. It's called Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, and it's out on all platforms including PC in spring 2027. Yep, there's no wait for a port this time. We get to live out…
Assassin's Creed creator's forgotten fantasy game 1666: Amsterdam will finally release this year, over a decade after Ubisoft ripped it from his fingers
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/assassins-creed-creators-forgotten-fantasy-game-1666-amsterdam-will-finally-release-this-year-over-a-decade-after-ubisoft-ripped-it-from-his-fingers
Published: June 5, 2026 23:13
Original Assassin's Creed creative director Patrice Désilets and his team at Panache Digital Games have announced a new version of 1666: Amsterdam, the supernatural history game Désilets once worked on a lifetime ago at THQ Montreal. What's more, the game…
"Overwhelming power": Fumito Ueda's giant robot game gets an official title and, wait a minute, is that a gun?
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/overwhelming-power-fumito-uedas-giant-robot-game-gets-an-official-title-and-wait-a-minute-is-that-a-gun
Published: June 5, 2026 22:25
Friends, it is almost time to be very, very sad because a massive metal man fell over and died. Ico and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda has dropped the first proper footage of his forthcoming mech game project, announced back in 2024 with the…
Tupac Shakur joins Snoop Dogg in Stranger Than Heaven, which also has a release date once you've finished getting over the whole dead rapper cameo business
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tupac-shakur-joins-snoop-dogg-in-stranger-than-heaven-which-also-has-a-release-date-once-youve-finished-getting-over-the-whole-dead-rapper-cameo-business
Published: June 5, 2026 22:10
Right. So. Stranger Than Heaven, the Like A Dragon/Yakuza devs' hop through different decades of 20th century Japanese history? You're probably already aware that Snoop Dogg's in it. Well, a digitally resurrected version of fellow rapper Tupac Shakur's…
"A new hunting ground for the ultimate apex predator" - Alien: Isolation 2 gets its first proper trailer
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-new-hunting-ground-for-the-ultimate-apex-predator-alien-isolation-2-gets-its-first-proper-trailer
Published: June 5, 2026 21:52
Creative Assembly and Sega have screened the first proper trailer for Alien: Isolation 2, confirming in the process that the new xenomorph horror game is set on a planet. A planet of windy trees, thick fog, and much wreckage. There is a cage with the bars…
MIA action-adventure Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin resurfaces in the hands of noted katana enthusiasts Platinum Games
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mia-action-adventure-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-last-ronin-resurfaces-in-the-hands-of-noted-katana-enthusiasts-platinum-games
Published: June 5, 2026 21:40
Platinum Games, the game development studio that evidently are to edged weapon action games what Marks & Spencer are to inoffensive socks, are making a TMNT game. It’s called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, it’s being published by Paramount…
Capcom announce Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake, a new first-person version of the 26-year-old Dreamcast hit
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/capcom-announce-resident-evil-code-veronica-remake-a-new-first-person-version-of-the-26-year-old-dreamcast-hit
Published: June 5, 2026 21:26
The zombies are eating well this summer. Capcom have revealed the much-rumoured remake of Resident Evil: Code Veronica, originally released on Dreamcast a billion centuries ago in 2000. Read more
Summer Game Fest 2026 everything announced for pc so far – and a few rumours thrown in for good measure
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/summer-game-fest-2026-everything-announced-for-pc
Published: June 5, 2026 17:20
Once again the last grains of beach sand in the great hourglass are trickling through its glass sphincter, denoting that the start of Summer Games Fest 2026 is almost upon us.* At precisely 10pm BST / 5pm EDT, Geoff Keighley will storm the stage in LA and…
Guild Wars 3 reveal speculation ramps up a notch as domain digging unearths a recently updated website
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/guild-wars-3-reveal-speculation-ramps-up-a-notch-as-domain-digging-unearths-a-recently-updated-website
Published: June 5, 2026 15:37
