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Baby Steps review

Need to know What is it? There is only one set of footsteps in the sand, because you are on your fuckin’ own, mate.Expect to pay: $18/£15.30Developer: Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy Publisher: Devolver DigitalReviewed on: Windows 11, Intel Core i9, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 4060Multiplayer? NoLink: Official site I fell while navigating some…

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Responding to problems in a live-service game is like having a ‘big clock,’ says Battlefield 6 director: ‘You measure and value your time to the player’ so they know you’re paying attention

There was a brief, beautiful moment when everybody seemed happy with Battlefield 6. Sure, there was some grousing about map sizes and progression. But its return to modern-military gunplay with a big lick of destruction won over even the most cynical of multiplayer FPS heads. But then its battle royale mode Redsec came out, and…

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Instead of wishlisting its game, the developer of my favorite Next Fest demo wants you to play anyone else’s: ‘There are some genuinely great creators in this fest who deserve the attention’

Of the thousands of demos on offer during the current Next Fest, I’ve far and away been most fond of About Fishing, The Water Museum’s downright Lynchian “fishing mystery game” of surrealist, psychological angling that’s eerie, absurd, and endearing in equal measure. My tackle box has a conspiracy board inside it, the town church has…

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PC gaming’s best inventory system is hidden in this obscure post-apocalyptic roguelike from the dawn of the survival craze

Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…

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