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We're making some changes to the RPS Supporter Program, all of them good
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We're making some changes to the RPS Supporter Program, all of them good

Starting... uh, last week, we’re making a bunch of improvements to the RPS Supporter Program, the super-special subscription service through which impossibly cool RPS readers can support our writing and reporting directly. The catch? Ha ha! There isn’t one. Read more

Hooded Horse’s new strategy game Rogue Carrier has you captaining a research ship on a planet where the seas boil with violent squid
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Hooded Horse’s new strategy game Rogue Carrier has you captaining a research ship on a planet where the seas boil with violent squid

There are two cultural artifacts that buzz about my brain without ever truly settling: 2001's action game RTS hybrid Hostile Waters and Wes Anderson's film The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. It may be an unfair lens to apply to newly announced roguelite colony builder Rogue Carrier, but it has enough of both of them to have me ready to dive into its ocean. In Rogue Carrier, you are the captain of a science ship that is stranded on a strange world. More than a schooner, this vessel is a mega ca

Doom devs id Software were reportedly kicking around ideas for a new Perfect Dark, a John Wick-inspired game, and multiplayer demonslaying prior to layoffs
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Doom devs id Software were reportedly kicking around ideas for a new Perfect Dark, a John Wick-inspired game, and multiplayer demonslaying prior to layoffs

When Microsoft's mass layoffs gutted Doom developers id Software earlier this week, the studio were reportedly kicking around a number of ideas for games they could work on after finishing Doom: The Dark Ages' Revelations DLC. Among these pitches, it's claimed, were the likes of a new Perfect Dark game and an original gun fu game inspired by John Wick. Read more

Stone Age 4x game Folk Emerging arrives August 26
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Stone Age 4x game Folk Emerging arrives August 26

If you want a new 4x strategy game perhaps you'll want to keep an eye on Folk Emerging - like a smaller version of Civilization in the Stone Age.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Former Marathon director settles lawsuit against Sony and Bungie, following his firing over alleged inappropriate messages to female staff
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Former Marathon director settles lawsuit against Sony and Bungie, following his firing over alleged inappropriate messages to female staff

Former Marathon director Christopher Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Sony and Bungie. He filed the lawsuit against the studio after a quiet departure which was confirmed in March 2024. Bloomberg reported in August 2024 that Barrett had been fired after he was accused by several female Bungie staff of inappropriate behaviour. Barrett subsequently sued Sony and Bungie for breach of contract and defamation, claiming that the real reason he was fired was to prevent him being paid a bonus of

Linux Mint Cinnamon is finally Wayland ready
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Linux Mint Cinnamon is finally Wayland ready

The next release of the Cinnamon desktop and Linux Mint is finally ready for Wayland - with it no longer considered to be experimental.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.