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Steam Achievement Sets Now in Beta

Steam 9 outlets

We're starting a beta for Steam Achievement Sets, a new feature aimed at improving the achievement experience on Steam. Games today live longer than ever, continuing to receive updates through new DLC, expansions, and seasons. But achievements added with new…

The 7.3 kernel has been released

LWN 5 outlets ▲ 241·110 Hacker News

Linus Torvalds has released the 7.3 kernel, as expected. It's Sunday afternoon, and this week I somehow kept my wits together long enough to keep track of the day of the week, so the release isn't randomly delayed. Will wonders never cease? Anyway, nothing…

Oh dear, half a year after launching Samson, Swedish developer Liquid Swords have filed for bankruptcy

Rock Paper Shotgun 5 outlets

Earlier this year, Swedish developer Liquid Swords released Samson, a GTA-ish, open world beat 'em up about dealing with debt, driving sturdy but battered cars, and saving your sister. It wasn't received all that well, including by us, notably because it was…

"Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition has fallen short of both your expectations and our own standards", Sega say as they pull it from stores and restore the original

Rock Paper Shotgun 5 outlets

Total War: Shogun 2's Complete Edition is set to be pulled from stores by publishers Sega and developers Creative Assembly, who've admitted that it fell short of both player expectations and its creators' standards. The studio and their overlords have pledged…

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines remaster or remake rumours begin to flow, reportedly in part thanks to a metal band from the original's score

Rock Paper Shotgun 2 outlets

Rumours of Troika classic Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines potentially getting the remaster or remake treatment have surfaced. They've come from two places: one being the fairly standard source of poster on a game leak-obsessed section of Reddit, the…

Ubisoft were working on a second Assassin's Creed game set in Qin Dynasty China, if this allegedly leaked footage is to be believed

Rock Paper Shotgun 3 outlets

Footage alleged to show a prototype of a cancelled Assassin’s Creed game in action has popped up online. The game, it's claimed, was set in ancient China, went by the working title Assassin’s Creed Destiny, and was a separate project to Chinese-set mobile…

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  1. Monday 19 October

  2. The next Call of Duty will introduce a new sub-series to the franchise Eurogamer

    Next year's Call of Duty game will not be part of any of the franchise's existing sub-series. In an interview with The Game Business, Activision confirmed it's finally ready to create a new sub-series.

  3. GDCA 2027 moves away from nominations-based system, publishers and devs can now submit games for consideration GamesIndustry.biz

    The 2027 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) will be accepting submissions from publishers and developers for the first time.

  4. Dune: Awakening studio faces layoffs as it restructures following console release Eurogamer

    Norwegian developer Funcom, creator of Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles - and many other games - is entering a period of restructuring and bracing for layoffs as a result. You may remember the company making a similar move this time last year, months after…

  5. Steam Next Fest 2026 has more than double the number of demos than last year, but how much of it is generative 'AI slop'? Eurogamer

    Steam Next Fest 2026 starts today, offering PC players a chance to get their hands on a staggering number of playable demos. With the full count coming to more than double last year's event, concerns about generative AI 'slop', plagiarism, and discoverability…

  6. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines remaster or remake rumours begin to flow, reportedly in part thanks to a metal band from the original's score Rock Paper Shotgun

    Rumours of Troika classic Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines potentially getting the remaster or remake treatment have surfaced. They've come from two places: one being the fairly standard source of poster on a game leak-obsessed section of Reddit, the…

  7. How the Xbox’s Disc-to-Digital Program Works Wired

    Microsoft is letting players digitize their game discs for free, but don't sell your physical collection just yet.

  8. Man moved to tears by RTX 5090 on his wedding day - $9000+ price tag brings a tear to my eye too PC Gamer

    Who among us wouldn't feel the same?

  9. Computational analysis ‘solves’ what Mario 64’s infamous plaque says, and it’s not ‘L is Real 2401’ VGC

    Millions of tests were run on Mario 64's big mystery to find the closest possible match

  10. Activision QA United-CWA union vote to authorise strike, claims publisher has "failed to bargain in good faith over key issues" GamesIndustry.biz

    Members of the Activision Quality Assurance United-CWA (AQAU-CWA) union have voted to authorise a strike if necessary, claiming Activision has "failed to bargain in good faith over key issues" in negotiations for a first contract.

  11. Dungeonbound is a unique dungeon crawler blending in auto-battlers, incrementals and inventory management GamingOnLinux

    Dungeonbound is an upcoming first-person auto-battler dungeon crawler with some fun ideas and a mixture of modes that change how you play.

  12. New Croatian conference Splitscreen wants to keep "that half-holiday, half-work feeling" of Reboot Develop GamesIndustry.biz

    A new Croatian development conference is aiming to fill the gap left by the recently-deceased and much-cherished Reboot Develop, which ended this year with the organiser being served with a bankruptcy order. The "no-stress" Splitscreen, which takes place in…

  13. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 pays tribute to late COD co-creator and Infinity Ward co-founder Vince Zampella VGC

    Zampella worked on COD up to 2009, and was in charge of rival series Battlefield when he died

  14. Samson studio Liquid Swords files for bankruptcy, staff reportedly unpaid for two months GamesIndustry.biz

    Samson developer Liquid Swords has filed for bankruptcy after employees reportedly went unpaid for two months.

  15. Take on big oil and pirates as a lonely wind turbine in Spin Tide GamingOnLinux

    Indie developers just keep coming up with absolute gems. Spin Tide is another survivor-like but it's the style and animations that hooked me in.

  16. Players on Steam so far seem delighted with Modern Warfare 4's campaign, making it one of the most well-received Call of Dutys in recent history Eurogamer

    It may be hard to believe, given all the Call of Duty: Modern 4 pre-launch community drama and the beta's lower-than-expected numbers on PC, but the final game may have turned things around - so far, at least.

  17. Get some great Double Fine and Serenity Forge games across two new bundles GamingOnLinux

    Ready to fill up on some more games? The Double Fine Publisher Humble Bundle and Serenity Forge Emotional Impact Humble Bundle have some great stuff included.

  18. UKIE partners with Sheridans on AI Compliance and Accreditation Service to guide UK studios in using AI lawfully and responsibly GamesIndustry.biz

    UKIE has partnered with law firm Sheridans to provide an AI Compliance and Accreditation Service, enabling studios across the UK games industry to use AI lawfully and responsibly.

