There's a fantasy swordsmithing sim launching on Steam next week, which is a sentence I've been waiting to hear since browsing my dad's replica sword catalogs in 4th grade
November 5, 2026
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There’s a fantasy swordsmithing sim launching on Steam next week, which is a sentence I’ve been waiting to hear since browsing my dad’s replica sword catalogs in 4th grade

The Fridge05 mins

As the son of a man who was a historical reenactor, pre-internet Tolkien lorehead, and casual collector of bladed weaponry, my upbringing was of a very specific flavor. While I’ve overheard more complaints about the accuracy of period film costumes than anyone ever should, it did have its benefits—like getting to browse the occasional catalogs…

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Infinity Nikki was developed in secret for over a year, calling in former Breath of the Wild and The Witcher 3 talent to realize its open world

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After years of being a mobile-only series, Infold Games is launching the big new open world adventure Infinity Nikki on PC next month. The developer is celebrating the near fruition of several years of work with a short documentary looking back on Nikki’s journey to a bigger new Miraland and way more platforms. Infinity Nikki’s…

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Black Friday gaming mouse deals

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Black Friday is on its way and, while I wouldn’t expect to see graphics cards dropping below MSRP or memory suddenly becoming a sensibly priced, I am feeling rather more positive about the posibility of genuine Black Friday gaming mouse deals cropping up. We’ve had a slew of new mice over the past year, and…

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Valve admits it’s ‘running behind’ on approving Steam games because it has to keep re-reviewing them, which surely has nothing to do with AI

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A new kind of Steam problem has emerged: Games keep missing their release dates because Valve can’t keep up with approving them. Several frustrated indie devs have publicly posted about the limbo status of their finished games in the past week—including the developers of Food Devils, Wheel Make It, and Cubic Earth—saying that their applications…

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New Alcatraz Blackout Map Comes to COD: Black Ops 4 Today

jason06 mins

The infamous prison island of Alcatraz is now a standalone Blackout location! Available for all players on PS4, Alcatraz is completely separate from the main Blackout map, allowing for two distinct game experiences. Focused more on close-combat battles, the Alcatraz action takes place throughout the overcast island shrouded in a fog-filled gloom, creating a dramatic…

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Silksong’s new patch delivers bug fixes and a soft nerf to everyone’s beloved Cogfly—plus a vow to fix the awful Simplified Chinese translation with ‘A new script, by a well-regarded team’ in 3-4 weeks

The Fridge07 mins

Silksong’s got a new patch. It’s not much to ‘shaw!’ about, mind. It’s mostly a list of bug fixes, such as the “Savage Beastfly in Far Fields sometimes remaining below the lava” (thank god, that boss didn’t need to be any harder) or “Shaman Binding into a bottom transition causing a softlock.” That happened to…

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Where to find Valerian in Kingdom: Come Deliverance 2

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The new Brushes with Death DLC for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is pretty straightforward, but there’s a point that might trip you up if you haven’t been making potions or using herbs. Finding some Valerian for Kvyetoslava is a step in the Source of Inspiration quest, as you help the grandma recall the location of…

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