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Tim Willits doesn't think Rideshare's generative AI is damaging Saber's reputation
A few weeks ago, when I spoke with Tim Willits, chief creative officer at Saber Interactive, makers of games like Space Marine 2, SnowRunner, and World War Z, the company was dealing with the shitstorm that ensued from their announcement of Rideshare Stimulator. The game's basically an Uber simulato
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PlayStation Plus Is Removing 7 Games Soon, So Play Them While You Can

Wolverine Updates Will Address Major Fan Blowback, Dev Confirms

Legendary RPG Officially Coming to Steam 37 Years After Release

'Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' Director Promises to Fix Game’s Most Hated Problem

"What would a WoW 2 give you that World of Warcraft: Forever isn't already giving you?" - Blizzard addresses the MMO elephant in the room

Steam’s New Hit Shooter Has Players Switching Teams In The Middle Of Matches To Cheat And Troll

Marathon's next major update runs a few months further away, permanent PvE in hand, as Bungie ditch their "strict seasonal schedule"
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The Witcher 3's story director says an ideal quest is 'constructed in such a way that the player puts the controller away, stands up, and starts walking'
"Then [the player] goes back, and then the player picks one of the choices."
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Serial numbers on RTX Founders Edition graphics cards, including PC Gamer's very own, are fading and apparently it's causing a problem with RMA requests
If true, that could make for some expensive paperweights.
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Paradox's grand strategy game Afterworld hasn't got a fixed history, it changes with every playthrough
Each time you start a new campaign in Afterworld, Paradox's upcoming post-apocalyptic grand strategy game, a tiny virtual historian cracks their knuckles and gets to work writing a new 200-year history for what happened to North America in the dying days of the great war. They will decide where the
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GTA 6’s Stephen Root Is The Franchise’s Second-Ever Emmy Winning Actor
Actor Stephen Root recently confirmed that he will appear in GTA 6, after people correctly identified him as the voice of the drug-runner Brian Heder. He confirmed this on September 13, and on September 14, Root won his first-ever Emmy award for his incredible performance on the show Widow's Bay. I
GameSpotKingdom Hearts’ Kairi Has Suffered Enough, Will Now Headshot You In Fortnite
For the longest time in the Kingdom Hearts series, Kairi has gotten the short end of the stick, but the franchise's upcoming crossover with Fortnite will finally let Kairi fans choose violence. A new trailer for Fortnite's ongoing Chapter 7 Season 4 shows the trio of Sora, Riku, and Kairi in action.
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European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act could see online games forced to enact stricter age verification amid new rules around accounts for under 15s
The European Commission are reportedly set to propose new rules around how under 15s access the likes of social media, AI chatbots, and online video games. Dubbed the EU Kids Act, the proposed legislation in its current form demands the setting up of a tiered system governing the types of accounts c
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Toss a project at your printer: vibe coded tool allows developer to throw stuff at his 3D printer in VR to begin printing
Flick of the wrist.
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Silent Hill Townfall – Everything To Know
The next installment of Silent Hill is almost here. Here's everything to know about Silent Hill: Townfall.
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'The Lunar Game' quest walkthrough in The Blood of Dawnwalker
Here's how to solve the odd riddle during The Blood of Dawnwalker's 'The Lunar Game' quest and whether to invite Bakir.
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Lies of P's sequel is a Wizard of Oz homage called Wonders of O, going by a Neowiz trademark, and probably not a videogame based on a famous work of French erotica
Earlier this week, trademarks were spotted over at the European Union Intellectual Property Office for a videogame or videogame-related Something called 'Wonders of O'. The trademarks were registered by South Korean company Neowiz, who also happen to be the publishers of excellent puppet-powered sou
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The PlayStation Blackout Protest Didn't Move the Needle
Data research company reveals that the Sony digital boycott organized by PlayStation owners was not impactful.
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All active Heartopia codes for free items
Here's a list with all Heartopia codes, which you can redeem to claim freebies that will help you make the most beautiful and relaxing house you can.