  19. The AI state of play: AI laws and game development GamesIndustry.biz

    Game studios have a lot to navigate when it comes to AI use. Generative AI is increasingly becoming embedded in the game development process, and at the same time, the laws, regulations, and guidelines surrounding it are on the rise. Each landmark case brings…

  20. Enshrouded 1.0 rolls out and now it's Steam Deck Verified GamingOnLinux

    Enshrouded is a solo and co-op survival action RPG where your freedom and creativity come first - with a big 1.0 release out now.

  21. Hot Wax is an inventive new take on classic falling block puzzlers GamingOnLinux

    Move over Tetris, it's time for some Hot Wax - an inventive new take on classic falling block puzzlers.

  22. Proton-CachyOS 11.0-20261014, DWProton 11.0-15 and GE-Proton 11-10 released GamingOnLinux

    A triple helping of community Proton builds to report on for you today with Proton-CachyOS 11.0-20261014, DWProton 11.0-15 and GE-Proton 11-10 released.

  23. Linux kernel 7.3 is out with some nice improvements for gaming GamingOnLinux

    Linux kernel 7.3 has officially been released, bringing with it plenty of improvements for Linux gaming.

  24. Steam Week in Review: Steam Next Fest has over 8,000 demos, as worthless vibe coded slop levels up PC Gamer

    All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending October 18.

  25. Linux Kernel 7.3 Release is Good News For Gamers Short on VRAM It's FOSS

    A fix for memory freezes lands alongside Zen 6 groundwork, and early Apple M3 support.

  26. 'Star Wars: Galactic Racer Was Made By A Core Team Of 75 People' Aftermath

    Over 1000 people are in the credits, though

  27. Sunday 18 October

  28. 23 devs teamed up to make a free game of 'innovative yet questionable volume sliders,' and it feels like browser-based WarioWare PC Gamer

    Here for a good time and a loud time.

  29. Dark Souls 2 dataminer shows off massive prototype coliseum level from early development PC Gamer

    Bigger than the ones in Elden Ring, for what it's worth.

  30. Leaked AI safety bill from Anthropic only requires government intervention if 50+ injuries or $1 billion are at risk PC Gamer

    Claude, finish drafting my single-use ray gun which can only vaporize $999 million worth of stuff and/or 49 people.

  31. Battlefield 6 devs to fix "Secuty" skin typo, but five-pistol outfit was intentional Eurogamer

    Battlefield Studios has responded after fans accused it of using AI to generate cosmetics after spotting a "Secuty" typo on a Battlefield 6 Season 5 skin.

  32. The Outlast Trials' initial playtests went poorly: Designer says 6-year development took 'a f**king long time' and 'a s**t-ton of prototypes' PC Gamer

    Red Barrels co-founder Philippe Morin recently spoke on the trials The Outlast Trials outlasted.

  33. The PS6's memory and storage alone reportedly cost more than $680 Eurogamer

    The PS6's memory and storage reportedly cost more than $680 between them.

  34. No soundtrack does it like Hades 2 PC Gamer

    I'm still listening to this thing a year later.

  35. Video game ownership bill introduced in Congress The Verge

    Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York's 15th congressional district in the Bronx introduced the Power To The Players Act this week. If passed, the bill would direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations that guarantee consumers ownership of a game…

  36. Modder brings full Nvidia DLSS 5 suite to three generations of AMD gaming GPUs Tom's Hardware

    Radeon GPUs get the full DLSS experience as solo project ports all the DLSS features for RDNA2-4 GPUs.

  37. Frozen Trail finally puts the 'raid' in Arc Raiders PC Gamer

    The Fallen Emperor and Arc Frigate have me excited for the game's future.

  38. Samson dev Liquid Swords has reportedly gone bankrupt Eurogamer

    Swedish studio Liquid Swords, maker of action game Samson, has reportedly been put into bankruptcy.

  39. 'There were a lot of disagreements across the place': Former Marathon director Joe Ziegler on leading Bungie's extraction shooter, playing Path of Exile for 3,437 hours, and why he'll never uninstall Kingdom Hearts PC Gamer

    The former game director of both Marathon and Valorant guides us through the games on his PC.

  40. Lenovo’s fast, comfy SteamOS handheld is hundreds off The Verge

    The Legion Go S with SteamOS is a pretty solid alternative to the $789 Steam Deck OLED. It runs identical software, but ships in a design with two-stage triggers, a bigger eight-inch IPS screen (1080p and up to 120Hz versus 800p and 90Hz in the Deck OLED)…

  41. God of War Laufey's £130 Collector Box doesn't come with the game Eurogamer

    God of War Laufey's Collector Box will cost £129.99 and will not include the game.

  42. Asus ROG Strix XG27AQGNV 27-inch G-Sync Pulsar gaming monitor review: Super smooth with unprecedented control Tom's Hardware

    Asus delivers its take on G-Sync Pulsar with the ROG Strix XG27AQGNV. This 27-inch IPS panel sports smooth motion with 360 Hz, QHD resolution, HDR and wide gamut color.

  43. Konami boss says AI can’t replace the human chemistry behind great games VGC

    Konami president argues creators matter more than AI for making innovative games

  44. Clive Barker says he's 'genuinely astonished' by Hellraiser: Revival: 'I'm proud as f**k at the end result' PC Gamer

    "I think what was achieved in the game is a wake-up call".

  45. Four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft without any human help The Decoder

    Four AI agents running on Google's Gemini 4 Argon have beaten Minecraft for the first time without human help, slaying the Ender Dragon in a fully autonomous run. With no predefined roles or strategies, they coordinated on their own, wrote 2,783 programs…

  46. MIT engineers build soft 3D shape-sensing skin for gaming and VR Tom's Hardware

    MIT engineers embedded soft optical fibers in a silicone sheet that reconstructs its own 3D shape, aimed at gaming, VR, and physical therapy.

  47. PlayStation 6’s memory costs alone exceed $680 per console, it’s claimed VGC

    Hardware insider suggests next-gen costs could well cost more than $1,000

  48. Outlast designer says that one playtester was so upset by the horror series they 'ran out of the studio to go cry outside' and didn't return PC Gamer

    "We always make sure that people are fully aware of the kind of content we create," says director Philippe Morin.

  49. Samson developer Liquid Swords is facing bankruptcy VGC

    The studio behind open-world game has reportedly been declared bankrupt after months of unpaid developer wages

  50. Liquid Swords, developer of open-city crime sim Samson, has gone bankrupt following staff claims that they haven't been paid in two months PC Gamer

    The administrator is currently seeking a buyer for the studio and its assets.

