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Rock Paper Shotgun Void Bastards Feedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feed/tag/video-games/void-bastardsThe latest Void Bastards articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enThu, 04 Apr 2024 14:08:34 +0000Well toot my lizards, Void Bastards is rustling up a space-western sequelhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/well-toot-my-lizards-void-bastards-is-rustling-up-a-space-western-sequelAlice O'ConnorThu, 04 Apr 2024 14:08:34 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/well-toot-my-lizards-void-bastards-is-rustling-up-a-space-western-sequelShooterHumble BundleMaximum EntertainmentHumble GamesModus GamesIndieNintendo SwitchSingle PlayerFirst personXbox OneVoid BastardsWild BastardsArcadePCBlue ManchuStrategyPS4

'The Wild Bastards' is about the best name I've heard for a gang of alien outlaws in a space-western, good enough that let's skip past the fact that the game was announced last year and we've only just noticed. Wild Bastards is the follow-up to Void Bastards, 2019's roguelikelike first-person shooter about a prisoner in a corporate nightmare forced to raid derelict spaceships on a wild goose chase. This time, it's leaning into crime, jaunting across the galaxy to resurrect a game of legendary outlaws, the Wild Bastards. Allow me to repeat that name: the Wild Bastards. Alright, now come watch the gameplay trailer.

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Game devs and players continue banding together to help the Australian bushfire crisishttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/game-devs-and-players-continue-banding-together-to-help-the-australian-bushfire-crisisImogen BeckhellingFri, 17 Jan 2020 15:47:22 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/game-devs-and-players-continue-banding-together-to-help-the-australian-bushfire-crisisfundraisingFeatherParadigmPartyMr ShiftyPuzzleWarframeFramedThe Gardens BetweenCCP GamesRegular Human BasketballBungieHand of Fate 2Story RichCharityAustraliaEVE OnlineIndieCrawlArmelloSatellite ReignTower of GunsStrategyHollow KnightRPGDestiny 2The Stillness of the WindThe Adventure PalsAction AdventureMachinariumThe Haunted Island, a Frog Detective GameAssault Android CactusEuro Truck Simulator 2Think of the ChildrenPlatformerVoid BastardsHacknetDigital Extremes

Australia is still burning, but over the last couple of days they've actually had some rain! While this is a big help to certain areas, there are still 83 fires blazing around the country, and there's a lot of people and wildlife still in trouble. It's good job then that there are even more game devs, companies, and communities banding together to help out our friends down under.

A new Humble Bundle, a donation from the makers of Warframe, and a charity initiative run by Eve Online players are just three more ways the games industry is raising money, and you can get involved to show your support too.

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Void Bastards cleans up with Bang Tydy DLC and free workplace challengeshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-cleans-up-with-bang-tydy-dlc-and-free-workplace-challengesNatalie ClaytonWed, 18 Sep 2019 20:00:36 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-cleans-up-with-bang-tydy-dlc-and-free-workplace-challengesShooterVoid BastardsHumble BundleBlue Manchu

Void Bastards was a right laugh, yeah? I had a proper good time blasting my way around the daftest comic 2000AD never made earlier this year, but it did get a little stale after a bit. There's only so many times a chavvy wee sod can tell you to shove a blaster up your arse before it starts to grate, y'know. Even if it's a lark for a few evenings, Graham felt it needed a bit more direction in his review. Today's Bang Tidy update might not reinvent that wheel, but it does shove a few more cats into the mix to keep things interesting.

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Podcast: The best game cities, from Dunwall to Kamurochohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/podcast-88-our-favourite-citiesRPSThu, 18 Jul 2019 16:00:21 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/podcast-88-our-favourite-citiesFeatureNight CallPodcastStory RichResident Evil 2Tom Clancy's The DivisionOuter WildsDishonoredDishonored 2Else Heart BreakTom Clancy's The Division 2Yakuza 0Void BastardsThe RPS Electronic Wireless showStreets of Rogue

Rural life is disgusting. All those shrubs and trees, how awful. You should pack your checkered pouch and head into the big smoke. The shining cities of videogameland are calling to you, and the team of the RPS podcast, the Electronic Wireless Show, will be there to help you get settled in to your disgusting, overpriced flat no matter which giant urban maze you choose. Trust us, life is so much better in the city.

Ignore the rats. You'll get used to them.

