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Here’s the very first of RockPaperShotgun’s new weekly news liveblogs. Read more about the thinking behind them inour announcement post, if you dare.
A few PC game releases coming up this week that have our curiosity, perhaps even our attention: historical locomotive RTSLast Train Home(29th Nov), timeloop puzzlerOrten Was The Case(29th Nov), first person mage ‘em upWizordum(29th Nov), futuristic Robin Hood-inspired action gameGangs of Sherwood(30th Nov), and city-building dungeon crawlerSteamWorld Build(1st Dec).
This week’s soundtrack is Low Roar’sI’ll Keep Coming, from theDeath Strandingtrailer.
Our live coverage of this event has finished.
10:22 amUTC(Tom Clancy’s) The Division: Heartland has been rated PG-15 in Taiwan, which implies that it might be out soon, as Eurogamernotes. It’s been given that rating for violence, “inappropriate language” and for being “anti-society”.
(Tom Clancy’s) The Division: Heartland has been rated PG-15 in Taiwan, which implies that it might be out soon, as Eurogamernotes. It’s been given that rating for violence, “inappropriate language” and for being “anti-society”.
(Tom Clancy’s) The Division: Heartland has been rated PG-15 in Taiwan, which implies that it might be out soon, as Eurogamernotes. It’s been given that rating for violence, “inappropriate language” and for being “anti-society”.
10:24 amUTCBloober Team have requested that people looking forward to their Silent Team 2 remake have “a bit more patience”, reassuring the Hillians in asocial media postthat development is “progressing smoothly”.pic.twitter.com/h7tC7WFCmR— Bloober Team (@BlooberTeam)November 26, 2023To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Bloober Team have requested that people looking forward to their Silent Team 2 remake have “a bit more patience”, reassuring the Hillians in asocial media postthat development is “progressing smoothly”.pic.twitter.com/h7tC7WFCmR— Bloober Team (@BlooberTeam)November 26, 2023To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Bloober Team have requested that people looking forward to their Silent Team 2 remake have “a bit more patience”, reassuring the Hillians in asocial media postthat development is “progressing smoothly”.
pic.twitter.com/h7tC7WFCmR— Bloober Team (@BlooberTeam)November 26, 2023
pic.twitter.com/h7tC7WFCmR
10:36 amUTCThe Like A Dragon developers have toldGame Informerthat they are not “particularly conscious” of having to maintain a balance between real-time and turn-based combat, saying that each LAD game is kind of its own thing, and that choice of narrative tends to decide the approach to combat.
The Like A Dragon developers have toldGame Informerthat they are not “particularly conscious” of having to maintain a balance between real-time and turn-based combat, saying that each LAD game is kind of its own thing, and that choice of narrative tends to decide the approach to combat.
The Like A Dragon developers have toldGame Informerthat they are not “particularly conscious” of having to maintain a balance between real-time and turn-based combat, saying that each LAD game is kind of its own thing, and that choice of narrative tends to decide the approach to combat.
11:11 amUTCKatharine suggests that the aforesaid Bloober post about their Silent Hill 2 remake could be designed to get ahead of any complaints about the absence of a Game Award or PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted announcement.
Katharine suggests that the aforesaid Bloober post about their Silent Hill 2 remake could be designed to get ahead of any complaints about the absence of a Game Award or PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted announcement.
Katharine suggests that the aforesaid Bloober post about their Silent Hill 2 remake could be designed to get ahead of any complaints about the absence of a Game Award or PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted announcement.
11:35 amUTCRetro Commandercame out over the weekend and seems to be Command & Conquer with campy “Bond meets Advance Wars”-style visuals.
Retro Commandercame out over the weekend and seems to be Command & Conquer with campy “Bond meets Advance Wars”-style visuals.
Retro Commandercame out over the weekend and seems to be Command & Conquer with campy “Bond meets Advance Wars”-style visuals.
11:40 amUTCA quick aside from our guides writer Jeremy: “cool site if you want to look at classic box art”.
A quick aside from our guides writer Jeremy: “cool site if you want to look at classic box art”.
A quick aside from our guides writer Jeremy: “cool site if you want to look at classic box art”.
11:56 amUTCBloodDome99, out 4th Dec, is a satirical Survivor ‘em up about deathgames in an alternative Reaganite USA. The satire is a bit too heavy-handed for me, but I quite enjoy the visuals.
BloodDome99, out 4th Dec, is a satirical Survivor ‘em up about deathgames in an alternative Reaganite USA. The satire is a bit too heavy-handed for me, but I quite enjoy the visuals.
BloodDome99, out 4th Dec, is a satirical Survivor ‘em up about deathgames in an alternative Reaganite USA. The satire is a bit too heavy-handed for me, but I quite enjoy the visuals.
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13:00 pmUTCReader subedii would like us all to show more love forRoboquest, which went 1.0 this month, and is “a well polished and thought out rogue-light shooter, with sort of Borderlands stylings”. Imogen (RPS in peace)really liked the early access release back in 2021.
Reader subedii would like us all to show more love forRoboquest, which went 1.0 this month, and is “a well polished and thought out rogue-light shooter, with sort of Borderlands stylings”. Imogen (RPS in peace)really liked the early access release back in 2021.
Reader subedii would like us all to show more love forRoboquest, which went 1.0 this month, and is “a well polished and thought out rogue-light shooter, with sort of Borderlands stylings”. Imogen (RPS in peace)really liked the early access release back in 2021.
13:05 pmUTCAlonger write-upabout the new Daniel Mullins project.
Alonger write-upabout the new Daniel Mullins project.
Alonger write-upabout the new Daniel Mullins project.
13:17 pmUTCFootage of a new Tribes gamefrom a recent playtest? Don’t mind if we do. Ta,Eurogamer.
Footage of a new Tribes gamefrom a recent playtest? Don’t mind if we do. Ta,Eurogamer.
Footage of a new Tribes gamefrom a recent playtest? Don’t mind if we do. Ta,Eurogamer.
14:41 pmUTCFlyKnightis a free, short and atmospheric King’s Field-style first-person dungeon sim in which you are some kind of “knight fly”, or possibly a “fly knight”. Thanks for spotting, Dominic!
FlyKnightis a free, short and atmospheric King’s Field-style first-person dungeon sim in which you are some kind of “knight fly”, or possibly a “fly knight”. Thanks for spotting, Dominic!
FlyKnightis a free, short and atmospheric King’s Field-style first-person dungeon sim in which you are some kind of “knight fly”, or possibly a “fly knight”. Thanks for spotting, Dominic!
16:40 pmUTCWell, that escalated quickly.
