The Cub is a post-apocalyptic platformer inspired by Jungle Book

The next game from the Golf Club Wasteland devs The studio behind post-apocalyptic golferGolf Club Wastelandannounced their next game at the Future Games Show last night, a post-apocalyptic parkour platformer calledThe Cub. I have a soft spot for cinematic platformers, which stems entirely from how fluid the animations can be in those games - and you better believe The Cub has fluid animations. Here’s the trailer for it: According to The Cub’sSteam page, it’s been inspired by classic Sega games from the 90s, such as The Jungle Book, Lion King and Aladdin, but with some more modern sensibilities thrown in, such as more parkour-oriented runnin' and jumpin', and environmental puzzles....

March 25, 2022 · 2 min · 383 words · Gregory Conrad

AMD FSR 2.0 is a more demanding, higher-quality upscaling upgrade

How AMD’s performance-boosting tech is getting smarter and sharper AMD have revealed more about FSR 2.0, the major overhaul of its FidelityFX Super Resolution upscaling tech, after adetail-light announcement last week. FSR 2.0 will represent a switch from simple spatial upscaling to more closely match the advanced temporal upscaling techniques of its rival, NvidiaDLSS– and while it won’t use DLSS-style machine learning, AMD say the trick to FSR 2.0’s improved performance is down to some good-old-fashioned human brainpower....

March 24, 2022 · 3 min · 607 words · Ryan Long

Come take the RPS walking tour through Ghostwire: Tokyo

This is now an ASMR website, sorry For all of the spectral errand boy trappings ofGhostwire: Tokyo, good gravy, is it a looker. From the hyper-detailed backstreets to giant blazing billboards bouncing off fresh rain puddles, this take on Tokyo is eye-catching enough to ditch the sidequests and simply spend some time strolling around. Even if that stroll is sometimes interrupted by rowdy gangs of yokai. In Matthew’s earlierpreview, he noted a similarly evocative atmosphere to that of the YouTube channel Virtual Japan, which has featuredone particularly calming walking tourthrough a rain-soaked Tokyo....

March 24, 2022 · 2 min · 298 words · Riley Pittman

Elden Ring's new patch mainly targets hackers, couple more fixes too

Removes the bug where you could be stuck dying in a loop There’s already several creative ways to bother people online while playingElden Ring, butas Ed points out, cosplaying Thanos was one of the more destructive ways. There was an exploit that hackers could use where they couldteleport you to a void, trap you in an infinite death loop, and completely torpedo your save. The patch notes also include a handful of other fixes, like “a bug that sometime prevented players from advancing NPC Nepheli Loux’s questline....

March 24, 2022 · 2 min · 235 words · Jeff Clark

Elden Ring's platforming is so bad it's good

Falling for you I think “platformer” and my next thought is “slick”.Hollow Knightsprings to mind, as does Ori, as doesCeleste. They all have precise and snappy movement, with upgrades and new abilities that add complexity without stodge. As for 3D platformers, Super Mario 64 remains a glowing example of how movement makes exploration joyful. String together rolls and jumps and you’re not just navigating a world, but bounding through it like a gymnast (who’s also a part time plumber to help pay the costs of serious competition)....

March 24, 2022 · 4 min · 702 words · James Wong

Elden Ring: How to beat Morgott, the Omen King

Learn how to defeat the Morgott, the Omen King, in Elden Ring Looking for an Elden Ring Morgott boss fight walkthrough?If you thoughtMargitwas hard, then prepare to wince. When you reachLeyndell, Royal Capital, you’ll encounter Margit again, but he’s bigger, stronger, and ready to kill some Tarnished. Now going by the name Morgott, he’s amped up his holy attacks and will wreak havoc on you if you come unprepared. In thisElden RingMorgott walkthrough, we’ll cover how to beat Morgott with 5 handy tips and tricks....