Chatter about a potential Guild Wars 3 reveal at today's Summer Game Fest has picked up following the discovery that a website domain that'd seem to fit the MMORPG and appears to be registered to NC Corporation has been updated today, June 5th. This…
Is Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal paying off? Xbox boss Asha Sharma says it's "hard to say how to think about those decisions"
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/is-microsofts-69-billion-activision-blizzard-deal-paying-off-xbox-boss-asha-sharma-says-its-hard-to-say-how-to-think-about-those-decisions
Published: June 5, 2026 12:09
Just under 1000 days ago, or about two and a half years ago if you measure time like a normal person, Microsoft completed their acquisition of Activision Blizzard following a lengthy legal process. It cost $68.7 billion and meant Xbox's parent company now…
Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream: Join our liveblog for all the main show and Day of the Devs announcements
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sgf-2026-livestream
Published: June 5, 2026 10:55
Our annual Summer Game Fest liveblog returns this evening, June 5th, for another up-to-the-minute updatening of all the news, trailers, and announcements unveiled during the Summer of Geoff’s main showcase. And, since it follows straight after, we’re…
Gothic's remake is out today, adding new detail and awfulness to the 2001 RPG's bustling prison world
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gothics-remake-is-out-today-adding-new-detail-and-awfulness-to-the-2001-rpgs-bustling-prison-world
Published: June 5, 2026 09:50
Hey you! You're finally awake – oh, hang on, I'm thinking of the other fantasy yarn in which you start out as a shackled prisoner. Today is release day for Alkimia Interactive and THQ Nordic's remake of Gothic, the 2001 first-person RPG from Piranha Bytes.…
The Steam Machine and Steam Frame are shipping this summer, Valve confirm as the pair join the Verified program
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-machine-and-steam-frame-shipping-this-summer-valve-confirm
Published: June 5, 2026 08:54
It's coming home. It's coming to your home (provided you've got the money and desire to buy it). The Steam Machine is coming to homes this summer, Valve have confirmed as they've added both the Machine and Steam Frame to their verified doodads program.…
Lexispell is Balatro for people that love spelling bees and hate gambling
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lexispell-is-balatro-for-people-that-love-spelling-bees-and-hate-gambling
Published: June 4, 2026 21:54
Game gets popular, games gets clones, that's just how the cookie crumbles. Vampire Survivors, Buckshot Roulette, Lethal Company; as soon as those games blew up, derivatives were a guarantee. This is true of Balatro too of course, a game which has produced…
Rust's latest update asks you to say goodbye to your old outdated face and hello to your new, handsome one
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rusts-latest-update-asks-you-to-say-goodbye-to-your-old-outdated-face-and-hello-to-your-new-handsome-one
Published: June 4, 2026 20:33
It's time to say hello to your new face! This would be a creepy as all hell a sentence in just about any other context (perhaps it still is), but I am not a plastic surgeon, I am a person that writes about video games and the things they do. This time, in…
Development on Prologue: Go Wayback is ending as PlayerUnknown Productions lays off an unspecified amount of staff
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/development-on-prologue-go-wayback-is-ending-as-playerunknown-productions-lays-off-an-unspecified-amount-of-staff
Published: June 4, 2026 17:56
I guess we're not going to find out what comes after the prologue after all. By that I mean, some bad news came out of PlayerUnknown Productions yesterday. The studio shared a statement on their Dwitter account to share that development on Prologue: Go…
Unknown Worlds outline a bunch of incoming small Subnautica 2 updates including predator behaviour adjustments and proximity chat
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/unknown-worlds-outline-a-bunch-of-incoming-small-subnautica-2-updates-including-predator-behaviour-adjustments-and-proximity-chat
Published: June 4, 2026 17:07
How about a little look ahead at what's apparently coming to Subnautica 2? Following the game's incredibly strong launch that is probably going to force Krafton to pay out that $250 million bonus after all, Unknown Worlds have released another dev log…
