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Today’s Dune: Awakening patch takes another sidestep away from the PvP-heavy endgame

Today’s Dune: Awakening patch takes another sidestep away from the PvP-heavy endgame

Dune: Awakening’s endgame continues to evolve. The massive Deep Desert, the only place where…
Occult deckbuilder The Killing Stone is introducing a ‘dynamic’ scare system originally considered for BioShock 2: ‘It’s very fun as a gamedev to be surprised by something in your own game’

Occult deckbuilder The Killing Stone is introducing a ‘dynamic’ scare system originally considered for BioShock…

BioShock 2 was a bold follow-up to Irrational Games’ 2007 FPS, putting you in…
Dune: Awakening is getting a free DLC that adds a whole new map and swaps out sand for snow

Dune: Awakening is getting a free DLC that adds a whole new map and swaps…

Thus far, Funcom has focussed mainly on changes to its survival MMO Dune: Awakening,…
Capcom cancels a presentation on Monster Hunter Wilds performance at CEDEC 2025 amid ongoing developer harassment

Capcom cancels a presentation on Monster Hunter Wilds performance at CEDEC 2025 amid ongoing developer…

Capcom has cancelled a developer presentation on performance and optimization in Monster Hunter Wilds…
After conquering ChatGPT, Atari 2600 Video Chess destroys Microsoft Copilot: ‘The vintage silicon mastermind bested me fair and square’

After conquering ChatGPT, Atari 2600 Video Chess destroys Microsoft Copilot: ‘The vintage silicon mastermind bested…

Last month we reported on the somewhat-surprising news that an emulated Atari 2600 running…
id Software co-director says the Doom developer is ‘working more closely with MachineGames than ever’ after Xbox laid off ‘about half of our studio’

id Software co-director says the Doom developer is ‘working more closely with MachineGames than ever’…

Id Software has tightened its relationship with fellow shooter specialists MachineGames according to studio…
Vintage Story aims to save a piece of Hytale by hiring former Hypixel developers to create a new ‘Adventure Mode’ for the hardcore survival game

Vintage Story aims to save a piece of Hytale by hiring former Hypixel developers to…

PC Gamer’s super-survivalist Chris Livingston called Vintage Story his “new survival game obsession” in…
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was a depression-fest because its writer is ‘from Poland and people in Poland are sad

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was a depression-fest because its writer is ‘from Poland and people in Poland…

I’m always very skeptical of attempts to tie particular themes in literature and film…
EA Japan exec laments Microsoft’s crushing layoffs, and the demands shareholders make for ‘short-term results from large-scale investments’

EA Japan exec laments Microsoft’s crushing layoffs, and the demands shareholders make for ‘short-term results…

Microsoft’s latest round of brutal layoffs and studio closures have garnered more attention than…
Ousted Subnautica studio co-founder says it was a ‘shock’ to get fired, Subnautica 2 is ‘ready’ for early access release, and no longer working ‘at the company I started stings’

Ousted Subnautica studio co-founder says it was a ‘shock’ to get fired, Subnautica 2 is…

Last week, Krafton gutted the leadership level of Subnautica studio Unknown Worlds, and in…