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Steam, Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite risk "becoming onramps to abuse, extremist violence, radicalisation or lifelong harm", claim Australian government - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/australian-government-steam-roblox-minecraft-fortnite-extremism-grooming-transparency-notices #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #RobloxCorporation #MicrosoftStudios #ActionAdventure #VirtualReality #NintendoSwitch #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Thirdperson #Simulation #Platformer #PS5

Road to Vostok's hot start on Steam has "secured the entire production budget" the Finnish survival shooter needs for "years to come", dev says - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/road-to-vostoks-hot-start-on-steam-has-secured-the-entire-production-budget-the-finnish-survival-shooter-needs-for-years-to-come-dev-says #Survival&Crafting; #SinglePlayer #RoadtoVostok #Firstperson #Strategy #Shooter #RPG #PC

Fallout 1 and The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind now run on Fallout 4's Pip-Boy and computer terminals, thanks to a modder - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fallout-1-and-the-elder-scrolls-3-morrowind-running-on-fallout-4-pip-boy-mods #Fallout:APostNuclearRolePlayingGame #TheElderScrollsIII:Morrowind #Strategy:Turn-BasedStrategy #InterplayEntertainment #BethesdaGameStudios #Birdview/Isometric #BethesdaSoftworks #ActionAdventure #NintendoSwitch2 #XboxSeriesX/S #ZeniMaxMedia #SinglePlayer #Fallout4

The Myst lifts over Call of the Elder Gods, granting it a May release date - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-myst-lifts-over-call-of-the-elder-gods-granting-it-a-may-release-date #CalloftheElderGods #NintendoSwitch2 #XboxSeriesX/S #Exploration #Historical #StoryRich #Mystery #Puzzle #Indie #PS5 #PC

Adding naval warfare in time for Crusader Kings 3's Silk and Silver expansion would have blown Paradox's "schedule out of [the] water" - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/adding-naval-warfare-in-time-for-crusader-kings-3s-silk-and-silver-expansion-would-have-blown-paradoxs-schedule-out-of-the-water #MultiplayerCompetitive #Birdview/Isometric #ParadoxInteractive #CrusaderKingsIII #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Strategy #Text #RPG

A legend gets cheaper as the Logitech G502 Hero gaming mouse cuts 22% off from Amazon - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-legend-gets-cheaper-as-the-logitech-g502-hero-gaming-mouse-cuts-22-off-from-amazon #PCGamingDeals #GamingMice #Logitech #PC

Casualties: Unknown is Noita for furries, and oh so deliciously miserable - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/casualties-unknown-is-noita-for-furries-and-oh-so-deliciously-miserable #Casualties:Unknown #Survival&Crafting; #Simulation #Indie #PC

Beyond Words is Scrabble meets Balatro, and it's left me feeling like I've gone ten rounds with a dictionary - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/beyond-words-is-scrabble-meets-balatro-and-its-left-me-feeling-like-ive-gone-ten-rounds-with-a-dictionary #NintendoSwitch #MindFuelGames #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #BeyondWords #CardGames #Strategy #PQubeltd #Puzzle #Indie #Text #PS5 #PC

Pillars of Eternity's turn-based mode is finally out in full, and Obsidian have also kindly turned off the invisible treadmills - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pillars-of-eternitys-turn-based-mode-is-finally-out-in-full-and-obsidian-have-also-kindly-turned-off-the-invisible-treadmills #ObsidianEntertainment #ParadoxInteractive #Birdview/Isometric #PillarsofEternity #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Strategy #Indie #Mac #RPG #PC

"We're not doing zombie animals", says State of Decay 3 studio head, but you can turn a tea kettle into an undead-attracting bomb - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/were-not-doing-zombie-animals-says-state-of-decay-3-studio-head-but-you-can-turn-a-tea-kettle-into-an-undead-attracting-bomb #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #XboxGameStudios #ActionAdventure #StateofDecay3 #SinglePlayer #UndeadLabs

