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Electronic Arts employees describe chaos and pressure inside the company
After the change of ownership at the video game publisher, mass layoffs began. In anonymous interviews, employees speak of the imposition of artificial intelligence and a rift between management and developers.
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A Message from Space: New Game Offers to Learn Alien Language Without a Single Hint
There is not a single word of human language in the puzzle Message From Aliens. Players must decode the aliens' writing system to understand their culture, poetry and even their jokes.
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GOG wants to bring PC games back on disc
GOG, the digital store for PC games known for its catalogue of classics and its refusal to use copy protection, is considering selling games on physical media. Players will be able to order a disc directly from their digital library.
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A fan offered Ubisoft five million euros to save the cancelled Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake
In an open letter, an anonymous player offered to fund the completion of the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, asking for nothing in return.
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Playable F-Stop, the Cancelled Portal Prequel, Surfaces Online
Years after its cancellation, players have managed to assemble and launch F-Stop, the game that was meant to precede Portal. Its central mechanic is built around a camera capable of moving objects.
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Hideo Kojima Unveils Materials for His New Game PHYSINT
At a Tokyo exhibition marking the tenth anniversary of his studio, the Japanese game designer presented the script and character designs for PHYSINT, a game for which he has so far given no release details.
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The Inquisitor Simulator Playtest Begins
The studio edyan.dev and the publisher Fulqrum Publishing have opened access to a trial version of the game, in which players will take charge of an Inquisition monastery, cast out demons and manage its household.
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Alien: Isolation 2 will come out on discs to preserve the spirit of Alien
Creative Assembly has spoken about the sequel to the 2014 horror game. Players will be met with a new world, a smarter adversary and open spaces in addition to cramped corridors.
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Players of Phantom Blade Zero have noticed low-quality textures despite high video memory consumption
The new game, built on Unreal Engine 5, has sparked a debate over optimisation: at maximum graphics settings, some objects look blurred, even though the game occupies more than eight gigabytes of video memory.
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Founder of BioWare Calls the Sale of Its Publisher to a Saudi-Led Consortium the "Final Nail in the Coffin" for the Studio
Greg Zeschuk, one of the founders of the Canadian studio BioWare, which shut its doors last week, has spoken publicly about the closure for the first time. He told journalists that he learned of it while fishing, and shared his views on what led to the company's decline.
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The Lord of the Rings Online receives The Wolves of Mordor expansion
Almost twenty years after the release of The Lord of the Rings Online, the developers continue the story of Middle-earth. In the new expansion, players will face the ancient servants of Sauron, who have returned after the War of the Ring.
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Prototype of Pokémon Red Sold at Auction for $123,000
Nearly thirty years after the game's release, a development cartridge previously unknown to the public has surfaced at auction. Experts examined its contents and found nothing new, but that did not deter collectors.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on PC without an emulator
An enthusiast has released an early version of an unofficial port that lets the game run as a regular Windows application. To use it, however, you will have to build it yourself from the source code.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Player Count Climbs Again
The release of the second season of the anime series Edgerunners and a major update has brought thousands of players back to the game. In terms of concurrent players on Steam, it has reached its highest level since the launch of the Phantom Liberty expansion.
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The Cancelled Paranormal Activity: Threshold Is Released for Free on Steam
Developer Brian Clark was running out of time to finish the project, and Paramount refused to extend the deadline. Rather than release an unfinished game, he cancelled it, and he has now published the completed portion under a new name.
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Players Criticize ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet
The new game about the Straw Hat pirates came out on October 23. Buyers praise the graphics and the abundance of characters but complain about clumsy controls and an interface that they compare to a "PowerPoint presentation."
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Banana Life Sim, the life simulator that asks players to stand still for a hundred hours
A game in which the player is asked to do nothing has appeared on the Steam store, and buyers have appreciated the concept.
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Croteam Announces New Serious Sam Game, Serious Sam: The Third Encounter
Serious Sam: The Third Encounter will be a direct sequel to a game released 24 years ago. The project is in its early stages of development.
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Electronic Arts closes BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age
Development of a new Mass Effect game has been cancelled. The decision followed Electronic Arts' change of ownership in a $55 billion deal.
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The Mystery of Super Mario 64, Nearly Thirty Years Old, Has Been Solved
A programmer using computer analysis has likely deciphered the unreadable inscription behind one of the most famous legends in video game history. The answer may disappoint those who believed in the mystery.
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Cyberpunk 2077 will soon be playable with up to eight people
An independent development team is releasing a free modification for the game that adds a cooperative mode. Open beta testing begins on October 23.
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Billions out of thin air: why Steam's game platform is being sued
Valve, owner of the world's largest computer game store, Steam, has become the defendant in class actions in the United States and the United Kingdom. Developers and buyers are challenging the 30 per cent commission and rules that, in their view, prevent games from being sold more cheaply on other platforms.
