9 months after its 1.0 launch flopped, an indie dev just learned that Steam never emailed the 130,000 people who wishlisted its game

9 months after its 1.0 launch flopped, an indie dev just learned that Steam never emailed the 130,000 people who wishlisted its game

Planet Centauri, a 2D sandbox game blending survival, creature collection, and automation elements, didn’t have the 1.0 launch it expected. Despite making over 100,000 sales and earning spots on more than 130,000 Steam users’ wishlists in over 10 years of early access, indie developer Permadeath watched as Planet Centauri’s full release day came—and the world…

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Creative Assembly wants to know which factions you wish to play as in Total War: Medieval 3, but whatever you do, don’t ask to play as the Pope

All eyes may currently be fixed upon Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Creative Assembly’s ferociously ambitious foray into the 40k universe. But it’s worth remembering that the more traditional side of Total War is looking pretty exciting too, as CA is returning to one of Total War’s best settings in Medieval 3. Medieval 3 is much…

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I love modders

I love modders. Instead of just wishing a game had a new feature, they make their wishes a reality. Modder LM6 decided it’d be nice if Skyrim NPCs who were shopping or studying had some new dynamic “I’m thinking” animations. Now they do. (Image credit: Bethesda / LM6 on Nexus Mods)

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Where to find sleeping Ayejack in Monster Hunter Wilds

Working out where to search for sleeping Ayejack is one of the final quest steps to acquire Alma’s new glasses in Monster Hunter Wilds. Your ever-reliable handler managed to lose her fancy new red specs in the Scarlet Forest, and an enterprising Wudwud snatched them for itself. In this fairly short side mission, you’ll have…

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The Resident Evil movie reboot bidding war is over, and the winner is… Sony, who did every one of those other pretty terrible Resident Evil movies

Sony has won the bidding war for the Resident Evil movie reboot—the same studio that released the first (bad) six Resident Evil live action movies, plus the Jovovich-less (and still bad) reboot Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City in 2021. Some things never change, I guess. Maybe the eighth time will be the charm? As…

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Fantasy shopkeep simulator Merchants of Rosewall is releasing in March, so I can finally live out my dream of selling magical goods to innocent bystanders

Merchants of Rosewall is set to release in March 2025, as announced during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase today. After debuting this spring, we’ve finally gotten our first look at what to expect from Rosewall, and as a fan of all things fantasy and a sucker for a simulator, there’s a lot to…

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‘You’re a very long arm. You steal things. It’s a comedy game,’ explains developer of comedy game where you steal things with a very long arm

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A grizzled detective one week away from retirement sits at his desk in a dimly lit office, clearly frustrated by a criminal mastermind who continues to elude him. Strewn across his desk and pinned to the bulletin board behind him are photos of the perp he’s been pursuing…

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