With Xbox hiking prices and a newly private, $20 billion in the hole EA looking ready to gut Baldur’s Gate series creator BioWare, Larian boss Swen Vincke points out that ‘making games faster and cheaper while charging more has never worked before’

As reported by GamesRadar, Larian studio head and Baldur’s Gate 3 director Swen Vincke has taken to Twitter to remark on the state of the industry following Microsoft’s Game Pass price hike and EA’s purchase by private equity and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, a deal that seems destined to bury Baldur’s Gate…

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‘Now you’ve got no excuses’: Palworld is teaming up with Core Keeper for a Steam Autumn sale bundle because the folks over at Pocketpair are ‘just big fans’

Palworld developer Pocketpair has proved time and again that it’s no stranger to supporting other indie games, whether that be by setting up shop as a publisher to help struggling devs or by simply giving others the shout-out that they deserve. This time, Palworld’s devs are seeking to spread the good word of Core Keeper,…

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Goblin Cleanup manages to nail the art of unintentional yet hilarious co-op hijinks, making it a must-play for anyone looking for a new reason to yell at their friends

There is no better feeling in this world than completing little tasks. I swear I could’ve been a worker ant in a previous life with how much I enjoy ferrying something from point A to point B. I wouldn’t say it’s the trait that I have the most pride in, but I know myself well…

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Horrible news: exploit found in Humanoid robots capable of ‘creating a robot botnet that spreads without user intervention’ over Bluetooth

The only thing more haunting than a robot that can hack other robots is a robot that can hack other robots, which can also walk. An author claims that humanoid robots from manufacturer Unitree are vulnerable to an exploit that embeds “themselves on the devices and then infect the next devices in range”, and it’s…

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Capcom legend tackles Palworld-Nintendo battle and manages to annoy almost everyone: ‘It’s a game that transcends the boundaries of war’

Pocketpair’s Palworld has certainly found an audience since release: even if, unfortunately, those interested include Nintendo’s lawyers. The ongoing copyright lawsuit between the indie studio and the most venerable company in gaming is the subject of great interest worldwide, but of particular fascination in Japan, where the suit is filed and where both companies are…

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Starbreeze lays off a bunch more people as it cancels its co-op D&D game and shifts focus to building Payday 3 into a ‘modern live-engagement game’

Starbreeze has cancelled the co-op Dungeons and Dragons game it announced in 2023 in order to focus its resources on the Payday franchise—and also reduce its resources, because yes, the cancellation of the game also means layoffs. Approximately 44 employees will be put out of work in what Starbreeze CEO Adolf Kristjansson said was “a…

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Hero 100% beats Silksong using a saxophone as a gamepad, says it’s not even the hardest game he’s sax’d

Probably my most impressive single achievement in videogames is, hm, platinum’ing Spelunky, maybe? Which isn’t very impressive, the observant among you may note, and feels all the more unremarkable now people are out here 100% beating Hollow Knight: Silksong on a saxophone. SILKSONG ON A SAX IS 100% COMPLETE!!! pic.twitter.com/4TmMhSuVUwSeptember 30, 2025 By “people,” I…

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