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After more than 7 years of development with nothing to show for it, Riot cancels the Minecraft-inspired sandbox RPG Hytale and closes the studio making it

After more than seven years of work, development of the sandbox RPG Hytale is being cancelled, and developer Hypixel Studios is being closed by parent company Riot Games. “Today, I shared some incredibly tough news with the Hypixel Studios team: we’re ending development on Hytale and beginning the process of winding down Hypixel Studios over…

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The keyboard that all other keyboards copied turns 40 this year: here’s how the IBM Model M’s legacy lives on today

The keyboard that gave us the standardised layout on both sides of the Atlantic, with its quintessential 100% form factor and classic buckling spring mechanical keys (in most instances), is about to have its midlife crisis. In typical fashion, it’s off to buy an expensive convertible. There’s no doubt that the Model M is a…

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Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—’I’m not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%’

Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary saw Valve doing a Valve: The game received a massive surprise update, adding new commentary and integrating the two episodes, alongside adding a whole bunch of enhancements. It also dropped a two-hour documentary about the making of the game, and the background of Valve’s existential legal battle with Vivendi, which features…

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CD Projekt struggled to sell partners on The Witcher 3 because its gameplay was ‘pretty standard’ and they didn’t believe it could combine storytelling with a cinematic open world

It’s hard to imagine anyone not having faith in The Witcher 3, an RPG that has dominated the genre for the last decade. But that was the situation CD Projekt found itself in when it was trying to sell the idea to prospective partners during development. Despite finding success with the original Witcher and its…

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Share of the Week: Cool

Share of the Week: Cool

Last week, we asked to see the coolest characters from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s extremely cool highlights: wingsforsmiles shares Johnny Silverhand sitting back with one leg up in Cyberpunk 2077 BitarHector shares Aloy smiling in the morning sunlight in Horizon Forbidden West Taser9001 shares Tifa rushing forward…

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