Railroad Corporation 2 will begin laying track in front of its moving Early Access train on September 9th

Could it beRailroad Corporation 2? If you’ve ever played any of these games, you know what do. Hopefully the sequel doesn’t need bricking up in a tunnel like a naughty engine.

August 15, 2024 · 1 min · 31 words · Mr. Todd Munoz MD

Shapez 2 early access review: splendid abstract factory-building with room for a few more surprises

In theory, I should then be the ideal reviewer to enjoyShapez 2. But I’m also the ideal reviewer to tear it apart over the most minor hiccups and defects. I’m the Anton Ego of factory games. I don’t like food, I love it. If I don’t love it, I don’t swallow. Ah, you needn’t worry. Life begins at the centre of the world, where a giant, shape-hungry vortex lives. It wants you to feed it circles....

August 15, 2024 · 2 min · 293 words · Ashley Wright DVM

Space Marine 2’s co-op suggests it is in fact jetpacks that make the dream work

You rememberthat thing, right? Plus, no-ones got a big enough table. Or the new errata. Thank the Omni-trevor, then, for the three-playerco-opofWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Warhammer with the boys? said Horace as he stretchily dished out preview keys from an entirely different postcode. I feel yes when moving, heck yes when shooting, and ehhh not so much when meleeing. Still, I wasnt quite able to get in the rhythm of it all....

August 15, 2024 · 3 min · 553 words · Emily Lucas

Steam’s latest update to user reviews doesn’t find your “jokes, memes, ascii art and other content” as funny as you do

Ah, so a sort of review, if you will. Historically, Steam has sorted reviews by the number of helpful community votes. The (absolutely unexpected, wildly unpredictable, who could have ever foreseen this?) Steam love jokes, theyre eager to remind. But, they say, it doesnt always help new players in making informed purchasing decisions. Its worth reading the full list of questions, but I did find this one interesting: Q. If you’ve identified a review as unhelpful, why not delete the review?...

August 15, 2024 · 1 min · 96 words · Nathan Jones

Stellaris turns Twister with new Cosmic Storms you can bend to your will

Last time I checked in, it wasschool trips to other dimensions. Now, it’s Cosmic Storms. Each may have positive and negative effects upon ships, worlds and civilisations caught in their path. When they sweep over your planets, they may reshape the geography and expose long buried treasures. Ah yes, Astrometeorologist! Storm chasers, eh? Go munch on a hurricane, you smug macho berk.

August 15, 2024 · 1 min · 62 words · Debra Harris

The Plucky Squire will bust from the pages of the release date calendar on September 17th

You’ll then spend your time hopping between these various planes on a grand, cartoon adventure. It now has a release date: September 17th. Sounds like the perfect person to get a second swing at something. Plucky Squire also made it onto our list of themost anticipated games of 2024. I think it’s because it’s coherent. A 2D guy who pops into a 3D world? Seen it, done it. Astorybookguy who pops into the world external to the book?...

August 15, 2024 · 1 min · 96 words · Eric Parker

Who is the final boss in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?

and perhaps more importantly - where to find them. Who is the final boss of Shadow Of The Erdtree? Promised Consort Radahn is the reincarnated form of General Radahn within the remains of Lord Mohg. If this is confusing at all, we have an in-depth explanation of theElden Ring loreso far. He has a mixture of Gravity and Bloodflame attacks with dual Greatswords. This is the shadow-infused area beyond Belurat, Tower Settlement which requires a unique ritual to access....

August 15, 2024 · 1 min · 158 words · Kimberly Kelley

Wordle hints and answer (#1153): How to solve the Thursday August 15 Wordle

Stuck on the Wordle word for August 15? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

August 15, 2024 · 2 min · 396 words · April Conner

KIBORG: Arena is a free slice of Arkham-style combat starring a John Protagonist-ass punchy cyborg

Its a free prologue to the upcoming cyberpunk puncherKIBORG. Uh, just imagine I did the throat thing when I wrote Mordor. But Id say the cohesive vibe of the thing goes back even further than that. Im not sure theres enough here to award the ur-7/10 of yesteryear, but thats the general impression. My favourite is dual bats, although shovel is a close second. Thats the best area! Itsfree hereanyway, so youre not losing much by having a pop....

August 14, 2024 · 1 min · 86 words · Stephen Lynch

Outer Worlds 2 is looking "incredible", says Obsidian boss, but they did consider "throwing the whole team on Avowed"

“We had a really hard time at the studio during Covid.” Satirical spaceRPGsequelThe Outer Worlds 2wasannounced back in 2021. According to Obsidian’s studio head Feargus Urquhart, the project is rubbing along nicely. “It’s going really well,” Urquhart said of Outer Worlds 2. I’m really impressed with the team." Nonetheless, it sounds like it was touch and go for Outer Worlds 2 during the pandemic lockdowns. “We had a really hard time at the studio during Covid,” Urquhart said....

August 14, 2024 · 1 min · 180 words · Mr. Keith Mckinney

Reptilian Rising is an enjoyably naff toy-based tactics game featuring Spartacus, St George and Einstein

I found these “Toymovies” hysterical as a kid - I suspect they are less so now. Probably, they are full of jokes we might tentatively class as “of their time”. The point is,Reptilian Risingis sort of Toymovie: The Game. The reservations mostly concern the humour. This is one of those retro parodies that falls over itself to pile reference atop allusion atop in-joke. I get it, St George - you’re a braying blue-blooded spoof....

August 14, 2024 · 1 min · 186 words · Bradley Robertson

Steam now has a Trending Free tab for demos, full free games and free-to-play

Play free games instead! Thanks to that new tab, I’ve just discovereda demo for neato wide-format tower defender Frontline Crisis. Hah, that’ll keep the awareness of steady livelihood erosion at bay. The addition of the tab followsa series of changesto how demos work on Steam in July. Still, it’s a convenient addition for people who have not yet learned themighty ways of SteamDB. Or bookmarked ourfree games page. With one hand they giveth, etc....

August 14, 2024 · 1 min · 74 words · Timothy Howard

The 11 best racing games on PC

Beep beep Vroom vroom. Today is their day. Will the realism-obsessed driving sims take the lead with their sublime physics engines? Might the futuristic combat racers simply destroy the opposition with explosive rockets? Start your engines, everyone, these are the 11 best racing games on PC. False start, false start. Let’s briefly explain our reasoning. There are some guidelines after all. But we still wanted a nice spread. Okay, for real this time… 3, 2, 1… GO!...

August 14, 2024 · 3 min · 588 words · Christopher Weaver