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Harebrained Schemes is independent again: Paradox parts ways with the studio less than a week after confirming major layoffs earlier this year

Less than a week after saying that sales of turn-based tactics game The Lamplighters League were “a big disappointment” and confirming major layoffs at developer Harebrained Schemes, Paradox Interactive has announced that it has “decided to part ways” with the studio. Paradox said the split was a mutual decision, “stemming from each party’s strategic and…

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Days Gone’s upcoming survival arcade mode will introduce endless hordes and ‘exploding freakers’, and I’m beginning to think it might be the best way to play the game

I was ambivalent about Days Gone when it shambled onto PC in 2021, though my issues were primarily with its clumsy storytelling rather than anything systemic. Exploring the world on Deacon St John’s motorcycle while evading hordes of shambling undead was enjoyable enough, especially when a minor pitstop to pick up some fuel would turn…

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