Helldivers 2 and Palworld devs wish players understood that ‘easy’ additions and updates are sometimes really hard: ‘That’s half a year’s work. That takes six months’

I don’t envy game developers sometimes, nor do I envy the assumptions they have to hear time and time again from their players. Assumptions like, ‘Why didn’t they add a theft/crime system?’ or ‘Why don’t they just do this, it’s so simple?’ and, most infuriatingly, ‘These devs are so lazy’. As a critic, I might…

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Tempopo: How to Create Your Own Music in the Melody Garden

Category: Games May 23, 2025 Tempopo: How to Create Your Own Music in the Melody Garden Jeff van DyckAudio Director & Composer, Tempopo Last month, we welcomed you to the musical word of Tempopo,  a contemplative puzzle game from Witch Beam, the BAFTA-winning studio behind Unpacking. We hope you’ve been enjoying our musical, relaxing take…

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Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 26 to 30

Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 26 to 30 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published May 23, 2025 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox PC, and Game Pass! Get more…

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‘They listened! They listened!’: Stalker restores Soviet monument after angry fans tanked its Steam reviews, and they couldn’t be happier

After fans cratered the Stalker trilogy’s Steam reviews to ‘Mostly negative’ in the hours immediately following launch, GSC Game World has released patch 1.0.1 for its “fully remastered and optimised” trio of original Stalker games. This one promises fixes for crashes across multiple platforms, issues with the games remembering what the hell your settings are…

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