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Alien Deathstorm's intense, relentless FPS action was a surprise Gamescom highlight - even if it nearly made my brain explode
Let me paint a picture: it is day three of Gamescom; I have seen dozens of fantastic games, spoken to many enthusiastic developers. I am excited and energised by it all, but also at the point of slightly delirious fatigue (not helped by the Gamescom flu determinedly setting in). It is, in other word
EurogamerYou Could Get The Blood Of Dawnwalker For Less Than The Price Of A Coffee With This Mystery Crate
I love The Blood of Dawnwalker. As someone who usually finds themselves sticking to the storyline and just driving through the main plot, I’ve found myself losing track of time (ironically) in the blood-drinking shoes of Coen. Vampires are awesome, and The Blood of Dawnwalker delivers these creature
GameSpot007 First Light’s Switch 2 Edition Delayed Yet Again, Here’s How Long You Have To Wait
Developer IO has confirmed that 007 First Light's Switch 2 edition has been delayed for a second time. It's now scheduled for March 2027. The studio said in a notice that First Light's Switch 2 version was delayed "to ensure we deliver the quality of experience players expect." "This additional time
GameSpotFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation Brings Back Snowboarding, And Red XIII Might Steal The Show Again
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is aiming to end the remake trilogy with a bang, and alongside the main campaign, there'll be plenty of other activities to tackle when you're not racing to stop Sephiroth from destroying the planet. Snowboarding is one such distraction, as the iconic minigame from the ori
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Warcraft 3: Reforged Devs Explain Why New Campaign Is Always Online
'The LAN party has gone global'
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells Trump he agrees the AI doomsayers are perpetrating a hoax: 'you saw through all of that'
On slowing down AI, the CEO says Nvidia is "not going to let that happen."
PC GamerWoW Devs Confirm Paladins Are A “Dad Class”
World of Warcraft has plenty of classes for players to choose from, but according to the game's senior game designer, Josh Greenfield, there's one class that has earned a very specific reputation. Speaking to GameSpot at BlizzCon, Greenfield and senior art director Jeff Parrott discussed their favo
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Dishonored director Harvey Smith thinks there's still room for big-budget immersive sims: 'When it really comes together and it has the budget behind it and the team, you end up with Deus Ex or Dishonored'
And now he's going to have to duke it out with Thief designer Randy Smith Evergreen.
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Ubisoft delays Rayman Legends remake Retold a couple of months "to make sure every detail gets the care it deserves"
Ubisoft has delayed the Rayman Legends remake - Rayman Legends Retold - in order to "make sure every detail gets the care it deserves". The game's release date has moved two months from 1st October to 3rd December. Read more
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Everything we've gleaned about Diablo 5 since its BlizzCon 2026 reveal - a game that appears to be much more than Diablo 4.5
I knew going into BlizzCon 2026 that we'd get some Diablo news, but I expected a Diablo 4 expansion introducing a new Baal storyline, not Diablo 5. It's a long way away, scheduled for a spring 2029 release, but that didn't stop Blizzard revealing enough information for us to build a picture of what
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007 First Light catches a big delay on Switch 2, pushing it into next year
IO Interactive has announced it's pushing back the release of 007 First Light on Switch 2. The game's Switch 2 adaptation was expected to be released this summer, but has now been delayed to March 2027. Read more
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007 First Light Significantly Delayed on Nintendo Switch 2
007 First Light has suffered another delay — this time, pushing back its release date for Nintendo Switch 2, the only console it's not on yet.
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Injustice 3 is seemingly the mysterious, unannounced fighting game that's been hosting playtests in California
NetherRealm's next project has yet to be officially announced, but many believe it to be the third entry in the studio's superhero fighting game series Injustice. Now, there are new signs that select few outside the studio are playing Injustice 3. Read more
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5 Near-Perfect PS2 Games Nobody Played
The PlayStation 2 has thousands of games, and many of them are hidden gems that don't get the praise they deserve today.
