https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feedThis is a feed of the latest articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enCopyright (c) Rock Paper Shotgun a brand of IGN Entertainment, Inc.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:50:23 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stealth-and-armour-placement-rule-supreme-in-tyr-the-new-tank-shooter-from-former-destiny-and-valorant-devs-with-a-public-playtest-now-liveEdwin Evans-ThirlwellWed, 29 Jul 2026 16:00:17 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stealth-and-armour-placement-rule-supreme-in-tyr-the-new-tank-shooter-from-former-destiny-and-valorant-devs-with-a-public-playtest-now-livePCScience FictionShooter: Third PersonTyr<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/tyr2.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Kaboom! A trailer has just landed in your inbox, blasting your laptop apart in a sputter of copper and fossilised breadcrumbs. You scan the horizon desperately with your binoculars, but there is no sign of the aggressor. Then: kablam! An incendiary press release whistles into the wreckage of your computer. You unscrunch it with smouldering fingers, and read the words: the first public playtest for Tyr is underway, running till 2nd August. </p> <p> What is Tyr? Kablooie! A high-explosive <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2445260/Tyr/">Steam page</a> link reduces what remains of your PC to atoms. Ah, I see: Tyr is a new multiplayer tank shooter from <a href="https://www.stoke.games/team">Stoke Games</a>, a team of former <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/league-of-legends">League of Legends</a>, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/valorant">Valorant</a>, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/starcraft">StarCraft</a> 2, and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/destiny-2">Destiny 2</a> developers. In case I hadn't spelled things out enough, it puts a high price on visibility and reconnaissance. What you can't see can most definitely turn you into a crater. Here's that trailer. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stealth-and-armour-placement-rule-supreme-in-tyr-the-new-tank-shooter-from-former-destiny-and-valorant-devs-with-a-public-playtest-now-live">Read more</a></p>