This week in PC games: gritty GTA 4-coded brawler Samson, Ancient Greek bull defender Minos, and a wobbly violinist battles some stairs - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-week-in-pc-games-gritty-gta-4-coded-brawler-samson-ancient-greek-bull-defender-minos-and-a-wobbly-violinist-battles-some-stairs #Birdview/Isometric #Survival&Crafting; #Strategy:Builder #ActionAdventure #DevolverDigital #SinglePlayer #RoadtoVostok #LiquidSwords #MINOS(2026) #Firstperson #NewPCgames #Roguelike #Artificer #PC

"Keeping teams together doesn't seem to matter to people, but for us it did": Star Wars Zero Company's director on what the industry can learn from XCOM 2 - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/keeping-teams-together-doesnt-seem-to-matter-to-people-but-for-us-it-did-star-wars-zero-companys-director-on-what-the-industry-can-learn-from-xcom-2 #Strategy:Turn-BasedStrategy #MultiplayerCompetitive #StarWars:ZeroCompany #Birdview/Isometric #XCOM:EnemyUnknown #FeralInteractive #ElectronicArts #FiraxisGames

Have a gander at this cut Elden Ring scene showing a smidge of DLC boss Miquella's past - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/have-a-gander-at-this-cut-elden-ring-scene-showing-a-smidge-of-dlc-boss-miquellas-past #BandaiNamcoEntertainment #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #ActionAdventure #XboxSeriesX/S #FromSoftware #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #OpenWorld #EldenRing #XboxOne #Fantasy #PS4 #PS5 #RPG #PC

Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher Take-Two have seemingly laid off their head of AI and several of the department's staffers - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/grand-theft-auto-6-publisher-take-two-have-seemingly-laid-off-their-head-of-ai-and-several-of-the-departments-staffers #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #Shooter:ThirdPerson #Take-TwoInteractive #GrandTheftAutoVI #ActionAdventure #RockstarGames #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Thirdperson #Fullproduct #ModernDay #Racing

How many pampered hikers can you freeze in alpine tycoon game Above the Snow? - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-many-pampered-hikers-can-you-freeze-in-alpine-tycoon-game-above-the-snow #Birdview/Isometric #AbovetheSnow #SinglePlayer #Management #StoryRich #Strategy #PC

The Witcher 3 multiplayer mod's latest major update adds the only mount you'll ever need - your fellow players - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-witcher-3-multiplayer-mods-latest-major-update-adds-the-only-mount-youll-ever-need-your-fellow-players #BandaiNamcoEntertainment #TheWitcher3:WildHunt #WarnerBros.Games #ActionAdventure #XboxSeriesX/S #CDProjektRED #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #CDProjekt #XboxOne #Mods #RPG #PS4 #PS5 #PC

Still hoping to snag a Steam Controller after it sold out? You'll have to literally join a queue to get one - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/still-hoping-to-snag-a-steam-controller-after-it-sold-out-youll-have-to-literally-join-a-queue-to-get-one #ValveCorporation #SteamController #ValveSoftware #Valve #PC

Frostpunk 2's next bit of DLC literally turns up the heat with yet another environmental disaster to deal with: volcanoes - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/frostpunk-2s-next-bit-of-dlc-literally-turns-up-the-heat-with-yet-another-environmental-disaster-to-deal-with-volcanoes #Birdview/Isometric #11BitStudios #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Frostpunk2 #Simulation #Strategy #Indie #PC

Ubisoft have reportedly cancelled Alterra, a life sim blending Animal Crossing with Minecraft, after almost three years of dev work - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-have-reportedly-cancelled-alterra-a-life-sim-blending-animal-crossing-with-minecraft-after-almost-three-years-of-dev-work #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #Birdview/Isometric #NintendoGameCube #MicrosoftStudios #ActionAdventure #VirtualReality #NintendoSwitch #AnimalCrossing #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #PS5

