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After seven years of development, Paralives is out in early access

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After seven years of development, Paralives is out in early access

A new challenger enters the life sim arena

Most of Bungie's staff were reportedly unaware of the decision to end active development on Destiny 2 until it went public

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Most of Bungie's staff were reportedly unaware of the decision to end active development on Destiny 2 until it went public

A number of devs have already been moved over to Marathon

Hop aboard Running Train, a lush Japanese train sim that's out in early access now

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Hop aboard Running Train, a lush Japanese train sim that's out in early access now

Choo choo on this

The opening mission of 007 First Light leaked online, so IO have fought fire with fire by offering up the game's first 13 minutes

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The opening mission of 007 First Light leaked online, so IO have fought fire with fire by offering up the game's first 13 minutes

The devs clearly aren't shaken

Your first look at Unreal Engine 6 comes courtesy of a much shinier looking Rocket League teaser

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Your first look at Unreal Engine 6 comes courtesy of a much shinier looking Rocket League teaser

A new lease on livery

In Crimson Desert's latest update, you can pick up baby wyverns as pets, throw your fish in a pond, and shut those pesky outlaws up

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In Crimson Desert's latest update, you can pick up baby wyverns as pets, throw your fish in a pond, and shut those pesky outlaws up

The pond is obviously the most important thing here

"God is dead, and Heaven has gone corporate" in Grindset T.V., an overstimulating speedrunning game by way of Cruelty Squad

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"God is dead, and Heaven has gone corporate" in Grindset T.V., an overstimulating speedrunning game by way of Cruelty Squad

"For the freaks"

Paralives continues to sound promising with a roadmap outlining free updates The Sims would normally charge for

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Paralives continues to sound promising with a roadmap outlining free updates The Sims would normally charge for

The battle begins soon

Say goodbye to birds and hello to dragons in Wyrmspan, a scalier take on beloved strategy card game Wingspan

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Say goodbye to birds and hello to dragons in Wyrmspan, a scalier take on beloved strategy card game Wingspan

Have you heard?

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Deathwatch picks up where Daemonhunters' XCOM-ish gorefest left off

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Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Deathwatch picks up where Daemonhunters' XCOM-ish gorefest left off

Eye on the prize

Your allies in turn-based tactics game Menace can now be completely wiped out by the [REDACTED], but at least the new patch gives us battle tanks

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Your allies in turn-based tactics game Menace can now be completely wiped out by the [REDACTED], but at least the new patch gives us battle tanks

Also, there are three new ways to trigger a game over

Destiny 2 is getting its final update in June, and the team reportedly face "significant" layoffs as soon as it's out the door

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Destiny 2 is getting its final update in June, and the team reportedly face "significant" layoffs as soon as it's out the door

Live service no more

"If they turn off, they might not be able to turn them on again": The charming reason behind Dawn of War 4's excitable, dancing mech

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"If they turn off, they might not be able to turn them on again": The charming reason behind Dawn of War 4's excitable, dancing mech

Adeptus Mechanicus are basically the Emperor's IT department

Baldur's Gate 3's Wyll gets "the autonomy he deserves" in deciding whether to break his pact with Mizora, thanks to a chunky companion quest overhaul mod

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Baldur's Gate 3's Wyll gets "the autonomy he deserves" in deciding whether to break his pact with Mizora, thanks to a chunky companion quest overhaul mod

Modder Magnetuning's quest to create a "Wyll Cinematic Universe" has been on the go for a little while now

Splinter Cell veteran says realistic modern lighting has screwed up stealth games: "it gets very hard to tell what’s light, what’s shadow, what’s dark, what’s safe"

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Splinter Cell veteran says realistic modern lighting has screwed up stealth games: "it gets very hard to tell what’s light, what’s shadow, what’s dark, what’s safe"

Is this why Sam Fisher's comeback is taking so long?

