Vampire Survivors is getting a deckbuilding dungeon crawler spin-off that looks purpose built to annihilate your free time

In a reveal at Xbox’s Partner Preview showcase on Thursday, Vampire Survivors developer Poncle teased what’s next for the series with a flashy trailer promising “next-gen graphics, an endless open world, compelling storytelling…” before saying, nah, scratch all that. How about more 2D pixel art, but this time in first person? “Turbo wildcard” Vampire Crawlers,…

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Inzoi’s getting multiplayer after South Korea’s president told the director to hop to it: ‘It almost felt like I was getting talked to by the company’s CEO’

Krafton’s life sim Inzoi released in early access this March, since when it’s had a slightly troubled time of things: initial sales were impressive, and the game receives regular updates and hotfixes, but something about it hasn’t quite landed with the vast audience that still prefers the slightly cosier and odder vibes of The Sims….

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“Out of all the 40k options, they picked this?”: Fans are furious about the reveal of Darktide’s new class—and they might have a point this time

In the run up to the reveal of Darktide’s latest new class, speculation has run rampant in the community. A week’s delay on the announcement only created more space for fans to stretch their imaginations, placing their bets on everything from a Sister of Battle to a kroot warrior to an Adeptus Mechanicus tech priest….

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NCSoft launches MMO with terrible monetisation—puts out emergency broadcast 15 hours later, promising to fix it while its wax wings melt: ‘We were complacent and unthoughtful’

I’ve seen some monetisation-related disasters in my time, but I think this one might be up there with the worst—NCSoft’s Aion 2, which launched in Korea and Taiwan November 18, has caused no end of problems for the company immediately after launch. Including, potentially, causing its stock price to tank a whopping 15%. As for…

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Arc Raiders’ latest update rightfully nerfs the Venator, buffs the drop rates of Aphelion blueprints, and brings crucial overhauls to your rubber duck showcase

Until now, most Arc Raiders patch notes have been little more than bug fixes and a few crafting balance changes. Welcome tweaks, of course, but no real swings at specific weapons and items. And that’s not completely unwarranted, as I’d say most guns are pretty well-balanced right now. But while everyone’s been singing the praises…

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