Will still have procgen, but also a more “structured” campaign Baroque wilderness-builderNightingalehas not been doing brilliantly since Ed Thorndescribed the launch early access versionas “a numbers grind disguised as a gaslampsurvivalgame”. We had moderately high hopes for it before the early access release - I personally enjoy the fairytale setting, with its pop-up Pucks and magic umbrellas, but I also think I’ve raised enough hovels on procedurally generated maps for one lifetime....

Here is where to find the Scadutree Base in the Elden Ring DLC Looking for the Scadutree Base in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?The Scadutree Base is a hidden area inShadow Of The Erdtreecontaining one of10 new Remembrance bosses. As the name may suggest, it is the region at the base of the huge shadow tree north of the Land of Shadow. Although this is technically an optional area, you’ll want to investigate it to get all Remembrances and 100% the DLC....

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It looks quack-ing We don’t have to wait much longer to makethe witchy cottages of our dreams. Better yet, a bunch of new building options and locations have also been shared via the release trailer below. If you’re still on the fence or were unlucky and missed out on the free demo, developers Pounce Light have made it available again until the full game release. Look out for it on theTiny Glade Steam page....

With Mick Gordon doing the soundtrack If you relished the splashier gunfights ofCyberpunk 2077, like the sound ofDoommeetsBlade Runner, or wish you could jam your nose right into the neon trenches ofRuiner, you will likely enjoy the announcement trailer for Defect. It’s a new “cyberpunk, squad-based, Immersive Objective Shooter” from emptyvessel, a team of erstwhile id Software, Call Of Duty and Naughty Dog folks. “They called the city man’s last resort,” growls a trailer narrator who sounds like he’s just downed a mug of diodes, “because everything on the outside would kill us like crabs in a barrel”....

It’s tough in space right now I was all set to plunge into Blackbird and Gearbox’sHomeworld 3this spring when I receiveda slightly underwhelmed intergalactic transmission from Nic, praising the game’s atmosphere and story while ruminating over fussy controls and a want of tactical depth. Like a herd of frigates scenting a pride of destroyers lurking behind a nearby asteroid, I rerouted hastily and took up a holding position approximately one astronomical unit from the Buy button, hoping that the developers might iron out a few of the wrinkles....

Two points in the neck It’s an oddly Halloweeny summer week for games, this one.Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s October 31strelease date leaked earlier, Steam have put together aSummer Fright Nightbundle featuringRPS fave Hauntii, and I’ve got a strange urge to gorge on Haribo and mini Double Deckers until blood comes out of my eyeballs. What a perfect time, then, to dive into the alpha demo for vampiremanagement gameBlood Bar Tycoon, especially since Two Point seem to beresting on their laurelsa bit too comfortably for my liking....

Come stick your whole arm into the demo Earlier this week there was some minor Discourse aboutthe removal of the Erotica photography tag from the Dead Rising remaster. Some readers characterised this as a familiar species of cultural hypocrisy regarding video games - emphasising violence is A-OK, but for the love of god, don’t mention sex. Good news, those people: Dread XP’s latesthorrorsigningThe Laceratorhas both. It casts you as hirsute 1980s porn star Max - surname not given in press release, but presumably something like Jackin' or Girth - who has been abducted by a large scary individual called the Lacerator....

Make your own zoi Life sim contender Inzoi is hoping to knockThe Simsfrom its perch when it launches (supposedly) later this year. There will soon be an opportunity to judge whether that feat is likely. Krafton have announced that they’re releasing a time-limited trial of Inzoi’s character creator next week on August 20th. Inzoi: Character Studio will launch Tuesday, August 20th at 5am BST/9pm PTvia Steamand will be available to play with until the same time on Monday, August 26th....

Saddle down James:It is not, apologies. Ah, jeez. How are we going to know what this sequel will be like? Well, thelengthy reveal trailershown earlier this year gives us some clues. It’ll continue the story of peasant-born adventurer Henry, and be set mostly in the Czech city of Kuttenberg. Developers Warhorse seem to feel their story as a business matches that of its rags-to-rapiers hero, citing their growth from a small studio of 11 people to a big company of 250 employees....

Shame that every game but one will fail Let’s Build A Dungeon marries the business aspects ofGame Dev Tycoonwith a more hands-on approach to constructing your company’s game, and there’s a first trailer below. I feel like the quintessential management game anecdote is making the chips more salty in Theme Park so that customers would buy more soda - whether or not that was actually possible in the game - and I hope something similar is true of Let’s Build A Dungeon....

Spooky The release date forDragon Age: The Veilguardhas been revealed in a last-minute leak thanks to a naughty video advertisement. Electronic Arts had planned to share the game’s debut-day in about… checks watchless wrist … 7 hours, as part of a specialrelease date trailer. But the internet will ever internet, and thanks to some slip-up or other, we have the knowledge just a smidge early. Will I tell you what the actual release date is?...