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After a month of haggling with players, Mega Crit make Slay the Spire 2's beta patches official, with big character reworks alongside new art and scoring systems
Slay the Spire 2 has received a major update that rolls all of the additions, tweaks and fixes from recent beta updates into the main branch of the game - though developers Mega Crit are at pains to repeat that "this is still an Early Access game, so just because something made it from beta to main does not mean it's set in stone". Read more
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Firaxis reveal Civilization 7's not good enough at building attack maths, tanking its late-game performance - a patch/tutor is here
Band of soldiers + building. What does that equal, Civ 7? It's ok, stop panicking. I know you've been struggling with some late-game maths, and Firaxis have gotten you a tutor in the form of a fresh patch, which also rolls out 2K's teen accounts. The latter allow parents to cut off access to a few elements of the strategy game, in an effort to keep under 18s safer from forces that aren't nuke-happy Confucius. Read more
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Proton 11 Beta arrives to bring enhanced gaming compatibility to Linux / SteamOS
Valve just put up a Beta for Proton 11, the next major release of their compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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MSI says its refreshed Raider gaming laptops have been designed to combat the one thing I hate most about portable PCs: fan noise
And it seems to be addressing its fondness for the chonk, too.
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Zohran Mamdani turns philanthropy and corporate greed into an extended Mario Kart metaphor: 'Government is Yoshi'
Blue shells actually are an ideal model for how the economy should work.
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The classic Xenosaga series is finally making its PC debut, but don't get too excited because it's a 2004 mobile game port
Or do get excited, actually.
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How to break blue crystal barriers in Pragmata
Bypass these rock walls to access the treasure hidden behind.
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All Red Zones and Red Gate Key locations in Pragmata
Finding the Red Gate Keys to crack open the Red Zones is only the first hurdle.
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My full guide to Pragmata after spending 18 hours shepherding my space daughter
Making sense of every confusing term, activity, and more.
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Charlie Cox has finally played Clair Obscur: Expedition 33âa bit
The star of Stardust and Daredevil previously admitted to not having tried the game he stars in.
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Wizards of the Coast's official D&D actual-play series will feature Neil Newbon and Devora Wilde from Baldur's Gate 3 among its players
No, he won't be playing Astarion, though they are going to Ravenloft.
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Fortune's Run resumes development following creator's prison release: 'The parole board reviewed my case and instantly kicked my ass out of jail'
The solo developer known as Dizzie hopes to push a new update in between six to 12 months.
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Some takes don't age: Back in 2009, a creative director warned about the risks of 'obsessively self-referencing' existing hit games
Paul Barnett was in charge of beloved MMO Warhammer Online, and is now the chief creative officer at Wargaming.
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Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War review
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War just isn't rated for combat.
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Phasmophobia is getting an Alan Wake 2 crossover event next month, which would be cool if it wasn't one time only
To be a live service game, in any shape or form, is to seemingly make some kind of agreement to eventually make some kind of licensing deal. And it is happening again. This time with Phasmophobia and, to its credit, the quite thematically appropriate Alan Wake 2, which is coming to the co-op horror game as part of a limited-time event. Read more
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Moves of the Diamond Hand will be one of 2027's best RPGs, and it just launched in early access
The great unfinished games debate.
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Shameless Palworld imitator Pickmos removed from Steam after publisher 'officially intervenes' in development: 'We will be supervising the Pickmos team'
Apparently changing a letter in the title wasn't enough to cool things down.
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Infamous Keepers is a reverse dungeon crawler where you have to survive after mass layoffs and oh no is this a games industry metaphor
Infamous Keepers, I think, might be a game about the games industry. It's not about making games explicitly, not in the slightest. It is a tower defence roguelite, one where you run a dungeon, with this as the narrative setup, however: "Your employer, the Dungeon Company, has recently gone through massive layoffs, putting their dungeons to the test by closing the portals that connect them… if a team of heroes makes it all the way through, you can kiss your career goodbye." You do have t
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Alan Wake heads to Phasmophobia next month in a new limited-time event, because we all know writers love a deadline
Kidding, they hate them. But I do love this.