"We didn't have the content needed to do it justice at the time": Helldivers 2 is finally getting a roguelite system Arrowhead experimented with pre-launch
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-didnt-have-the-content-needed-to-do-it-justice-at-the-time-helldivers-2-is-finally-getting-a-roguelite-system-arrowhead-experimented-with-pre-launch
Published: June 4, 2026 14:45
Late last year, Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt briefly teased on social media that Arrowhead had put together a prototype for a roguelite mode which would fundamentally change the shooter. Months on, the studio have properly pulled the…
Witcher devs' Project Hadar will make you feel all of the open-world emotions, a new job ad suggests, though sorry it still isn't a cosmic Japanese horror game
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/witcher-devs-project-hadar-will-make-you-feel-all-of-the-open-world-emotions-a-new-job-ad-suggests-though-sorry-it-still-isnt-a-cosmic-japanese-horror-game
Published: June 4, 2026 12:04
They might have proven they deal in secret extra DLC for decade-old RPGs this year, but for my money, Project Hadar remains the most mysterious game CD Projekt have in the works. It's always there in their financial reports alongside The Witcher 4 and…
Star Wars Zero Company release date leaks ahead of Summer Game Fest, and its XCOM-ish star warring isn't too far, far away
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/star-wars-zero-company-release-date-leaks-ahead-of-summer-game-fest-and-its-xcom-ish-star-warring-isnt-too-far-far-away
Published: June 4, 2026 10:28
The release date for Bit Reactor and Respawn's XCOM-coded strategy game Star Wars Zero Company has leaked ahead of the Summer Geoffs. Those in the mood to order a squad around in the midst of the Clone Wars before the summer's out are in luck, as Zero…
007 First Light sequels will be helmed "by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios", as the corp look to be taking more direct control over his Bondliness
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/007-first-light-sequels-will-be-helmed-by-mgm-and-theoretically-by-amazon-game-studios-as-the-corp-look-to-be-taking-more-direct-control-over-his-bondliness
Published: June 4, 2026 09:33
007 First Light, James Bond's freshly released spying sojourn to various exotic and dangerous locales, is a thoroughly enjoyable action romp. Naturally, the fact that was my verdict when reviewing it means I'm keen to see developers IO Interactive get a…
"One discovers, one guides, and one strikes the final blow": Ikumi Nakamura's new yokai-hunting game Kemuri is turning co-op into a ritual, somehow
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/one-discovers-one-guides-and-one-strikes-the-final-blow-ikumi-nakamuras-new-yokai-hunting-game-kemuri-is-turning-co-op-into-a-ritual-somehow
Published: June 3, 2026 16:39
Our chums at PlayStation have shared more about Kemuri, the giddy new third-person action game from a team lead by former Tango Gameworks developer and E3 2019 scene-stealer Ikumi Nakamura. In case you missed the 2023 announcement, it casts you as an…
God of War Laufey and Wolverine are snubbing PC, as rumoured, but I bet they come crawling back sometime after the launch of PS6
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/god-of-war-laufey-and-wolverine-are-snubbing-pc-as-rumoured-but-i-bet-they-come-crawling-back-sometime-after-the-launch-of-ps6
Published: June 3, 2026 15:19
In the recently announced God Of War Laufey, you will not step into the shoes of John Kratos's dearly departed wife Faye. You will not embark on a rollercoaster adventure through a syncretic, pick-and-mix "Everywhen" of dead mythological figures that…
Forza Horizon 6 gets customisable interiors thanks to a modder who couldn't resist swapping the seats of their beemer
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forza-horizon-6-gets-customisable-interiors-thanks-to-a-modder-who-couldnt-resist-swapping-the-seats-of-their-beemer
Published: June 3, 2026 14:37
Forza Horizon 6's car customisation, while packing plenty of under-the-hood tweaks and a decent amount of bodykits, isn't as in-depth as the likes of the Need For Speed series usually offer. The inability to mess around with your ride's interior is one of…
"The difference is not just that you can’t fight back, it’s that you feel like you shouldn’t": Alien Isolation's lead designer wants you to "respect" the dinos in The Lost Wild
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-difference-is-not-just-that-you-cant-fight-back-its-that-you-feel-like-you-shouldnt-alien-isolations-lead-designer-wants-you-to-respect-the-dinos-in-the-lost-wild