Well, that escalated quickly.
Well, that escalated quickly.
16:47 pmUTCAlittle more about the new Tribes game, which is seemingly called Tribes 3: Rivals. I feel like giving it a number and subtitle will be ruinous for promotion, after such an interval between games - why not just do a Lords of the Fallen on the sucker, Prophecy?
Alittle more about the new Tribes game, which is seemingly called Tribes 3: Rivals. I feel like giving it a number and subtitle will be ruinous for promotion, after such an interval between games - why not just do a Lords of the Fallen on the sucker, Prophecy?
Alittle more about the new Tribes game, which is seemingly called Tribes 3: Rivals. I feel like giving it a number and subtitle will be ruinous for promotion, after such an interval between games - why not just do a Lords of the Fallen on the sucker, Prophecy?
17:03 pmUTCUbisoft aregiving away a free copy of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, which is the London one where you get bushy sideburns and a stovepipe hat. The catch, as often with these big-name giveaways, is that you’ll need to sign up to Ubisoft’s Connect service.
Ubisoft aregiving away a free copy of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, which is the London one where you get bushy sideburns and a stovepipe hat. The catch, as often with these big-name giveaways, is that you’ll need to sign up to Ubisoft’s Connect service.
Ubisoft aregiving away a free copy of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, which is the London one where you get bushy sideburns and a stovepipe hat. The catch, as often with these big-name giveaways, is that you’ll need to sign up to Ubisoft’s Connect service.
17:34 pmUTCA quick insight from one of the developers of NightDive’s Turok 3 remaster, explaining the effects of calculating joint collision boxes on performance.With Turok 3 Remastered coming out in 3 days, I figured I share some technical tidbits of how the game works.For animated characters, every ‘joint’ of the model can be collided with projectiles. To do this, a collision box is computed. In the remaster, these boxes are…pic.twitter.com/kaINus2WfN— Samuel Villarreal (@SVKaiser)November 27, 2023To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
A quick insight from one of the developers of NightDive’s Turok 3 remaster, explaining the effects of calculating joint collision boxes on performance.With Turok 3 Remastered coming out in 3 days, I figured I share some technical tidbits of how the game works.For animated characters, every ‘joint’ of the model can be collided with projectiles. To do this, a collision box is computed. In the remaster, these boxes are…pic.twitter.com/kaINus2WfN— Samuel Villarreal (@SVKaiser)November 27, 2023To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
A quick insight from one of the developers of NightDive’s Turok 3 remaster, explaining the effects of calculating joint collision boxes on performance.
With Turok 3 Remastered coming out in 3 days, I figured I share some technical tidbits of how the game works.For animated characters, every ‘joint’ of the model can be collided with projectiles. To do this, a collision box is computed. In the remaster, these boxes are…pic.twitter.com/kaINus2WfN— Samuel Villarreal (@SVKaiser)November 27, 2023
With Turok 3 Remastered coming out in 3 days, I figured I share some technical tidbits of how the game works.For animated characters, every ‘joint’ of the model can be collided with projectiles. To do this, a collision box is computed. In the remaster, these boxes are…pic.twitter.com/kaINus2WfN
Good evening! I’m manning the RPS news cannons for the evening. And Edwin has left me the pleasure of sharing this fairly-goofy-looking-but-in-a-fun-way (I think?) Attack on Titan fan game.
Still, it’s got tough competition in the excellent ODM gear from Fortnite.
The decision will also affect hundreds of staff, it’s claimed, continuing a thoroughly rotten year for anyone making games.
19:49 pmUTCSome more details on that delay for Destiny 2’s The Final Shape expansion, including what to expect in the meantime.
Some more details on that delay for Destiny 2’s The Final Shape expansion, including what to expect in the meantime.
Some more details on that delay for Destiny 2’s The Final Shape expansion, including what to expect in the meantime.
20:53 pmUTCA closer look at that promising Attack on Titan fan game!I’m sure AoT fans will have zero problems with my feelings on the ending, no siree
A closer look at that promising Attack on Titan fan game!I’m sure AoT fans will have zero problems with my feelings on the ending, no siree
A closer look at that promising Attack on Titan fan game!
I’m sure AoT fans will have zero problems with my feelings on the ending, no siree
21:38 pmUTCFrontier - makers of Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster and this year’s Warhammer RTS Realms of Ruin - aredoubling down on management gamesafter what’s been a rocky few years for the UK developers.They recently confirmed layoffs as part of an organisational review, following the shuttering of their third-party publishing arm Frontier Foundry over the summer.
Frontier - makers of Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster and this year’s Warhammer RTS Realms of Ruin - aredoubling down on management gamesafter what’s been a rocky few years for the UK developers.They recently confirmed layoffs as part of an organisational review, following the shuttering of their third-party publishing arm Frontier Foundry over the summer.
Frontier - makers of Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster and this year’s Warhammer RTS Realms of Ruin - aredoubling down on management gamesafter what’s been a rocky few years for the UK developers.
They recently confirmed layoffs as part of an organisational review, following the shuttering of their third-party publishing arm Frontier Foundry over the summer.
09:16 amUTCThere’s ademo out for SpaceKraft, a 2D space construction sim which looks like a much,muchmore easy-going ΔV: Rings of Saturn.
There’s ademo out for SpaceKraft, a 2D space construction sim which looks like a much,muchmore easy-going ΔV: Rings of Saturn.
There’s ademo out for SpaceKraft, a 2D space construction sim which looks like a much,muchmore easy-going ΔV: Rings of Saturn.
There’s a big Dragon’s Dogma 2 showcase today during which Capcom will officially announce the release date (according to a PEGI listing, it’s 22 March 2024).
Bethesda is responding to negative Starfield reviews on Steam. Absolutely bizarre if you ask me and despite media attention this hasn’t stopped, the last response is from todaypic.twitter.com/ay589tg8cc— JuiceHead (@JuiceHead33)November 28, 2023
Bethesda is responding to negative Starfield reviews on Steam. Absolutely bizarre if you ask me and despite media attention this hasn’t stopped, the last response is from todaypic.twitter.com/ay589tg8cc
13:06 pmUTCA post about the aforesaid Bethesda vs Steam reviewers palaver. Did you know that you can put points into different characters? Did you know that planets are supposed to be empty? (I do have a bit of sympathy for some of Bethesda’s points.)
A post about the aforesaid Bethesda vs Steam reviewers palaver. Did you know that you can put points into different characters? Did you know that planets are supposed to be empty? (I do have a bit of sympathy for some of Bethesda’s points.)
