Space Marine 2 will celebrate its first anniversary with a ‘large-scale update’ in September, and another year of free and paid content is on the way

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3 is now officially in development, but that doesn’t mean Saber Interactive is finished with Space Marine 2. Quite the opposite, in fact: The studio announced today that another year of free and paid content for the game is on the way, as is a new “large scale update” set to…

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‘They told me to destroy’ my backups, Fallout creator Tim Cain says: ‘People high up at companies take authority but no responsibility’ for game preservation

You may remember the clay heads used in dialog from the original Fallout CRPGs. They’ve not aged gracefully, what with their stiff animations and pudding-like faces, but you can’t tell the full story of how RPG visuals evolved in the late ’90s without them. They (and all the sprites in the original Fallout) represent a…

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A Short Hike dev ‘sort of’ cancels Paper Mario-inspired game, but decides to let everyone play a demo of it anyway: ‘I figured maybe sharing the demo is better than nothing’

It’s rare to get a peek at unfinished games, especially ones that aren’t going to be released any time soon. The indie developer behind A Short Hike decided it might be interesting to give people an idea of what that looks like through a demo of a Paper Mario-inspired game they consider to be on…

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Eric Barone clarifies he’s just ‘open to entertaining the idea’ of saving Hytale, but he’s not pursuing it himself because he’s completely focused on Haunted Chocolatier

There’s been a lot of talk about resurrecting Hytale since Riot cancelled development of the Minecraft-inspired sandbox RPG last week. Most of it is originating from original Hypixel Studios founder Simon Collins-Laflamme, who recently committed to reaching out to Riot to see what can be done. But there’s an unexpected name in the conversation, too:…

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Palworld just got a huge Terraria-themed update, which as it turns out is a lot less ridiculous than Silent Bob in Warzone

You might know Palworld for its jaw-dropping player counts, its uncanny resemblance to the world’s biggest media franchise, or its legal battle with Nintendo over that last thing I mentioned. Despite all the hubbub, it’s just a pretty alright survival crafting game full of cute monster buddies parodying (or ripping off, depending on how cynical…

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Path of Exile co-creator Chris Wilson has started a new game studio: ‘I wanted to be creative in a way that didn’t involve being a CEO of a 200 person company’

Over the weekend, Chris Wilson, co-founder of Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear Games, surprised ARPG devotees with an unexpected announcement. During an hourlong interview with Diablo designer David Brevik in celebration of Diablo 2’s 25th anniversary, Wilson revealed that he’s started a new game development studio, and that he’s already got a new game…

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Hypixel Studios founder says he’ll ‘reach out’ to Riot about taking over Hytale: ‘I am even down to put $25 million by myself to finish Hytale, that’s how much I believe in it’

The Minecraft-inspired sandbox RPG Hytale is cancelled, but it’s not necessarily dead. In the wake of Riot’s decision to pull the plug on development last week, Hypixel Studios co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme has expressed interest in the possibility of bringing it back to life, and says he’s willing to put his money—a lot of money—where his…

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Open Fridge EP: 39 Too Many Games Highlights | Rare Pinball worth the wait? | Little Caesrs 4n1Pizza

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