It’s not a question of where, but when Last Epochis, as has been observed many times, a kind of middle-ground ARPG. You hold down a button to evaporate hordes of enemies from a top down isometric perspective, but, in a step further thanDiablo 4, it has more in-depth, any-time crafting for entry level percentage perverts to eke out incremental slivers of health regen vs. damage. At the same time, it’s less complex thanPath Of Exile, which is where advanced percentage perverts go when they die....

With full voiceover, HD visuals and previously Japan-only content The originalMonster Hunter Stories, the turn-based take on the long-running hack-and-craft series, will finally see a release on PC this summer in the form of an upcoming remaster. Until now, that is! Today’s Nintendo Direct revealed that the OG Monster Hunter Stories will see a remastered re-release this summer, marking the first time theRPGspin-off been (officially) playable on PC. The remaster will revamp the 3DS visuals with HD graphics and better models, textures and lighting, as well as adding full voiceover in English or Japanese for the game’s cast of chirpy characters....

The online not-linear-but-not-open-world-either game teases more secrets Kemuriwasfirst revealed at The Game Awardslast December, aco-opparkouractiongame where you fight yokai and look cool from the creative and art director forGhostwire: Tokyo, Ikumi Nakamura. The team at Unseen have done a seven minute video where talk a little bit about the content and vibes of the game, basically by just listing cool stuff. Think of something cool, and it’s probably in Kemuri somehow....

Here’s how to destroy and move structures in Nightingale Wondering how to destroy and move structures in Nightingale?If you’ve played any survival game, you’re probably accustomed to building a structure only to unfortunately realise a few hours later that you need to tear it down for a variety of reasons, be it an overly crowded base, limited resources, or simple aesthetics.Nightingaleis no exception, and you’ll demolish excess structures or change their location on more than one occasion while cultivating your plot of land in the Faewilds....

Here’s how to get Essence in Nightingale Wondering how to get Essence in Nightingale?Described as a “fundamental magick” inNightingale, Essence is an essential resource used as both a currency and a means of upgrading and repairing gear. It’s important to start gathering Essence as soon as possible, butNightingaledoesn’t entirely say very much about the different types of Essence available to players, nor which items yield the greatest amount of Essence....

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #255 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....

It’ll now be on day release in May The 3D sequel toPrison Architecthas failed to impress the parole board it seems, as it’ll need to spend a little more time behind bars. After beingrevealed with a March 26th release date earlier this year, developers Double Eleven and publishers Paradox Interactive have announced thatPrison Architect 2will now launch in early May after being delayed by over a month. The slammermanagement simwas caught in the searchlights in January, showing a meatier sequel that adds a whole new dimension to its visuals, extra floors to its jail buildings and a behaviour system to bear in mind as you manage those incarcerated in your efficiently-run correctional facility....

Tell us your thoughts, questions and favourite moments ahead of this month’s Game Club discussion Aspromisedlast month, a new thing we’re doing forRPS Game Clubthis year is asking you, our dear readers, what you think of each month’s game pick in dedicated posts like this. Not just to foster some good old fashioned discussion among your good selves in the comments, but also as a way for those who aren’t able to join us for the end-of-month liveblog session to still take part in what everyone has to say about it....

FromSoftware’s open world RPG expansion to get first proper showing Shadow Of The Erdtreeis getting a trailer today and it’ll last for three whole minutes, which is more than enough time for folks to tear all of its finer details apart for several hundred hours. I for one, hope the trailer includes a hint of gameplay and not just like, a long cinematic with some croaky fella explaining how there’s been another “downfall” or similar....

Inflexion’s Aaryn Flynn on lessons learned from playtesting Nightingale Flynn feels that while the games industry has long been dominated by a handful of companies and studios, things are especially tough now for anybody trying to break in - even a Tencent-owned studio with a pedigree, like Inflexion - because in a live service era, the most prosperous games tend to stick around. “The idea that the games industry is a hits-driven business where the majority of the success goes to the minority of the developers, the minority of the studios - everybody knows that and everybody gets that, as harsh as that might be,” he told me....

And for your kids, there’s Bluey: The Videogame and Maneater coming Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, Microsoft are bringing Maneater back to Game Pass. Yesterday they unveiled the next batches of Game Pass additions and two are returnees, with the delightful fighty platformer Indivisible accompanying brutal shark ‘em up Maneater. What’s more important is that it’s adding the game with the cutest little Nurglings, grimdark retro-styled FPS Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun....

Here’s our take on each starting biome in Nightingale Curious about the best starting biome in Nightingale?Nightingalesends its Victorian-era heroes into a wide variety of Fae backdrops infused with bizarre magic and all manner of mysterious creatures, and at the very start of the game, players will need to make an important choice regarding their starting biome. Would you rather begin your quest in a Forest, a Desert, or a Swamp?...

Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Last time, during our special Valentine’s Day experiment, you decided thatDoomguy’s pet rabbit, Daisy is better than health pick-ups looking like cartoon hearts. This one was decided by a Brexit-narrow margin, which shows me two things: 1) every vote counts; 2) love truly grows stronger once someone is gone (RIP Daisy). This week, I need you to decide between cheery chat and couturial challenges....