I finally understand the hype Is it just me, or didPersona 5never feel quite at home on the PlayStation 4? Sure, it looked gorgeous on a big TV, its bright colours popping all over your living room, but it always felt bitwrongto me. I think it’s all about pacing. Persona 5’s blend of turn-based combat and life sim elements hardly moves at a breakneck speed. There’s a lot of reading. A lot of listening to your pals chat about their hopes and fears....

Wargaming Sydney’s dev team will support Riot’s live-service games The newly rechristened Riot Sydney are one of the largest development studios in Australia, and have been around for more than 25 years. “The Rioters that have had the opportunity to work with members of the Sydney team are confident not only in the tech they’ve built over the years but, more importantly, in the people who’ve built it,” said Riot co-founder Marc Merrill....

Admiring more upcoming indie games Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by ghosts, Midwest mall goth, immersive sim object-fiddling, and a whole lot of stylish violence. I remain extremely into the look of ghostly twin-stick shooterHauntii(coming to Steam): 🔊sound on🔊 what does it take for a ghost to ascend?...

Vote for your favourite PC games of all time for the inaugural RPS 100: Reader’s Edition The RPS 100, our annual countdown of our favourite PC games of all time, is coming back for its second edition later this month - and let me tell you, with practically an all-new team in place since we last cast our votes, this year’s RPS 100 is looking to be quite the shake-up compared to last year’s list....

We discuss the trickiness of live-service sequels On this week’s episode of theUltimate Audio Bang, we deliver our impressions ofOverwatch 2and discuss whetherOverwatchreally needed a number “2” slapped on the end of it. The chat then delves into competitors likeDestinyandLeague Of Legends, and how they’ve handled growth. Is Overwatch’s watchability to blame? Is there actually anything to worry about? Or, in fact, will Overwatch 2 retain its player base for years to come?...

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word A perfect little puzzle to kick-start a reluctant brain into Monday mode, Wordle can nevertheless be a challenge. If you’re having trouble getting at today’s solution, read on below for a few helpful hints we’ve put together. Alternatively, scroll down below the video for the full answer plus definition! Wrong day? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th Decemberinstead! Wordle October 17 hints...

A Steam link to the past The Steam Deck might be able to play modern AAA games on the go, but you should really crack out some classics of yesteryear from time to time too. It’s fun to see that there’s now a way to play old Game Boy Advance cartridges on Valve’s handheld, and they actually make the games look pretty sweet to boot. No, this isn’t Valve following up theirSwitch emulatorgaffe....

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Wordleis quite a perfect pastime to engage your brain for just long enough to help you make a decision… or at least, allow you to procrastinate for another couple of precious minutes. But, if you’ve finally decided what you want to do next and just want to hurry up and finish the puzzle now, check below for some helpful hints we’ve put together to speed you on your way....

An enchanting new merchant and a free level are coming too Blocky action RPGMinecraft Dungeonssees the arrival of the mob-packed Fauna Faire, its third seasonal update, on October 19th. Today’s Minecraft Live stream showed more of what to expect from the new season of Minecraft Dungeons, including four-player multiplayer for the Tower, a new merchant who handles enchantments, and a free new jungle biome level. I just like the look of the mob-themed onesies, personally....

Holy Blocks! I find I have next to no interest in the comingGotham Knights, but a blocky recreation of Gotham inMinecraft? Yeah, that’s cute. It’s part of what’s coming in the newly announced Batman DLC for Minecraft, as well as the ability to fight Batman’s rogue gallery including the Penguin, Poison Ivy and The Joker. Mojang announced the DLC in a segment during this evening’s Minecraft Live stream. You can watch the trailer, and a brief introduction from DC’s Jim Lee, at around the 1h 6m mark in the video below:...

Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Bashful, and Doc? Minecraft’s next major update will swell the survival sandbox’s roster of player characters to nine, in an effort to make the game more diverse and improve representation. Existing default picks Steve and Alex are going to be joined by seven new characters who reflect the wider world, although Mojang wouldn’t reveal any more about them ahead of today’s Minecraft Live stream. Not even their names, alas....

New tricks and routes for top players OlliOlli Worldis getting a final piece of DLC. Finding The Flowzone, which will be released this November, features a new bunch of levels to grind across - only these ones are set among the clouds. It’ll also include new “Windzones” for catching greater air, as well as harder routes designed for the best players. Roll7 detailed their new expansionover on the PlayStation blog. There they explain that Windzones can be used to " propel yourself forward over obstacles, bounce you backward onto hidden routes, and take yourself out with newer, faster, sillier slams than ever before....

In the US, at least Have you ever been playing a game and craved some pizza? Of course you have. If you’re like me, you crave pizza literally all the time. Well, a new mod for Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is here to help. It lets you order a real world pizza delivery from Domino’s via an in-game NPC. Magic. The mod is called Nickies' Pizzablivion and it’savailable from Nexus Mods....