My new most anticipated RPG let me be a kleptomaniac gourmand set loose in a noir city on a quest to make ‘the perfect sandwich’

When I first fired up the demo for Moves of the Diamond Hand, I rolled a character specializing in “Observation” and “Wit,” two skills I figured had to be good for the sort of talky, investigative RPG I’d clocked this as. “Cooking” had to be something like Deus Ex’s swimming skill⁠—surely speccing into that would…

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The Day Before studio reportedly sues Russian website for calling infamous disaster-game a ‘scam’

First reported by 80 Level, The Day Before studio Fntastic has reportedly sued Russian news site Yakutia.info, which is based in Fntastic’s founders’ home region of Yakutia in Siberia. The suit claims Yakutia.info damaged Fntastic’s reputation by referring to the company’s behavior surrounding The Day Before as a “scam.” The news comes from Yakutia.info itself,…

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The hottest farming sim since Stardew Valley just got its second major update, adding lava caves and pets you unlock by having a ‘pet dream’

Throwback farming sim Fields of Mistria proved pretty darn popular when it launched into Steam early access late last year, with over 16,000 reviewers showering it with ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ praise. It was likewise well received in PC Gamer’s own little agrarian community, with associate editor Lauren Morton selecting it as her personal pick for 2024’s…

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Dune Awakening’s latest trailer offers a glimpse of its massive coriolis storms, which reshape swathes of the map each week for ‘infinite exploration’

I felt like I knew a lot about Dune Awakening, having absorbed much of the survival MMO’s broader concepts via osmosis. I’d heard about its giant sandworms being their own masters, and its air-to-air ornithopter combat. But until about half an hour ago, I didn’t have a clear picture about how all those ideas came…

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Sony, which is making a Helldivers 2 movie, is also making a new Starship Troopers movie, but it’s not based on the Starship Troopers movie we already have

Get ready to get confused, because Deadline says Sony, which announced a Helldivers 2 movie in January, is also making a new Starship Troopers movie set to be directed by Neil Blomkamp. But the new movie, according to the report, won’t be based on the 1997 film that Helldivers 2 draws heavily from, but will…

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