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"Material uncertainty" hangs over the future of Life is Strange developers Don't Nod beyond January 2027, as negotiations over potential layoffs begin

"Material uncertainty" hangs over the future of Li...

6 days ago 4

"20 players is the sweet spot": Guild Wars 3's action game combat is a first for MMOs, but it doesn't work at traditional raid scale

"20 players is the sweet spot": Guild Wars 3's act...

6 days ago 4

It's still very much possible to make good Skyrim mods "without any use of AI" in 2026, declares the maker of a new DLC-sized Black Marsh expansion

It's still very much possible to make good Skyrim ...

6 days ago 4

New horror game The Well Is Not Empty combines photophobic monsters with timer light switches and a lot of frenzied digging

New horror game The Well Is Not Empty combines pho...

1 week ago 4

Combat and socially agonised teens impress in Persona 4 Revival, the RPG that series director Kazuhisa Wada feels a "duty" to make

Combat and socially agonised teens impress in Pers...

1 week ago 4

This week in PC games: Wardogs, Shroom and Gloom, a heist game from the King of Dragon Pass creators, and a bullet time FPS inspired by F.E.A.R.

This week in PC games: Wardogs, Shroom and Gloom, ...

1 week ago 20

"We believe in the power of connection": Donald Trump Tetris parody game rouses the mildly worded wrath of the Tetris Company

"We believe in the power of connection": Donald Tr...

1 week ago 7

"You'll be able to engage in these high stakes arms races": Civilization's Arc of Tomorrow update is trying to make the threat of nuclear apocalypse more interesting

"You'll be able to engage in these high stakes arm...

1 week ago 28

Deliver packages in foresty mountains and avoid thieving boars in the Death Stranding-adjacent and quite calm-looking Pinetrail

Deliver packages in foresty mountains and avoid th...

1 week ago 30

Laser Guy is a twin-stick "anti-shooter" about a stressed out game developer who can't stop shooting laser beams from his eye

Laser Guy is a twin-stick "anti-shooter" about a s...

1 week ago 24

The ESRB wouldn't let Valve release the cinematic trailer for Left 4 Dead 2, so what did they do? They "leaked" it, obviously

The ESRB wouldn't let Valve release the cinematic ...

1 week ago 24

Double Fine's first game post-Xbox split is a goofy bus driving sim all about slapping passengers who don't follow the rules and doing a good job

Double Fine's first game post-Xbox split is a goof...

1 week ago 14

Mortal Shell 2's latest update adds in an experimental new mode that adjusts the challenge based on how much you do or don't die

Mortal Shell 2's latest update adds in an experime...

1 week ago 16

"Top-down Zelda meets Bloodborne": action RPG Withering Realms is out now in early access, should you fancy riding the shoulders of a horrible doll

"Top-down Zelda meets Bloodborne": action RPG With...

1 week ago 10

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault review – a pleasant bout of number go up that’s most remarkable for how much of an improvement it is

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault review – a pleasa...

1 week ago 28

Playing Mass Effect-inspired RPG Exodus was an uncomfortably familiar space trip, despite some brilliant zero-G fights

Playing Mass Effect-inspired RPG Exodus was an unc...

1 week ago 10

Former PlayStation indie boss Shuhei Yoshida and the founder of TIGSource are throwing a Game Poem jam that "challenges traditional boundaries between art forms"

Former PlayStation indie boss Shuhei Yoshida and t...

1 week ago 15

Lego Skylines' devs want your city's problems to be visible without digging into a stats screen, which means finding a "family friendly" version of showing homelessness

Lego Skylines' devs want your city's problems to b...

1 week ago 7