Far Cry 6 is having a free trial weekend and a deep discount

Up to 70% off From Thursday, February 16th until Monday, February 20th you’ll be able to play Far Cry 6 for free. That includeson the Epic Games Store, where there’s already a listing for a “Far Cry 6 Trial Weekend” that you can add to your cart. (Far Cry 6 is not available via Steam). If you want to continue playing after Monday, you’ll need to cough up cash to buy it - although it’s also discounted....

February 14, 2023 · 1 min · 177 words · Joshua Cox

Gravity Castle is a smart puzzle platformer that's turned my brain inside out

Up is down, down is up, and up is also sideways? Most greatplatforming gamesdabble with gravity at some point. It’s one of those classic, age-old moments where you’re suddenly walking on the ceilings and jumping over gaps upside down to further test your skill and overall dexterity.Gravity Castle, on the other hand, has seemingly made it its entire premise, making for a brilliant Next Fest demo that’s still available to download on Steam right now....

February 14, 2023 · 3 min · 471 words · Rachel Cruz

Guild Wars 2 expansions will be smaller and more frequent in future

ArenaNet have outlined their development roadmap Guild Wars 2is over ten years old now, and last year it brought its long-running storyline to a close with its third expansion. Now its developers say they want to release smaller and cheaper expansions more regularly, with quarterly updates filling the gaps in between. Historically, expansions have been released for Guild Wars 2 every 2-4 years, with ‘Living World’ seasons developing the story in-between....

February 14, 2023 · 2 min · 266 words · Elizabeth Bauer

Hyper Light Breaker shifts to a procedural, open-world roguelike

Breaking the mould Last year,developer Heart Machine announcedHyper Light Breakeras a follow-up to their pixelated breakoutHyper Light Drifter, utilising some of the 3D tech found in their sophomore platformer,Solar Ash.The team described Hyper Light Breaker as a co-op roguelike, but the game has now switched to an ambitious, procedurally generated open-world. In an effort to be more transparent with the community, the team have been releasing a series of blog posts, live streams, and Noclip documentaries, inviting us into their dev processes....

February 14, 2023 · 2 min · 313 words · Dr. Cheryl Malone

Ikenfell is an endearing tactical RPG that gave me earworms

It’s showtime Magic is weird. And, since an Ordinary (non-magical person) suddenly getting magic is also deemed weird inIkenfell, it stands to reason that it’s practically guaranteed to happen. We can only assume the odds become even higher as the Ordinary ventures closer to the big magical fantasy school, which protagonist Maritte quickly discovers. Upon approaching the gate in search of her missing sister, Safina, Maritte suddenly starts to sling fiery spells....

February 14, 2023 · 4 min · 704 words · Ashley Torres

I’m learning how to curse exes and talk to the dead in So May It Be

A lesson in witchcraft from some cuties I am loving all the magical witchy games we’ve been covering forRPS Magic Week, but I wanna learn how toactuallybe a witch, you know? I wanna learn the witchy ways, and not just from some not-so-well informed TikToks. Hanging out with all these cool ladies feels like filling a mental grimoire with all my new witchy knowledge. I got to know Morgan first, a cute cottagecore witch who loves cozy knitted jumpers and wears an actual witch’s hat, pointy tip and all....

February 14, 2023 · 3 min · 559 words · Ariel Smith

Lesbian road trip RPG Get In The Car, Loser! releases its second expansion

The Fate Of Another World follows on from the original Everyone’s favourite lesbian road trip RPGGet In The Car, Loser!has released its second expansion pack and this one’s chunky. For the uninitiated, Get In The Car, Loser! begins the way all retro RPGs do, with a group of young misfits who decide to fight a world-ending calamity, or sometimes to fight God. The only difference here is that it’s named after one-of-many iconic Mean Girls quotes, and yes, your party features lesbians....

February 14, 2023 · 2 min · 341 words · Julie Miller

Loverwatch is a cringe Overwatch dating sim, and I want more

Cupid Hanzo guides you through Overwatch’s dating spin-off Overwatch 2’sthird season is well underway, addingmore of the usualmaps, modes, and cosmetics. The big surprise this season is the Valentine’s themed Loverwatch, a non-canon text adventure that allows you to court either Mercy or Genji. Naturally, I chose to date Genji (described asOverwatch’s “bad boy”), and the results were surprising. It’s cringe-y and occasionally grating, but it’s also surprisingly charming and stuffed with referential humour that OW fans will surely love....

February 14, 2023 · 3 min · 482 words · Pamela Mahoney

Minecraft 1.20 details new mob, archaeology, and a surprise new biome

A lot to sniffer out Mojang have spent the week revealing new details ofMinecraft’s 1.20 update, including two of the things pictured above: the new Sniffer mob, which won a public vote to be included in the game; and the less expected new cherry blossom biome. Both seem adorable. Last Friday, we got afirst look at Archaeolgy, a new system that plants hidden objects through the desert biome. If you spot a new “suspcious sand” block you can use a new item, a brush, on it to reveal whatever lies below....

February 14, 2023 · 2 min · 239 words · Lee Harris

Pick up Samsung's ludicrously capacious 8TB SSD for £413 after a 40% discount

Banish spinning rust, once and for all. I kind of hate mechanical hard drives these days. Yes, they’re cheap per gigabyte, yes they’re fairly reliable, yes they’re absolutely the way to go if you need to store a lot of data and don’t care how long it takes to access it. But. But. These drives are hard to go back to after you’re used to SSDs, with their near-instant access times, completely silent operation, resistance to shocks, drops and magnets and of course their overall SPEED....

February 14, 2023 · 3 min · 480 words · Janet Garcia

Terra Nil's latest trailer offers a sanctuary of peace and calm

Relaxing nature sounds for sleeping Here it is: I almost always turn off the music when I play games anyway, so for me this is a more accurate play example than most trailers offer. It would only be more accurate if it had the new Paramore album or an episode ofShedunnitplaying over the top of it. A Terra Nil demo is currentlyavailable to play on Steam, if you can’t wait for whenever it’s due to arrive this year....

February 14, 2023 · 1 min · 133 words · James Martin

The best Sims 4 mods in 2023: 15 mods to improve your (simulated) life

From quality-of-life tweaks to total overhauls, these are our favourite Sims 4 mods right now What are the best mods for The Sims 4?The Sims 4is a sandbox life simulator, a game where the very idea is to do what you want. WhileThe Simsseries might be famous for its cheat codes, mods are another extremely popular way to tweak the game to suit your desires. Mods can go a lot further, too, enhancing the vanilla game until it’s potentially almost unrecognisable....

February 14, 2023 · 14 min · 2869 words · Heather Ray

There's something very unsettling about Park Beyond's new Valentine's Day trailer

Unintentional frights The upcoming theme park management simPark Beyondgave us a lovely Valentine’s Day-themed trailer, except, wait a second, this isn’t lovely at all, Oh God. I’m sure Park Beyond will be a wholesome bit of fun - creating outlandish rollercoasters and managing the nuts & bolts of a made-up business is always a good time. But, good grief, there’s something seriously disturbing about its latest trailer. Lay your eyes on it here, if you dare:...

February 14, 2023 · 2 min · 365 words · Martin Bradley