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Bungie have killed off a speedy movement exploit in Marathon's latest update, and they'll do it again if they have to
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Bungie have killed off a speedy movement exploit in Marathon's latest update, and they'll do it again if they have to

There is always a risk with a live service game, or any game with only competitive elements, that it enters the Cool For Some Zone. This is a space that exists within a given game and also around it, a place where you can pull off Sick Tricks as a result of movement tech not purposefully included in the game, but born as an incidental result of mashing buttons in just the right way. And until today, Marathon found itself in said zone, but Bungie have made the call to patch out the offending is

Vultures - Scavengers Of Death is a turn-based, extraction take on Resident Evil, and it's out next month
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Vultures - Scavengers Of Death is a turn-based, extraction take on Resident Evil, and it's out next month

As pretty (and ugly) as the Resident Evil games have become over the years, there is a quality to the original PS1 entries that lingers on in the hearts of many. That'll likely be partially down to the permanently raised heart rates of kids playing them too young everywhere. But I think the thing that endures in the ever popular PS1 aesthetic in the indie horror scene is that nasty griminess that just feels so at home. And Vultures - Scavengers of Death, a turn-based, extractiony take on Resid

The Long Dark comes to an end today, except it's not "the end" only "an end"
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The Long Dark comes to an end today, except it's not "the end" only "an end"

Well, the time has finally come. After releasing almost a decade ago, The Long Dark finally wraps things up today with today's release of Wintermute's fifth and final episode, The Light at the End of All Things. It's been a long time coming (the free episode update was originally slated for the end of 2025), but it marks the end of a tough, cold journey. Sorry, what's that? It's "not the end, but also an end"? Oh, my mistake! Read more

Indirectly build your empire by paying heroes to do the work you don't want to in the RTS city-builder Crown of Greed, out today
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Indirectly build your empire by paying heroes to do the work you don't want to in the RTS city-builder Crown of Greed, out today

There is no such thing as a free lunch. Or, so the saying goes, but I'm pretty sure the ham sandwich I had at my friend's house when I was seven didn't cost me a penny. Still, in Crown of Greed, a fantasy real-time strategy game inspired by the likes of Majesty, the old adage certainly holds true. And with its release today, it can even be put into the test! Read more