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Changes part of studio’s commitment to “reverse flagging sales” The long-serving top producer of legendaryRPGseriesDragon Questhas stepped down from the role, according to sources that spoke toRPS Mawtribute siteBloomberg. Yu Miyake, who has been involved with numerous DQ games since he joined Enix in 1989 as marketer on DQ books, is moving on to head up Square Enix’s mobile games. The change comes as part of shake-ups at Squeenix under new President andblockchain enjoyerTakashi Kiryu, who Bloomberg point out has committed to reverse SE’s flagging sales of both big releases (likeFinal Fantasy 16) and mobile titles (likeFinal Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis), possibly so he can profit handsomely enough to construct himself an arm-mounted Australian Shepherd launcher (likeFinal Fantasy8....

Update 1.2 cometh next week A big ‘ol patch is coming to theSystem Shockremake next Thursday, headlined by “[reworking] the entire final fight with new mechanics and a unique flow” and adding a female character option for our hacker. Update 1.2 will also tweak and fix and fiddle with heaps of other things. OurSystem Shock reviewcalled it “a breathtakingly beautiful and astonishingly faithful remake that proves the enduring power of Looking Glass design” when it launched last year, though I would say System Shock’s final battle is one of the most dated parts, so I’m curious to see the new form....

Give your Steam Deck some mouse ‘n’ keyboard comfort with the best docks we’ve tested 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. If you’re of the handheld PC persuasion and have thought “Psh, I don’t need one of the bestSteam Deckdocks”, then I know what you mean – I’ve had a Deck since launch and didn’t bother with any kind of proper docking station for months afterwards....

Giving you an easy way to track infection or remove it completely Behind itsDLC microtransactions,Dragon’s Dogma 2’s most divisive element is arguably Dragonsplague, the pawn-infecting sickness that your AI companions can catch while questing online and may eventually drive them to murder entire settlements’ worth of NPCs. The pawn pox is thankfully fairly rare - I’m yet to encounter it in my 40-odd hours of playing, despite sending my pawn far and wide to rack up badges online - but it’s a key part of the game....

Don’t like Dawi? That’s obviously a grudgin’, but you now have options. Thrones of Decay, the upcoming expansion forstrategy gameTotal War: Warhammer 3, will nowbe available to purchaseas either three separate faction packs, or as a bundle at a discount. So, if you don’t fancy shelling out the full £19.10 for all three factions, you can grab new bits for either Nurgle, the Empire, or the Dwarfs for £7.49. If you do buy just one to start off with - say, to get a feel for the quality of Thrones of Decay as a package - you’ll get a 15% discount on the remaining two packs in the future....

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for April 5? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Wordleis an addicting but challenging test of word acumen. Luckily, you’re in the right place for some assistance. Every day, Wordle presents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

The devs revealed how the “experimental nature” of Season Of Discovery allows for a sense of mystery AsWorld Of Warcraft Classic- anMMORPGthat is, confusingly, a new version of the old version of World Of Warcraft - enters phase 3 of its Season Of Discovery,PCGamerhas an interview with some of the devs where they talk about the decision to not run Player Test Realms - servers where they roll out the new content to smaller numbers of players to road test it....

Freak Deer is back, in shadow form! I’m not saying that Zuzu, the star of melancholic 2DadventureSkaramazuzu, is definitely inspired by thatAdventure Timebitwhere the deer takes off its hooveslike gloves. But I am saying that if it were, it’d have my full support, because the freak deer deserves to live on forever, even as a shadow wandering a gothic purgatorial landscape in an unrelated game. We got atrailerfor this one a few weeks back, and the game itself just dropped on Steam yesterday....

Here’s everything you need to know about romance in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Looking for Dragon’s Dogma 2 romance options?Like with all goodRPGs, there is a romance system inDragon’s Dogma 2for any lonely Arisen looking to share the burdens of destiny. This is called ‘Affinity’ and is the measurement of friendship between the Arisen and named NPCs. Once you raise Affinity and complete a few set quests, you can discover romance inDragon’s Dogma 2....

How to unlock the Magick Archer vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Looking for how to unlock the Magick Archer vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2?As one of the advanced vocations inDragon’s Dogma 2, the Magick Archer isn’t available from the game’s beginning. You’ll need to make your way to the bottom of the world map and endure a fairly lengthy escort mission before the ability to weave spells into your arrows finally becomes available....

How to unlock the Trickster vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Looking for how to unlock the Trickster vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2?As one of the advanced vocations inDragon’s Dogma 2, the Trickster isn’t available from the game’s beginning. Luckily, simply progressing through story quests after you reach Battahl will be enough to help you gain access to this illusion-based class, which is truly one of themost unusual vocations in Dragon’s Dogma 2, not to mention the, ahem…trickiestto use well....

How to unlock the Warfarer vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Looking for how to unlock the Warfarer vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2?As one of the advanced vocations inDragon’s Dogma 2, the Warfarer isn’t available from the game’s beginning. You’ll need to make an unusual booze delivery to a fellow in a remote region of the world map before you can use this complicated class, which combines skills from all other vocations into one spicy blend that has no equal....

Teach those elves who’s boss Goblin Stonereleased almost a month ago, but we haven’t written about it yet, and it feels like you should know about it. It’s a turn-based RPG, it’s a roguelike with permadeath, it’s got XCOM-style base-building, its got card-based combat; it is extremely your sort of thing, if you’re the exact statistical average of Rock Paper Shotgun readers. Set in a world where goblins have been hunted to near-extinction, you lead a merry band as they fight back against elves, dwarves and, naturally, humans....