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Void Bastards challenges loons to conquer space with a foonhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-too-easy-try-doing-it-without-guns-nowDominic TarasonWed, 05 Jun 2019 19:12:04 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-too-easy-try-doing-it-without-guns-nowShooterHumble BundleVoid BastardsBlue ManchuAction AdventureStrategy

According to some, who shall go unnamed, rogue-y FPS Void Bastards is too easy a game even if you crank its difficulty slider all the way up to the amusingly named 'Hard Bastard' mode. Developers Blue Manchu are obviously listening to them, because they've just added a new super-high-end challenge mode to the game. Unlocked by completing the game on Hard Bastard mode with the Ironman modifier, Foon mode asks you to do it all again, this time armed with nothing but a piece of cheap plastic space-cutlery. See how it works in a cheeky trailer below.

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Steam Charts: Some Things Old, Some Things New Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-some-things-old-some-things-new-editionJohn WalkerMon, 03 Jun 2019 14:00:17 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-some-things-old-some-things-new-editionFeatureBlockbusterWatch Dogs 2Total War: Three KingdomsTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeBattalion 1944MordhauPUBG: BattlegroundsVoid BastardsAction AdventureGrand Theft Auto VSteamDevil May Cry 5

Good hello. Please, grab hold and sit, for this is some Steam Charts.

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Wot I Think: Void Bastardshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-reviewGraham SmithThu, 30 May 2019 11:00:28 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-reviewFarbsFeatureShooterReviewsVoid BastardsBlue ManchuStrategyWot I Think

If Gone Home is the answer to the question, "What if BioShock without guns?", then Void Bastards is the answer to the question, "What if BioShock without story?" On a series of post-disaster spaceships, each rendered in a slick comic book style, you fight or avoid grumpy mutants, circumvent security systems, hack turrets, and rummage through bins like yer da after that time he accidentally threw away all his Euros on a Spanish holiday. Your motivating force on this hazardous journey isn't to hear more dialogue from Andrew Ryan or SHODAN, but to serve systems borrowed from the likes of FTL, Rogue Legacy, and other modern roguelites. It works: I am motivated.

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Void Bastards warps in on May 29thhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-launches-may-29th-on-steam-and-humbleDominic TarasonTue, 14 May 2019 19:04:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-launches-may-29th-on-steam-and-humbleShooterHumble BundleRPGStealthVoid BastardsBlue Manchu

Void Bastards, the strategic roguelike-ish shooter from Blue Manchu now has a release date, broadcast to us through the uncaring depths of the internet: May 29th. Inspired by System Shock 2 and Bioshock (and from the design director on both), it's a darkly humoured stealthy FPS designed to force hard strategic decisions as you make your way across an FTL-esque star-map full of hazards. Resources of all kinds are limited, and every shot fired on a mission is one that you might need later. All of this wrapped up in a nifty comic-book aesthetic. See the announcement trailer below.

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Come and hear all about Void Bastards at EGX Rezzed 2019https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-egx-rezzed-2019RPSWed, 03 Apr 2019 08:30:29 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-egx-rezzed-2019ShooterPSAVoid BastardsBlue ManchuEGX RezzedEGX Rezzed 2019

EGX Rezzed will be opening its 2019-flavoured doors later this week, and one of the first things you'll be able to do at there is come and hear us chat to developer Blue Manchu about their upcoming strategy shooter, Void Bastards. Taking place at 1pm on Thursday April 4 (tomorrow) over on the main Developer Sessions stage, art director Ben Lee and narrative director (and former RPS parish member) Cara Ellison will be sitting down with our own Katharine Castle to chat all things about the void and the bastards you'll meet therein - including the so-called "distracting robo-kitties".

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Void Bastards is System Shock 2 meets XCOM and it looks greathttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-is-system-shock-2-meets-xcom-and-it-looks-greatAlex WiltshireThu, 15 Nov 2018 13:00:13 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-bastards-is-system-shock-2-meets-xcom-and-it-looks-greatFeatureSimulationVoid BastardsBlue ManchuAction AdventureInterviewStrategy

I’m really excited about Void Bastards. I mean, it’s a new deeply systems-driven FPS made by some of the people behind System Shock 2, Neptune’s Pride and Captain Forever. Of course I’m excited. You play as a desperate crim boarding extremely hostile derelict spaceships to loot stuff. It’s got cool guns and a striking comic book art style, and it’s the result of some extremely qualified unfinished business. I reckon that’s the best reason to get into making something special.

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Comic style strategy-shooter Void Bastards announcedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/comic-style-strategy-shooter-void-bastards-announcedJay CastelloSun, 11 Nov 2018 18:00:22 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/comic-style-strategy-shooter-void-bastards-announcedShooterVoid BastardsHumble BundleBlue Manchu

Developers Blue Manchu are turning their sights towards the first person shooter genre with the new announcement of Void Bastards. It’s quite a difference from their previous work, the collectable card/board game Card Hunter, but they say not to expect your typical FPS either. Take a look at the trailer to see for yourself:

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