Larian publishing director says Steam is dominant because 'It isn't providing a s*** service defined by public shareholder KPIs,' but concedes 'A post-Gabe world is a terrifying one'

Larian publishing director says Steam is dominant because ‘It isn’t providing a s*** service defined by public shareholder KPIs,’ but concedes ‘A post-Gabe world is a terrifying one’

Recent news that 72% of devs (most of whom occupied the rarefied airs of the C-suite) consider Steam a monopoly set tongues wagging all over the internet. Turns out, people have strong feelings about the videogame launcher in their taskbar, and they weren’t shy about expressing them. One of those people? Larian publishing director Michael…

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Talking Point: Is The Switch 2 Going To Be Too Big?

Size isn’t everything, except sometimes. How are we coping, nine days into the year of the Switch 2? It’s been an utter onslaught of leaks and rumours and noise as everyone clamours to find out about Nintendo’s to-be-officially-announced console. C’mon Nintendo, it’s really time to say something. Anyway, let’s cut through the noise for a…

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PlayStation Store PLAY 2015 Starts Tuesday

Hi everyone! Sweet summertime is in full swing, and that means it is time for one of our favorite promotions of the year, PlayStation Store PLAY. Kicking off today, our annual summer program features a diverse lineup of new games and special offers. This year’s PLAY lineup will feature four titles on PS4, including Journey,…

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I wish Bungie would stop designing excellent multiplayer shooters and go back to making fantasy strategy games where you blow up zombies with dwarf bombs

Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday feature 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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How to unlock thermite in Warzone

Call of Duty: Warzone Season 3 adds thermite, a (kind of) new lethal equipment. If you’re a lapsed Warzone player, that might sound very confusing, since it’s been in the battle royale before, but this lethal was removed in the Black Ops 6 era, only to make a return this season in a baffling way….

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Though not a gaming mouse, the new Asus squeaker enjoys gaming-grade features and a ‘ceraluminium’ top coat that makes it look like a crunchy little snack

Have you ever looked at a piece of tech and had to fight the urge to crunch it like rock candy? Well, take a look at the recently announced wireless ZenMouse MD202 from Asus and get back to me. Personally, I blame the mouse’s ‘Ceraluminum’ top cover for making it look like a tasty snack…

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This Incredible NES “Homage” Turns The Best-Selling Console Of The 1980s Into A Musical Instrument

Introducing the “NES-SY2.0”. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you crossed a MIDI-synth with the best-selling console of the 1980s? Well then, look no further than the NES-SY2.0, an exciting new project from the Swedish designer and instrument maker, Love Hultén (h/t: yoshinokentarou for the spot!). Read the full article on timeextension.com Introducing…

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