A post about the aforesaid Bethesda vs Steam reviewers palaver. Did you know that you can put points into different characters? Did you know that planets are supposed to be empty? (I do have a bit of sympathy for some of Bethesda’s points.)
13:08 pmUTCAsteroids With Bad Musicis exactly what it sounds like and slightly more. At the risk of sounding condescending, I think it’s very sweet. Not so much a game as an opportunity to meet somebody. Be sure to play for a bit after you think you’ve finished.
Asteroids With Bad Musicis exactly what it sounds like and slightly more. At the risk of sounding condescending, I think it’s very sweet. Not so much a game as an opportunity to meet somebody. Be sure to play for a bit after you think you’ve finished.
Asteroids With Bad Musicis exactly what it sounds like and slightly more. At the risk of sounding condescending, I think it’s very sweet. Not so much a game as an opportunity to meet somebody. Be sure to play for a bit after you think you’ve finished.
16:09 pmUTCEurogamer arereporting layoffs at Chorus developer Fishlabs. Best of luck to everybody affected.
Eurogamer arereporting layoffs at Chorus developer Fishlabs. Best of luck to everybody affected.
Eurogamer arereporting layoffs at Chorus developer Fishlabs. Best of luck to everybody affected.
18:32 pmUTCHere’sour story on the Fishlabs layoffs, which have now been confirmed.
Here’sour story on the Fishlabs layoffs, which have now been confirmed.
Here’sour story on the Fishlabs layoffs, which have now been confirmed.
20:59 pmUTCThe Maw shouldn’t eat right before bed, and yet it hungers. Just-announced cyber-slasher Quantic River looks quite niceand has a Steam page.
The Maw shouldn’t eat right before bed, and yet it hungers. Just-announced cyber-slasher Quantic River looks quite niceand has a Steam page.
The Maw shouldn’t eat right before bed, and yet it hungers. Just-announced cyber-slasher Quantic River looks quite niceand has a Steam page.
21:37 pmUTCCyberpunk 2077 is a noir and therefore “no place for happy endings”, says CDPR’s senior writerresponsible for the Judy Alvarez storylinein a new interview. I agree. Phantom Libertycrushed me and I loved it.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a noir and therefore “no place for happy endings”, says CDPR’s senior writerresponsible for the Judy Alvarez storylinein a new interview. I agree. Phantom Libertycrushed me and I loved it.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a noir and therefore “no place for happy endings”, says CDPR’s senior writerresponsible for the Judy Alvarez storylinein a new interview. I agree. Phantom Libertycrushed me and I loved it.
21:40 pmUTCOld_Man_Gaming says:What flavour?Chicken & Mushroom. The only flavour. (King sized.)
Old_Man_Gaming says:What flavour?Chicken & Mushroom. The only flavour. (King sized.)
Chicken & Mushroom. The only flavour. (King sized.)
21:42 pmUTCIt’s cute that Edwin thinks he can soundtrack the entire week. I’ll be using their creation ofthe theme music of the new Scott Pilgrim showto dive into Necry Talkie again, a Japanese band I’ve loved for a couple of years.Try this.
It’s cute that Edwin thinks he can soundtrack the entire week. I’ll be using their creation ofthe theme music of the new Scott Pilgrim showto dive into Necry Talkie again, a Japanese band I’ve loved for a couple of years.Try this.
It’s cute that Edwin thinks he can soundtrack the entire week. I’ll be using their creation ofthe theme music of the new Scott Pilgrim showto dive into Necry Talkie again, a Japanese band I’ve loved for a couple of years.Try this.
21:47 pmUTCOver on Aftermath, Gita Jackson wrote aboutthe short memory of games journalismand a new anthology of that seems oblivious to the prior existence of “writing about video games from the personal, emotional perspective.” New Games Journalism is referenced (Don’t mention the war. -Ed), as is RPS.
Over on Aftermath, Gita Jackson wrote aboutthe short memory of games journalismand a new anthology of that seems oblivious to the prior existence of “writing about video games from the personal, emotional perspective.” New Games Journalism is referenced (Don’t mention the war. -Ed), as is RPS.
Over on Aftermath, Gita Jackson wrote aboutthe short memory of games journalismand a new anthology of that seems oblivious to the prior existence of “writing about video games from the personal, emotional perspective.” New Games Journalism is referenced (Don’t mention the war. -Ed), as is RPS.
22:29 pmUTCChet Faliszek says he “will never do Early Access again” after The Anacrusisdue to inaccurate player count reportingmaking it difficult to change the narrative around a small game. The Anacrusis is due to launch on December 5th.
Chet Faliszek says he “will never do Early Access again” after The Anacrusisdue to inaccurate player count reportingmaking it difficult to change the narrative around a small game. The Anacrusis is due to launch on December 5th.
Chet Faliszek says he “will never do Early Access again” after The Anacrusisdue to inaccurate player count reportingmaking it difficult to change the narrative around a small game. The Anacrusis is due to launch on December 5th.
22:41 pmUTCOld_Man_Gaming says:Nice. I was 10ish, I was ill on holiday and my Mum bought me a pot noodle to make me feel better. Not sure pot noodles have any reported clinical efficacy but I did feel better. The Chemicals! It was a long time ago but I think it was curry flavour, in the way of the 19??s, that curry had a single flavour.Lovely. My fondest memory of being off school is spending day after day watching Red Dwarf, media with a real anti-Pot Noodle bias.
Old_Man_Gaming says:Nice. I was 10ish, I was ill on holiday and my Mum bought me a pot noodle to make me feel better. Not sure pot noodles have any reported clinical efficacy but I did feel better. The Chemicals! It was a long time ago but I think it was curry flavour, in the way of the 19??s, that curry had a single flavour.Lovely. My fondest memory of being off school is spending day after day watching Red Dwarf, media with a real anti-Pot Noodle bias.
Lovely. My fondest memory of being off school is spending day after day watching Red Dwarf, media with a real anti-Pot Noodle bias.
23:02 pmUTCDragon’s Dogma 2 will launch on March 22nd, 2024 and there’s anew trailer.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 will launch on March 22nd, 2024 and there’s anew trailer.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 will launch on March 22nd, 2024 and there’s anew trailer.
00:30 amUTCI will leave you for the night withReiwa Type V, a just-released soundtrack EP to an imagined 2023 racing game in the vein of Ridge Racer Type 4, from Kohta Takahashi, the original composer of Ridge Racers 4, 5 and 6.
I will leave you for the night withReiwa Type V, a just-released soundtrack EP to an imagined 2023 racing game in the vein of Ridge Racer Type 4, from Kohta Takahashi, the original composer of Ridge Racers 4, 5 and 6.
