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Killing Floor studio Tripwire Interactive lays off 23 people because of ‘business realities’ and all the other usual stuff

Tripwire Interactive, developer of the Killing Floor and Rising Storm games, has laid off 23 employees, cuts it says were made necessary by the “business realities” of an evolving videogame industry. “We regrettably confirm that our studio has recently undergone a workforce reduction which has affected 23 people from across different areas,” the studio wrote…

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‘We shouldn’t have rushed to get this out on Friday’: OpenAI hastily amends the terms of its controversial deal with the US Department of War as CEO Sam Altman claims it’s been a ‘good learning experience’

After a very public falling out between Anthropic and the US Department of War late last week—in which the former refused to remove safeguards preventing its AI tools from being used for autonomous weaponry and mass surveillance purposes—OpenAI stepped into the vacuum with a deal to use its own AI tools in the US military’s…

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It’s only March, but I’m calling it: Esoteric Ebb is 2026’s best RPG and the first worthy successor to Disco Elysium

On my first day investigating the bombing of a goblin tea shop in Esoteric Ebb, Christoffer Bodegård’s self-styled “Disco-like” CRPG, I didn’t let a second go to waste. Was it magic? An explosive? Did it have anything to do with the upcoming inaugural democratic election? Or was it a random act of violence? So many…

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Tides of Tomorrow: how players will impact one another’s solo adventures, out April 22

We’re back with a lot of news about Tides of Tomorrow. We’ve released a new trailer breaking down our unique feature, Online Story-Link, and we’ve just opened pre-orders! Our pre-order bonus is the Delta Agent DLC – a special Tidewalker and Boat skin. Play Video Tides of Tomorrow is a plasticpunk narrative adventure. Players embody Tidewalkers, mysterious beings who are linked with one another….

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Tides of Tomorrow – A World in Technicolor 

Category: Games March 3, 2026 Tides of Tomorrow – A World in Technicolor  Ludovic Oddi, Lead Artist, DigixArt Summary Tides of Tomorrow’s lead artist explains how the game reflects their lived experience with the ocean, environmental anxiety, and more. The game’s artistic influences span from ‘60s French sculptors to contemporary comics and the real ocean,…

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‘I did create a whole mood board’: Playing Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem was ‘uncharted territory’ for Nick Apostolides because the stakes were so high

Capcom tried to hide it for as long as possible, but fans managed to sniff out Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem long before the game launched. Even so, Leon’s grizzled appearance still managed to surprise some players. “He’s yet wiser to the world, he’s been through 25 more years of missions and bs and…

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