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Skate will release into early access at "the end of summer", say EA

1 week ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Brendan Caldwell

Do one of those kick-the-flips. Okay, now do it again but spinny. Wow, fellow teen, that was radical, well done. Here is some video game news for you as a reward: physics-funny skateboarding sim Skate (aka Skate 4) will release in a couple of months. That's what publishers Electronic Arts say, anyway. You must be very excited to do more dinner tray flips and three-hundred-and-sixty popular shovel-its. Why yes, I am something of a skate boarder myself. How keen-eyed of you to notice.
To A T review

1 week ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Brendan Caldwell

To A T review An episodic, child-friendly TV show in videogame form, with lots of colourful minigames and all the comedic warmth you expect from the designer of Katamari Damacy. Developer: UvulaPublisher: Annapurna InteractiveRelease: May 28th, 2025On: WindowsFrom: SteamPrice: £15.50/$20/€18.50Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7-11700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Windows 10You are a thirteen year old stuck in the shape of a T, arms aloft forever - what do you do?
Dune: Awakening players kept getting squashed by ornithopters, so an update has made everyone invulnerable to vehicle bashing

1 week ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Brendan Caldwell

The developers of Dune: Awakening have just released a patch in response to player complaints about the game's PvP zones. Folks were annoyed because they kept getting crushed to death by other players piloting an ornithopter (Dune's big flying bug vehicle). It was irksome because it's difficult to damage said vehicle or fight back in any meaningful way. The devs solution is pretty straightforward: "Players no longer receive damage when hit by vehicles".
Ubisoft reassure us that Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time is still in "deep" development

1 week ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Brendan Caldwell

Ubisoft made a brief statement today to reassure antsy fans of time travel that their remake of Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time is still in development. "Yep, we’re still deep in the game," they said in a social media post, "exploring, building, and ensuring the sands move with purpose." Okay. We weren't asking, but okay. "This game is being crafted by a team that truly cares," the post continued, "and they're pouring their hearts (and a lot of coffee) into every step.
Dune: Awakening review

1 week ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Brendan Caldwell

Dune: Awakening review The world of Dune is well-realised in multiplayer survival game format, offering a harsh planet of unintentional comedy, braindead NPCs, and plenty of grindy crafting. Developer: FuncomPublisher: FuncomRelease: June 10th, 2025On: WindowsFrom: SteamPrice: £42/$50/€50Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7-11700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Windows 10A survival game lives or dies on the personality of its world. Subnautica is a wonder because its world is a wonder.
I am enthralled by Dune: Awakening's in-game radio drama and bad sitcoms

2 weeks ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Brendan Caldwell

We've already reported on the hidden radio stations you can listen to as you traipse about cutting up rocks in survival MMO Dune: Awakening. They play chiptuney classics from the original, 1992 Dune games that will drive you slightly mad even without huffing spice. But they also include full-blown radios drama based on various backstory events which unfolded before you arrived on-planet. It is like listening to a really intense episode of The Archers on BBC Radio Arrakis.
Alien city explorer Bernband reemerges from a sci-fi alleyway

2 weeks ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Brendan Caldwell

The appearance of Bernband during last night's PC Gaming Show had a few of us at RPS clicking our fingers and pointing at our monitors yelling: "Bernband! Bernband!" This remake of the best sci-fi walking sim of 2014 has been in the works for a while. Creator Tom van den Boogaart has dipped in and out of working on the alien wanderer, often switching focus to other projects such as Grunn. But now it looks like we are once again getting a trickle of sweet extraterrestrial wanderlust.
Super Meat Boy 3D will give the bloody mascot a new dimension in 2026

2 weeks ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Brendan Caldwell

A 3D sequel to the masochistic 2010 platformer Super Meat Boy was announced at the Xbox showcase. It's simply called Super Meat Boy 3D and it basically looks exactly how you'd expect in the trailer below. Super Meat Boy 3D Announcement Trailer | Xbox Games Showcase 2025Note to meat marketers: the green pipe fakeout only works for anyone watching the showcase live. Everyone else knows this is about the little bleedy guy by the time they click on the video. But good effort.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 has been announced - can someone please explain the plot of these games to me?

2 weeks ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Brendan Caldwell

A gruff man appears and gruffly tells you to gruff 'em up. You grimace, gruffawingly. It can only mean one thing: Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 has been announced, showing off a flashy sci-fi trailer at the Xbox showcase. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | Official TeaserA co-op campaign mode is planned, alongside the usual multiplayer and a zombies mode. As for whatever the hell is going on in the story, beats me. Every Call-o-dutes I play washes through my veins like some sort of feverish hallucinogenic.
Persona 4 remake announced at Xbox showcase

2 weeks ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Brendan Caldwell

Atlus have announced a remake of Persona 4, called Persona 4 Revival, possibly because they have run out of ideas, just like everyone else. I snark, I snark, it's the summer of video games, we're allowed to do a bit of that. Here's the short trailer showing the flashified protag-kun running through the city streets in his school uniform. Persona 4 Revival - Teaser Trailer | Xbox Games Showcase 2025There's no sign of a release date, not even a snifter of a release window, gut ah well.