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I made s'mores from cats and dogs in Lucid Blocks, a version of Minecraft held together by dream logic
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I made s'mores from cats and dogs in Lucid Blocks, a version of Minecraft held together by dream logic

I was five minutes into the excavation of my very first, procedurally generated Lucid Blocks map when I struck Dogblock, Catblock and S'more, in that order. I didn't excavate them, actually. I conjured them by feeding gobbets of occult, dreamlike material into the "Apotheosis" magic circle that is possibly this sort-of-survival game's crafting screen, and possibly a gateway to some astral sphere. Read more

FBC: Firebreak's last major update has arrived, bringing new Control maps, a price drop and a free-for-friends version to help keep servers populated
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FBC: Firebreak's last major update has arrived, bringing new Control maps, a price drop and a free-for-friends version to help keep servers populated

Alan Wake makers (Wakers?) Remedy have delivered FBC: Firebreak's final major update, having previously elected to wind down development of the struggling Control-themed shooter. This swansong for the game delivers some new maps inspired by the original Control, and a Friend’s Pass that lets you invite a mate to play with you via a free version of Firebreak. Handy for keeping sessions decently stocked, since Remedy have made sure the shooter'll remain "playable for years to come". Read m

"The sheer scale is daunting": These Baldur's Gate 3 modders are remaking the entirety of Baldur's Gate 1 as a custom campaign, with a first demo already out
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"The sheer scale is daunting": These Baldur's Gate 3 modders are remaking the entirety of Baldur's Gate 1 as a custom campaign, with a first demo already out

Last August, I wrote about a Baldur's Gate 3 modder who had recreated Candlekeep, the library-fortress which serves as the starting point of the original Baldur's Gate. Well, modder 786r786 is back with a full team and they're remaking the entirety of Baldur's Gate 1 as a custom BG3 campaign. Read more

"You're swimming against the tide making games like this": Why more developers didn't copy Firewatch's reactive storytelling
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"You're swimming against the tide making games like this": Why more developers didn't copy Firewatch's reactive storytelling

By the time Campo Santo were reaching the end of Firewatch's development, Chris Remo was itching to start over. "I remember feeling, 'God, if we made this exact same game again now, we could take these ideas so much further'." After Firewatch's release, Remo began giving talks about what Campo Santo were trying to do: making a game that focused not on interactivity, but reactivity. "I was hoping this model would catch on and be pushed forward and done in a more ambitious way than we did," Remo

Best Slay the Spire 2 mods
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Best Slay the Spire 2 mods

From adding classic characters to implementing handy QoL tweaks, find out what the best Slay the Spire 2 mods are to add to your gam

Arc Raiders studio co-founder resigns following sexual misconduct claims, but Embark say a legal review "did not substantiate" the allegations
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Arc Raiders studio co-founder resigns following sexual misconduct claims, but Embark say a legal review "did not substantiate" the allegations

Rob Runesson, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Arc Raiders and The Finals developer Embark Studios, has left the company following public allegations of sexual misconduct with a streamer. According to an Embark spokesperson, Runesson and the company "mutually agreed to part ways", despite an external legal investigation which "did not substantiate" the claims. Read more