Wintry deckbuilder Wildfrost gets release date of April 12th

Sounds decidedly more happy-go-lucky than some of the other survival-oriented roguelikes I’ve played recently. But some of Slay The Spires roguelike deckbuilding luxuries are in tact here as well. What are they doing out in the cold? Wildfrosts glacial world has been on the RPS Treehouses radar for a while. It was one of vid bud Liams favourite indies fromEGX 2022, comparing its tactical card-slinging toDuelyst. you’ve got the option to wishlist it onSteamnow....

March 30, 2023 · 1 min · 74 words · Cole Galvan

How the Gulf War, Apple's drag-select and "cheesed together" FMVs gave us Command & Conquer

Sure, theres a touch of Julius Caesars veni, vidi, vici in there. The team was, quite frankly, surprised by how much fun that formula had turned out to be. And thats when we said, Well, we have to find something else. That just wont fly. At the time, Apple was breaking new ground in desktop navigation. Look at this, hed say. Look how I just drag-select files. Look where I drop them, it knows what to do....

March 29, 2023 · 3 min · 597 words · Jennifer Campos

Minecraft is getting an ambitious Dungeons & Dragons crossover

Put down the shovel, pick up the staff Just in time for the upcoming film, Mojang announced thatMinecraftis getting an ambitious Dungeons & Dragons crossover. Like any D&D campaign, the crossover begins around a blocky table with an open pizza box, and then it escalates into a roughly ten-hour, action-RPG take on Minecraft as you trek through the classic tabletops fantasy world. Minecraft Dungeons & Dragons will be separate from the main games survival sandbox - its instead a quest-driven mode where youll pick between four character classes with special skills, equip stat-boosting gear, and interact with NPCs in branching storylines....

March 29, 2023 · 2 min · 273 words · Laura Payne

Monster-taming RPG Cassette Beasts is launching on PC and Game Pass next month

A Pokemon-like where you transform into the monsters Are you a fan ofRPGswhere you make friends with adorable critters? Well,Cassette Beastsmight be the game for you. The monsters you capture, or record, dont look half bad either. A free demo is also available now on Steam.

March 29, 2023 · 1 min · 46 words · Jennifer Barnett

Razer's Naga Trinity, your favourite MMO mouse, is down to £45 (from £100)

RPS readers can’t be wrong, right? That’s loads of money, yet the mouse’s flexibility, lightness, software and make it worthwhile. We’ll continue highlighting deals as we spot them, so stay tuned for more from us very soon. Until then, farewell!

March 29, 2023 · 1 min · 40 words · Brittany Daniels

Silent Hill 2 remake is not "ready for release", Bloober Team confirm after week of rumours

It is also not true that we have announcedSilent Hill 2is ready for release, the statement continues. Bloober Team cleared up that Our companys messages did not contain sales forecasts of specific titles. pic.twitter.com/OeMPmvOMjk Otherwise, Bloober Team have been tight-lipped about their upcoming remake. We know it will faithfully stick to the traditional story canon, according to arecent interviewwith one developer.

March 29, 2023 · 1 min · 61 words · Brendan Travis

The bleeding-edge WD SN850x 2TB SSD w/ heatsink is down to £140.94

A great choice for PC - and PS5.

March 29, 2023 · 1 min · 8 words · Joseph Pham

The Tartarus Key looks like a fabulous PS1 version of Saw

InThe Tartarus Key, a PS1-style thriller/puzzle/horror game, it’s definitely the latter. The order of the day is escape, which means solving puzzles to find the key. This is a concept that, for a retro-stylehorror game, I can more than get behind. The trailers released so far show glimpses of more complicated puzzles and different locations, too. And I’ll tell you what, I don’t bloody trust that Torres. Sending me off to do all the dirty work myself....

March 29, 2023 · 1 min · 91 words · Autumn Giles

This £150 Samsung gaming monitor is crazy-good for the money

Perhaps the best monitor deal we’ve seen in Amazon’s Spring Sale. For that reason, it gets our recommendation - and this writeup!

March 29, 2023 · 1 min · 22 words · Veronica Anderson

Toasters, pulleys, wheels and giant hats: the coolest Alt Ctrl games at GDC 2023

All gamepads should have a clicky toaster dial from now on, like. It’s wonderfully tactile and responsive, and the sense of immersion was exceedingly good for a busy showfloor. A (paper) cut above the rest. Stump’d! If you do the wrong thing, he’ll lash out and savage your face with his claws. Or at least I assume he’s your friend. To get a better idea of it in action, have a watch of Space Cow Games’submission video....

March 29, 2023 · 1 min · 113 words · Andrea Taylor

What's better: time loops, or resuming interrupted reloads?

Last time, you decided thatground pound attacks are better than reloads dumping unspent ammo. 60% against 40%, that one, which is a satisfying outcome. Chunky disagreement but a clear outcome. What’s better: time loops, or resuming interrupted reloads? Time loops Part of what I like so much about roguelikelikes is building my knowledge across runs. This time, I know what to do. Time loops encourage us to play with every option and see them through....

March 29, 2023 · 1 min · 211 words · Lisa Ramirez

Join us for our first RPS Game Club liveblog this Thursday

Personally, I’d probably join the queue just to have a chance to pet excellent cat bot 808. That’s almost certainly worth losing a foot over, for sure. So bring your questions and your own favourite moments, and we’ll have a jolly good time. 808 is just too photogenic!

March 28, 2023 · 1 min · 48 words · James Williams

Kerbal Space Program creator is relaunching his physics sandbox followup with a new name

Now its developer has announced they’re doing something similar with the game itself. Existing owners of Balsa Model Flight Simulator will get Kitbash Model Club for free. Kitbash Model Clubcan be wishlisted on Steamand is due for release sometime this year. We spoke to creatorFelipe Falanghe about Balsa Wood’s original launchback in 2021.

March 28, 2023 · 1 min · 53 words · Jeremy Knight