Deep Rock Galactic Survivor is gearing up for launch, literally—adding a fully-fledged gear system when it hits 1.0 in September

Dwarfish bullet-heaven spinoff Deep Rock Galactic Survivor is already more hotly sought after than legendary-tier beard oil, having sailed past a million copies sold despite still being deep in the early access mines. Now, Survivor is finally planning to breach the surface of a 1.0 launch, and as detailed by developer Funday Games in a…

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Preservationists discover a ‘nearly complete’ build of a lost Animaniacs game 22 years after it was cancelled, and you can play it right now

Gaming preservation group Hidden Palace has discovered a “nearly complete” prototype of a cancelled game based on Animaniacs, the beloved 90s animated show created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Steven Spielberg. Animaniacs: Hollywood Hypnotics was being developed by UK studio Full Fat Productions, which was also a frequent collaborator with Maxis on series like…

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Rust’s developer is overhauling the survival sim’s mission system so it can create in-game quests faster and more easily: ‘The process to create new missions internally is quite cumbersome and error prone’

Rust’s latest patch may not be as dramatic as its recent jungle update, which added a huge rainforest biome to explore, but it nonetheless makes some important changes to Facepunch’s survival sim. The headline update is a party system allowing players to join servers as a group. This makes playing with your friends slightly easier,…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Sunday, July 6

Blaze through your daily Wordle game with our fantastic help. We’ve got a few quick tips to warm you up, a clue for todays’ Wordle ready to go whenever you feel you need something extra, as well as the July 6 (1478) Wordle answer if you need a hand. However you want to win, we…

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Subnautica 2 studio begs rioting fans for benefit of the doubt after leadership axed by owner Krafton: ‘The team that has been working on the game day-to-day over the last few years remains completely unchanged’

Developer Unknown Worlds has shared a letter asking for patience from Subnautica fans after publisher Krafton announced the departure of its senior leadership⁠—including studio co-founder Max McGuire⁠—and the installation of Dead Space producer and Striking Distance (The Callisto Protocol) CEO, Steve Papoutsis, as the new studio head. The news prompted a backlash from fans, including…

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European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims ‘These proposals would curtail developer choice”

This weekend, the Stop Killing Games movement reached a critical milestone to become a European Citizens’ Initiative, but not everyone is on board. Video Games Europe, a trade association representing game developers and publishers in the EU, released a statement on Friday pushing back against Stop Killing Games. Video Games Europe said in its statement,…

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