Study finds co-op games keep growing in numbers (and sales) on Steam
The power or two (or four).
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Parasite Eve-Inspired Cyberpunk Game Announced, Looks Cool As Hell
Sukeban Games, the developer best known for 2016’s charming and poignant VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action , has announced a new game. Titled .45 Parabellum Bloodhound: Cyberpunk Active Time Action, the new project is a moody, retro-inspired adventure taking major
Man Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Wielding Tiny Master Sword In Public
A man in England has been sentenced to four months in prison after police found him walking around outside while brandishing a miniature replica of the Master Sword from The Legend of Zelda . Arguing that it was an actual weapon, the police eventually detained Anthony Bray, who
These beautiful Tolkien-illustrated Lord of the Rings books are half off for Prime Day
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UK man imprisoned for 4 months after walking up to cops wielding 6-inch Master Sword
Anthony Bray will also have to pay a victims' surcharge of £154.
It Feels Like Sony Is Finally Leaving The PlayStation 4 Behind
The long-tail on the PlayStation 4 has been incredible. The console still has 49 million active users according to Sony’s most recent estimate. But all good things must come to an end, and it feels more clear than ever that Sony is ready to leave the PS5's predecessor in the
Bethesda mistakenly rips art from Fallout: Nuka Break creator but manages to remedy the situation: 'So does this mean I'm officially a shill?'
Those are some high-quality memes.
D&D's lead rules designer admits he changed some spells because of how 'painful' and 'excruciating to cast' they were in Baldur's Gate 3
"I thought: 'we are going to redesign Produce Flame.'"
Shadow of the Erdtree's Serpent Flail Adds Explosive Fun To Your Path Of Carnage
The Serpent Flail is a new Flail that can only be found in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. It’s a solid all-around option for Faith-based builds that can be a thrill to use, especially if you like igniting your weapon on fire and slamming it around for some
Polygon’s staff-approved collection of bathroom accessories to power up your shower
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Keywords to be acquired by Swedish investor EQT at £2.2 billion valuation
The deal is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2024.
This Gorgeous Frostbite Spell Makes Shadow Of The Erdtree Even Prettier
The Rings of Spectral Light is a Sorcery found only in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This spell is visually exciting and inflicts Frostbite buildup, but you’ll need to be sure you’re comfortable investing in both Intelligence and Faith if you want to add it to
Aemond’s nude House of the Dragon scene is about way more than just seeing a penis
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Tekken 8 Director Is Tired Of Explaining Game Development To Demanding Fans
When you’ve been online and dealing with thousands of people making demands and assumptions about your work as long as Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada, you’re bound to see a lot of the same arguments. For fighting game developers, the inclusion or exclusion of fan-favorite
I spent the last week roaming the Spencer Mansion and I'm here to tell you not to sleep on the new GOG release of 1996's Resident Evil
Imagine an old game, but good.
Helldivers 2's latest major order has everyone so curious about a mysterious interplanetary battle station, 4/5ths of all online players are handling it as I write this headline
X-45 gonna give battle stations to ya.
Final Fantasy 14 Players Are Warning Each Other To Avoid This Spoilery Side-Quest In Dawntrail
With Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail now out of Early Access and fully released for all, Warriors of Light are well into their new journey in the land of Tural . The main attraction for most will be the new main story quests that include a fascinating battle for succession in the
Despicable Me 4 has an unusual flaw: too much plot potential
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Not sure what movie to watch this weekend? Leave a comment, we’ll help
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Build the galactic hotel of your dreams in this Ghibli-inspired management sim
Host interplanetary guests in Hotel Galactic, the cosy cosmic management sim that's about to hit Kickstarter.
Training the game designers of tomorrow (part 1 of 5)
To fully integrate into a team and thrive, a game designer must develop soft skills and new skills that are not systematically offered in school training. This publication series aims to better prepare future game designers for their missions. I draw on my experience as a game
Beware: The latest Windows 11 update might just trap you in a boot loop of virtualised doom
Thankfully, this should only be a problem for virtualised environments that installed the optional update.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree robs one player as the final boss bugs into a wall and then just dies, 'I was enjoying it too'
Well, that was anticlimactic.
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail players warn side-questers: don't solve these riddles for an NPC that blabs a big spoiler right before it happens
Riddle me this: What's green, blue, and spoils you?
Let Me Solo Her adds fashion icon to his resume as Star Wars showrunner credits 'Elden Bling' for the design of The Acolyte's villainous Sith
Warrior, hero, star of the catwalk.
Oh for goodness' sake—D&D has early access periods and pre-order bonuses now, like a 3D model of a dragon for a virtual tabletop that doesn't exist yet
The worst habits of videogame storefronts are making their way to pen and paper.
EA sunsetting three Battlefield titles on Xbox 360 and PS3
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, and Battlefield: Hardline will all be pulled from sale on those vintage console platforms.
Here are the Zenless Zone Zero launch times and release date
The next anime action game from Hoyoverse is nearly out—here's when you can start playing.
The Dark Side has never been more seductive than Manny Jacinto in The Acolyte
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Xbox Suffers Major Outage [Update: It's Working Again]
Xbox users have spent the last several hours cut off from the platform’s online features following a major outage. Microsoft confirmed the issues were widespread across Xbox Series X/S accounts but said its investigation into the source of the downtime was taking longer than
Just 3 months after launching Tales of Kenzera: Zau, developer Surgent Studios lays off 'just over a dozen' employees
"This hurts deeply. This isn't the news I wanted to share."
The First Descendant, Flintlock, and 22 Other Games Worth Checking Out In July
With the passage of the summer solstice last month, we are firmly in the hottest season. And this July, we’ve got a generous collection of compelling titles worth checking out. From some intriguing indie titles to Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion and beyond, this month is
The PC game releases we're most excited about in July
Weird sci-fi survival, Dark Souls with guns, and many more interesting new PC games releasing this month.
Polyamory is coming to The Sims 4 for free alongside the Lovestruck expansion pack this month
The "romantic boundaries" system will open up your Sims' relationships.
So we’ve all been saying ‘scadutree’ wrong
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Xbox Live's 'major outage' is fixed, but we still don't know what went wrong
All Xbox Live services are now up and running.,
Stardew Valley players on Steam Deck can test out the new Nexus Mods app
Calling all farmers!
Uh-oh, somebody told the Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 devs about LIDAR
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Do Yourself A Favor And Go Watch The Best Speedrunning Event Of The Year
It’s the first week of July, a liminal period between the not-E3 marketing machine festivities and a surprisingly stacked summer release schedule. As Americans prepare to celebrate another glorious Independence Day in the wake of unhinged Supreme Court decisions and a
Expansions are the best
In this era of bite-sized DLC and season passes, we appreciate giant, game-changing expansions more than ever.
