Rock Paper ShotgunFeb 6, 2024
My secret favourite game of 2023 is now on Game Pass - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/my-secret-favourite-game-of-2023-is-now-on-game-pass?utm_source=feed&utm;_medium=rss&utm;_campaign=feed #Birdview/Isometric #TheGamePassenger #SinglePlayer #Blobfish #GamePass #Brotato #Shooter #Arcade #Indie #RPG
My secret favourite game of 2023 is now on Game Pass

If you're looking for a faster, deadlier, more active take on Vampire Survivors, check out the excellent Brotato now it's on Game Pass.

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Rock Paper ShotgunDec 21, 2023
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is worth revisiting after a year of updates - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/warhammer-40000-darktide-is-worth-revisiting-after-a-year-of-updates #Warhammer40,000:Darktide #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #TheGamePassenger #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Fatshark #Shooter #Indie #RPG
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is worth revisiting after a year of updates

Warhammer 40k's take on Left 4 Dead has come a huge way in a year with new content and quality-of-life changes.

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Rock Paper ShotgunSep 26, 2023
Oh huh, BioWare's exosuit shooter Anthem is still online - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/oh-huh-biowares-exosuit-shooter-anthem-is-still-online #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #TheGamePassenger #BioWareEdmonton #ActionAdventure #ElectronicArts #Thirdperson #GamePass #Bioware #XboxOne #Shooter #Anthem #RPG #PS4 #PC
Oh huh, BioWare's exosuit shooter Anthem is still online

It's still on Game Pass, and no, that's not a mistake - you can actually still play.

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Rock Paper ShotgunSep 12, 2023
The highlight of Quake 2's remaster is an intense new campaign from the Wolfenstein devs - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-highlight-of-quake-2s-remaster-is-an-intense-new-campaign-from-the-wolfenstein-devs #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #TheGamePassenger #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Activision #idSoftware #Shooter #QuakeII #PC
The highlight of Quake 2's remaster is an intense new campaign from the Wolfenstein devs

If you have Game Pass, do check out Quake 2's new remaster for the free new campaign from Wolfenstein studio MachineGames.

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Rock Paper ShotgunSep 7, 2023
Hardspace: Shipbreaker and the joy of doing a boring spacejob perfectly - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hardspace-shipbreaker-and-the-joy-of-doing-a-boring-spacejob-perfectly #Hardspace:Shipbreaker #BlackbirdInteractive #FocusHomeInteractive #FocusEntertainment #TheGamePassenger #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Strategy #PC
Hardspace: Shipbreaker and the joy of doing a boring spacejob perfectly

Space will likely be a corporate hell but Hardspace: Shipbreakers shows ways we can live within that, and fight in.

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Rock Paper ShotgunSep 4, 2023
I wouldn't buy The Bookwalker in hardcover but it's worth flicking through in the Game Pass library - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-wouldnt-buy-the-bookwalker-in-hardcover-but-its-worth-flicking-through-in-the-game-pass-library #TheBookwalker:ThiefofTales #TheGamePassenger #XboxSeriesX/S #StoryRich #GamePass #XboxOne #PS5 #RPG #PS4 #PC
I wouldn't buy The Bookwalker in hardcover but it's worth flicking through in the Game Pass library

Magically entering books to steal powerful items is a strong premise but The Bookwalker ends up tiring.

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Rock Paper ShotgunJun 27, 2023
Remedy's history of big moods collapsing into bad gunfights tempers my excitement for Alan Wake 2 - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/remedys-history-of-big-moods-collapsing-into-bad-gunfights-tempers-my-excitement-for-alan-wake-2 #MaxPayne2:TheFallOfMaxPayne #NordicGamesPublishing #Take-TwoInteractive #NamcoBandaiPartners #RemedyEntertainment #LegacyInteractive #TheGamePassenger #MicrosoftStudios #ActionAdventure #NordicGamesGmbH #RockstarVienna #XboxSeriesX/S #RockstarGames #SinglePlayer #Xbox
Remedy's history of big moods collapsing into bad gunfights tempers my excitement for Alan Wake 2

Even Remedy don't seem interested in the boring gunfights they keep forcing into their games, so it's hard to feel excitement for Alan Wake 2.

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Rock Paper ShotgunApr 15, 2023
Ghostwire: Tokyo has added new stuff, and I have a tourism tip for new players - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ghostwire-tokyo-has-added-new-stuff-and-i-have-a-tourism-tip-for-new-players #BethesdaSoftworks #videogametourism #TheGamePassenger #GhostWire:Tokyo #TangoGameworks #Blockbuster #Shooter #Horror
Ghostwire: Tokyo has added new stuff, and I have a tourism tip for new players

A free update for Ghostwire: Tokyo added a load of new stuff to celebrate its arrival on Game Pass and Xboxes.

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Rock Paper ShotgunDec 1, 2022
Darktide is the weird, mucky, and spectacle-filled Left 40K Dead I crave - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/darktide-is-the-weird-mucky-and-spectacle-filled-left-40k-dead-i-crave #Warhammer40,000:Darktide #TheGamePassenger #Warhammer40k #PCGamePass #Fatshark #Shooter
Darktide is the weird, mucky, and spectacle-filled Left 40K Dead I crave

The Warhammer 40K follow-up to Vermintide is a great co-op shooter, though the equipment system is a chore.

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Rock Paper ShotgunNov 30, 2022
Sable update sends you fishing in the desert - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sable-update-sends-you-fishing-in-the-desert #TheGamePassenger #Exploration #OpenWorld #Sable
Sable update sends you fishing in the desert

Yesterday's Sable update sends you hover-biking off after enough fish to earn the right to don the new, professional mask of a desert angler.

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