‘You can have the loot. My reward is justice’: Arc Raiders players are appointing themselves Topside Sheriffs to dispense vigilante vengeance on raiders who don’t play nice

For a permanently PvP-enabled zone, the Topside in Arc Raiders is surprisingly peaceful. Since launch, players—especially those in the solo queue—have been opting for nonaggression with respectable reliability, with our Morgan Park reporting that his first 20 hours of Arc Raiding consisted of more makeshift truces than wasteland murders. Yet there are still, inevitably, those…

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Sorry, Fallout fans, but Obsidian isn’t really interested in making New Vegas 2: After years of working on other people’s games, the studio is finding ‘joy’ in doing its own thing

2025 was a very big year for Obsidian, which released not just one but two major RPGs, Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, plus the backyard survival adventure Grounded 2 in early access. An awful lot of fans are eager for something else, though, and it’s no secret what that is: Alpha Protocol 2. And,…

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6 years after the original, Planet Zoo 2 is finally happening and may be out next year

The zookeeping sim Planet Zoo launched six years ago today, and it was pretty good: “Another strong (yet stressful) management sim from Frontier Developments,” PC Gamer’s number one menagerie manager Chris Livingston declared in a 75% review. The studio released a six-year anniversary video to celebrate the birthday, which is usually the sort of thing…

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An extremely distracting horse forced Koei Tecmo to crop a game’s box art before release, artist says: ‘People’s eyes were drawn to the horse rather than the character’

For the professional artist, sacrifice is a constant companion. Their work—however beautiful—has to fit a client’s needs or a project’s scope. Concept art of an octopus boss might not make it in-game if it’s too expensive to animate. The sickest knight design you’ve ever seen might get tossed because the creative director decided to move…

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Join the Pillars of Eternity Public Beta Today!

Category: Playtests November 5, 2025 Join the Pillars of Eternity Public Beta Today! Tim, Xbox Program Manager We are excited to invite Xbox Insiders on Windows PC to join the Pillars of Eternity Public Beta. This beta introduces a major new way to play the original Pillars of Eternity: Turn-Based Mode. Your feedback is invaluable,…

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