Schedule 1 developer TVGS is ‘an actual game studio’ now, with an office, desks, and a new guy named Rob: ‘By the end of the year, there will likely be 4 people working on Schedule 1’

Schedule 1 was one of the big surprises of 2025, for two reasons. One, it’s a lo-fi drug dealing simulator created by a solo developer that blasted to the top of Steam’s best-selling games chart when it launched; and two, despite not looking like much, it’s actually a really good game, “with engaging systems and…

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Embark boss says Arc Raiders $40 price was inspired by the likes of Helldivers 2: ‘We’d rather make people feel like it’s totally worth 40 bucks’

There’s a vibe shift happening in multiplayer shooters. The shine of free-to-play has thoroughly faded, and it’s now fashionable to buy games again—a trend partially fueled by the howling success of Arc Raiders last year. The extraction shooter has sold millions over a few months and maintained a huge audience over the holiday break. But…

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After 200 hours of intensive worm punching, Rubicon Karate master melees Armored Core 6’s Ice Worm to death without taking damage

While Armored Core 6 is a game packed with FromSoft spectacle, its most memorable mission might be the battle against the Ice Worm, which sees the player pilot and Rubicon’s competing mercenary companies join forces to destroy a rampant, robotic behemoth. Typically players are expected to use a weapon specifically designed to pierce the Worm’s…

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After 200 hours of intensive worm punching, Rubicon Karate master melees Armored Core 6’s Ice Worm to death without taking damage

While Armored Core 6 is a game packed with FromSoft spectacle, its most memorable mission might be the battle against the Ice Worm, which sees the player pilot and Rubicon’s competing mercenary companies join forces to destroy a rampant, robotic behemoth. Typically players are expected to use a weapon specifically designed to pierce the Worm’s…

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‘That’s pretty cool’: Larian boss Swen Vincke responds after Stranger Things co-creator credits Baldur’s Gate 3 for inspiring the show’s climactic battle

A team of would-be heroes working together to take down a powerful bad guy that none of them could handle on their own is hardly a novel concept. One might think of the Super Friends, for instance, or the time Kiss battled an evil genius to save an amusement park. So it’s maybe a bit,…

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