I will leave you for the night withReiwa Type V, a just-released soundtrack EP to an imagined 2023 racing game in the vein of Ridge Racer Type 4, from Kohta Takahashi, the original composer of Ridge Racers 4, 5 and 6.
08:40 amUTCIT IS WEDNESDAY. Zounds, the beast is almost fully manifest! Power up the Lucent Archive and FEED THE MAW.
IT IS WEDNESDAY. Zounds, the beast is almost fully manifest! Power up the Lucent Archive and FEED THE MAW.
IT IS WEDNESDAY. Zounds, the beast is almost fully manifest! Power up the Lucent Archive and FEED THE MAW.
08:42 amUTCWell, it’s no wonder the Maw is so lively today - Graham has been feeding it pot noodle and New Games Journalism. Keep this up and you’ll give it indigestion and we’ll have to write about Fortnite skins till the Maw settles down.
Well, it’s no wonder the Maw is so lively today - Graham has been feeding it pot noodle and New Games Journalism. Keep this up and you’ll give it indigestion and we’ll have to write about Fortnite skins till the Maw settles down.
Well, it’s no wonder the Maw is so lively today - Graham has been feeding it pot noodle and New Games Journalism. Keep this up and you’ll give it indigestion and we’ll have to write about Fortnite skins till the Maw settles down.
08:48 amUTCVGCsources claim that Embracer may close Timesplitters studio Free Radical on 11th December, just in time for the holidays.
VGCsources claim that Embracer may close Timesplitters studio Free Radical on 11th December, just in time for the holidays.
VGCsources claim that Embracer may close Timesplitters studio Free Radical on 11th December, just in time for the holidays.
08:52 amUTCVanity Fairhas some shots of Amazon’s forthcoming Fallout TV adaptation. The feature includes some chat from Todd Howard about how the show fits in alongside the games.Image credit:Vanity Fair/Amazon
Vanity Fairhas some shots of Amazon’s forthcoming Fallout TV adaptation. The feature includes some chat from Todd Howard about how the show fits in alongside the games.Image credit:Vanity Fair/Amazon
Vanity Fairhas some shots of Amazon’s forthcoming Fallout TV adaptation. The feature includes some chat from Todd Howard about how the show fits in alongside the games.
Image credit:Vanity Fair/Amazon
09:00 amUTCRed Dead Redemption series writer Michael Unsworth has joined Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser at Absurd Ventures, which Houser founded in 2020 with a view to “building narrative worlds, creating characters, and writing stories for a diverse variety of genres” across a range of entertainment media - thanksEG.
Red Dead Redemption series writer Michael Unsworth has joined Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser at Absurd Ventures, which Houser founded in 2020 with a view to “building narrative worlds, creating characters, and writing stories for a diverse variety of genres” across a range of entertainment media - thanksEG.
Red Dead Redemption series writer Michael Unsworth has joined Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser at Absurd Ventures, which Houser founded in 2020 with a view to “building narrative worlds, creating characters, and writing stories for a diverse variety of genres” across a range of entertainment media - thanksEG.
09:10 amUTCFalling Frontier, a moody space strategy game in which you can hide fleets behind celestial bodies, has beenpushed back to 2025. I am sad about this. Here’s the most recent trailer.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Falling Frontier, a moody space strategy game in which you can hide fleets behind celestial bodies, has beenpushed back to 2025. I am sad about this. Here’s the most recent trailer.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Falling Frontier, a moody space strategy game in which you can hide fleets behind celestial bodies, has beenpushed back to 2025. I am sad about this. Here’s the most recent trailer.
To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
09:14 amUTCSony haveteamed upwith Guild Wars publisher NCSoft to “collaborate in various global business fields, including mobile.” Sony president and CEO Jim Ryan says that “partnering with NCSOFT advances our strategy to expand beyond console and broaden PlayStation’s reach to a wider audience." Spare some love for PC, Jim?
Sony haveteamed upwith Guild Wars publisher NCSoft to “collaborate in various global business fields, including mobile.” Sony president and CEO Jim Ryan says that “partnering with NCSOFT advances our strategy to expand beyond console and broaden PlayStation’s reach to a wider audience." Spare some love for PC, Jim?
Sony haveteamed upwith Guild Wars publisher NCSoft to “collaborate in various global business fields, including mobile.” Sony president and CEO Jim Ryan says that “partnering with NCSOFT advances our strategy to expand beyond console and broaden PlayStation’s reach to a wider audience." Spare some love for PC, Jim?
09:39 amUTCMore tasty space simulation #content: it’sthe system requirements for Homeworld 3.
More tasty space simulation #content: it’sthe system requirements for Homeworld 3.
More tasty space simulation #content: it’sthe system requirements for Homeworld 3.
10:05 amUTCGraham also cracked wise last night about my weekly music recommendations. FINE - we’ll switch to daily ad hoc reccs. On which note, here’s one fromPanzer Dragoon Saga.
Graham also cracked wise last night about my weekly music recommendations. FINE - we’ll switch to daily ad hoc reccs. On which note, here’s one fromPanzer Dragoon Saga.
Graham also cracked wise last night about my weekly music recommendations. FINE - we’ll switch to daily ad hoc reccs. On which note, here’s one fromPanzer Dragoon Saga.
11:10 amUTCHere’sour storyon the Witcher Polaris news, in which I try to decipher various CD Projekt codenames.
Here’sour storyon the Witcher Polaris news, in which I try to decipher various CD Projekt codenames.
Here’sour storyon the Witcher Polaris news, in which I try to decipher various CD Projekt codenames.
11:58 amUTCI donewrote up that Quantic River gamefrom last night - it’s a thoroughly non-whimsical cyborg katana combat sim.
I donewrote up that Quantic River gamefrom last night - it’s a thoroughly non-whimsical cyborg katana combat sim.
I donewrote up that Quantic River gamefrom last night - it’s a thoroughly non-whimsical cyborg katana combat sim.
12:28 pmUTCUnity havecut 265 jobsas part of a company “reset” that will also see them ending their partnership with Peter Jackson-founded digital effects company Weta FX.
Unity havecut 265 jobsas part of a company “reset” that will also see them ending their partnership with Peter Jackson-founded digital effects company Weta FX.
Unity havecut 265 jobsas part of a company “reset” that will also see them ending their partnership with Peter Jackson-founded digital effects company Weta FX.
14:42 pmUTCSam says:Boy, Panzer Dragoon Saga OST posting; this WAS a good a idea.It’s all downhill from here - my work playlist is a dank cocktail of dad rock, Sonic Adventure tracks and anime OPs.
