‘Don’t airstrike me, bro’: Helldivers 2’s merciless friendly fire isn’t bad, it’s actually clever design

Helldivers 2 wears the over-the-top brutality of Starship Troopers on its fascistic sleeves. Soldiers bark propaganda slogans dynamically, missions are labeled “Restore Liberty” with no further elaboration on the alien genocide you’re committing, and the opening cinematic is pure Verhoeven. But I didn’t expect that same brutality to make friendly fire a source of fun….

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The Thaumaturge, an RPG from the studio that’s also working on The Witcher remake, is delayed because February is just too crowded

The Thaumaturge, an isometric RPG about occultists summoning spirit beings in 1905 Warsaw, has been delayed into March—not because it needs more development time, but because February is just too damn crowded already. Fool’s Theory, the studio making The Thaumaturge, has some fairly deep RPG roots. It’s headed up by former Witcher 2 and 3…

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Rocksteady applauds players for ‘breaking’ Suicide Squad with infinite damage scaling bug, but decides to fix it and start a new leaderboard

Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad has finally arrived, and been met with something of a mixed reception. PCG’s Morgan Park was pleasantly surprised by the endgame but, getting there’s something of a grind and you wonder how many players will even stick around that long. Rocksteady’s aim is to keep the game vibrant with regular updates, and…

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D&D reveals September 2024 release date for the start of its big rules revamp, sheds light on two multiverse-hopping campaigns, and promises the launch of its shiny virtual tabletop

Dungeons & Dragons has a busy year ahead of it. With the revised Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual heralding the start of a new (sort-of) edition, there’s a lot riding on the next few months. Wizards of the Coast certainly isn’t doing anything by halves, now revealing plans for the whole of…

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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden review

Need to Know What is it? A story-focused action RPG where you play as a ghost-hunter and his spectral partner. Release date February 13, 2024 Expect to pay $50/£45 Developer DON’T NOD Publisher Focus Entertainment Reviewed on GeForce RTX 2060, Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB RAM Steam Deck TBA Link Official site Banishers imagines a world…

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