Published: June 3, 2026 12:20
Annapurna Interactive have shared a new trailer and fresh details for The Lost Wild, a survival horror game set on an island of wrecked scientific bases, where dinosaurs have somehow endured into the modern era – a kind of "jurassic park", if you will.…
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis studio have used "AI-assisted tools" during development, but swear "any AI-assisted assets were either replaced or refined by humans"
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tomb-raider-legacy-of-atlantis-studio-have-used-ai-assisted-tools-during-development-but-swear-any-ai-assisted-assets-were-either-replaced-or-refined-by-humans
Published: June 3, 2026 11:50
Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis's fresh trailer during last night's PlayStation showcase came with the news that its release has been pushed back to February 12th, 2027. Alongside that, the game's Steam page has been fleshed out a bit more, including the…
Control Resonant release date? Yeah that's nice, now move aside so I can look at its system requirements and ohhh that's a lot of SSD space
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/control-resonant-release-date-yeah-thats-nice-now-move-aside-so-i-can-look-at-its-system-requirements-and-ohhh-thats-a-lot-of-ssd-space
Published: June 3, 2026 11:18
Control Resonant, Remedy’s first foray into hacky and slashy character action, has a release date: it’s September 24th 2026, and there’s a new story trailer to prove it. Another case of the games industry playing Dodge the GTA 6? Maybe, maybe not, though…
Texturetown is a Frankenstein's MMO created by remixing Club Penguin, Pirates of the Caribbean Online and other dead MMOs
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/texturetown-is-a-frankensteins-mmo-created-by-remixing-club-penguin-pirates-of-the-caribbean-online-and-other-dead-mmos
Published: June 3, 2026 09:45
I've really been getting into videogame collages, lately – projects like Funi Racoon, a verminous cache of Windows 95 desktop materials and Easter Island sculpture, and Water Level/b.l.u.e. EXPLORATION, a "plunderludic" in which Dark Souls, Super Mario 64,…
Marathon season 2 launch plagued by anteaters, monkeys and weasels, with Bungie dishing out free gear to say sorry for the server issues
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/marathon-season-2-launch-plagued-by-anteaters-monkeys-and-weasels-with-bungie-dishing-out-free-gear-to-say-sorry-for-the-server-issues
Published: June 3, 2026 09:12
Watch out! An unruly gang of animals have been accosting Marathon right as its season 2 update has gone live! Developers Bungie have been hard at work getting the creatures under control, and have promised to dish out some free gear to affected players as…
Rayman Legends was a timeless 2D platformer with beautiful art, but I'll grudgingly admit that its remake is an improvement
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rayman-legends-was-a-timeless-2d-platformer-with-beautiful-art-but-ill-grudgingly-admit-that-its-remake-is-an-improvement
Published: June 2, 2026 22:00
In my memory, Rayman Legends is a timeless classic. Released in 2013, it arrived at a moment when Ubisoft were becoming best known for po-faced games like Assassin's Creed and innumerable Tom Clancy spinoffs, yet Rayman Legends was a gorgeous 2D platformer…
Silent Hill: Townfall wants you to "fear the truth behind the static" when it arrives in September
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/silent-hill-townfall-wants-you-to-fear-the-truth-behind-the-static-when-it-arrives-in-september
Published: June 2, 2026 21:59
Here's the thing. When Konami announced that Silent Hill was making a comeback with not only a remake of its most beloved entry, but two new games from different studios, I felt quite curmudgeonly about it. I still do about that Silent Hill 2 remake, to be…
Copy animals' movements to turn into them, or fuse them to travel further in Mimic Meadows
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/copy-animals-movements-to-turn-into-them-or-fuse-them-to-travel-further-in-mimic-meadows
Published: June 2, 2026 20:43
I want you to look me dead in the eyes and tell me you've never copied the way an animal moves in your life. Just try to, I'll know you're lying. I know you've hopped like a frog, flapped your arms like a bird, ran on all fours like a dog. It's fun! How…
Dungeon Lurker's crunchy, grimey pixel art hides a metatextual secret beneath its roguelike, dungeon crawling veneers
