‘We are not looking to just maintain’ Elder Scrolls Online, new ZeniMax boss says, but a bunch of updates have been delayed into 2027 and possibly beyond

New ZeniMax Online Studios co-head Nick Giacomini says that despite deep cuts at the studio as part of the most recent round of Xbox layoffs, The Elder Scrolls Online “is here to stay.” But those layoffs, which saw more than 200 people let go including Giacomini’s predecessor Joseph Burba, mean that previously announced timelines are…

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Dbrand unveils Steam Machine customization ‘backup plan’ after its Companion Cube got confined to the test chamber

The Steam Machine is finally here—though Dbrand’s Companion Cube-inspired skin for it will sadly never see light outside of a test chamber. Turns out, the peripherals and accessories brand had ‘built the idea into something real without ever asking Valve’ for permission. But Dbrand has now rocked up with what it’s describing as its ‘backup…

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Thimbleweed Park 2 is ‘not really a sequel, not really a prequel,’ but it is finally happening

Released in 2017, Thimbleweed Park is a LucasArts-style point-and-click adventure about murder in a small town, headed up by LucasArts veterans Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick. All that LucasArts pedigree added up to an 84% score in our review, on the strength of “challenging puzzles, oddball characters, and an intriguing, mystery-laden plot”—and of course the…

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Meta is still flinging the equivalent of a small country’s annual GDP down the Reality Labs money pit each and every quarter

Meta’s second quarter earnings are in, reporting revenue of $60.80 billion. That’s another record-breaking year-on-year increase of about 28%, though shares are reportedly down by about 10%. Funny, that. Now, time to take a look at how the company’s famous money-hole, its VR and AR division, Reality Labs, is doing while I take a big…

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Old School RuneScape players are getting their boats stuck Suez Canal-style thanks to a narrow river in its new island: ‘Helmp mee’

Old School RuneScape‘s had a content update this week—Wyrmscraig, an island designed by a player that has a new quest, a repeatable boss, a cool sword, and so on. All the neat little additions you’d expect out of a patch. But some players have been running into an obstacle. Or rather, getting stuck between two…

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