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A Player Who Backed Star Citizen for Ten Years Has Published a Scathing Review
One of the long-time fans of the space simulator Star Citizen, which has been in development for 14 years, has criticized the project for bugs that go unfixed for years and other shortcomings.
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Multiplayer Mode of Mass Effect 3 Returns to Mass Effect Legendary Edition Thanks to a Mod
Five years after the release of the updated Mass Effect Legendary Edition trilogy, from which the multiplayer mode had been cut, one of the game's fans has restored it on his own. The modification works without the publisher's servers and without in-game purchases.
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How GTA VI Was Built: Eight Years of Work, Two Teams Doubled, and Two Delays
Journalist Jason Schreier recounts the making of the decade's most anticipated game. Rockstar nearly doubled its headcount, scaled back the original vision, and twice postponed the release.
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SEGA Pulls Total War: Shogun 2 Remaster from Sale Two Days After Launch
The updated version of the 2011 strategy game has drawn overwhelmingly negative reviews from players, who complain of technical bugs and graphics reportedly processed with artificial intelligence.
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Sony Unveils God of War Collector's Set Without the Game
Sony has opened pre-orders for a collector's edition of the new God of War, but, as with the recent case of Grand Theft Auto VI, the game itself must be bought separately. The move has sparked debate among players.
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A Player Built a Python Programming Course Inside Genshin Impact
The popular game now hosts an interactive course with a code editor, exercises and hints. It is available on the Asian server.
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Grand Theft Auto V leaves PlayStation Plus two days before the release of the new instalment
PlayStation owners have been notified that Grand Theft Auto V will no longer be available to subscribers from November 17, on the eve of the long-awaited launch of Grand Theft Auto VI.
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Creator of Stardew Valley Reveals Details of His New Game
Haunted Chocolatier, the new game from the creator of the popular farming simulator, will focus more on adventure and combat than on country life.
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Disc Games Refuse to Die: Sales Data for Marvel's Wolverine Challenges Sony's Plans
Sony is reportedly planning to abandon disc-based games by 2028. Yet fresh sales figures for one of the flagship exclusives for PlayStation 5 suggest that demand for physical media remains strong.
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Fan-Made Unofficial PC Version of Hideo Kojima's P.T. Released
An enthusiast programmer has brought the famous interactive teaser to PC, after it was previously removed from the PlayStation Store. The new version supports modern technologies and even virtual reality.
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Epic Games Shelves Marvel and Star Wars Shooter to Shift Development to Artificial Intelligence
The company behind Fortnite is changing how it builds its new project: neural networks will now write the code and create the graphics, while employees only steer the process. The team is uneasy.
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No Man’s Sky Is Coming to iPhone and iPad
Ten years after its release on PC and consoles, the space exploration game is coming to Apple's mobile devices. The mobile version will include nearly all the content added over the years, but it will lack multiplayer.
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Electronic Arts Prepares Wing Commander III Re-release with Mark Hamill
The company's producer has found some 600 reels of source footage for the 1994 game. The clips will be restored and released in high definition.
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Half a Million Dollars on Steam. How Much Reaches the Developer?
The founder of a small game studio shows how $560,000 in gross revenue over five years shrank to $15,000 a year in take-home pay after all deductions, commissions and taxes.
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Counter-Strike 2 Cheaters May Have Found a Way to Get Honest Players Banned by Anti-Cheat
Players report a scheme that deliberately triggers the automatic protection system against an opposing team. Developers have not yet confirmed that the vulnerability exists.
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Bethesda's associate art director really did try to fit 7,000 actual steps into Skyrim's 7,000 Steps: 'I take no responsibility for the Frost Troll'
"See that mountain? You can overanalyze it."
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Valve admits it's 'running behind' on approving Steam games because it has to keep re-reviewing them, which surely has nothing to do with AI
As wishlisted games miss their release dates, Valve creates a new checklist to help devs get it right the first time.
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007 First Light Gets Free Trial For Select PlayStation Plus Subscribers
Select PlayStation Plus subscribers can try 007 First Light for free via a new trial.
PC Gamer
Google criticized by NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani following AI policy change: 'Google is trying to use its monopoly power to force AI into our public schools'
Mamdani and others have called out Google's decision to disable search functionality for schools who opt out of its AI tools.
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Ubisoft are reportedly tapped as one potential company that could acquire Arkane, though the Dishonored studio's own management may be in the running too
Things are potentially looking up for Arkane, depending on how you feel about Ubisoft (and depending on who actually ends up acquiring them). I mention the Assassin's Creed developer because,…
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The Witcher 3 Devs Talk Songs of the Past DLC Details
IGN spoke to CD Projekt Red's level design lead Miles Tost and Songs of the Past writer Paula Meissner at the Lucca Comics & Games festival about creating a distinct new corner of the Continent, the…
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Ubisoft reportedly wants to buy Arkane from Xbox
There might be hope for Arkane after all: A new report says multiple companies have made offers for it.
