Critically acclaimed Dragon's Dogma 2 hits "mostly negative" on Steam after players raze it for microtransactions (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Microsoft Nintendo acquisition hopes revealed by leaked Xbox exec email (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
In the latest unredacted document oopsie stemming from the US Federal Trade Commission's efforts to stop Microsoft acqu…
Space sim Squadron 42 is "feature-complete" and gunning for Starfield's lunch with massive new video (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Squadron 42 is the single player campaign of Star Citizen, that is supposed to launch as a separate game. It's basically a small portion of Star Citizen, but with a story and ending. I'm still not confident; waited too long for that.
No one should have to “grow a thicker skin”: Valorant studio commit to harsh penalties for harassment (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Final Fantasy 17 needs "a younger generation" of lead developers, suggests FF16 producer (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Capcom is worried that mods “offensive to public order and morals” will ‘tarnish’ the rep of their PC games (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
No Man's Sky studio Hello Games unveil Light No Fire, a fantasy survival game set on a single, huge planet (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Elden Ring is getting a free-to-play mobile version with in-app purchases (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Action-RPG colossus Elden Ring is reportedly getting a free-to-play mobile adaptation with in-app purchases, which takes inspiration from miHoYo’s Genshin Impact. It’s being published by Tencent, who apparently acquired the licensing rights to Elden Ring back in 2022 and put a few dozen people to work on a prototype, even as...
No one should have to “grow a thicker skin”: Valorant studio commit to harsh penalties for harassment (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Stop blaming teeth for Cities: Skylines 2 performance problems, say devs (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
"The Next Subnautica" aims to deliver underwater survival spooks in early 2025 (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Deadrop developer Midnight Society cuts ties with Dr Disrespect following new Twitch ban allegations (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Celebrity streamer insists that “I didn’t do anything wrong”...
Epic Games reportedly hit by 189GB hack, including login and payment info (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
The report comes from Cyber Daily, who also broke the news of last year’s confirmed hack attack on Insomniac Games. The site claims that new ransomware group Mogilevich are the culprits, as per the screencap of a darkweb posting above, and that the hackers are now trying to get Epic or another party to pay up for the return of...
Baldur's Gate 3 patch 3 releases today and lets you change your appearance and pronouns (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 3, which was so massive Larian held it back a day to test it properly, will release today, and it'll add an RPG feature many of us have been requesting since we stepped clear of the Nautiloid - the ability to change a character's appearance. Alas, it comes too late for the Wood Elf Druid I rolled during...
Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
This has to be the funniest PR disaster in video game history. “Guy did not forsee players getting mad for locking a gamemode behind a $250 edition, doubles down on it and tells people to chill out”
RPG experts on why we love Baldur's Gate 3, and the future of the genre (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Developers and experts in CRPGs give us their takes on why Baldur's Gate 3 and RPGs in general seize the public's imagi…
Stellaris director insists “ethical use of AI is very important to us” after generating voices in latest DLC (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review: perhaps the best expansion pack ever made (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Sims 4 devs assemble team to focus on fixing bugs and upping performance (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Remembering Prey, Arkane Austin’s masterpiece (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Lords of the Fallen’s Steam reviews improve as performance patch lands, devs advise players not to use graphics settings “their rigs cannot handle” (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Nightingale to add offline mode "as soon as feasible", as devs say they "misjudged" player demand for it (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Meet the men hiding their FIFA Ultimate Team addiction from their families (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
A great article on video games gambling addictions.