Sam says:Boy, Panzer Dragoon Saga OST posting; this WAS a good a idea.It’s all downhill from here - my work playlist is a dank cocktail of dad rock, Sonic Adventure tracks and anime OPs.
It’s all downhill from here - my work playlist is a dank cocktail of dad rock, Sonic Adventure tracks and anime OPs.
15:16 pmUTCThere’s a bit inthis Sega earnings presentationwhere an executive discusses how the publisher adopted a strategy of accelerating the growth of Sega studios amid “the favourable winds of the early Covid-19 period” - a move that hasn’t panned out well for Creative Assembly, who recently cancelled their online shooter Hyenas and are facing layoffs. Hmmm.
There’s a bit inthis Sega earnings presentationwhere an executive discusses how the publisher adopted a strategy of accelerating the growth of Sega studios amid “the favourable winds of the early Covid-19 period” - a move that hasn’t panned out well for Creative Assembly, who recently cancelled their online shooter Hyenas and are facing layoffs. Hmmm.
There’s a bit inthis Sega earnings presentationwhere an executive discusses how the publisher adopted a strategy of accelerating the growth of Sega studios amid “the favourable winds of the early Covid-19 period” - a move that hasn’t panned out well for Creative Assembly, who recently cancelled their online shooter Hyenas and are facing layoffs. Hmmm.
16:30 pmUTCHere’s our report on theUnity layoffs.
Here’s our report on theUnity layoffs.
Here’s our report on theUnity layoffs.
17:16 pmUTCJarvis here, checking in for the evening shift! And I can’t let a good music debate slide, so I’ll offer that my yearly stats for a well-known music platform offered little more than confirmation that I listen to a lot of lofi and Final Fantasy soundtracks while I’m working, so my whole algorithm now just wants to offer up synthwave at every waking hour. (The rest is anime OPs and K-pop.) TheTPR covers of FFIXare especially lovely, mind.
Jarvis here, checking in for the evening shift! And I can’t let a good music debate slide, so I’ll offer that my yearly stats for a well-known music platform offered little more than confirmation that I listen to a lot of lofi and Final Fantasy soundtracks while I’m working, so my whole algorithm now just wants to offer up synthwave at every waking hour. (The rest is anime OPs and K-pop.) TheTPR covers of FFIXare especially lovely, mind.
Jarvis here, checking in for the evening shift! And I can’t let a good music debate slide, so I’ll offer that my yearly stats for a well-known music platform offered little more than confirmation that I listen to a lot of lofi and Final Fantasy soundtracks while I’m working, so my whole algorithm now just wants to offer up synthwave at every waking hour. (The rest is anime OPs and K-pop.) TheTPR covers of FFIXare especially lovely, mind.
17:20 pmUTCAh, there’s that Netflix Grand Theft Auto game that wasrumoured a while back- it’s are-release of the trilogythat you can play for free if you’re a subscriber. Just for mobile for now, it seems!
Ah, there’s that Netflix Grand Theft Auto game that wasrumoured a while back- it’s are-release of the trilogythat you can play for free if you’re a subscriber. Just for mobile for now, it seems!
Ah, there’s that Netflix Grand Theft Auto game that wasrumoured a while back- it’s are-release of the trilogythat you can play for free if you’re a subscriber. Just for mobile for now, it seems!
17:41 pmUTC(Edwin here, sliding in before Matt notices to say thatI wrote up that Wizordum game.)
(Edwin here, sliding in before Matt notices to say thatI wrote up that Wizordum game.)
(Edwin here, sliding in before Matt notices to say thatI wrote up that Wizordum game.)
18:26 pmUTCAfter cancelling their ambitious shot at making an extraction shooter earlier this year in Hyenas, Creative Assembly are apparentlygoing back to what they’re best at(or what Sega reckons they’re best at, anyway): “offline RTS games”. In other words, expect a lot more Total War games.
After cancelling their ambitious shot at making an extraction shooter earlier this year in Hyenas, Creative Assembly are apparentlygoing back to what they’re best at(or what Sega reckons they’re best at, anyway): “offline RTS games”. In other words, expect a lot more Total War games.
After cancelling their ambitious shot at making an extraction shooter earlier this year in Hyenas, Creative Assembly are apparentlygoing back to what they’re best at(or what Sega reckons they’re best at, anyway): “offline RTS games”. In other words, expect a lot more Total War games.
18:27 pmUTCHere’sthe deets on that Beyond Good & Evil remastertoo, which is due out in early 2024.So expect it sometime in 2025, if series history holds.
Here’sthe deets on that Beyond Good & Evil remastertoo, which is due out in early 2024.So expect it sometime in 2025, if series history holds.
Here’sthe deets on that Beyond Good & Evil remastertoo, which is due out in early 2024.
So expect it sometime in 2025, if series history holds.
18:57 pmUTCSeems that Cult of the Lamb’s Sins of the Flesh will feature, err, sins of the flesh, as devs Massive Monster look to make its ‘sex update’ meme a real thing.It’s, ahem,coming next year.
Seems that Cult of the Lamb’s Sins of the Flesh will feature, err, sins of the flesh, as devs Massive Monster look to make its ‘sex update’ meme a real thing.It’s, ahem,coming next year.
Seems that Cult of the Lamb’s Sins of the Flesh will feature, err, sins of the flesh, as devs Massive Monster look to make its ‘sex update’ meme a real thing.
It’s, ahem,coming next year.
19:44 pmUTCThings are looking increasingly grim for TimeSplitters devs Free Radical, as it’s reported that the resurrected UK studiocould be closed before Christmas.
Things are looking increasingly grim for TimeSplitters devs Free Radical, as it’s reported that the resurrected UK studiocould be closed before Christmas.
Things are looking increasingly grim for TimeSplitters devs Free Radical, as it’s reported that the resurrected UK studiocould be closed before Christmas.
09:25 amUTCTHURSDAY IS NEAR. All News Writers gain +5 Loathing. FEED THE MAW.
THURSDAY IS NEAR. All News Writers gain +5 Loathing. FEED THE MAW.
THURSDAY IS NEAR. All News Writers gain +5 Loathing. FEED THE MAW.
09:34 amUTCRockstar co-founder Dan Houser’s new studio Absurd Ventures have announced their first projects: a graphic novel and an audio drama, both launching in 2024.
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser’s new studio Absurd Ventures have announced their first projects: a graphic novel and an audio drama, both launching in 2024.
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser’s new studio Absurd Ventures have announced their first projects: a graphic novel and an audio drama, both launching in 2024.
