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Backbone One – PlayStation Edition launches on Android today

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Backbone One – PlayStation Edition, an officially licensed smartphone controller, is now available for both iOS and Android users internationally. The reception we received when we recently announced Backbone One – PlayStation Edition for iOS has been incredibly exciting. We’ve seen many gamers ...
/ PlayStation

The Biggest Changes Coming to D&D’s Core Rulebooks Overhaul

Next year, all three of the Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks will get revised versions that renovate Fifth Edition (known as 5E) to make a wide variety of tweaks and improvements. IGN was invited to Wizards of the Coast's headquarters for an early look at what's to come, and here ...
/ IGN

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Review

Perhaps the ultimate dream of a ‘90s Metalhead nerd, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is the fusion of retro-style first-person shooters with the beloved sci-fi universe that birthed the term "grimdark." It gets a lot of fun mileage purely from combining the aesthetics, sense of story, and level design of a game ...
/ IGN

Total War’s next stop is Ancient Egypt with Total War: Pharaoh

The next Total War game will be taking players to the Egyptian New Kingdom period, Sega and Creative Assembly have announced today, with the reveal of Total War: Pharaoh. Releasing in October 2023, Total War: Pharaoh will see the three great cultures of the people of Egypt, Canaan and Hittite ...
/ Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Lords of the Fallen: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

Lords of the Fallen is set to release for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on October 13. A spiritual successor to the 2014 game of the same name, this new installment promises a lot more of the Soulslike action-RPG gameplay that the first one offered. The game will be ...
/ IGN

Indie immersive sim Ctrl Alt Ego adds a Sandbox mode generating new levels

I've said it before, but I really keep meaning to play Ctrl Alt Ego. Released last year, it's a sci-fi immersive sim built all around classic abilities of the genre: remote control and possession. You bounce your digital consciousness between robots and devices and ach, I hear it's great. I've ...
/ Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Mini Review: Nightmare Reaper – A Roguelite, Boomer-Shlooter Bloodbath

Psychoactive.Nightmare Reaper’s procedurally generated stages are as rawly aggressive as the thrash metal motifs that drive it. Coined a looter-shooter, it’s a roguelite that revels in retro visuals, blazing speeds, and the ensuing spectacle of its bloodbath.In a novel move, it procedurally generates levels, meaning each time you die or ...
/ Nintendo

Forget Exoprimal’s dinosaurs and evil AI, the real villains are its surprisingly capable bots

After giving us an early glimpse of its unstoppable raptor hordes in a closed beta test last summer, Capcom recently let us loose with the opening hours of their upcoming dinosaur multiplayer shooter, Exoprimal. Its final release isn't far away now - its July 14th launch fast becoming the sole ...
/ Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Could Final Fantasy 16 be the last numbered Final Fantasy game?

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has said he thinks "Maybe it's time we removed the numbers" from Final Fantasy games. In an interview with GQ, he talked about the baggage that inevitably comes with having a 35-year-old series with soon to be 16 numbered mainline games in it (not ...
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