  51. New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Enshrouded, Over the Hill, and Warhammer 40k: Boltgun 2 - 2026-10-17 Edition Boiling Steam

    Between 2026-10-10 and 2026-10-17 we selected 16 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. This week quite a few good titles, with Enshrouded reaching 1.0 and being…

  52. In the age of AI, one man spent years squeezing an entire museum onto a Game Boy - Why? For the most human of reasons Eurogamer

    "Let me be honest from the start: nobody was waiting for this. The world has many needs, and a Game Boy cartridge with no game inside it was not high on the list." So begins Dr Marcel Pflug's explanation for one of the most unexpected projects I've come…

  53. Saturday 17 October

  54. Metal band Genitorturers claims a Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines remake is coming, getting a dozen crusty nerds way too worked up PC Gamer

    I'm one of a dozen crusty nerds.

  55. Rain98 is a blue-hued, pre-Y2K, Serial Experiments Lain inspired visual novel about time travelling to the past to end the world Rock Paper Shotgun

    Picture this. You're me, and you boot up the demo for Rain98, an incredibly blue-looking, rainy visual novel set in Tokyo, 1998, about a woman who refers to herself as the Angolmois, a world-ending reference to the predictions of good ole Nostradamus. At one…

  56. Grab an RTX 5090 for a discounted $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt gaming PC Tom's Hardware

    Grab an RTX 5090 for $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt — $7,599 price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own

  57. Black & White 3 doesn't sound like it's ever going to happen, but good ole overpromising Peter Molyneux may have let slip about a remaster of the original Rock Paper Shotgun

    Peter Molyneux feels like a man who can never die. He's just sort of always been there, and seems like he always will be, making some kind of game where you can hypothetically do what you want, never quite living up to expectations. But hey, he's Peter…

  58. Qualcomm wins $2 legal decision against fellow tech giant Arm, and that's not a typo PC Gamer

    It's not just the principle of the thing: There could be more money up for grabs.

  59. RimWorld meets Moebius-esque roguelite colony sim Trailblazers: Into The March welcomes you aboard its hulking landships with a chonky-sounding demo Rock Paper Shotgun

    With the devs behind RimWorld gearing up for their next game with a recent engine switch, it'd be entirely fair if you were hankering for something new (if still familiar enough) yourself. Trailblazers: Into The March is one such game, having introduced…

  60. 'I am overwhelmed and overstimulated': The actor behind Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s Biddy Blas is scribbing doon all your enthusiasm PC Gamer

    Ding dong pookie.

  61. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines remaster rumoured, with leaker insisting it's not a remake Eurogamer

    A remaster of cult 2004 RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines may be in the works.

  62. To help America, I used Crusader Kings 3 to figure out how to remove a doddering, senile lunatic from power PC Gamer

    Any resemblance to actual persons or actual events is purely coincidental.

  63. Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale amid AI accusations, admitting it has "fallen short" Eurogamer

    Sega and Creative Assembly are temporarily removing Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale just days after release.

  64. As too much of the industry embrace their own death through genAI, Konami say it's real people that are most important for making good games Rock Paper Shotgun

    I've taken a habit, recently, to proclaim my desire to explode in lieu of anything more realistically violent I could wish upon myself when I feel stressed. And, in what would likely be more concerning if I were a sentient bomb talking to a bomb diffusal…

  65. Discussion time: Do you think zone chats in MMOs are forces for good, or evil? PC Gamer

    What's up, Barrens Chat.

  66. Surprising no-one, Wizards of the Coast 'doesn't intend to voluntarily recognize' union efforts for the second time this year PC Gamer

    "Wizards is not neutral on the question of unionization."

  67. This game about grinding mute lumps of shapeless flesh has made me realise I've been hornswoggled by capitalism PC Gamer

    Flesh grinders of the world, unite.

  68. Oh dear, half a year after launching Samson, Swedish developer Liquid Swords have filed for bankruptcy Rock Paper Shotgun

    Earlier this year, Swedish developer Liquid Swords released Samson, a GTA-ish, open world beat 'em up about dealing with debt, driving sturdy but battered cars, and saving your sister. It wasn't received all that well, including by us, notably because it was…

  69. Ghostwire: Tokyo joins GOG Preservation Program, which means you don't have to deal with Bethesda.NET anymore PC Gamer

    …if you get it on GOG, anyway.

  70. The Blood of Dawnwalker's first major update will add directional animal petting and a new story mode that's easier than the previous story mode PC Gamer

    "What happens when you merge a directional combat system with an ability to pet dogs and cats?"

  71. Sandisk’s 512GB Switch 2-ready microSD Express card is a steal for $98 during sale Tom's Hardware

    Nintendo Switch 2 owners looking to download more games can take advantage of this deal on SanDisk’s officially licensed microSD Express card, which supports read speeds of up to 880 MB/s and offers 512GB of capacity.

  72. Steam's Achievement Sets beta aims to stop new content breaking your completion status Eurogamer

    Valve is beta testing Steam Achievement Sets, a feature that lets developers group a game's achievements into collections.

  73. Gameplay footage emerges of reportedly cancelled Assassin's Creed game Destiny Eurogamer

    Footage of a reportedly cancelled Assassin's Creed game set in ancient China has emerged online, including stealth kills, the series' leap of faith, and a spinning umbrella weapon.

  74. Developer cancels public demo of its upcoming horror drinking game, fearing it will be instantly cloned by AI vibe coders: 'We sincerely apologise for the short notice' PC Gamer

    Alliance Arts will instead host "closed sessions" for Drunken Goddess Reflux.

  75. The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 adds an easier Story mode, a respec potion and animal petting Eurogamer

    Update 1.1 for The Blood of Dawnwalker will add a new Story mode with additional combat assist, a potion that lets you forget your abilities and master new ones, and the ability to pet dogs and cats.

  76. Modder finishes nine-year Xbox 360 voltage glitch mod with a $4 microcontroller, cracks the console open Tom's Hardware

    Modder glitch-hacks his Xbox 360 with the help of a $4 microcontroller — operation shows the power of the Rasperry Pi Pico

  77. Funcom is laying off yet more developers as it pivots to supporting Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles PC Gamer

    CEO Rui Casais to depart the company at the end of the year.

  78. Art of Rally follow-up Over the Hill's biggest success is finding a way to be a driving game that asks you to take it slow Eurogamer

    I'd nearly forgotten Over the Hill's predecessor, Art of Rally, was a racing game. But that's not meant as a slight. It's just that, for all the happy hours I poured into it, I don't recall doing a single race. Instead, it was the aimless meandering, the…

  79. Valve fix Zero Company crashing on Steam Machine with the latest major game update GamingOnLinux

    Zero Company recently had a major upgrade, with it crashing on Steam Machine and probably other SteamOS / Linux systems - which Valve have solved.