09:37 amUTCMicrosofthave launched a Compact Modefor the Xbox PC app that provides “a more intuitive user interface on smaller screens” i.e. handhelds.
Microsofthave launched a Compact Modefor the Xbox PC app that provides “a more intuitive user interface on smaller screens” i.e. handhelds.
Microsofthave launched a Compact Modefor the Xbox PC app that provides “a more intuitive user interface on smaller screens” i.e. handhelds.
09:38 amUTCJimTheReader says:The lack of Slay the Princess coverage is saying a lot about RPS’ opinion on monster ****ers. Then again that game kind of up in itself.
Looking forward to more sex updates in games.It was on our radar! I played an old demo yonks ago and loved it. But then we had Other Stuff To Attend To and the full release fell through the cracks. I am keen to return to it.
JimTheReader says:The lack of Slay the Princess coverage is saying a lot about RPS’ opinion on monster ****ers. Then again that game kind of up in itself.
Looking forward to more sex updates in games.It was on our radar! I played an old demo yonks ago and loved it. But then we had Other Stuff To Attend To and the full release fell through the cracks. I am keen to return to it.
It was on our radar! I played an old demo yonks ago and loved it. But then we had Other Stuff To Attend To and the full release fell through the cracks. I am keen to return to it.
09:41 amUTCToday’s warm-up music is theChainsaw Man OP- Kenshi Yonezu’s “KICK BACK”.
Today’s warm-up music is theChainsaw Man OP- Kenshi Yonezu’s “KICK BACK”.
Today’s warm-up music is theChainsaw Man OP- Kenshi Yonezu’s “KICK BACK”.
09:54 amUTCNightdive’sTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivion remasteris out today.
Nightdive’sTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivion remasteris out today.
Nightdive’sTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivion remasteris out today.
10:00 amUTCBothRemnant 1andRemnant 2are now on Game Pass.
BothRemnant 1andRemnant 2are now on Game Pass.
BothRemnant 1andRemnant 2are now on Game Pass.
10:24 amUTCStudio Wildcard have brieflyturned off ARK: Survival Ascended crossplay on PvP servers for Windows userswhile they work on anticheat measures. Private servers and singleplayer are apparently unaffected, and they’re hoping to re-enable everything next week.
Studio Wildcard have brieflyturned off ARK: Survival Ascended crossplay on PvP servers for Windows userswhile they work on anticheat measures. Private servers and singleplayer are apparently unaffected, and they’re hoping to re-enable everything next week.
Studio Wildcard have brieflyturned off ARK: Survival Ascended crossplay on PvP servers for Windows userswhile they work on anticheat measures. Private servers and singleplayer are apparently unaffected, and they’re hoping to re-enable everything next week.
11:22 amUTCThose crazy Capcom people are trying to charge $69.99 / £53.98 for Dragon’s Dogma 2 - it’s the publisher’s first $70 game, and follows a Capcom executive’s remarks that game prices are “too low” (thanksVGC). Get ‘em, lads!
Those crazy Capcom people are trying to charge $69.99 / £53.98 for Dragon’s Dogma 2 - it’s the publisher’s first $70 game, and follows a Capcom executive’s remarks that game prices are “too low” (thanksVGC). Get ‘em, lads!
Those crazy Capcom people are trying to charge $69.99 / £53.98 for Dragon’s Dogma 2 - it’s the publisher’s first $70 game, and follows a Capcom executive’s remarks that game prices are “too low” (thanksVGC). Get ‘em, lads!
11:52 amUTCSam says:Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is something I’ve been getting on with pretty well since it dropped on PS+ but it is for “gather 10 of x” sidequest sickos.I’ve not played it but I like the art, and any new RPG series that styles itself “a spiritual successor to Suikoden” is an automatic wishlist for me.
Sam says:Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is something I’ve been getting on with pretty well since it dropped on PS+ but it is for “gather 10 of x” sidequest sickos.I’ve not played it but I like the art, and any new RPG series that styles itself “a spiritual successor to Suikoden” is an automatic wishlist for me.
I’ve not played it but I like the art, and any new RPG series that styles itself “a spiritual successor to Suikoden” is an automatic wishlist for me.
14:53 pmUTCAs noted, Capcom is selling Dragon’s Dogma 2’s base edition for $70/£54-ish. It’s ano thanksfrom me.
As noted, Capcom is selling Dragon’s Dogma 2’s base edition for $70/£54-ish. It’s ano thanksfrom me.
As noted, Capcom is selling Dragon’s Dogma 2’s base edition for $70/£54-ish. It’s ano thanksfrom me.
15:59 pmUTCHey, how’s about a new vampire…house-building sim? It’sVampire Dynasty, announced this week for 2024 release.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Hey, how’s about a new vampire…house-building sim? It’sVampire Dynasty, announced this week for 2024 release.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Hey, how’s about a new vampire…house-building sim? It’sVampire Dynasty, announced this week for 2024 release.
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16:11 pmUTCIn case you’re wondering, we’re currently prepping some Stuff that will go up in a couple of hours, which is why things are a bit quiet on the site right now.
In case you’re wondering, we’re currently prepping some Stuff that will go up in a couple of hours, which is why things are a bit quiet on the site right now.
In case you’re wondering, we’re currently prepping some Stuff that will go up in a couple of hours, which is why things are a bit quiet on the site right now.
16:21 pmUTCThe first DLC for Wartaleshas been announced. I’m blogging this mostly to remind myself to play Wartales, because people keep saying very nice things about it - the writer and designer of Citizen Sleeper isa fan.
The first DLC for Wartaleshas been announced. I’m blogging this mostly to remind myself to play Wartales, because people keep saying very nice things about it - the writer and designer of Citizen Sleeper isa fan.
The first DLC for Wartaleshas been announced. I’m blogging this mostly to remind myself to play Wartales, because people keep saying very nice things about it - the writer and designer of Citizen Sleeper isa fan.
16:49 pmUTCOpen world survival-crafty Victorian Fancy Hat simulator Nightingale is getting an online stress test early next year - here’show to sign up. This is the one from ex-BioWare devs.
Open world survival-crafty Victorian Fancy Hat simulator Nightingale is getting an online stress test early next year - here’show to sign up. This is the one from ex-BioWare devs.
Open world survival-crafty Victorian Fancy Hat simulator Nightingale is getting an online stress test early next year - here’show to sign up. This is the one from ex-BioWare devs.
17:17 pmUTCBaldur’s Gate 3just got patched in a big way- there’s a new epilogue, modes and some performance fixes for Act 3 specifically.
