Rock Paper Shotgun

2 days ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

For too long have our video games been tainted by the spectacle of people moving around using their own feet and legs. For too long have our NPCs been left to rot in the grip of "simple town life", surrounded by acres of thriving grass that have never known the blessed touch of a Chevron or a Ford, let alone that duchess of the asphalt - the Banana Mobile. All that changes...

2 days ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Published on May 12, 2025 Ahoy, consumer of PC games! I fear that Void War may be highly relevant to your statistically determined interests. It's a space combat game in which you steer ancient, crenellated starships through a frightful cosmos of blood cultists, imperial zealots, and ravening corsairs.

2 days ago | rockpapershotgun.com | James Archer

Published on May 12, 2025 Steam Deck Academy brings together all our guides and explainers on getting the most out of your Steam Deck, no student loans or sweaty dormitories required. I couldn’t offer many Steam Deck-specific insights in my look at Doom: The Dark Ages’ PC performance last week, because a crashing issue was inconsiderately – dare I say, rudely – blocking me from even reaching the main menu.

2 days ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Our regular PC game round-up column underwent further mysterious ructions during my absence last week, when substitute news chief Brendy introduced a list format with subheadings. I can only assume he had been driven mad by terror of being eaten by the Maw. Regardless, I will trust his instincts and follow in his footsteps. Here’s what’s coming down the pipe this week.

2 days ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Among the first terrain fixtures you discover on Dune: Awakening's Arrakis are moisture seals: puffy wads of fabric that fill cave entrances to create makeshift microclimates, where travellers can escape the constant threat of dehydration. Awakening's moisture seal are, in practice, the paper lid on a tube of wilderness Pringles: poke through with your dagger to find resources and the occasional hostile NPC.