I have a siege mentality Everybody knows that Counter-Strike’s asymmetric levels are its best. If only someone had told its millions of players. Counter-Strike creator Minh Le seems to agree with me at least, naming cs_siege as one of his favourites in a recent interview. “CS_Siege, cs_facility, were some of my favourite maps,” Le toldSpillhistorie.nowhen asked about favourites from the old days. “I also really wanted to love cs_747 but I think having linear maps was really bad for gameplay....

Ditch deadlines for dungeon delving Usually when a game makes me want to stop playing and go outside it’s a bad sign, but withDungeons of Hinterbergit’s different. It’s anaction RPGthat made me pine for the outdoors and want to be whisked away from all my responsibilities and just exist for a bit. Each time I would finish playing I’d be thinking about my next getaway, and although dungeon delving wouldn’t be on my holiday itinerary Dungeons of Hinterberg is making me think twice....

Final Fantasy_final_v.7 (final final) locked FINAL Nomura made the comments in an interview with Famitsu (translated by Automaton- thanks!) where he spoke alongside Takumi Isobe, director of upcoming action RPG Reynatis. When asked about the number of projects he has, Nomura jokes that his computer is a “labyrinth” replete with scenarios and synopses. He’s unsure if any of them “will ever see the light of day”. A bunch of game ideas and proposals get plopped into a folder simply called “NEW”....

Why don’t we just wait here for a little while, see what happens? Never seen The Thing? A quick summary: it’s a creature feature in which a bunch of scientists near the South Pole find that their base has been invaded by an alien monster that can assume the form of whatever it eats, prompting an immediate spiral into foam latex and KY jelly-flavoured chaos. Slitterhead takes the idea, shifts it a few thousand miles north, and swaps out Kurt Russel for a bodiless force, the Hyoki, with the ability to possess human beings and enhance their skills....

“Unlimited bodies” at no extra charge We’ve had a glut of articles about gloomier video games on here today, Rachel’s bright and breezyDungeons Of Hinterberg reviewnotwithstanding. Tomorrow, I promise, it’ll be wall-to-wall wholesome life sims, pastel petals and hug emojis as far as the eye can see. But before then, a quick piece on well-received DreadXP-publishedhorrorsimThe Mortuary Assistant, which will shortly be updated with an “endless embalming-only mode” that strips out the game’s supernatural scares and turns it into a very downbeat job sim....

Here is a full list of all Thrusting Shields in the DLC and where to get them Looking for a Thrusting Shield in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?The Thrusting Shield is anew armamenttype inShadow Of The Erdtreethat allows the Tarnished to perform a thrust attack whilst wielding their shield. This means it offers both defensive and offensive support. If this fits your build and playstyle, we have a full list of all new Thrusting Shields inElden Ringalong with a walkthrough of where and how to get them....

The quickest, easiest way to play HoYoverse’s stylish RPG on your Steam Deck Steam Deck Academybrings together all our guides and explainers on getting the most out of your Steam Deck, no student loans or sweaty dormitories required. InstallingZenless Zone Zeroon aSteam Deckis pretty straightforward, especially compared to the nightmare that was getting fellow anime-styled RPGWuthering Waves to behave on the handheld. Despite ZZZ’s lack of native Linux/SteamOS support, the Deck has more than enough compatibility-boosting tools available to make it launchable – and enough graphical power to run it smoothly on Medium settings....

Clair de goon Here is an incomplete list of people, creatures or things that susceptible Terrans have glimpsed in the surface of the Moon: an old man, a rabbit, a crow, a moose, a toad, andKing Mohamed V of Morocco. The technical term for this is “lunar pareidolia”, which would have been a good alternative title forTo The Stars, a spooky and spry “planet-hopping"strategygame in which the planets pout and grimace at you constantly, like a nestful of horrible baby sparrows....

This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 12th December! Want a hint for Connections today?Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle gameWordle, the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now. It’s calledConnections, and if you haven’t played it before, now’s the time to start. In this guide, we’ll give you a handy hint selection for today’s Connections puzzle on Thursday, July 18th, before revealing the group themes and the Connections answers themselves....

Witness the first cinematic trailer “This is a revolutionary step forward for competitive shooters,” he went on. “It’s the perfect entry point for players new to the world of Splitgate and a comprehensive upgrade worthy of our existing community.” Thank you Mr Proulx, I have filled out my press release bingo card now, though you forgot to tell me how laser-focussed Splitgate 2 is on delivering immersion.

To add more chaos It was just last month that we reported onStreets Of Rogue 2’s early access release date, then plannedfor the middle of August. Alas, the streets of video game development are meaner than first thought, and its release date has now slipped until October 22nd. The reason for the delay? “I, uh…. couldn’t program quite fast enough,” says developer Matt Dabrowskiin the announcement. “While SoR 2 has had a few more folks working on it than its predecessor, I’m still the sole programmer/designer of this thing....

A wonderful thing I’ve triedvisual novel gamesin the past, likeA Space For The UnboundandHatoful Boyfriend. And what’s frustrating is that I just don’t get on with them, despite knowing that they can convey brilliant stories through all sorts of interesting cuts and shots and whatnot. I’m sorry to report that certain stories won’t grab me if they’re not ticking along at just the right pace or if they don’t pull me in straight away....

Regretfully, you do not play a bird In Vultures, you play as a Vulture. No, not a grizzled bird that picks apart corpses with its beak and sits atop rocks for the vast majority of its lifecycle, but a human special operative - an operative who must clean up an infested metropolis through the power of turn-based clicking. Vultures is neither a linear story likeResident Evilnor an open world. Instead, it’s a roguelike where you’re attempting to survive increasingly difficult scenarios and “get out alive with the target”....