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dungeon-lurkers-crunchy-grimey-pixel-art-hides-a-metatextual-secret-beneath-its-roguelike-dungeon-crawling-veneers
Published: June 2, 2026 18:07
Dungeon crawlers conceptually appeal to me as a genre, but I've never quite found one that I've entirely clicked with. I'm talking oldschool dungeon crawlers here, where you take each step as it comes. I want to crawl some dungeons! Perhaps just not like…
Pick your favourite Greek god and build a metropolis in their name in the strategy city-builder Theos: Cities of Myth
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pick-your-favourite-greek-god-and-build-a-metropolis-in-their-name-in-the-strategy-city-builder-theos-cities-of-myth
Published: June 2, 2026 17:03
Fancy devoting your entire existence to the whims and desires of a variety of Greek gods? Sure you do! At least in the safety of your digital blanket that is your Steam library. To do such a thing, you'll be wanting to check out Theos: Cities Of Myth, an…
Turn-based RPG Entropy offers up a world abandoned by the gods that looks like a PS1 game fished from a toilet
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/turn-based-rpg-entropy-offers-up-a-world-abandoned-by-the-gods-that-looks-like-a-ps1-game-fished-from-a-toilet
Published: June 2, 2026 16:31
An hour into Entropy, the new turn-based RPG from Dread Delusion studio Lovely Hellplace, I stumbled on three randos frenziedly interrogating a severed head. In theory, the head belonged to a demon, one of the hellspawn who had recently laid the realm to…
Marathon season 2 kicks off with a "PvP-lite" mode that sounds more like a sidestep for those after PvE
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/marathon-season-2-kicks-off-with-a-pvp-lite-mode-that-sounds-more-like-a-sidestep-for-those-after-pve
Published: June 2, 2026 16:03
Marathon season 2 kicks off today, acting as a fresh start for every single person who's played so far with its complete wipe of all gear. For this first week of the season, it's also going to be free-to-play for anyone, clearly a big plea for those that…
Silver Pines is a rotoscoped side-scrolling survival horror game that splices Silent Hill with Flashback, and it's out on October 8th
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/silver-pines-is-a-rotoscoped-side-scrolling-survival-horror-game-that-splices-silent-hill-with-flashback-and-its-out-on-october-8th
Published: June 2, 2026 15:31
Set in a town that's equal parts Silent Hill and Twin Peaks, Silver Pines puts you into the gumshoes of private investigator Red Walker as he tracks down missing musician Eddie Velvet. The investigation hits a slight hiccup when ravenous monsters that want…
"What the f*** do I pay you for if that’s your opinion?" Gabe Newell reportedly once shouted at one of Valve's Lionel Hutzes during Steam porn debate
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-the-f-do-i-pay-you-for-if-thats-your-opinion-gabe-newell-reportedly-once-shouted-at-one-of-valves-lionel-hutzes-during-steam-porn-debate
Published: June 2, 2026 15:02
Valve boss Gabe Newell reportedly once yelled "What the f*** do I pay you for if that’s your opinion?" at the company's general counsel Karl Quackenbush during a debate over allowing pornographic media on Steam. Quackenbush is claimed to have been arguing…
Time to Wake Up is an eye-catching puzzle adventure where your surroundings shift with every blink
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/time-to-wake-up-is-an-eye-catching-puzzle-adventure-where-your-surroundings-shift-with-every-blink
Published: June 2, 2026 15:00
I am intrigued by Farsight, a nervy (if trendily) liminal space explorer announced at Not E3’s Horror Game Awards Showcase. It tugs on a fear I’ve never had, but will probably start thinking about at every future Specsavers visit: being dragged into that…
Mym's Sword is a delightfully ominous Zelda-style action platformer with magic rings and knife-wielding raccoons
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/myms-sword-is-a-delightfully-ominous-zelda-style-action-platformer-with-magic-rings-and-knife-wielding-raccoons
Published: June 2, 2026 14:30
In curious Zelda-flavoured action-platformer Mym's Sword, you are a blue dog who fell through a cavern roof into a temple containing a magic sword. The dog's name is Nora. Who is Mym, then? Possibly some kind of ancient evil, which you are on a quest to…
After a week of playing on nothing but Panther Lake laptops, it's safe to say that Intel has its gaming mojo back