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Fourth Wing Officially Returns in 2 Weeks — But There's a Catch
Rebecca Yarros is adding a new entry to her series of romantasy dragon rider novels.
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27 Years Later, 1 of the Best Detective Thriller Series of All Time is Officially Free on Streaming
The Buffy: The Vampire Slay spinoff Angel just keeps getting better over five seasons
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All bosses in Marvel's Wolverine
Marvel's Wolverine features many bosses and villains from the franchise. Here are all the bosses you'll face off against in order.
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Marvel's Wolverine mission list and length, explained
A guide explaining how long Marvel's Wolverine is along with all the missions listed in order.
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All whisky bottle locations in Marvel's Wolverine
A guide explaining where to find all 20 whisky bottles and their locations in Marvel's Wolverine.
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8 New Things We Just Learned About World Of Warcraft: Forever From Its Lead Designers
No shaman tanks at launch, PvP progression, add-on restrictions, and more
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I Need This Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Character To Be Romanceable, For Reasons
I don't wanna fix him, I want him to make me worse
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Arc Raiders Expeditions may not come back: 'Maybe we'll scrap the whole system'
Right now, all options are on the table.
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Valve Says Mystery Plans For Steam Deck 2 Remain Unchanged Despite RAM Crisis
One rumor from a hardware leaker suggests 2028 is when to expect the handheld PC successor
KotakuWoW Forever – More Gameplay Details and Lore | Blizzcon 2026 Interview
We learn more about World of Warcraft Forever from the devs at Blizzcon 2026 including more information and lore on the new race the Skyborne, as well as other updates and changes coming to the game.
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Veteran Thief Designer Isn’t Convinced Games Need To Chase After AAA Visuals: ‘Why Do We Need More Graphics?’
Randy Smith Evergreen isn't convinced immersive sims need $200+ million budgets to succeed
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The King Is Watching devs are making The Crab is Walking, this journalist is writing
The King Is Watching developers Hypnohead have announced The Crab Is Walking, a roguelite city-builder in which you alternate between arranging tetromino-shaped city districts on the back of a colossal crustacean, and sending out armies of Mad Maxalots to slaughter wasteland insects. Unlike in The K
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Sora In Fortnite Wants To Know If You’ve Got Games On Your Phone
I wish I could save all the characters I love from the crossover slop
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GTA 6's first confirmed actor is King of the Hill's Stephen Root: "It's an amazing thing to look at"
Rockstar Games hasn't said much about who's voicing the GTA 6 cast, but we now know at least one big-name actor attached to the upcoming crime epic: Stephen Root. Read more
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The Steam Frame launches during one of the slowest periods for VR on Steam, but Valve hopes to 'rekindle the excitement' for PCVR
"We also want to grow a healthy ecosystem for both the gamers and the game developers."
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Blizzard Says Diablo 5 Was Too Big To Be A Diablo 4 Expansion
Diablo 4 is far from dead, but don't expect any new expansions for the game going forward. Instead, Blizzard is preparing to tell the darkest story yet in Diablo 5, one that required a new numbered game to properly reintroduce Diablo himself back to the series, following his defeat in 2012's Diablo
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Sekiro: No Defeat’s 2-Hour Movie Version Is A Disjointed Disappointment
A longer series is still coming to Crunchyroll, but the two-hour film released in Japanese cinemas is an awkward anime adaptation of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
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Valve decided that cutting the Steam Frame’s specs to avoid price rises wasn't "the right product choice" for the VR headset
Surprising no-one, Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset is launching with higher-than-expected prices, following the Steam Machine in having its budget-friendly intentions foiled by the memory shortage misery of RAMnarök. The lack of affordable PC parts - which as a fully standalone-capable VR kit, the St
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Valve had next-gen VR 'headsets ready three, four years ago and they were big, bulky devices' but went back to the drawing board after actually putting them on
The versatile Steam Frame's focus is "on being lightweight and being comfortable".