Baldur’s Gate 3just got patched in a big way- there’s a new epilogue, modes and some performance fixes for Act 3 specifically.
Baldur’s Gate 3just got patched in a big way- there’s a new epilogue, modes and some performance fixes for Act 3 specifically.
21:39 pmUTCThat mad attempt to make Solium Infernum into a polished, mid-budget, accessible strategy game iscoming in February 2024.
That mad attempt to make Solium Infernum into a polished, mid-budget, accessible strategy game iscoming in February 2024.
That mad attempt to make Solium Infernum into a polished, mid-budget, accessible strategy game iscoming in February 2024.
21:40 pmUTCWhat is it with puzzle games being set on islands? Islands Of Insight is a “shared world” puzzle game and it’salso coming in February of 2024.
What is it with puzzle games being set on islands? Islands Of Insight is a “shared world” puzzle game and it’salso coming in February of 2024.
What is it with puzzle games being set on islands? Islands Of Insight is a “shared world” puzzle game and it’salso coming in February of 2024.
22:07 pmUTCDwarf Fortress’s Steam release is finallygetting Adventure mode next year, with changes to world maps, combat and brand new portraits to support it. I played the original Adventure modeback in 2014if you want the flavour of it.
Dwarf Fortress’s Steam release is finallygetting Adventure mode next year, with changes to world maps, combat and brand new portraits to support it. I played the original Adventure modeback in 2014if you want the flavour of it.
Dwarf Fortress’s Steam release is finallygetting Adventure mode next year, with changes to world maps, combat and brand new portraits to support it. I played the original Adventure modeback in 2014if you want the flavour of it.
22:29 pmUTCThis was my most played song on Spotify this yearand that seems justified to me.
This was my most played song on Spotify this yearand that seems justified to me.
This was my most played song on Spotify this yearand that seems justified to me.
22:45 pmUTCHomeworld 3 finally has a specific release date: March 8th, 2024. There’s a making-of documentary coming this December too and ashort clip to watch now.
Homeworld 3 finally has a specific release date: March 8th, 2024. There’s a making-of documentary coming this December too and ashort clip to watch now.
Homeworld 3 finally has a specific release date: March 8th, 2024. There’s a making-of documentary coming this December too and ashort clip to watch now.
22:46 pmUTCVehicular spook ‘em up Pacific Drive now has a release date of February 22nd, 2024 and a new trailer:Pacific Drive | Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
Vehicular spook ‘em up Pacific Drive now has a release date of February 22nd, 2024 and a new trailer:Pacific Drive | Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
Vehicular spook ‘em up Pacific Drive now has a release date of February 22nd, 2024 and a new trailer:
Pacific Drive | Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
Pacific Drive | Release Date Trailer
22:58 pmUTCBloodlines 2’s third clan has been revealed, the somewhat stealthy Banu Haqim, via a trailer mostly using previously released dialogue footage. Very odd:Bloodlines 2 - Third Clan RevealWatch on YouTube
Bloodlines 2’s third clan has been revealed, the somewhat stealthy Banu Haqim, via a trailer mostly using previously released dialogue footage. Very odd:Bloodlines 2 - Third Clan RevealWatch on YouTube
Bloodlines 2’s third clan has been revealed, the somewhat stealthy Banu Haqim, via a trailer mostly using previously released dialogue footage. Very odd:
Bloodlines 2 - Third Clan RevealWatch on YouTube
Bloodlines 2 - Third Clan Reveal
09:11 amUTCIt’sFRIDAY, it’sFRIDAY. One last push! FEED THE MAW.
It’sFRIDAY, it’sFRIDAY. One last push! FEED THE MAW.
It’sFRIDAY, it’sFRIDAY. One last push! FEED THE MAW.
09:13 amUTCToday’s “getting it done” music is Sonic Adventure 2’sGreen Forest theme. Won’t stop, just go!
Today’s “getting it done” music is Sonic Adventure 2’sGreen Forest theme. Won’t stop, just go!
Today’s “getting it done” music is Sonic Adventure 2’sGreen Forest theme. Won’t stop, just go!
09:18 amUTCThis could be interesting: Activision are planning to do a bit of talking about skill-based matchmaking systems in Call of Duties old and new, after lots of spicy feedback from players about SBMM in this year’s Modern Warfare 3.BREAKING: Call of Duty has addressed SBMM in#MW3:“Our approach combines latency, search time, and skill, along with many other factors” and the team will share more in “the coming weeks after Season 1 launches.”pic.twitter.com/12uPeVRaMU— Modern Warfare 3 News (@WarzoneIntel)November 30, 2023To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
This could be interesting: Activision are planning to do a bit of talking about skill-based matchmaking systems in Call of Duties old and new, after lots of spicy feedback from players about SBMM in this year’s Modern Warfare 3.BREAKING: Call of Duty has addressed SBMM in#MW3:“Our approach combines latency, search time, and skill, along with many other factors” and the team will share more in “the coming weeks after Season 1 launches.”pic.twitter.com/12uPeVRaMU— Modern Warfare 3 News (@WarzoneIntel)November 30, 2023To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
This could be interesting: Activision are planning to do a bit of talking about skill-based matchmaking systems in Call of Duties old and new, after lots of spicy feedback from players about SBMM in this year’s Modern Warfare 3.
BREAKING: Call of Duty has addressed SBMM in#MW3:“Our approach combines latency, search time, and skill, along with many other factors” and the team will share more in “the coming weeks after Season 1 launches.”pic.twitter.com/12uPeVRaMU— Modern Warfare 3 News (@WarzoneIntel)November 30, 2023
BREAKING: Call of Duty has addressed SBMM in#MW3:“Our approach combines latency, search time, and skill, along with many other factors” and the team will share more in “the coming weeks after Season 1 launches.”pic.twitter.com/12uPeVRaMU
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09:52 amUTCTrailers, trailers, trailers! Here’s one for Kepler’s Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, which reminds me of Respawn’s Jedi games, except that instead of the Force you have a big demon cat.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Trailers, trailers, trailers! Here’s one for Kepler’s Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, which reminds me of Respawn’s Jedi games, except that instead of the Force you have a big demon cat.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Trailers, trailers, trailers! Here’s one for Kepler’s Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, which reminds me of Respawn’s Jedi games, except that instead of the Force you have a big demon cat.
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09:59 amUTCThe creator of Whisperer in Darkness, which Adam Smith (RPS in BG3)wrote about way back in 2016, is releasing a new visual novel today,FLIES FLIES FLIES. Premise: “One day, Finn Flynn wakes up in the body of a housefly”.
