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Arkane founder Raphaël Colantonio on the game that got away There’s an alternate world where Arkane madeThe Crossing, and it’s not necessarily a better one. BeforeDishonored, the developer was looking down the wrong end of a bad publishing deal which, in the estimation of founder Raphaël Colantonio, would have ended in either The Crossing’s cancellation or a deeply underwhelming end product. In that timeline, there’s no telling whether the studio would even exist today....

Sometimes you just want to see a big weird fish My wonderful co-hosts are both away this week, leaving the responsibility of writing the podcast post to the person least capable of doing so. I am but a humble video boy! My only job is to cut out the big “ums” from the audio mix, not writing words about the things we did a chat about! Thankfully this weekIndiescoveryis all about change, as we’re experimenting with a brand new format....

That’s £550 plus £6 shipping for a Palit Dual 12GB design from Novatech. Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card has launched to warm reviews thanks to its performance, power efficiency and DLSS 3 -including here at RPS- but its £589 price point has been decried as a bit over the top. Enter Novatech, who are offering a Palit RTX 4070 for just £550, a £40 reduction from RRP and the best deal we’ve seen on the 4070 thus far....

I love looking after numbers, but not doing maths Post-apocalyptic survival is an enduring theme incity building games. InOxygenEarth has, once again, experienced an environmental disaster with the help of human beings. The Earth’s crust has cracked, releasing toxic gas that has spread globally with the wind, and only a little oxygen is left. Unfortunately it’s also me who, once again, decided to take on the responsibility of leading the survivors, to guide them to build a city in this dire situation....

Tied for the lowest price we’ve ever seen this top Steam Deck memory card. Samsung’s Evo Select 512GB card offers excellent performance for Steam Deck and Switch and it’s currently discounted to $39.99 on Amazon US, making it a great time to upgrade your favourite gaming handheld with a ton of extra storage. To put this price into context, this card normally retails for at least $45 and was closer to $60 for Black Friday last year, so this is a good deal that matches the best price we’ve ever recorded for this size and model - and one we recommend as one of thebest memory cards for Steam Deck....

The enigmatic shooter was delisted after trademark troubles Zombie survival simThe Day Beforeis apparently receiving a playable beta test and “should be” returning to Steam, according to developer Fntastic. The enigmatic game was previouslypulled from Steamsince Fntastic hadn’t actually trademarked The Day Before when they first announced it, leading to a trademark dispute and removal from Valve’s storefront. “For those wondering if the game [is] gonna be on Steam,” wrote one of the Discord admins, “it should be on Steam, yes....

The Mageseeker is out now After bingeing the Netflix show Arcane and getting hooked on the world ofLeague Of Legends, I was disappointed to find there weren’t too many single-player games for those who aren’t the MOBA-type of keyboard mashers. The top-down action RPGThe Mageseeker: A League Of Legends Storyis looking to fix that, though, letting you play as the ex-convict and buff mage Sylas while he’s busy running a revolution....

Harebrained Schemes have detailed all ten playable characters The Lamplighters Leagueis the next turn-based strategy game from the team behind Battletech and Shadowrun, but it’s also the name of the ragtag group of scoundrels you’ll be fighting with across this pulp adventure. Katharine got to see three of those characters in actionduring her preview- where she walked away very excited about the game’s emergent chaos - and now developer Harebrained Schemes have revealed all ten playable agents....

Trip World DX is coming back after three decades Limited Run Games have announced they’re bringing back the 1992 Game Boy game Trip World, a charming Kirby-esque platformer whose flowery monochrome world had, until recently, been more or less lost to time. Thankfully, Limited Run are collaborating with the original developers at Sunsoft, including the game’s director Yuichi Ueda, to bring the forgotten game back to PC and consoles (including the original Game Boy Color, of all things) in the form ofTrip World DX....

And the original is free to keep this week Desktop Dungeons: Rewindis out now. If you owned the original ten years ago, then youalready ownthis remaster of the wonderfully sticky puzzle roguelike. If not, you’ll find it on Steam for £14.23/$17. The originalDesktop Dungeonswas a devilish delight. With your chosen adventurer selected from a large cast of fantasy archetypes, you would go fighting and exploring through layers of miniature dungeons - much like in many other roguelikes....

Menace beach To pre-empt your first question, no,Dead Island 2was not worth waiting eleven years for. In its defence, however, few things are. If George Romero had taken over a decade to make Night Of The Living Dead, the fact it takes place largely in a basement would look less like canny guerrilla filmmaking and more like staggering incompetence. It only took NASA eight years to put men on the moon from the point they started trying, which puts the value of many inhibited projects (like my folder of unfinished novels) into depressingly sharp relief....

Please tell us your thoughts in our latest reader survey Hello folks. I come bearing a reasonably sensitive question for you today, and that’s how the current cost of living crisis has affected your day to day gaming habits. We know times are tough for a lot of people right now, but if you can spare five minutes to tell us about it in anew reader surveyput together for us by our corporate uncle Reedpop, we’d be very grateful....

Learn how to play co-op multiplayer in Dead Island 2 Want to play Dead Island 2 multiplayer?Smacking zombies with your pals is always a good time, so you’ll be glad to know that you can play multiplayer inDead Island 2. Whether you want to form a kickass co-op crew of zombie slayers or need some help clearing some of the game’s toughest missions, then you’re in the right place. In this guide, we’ll break down how to playDead Island 2multiplayer, so that you can form your own slayer squad in co-op with your friends....