  80. Steam Client Beta for October 16 brings another round of startup performance improvements GamingOnLinux

    I do love a bit of competition between stores don't you? Valve's latest Steam Client Beta for October 16th brings more speed.

  81. SteamOS 3.9.3 Beta arrives with improved support for Steam Frame wireless adapter GamingOnLinux

    Valve released SteamOS 3.9.3 Beta with another set of upgrades, and now the Steam Frame should connect better with the Steam Machine.

  82. Wine 11.20 brings more improvements for ARM64EC, XML validation and CDROMs GamingOnLinux

    The Wine 11.20 development release is out now bringing another set of improvements for running Windows apps / games on SteamOS / Linux.

  83. What we've been playing - "I simply didn't know if a first-person shooter could work as a Soulslike" Eurogamer

    Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Connor plays a classic, and ticks it off his bucket list; Sherif isn't sure about a first-person shooter foray into Soulslikes; Matt visits a…

  84. What are we all playing this weekend? Rock Paper Shotgun

    Saturday's are for having your mind read. Or, at least, this Saturday is because I'm seeing Derren Brown's new show. I'm a little self-conscious about it, not because I'm worried the mentalist will hypnotise me and make me profess a false love for consoles…

  85. Friday 16 October

  86. Tech founder criticized for vibe coding game about shooting 'zombies' in San Francisco's poorest neighborhood PC Gamer

    City residents and leaders denounced the free web game, which was taken down.

  87. The Cyberpunk 2077 movie won't be 'a film adaptation of the game,' CD Projekt chief says PC Gamer

    The game is great, but CD Projekt wants to tell a new story.

  88. RuneScape Reignited Announced And Canceled Within Two Weeks Aftermath

    Back to the drawing board

  89. There’s No Conspiracy For GTA VI To Be In The Game Awards Aftermath

    While GTA VI just makes The Game Awards eligibility cutoff, voting outlets tell Aftermath the deadline for code is much sooner

  90. I haven't wanted to 100% a game in a long time, but… PC Gamer

    I've only played a bit of offroad driving sim Over the Hill, but I'm already hooked. Or should I say: winched.

  91. 'We f**ked up': 1 day into Wardogs Season 2, the Blue team bribery bonus is being dropped PC Gamer

    Bulkhead's effort to make life better for the Blues worked a little too well.

  92. US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license" Ars Technica

    There are still significant hurdles ahead, both technical and legislative.

  93. I Love My Slightly Overkill USB-C Cable Tester Aftermath

    I have way too many USB-C cables, and I need a way to test them. The Alientek C2 Pro is a solid tool for people that have high standards for USB.

  94. Nonolith traps you in a living maze and challenges you to find hidden terrain magic using good old copy-paste Rock Paper Shotgun

    After enjoying Echo Weaver last week, I'm in the market for games that gaze with utmost scorn upon the concept of unlockable abilities, smugly declaring that everything you need to complete them is available to you from the word go.

  95. Analogue is reviving its Mega SG and Super Nt consoles, and they'll play all your old Sega and Nintendo cartridges with some modern enhancements Eurogamer

    Analogue - creator of various fancy retro-focused game consoles - has detailed its newly announced Mega Sg+ and Super Nt+: revised editions of its earlier Mega Sg and Super Nt machines, capable of playing original Sega and Nintendo cartridges with modern…

  96. My career as a weed farmer was derailed by my unslakeable lust for golf PC Gamer

    Same old story.

  97. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 review-in-progress: A campaign you shouldn't skip PC Gamer

    A fractured, fun campaign that benefits from looking backward.

  98. We have reached a new threshold in genAI gloom, with a game dev cancelling a demo for fear of copycats ripping them off before release Rock Paper Shotgun

    In what I suspect is the start of a trend, assuming it isn't one already, the creators of Drunken Goddess Reflux have yanked a planned public demo partly because they're concerned about people using generative AI to clone their game and release a copy before…

  99. "We were wrong": Wardogs devs end Season 2's team-specific cash and XP bonus experiment after a single, tumultuous day Rock Paper Shotgun

    Season 2 of Wardogs, the multiplayer sandbox FPS currently blasting and/or politely driving its way through early access, introduced an un usual "social experiment" when it launched yesterday. In an attempt to rehabilitate the reputation of its Lonestar…

  100. Razer Barracuda V2 Pro Review: A Gaming Headset for the Office Wired

    The Razer Barracuda V2 Pro headset has a place in the office as well as at your gaming battle station.

  101. Asus not only replaced an RTX 4080 Super with an RTX 5080 but also swapped it *again* just to give this lucky Redditor one that matches their all-white build PC Gamer

    Sometimes persistence does win out.

  102. The Blood of Dawnwalker's update 1.1 adds a "forgiving" difficulty setting, but I think I'll find it hard to forgive its introduction of "directional animal petting" Rock Paper Shotgun

    Quick! Hit left scratch ear! Hit down rub belly! Slap right bum pats! Annnnd you've died because you failed to parry a paw coming for you with the force of a vampire's claw. This is how I assume things will go if I boot up The Blood of Dawnwalker once its 1.1…

  103. Linux kernel drops AI-contribution disclosure rule, as Linus Torvalds says banning the tech would be 'utterly stupid' PC Gamer

    The key thing for Torvalds is that you understand the code you submit, not how you made it.

  104. The creator of last year's cult hit RPG The Necromancer's Tale is back with The Lich Wars, a storybook RPG that follows 30 years of undead botheration Rock Paper Shotgun

    Psychic Software have announced The Lich Wars, a standalone prequel for their widely acclaimed RPG The Necromancer's Tale. Widely acclaimed by me, anyway. I'm pretty wide, these days – the local Morrisons keeps doing discounts on 80-biccy packets of bourbon…

  105. Did Nintendo Kill Switch Emulation? The State of Yuzu, Ryujinx, and Their Forks in 2026 Boiling Steam

    We have been covering the Nintendo Switch emulation for years, because it’s a cool topic on the technical side, and has interesting legal ramifications as well. Emulation has pretty much always been considered legal as long as it’s done in a clean room…

  106. Windows Settings might become more useful and get quicker updates if this new hidden app is anything to go by PC Gamer

    It could be updated through the Microsoft Store.

