Pranksters have recreated the area in Half-Life 2 and other games For several weeks, aNier: Automataplayer has caused intrigue and excitement by posting mysterious images and videos from an area no one had seen before. Was it a secret area? An unfinished area? A hoax? Viral marketing? A mod? If it was a mod, it was far more complex than any so far. Turns out, that’s because a group of fans have secretly been making their own mod tools, and plan to release them soon....

We list our favourite games from 2007, and why they deserve to be preserved above everything else Earlier this month,RPS turned 15 years old, so it only seemed right that this month’sTime Capsuleentry should be the year of our birth: 2007. Looking back, it was a good year for PC gaming, with the release of Valve’s Orange Box alone giving us three new stone-cold classics to enjoy. But what other games from the year of our Horace deserve to be preserved and saved above everything else?...

How updates have made it easier to define a Sim’s identity, plus information on how Sims behave by default Customising your Sims' sexual orientation, gender identity, and pronouns is fairly straightforward, but understanding what all the options actually mean in terms of gameplay can be a little more complicated. On this page, I’ll explain both how to customise your Sims and what impact your choices will have on the way your game works....

The return of the wants and fears system explained However, it’s not a straightforward remake ofThe Sims2’s wants and fears system. Instead, this latest version of the feature adapts a few familiar aspects of The Sims 4’s Simology into something a little bit new. Confused? Read on below for a full explanation of how wants and fears work in The Sims 4. How do wants work in The Sims 4?...

Bad romance During last year’s Game Awards,Falcon Agedevelopers Outerloop announcedThirsty Suitors, a stylish story-driven RPG aboutbattling your exes and disappointing your parents. Since then, the team have been keeping game details under wraps, but now thanks to theAnnapurna Interactive showcase, Outerloop have released a free Steam demo, meaning now we can all have a go at beating the pulp out of our exes - a dream come true. You play as Jala, a young woman who just got booted out of her shared apartment after having a fight with her, now, ex-partner....

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word If you’re having trouble arriving at today’s Wordle answer, we’ve put together a few clues below to help you out. Or, if you just want the full answer and its defintion right away, scroll down below the video. Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December! Wordle July 30 hints Need some help coming up with the Wordle answer today?...

More than I could bear I really appreciate when games don’t hold your hand. They don’t waste time insulting your intelligence, they just set you loose in their playground. They let you strike out on your own, figure things out for yourself, and create something valuable with your own two paws. Bear And Breakfastdoesn’t hold your hand. It wraps you up in a gigantic bear hug, and refuses to let you out of its smothering embrace until long after your enthusiasm has evaporated....

‘Flux’ brings two fresh characters and a new storyline Flux is the first of cyberpunk thought-poserCitizen Sleeper’s free DLCs, and it launches into the game today. It’s the start of a series of three free episodes coming to the game, and features a new story that should last players around 1 or 2 hours. Catch a glimpse of what to expect when you watch the trailer below. The story begins when a flotilla of refugee ships turns up at Citizen Sleeper’s interstellar outpost, Erlin’s Eye....

New games from Hollow Ponds, Keita Takahashi, the Kentucky Route Zero devs and more Today saw indie publisher Annapurna Interactive’s second showcase, highlighting all the new games that you can expect from them over the course of the next year and beyond. There was some fresh gameplay forThirsty SuitorsandHindsight, plus a newly revealed game from Wilmot’s Warehouse devsHollow Ponds. We were treated to a few glimpses at what Kentucky Route Zero teamCardboard Computerand If Found… devsDreamfeelare working on too....

Capcom’s mechs vs dinosaurs game could be one of their best multiplayer games to date I’ve been excited to playExoprimal, Capcom’s upcoming multiplayer dino shooter, ever since it used the phrase “unstoppable raptor horde” in one of its trailers. It is a completely unhinged combination of words that makes me giddy just thinking about them. I’ll often find myself muttering them out loud when I’m unloading the dishwasher or folding laundry....

Vestaria Saga II started as a free hobby project If you wish modern Fire Emblem was more focused on strategy RPG battles and less focused on perfect teatimes, then Vestaria Saga 2: The Sacred Sword Of Silvanister might be for you. It’s a fantasy turn-based strategy game designed by original Fire Emblem creator Shouzou Kaga with a team of volunteers, and it was released on Steam today with a full English translation....

A great deal on the T-Force Vulcan Z, a TLC DRAM-less SATA drive. SATA SSDs are getting increasingly affordable, with even capacious 2TB models going down in price rapidly as NVMe drives approach parity with the slower SATA drives. This makes it a good time to pick up a SATA drive for desktops or laptops that can’t accommodate another M.2 drive, especially for media or game storage where the speed difference between SATA and NVMe is minimal....

If you can’t bleat them then join them in co-op Goats. Why do they exist, and what makes them so loud?Goat Simulator 3might not answer these deep questions when it bursts onto PC on November 17th, but you can bet it’ll make a lot of noise anyway. Watch the trailer below for a sneaky peek at what’s next for the wacky even-toed ungulates. Goat Simulator 3 follows Pilgor the goat as they set off for the island of San Angora, which devs Coffee Stain say has “mysteries that need solving, chaos that needs causing, and friendships that need breaking”....