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Control Resonant is Remedy's fastest-selling game to date, tripling the studio's quarterly revenue
Countless sickos of a certain vintage just breathed sighs of relief.
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"Steam's review queue is clogged up by AI slop": Salacious Fire Emblem-ish Food Devils gets a delay because its devs think Valve is inundated with genAI games
You might have seen that for today's grub, Edwin decided to in part feed The Maw with Food Devils, an incredibly salacious, foodie take on Fire Emblem, as it was meant to release today. The only…
IGN
Bride Goes Viral After Challenging Groom to Beat Her at Valorant Before Marrying Her
A bride in China is going viral for giving her husband-to-be a wild challenge: making him beat her at Valorant before they could officially marry.
IGN
What PS5 and Xbox Consoles Are in Stock Ahead of GTA 6 and Black Friday?
Sony and Microsoft are warning about console shortages ahead of GTA 6 and Black Friday. Which consoles are available (or not) right now?
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Ubisoft Among Suitors Trying to Buy Marvel's Blade, Dishonored Studio Arkane Lyon from Xbox
Ubisoft is reportedly among multiple suitors preparing bids to try and purchase French developer Arkane Lyon, makers of the Dishonored series and the upcoming Marvel's Blade, from Microsoft in the…
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The Citadel Project is a Thief-inspired dark fantasy, survival-horror lite stealth-em-up with some lovely shadows set in a medieval megastructure
You know, given the whole stealthy element of Thief-like immersive sims, I'm surprised there haven't been more of them with horror elements. There's Gloomwood , sure, but it's not as common as I'd…
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Police Mock Car Chase Criminal for Getting Arrested Right Before GTA 6 Release
Police in Derbyshire, UK, are going viral after making a TikTok video mocking a criminal who led them on a high-speed car chase, saying the suspect will now miss out on GTA 6’s highly-anticipated…
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Crowning the greatest FPS mode of all time through 1v1 combat—SEMIFINALS!
Battle royale is dead. Bomb be gone. It only gets harder from here...
PC Gamer
The Elder Scrolls 6 is still a long way off, Bethesda warns: 'It'll be some time before we're ready to share more'
The waiting ain't over yet.
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Silica, an FPS and RTS hybrid that mixes a smidge of Dune and Helldivers together, has left early access and entered 1.0
The concept of fusing an RTS and an FPS always sounds like a fun one, and since 2023 Martin Melichárek has been trying to make a new take on the combination under the watchful eye of DayZ devs…
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Play as water and rain on wildfires in Atuel, a short, free game about the power and vulnerability of nature
Well, have you played Atuel? If not, you can do so within the next hour - it's a tiny, free, 25-minute walking sim, albeit one with little actual walking on account of you playing most of it as a…
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Frostpunk 2's The Surge DLC keeps the wintery apocalypse and adds in faction-clash-inducing electricity and sets a seasonally appropriate December release date
For the time being, the world of Frostpunk remains a hypothetical, even if it's one that seems just that little bit more likely than I'd like it to be given who's in charge of the world. But at the…
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Arc Raiders devs say that using generative AI voice acting was necessary as actors "would just go crazy if they had to read all of that"
Developers at Embark Studios, the company behind Arc Raiders , have spoken on the use of generative AI voice acting in the extraction shooter. It's argued that the initial use of generative AI line…
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Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-load begins on 10th November, file size and regional timings released
Rockstar Games have revealed the pre-load date and time for Grand Theft Auto 6 . You better be prepared to clear out some storage space, and burn the midnight oil. Read more
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The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel is confirmed, finally getting new trailer and full name, 8 years, 4 months, and 23 days after its reveal
Today, Xbox and Bethesda have finally revealed the name and more information about The Elder Scrolls 6. The game, which we now know carries the subtitle Sentinel, was revealed in a special video that…
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COD: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ patch has nerfed UAV Towers so you're not immediately visible everywhere you go
The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 patches continue, with the latest delivering some big changes to the game's extraction mode DMZ. The latest hotfix introduced a key balance change to one of DMZ's…
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Indie game website itch.io expands its AI disclosure filter as 'AI slop' continues to overwhelm Steam and other storefronts
Indie game storefront itch.io has expanded its AI disclosure filters, allowing its users to better separate games made with the controversial technology from those who don't. Read more
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It looks like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 had fewer active players at launch in the US compared to last year's Black Ops 7
It's been speculated for a while that Call of Duty may be losing its lustre. Although we don't have concrete data with detailed statistics for each game released in the last several years, there's an…
