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Armadillo wins mob vote as player rebellion reaches 500,000 signatories Minecraftupdate 1.21 has been revealed, and well, looks like Mojang have been reading my postsdemanding the additionof a proper maze generator, those sneaky devils. As explained by Minecraft game director Agnes Larsson, the forthcoming Minecraft update – which has yet to be given a release date – is designed to “focus more on combat adventures and on tinkering” than last year’s Cave & Cliffs update....

Hello square Minecraftis getting a new bit of Star Wars DLC filled with a bunch of familiar faces from the galaxy far, far away in blocky, Minecraftified form. You’ll also be able to make your own lightsaber and droid companion to take on your adventures as a Jedi padawan. The Path of the Jedi DLC is set during the Clone Wars seen in the prequel movies and animated series of the same name, with a brief trailer showing the likes of Mace Windu, young Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano (of recent Disney+ series fame) and, yes, Yoda....

Plans to develop games based on its own hit series while licensing other titles Netflix has reportedly spoken withGrand Theft Autodevs Rockstar about releasing a GTA title via the streaming service, according to new reports. The talks occurred as the movie and TV behemoth apparently works to bring “higher-end” titles to their growing catalogue of video games. That’s per multiple unnamed sourceswho spoke with the Wall Street Journal, claiming that Netflix hopes to licence prominent names from the world of video games to add to its own stable of studios....

“The time is right” Pete Hines, head of publishing atElder Scrolls,FalloutandStarfieldstudio Bethesda, is retiring. One of the most public faces at the developer behind perhaps only Toddy H himself, Hines has played a prominent role in the release of their biggest games for close to the last quarter-of-a-century - but says that the “time is right” to move on to “an exciting new chapter of my life”. Last November, Hines moved over to become head of publishing, continuing to hype up (depending on your personal taste for enormous, hours-eating games) the then-incoming Starfield by calling it"irresponsibly large"in an effort to explain why it was an Xbox exclusive during the Microsoft-Blizzard discussions....

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #127 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....

Rage against the submachine We talk about retro and throwback game releases being a “blast from the past”, but in this case, it’s more like you’re strolling down a sunny path amid soothing birdsong, and then one particular, innocent-looking paving stone swivels underfoot with a rustle of gears, dropping you into a dingy, yellow-panelled room. There are vacuum tubes mounted on one wall, doors to either side, and a ladder leading further down into darkness....

Come and join our lovely team Following theascension of Eddersinto his new role as Reviews Ed, RPS is now looking for a Staff Writer to fill his vacant boots and join our excellent editorial team. Applications are open now, so read on below to find out how to apply. As Staff Writer, you will work closely with the rest of our team to cover the latest PC games across all aspects of the site, writing news, previews, reviews and features on everything from the biggest AAA blockbusters to smaller, lesser-known indie games....

Neat indie games from Twitter’s weekly screenshot-o-rama 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 podracing, parrying a grappling hook, seeing your own legs as you parkour about, and heaps more attractive and interesting indie games. Check ‘em out! Cool violence inTokyo Underground Killer(coming to Steam): The Berserk Flatliner is one of our late game enemies....

The technically-impressive sequel might be more forgiving on the hardware front than you expect, too It sounds likeSpider-Man 2is pretty damn good, going by reviews that have appeared today ahead of the web-slinging sequel’s release on PlayStation 5 this Friday. While there’s no official word on a Spider-Man 2 PC version just yet, the appearance of previous PS5 exclusives over the last couple of years hopefully means it’s just a matter of time....

Here’s your last chance to play the Modern Warfare 3 beta before it ends! Update: The Modern Warfare 3 beta has now ended.What follows is the original guide on the exact beta end date and times across various regions. When does the Modern Warfare 3 beta end?After starting on Thursday 12th October, the crossplay open beta forCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3ends onMonday 16th October. Here are the exactMW3 beta end times:...

Experience a single village through the eyes of several characters Moral Anxiety’sWindy Meadow- which actually dates back to before development of Roadwarden, but has been substantially remastered since the latter’s release - essentially narrows the focus to one of those villages. Out today, it’s a quietly gorgeous visual novel in which you follow several characters in different timeframes, building up a layered understanding of one and the same setting, with scene transitions plotted on a beautiful pixelart map screen....

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 16? 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?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses? All you have to help you in finding the Wordle answer are the contextual clues you gain from each guess - but often, that’s not enough....

Horns up Ever since rocks and sticks formed the first proto-drumkits, mankind has understood the uplifting power of a good bop. So too doesBillie Bust Up, an upcoming 3Dplatformerthat’s just as much of a Disney-style cartoon musical. Structurally, the following sequence (and meat of the demo) is a genre-standard, run-towards-the-camera chase scene. But it’s elevated massively by both the quality of the accompanying alt-orchestral song, and how closely it entwines the playable action with the gleefully bloodthirsty lyrics....