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Elden Ring: Nightreign solo tips and tricks

2 days ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Jeremy Blum

Looking for a guide on playing solo in Elden Ring: Nightreign? Unlike your standard FromSoftware Soulslike, Nightreign was intended for three players - though thanks to enemy HP scaling, you can still solo all expeditions in Limveld if you desire. Solo play offers up unique challenges and is a war of attrition against certain bosses, but with practice and careful planning you can most definitely take down the Nightlords as a lone wolf.
Former Destiny and Final Fantasy devs reveal soul-stealing tactics RPG Never's End

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

If you found the feudal festival of backstabbing that was Final Fantasy Tactics distressingly upbeat and wholesome, perhaps you'll be more impressed by Never's End, a new turn and grid-based RPG from Destiny's former lead sandbox gameplay designer Ryan Jucket with character designs from Final Fantasy artist Masayoshi Nishimura. It takes place in a world swamped by creeping undead darkness, and casts you as a warrior spirit wrought of deathless silver.
"A boys' club above the law": former Ubisoft execs in court for alleged sexual harassment and abuse

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

Back in 2023, several former Ubisoft executives were taken into custody by French police, following allegations of sexual harassment, workplace abuse, sexism and violence in 2020. Now, some of those executives have appeared in court in Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis to defend their alleged role in cultivating a workplace where women were frequently assaulted or humiliated by senior members of staff.
Strange Antiquities is the first game in a while that treats magical objects like magical objects

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

I need help identifying an Ossic Ring. Whatever an Ossic Ring is, it's related to a serpent goddess and is great at keeping away vermin. Legend holds that you can hear it hissing. I'm not sure if the Ossic Ring is an actual ring, and if so, whether it's a ring for your finger or a ring necklace or a ring design found on something unhelpfully nonringular.
Elden Ring: Nightreign - How to use Cord End

3 days ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Ollie Toms

Wondering what the Cord End does in Elden Ring: Nightreign? If you're asking that question, congratulations! You're already part of a select band of adventurers in Elden Ring: Nightreign that have found one of the rarest items in the game! The Cord End is a legendary and seldom-seen item with a very obscure purpose. Pick it up, and all it tells you is that it allows you to "Gain entry somewhere". But where?
Elden Ring: Nightreign - Recluse tips and tricks

3 days ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Jeremy Blum

Wondering how to play as Recluse in Elden Ring: Nightreign? For those who like to mix and match magic in the search of superb spells, Recluse is the only class in Nightreign to fit the ticket. This pointy hat-wearing witch is also one of the most complicated characters in the game, with a main ability known as Magic Cocktail that requires mastering an entirely new magic system different from any previously featured in base Elden Ring.
Shooter dev "gaslights" players about fake Space Whales for seven years, then sneaks them into the game

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

Every few moments in the current build of arcade space shooter Nova Drift there's a chance the game will spawn a Cargo Train. Whenever the game decides to spawn a Cargo Train, there's a 1/7777 chance it will spawn a Space Whale instead. "Nonsense," you bellow. "Space Whales are a myth. Designer Jeffrey Nielson has been telling us they're not real ever since the original Kickstarter in 2017." Ah, you poor, unsuspecting mooncalf. You chirpy little starfish.
007 First Light is the new James Bond game from Hitman makers Io Interactive

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

Hitman developer Io Interactive's James Bond game has been reannounced with a proper title, 007 First Light. It has also some new key art, which confirms some important Facts: unlike Hitman's depthless master mimic Agent 47, James Bond has hair, formed into a neat side-parting by the passage of a narrowly escaped bullet. He also has ears, a high-collared leather jacket, and a gun. Or what looks like a gun. He could be just doing a finger pistol to fake us out.
Baldur's Gate IP overlord Wizards of the Coast reveal a new Dungeons & Dragons single-player action adventure

4 days ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Mark Warren

With Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian now off doing their own thing and making multiple games that aren't Baldur's Gate 4, BG IP owners Wizards of the Coast have just revealed something that might help fill that void. They've agreed to a publishing deal that'll see relatively new studio Giant Skull create a new game set in the D&D universe.
Fallout: London’s DLC is still “coming soon”, but you can now immersively drink its irradiated tea in VR

4 days ago | rockpapershotgun.com | Mark Warren

Published on June 2, 2025 Fallout: London might have launched buggier than a holiday at a nature reserve dedicated to cockroaches and coders, but since that point Team FOLON’s put a lot of effort into making sure people can enjoy the pretty damn good game it’s created. While you’ll have to wait a bit longer for some Londony DLC, you can now play some of the mod in VR.