Category: Rock, Paper, Shotgun

In the ever-heaving genre that is cool-looking Metroid-likes, it’s always a delight to see one that’s doing something new and surprising. Worldless, which was revealed at last night’s ID@Xbox Showcase, is one such Metroidy platformer that’s hoping to shake things up with its rhythmic, turn-based battling. I had a sneak peak at its freshly released Steam demo back in March at GDC, and I came away impressed by both its abstract visuals and fluid, dance-like scraps with its angular enemies. The demo is only 30 minutes or so, so why not give it a go for yourself?

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Last night, Xbox held their 10th annual ID@Xbox games showcase and revealed a bunch of great new games coming to PC. There were gorgeous platformers, retro RPGs, party games, Silent Hill-esque spook ‘em ups, and even a playable documentary. There’s loads to chew on, so I’ve rounded up some of my personal favourites for your perusal.

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Amazon Prime Day‘s second day – riles me up that it’s technically not a day – of price cuts has served up something rather tantalising for those of us who like to wrap our ears in leatherette and blast the sounds of footsteps into our eardrums. The Logitech G432 wired headset is on sale for a solid £35: that over 50% off the list price, so it’s a hefty discount for our top pick of the best PC gaming headsets.

We crowned the Logitech G432 for its sublime audio and brilliant microphone, which combine to make it a superlative all-rounder. Katharine gave it a glittering review, with words like “beautifully crisp” to describe the sound, so you know the patter of gunfire will conjure up sensations similar to, say, taking some sizzling roast potatoes out of the oven.

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I remember playing the first Oxenfree so clearly. The nervousness of not truly understating the supernatural forces its cast of troubled teens was up against, the heightened tension of uncovering the buried secrets of Edwards Island, and – what I loved the most – the finely tuned undercurrent of dread that quietly crept through the game. It conjured a sense of unease in me that I couldn’t shake loose, and it was a feeling that clung to me throughout my entire playthrough.

So I was pretty stoked when Night School Studio announced Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals, a direct follow-up set five years after the original game. Lost Signals may take place in a new location with a new cast of characters, but there’s still a lot of overlap. There are supernatural spooks, personal character drama, creepy radio equipment, and those good ol’ screen glitches that I’ve missed so much. But with all these tethers to the first game, Lost Signals feels like a re-tread of the same ground. It’s still a good sequel, I should add, but it’s not a particularly satisfying one.

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Splash Damage, the studio behind Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Gears Tactics, are switching to a four-day work week for those in their London office. The change follows a Splash Damage subsidiary that successfully made the change to a four-day week in 2022.

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The Borderlands movie has been in post-production since principal photography wrapped in June 2021, but in the years since it has undergone re-shoots under a different director. Now one of the film’s original screenwriters, Craig Mazin – most recently known for HBO’s Last Of Us adaptation – has opted to have his name removed from the project. Instead Mazin will be credited under the psuedonym Joe Crombie.

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EA ditched the FIFA license after nearly 30 years, announcing in May 2022 that the future of the series would be called EA Sports FC. They’ve now started the promotional wheels for the first under the new title, EA Sports FC 24. There’s an announcement trailer below and a “gameplay reveal” trailer coming on July 13th.

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Every time there’s an Amazon Prime Day, I go rummaging around looking for deals on the PC gear that I use everyday. For the reccs, of course, not because I’m building a collection of identical headsets. I can’t find any formal Prime-specific savings on my current choice of gaming keyboard, the Roccat Vulcan II Max, but two different previous versions are going cheap: the Vulcan 120 in the UK, and the Vulcan 121 in the US.

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This year’s Amazon Prime Day is turning into quite to opportunity to kit out a Steam Deck. Besides that Samsung Pro Plus microSD deal, I’ve also found one of my favourite combo stands/USB hubs, the Ugreen Docking Station, on sale. Both UK and US denizens can grab one for 21% and 30% off respectively, saving that make it less than half the price of Valve’s official Steam Deck Docking Station.

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Sometimes Amazon Prime Day is good for snipping off the last few pounds off something before it crosses the “Aww g’wan then” threshold, and sometimes it’s good for cleaving great, meaty chunks of cost off an ordinarily expensive bit of kit. For these RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 Ti deals, it’s very much the latter.

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