Final Fantasy creator says screw retirement, he’s got one more game in the tank: ‘Humans are greedy creatures, aren’t we?’

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi left Square Enix in 2003 to found Mistwalker, since when he’s worked on an eclectic mix of games from lavish RPGs to mobile titles. Sakaguchi had previously indicated that after 2021’s Fantasian, which has just received a director’s cut on Steam, he’d be stepping back from the coalface and enjoying…

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates calls Elon Musk’s ‘populist stirring’ around the world ‘insane shit’

With Elon Musk supporting German far-right populist political party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Bill Gates, has weighed in on Musk’s ability to “destabilise the political situations in countries” referring to his intimation that “Nigel Farage is not right wing enough” and calling that posture “insane shit”. In an extended interview with The Times discussing the…

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Deadlock’s latest update makes a bunch of hero changes, including one suggested by a player who got laughed at for raising the idea

Deadlock’s latest set of changes is mostly hero buffs and nerfs, part of a change of schedule that’s seen the devs dish out bigger updates less frequently. The bulk of hero changes are focused on newer additions like Vyper, Holliday, Calico, and Sinclar. Calico’s Leaping Slash ability has been reworked a little, making the area…

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Death Howl is an impossible and brilliant blend of soulslike, turn-based strategy, and deckbuilding, and you can try it for free now

I’ll admit I rolled my eyes a bit at Death Howl‘s self-proclaimed genre, “soulslike deckbuilder”. Reporting on PC games can feel a bit like wading through word salad sometimes, and it’s hard to imagine how two genres so radically different could possibly be combined. But I’m not too proud to admit my first impression was…

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Fractal Design Era 2 review

ITX cases are inherently a challenge. Not only from a PC building perspective, where their intricate internal layouts make them incredibly frustrating yet satisfying to work with, but also from a manufacturing standpoint. You have to finely balance so many variables when designing a solid ITX offering. Build quality, hardware compatibility, style, features, and ease-of-use…

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