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Stop Killing Games-backed bill that'd bar publishers from switching off game servers without thinking of players passes California State Assembly vote
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Stop Killing Games-backed bill that'd bar publishers from switching off game servers without thinking of players passes California State Assembly vote

A Californian bill backed by the Stop Killing Games campaign, which would see publishers shutting down servers for online games forced to provide full refunds or a version of the game players can keep on playing independently of said servers as part of the process, has hopped another hurdle. It's passed a full vote in California's State Assembly, paving the way for it to head to the state's senate as it inches closer to becoming a fully enacted law despite opposition from the Entertainment Soft

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is getting a roguelike mode, a Thieves Guild, and a sprawling underworld with unique terrain
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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is getting a roguelike mode, a Thieves Guild, and a sprawling underworld with unique terrain

Before I tell you about the Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era early access roadmap, I fear I must finally have a tantrum about the terrible word, "roadmap". Videogame developers, I cannot think of a more flattening, soul-sapping way to describe the process of tinkering with the clockwork of make-believe. In this case, Unfrozen are planning to add a persistent netherworld to their strategy RPG, stretching beneath every mountain and valley. They are also even now convening a Thieves Guild for

Amidst ongoing legal proceedings, Rockstar devs have publicly formed a union with the IWGB
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Amidst ongoing legal proceedings, Rockstar devs have publicly formed a union with the IWGB

Last year, more than 30 Rockstar Games staff members were fired in an act of alleged union busting by the GTA 6 developer. Rockstar claimed that this firing was because said devs were leaking features from upcoming games. Following this, the UK's IWGB filed legal claims against the studio due to them supposedly refusing to negotiate over firings, a case which continues on to this day. Now, Rockstar devs have gone public with their union, calling themselves the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union.

Red Frame is a Witnessian puzzle game where every red frame you find has a conundrum for you to solve
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Red Frame is a Witnessian puzzle game where every red frame you find has a conundrum for you to solve

There are plenty of philosophical critiques to be had of The Witness (and its creator at large), but there was something still quite appealing about the idea of a world harbouring puzzles in unexpected places. Thankfully, there's a new one of those on the way that can knock The Witness off of its podium called Red Frame, a time manipulation game set in a buried mansion where if you can see something that might look like a red frame, you're certain to find a puzzle. Read more

Here's a choose your own adventure RPG from a former Capcom dev who spent six years in a remote Japanese mountain village making it
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Here's a choose your own adventure RPG from a former Capcom dev who spent six years in a remote Japanese mountain village making it

I wonder if enough thought has been put into where a game gets made. There is surely a special quality in other art forms like film where you might be whisked away to another country, or in theatre where you construct a world on a stage. Games mostly get made in office buildings, which isn't particularly magical sounding. What about a remote Japanese mountain village? Well, this is exactly what Yoshio Nishimura did, a former Capcom and Vanillaware devs with 30 years of experience. Enter stage

The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time, out today, wants you to figure out what the greatest RPG of all time really is
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The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time, out today, wants you to figure out what the greatest RPG of all time really is

Have you played The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time? I mean, you have to, right, it's The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of all Time! Or so the video game named The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of all Time (or TROTEOTGOAT as I'll refer to it henceforth) would present itself as, anyway, an investigative deluge of several genres that is out today. Read more