Jeff Kaplan is sick of hearing you demonize games you weren't going to play anyway: 'Shut the f**k up. No one cares. We don't need to hear that you weren't into it'

Jeff Kaplan is sick of hearing you demonize games you weren’t going to play anyway: ‘Shut the f**k up. No one cares. We don’t need to hear that you weren’t into it’

Last week, former Blizzard vice president and game designer Jeff Kaplan made his first public appearance since leaving the World of Warcraft and Overwatch developer in 2021, revealing his independent game studio, Kintsugiyama, and its upcoming frontier survival game, The Legend of California. Days later, Kaplan continued that momentum with a casual 10-hour stream of…

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Best Shooter 2023: Remnant 2

A confident sequel that not only improves on every aspect of its predecessor, but takes huge strides forward in both looting and shooting, Remnant 2 was a huge surprise. For more awards, head to our Game of the Year 2023 page. Harvey Randall, Staff Writer: Remnant 2 came at a difficult time, landing in the…

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An unprecedented Destiny glitch is letting players craft game-breaking ‘Frankenguns’ like machine gun grenade launchers, and Bungie says ‘let’s all have some fun’

It’s always a challenge managing a meticulously crafted MMO sandbox, but Destiny 2’s eternal struggle for a meta no one will whine about has been absolutely turned on its head by yesterday’s discovery of Frankenguns. Thanks to a crafting glitch, players have been churning out ungodly firearm chimeras to melt raid bosses in seconds. Bungie’s…

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Fallout season 2 teaser trailer confirms a December release, and drives the point home that we’re going to New Vegas

A teaser trailer for Fallout Season 2 just released, though to call it “released” is a little inaccurate: it just turned up on Reddit. It aired as part of Upfront with Amazon, a business event targeted at marketing people and other types liable to use terms like “premium content” and “immersive brand experiences” unironically. The…

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Calebe Adventure – A new 2D platformer released for the MSX by Paulo Pereira Gonçalves & Calebe Rodrigues Gonçalves

Recovering the Past: “Caleb Adventure” Brings Retro Heroism to the MSX! Retro gaming fans have a new mission: infiltrate the castle of Baron Buuu-hahaha and reclaim a stolen legacy. In the newly released title Caleb Adventure, players step into the shoes of a hero on a deeply personal quest. The villainous Baron Buuu-hahaha has absconded…

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Fortnite quickly pulls Peacemaker emote while it figures out ‘our partner’s creative intentions’ after the show’s huge twist gives it a whole new meaning

Epic has pulled the Peaceful Hips emote from Fortnite—created as part of a collaboration with James Gunn’s DC show Peacemaker—after the latest episode’s bombshell painted the dance in a pretty damning new light. Warning: spoilers ahead for the latest episode of Peacemaker! The emote comes from the second season’s opening dance sequence, where John Cena’s…

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Celeste developer starts 2025 with a ‘huge, heartbreaking, and yet relieving failure’ as creative difficulties and internal conflict lead to the cancellation of Earthblade

Celeste developer Extremely Ok Games has announced the “difficult decision” to cancel its follow-up project Earthblade, citing long term creative difficulties compounded by a conflict within the studio regarding the rights to Celeste. In a blog post published on the Extremely Ok Games website, studio director Maddy Thorson wrote, “We are opening the year with…

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