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Finally, another Armored Core instalment just surprise dropped on Steam, but you’ll need to have the patience of a saint to play it

A whopping 16 main Armored Core games have released since 1997, but only 2023’s brilliant Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is officially available on PC. Until now, that is: a second Armored Core game just released on Steam courtesy of Japanese publisher G-Mode, and it’s going for the bargain price of $11. Alas, Armored…

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PSA: Switch 2 Visual And Performance Improvements Included In New Rocket League Update

Visual quality upgrades, improved resolution and more! Since the arrival of the Switch 2 last year, many third-party developers have been updating their existing Switch games for Nintendo’s new hybrid system. With this in mind, Psyonix’s latest update for its vehicular soccer game Rocket League has today added Switch 2 visual and performance improvements. This…

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Fable reboot devs aren’t trying to make a Lionhead game, but one important hallmark will carry over because ‘kicking chickens is classic Fable’

Fable gameplay footage debuted at today’s Xbox Developer Direct, and despite a long 16-year wait between instalments the presentation felt very on brand. That’s maybe a little surprising, given Lionhead Studios closed in 2016. The new game is in the hands of Forza Horizon studio Playground Games, which has very little in common with the…

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After Hytale subreddit goes ‘full panic mode,’ dev assures players the new patch ‘is NOT the magic system’ that’s coming in the full game

Hytale is off to a strong start in early access, securing two more years of development time in preorders, becoming Twitch’s most-watched game on launch day, and responding quickly to community requests. It’s also received a few big updates in its first couple weeks: last week’s patch added fun stuff like underground dinosaurs, and a…

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After Hytale subreddit goes ‘full panic mode,’ dev assures players the new patch ‘is NOT the magic system’ that’s coming in the full game

Hytale is off to a strong start in early access, securing two more years of development time in preorders, becoming Twitch’s most-watched game on launch day, and responding quickly to community requests. It’s also received a few big updates in its first couple weeks: last week’s patch added fun stuff like underground dinosaurs, and a…

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Roguelike fatigue is real, but I can make an exception for this upcoming project that remixes some of my favorite stealth games at 90 mph

I like it when a game has a beginning, middle, and end⁠—I’m old fashioned like that⁠—so I tend to avoid a roguelike unless it looks really, truly special. Upcoming stealth-immersive-platform-brawler-prank sim DreadBound fits the bill. From its first trailer, DreadBound looks to be taking a page from the likes of Dark Messiah of Might &…

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‘There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic Publishing,’ Remedy says in defense of Epic’s deals with developers: ‘The publishing deal with Epic was very fair to Remedy’

If I was to put this in pro wrestling terms, I would say the Triple Threat match has become a surprise Fatal Four-Way, and if you don’t know what I’m talking about, I mean that Remedy Entertainment says Alan Wake 2 would not exist without Epic Publishing. Does that clear things up for you? Okay,…

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An Italian hotel sharing a name with an Arc Raiders map is enjoying a flood of 5-star reviews from players praising the loot in its ‘surprisingly charming’ Seed Vault and its ‘eventful’ Night Raid nightlife

If you find yourself browsing vacation lodgings in Italy’s Campitello di Fassa region on Google, you might notice one hotel that’s attracted a conspicuous uptick in five star ratings. This is the Hotel Stella Montis, and while I’m sure its accommodations are lovely, it owes its recent influx of praise to the other Stella Montis—the…

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An Italian hotel sharing a name with an Arc Raiders map is enjoying a flood of 5-star reviews from players praising the loot in its ‘surprisingly charming’ Seed Vault and its ‘eventful’ Night Raid nightlife

If you find yourself browsing vacation lodgings in Italy’s Campitello di Fassa region on Google, you might notice one hotel that’s attracted a conspicuous uptick in five star ratings. This is the Hotel Stella Montis, and while I’m sure its accommodations are lovely, it owes its recent influx of praise to the other Stella Montis—the…

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