Armour-clad 2D platformer Shovel Knight will be launching a double expansion on April 9th. As well as the previously announced King Of Cards, Yacht Club Games will be releasing Shovel Knight Showdown, a local-only multiplayer party game that will come as both a free update for owners of the game and as a standalone purchase. You can watch a 10-minute gameplay demo courtesy of IGN below:
I’m not usually one for in-game collectables, but Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final Season has me on board. For starters, assuming the first episode sets a reliable precedent, there are only six of them per episode, so it won’t take hours to track them all down. But more importantly, items that Clem and AJ can find and use to decorate their room are equal parts fascinating and deeply, deeply creepy.
Spoilers ahead, obviously, though nothing especially story-based.
Upcoming creature-battling RPG Heartbeat has immediately piqued my interest, and not just because I’m pining after a new Pokémon game. Everything from its character designs to its promise that I can raise a magical baby moth seems right up my alley. It launches on Friday the 14th of September, and you can take a look at the utterly adorable trailer below:
Hey, RPS. Things are a bit different in this space! My name is Kat, and I’m a writer and academic out of sunny southern California, taking over the Free Games of the Week column from the inimitable Jupiter Hadley. I’m a PhD student, so I love a game that doesn’t overstay its welcome. I teach game design, so I love a game with a solid concept and clean execution to show students. And I love free.
So, as a way to get to know me, here are five of my favourite free games. They’re weird, funny, and waiting for you to play.
If what you’re missing this weekend is a chance to torment some orcs, worry no more. Middle-earth: Shadow Of War is available to play for free on Steam, so you can make all the nemeses you could ever want without paying a penny. And if you want to continue those rivalries past the next couple of days, you can also grab the full loosely Tolkien-based adventure for 40% off.
Pinch and a punch for the first of the month – and no returns! Owing to the bank holiday Monday and ensuing shorter workweek, something about this ‘weekend’ doesn’t feel right. Today’s Saturday, you say? And I don’t have to do my usual work, you say? Interesting… and you’re not pranking me, you say? Ha ha, just checking, just checking. But you’re not?
What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’re clicking on!
After eight weeks and an $8 million prize pool, Fortnite’s Summer Skirmish is closing out with a LAN tournament at PAX West this weekend. Attendees will be able to sign up to compete alongside some of the fledgling esport’s big names – so everyone join together with me in praying for a big upset.