  107. A hardware market freeze could transform the industry forever | Opinion GamesIndustry.biz

    Right about now is the moment when the console business should be getting one hell of a second wind. Six years deep into a hardware generation, with probably the most anticipated video game launch of all time just a few weeks out, this should be when the…

  108. Cyberpunk 2077 movie "won't be a one-to-one translation of the game's story", CD Projekt Red boss confirms, and boy do I think that's the right move Rock Paper Shotgun

    Since the existence of plans for a Cyberpunk 2077 live-action adaptation from devs CD Projekt Red and Paramount Pictures was revealed last week, I've been hoping it won't take the form of porting V's tale from the game to the big screen. Such a thing wouldn't…

  109. Penguin Colony review - the least expected Soulslike you'll play, and a cracking parody of Lovecraftian empires Rock Paper Shotgun

    Penguin Colony is probably the best pisstake of Lovecraft and Lovecraftian horror I've played. It's the best because it places Lovecraft's universe at a creaturely remove, amplifying its absurdity without having to drop any punchlines. Entering a ravaged…

  110. 11 games and announcements that got us excited in the latest Galaxies Showcase Eurogamer

    You can smell it in the air can't you? The chill in your nostrils and the earthy whiff as leaves fall and the sun departs for another year. Yes, autumn is here, meaning we're teetering on the cavernous hole of near-nothingness as the entire games industry…

  111. New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including Car Park Capital and Hungry Horrors - 2026-10-14 Edition Boiling Steam

    Between 2026-10-07 and 2026-10-14 there were 105 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 768 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 13.7 % of total released titles…

  112. Why Aren’t There Any Major Video Game Studios In NYC? Aftermath

    "The kind of paradox of New York is that there’s all this punk energy and tradition, but it’s fucking expensive to live in"

  113. The pleasures of Double Fine's Thank You Bus Driver are not in the destination, nor the journey, but in slapping my disobedient passengers Rock Paper Shotgun

    Showing some gratitude is the least these scribbly wretches can do. The passengers in Thank You Bus Driver – Double Fine’s new comedy public transport sim – are almost invariably rowdy, entitled hypocrites, happy to sully my single-decker by picking their…

  114. How Star Wars: Galactic Racer kept the core team small and sustainable through "distributed development" GamesIndustry.biz

    Matt Webster, CEO of Fuse Games, is "thrilled" with the critical reception to Star Wars: Galactic Racer, which is currently sitting on a Metacritic score of 88 for the PS5 version. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz at Game Republic New Horizons this week, he says…

  115. Fortnite is coming to Linux so we may soon be able to play it and other games like Apex Legends on Steam Deck and Steam Machine Eurogamer

    Epic Games is officially working on bringing its battle royale shooter Fortnite to Linux. The announcement was tucked away at the bottom of Epic's widely mocked blog post revealing the new, "vibe-coded" Epic Games Store, which is also coming to Linux.

  116. Wardogs devs rush to fix XP exploit allowing players to quickly unlock tanks and stomp competition on Season 2's first day Eurogamer

    The launch of a new live season is hard, and subtle changes to a game can have massive consequences when players get their hands on it. Wardogs proved this true with the launch of its second season this week, as players were able to unlock tanks on day one.

  117. Modern Warfare 4 release times and early access explained PC Gamer

    Here's what you can play and when.

  118. Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 announces four additional pavilions from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and the US GamesIndustry.biz

    Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 has announced four additional pavilions, bringing its total to 20 from 12 markets across Asia, Europe, and North America.

  119. Googlebooks are as poorly timed as Valve’s Steam Machine, and may suffer a similar fate Tom's Hardware

    Google attempted to take its Chromebook platform upscale with Googlebooks. But the timing could not have been worse. Phone support at launch is extremely limited, and most people use Android phones and Chromebooks because they’re cheap.

  120. The Netflix series Drive to Survive inspired Star Wars: Galactic Racer GamesIndustry.biz

    Matt Webster, the head of Star Wars: Galactic Racer developer Fuse Games, has said that the Netflix series Drive to Survive was an inspiration for the game right from the start.

  121. The impressive sci-fi squad tactics game 'Archrebel Tactics' gets a fresh demo GamingOnLinux

    Inspired by Rebelstar, Laser Squad, and the original X-COM - Archrebel Tactics is one you definitely need to try with a big brand new demo.

  122. Ubisoft were working on a second Assassin's Creed game set in Qin Dynasty China, if this allegedly leaked footage is to be believed Rock Paper Shotgun

    Footage alleged to show a prototype of a cancelled Assassin’s Creed game in action has popped up online. The game, it's claimed, was set in ancient China, went by the working title Assassin’s Creed Destiny, and was a separate project to Chinese-set mobile…

  123. Ken Kutaragi ‘understands’ why PlayStation fans don’t want to give up physical games VGC

    'Father of PlayStation' suggests game companies need to change sentiment around digital ownership

  124. Podcast: Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake impressions & a chat with Control Resonant actor VGC

    Control Resonant's Frankie Kevich joins the show!

  125. Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan says he hasn’t played or searched for it since leaving Blizzard five years ago VGC

    Kaplan says he has a "healthy separation" where Overwatch is no longer part of his life

  126. NVIDIA GeForce NOW gets expanded DLSS 4.5 Controls GamingOnLinux

    NVIDIA have levelled up their cloud gaming service GeForce NOW with some more advanced DLSS features, to tweak your streams how you like them.

  127. CD Projekt Red says its mysterious Hadar game is its "biggest project to date", but even after "several good years" it's seemingly a long way off Eurogamer

    CD Projekt Red has described its mysterious new game, which is currently known by its codename Hadar, as its "biggest project to date", revealing it's taken "several good years" to reach its current state, and it's still not even in pre-production.

  128. Control Resonant becomes the fastest-selling game in Remedy's history, outpacing Alan Wake 2 and the original Control Eurogamer

    The latest game to pass a 1 million copies sold milestone is Control Resonant. Developer Remedy Entertainment broke the news yesterday, roughly three weeks after the game's release, revealing that Resonant is now the fastest-selling game in the Finnish…

  129. Former Valve writer baffled by Epic CEO Tim Sweeney's attempts to compete with Steam via vibe coding PC Gamer

    Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek had some strong words for the Epic boss.

  130. Semifinals: The brutal war to determine the best RTS unit of all time needs your votes PC Gamer

    We've lost a lot of heroes so far.