Comedy games are alive and well in Horse Magnifier, a game where you do just that - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/comedy-games-are-alive-and-well-in-horse-magnifier-a-game-where-you-do-just-that #Puzzle #Comedy #Indie #PC

After an hour in the beta, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is both a limp Mass Effect and a leaden interpretation of a very good TV show - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-an-hour-in-the-beta-the-expanse-osiris-reborn-is-both-a-limp-mass-effect-and-a-leaden-interpretation-of-a-very-good-tv-show #TheExpanse:OsirisReborn #ActionAdventure #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #RPG:Action #Shooter #RPG #PS5 #PC

Europa Universalis 5 is getting its first big DLC in May, a race to save the crumbling Byzantine Empire - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/europa-universalis-5-is-getting-its-first-big-dlc-a-race-to-save-the-crumbling-byzantine-empire #Strategy:Real-TimeStrategy #Strategy:GrandStrategy/4X #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #EuropaUniversalisV #Birdview/Isometric #ParadoxInteractive #SinglePlayer #ParadoxTinto #Simulation #Strategy #PC

The best videogame characters who came back from the dead - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-best-videogame-characters-who-came-back-from-the-dead

This 512GB SanDisk Ultra Micro SD card has dropped to its best price in months on Amazon - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-512gb-sandisk-ultra-micro-sd-card-has-dropped-to-its-best-price-in-months-on-amazon #MicroSD #SanDisk #Tech #PC

£520 for this Asus Prime RTX 5070 GPU and a free copy of Pragmata feels like a solid deal at the moment - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/520-for-this-asus-prime-rtx-5070-gpu-and-a-free-copy-of-pragmata-feels-like-a-solid-deal-at-the-moment #PCGamingDeals #GraphicsCards #Nvidia #Asus #PC

"Mythology, by its nature, is told and retold": Hades 2 dev on changing its controversial ending - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mythology-by-its-nature-is-told-and-retold-hades-2-dev-on-changing-its-controversial-ending #Birdview/Isometric #SupergiantGames #ActionAdventure #NintendoSwitch2 #NintendoSwitch #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Hack&Slash; #Roguelike #HadesII #Indie #RPG #PS5 #PC

Crimson Desert's latest patch adds new difficulty options, lets you adopt a pet bird, and unglues cats from shoulders - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crimson-deserts-latest-patch-adds-new-difficulty-options-lets-you-adopt-a-pet-bird-and-unglues-cats-from-shoulders #ActionAdventure #XboxSeriesX/S #CrimsonDesert #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #PearlAbyss #MMORPG #PS5 #RPG #PC

Arcade roguelike KAZ will probably break my arrows keys, and yet here I am wanting to play another round - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/arcade-roguelike-kaz-will-probably-break-my-arrows-keys-and-yet-here-i-am-wanting-to-play-another-round #Roguelike #Arcade #Indie #KAZ #PC

£69 for one of my favourite wireless office mice is quite the steal - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/69-for-one-of-my-favourite-wireless-office-mice-is-quite-the-steal #Mac #PC

GTA: Carcer City, a San Andreas mod which turns Rockstar's dark snuff game Manhunt into a full-on open world, has a demo out - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gta-carcer-city-a-san-andreas-mod-which-turns-rockstars-dark-snuff-game-manhunt-into-a-full-on-open-world-has-a-demo-out #GrandTheftAuto:SanAndreas #MultiplayerCooperative #Take-TwoInteractive #ActionAdventure #WarDrumStudios #RockstarNorth #RockstarGames #WindowsPhone #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Firstperson #Rockstar #Xbox360 #Manhunt

Comedy games are alive and well in Horse Magnifier, a game where you do just that - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/comedy-games-are-alive-and-well-in-horse-magnifier-a-game-where-you-do-just-that #Puzzle #Comedy #Indie #PC

