It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to buy anything half decent for just 99p – it’s hardly enough to cover the dash of milk added to our coffee. And so with Mr Trials coming to Xbox at such a price – a penny short of a pound – we didn’t jump aboard
Two-minute review Peripherals manufacturer CRKD is back with the Nitro Deck+, an upgraded version of its fantastic Nitro Deck handheld Switch dock/controller. While said upgrades here essentially boil down to a handful of quality-of-life improvements, these changes make the Nitro Deck+ unequivocally the best product the manufacturer has put out so far. But it’s not
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD finally launched this week on the Nintendo Switch to good reviews and data miners have already been searching high and low through the game files to see if there’s anything of interest. One data miner has discovered that the Nintendo Switch version of Luigi’s Mansion 2 has the exact same file
With the right care and attention, a game’s hub world can be so much more than the sum of its parts. Taken at face value, the likes of Destiny 2’s Tower, Monster Hunter World’s Gathering Hub, and Doom Eternal’s Fortress of Doom could just be seen as pretty menus – characters or buildings replacing the
And so the weekend comes to an end with a really difficult Connections puzzle. Or is it? Well, I certainly struggled, but maybe you won’t. If you do, there are hints below. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers,
Since 2017, we’ve seen a huge number of ports come to Switch, many of which seemed like impossibilities beforehand. Surprises like Doom (2016), which turned up in the system’s launch year, and 2019’s Witcher 3 showed that while clever optimisation was required, Nintendo’s console could deliver perfectly playable and utterly absorbing portable versions of some
Local News with Cliff Rockslide – now on Xbox and PlayStation Now available on Xbox and PlayStation after a previous PC stint is Local News with Cliff Rockslide. Ready for some reporting? Get reporting From Dolores Entertainment and priced at £8.39, Local News with Cliff Rockslide is a fun first person visual novel. Where it
You may recall that, last month, Nintendo had nominated 4 people to join the company’s board of directors following a busy financial results meeting. They are Yusuke Beppu, Miyoko Demay, Eiko Osawa and Keiko Akashi. However, to actually join the board of directors for the company that made the Switch, the nominees had to be
Today, we’re thrilled to celebrate developer Digital Cybercherries’ announcement that Hypercharge: Unboxed, the high-octane shooter, has sold over 100,000 copies on Xbox consoles. Released just one month ago, Hypercharge: Unboxed is a chaotic first-and-third-person shooter that places you in a world of sentient childhood toys, brought to life by the ancient power of the Hypercore.
It’s the weekend, which means you have more time in which to solve Connections! And you might need it – because this one is potentially tricky. There are hints below if you need them. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints
Dune Imperium is a fabulous strategy game about becoming the biggest spice boy on a sandy planet I presume is called Dune. I love it despite never having read the Dune books or watched the Dune movies, because the digital version taught me everything I needed to know about Barry Harkonnen, Oscar Isaac, the tall
It’s said that every time Deus Ex is mentioned, someone reinstalls it. If that’s true and you read RPS, it’s possible you’ve reinstalled Deus Ex around six hundred times by now. That’s where the comprehensive Randomizer mod comes in, which remixes the immersive sim’s levels to make the experience fresh every time. It’s also just
The sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 is in development at the CD Projekt Red studios in Boston and Vancouver. The main reason for creating the Boston studio was to let CDPR develop Cyberpunk and The Witcher simultaneously. However, the developers say it will also help make the game more authentically American. How is CD Projekt making
Image: Nintendo Life Megami Tensei — also known as Shin Megami Tensei — is one of the longest-running RPG franchises in the world. But most of us wouldn’t know it. Making its debut in 1987 on the Famicom, it wouldn’t be until the Virtual Boy that Nintendo gamers (well, a few of them) would find
Don’t Nod has delayed the release date of its upcoming narrative adventure Lost Records: Bloom & Rage to avoid the release of the next installment of Life is Strange. Life is Strange: Double Exposure is set to be released on October 29, 2024, and Lost Records’ new release date window will avoid this completely. The
Astro Bot’s file size has been revealed, and it’s not a small game. While Astro’s playroom, which comes pre-loaded on PS5, is only around 11 GB, the sequel takes up more space than the base game of Elden Ring. What is Astro Bot’s file size on PS5? Team Asobi’s upcoming platformer weighs in at around
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn has gone gold, meaning it should be all but ready for its release on July 18. Developer A44 (Ashen) has also released the game’s PC specs and 20-minutes of raw gameplay footage. The upcoming “Souls-lite” fantasy action game stars elite soldier Nor Vanek and her furry fox-like companion Enki on a
FromSoftware’s owner, Kadokawa, recently suffered a massive hack. The ransomware attack has disrupted multiple of the company’s subsidiaries and claims to have downloaded 1.5 terabytes of data. Did FromSoftware have confidential information stolen in the hack? It’s unclear to what degree FromSoftware was directly affected by the hack. The Black Suit Ransomware group claims to