  131. Steam is introducing Achievement Sets, designed to improve the achievement earning experience VGC

    Developers can now split up achievements and introduce seasonal ones

  132. Peter Molyneux explains why Black & White 3 remains MIA, and then drops a tantalising teaser: 'It's such a difficult, difficult, challenging title to develop' PC Gamer

    The father of the god game genre speaks

  133. New fear dropped: Amazon scammer seems to have delidded an $889 AMD chip, transplanted it on old Intel chip, and got it through return inspection PC Gamer

    The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is not a cheap chip.

  134. Valve roll out Steam Achievement Sets in beta, splitting up games’ perpetually growing trophy masses into DLC and season buckets Rock Paper Shotgun

    Steam has a new feature in beta aimed at helping completionists feel like they've got a bit more of a handle on their never-ending quests to 100% games whose trophy lists keep on growing and evolving. Steam achievements can now be grouped into sets determined…

  135. Game Republic New Horizons 2026 attendance grew 78% to over 461 visitors GamesIndustry.biz

    Attendance at Game Republic New Horizons 2026 rose by 78% year-over-year, from 259 to 461 visitors.

  136. Footage from a reportedly cancelled Assassin’s Creed game set in China has leaked VGC

    The title known as 'Assassin's Creed Destiny' was allegedly cancelled by Ubisoft

  137. Fishlabs announces layoffs due to "changing project requirements," development and support teams affected GamesIndustry.biz

    German developer Fishlabs has announced workforce reductions impacting its development and support teams.

  138. Here's the Top Steam Releases of September, 2026 along with compatibility ratings GamingOnLinux

    Valve released an overview of the Top Steam Releases of September, 2026 - here's what's been popular and what SteamOS / Linux compatibility to expect.

  139. Jagex cancels RuneScape Reignited less than two weeks after it was announced, due to "a ton" of player feedback Eurogamer

    RuneScape: Reignited, a shiny new version of the long-running British MMORPG, has been cancelled less than two weeks after it was revealed.

  140. COD Modern Warfare 4 will ‘close this chapter and launch a new one’ for the series, Activision says VGC

    The Call of Duty game may not be a Black Ops or Modern Warfare

  141. Controversial Battlefield 6 XP changes have been reversed, with Battlefield Studios saying they were "unintended" Eurogamer

    Season 5 launched in Battlefield 6 this week as planned, and though most of the new additions - new maps, weapons and vehicles, and gameplay changes - were well received, the season began on a low note due to accusations of generative AI use and because of a…

  142. Sega and Creative Assembly remove Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale as it "falls short of both your expectations and our own standards" GamesIndustry.biz

    Sega and Creative Assembly have temporarily withdrawn Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from sale in response to concerns about AI upscaling and other performance issues.

  143. CD Projekt is in "a really dangerous place", says Anthem's executive producer, pointing to ballooning costs of making games of that scope and quality Rock Paper Shotgun

    "The triple-A industry has become over-specialised, specialised to the point of hyper-fragility," Mark Darrah states in a foreboding interview found deep in the pages of the Summer Eternal Anthology, recently covered by Edwin. As a former executive producer…

  144. The Fallout inspired ATOM RPG returns with a Plague Island DLC and major update GamingOnLinux

    Released back in 2018, ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game is a classic Fallout-like and the developers just gave it a nice upgrade and DLC.

  145. Caves of Qud: Diaspora is coming December 9 GamingOnLinux

    Caves of Qud: Diaspora is the first expansion for the incredible roguelike, coming December 9th in Early Access.

  146. BRUTAL, the framework behind RimWorld's Waylith engine, releases its source code GamingOnLinux

    With the news recently about RimWorld dropping Unity for their own game engine, we now have a little more info on the tech behind it called BRUTAL.

  147. Proton Experimental for October 15 has fixes for ARC Raiders, C&C Red Alert, Counterstrike and The Aftermath GamingOnLinux

    Valve launched the latest update for Proton Experimental to fix up more issues found with Windows games running on SteamOS / Linux.

  148. Proton Experimental for October 15 has fixes for ARC Raiders, C&C Red Alert, Counterstike and The Aftermath GamingOnLinux

    Valve launched the latest update for Proton Experimental to fix up more issues found with Windows games running on SteamOS / Linux.

  149. SteamOS 0.5.6 Beta for Steam Frame makes adding apk files simpler GamingOnLinux

    Valve just released SteamOS 0.5.6 Beta and a Steam Client Update for the Steam Frame - here's all the changes.

  150. Steam Beta for October 15 brings a 64bit Linux client, Achievement Sets and more GamingOnLinux

    Another big new Steam Beta release for all platforms has arrived - bringing with it a 64bit Linux client, and a fancy Achievement Sets system.

  151. US lawmaker calls videogame purchases rentals disguised as sales: 'When you pay for a game, you should own it' PC Gamer

    Representative Ritchie Torres will introduce a bill aimed at protecting videogame ownership, including for online games that are decommissioned.

  152. Thursday 15 October

  153. Steam achievements are getting a huge overhaul, with separate sets for DLC and season passes, and an easy way to compare with friends PC Gamer

    It's in beta now, but will likely release widely in about a month.

  154. Sega Pulling That Dogshit Total War Remake Is Just So Embarrassing, Man Aftermath

    'We've seen your feedback, comments, and reviews. We agree that the current experience is not where it needs to be.'

  155. Steam Achievement Sets Now in Beta Steam

    We're starting a beta for Steam Achievement Sets, a new feature aimed at improving the achievement experience on Steam. Games today live longer than ever, continuing to receive updates through new DLC, expansions, and seasons. But achievements added with new…

  156. Welp, all of you RuneScape folks who hate Reignited have gotten your wish, as the controversial MMO rejig has been cancelled Rock Paper Shotgun

    Welp, that was short lived. Earlier this month, Jagex made some big RuneScape announcements, namely that they're making a fourth version of the MMO (aptly, currently called RuneScape 4), but also the arrival of RuneScape Reignited, a new character type that…

  157. Less than 2 weeks after announcing RuneScape Reignited, Jagex is scrapping the whole thing PC Gamer

    In the wake of a furious backlash from players, Jagex admits it "missed the mark."

  158. Valheim vs Enshrouded vs RuneScape: Dragonwilds: Let's settle this PC Gamer

    Three top-tier survival crafting games have entered their 1.0 era.

  159. Street Fighter review roundup: sorry, folks, but it sounds like a mess PC Gamer

    The general consensus seems to be that Street Fighter isn't a disaster, but it definitely misses a lot more than it hits.