March 24, 2022 · 6 min · 1155 words · Mrs. Susan Carter

Fire Giant boss fight guide: How to beat the Fire Giant in Elden Ring

Learn how to defeat the Fire Giant in Elden Ring Need a Fire Giant boss fight walkthrough?As you continue along themain questinElden Ring, you will encounter the Fire Giant in the Mountaintops of the Giants region. This is a necessary boss that you must defeat forevery ending, and it’s a tough one. Fortunately, we’re here to help with a few top tips that will make the Fire Giant an easy endgame battle....

March 24, 2022 · 6 min · 1231 words · Renee Fitzgerald

Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn developers show more of their black powder fantasy

Don’t mistake it for Flinthook I wasn’t impressed by Flintlock’s announcement trailerlast week, but I’m still interested in it because it’s from the developers of the beautiful and ambitiousAshen. Those developers released a behind-the-scenes video of Flintlock during tonight’s Future Game Show, offering more detail on their new action RPG. Here’s the video: While I’m tired of fighting the undead in games, and of grimy worlds, I do like the idea that it’s gunpowder that turns the tide in a world of old gods and black magic....

March 24, 2022 · 1 min · 148 words · Dustin Evans

Ghostwire Tokyo English dub: How to switch audio languages in Ghostwire Tokyo

There are actually 10 different language dubs to choose from Can you switch languages in Ghostwire: Tokyo?If you’ve just picked upGhostwire: Tokyoafter its Game Pass launch, you’ll presumably have noticed that it is — as the title suggests — a game set in Japan, steeped in Japanese culture and starring Japanese characters, made by a Japanese studio. As such, the default (and presumably recommended) experience for English-speakers is to play the game with Japanese audio and English subtitles....

March 24, 2022 · 3 min · 578 words · Benjamin Clark

Ghostwire Tokyo relic locations: where to find relics and what to do with them

Earn while you learn by collecting Ghostwire: Tokyo’s one-off relic items Where can I find relics in Ghostwire: Tokyo?Ghostwire: Tokyofeatures a grand total of 120 one-off collectables — known in-game as relics — that you can pick up as you explore the open world recreation of the titular city’s Shibuya district. Some of them are in reasonably obvious places, while others are a little further off the beaten track; but either way, collecting them is a good way to bolster the contents of your in-game wallet....

March 24, 2022 · 5 min · 954 words · Joseph Thompson

Inscryption wins the IGF Grand Prize and GDC Game Of The Year Award 2022

It’s the first game ever to win both prizes in the same year Inscryption didn’t pick up any more awards at the GDC Awards, but it took home several accolades at the IGF awards, nabbing Excellence In Design, Excellence In Audio and Excellence In Narrative. Brendan (RPS in peace) called it “a beautifully cursed creation” in hisreview, and captured the imaginations of many other RPS Treehouse members as well when it came out at the end of last year....

March 24, 2022 · 2 min · 318 words · Mary Marshall

Live a surreal sci-fi version of the Southern Gothic in Norco, out today

It’s 15% off for the next week If you like gorgeous decaying cities as much as I do, boy do I have the game for you.Norcois out now, taking you on a point & click journey to experience the SouthernGothicworld that Geography Of Robots have created. Norcotakes place in a surreal sci-fi version of near-future greater New Orleans, while echoing the Southern Gothic literary style as much as something likeKentucky Route Zerodoes....

March 24, 2022 · 2 min · 268 words · Joseph Mcintosh

Liveblog: All the news from the Future Games Show

If there’s not news this will just be snark You can watch the livestream here when it begins at 10pm GMT/6pm EDT/3pm EDT: Announcements and new trailers for the biggest games tend to be reserved for first-party broadcasts, shows by the major publishers, or GeoffFest. That means the Future Game Show tends to feature the mid-tier and indie games that lie beyond. That doesn’t mean there won’t be interesting games afoot, just don’t go staying up late expecting something new from Kojima....

March 24, 2022 · 2 min · 291 words · Alison Rose