Is this the first horror game set in Sunderland?

I am delighted when hyper-local mundanities appear in video games. A few good shocks. A spunking cock scrawled on the wall. Yes, that’ll do nicely, ta. Park Lane is available to download freefrom Itch.iofor Windows and Mac. Joseph Whitehead made it in 48 hours earlier this monthfor the Ludum Dare 50 game jam. I’m just pleased to see British places in games beyond the obvious. A Sunderland train station means more to people’s everyday lives thanany London landmark....

April 28, 2022 · 1 min · 131 words · Justin Herrera

Microsoft Flight Simulator’s 1930s air-racers let you pretend there’s a new Crimson Skies

Air-racing was a big deal during the Golden Age of Flight in the years between global conflicts. Both models of the Gee Bee ended up crashing and were destroyed. Theyre stupidly fast but tricky to fly, and hard to land. Both planes can sport three liveries and have their original cockpits. or “ahh!” Maybe try tospot a solar eclipseor find theWindows XP wallpaperwhile youre zooming around? The Gee Bee Sportsters Famous Flyers bundle is 12....

April 28, 2022 · 1 min · 90 words · Alison Hall

Microsoft set a date for 2022’s Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase

Will we finally see Starfield in action? Theres plenty of options for what else Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda could show off in June. Could we even hear confirmation ofFallout: New Vegas 2? Game Pass for PCworking properly on Steam Deckwould be nice. My minds agog at the possibilities. So what else do we have down on the bingo card for this one? New Forza Motorsport, check.Halo Infinitestuff, oh aye....

April 28, 2022 · 1 min · 136 words · Sara Chung

Peggle goes roguelike in Peglin

I like it, and it has a demo you’re free to try for yourself. The Icricle can pierce enemies to hit baddies behind. The Matryorbshka deals little damage but splits into several orbs. The Orbsium is a heavy orb that plings less far and hits each peg multiple times. The Bramball roots enemies and deals damage when others pass. It has loads of other types too. Though I do wish that, similar to Peggle, it let me fine-tune aim by scrolling the mousewheel....

April 28, 2022 · 1 min · 138 words · Lori Hawkins

Rogue Legacy 2 review: a dense roguelike you'll want to invest in

Upgrades up the wazoo, gold bursting from your breeches, double-jumps and air-dashes. I mean, the game is built with death in mind, after all. Rogue Legacy 2 adds a genealogical spin to your regular roguelike, making things a family affair. Only once you’ve flushed them out will a golden door open andsomethinghappen. You reach the Dead Sea? You headbutt a super yacht? It’s a mystery. If this game had a motto it would be: Perishing Is Progress!...

April 28, 2022 · 2 min · 378 words · Kevin Brown

The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 184: the best video game ideas on paper

Also we talk about holes quite a lot. Ape Outdoes exactly what it does on the tin, and it is glorious. Similarly,Untitled Goose Gameis the game about a goose. Papers, Pleaseis winning this topic discussion on three vectors. c’mon someone ask Lucas Pope if writing the handbook out in real life is ‘cheating’. Matthew is a fan of the gameInsurmountable, which gamifies climbing a big ol' mountain.

April 28, 2022 · 1 min · 67 words · Vicki Gonzalez

The super-fast WD Black SN850 NVMe SSD is going cheap at Best Buy

$150 for a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD with a built-in heatsink, ideal for PC or PS5. Either way, you should expect bleeding-edge performance thanks to high-end components and that extra cooling potential.

April 28, 2022 · 1 min · 32 words · Joseph Phillips

Vampire: The Masquerade-progress explained

Can I play on PC while my partner hops into the same match on PlayStation, for example? On this page, here’s everything you should probably know aboutcross-platforming in Bloodhuntat launch. Does Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt have crossplay? Does Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt have cross-progression? Surprisingly,Bloodhunt does not support cross-saves and cross-progression.

April 28, 2022 · 1 min · 53 words · Albert Young

How to set the Steam Deck lock screen

Suck it, evildoer no ill-gottenSteam Deck Verified gamesfor you. Nasty stuff, so do stick to Gaming Mode for the following steps. Step 3:Once the update/restart is complete, sign in and hit the Steam button again. Standard digi-security best practices apply here: nothing easily guessable, or ha-ha ironic like 123456. After entering your shiny new PIN, enter it again to confirm. Youll just need to tap in your existing PIN once and enter a new PIN twice....

April 27, 2022 · 1 min · 76 words · Paula Torres

Kung fu brawler Sifu is adding difficulty options next week

He didn’t, thankfully, and enjoyed the game a lot overall. Check out our free content update roadmap for#Sifu! They say they’ll have more information on the nature of the difficulty configs before the update’s release.

April 27, 2022 · 1 min · 35 words · Elizabeth Patton

Raven Software QA staff win their fight for union vote

Rather, the Act requires only that the unit beanappropriate one." Activision Blizzard were predictably unhappy with the decision. This is all also happening in the shadow ofMicrosoft’s attempt to buy Activision Blizzard. Microsoft say they won’tblock the result of the unionisation efforts.

April 27, 2022 · 1 min · 42 words · David Brown

Rocket Bot Royale is a free-to-play battle royale that captures the jubilant chaos of Worms

5-minute matches filled with sublime skill-based plays Damn. I really have my work cut out for me with this one. It looks like a online window-based game, and it is. But goodness me, is there more going on here than meets the eye. As I’ve made abundantly clear ever since I joined RPS, battle royales are my jam. It’s Worms, but with tanks. It’s free to play. And I absolutely cannot stop playing it....

April 27, 2022 · 2 min · 235 words · Jeffrey Pierce DDS

RPS@PAX 2022: The best cosplay we saw at the show

Eivor must have been doing someAssassin’s Creed Valhalla-ing in England duringsomesort of plague times, right? ?

April 27, 2022 · 1 min · 16 words · Brittany Wilkerson