Ecco the Dolphin: Complete revealed, a mixture of remaster and brand new game spanning every Ecco game from the 8 to 16-bit era - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ecco-the-dolphin-complete-revealed-a-mixture-of-remaster-and-brand-new-game-spanning-every-ecco-game-from-8-to-16-bit-era

"Unlocked the toilet door in the Euro Trash mission to prevent soft-locks" read Samson's latest patch notes, which also introduce special drift cars - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/unlocked-the-toilet-door-in-the-euro-trash-mission-to-prevent-soft-locks-read-samsons-latest-patch-notes-which-also-introduce-special-drift-cars #ActionAdventure #LiquidSwords #SinglePlayer #Fighting #Racing #Samson #PC

Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher Take-Two have seemingly laid off their head of AI and several of the department's staffers - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/grand-theft-auto-6-publisher-take-two-have-seemingly-laid-off-their-head-of-ai-and-several-of-the-departments-staffers #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #Shooter:ThirdPerson #Take-TwoInteractive #GrandTheftAutoVI #ActionAdventure #RockstarGames #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Thirdperson #Fullproduct #ModernDay #Racing

The next Frostpunk game isn't a city builder, 11 Bit Studios reveal, alongside a modern "reimagining" of survival game This War Of Mine - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-next-frostpunk-game-isnt-a-city-builder-11-bit-studios-reveal-alongside-a-modern-reimagining-of-survival-game-this-war-of-mine #Birdview/Isometric #Survival&Crafting; #ActionAdventure #NintendoSwitch #ThisWarofMine #Frostpunk1886 #11BitStudios #SinglePlayer #Simulation #DeepSilver #Management #StoryRich #Frostpunk #Strategy

Comedy games are alive and well in Horse Magnifier, a game where you do just that - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/comedy-games-are-alive-and-well-in-horse-magnifier-a-game-where-you-do-just-that #Puzzle #Comedy #Indie #PC

Comedy games are alive and well in Horse Magnifier, a game where you do just that - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/comedy-games-are-alive-and-well-in-horse-magnifier-a-game-where-you-do-just-that #Puzzle #Comedy #Indie #PC

Take a flight to the uncanny valley with Aion 2, the MMO all about verticality that's going global this year - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/take-a-flight-to-the-uncanny-valley-with-aion-2-the-mmo-all-about-verticality-thats-going-global-this-year #MultiplayerCompetitive #ActionAdventure #Thirdperson #Gameforge #Strategy #MMORPG #NCsoft #Aion2 #Aion #RPG #MMO #PC

A little bit Black & White, a little bit Fable, Molyneux's citybuilder Masters Of Albion has the potential to break free of its influences – but it has a lot of work to do - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-little-bit-black-white-a-little-bit-fable-molyneuxs-citybuilder-masters-of-albion-has-the-potential-to-break-free-of-its-influences-but-it-has-a-lot-of-work-to-do #MastersofAlbion #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Strategy #22cans #PS5 #PC

007: First Light's Bond isn't cool enough to look away from explosions, but he will be trying to find his place in a "risk-averse and data-driven" world - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/007-first-lights-bond-isnt-cool-enough-to-look-away-from-explosions-but-he-will-be-trying-to-find-his-place-in-a-risk-averse-and-data-driven-world #ActionAdventure #NintendoSwitch2 #XboxSeriesX/S #007FirstLight #IOInteractive #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Shooter #PS5 #PC

Crimson Desert's latest update makes sure you can always look at Kliff's generic mug and makes running much less annoying - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crimson-deserts-latest-update-makes-sure-you-can-always-look-at-kliffs-generic-mug-and-makes-running-much-less-annoying #ActionAdventure #CrimsonDesert #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #PearlAbyss #MMORPG #PS5 #RPG #PC

Comedy games are alive and well in Horse Magnifier, a game where you do just that - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/comedy-games-are-alive-and-well-in-horse-magnifier-a-game-where-you-do-just-that #Puzzle #Comedy #Indie #PC

The Sunday Papers - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-sunday-papers-804 #TheSundayPapers