Dragon Age: Inquisition's lead narrative designer is making an adventure game world "where the ordinary starts to feel like it is hiding something"

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Dragon Age: Inquisition's lead narrative designer is making an adventure game world "where the ordinary starts to feel like it is hiding something"

"No moon logic" in this one

Squabble over Disco Elysium's legacy continues as Hopetown studio recruit another ex-ZA/UM dev while dropping a new trailer on Zero Parades' release day

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Squabble over Disco Elysium's legacy continues as Hopetown studio recruit another ex-ZA/UM dev while dropping a new trailer on Zero Parades' release day

Here's another look at their journalistic RPG

Prophet Margin is a holy city-builder that combines the joy of trade routes with the terror of God

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Prophet Margin is a holy city-builder that combines the joy of trade routes with the terror of God

Zeus demands a fresh shipment of novelty-sized lightning rods

New York's case that Steam lootboxes are "gambling" is a free speech violation that "will have an impermissible chilling effect on protected videogame design", argue Valve

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New York's case that Steam lootboxes are "gambling" is a free speech violation that "will have an impermissible chilling effect on protected videogame design", argue Valve

"People enjoy surprises", say lawyers in motion to dismiss

It's not you, would-be Subnautica 2 fish murderers, it's our creature encounters not feeling "fair, readable, and engaging" enough, say Unknown Worlds

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It's not you, would-be Subnautica 2 fish murderers, it's our creature encounters not feeling "fair, readable, and engaging" enough, say Unknown Worlds

"When avoidance and mitigation tools do not feel effective, it is natural for players to want a more decisive solution"

Deus Ex, Saints Row and TimeSplitters might be lent out to external partners, Embracer say, possibly paving the way for new entries

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Deus Ex, Saints Row and TimeSplitters might be lent out to external partners, Embracer say, possibly paving the way for new entries

Or, you know, they might continue rotting in the great embrace's shed

"Roguelike can be anything": Krafton exec is very tired of being pitched "Balatro with different cards"

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"Roguelike can be anything": Krafton exec is very tired of being pitched "Balatro with different cards"

"Genre is a misnomer"

The rumours were true, Warhorse are making an open-world Lord of the Rings RPG alongside a new Kingdom Come game

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The rumours were true, Warhorse are making an open-world Lord of the Rings RPG alongside a new Kingdom Come game

Long road ahead

Hasbro cancel Dungeons and Dragons action game helmed by Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order director, leaving studio hunting for new publishing deal

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Hasbro cancel Dungeons and Dragons action game helmed by Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order director, leaving studio hunting for new publishing deal

Baldur's Gate series owners reportedly backed out following an early concept of the game

"Seven or eight years is not that unusual": Diablo 4 lead says AAA games are taking longer to make, which is bad news for junior applicants

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"Seven or eight years is not that unusual": Diablo 4 lead says AAA games are taking longer to make, which is bad news for junior applicants

"The best teams have all seniority levels", notes Blizzard and Ubisoft old-timer

The long awaited Civilization 7 Test of Time update is here, bringing a huge suite of changes with it

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The long awaited Civilization 7 Test of Time update is here, bringing a huge suite of changes with it

But will it stand it?

Johan is like if Sekiro were about a medieval manuscript of a rabbit came to life that's on a quest for revenge

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Johan is like if Sekiro were about a medieval manuscript of a rabbit came to life that's on a quest for revenge

Shadows hop twice

Take a nice long look at some Paralives gameplay ahead of its early access launch next week

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Take a nice long look at some Paralives gameplay ahead of its early access launch next week

The Sims who?

Subnautica 2's EULA is causing a bit of a ruckus, but Unknown Worlds say they're "looking into" the current terms

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Subnautica 2's EULA is causing a bit of a ruckus, but Unknown Worlds say they're "looking into" the current terms

Another normal day under the sea

Outward 2 lines up a July release date with the promise that even your dusty old potato of a PC can run it

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Outward 2 lines up a July release date with the promise that even your dusty old potato of a PC can run it

Should have called it Inward, though

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