  160. Ahead of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's launch next week, unionised Activision testers have voted to authorise a strike Rock Paper Shotgun

    Call of Duty testers have voted to authorise a union strike. The union, formed back in March of 2024, is made up of almost 600 quality assurance workers at Activision, and plan to strike if conditions at the publisher don't change.

  161. With Call Of Duty Release Near And No Union Contract In Sight, Activision Workers Authorize Strike Aftermath

    "There could be more bugs. There could be server issues. There could be missing features. ... No QA, no games"

  162. World of Warcraft: Forever devs say gear upgrades will stay relevant 'for a long, long time': 'It's very much our intention to try wherever we can to not invalidate old content' PC Gamer

    Blizzard says items won't work like the modern version of the MMO.

  163. Urine Trouble: PEE V PEE, a multiplayer game about hiding from the cops while you take a whizz on public property, takes the trophy for punniest title of the year Rock Paper Shotgun

    I've been doing this whole games journalism for over five years now, and I've seen a lot of different kinds of games in that time. I've written about plenty of them too, with a fair few being plenty weird. But I'll admit that today's game is one that I do…

  164. Control Resonant sells 1 million copies in 3 weeks to become Remedy's fastest-selling game ever PC Gamer

    It's not a huge number, but it's big news for Remedy.

  165. Microsoft, Nvidia Among Top White House Ballroom Donors Aftermath

    A report by The Washington Post provides new details about ballroom donors

  166. After almost three years of early access, Enshrouded has hit 1.0 with a complete story, bigger map, and way too much more to mention Rock Paper Shotgun

    The increasing number of early access games always throws me off, because one day you're seeing an announcement of a game releasing, and then a while (normally years) later, you see another announcement for said game releasing. Feels like I'm in a constant…

  167. GTA 5 finally measures up to the actual best GTA game now I've added a jetpack PC Gamer

    Zoom.

  168. Video Game Reverse Engineering Community Shuts Down Because AI Has Made It Too Easy 404 Media

    "Historically, decompilation has been a brutally difficult, time consuming task." Now, AI is trivially doing it.

  169. Come on Razer what are you doing? This Pokemon-themed mouse is most definitely not the one PC Gamer

    Now listen, I'm no designer, but...

  170. Monumentally expansive roguelike Caves of Qud is getting even bigger in December with an early access expansion that lets you play as messed up dogs and trees Rock Paper Shotgun

    Caves of Qud is a game well liked over here at RPS; Brendan gave it the coveted Bestest Bests badge back when it launched into 1.0 a couple of years ago, and all! It's a game I still want to reckon with more deeply, and perhaps with the reveal of its first…

  171. The AI bubble may not have burst yet, but $1 trillion worth of air appears to have escaped PC Gamer

    Not so much 'going out with a bang' as 'anticlimactic party balloon deflation'.

  172. GTA 6 squeaks into eligibility for The Game Awards 2026 by the smallest of margins - but can it break Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's record number of wins? Eurogamer

    This generation's mega-game, Grand Theft Auto 6, will be eligible for The Game Awards 2026 by a matter of one day.

  173. The Shogun 2 remaster is so bad, Sega is removing it from sale and bringing back the original PC Gamer

    Sega admits Shogun 2 - Complete Edition "has fallen short of both your expectations and our own standards," so it's going back to the drawing board.

  174. 4X strategy sequel Humankind 2 gets its first extended in-game footage, rich in era-spanning, culture-shaping, history-rewriting action Rock Paper Shotgun

    Not counting the slivers of footage tacked onto that baby's-eve-view reveal trailer, Humankind 2 devs Amplitude Studios have unveiled their first real footage of the history-spanning strategy sequel. Throughout its (nearly) seven minutes of maps and menus, we…

  175. 79% of you think Razer's new gaming mouse feature counts as cheating PC Gamer

    I doubt it will do a 180, though. Hey-hey!

  176. It's taken its sweet time, but Intel's response to AMD's X3D chips is starting to look tasty PC Gamer

    A 65 W Ultra 9 Nova Lake chip with BLLC is reportedly on the way.

  177. I jammed Nvidia's new DLSS 5 October update model into the RTX Spark and it's 25% faster at 1440p PC Gamer

    The performance hit you get from enabling DLSS Neural Rendering is now significantly lower, but NBA 2K27 is still not going to convince anyone.

  178. WWE 2K26 is collaborating with Capcom for a DLC pack adding five WWE wrestlers as Street Fighter action figures VGC

    The WWE 2K26 X Street Fighter Elite Pack adds new special moves and cosmetic parts

  179. DayZ creator Dean Hall releases open-source game development framework Brutal GamesIndustry.biz

    Industry veteran Dean Hall has rolled out Brutal, an open-source game development framework made in collaboration by two of his companies, Ahwoo and RocketWerkz.

  180. "Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition has fallen short of both your expectations and our own standards", Sega say as they pull it from stores and restore the original Rock Paper Shotgun

    Total War: Shogun 2's Complete Edition is set to be pulled from stores by publishers Sega and developers Creative Assembly, who've admitted that it fell short of both player expectations and its creators' standards. The studio and their overlords have pledged…

  181. The ‘Call of Duty tax’ means games media doesn’t cover COD the way it used to, Activision says VGC

    Its large audience has "become status quo" and people forget the work that goes into each entry, it's claimed

  182. Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from stores over bugs and AI art VGC

    The original 2011 was pulled from sale due to the new version of the game being released

  183. Finally: Our favorite roguelike for sickos will let me play as a sapient tree PC Gamer

    Diaspora, Caves of Qud's first expansion, enters early access in December.

  184. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave gets its first wave of DLC today, and an expansion pass to include it Eurogamer

    Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have released an expansion pass for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, introducing a string of DLC additions to the tactical RPG starting today, and through into 2027.

  185. ‘No offense to Zelda’ but GTA 6 and COD Modern Warfare 4 are ‘the two biggest games of the year’, Activision exec says VGC

    Modern Warfare 4 is out next week

  186. Razer Wolverine V4 Pro wireless gaming controller review PC Gamer

    Claws, sharpened.

  187. The Grand Theft Auto 6 launch trailer is here PC Gamer

    This one's got a very different vibe than what we've seen previously.

  188. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Ghostwire: Tokyo enter the GOG Preservation Program GamingOnLinux

    The GOG Preservation Program has expanded to include another two fun games with The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Ghostwire: Tokyo.

  189. Nvidia's RTX Spark makes for an impressive Arm-based gaming laptop but not one I'd recommend you buy just for PC gaming PC Gamer

    The performance is there, the experience is great, but the price is utterly punitive when you compare against dedicated gaming laptops.