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-a-week-of-playing-on-nothing-but-panther-lake-laptops-its-safe-to-say-that-intel-has-its-gaming-mojo-back
Published: June 2, 2026 12:30
Intel have had a bit of a wild ride as of late. In many ways, the past two years have been some of the roughest in the company's history: a massive, multi-billion dollar quarterly loss back in 2024 was enough to cost then-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger his job,…
Crimson Desert's forgettable story will undergo tweaks to "strengthen the narrative flow" in the coming months, as Pearl Abyss tease proper DLC
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crimson-deserts-forgettable-story-will-undergo-tweaks-to-strengthen-the-narrative-flow-in-the-coming-months-as-pearl-abyss-tease-proper-dlc
Published: June 2, 2026 11:46
Crimson Desert developers Pearl Abyss have outlined the tweaks they plan to make to their very wide open world game between June and September, as part of continued and relentless efforts to morph it into a shape which can please everybody. Notably, they…
Former Forza Horizon devs reveal Clutch, an open-world racer that blends classic battles for first place with the gadget-infused spectacle of action movie car chases
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/former-forza-horizon-devs-reveal-clutch-an-open-world-racer-that-blends-classic-battles-for-first-place-with-the-gadget-infused-spectacle-of-action-movie-car-chases
Published: June 2, 2026 10:53
Maverick Games, the studio helmed by Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown, have revealed the story-led open-world driving game they've had in the works for a few years now and that's no longer being published by Amazon. It's called Clutch, and…
Subnautica 2 update kicks off creature tweaks by making Marrowbreaches and Nibblers more dangerous, but easier to outfox
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/subnautica-2-update-kicks-off-creature-tweaks-by-making-marrowbreaches-and-nibblers-more-dangerous-but-easier-to-outfox
Published: June 2, 2026 09:16
Last week, Subnautica 2 developers Unknown Worlds held their hands up and said that players seeking a means to kill dangerous fish was down to the survival game's tools for avoiding and outfoxing such creatures not feeling as effective as they should. Cue…
"Flip the script": Capcom veteran casually pitches a Resident Evil 'creature collector' about curing the undead
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/flip-the-script-capcom-veteran-casually-pitches-a-resident-evil-creature-collector-about-curing-the-undead
Published: June 1, 2026 16:43
Capcom director Kenji Oguro has been chatting to Very Gary Computing about new spin-off Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, which he describes as “the JRPG the team always wanted to make”. It's an interesting chinwag, not least for how it maps…
Former Dragon Age lead says product placements could help combat "overreliance on microtransactions" and I agree because every game should make you pick a watch colour
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/former-dragon-age-lead-says-product-placements-could-help-combat-overreliance-on-microtransactions-and-i-agree-because-every-game-should-make-you-pick-a-watch-colour
Published: June 1, 2026 16:23
Video games should investigate dabbling in product placement as heavily as some movies do, just in case it can help provide an alternative to live-service monetisation via microtransactions, former Dragon Age director has suggested. Yes! Yes, I say,…
Minesweeper: Next-Gen adds layers of unholy tessellation and recursive sorcery to a blameless cult classic
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/minesweeper-next-gen-adds-layers-of-unholy-tesselation-and-recursive-sorcery-to-a-blameless-cult-classic
Published: June 1, 2026 15:10
Once upon a time, Minesweeper was a deceptively simple logic puzzler you'd find bundled on many Windows PCs, but "deceptive simplicity" ain't enough for today's Maximum Gamer, whose brain has been honed through years of multiple browser tab usage to…
Baldur's Gate 2 remake reportedly in development at Wizards of the Coast, possibly alongside a revamp of the first game
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/baldurs-gate-2-remake-reportedly-in-development-at-wizards-of-the-coast-possibly-alongside-a-revamp-of-the-first-game
Published: June 1, 2026 14:38
A remake of Baldur's Gate 2 is reportedly in the works at Wizards of the Coast, potentially as part of efforts to remake both of the first two entries in the classic RPG series.
