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Lethal Company's dev talks his relationship with horror, and the Zork roots of his latest game

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Lethal Company's dev talks his relationship with horror, and the Zork roots of his latest game

"I can branch out to other genres, but they'll always find their context in that"

Stop Killing Games' UK petition has been debated in parliament: "The law works, but companies may need to communicate better"

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Stop Killing Games' UK petition has been debated in parliament: "The law works, but companies may need to communicate better"

The government stick to their guns, but other MPs argue that "the warning signs are here in this industry and to act now would be far less painful".

Following layoffs at Heart Machine, Possessor(s)' narrative director makes a case for still picking it up

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Following layoffs at Heart Machine, Possessor(s)' narrative director makes a case for still picking it up

"As a developer who is slated for lay off - PLEASE BUY THIS GAME!"

The Sims 2 lead designer on the importance of the series' diversity: "It’s a medium of self-expression"

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The Sims 2 lead designer on the importance of the series' diversity: "It’s a medium of self-expression"

"It's everything, and I think it’s existential for the business"

A Japanese association that reps publishers like Square Enix has called on OpenAI to stop training Sora on Japanese media

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A Japanese association that reps publishers like Square Enix has called on OpenAI to stop training Sora on Japanese media

Not that Sora

Cyberpunk creator teases he has "ways" of bringing Keanny Reeveshand back from the dead in Cyberpunk 2

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Cyberpunk creator teases he has "ways" of bringing Keanny Reeveshand back from the dead in Cyberpunk 2

Resurrecting deceased video game celebrities is apparently another of Mike Pondsmith's many powers

Saints Row's original design director is pitching a "grounded" 70s open world prequel with absolutely no dildobats

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Saints Row's original design director is pitching a "grounded" 70s open world prequel with absolutely no dildobats

Former Volition dev and Bit Planet founder Chris Stockman now discussing it with Embracer

Rockstar's Agent was compromised because open worlds and spies don't mesh well, Ex-GTA writer Dan Houser says

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Rockstar's Agent was compromised because open worlds and spies don't mesh well, Ex-GTA writer Dan Houser says

Despite that, a secret agent-themed GTA 5 DLC subsequently ended up "half-done" before it was abandoned

Come groom hellhorses for the amusement of a torture god in Sha Beast Dressage

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Come groom hellhorses for the amusement of a torture god in Sha Beast Dressage

You are not allowed to say no

This week in PC games: Europa Universalis 5, Football Manager 26 and an army of eggs, Lovecritters and Bigfeet

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This week in PC games: Europa Universalis 5, Football Manager 26 and an army of eggs, Lovecritters and Bigfeet

What we're feeding the Maw

Come say hello and welcome to Callum Williams, our new Guides Writer

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Come say hello and welcome to Callum Williams, our new Guides Writer

Alongside temporary Strikepoint XP adjustments

Satisfactory meets Genshin Impact in Arknights: Endield, whose second beta test sign ups are open now

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Satisfactory meets Genshin Impact in Arknights: Endield, whose second beta test sign ups are open now

Sure, why not!

Frostpunk 2's first bit of DLC gets a seasonally appropriate release date, though it does sound a bit bare-bones

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Frostpunk 2's first bit of DLC gets a seasonally appropriate release date, though it does sound a bit bare-bones

Fractured utopia indeed

PUBG creator's oddly named open world survival roguelike Prologue: Go Wayback gets an early access release date

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PUBG creator's oddly named open world survival roguelike Prologue: Go Wayback gets an early access release date

Seriously what's with that name

Rockstar have been accused of union busting after the firing of more than 30 staff members

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Rockstar have been accused of union busting after the firing of more than 30 staff members

Parent company Take-Two claims the firings were due to "gross misconduct"

Arc Raiders' first roadmap promises lots of goodies like a new map, quests and more before the end of the year

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Arc Raiders' first roadmap promises lots of goodies like a new map, quests and more before the end of the year

Quick work

Master Of Command is a gunpowdery Total War alternative that narrows the focus to armies and real-time battles

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Master Of Command is a gunpowdery Total War alternative that narrows the focus to armies and real-time battles

One for the Empire and Napoleon: Total War diehards

Speedrunner event Games Done Queer kicks off today, raising funds for LGBTQ+ legal aid by lighting Diddy Kong's butt on fire

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Speedrunner event Games Done Queer kicks off today, raising funds for LGBTQ+ legal aid by lighting Diddy Kong's butt on fire

Also on the schedule: Transistor, Deltarune, Halo, Kiosk, Tetris

Fortnite's adding pets, and changing your invincible banana dog's colour will require buying another invincible banana dog

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Fortnite's adding pets, and changing your invincible banana dog's colour will require buying another invincible banana dog

Bucks for a bunch

Paradox apologise for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's new Halloween gear initially only being a treat for fresh saves

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Paradox apologise for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's new Halloween gear initially only being a treat for fresh saves

PC hotfix now live, so existing vamps don't miss out on the spooks

Former Suikoden and Romancing Saga devs release fairytale RPG Stray Children, with a plea to never spoil the ending

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Former Suikoden and Romancing Saga devs release fairytale RPG Stray Children, with a plea to never spoil the ending

From Onion Games, the remixers of Moon

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord's War Sails naval warfare expansion takes to the high seas in late November

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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord's War Sails naval warfare expansion takes to the high seas in late November

Grab an oar and get ready for war

Resident Evil HD Remaster and Resident Evil 0 join GOG's preservation program, tell 16 other new arrivals to budge up

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Resident Evil HD Remaster and Resident Evil 0 join GOG's preservation program, tell 16 other new arrivals to budge up

Tomb raids, splintered cells, and 47 codenames are among this flurry of additions.

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Amazon have reportedly cancelled their Lord Of The Rings MMO, again

"Y'all would have loved it", says former developer

Morrowind in Elden Ring mod shows off questing and criminal scumming, and there's only one thing its creator is worried about

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Morrowind in Elden Ring mod shows off questing and criminal scumming, and there's only one thing its creator is worried about

They're also seeking experienced Morrowmodders to make a compatibility patch

VVVVVV and Super Hexagon's Terry Cavanagh is back with a joyfully potty platformer about eggs

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VVVVVV and Super Hexagon's Terry Cavanagh is back with a joyfully potty platformer about eggs

Can I offer you a nice indie game in this trying time

We could have lived in a world where Hideo Kojima made a Matrix game, if only someone had told him he was offered to make one

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We could have lived in a world where Hideo Kojima made a Matrix game, if only someone had told him he was offered to make one

"In all these 26 years, no one ever told me such a conversation had taken place"

The Florist sounds like a lovely, cosy game right up until its a survival horror about killer plants

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The Florist sounds like a lovely, cosy game right up until its a survival horror about killer plants

Who'd a thunk it!

CEO of GTA 6 publisher Take-Two is surprisingly hesitant about AI usage for entirely unsurprising reasons

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CEO of GTA 6 publisher Take-Two is surprisingly hesitant about AI usage for entirely unsurprising reasons

It's all about IP, baby

Descent of Lunaris is a sci-fi dungeon crawler RPG for sickos, with Wizardry and Shin Megami Tensei roots

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Descent of Lunaris is a sci-fi dungeon crawler RPG for sickos, with Wizardry and Shin Megami Tensei roots

Moon's haunted

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