  190. Inside Polymarket's Paid Quote-Retweet Esports Program Aftermath

    "This needs to look organic," wrote a Polymarket rep in an internal Discord server for the program.

  191. Reforj developer 4J Studios announces PC release date at Game Republic New Horizons GamesIndustry.biz

    4J Studios has announced that its open-world survival sandbox Reforj will be available on PC via a closed playtest starting in Q1 2027.

  192. Grand Theft Auto 6 launch trailer suddenly drops, showing a saucy shower scene, a tense police chase, and high-flying heists Eurogamer

    Rockstar Games has released the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 ahead of its 19th November release.

  193. Epic said its game launcher was faster than Steam on the same day Steam got a speed boost—so I've put both to the test PC Gamer

    There's only seconds in it, mind.

  194. After Civ 7 stumbled, Humankind 2 looks like it's making smart choices to pick up the 4X torch PC Gamer

    Very dialectical.

  195. Rockstar has revealed the official launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 VGC

    The 90-second trailer features original music from Justice

  196. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse review - inspired by great ideas, but doomed by questionable execution Eurogamer

    In my office, I have a collage of Ordnance Survey maps plastered across my wall. They're from places I've lived - Derbyshire, East London, Bournemouth, Bristol - with cycle routes, country roads, and parks highlighted and circled. It's an atlas of my…

  197. DayZ creator Dean Hall says "our industry is rotting from its core" because of big-company "greed", aiming shots at Epic's Unreal and Unity Eurogamer

    UPDATED 3.30PM BST: Dean Hall has explained more about his idea in an email exchange with Eurogamer, clarifying issues such as whether it uses or welcomes any form of generative AI, while offering some more strongly worded criticisms about Epic's Unreal…

  198. Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 review PC Gamer

    How much are an OLED screen, TMR sticks, and a fresh aesthetic worth to you?

  199. Alienware AW3226Q 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor review: Sleek design with performance and value to match Tom's Hardware

    Alienware rolls Tandem RGB Stripe OLED tech into a stylish 32-inch gaming monitor for a low price. The AW3226Q delivers 4K resolution, 165 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400 True Black, Dolby Vision, and wide-gamut color.

  200. Xbox Ally X 20 vs Xbox Ally X: A wickedly bright OLED screen and frosty temps make for a begrudgingly attractive upgrade for the Asus handheld PC Gamer

    All that glitters might actually be gold.

  201. "I lost the concept of home, until my grandmother took me into these forests" - Trollheim: Gnomes is a survival game from ex-DICE and Paradox devs that channels childhood fairytales Rock Paper Shotgun

    Swedish studio Off-leash Interactive and Denshattack publishers Fireshine Games have announced Trollheim: Gnomes, a survival-crafting fairytale in which you, a three-inch-high gnome, explore a procedurally generated forest derived from Nordic folklore. You'll…

  202. A co-op survival game where trolls aren't just there to be killed? 'We don't talk about them as enemies, but rather as neighbors' PC Gamer

    What kind of neighbor will you be in Trollheim: Gnomes?

  203. RE4 Separate Ways: Cliffside Door Symbol puzzle VGC

    Solve Separate Ways' first big puzzle in Resident Evil 4 Remake

  204. Epic Games Confirms Fortnite Is Coming to Linux with New Easy Anti-Cheat Linuxiac

    Epic Games confirms Fortnite is coming to Linux, with a new Easy Anti-Cheat system designed to improve cheat protection on the platform.

  205. An oral history of the Tomb Raider game no one wanted to make GamesIndustry.biz

    The 30th anniversary of Tomb Raider is this month, and a new book delves into its late-1990s heyday. The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997-2000 by Daryl Baxter covers a difficult development period for the series.

  206. The rumoured Steam Frame OLED would fix one of the Frame's minor weaknesses and do nothing for its major ones Rock Paper Shotgun

    Good catch by SteamFrameHub here: snippets of the recently released Steam Frame kernel source code contain references to a possible variant of Valve's new VR headset with upgraded OLED lenses. A failed prototype, ditched during development? Maybe not – one of…

  207. The Switch 2 version of 007 First Light finally gets a new release date VGC

    IO's Bond game is set to release on Switch 2 a year after it was originally supposed to

  208. 'There is no secret sauce' to a successful live service game according to Overwatch's associate game director, but knowing your audience is a good start PC Gamer

    "We occupy this really unique spot in the middle."

  209. RE4 Remake: Dining Hall table puzzle guide VGC

    How to solve Resident Evil 4 Remake's Dining Hall table puzzle

  210. Riot Games has announced the end League of Legends Classic as an on-going mode, just three months after its release Eurogamer

    League of Legends Classic, the recreation of an older version of the popular MOBA, will be taken down at the end of the current season. The reason given is simple: most players have moved on to other areas of League of Legends.

  211. OLED really is the gift that keeps on giving, with what should be cheaper 700 Hz panels planned by TCL for 2028 PC Gamer

    'Cheap' being a relative term, of course.

  212. Sucker Punch veterans on Ghost of Yotei Complete Edition, showing a different side to Atsu, and the history of the studio VGC

    Joanna Wang and Parker Hamilton have over three decades of experience at the developer

  213. "Some people like it, some people are annoyed by it": Substructure may look like Factorio, but it changes the automation game in some fundamental ways Rock Paper Shotgun

    In many respects, as someone who has played a lot of automation games, Substructure is very familiar. It begins with you landing on the surface of an alien world and using nothing but pluck, the tools on your UI, and the schematics in your tech tree to…

  214. RE4 Remake: Church Stained Glass puzzle guide VGC

    How to solve the Church's stained glass projection puzzle in Resident Evil 4 Remake

  215. Big Walk devs explain why it isn't on Xbox and likely never will be, 'not until Microsoft and/or Xbox have been removed as BDS boycott targets' PC Gamer

    "We've made this decision with the belief that meaningful change can be made in the world."

  216. Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) released GamingOnLinux

    Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) released, as the latest upgrade to the popular Linux distribution.

  217. A former Nintendo employee is auctioning a wealth of classic items, including the original Donkey Kong art VGC

    The art, one of 49 pieces up for auction, has an estimated value of up to $150,000

  218. Disco Elysium splinter studio's Red Rooster is going to be a 'an incendiary, physics-driven RPG' where you play an inmate, an opiate-fuelled mathematician, and a bus driver with nunchucks PC Gamer

    Setting the world on fire.