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"Make the past less permanent": Tattoo Removal Simulator is a surprisingly poignant take on the PowerWash clean-up genre
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/make-the-past-less-permanent-tattoo-removal-simulator-is-a-surprisingly-poignant-take-on-the-powerwash-clean-up-genre
Published: June 1, 2026 14:02
If you are constantly looking at folk with tattoos and thinking 'god, I wish I was charismatic and brave enough to get a tattoo – maybe then people would take me seriously/sleep with me more', please spend a few moments playing Tattoo Removal Simulator, a…
Factorio's next major update will be a swansong, as Wube Software "shift the focus onto long term support" and new projects
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/factorios-next-major-update-will-be-a-swansong-as-wube-software-shift-the-focus-onto-long-term-support-and-new-projects
Published: June 1, 2026 12:20
Clunk. Kachunk. Thunk. That's the sound of Factorio's last major update being smushed into shape, before the factory sim is left ticking away in the background while devs Wube Software turn their attention to new projects. Yep, following ages in early…
Nvidia unveil their first all-in-one laptop processor, with support for DLSS, ray tracing, frame gen, and all those other RTX features you love and hate
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nvidia-unveil-their-first-all-in-one-laptop-processor-with-support-for-dlss-ray-tracing-frame-gen-and-all-those-other-rtx-features-you-love-and-hate
Published: June 1, 2026 11:48
After years of whispers around Nvidia maybe, possibly, perhaps getting into CPU-making, they’re making it official with RTX Spark: a fully integrated laptop SoC (System on a Chip), coming to thin 'n' lights in Autumn this year.
Unsurprisingly, given the…
Tekken 8 game director bids goodbye to Bandai Namco following series boss Katsuhiro Harada's exit last year, but doesn't do an hour-long DJ mix
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-8-game-director-bids-goodbye-to-bandai-namco-following-series-boss-katsuhiro-haradas-exit-last-year-but-doesnt-do-an-hour-long-dj-mix
Published: June 1, 2026 10:50
Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco, kicking his way through an exit door that had long-time series producer and general advocate for the virtual graps Katsuhiro Harada pass through it late last year. Harada's since set up a new…
This week in PC games: Summer Game Fest, the Gothic remake, and the policing of furry Chicago
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-week-in-pc-games-summer-game-fest-the-gothic-remake-and-the-policing-of-furry-chicago
Published: June 1, 2026 10:21
Last week, I blithely commented that the Maw was "taking a break", because we had too much else to do besides feeding our resident cosmic newsbeast. We have now paid a grievous price for my negligence. Friends, I am horrified to report that the Maw has…
Fable's delay into 2027 is the right move, but it'll make looking through the window bars at GTA 6 on consoles slightly more painful
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fables-delay-into-2027-is-the-right-move-but-itll-make-looking-through-the-window-bars-at-gta-6-on-consoles-slightly-more-painful
Published: June 1, 2026 09:30
Ah, the Fable reboot isn't coming out in 2026 after all, then. Rumours had suggested the wind was blowing in that direction and Xbox exec Matt Booty chose to interrupt last Friday's chill vibes to confirm that a delay to February 2027's now been set in…
The Sunday Papers
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-sunday-papers-812
Published: May 31, 2026 10:00
Sundays are for stumbling upon a ruined church, squirrelled away among the hawthorns behind a currently active church in the neighbourhood. I was flabbergasted – I've walked past that churchyard a thousand times without noticing. In this case, I just…