PC GamerWardogs Devs Are Watching Economy Cheaters Like Hawks
With the FPS Wardogs dominating the Steam charts, developer Bulkhead is paying close attention to the game's various systems. The studio recently dropped a new patch that makes some necessary changes for server stability, while confirming that the team has their eyes on cheaters and exploiters. As p
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Valve targeted a lower price for the Steam Frame, then the memory crisis happened: 'I wish we could have shipped it at the price that we were at last year'
You gotta feel for anyone working on a project like this right now. Very few companies are benefitting from the memory crisis.
PC GamerHow WoW Forever Handles Its Massive Set Of New Quests
One of the big announcements at BlizzCon was WoW Forever, the next iteration of offering a classic-style WoW experience. Blizzard is hoping to draw players back to the OG WoW in a number of ways, including with the introduction of 1,000+ new quests. GameSpot caught up with Blizzard senior game desig
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Crazy Taxi Gets Crazier With Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Writers For New Movie
The Crazy Taxi franchise isn't just getting a brand-new game next year; it's also getting a live-action movie. Netflix and Sega have announced a new partnership that will see a Crazy Taxi film coming to the streaming service in 2027. Dan Gregor and Doug Mand are penning the comedy's screenplay, afte
GameSpotDiablo 5 Isn’t Reinventing The Combat Wheel, It’s Making It Spin Even Faster
Combat has grown massively between each numbered Diablo game, and for Diablo 5, Blizzard is aiming to once again elevate those gameplay mechanics to new heights. "Fundamentally, we're an isometric action-RPG, and we're not looking to shake that up with Diablo 5," executive producer Matt Zitterman sa
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Steam Frame review: Another best-in-class VR headset by Valve, though virtual realities clash with economic ones
It’s a strange time to be selling a new VR headset, and maybe an even stranger time to be buying one. The supply of original virtual reality games has slowed to a dribble, and just as with Valve’s last hardware launch, the Steam Frame arrives covered in bumps and scrapes from a fight with the worst
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Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset opens for orders, with the cheapest model priced at a lenswatering £889 / $1,059
Valve have just launched the Steam Frame wireless VR headset, finally completing the triumvirate of new hardware – along with the new Steam Machine and Steam Controller – that they unveiled all the way back in November 2025. The review embargo has also lifted, meaning I can tell you that it’s a smar
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I Tested Valve’s New $1,000+ VR Headset And I Have No Idea Who It’s For In 2026
The Steam Frame is cool and has some good ideas, but it's hard to recommend it
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Steam Frame starts at $1,059 and you'll want to enter the stock lottery before September 17 for a higher chance of getting one this year
What do you make of these prices?
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Sega and Netflix partner for a "cute yet cool" Sonic TV Show, a Crazy Taxi film, and a "badass action" Stranger Than Heaven adaptation
Netflix is binge-producing video game adaptations faster than a certain Blue Blur can chow down a chilli dog. The streamer has just announced a new partnership with Sega to make another animated TV show based on Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as films adapting Crazy Taxi and the upcoming Stranger Than
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One Of Ubisoft’s Only New Games Releasing This Fall Just Got A Two-Month Delay
Rayman Legends Retold is getting pushed to the end of 2026
KotakuFire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave – Official Game Overview Trailer
The Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave game launches September 17, 2026, only on Nintendo Switch 2. Travel through time to gather allies and defeat the demon god Balor. Test your tactical prowess in battle as you guide four heroes on their interwoven journeys from past to present. Together, you’ll save th
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Hear Me Out: What If Liam McIntyre Was Wolverine In The MCU?
Filling Hugh Jackman’s shoes is a daunting task, but Liam McIntyre did a good job in Insomniac's game
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All Marvel’s Wolverine Whiskey Bottle Locations
One of the main collectibles in Marvel's Wolverine are Logan's whiskey bottles. These will grant you AP that can be spent on unlocking Adaptations. In Marvel's Wolverine, these Adaptations work like a skill tree, unlocking new abilities for Logan to slash his way through each level with. There may b
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YouTuber gets classic Tomb Raider running on a chip that sips a mere 1 W of power
Who needs an RTX 5090, am I right?
