'We just kept geeking out': Skyblivion devs were invited to Bethesda HQ and ended up spending the whole day talking about modding with the team and Todd Howard

‘We just kept geeking out’: Skyblivion devs were invited to Bethesda HQ and ended up spending the whole day talking about modding with the team and Todd Howard

In the build-up to Skyblivion’s release Bethesda has been rather normal. It’s not only let the modders carry on with their competing Oblivion remaster without any legal qualms, but has also been quite supportive—handing over Oblivion remaster keys and inviting them over to Bethesda HQ for tea and sweet rolls. The trip actually started as…

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One of the strangest point ‘n’ click adventures of the ’90s is getting a modern ‘restoration’ for Steam, making it easily playable for the first time this century

The ’90s were a great time to be a PC gamer, especially if you go in for weird shit. Some truly bizarre experiments emerged from the era, most of which I never got to play but faintly remember reading about in magazines. Whether it’s the pomo ultraviolence of Harvester, the sickly roach simulator Bad Mojo,…

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Steam has changed its policy on DLC content and season passes, so now players are entitled to proper compensation if future plans fall through: ‘Customers will be offered a refund for the value of unreleased DLC’

There’s been a significant change as to how Steam will require games to advertise expansion packs or DLCs on the platform. The new guidelines clearly spell out what can be classified as new extra content and how publishers and developers should handle this future content to ensure that it actually benefits customers. “By offering a…

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Announcing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

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The Second Volume Of Games Journal ON Arrives This Summer

Complete with gorgeous slipcover editions. Last year, we were gifted ON, a video game-focused tome from Hybrid Publications, penned by some of the biggest and brightest names in the game media business. That fine publication is getting a second volume, with features on topics as varied as PlayStation, ’90s horror titles, Pokémon, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Zelda…

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‘Roblox must do more to protect kids from sick and twisted freaks,’ Texas attorney general says as he sues Roblox ‘for putting pixel pedophiles and profits’ ahead of safety

The “let’s sue Roblox” bandwagon has grown a little bit bigger as Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has announced that he’s filed suit against the company “for flagrantly ignoring state and federal online safety laws while deceiving parents about the dangers of its platform.” Roblox has denied the claim, saying the Texas lawsuit is “based…

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Jason Momoa drops out of the Helldivers movie

It was just a few months ago that Jason Momoa was announced as the headline star of the upcoming Helldivers film, but it seems that plans have changed. A Deadline report, later confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, says Momoa is now out. The reason for Momoa’s departure isn’t currently known, although both sites confirmed that…

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We just got a look at someone actually playing The Witcher 4 as CDPR promises ‘the most immersive and ambitious open-world Witcher game ever’

We got a fresh glimpse of The Witcher 4 during Epic’s State of Unreal livestream today, showing a merchant having an incredibly unpleasant time at the hands of a manticore, and, oh, CDPR cinematic director Kajetan Kapuściński actually playing some Witcher 4. It must be said, it looks bloody gorgeous. Ciri and her horse—Kelpie, not…

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