Warhammer 40,000's 11th edition is set to kick off a nostalgia-filled era for the setting, with a starter set that recreates 2nd edition's from over 30 years ago

Warhammer 40,000’s 11th edition is set to kick off a nostalgia-filled era for the setting, with a starter set that recreates 2nd edition’s from over 30 years ago

Even by the standards of Warhammer 40,000, the planet Armageddon is a seriously awful place to live. Currently enjoying its third all-consuming war against near-unstoppable invaders, it is at this point so blighted and irradiated that humans can only survive inside artificial habitats—that is, until they get bombed into dust by Orks during yet another…

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Marathon briefly censors ‘Arc Raiders’ in chat, just like Activision and EA did, and it was probably another accident because it was quickly and quietly fixed

Marathon looks pretty groovy, but it’s got one big problem and it goes by the name of Arc Raiders. Embark’s narrative-driven sci-fi extraction shooter is really good, and really popular, and it stole Marathon’s thunder in a big way—to the point that it influenced some of the design changes Bungie made to the game in…

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‘You’ve been asking, and we’ve been listening’: Myst remake adds a whole new world to the classic adventure, one originally introduced in another overhaul from 25 years ago

Time is a flat circle, and Myst has new content. Developer Cyan Worlds had added another area to its modern remake of the classic 1993 adventure game. The Age of Rime update expands the game with a “snowy, mountainous seascape”, which becomes available to players after completing the main story of Myst, bringing “all new…

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Plex says controversial service that emails your anime habits to your mates is opt-in, actually, pointing at a screen where you still have to turn it off

Earlier this week, Plex caused some uproar when its “Discover Together” feature began to surprise users, emailing their friends and media server compatriots with their watch history. The feature seems like a superfluous bell and/or whistle to the rig-your-own Netflix-style streaming service, which allows you to make your own media servers to stream content you…

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Swen Vincke says there’s ‘definitely more pressure’ to nail Divinity after the critical acclaim of Baldur’s Gate 3

If there’s a limit to Larian’s ambitions as an RPG studio, founder Swen Vincke hasn’t found them yet. In an interview with PC Gamer about the deeper consequences and “much higher” level of agency in upcoming RPG Divinity compared to Baldur’s Gate 3, Vincke didn’t hesitate for a moment when asked if they were feeling…

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Star Wars Battlefront 2 had over 2200% more Steam players this weekend than it did last June—and it’s thanks in part to Kyrie Irving and his level 101 Emperor Palpatine

We’re still in the midst of an unexpected renaissance for Star Wars Battlefront 2. Last month, we wrote about the surprising upsurge of Battlefront 2 player counts on Steam, which was really only surprising for as long as it took to remember how good Battlefront 2 is. Over the last four weeks, those player counts…

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Remember When Virtua Fighter 2 Was In The X-Files?

Along with Jack Black and Giovanni Ribisi… Cameo appearances by video games in mainstream media certainly aren’t a new thing, and during the ’90s, several big titles were featured in both movies and TV shows. One example we’ve been reminded of by Twitter user Rooflemonger is a memorable appearance by Sega’s iconic Virtua Fighter 2…

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