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World Of Warcraft Pizza Is A Perfect Reminder Of What Makes BlizzCon Special
Put down a feast
KotakuThe Triple-I Initiative Showcase Is Getting A Second Event In 2026
The Triple-I Initiative Showcase is officially coming back on October 8 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET, and this second instalment of the show will once again offer plenty of trailers and announcements from a wide variety of publishers and developers. Since the first presentation kicked off in 2024, the Trip
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Blizzard say Battle.net isn't looking to fight Steam and Epic for supermassive storefront supremacy, despite recently nabbing The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077
No siree. We are not trying to fight those big bosses. It's arguably a bit of a weird thing for a publisher with Diablo and World of Warcraft in their arsenal to say, but that's the stance Blizzard are sticking to with their storefront Battle.net, even though it now boasts two big CD Projekt Red RPG
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"Valve is under the impression that this game is way sexier": Nighthawks devs claim vampire RPG has erroneously been slapped with Steam adult content label
Update: Wadjet Eye's Dave Gilbert has confirmed on Bluesky that Nighthawks' "Adults Only" Steam label has been removed, meaning it's no longer locked in horny jail. "Everything is set for launch on the 22nd," he added. "Phew. What a roller coaster. Thank you everyone for your amazing support while w
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What comes after Lies of P? It looks like it might be Wonders of O, according to a new trademark
Did you enjoy Lies of P? The game - a Soulslike take on the story of Geppetto and Pinocchio - was very succesful when it launched in 2023. Now, it looks like we may have our first proper glimpse at what the game's sequel may turn out to be. A couple of new trademarks have appeared over at the Europe
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In a big change for Blizzard, it sounds like the new StarCraft shooter won't be a live-service game
Blizzard has revealed more tangible details about what the new StarCraft game actually is, beyond it being an open-world shooter due for release in 2030. In doing so, Blizzard likened it to being more of a 'boxed' release rather than an ongoing live-service game, which is a notable departure for a c
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Sony letter spells the end for unreleased The Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod, its creator says
A multiplayer mod for The Last of Us Part 2 which was originally set to release this month no longer will, with its creator citing a letter from publishers Sony as the reason it won't see the light of day. Read more
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Roblox plan to grow their absurd gaming empire even further by letting devs release games as "standalone apps", potentially via Steam, Epic, and GOG
Not content with pulling in daily active user counts roughly equivalent to the population of Japan, game creation platform Roblox are planning to let developers release their games "as standalone apps across mobile, PC, and consoles, with Roblox powering the technology and services underneath." The
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A multiplayer mod for The Last of Us 2 was reportedly cancelled "at Sony's request"
Development on a multiplayer PvP mod for The Last of Us Part 2 on PC has been halted after PlayStation got in touch and asked the developers to cease work on the project. Read more
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Blizzard confirms no more Diablo 4 expansions from now until Diablo 5's release
One of the biggest questions that emerged following the surprise reveal of Diablo 5 at BlizzCon over the weekend surrounded the future of Diablo 4. Blizzard announced a returning class - the Amazon - coming to the game sometime in the first half of 2027, but nothing beyond that. Read more
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Moss developer Polyarc share that they're shutting down just two months after releasing a VR-less port of the beloved mousey adventure games
Another sad one today, unfortunately. Back in July, Polyarc released Moss: The Forgotten Relic, a new version of the original two games combined together that ditched its VR headset origins. Now, unfortunately, it sounds like the studio is shutting down, as the developer's LinkedIn page shared a mes
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Professor Layton studio Level-5's CEO admits using AI to make its digital showcase "more spectacular"
Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that generative AI was used in the studio's recent showcase. Read more
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The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for realising that after playing The Blood of Dawnwalker, you've developed a craving for blackcurrant juice. There's none in the cupboard, so you venture out to get some, floating across the rooftops as a trail of mist as you go. You arrive at the supermarket, fangs bared and claws out.
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