PC Gaming
Look, we’ve all been dunking on the whole ‘metaverse’ concept for a while now. As Phil Iwaniuk wrote for us back in February of last year, anyone who has played video games knows that the metaverse’s promised digital wonderland has existed since the days of the CRT monitor. Second Life, Everquest, World of Warcraft. Heck:…
Here are two things I learnt today. One, T-Pain—of Buy U a Drank fame—is working on Grand Theft Auto 6 in some capacity. Two, he’s a major GTA Online roleplay fan, and can often be spotted hanging out on the popular NoPixel RP server. Or at least, that used to be the case. In a…
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Lost Boys Interactive has reportedly become the latest Embracer-owned studio to undergo layoffs, as former producer Jared Pace said on LinkedIn (via Game Developer) that “a sizable portion” of its workforce has been let go. The Lost Boys Interactive website describes the studio as “a wholly owned yet independent subsidiary of Gearbox Software,” and “a…
Beloved puzzle game Baba is You is back with another weirdo spinoff: Mobile Suit Baba, which puts the titular star and friends in giant mecha versions of themselves to engage in tactical, turn-based puzzles all about predicting how enemies move, knock them around, and in true Baba is You fashion change the fundamental rules of…
Dinosaur survival game remaster Ark: Survival Ascended will get massive improvements to its development kit this month, letting modders do much more than they can now. Developers Studio Wildcard have also announced a release window and date for delayed expansion maps The Center, by the end of February, and Scorched Earth on April 1st. This…
Cities: Skylines 2 was not in great shape when it launched in 2023. The underlying game was quite good but it was plagued with performance problems and missing a number of features, most notably an editor. That sparked a quick backlash on Steam, visible in the “mixed” user rating, but it also kicked off what…
Dieselpunk city builder New Cycle will release this week on January 18, 2024, challenging you as the leader of a band of survivors trying to rebuild Earth’s civilization following a series of devastating solar storms that obliterate our societal and technological infrastructure. The Early Access release from developer Core Engage and publisher Daedalic Entertainment will…
Long-running strategy series Dominions gets a new entry this week, as Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator will launch on January 17, 2024. The Dominions series has players take on the role of a powerful demigod-creature attempting to become the next god of gods, the Pantokrator. The deep, complex strategy games are known for their…
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller has apologized for last week’s announcement of upcoming changes that will grant every tank and DPS hero a self-healing ability, saying that there’s a whole host of changes coming to the game in season 9 and talking about this one out of context “was a mistake.” The upcoming addition…