The creator of Whisperer in Darkness, which Adam Smith (RPS in BG3)wrote about way back in 2016, is releasing a new visual novel today,FLIES FLIES FLIES. Premise: “One day, Finn Flynn wakes up in the body of a housefly”.
The creator of Whisperer in Darkness, which Adam Smith (RPS in BG3)wrote about way back in 2016, is releasing a new visual novel today,FLIES FLIES FLIES. Premise: “One day, Finn Flynn wakes up in the body of a housefly”.
10:10 amUTCSpeaking of sickos - nautical commerce ‘em upSeaOrama: World of Shippinghas a release date: 14th December. I don’t play many sims like this but I’d love to read a diary play of this one.
Speaking of sickos - nautical commerce ‘em upSeaOrama: World of Shippinghas a release date: 14th December. I don’t play many sims like this but I’d love to read a diary play of this one.
Speaking of sickos - nautical commerce ‘em upSeaOrama: World of Shippinghas a release date: 14th December. I don’t play many sims like this but I’d love to read a diary play of this one.
12:45 pmUTCA couple of RPS trailer-and-release-date write-ups: one forPacific Driveand one forFlintlock, both of which seem promising.
A couple of RPS trailer-and-release-date write-ups: one forPacific Driveand one forFlintlock, both of which seem promising.
A couple of RPS trailer-and-release-date write-ups: one forPacific Driveand one forFlintlock, both of which seem promising.
14:37 pmUTCAnd so it begins:GTA 6’s first trailer has a release date and time. What do you all make of the teaser art, here? I can’t work out whether it’s brand new or adapted from GTA 5. It could be designed to suggest arriving in a new city - or leaving one.pic.twitter.com/BguwiJokQt— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames)December 1, 2023To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
And so it begins:GTA 6’s first trailer has a release date and time. What do you all make of the teaser art, here? I can’t work out whether it’s brand new or adapted from GTA 5. It could be designed to suggest arriving in a new city - or leaving one.pic.twitter.com/BguwiJokQt— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames)December 1, 2023To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
And so it begins:GTA 6’s first trailer has a release date and time. What do you all make of the teaser art, here? I can’t work out whether it’s brand new or adapted from GTA 5. It could be designed to suggest arriving in a new city - or leaving one.
pic.twitter.com/BguwiJokQt— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames)December 1, 2023
pic.twitter.com/BguwiJokQt
16:14 pmUTCCapcom still have more Resident Evil remakes on the way, according toIGN. We’re surely getting to the point where the remakes will come out before the original game, and the games industry will turn into a version ofthe Four Yorkshireman sketch from Monty Python.
Capcom still have more Resident Evil remakes on the way, according toIGN. We’re surely getting to the point where the remakes will come out before the original game, and the games industry will turn into a version ofthe Four Yorkshireman sketch from Monty Python.
Capcom still have more Resident Evil remakes on the way, according toIGN. We’re surely getting to the point where the remakes will come out before the original game, and the games industry will turn into a version ofthe Four Yorkshireman sketch from Monty Python.
16:44 pmUTCWarhammer 40k FPS Darktide will drop thesecond part of its free The Traitor Curse updatebefore the year is out. Expect a bunch of new items (Stimms!) and a couple of new bosses to take down in the form of the Karnak Twins.Oh, there’s a combat shovel in there, too. I dig it.
Warhammer 40k FPS Darktide will drop thesecond part of its free The Traitor Curse updatebefore the year is out. Expect a bunch of new items (Stimms!) and a couple of new bosses to take down in the form of the Karnak Twins.Oh, there’s a combat shovel in there, too. I dig it.
Warhammer 40k FPS Darktide will drop thesecond part of its free The Traitor Curse updatebefore the year is out. Expect a bunch of new items (Stimms!) and a couple of new bosses to take down in the form of the Karnak Twins.
Oh, there’s a combat shovel in there, too. I dig it.
17:18 pmUTCSome fairly obvious but still pleasing news:expect another Resident Evil remake at some point in the future.RE5 (with, uh, some changes, probably), Code Veronica or Zero, perhaps? What would be on your wishlist?
Some fairly obvious but still pleasing news:expect another Resident Evil remake at some point in the future.RE5 (with, uh, some changes, probably), Code Veronica or Zero, perhaps? What would be on your wishlist?
Some fairly obvious but still pleasing news:expect another Resident Evil remake at some point in the future.
RE5 (with, uh, some changes, probably), Code Veronica or Zero, perhaps? What would be on your wishlist?
18:03 pmUTCEA making more of their accessibility patents free for anyone to use - and includingreadymade code for a photosensitivity analysis tool- is a very cool thing to see. More of this, games industry!
EA making more of their accessibility patents free for anyone to use - and includingreadymade code for a photosensitivity analysis tool- is a very cool thing to see. More of this, games industry!
EA making more of their accessibility patents free for anyone to use - and includingreadymade code for a photosensitivity analysis tool- is a very cool thing to see. More of this, games industry!
18:43 pmUTCPrepare for a new Solid Snake Butt Controversy, as it looks like the Metal Gear Solid hero isheaded to Fortnite- alongside Family Guy’s Peter Griffin, no less.
Prepare for a new Solid Snake Butt Controversy, as it looks like the Metal Gear Solid hero isheaded to Fortnite- alongside Family Guy’s Peter Griffin, no less.
Prepare for a new Solid Snake Butt Controversy, as it looks like the Metal Gear Solid hero isheaded to Fortnite- alongside Family Guy’s Peter Griffin, no less.
19:13 pmUTCArk devs Studio Wildcard haveturned off crossplay in PVP serversuntil “early next week” in an effort to combat widespread cheating, which has led to PC players zipping around and killing players through walls.
Ark devs Studio Wildcard haveturned off crossplay in PVP serversuntil “early next week” in an effort to combat widespread cheating, which has led to PC players zipping around and killing players through walls.
Ark devs Studio Wildcard haveturned off crossplay in PVP serversuntil “early next week” in an effort to combat widespread cheating, which has led to PC players zipping around and killing players through walls.
17:55 pmUTCThe latestIndiepocalypsefeatures a pretty nifty-looking danmaku-style shooter, Touhou: Lonely Lovely Bonfire. “A uniquely circular bullet hell” that reminds non-genre-expert me a little of Resogun.
The latestIndiepocalypsefeatures a pretty nifty-looking danmaku-style shooter, Touhou: Lonely Lovely Bonfire. “A uniquely circular bullet hell” that reminds non-genre-expert me a little of Resogun.
The latestIndiepocalypsefeatures a pretty nifty-looking danmaku-style shooter, Touhou: Lonely Lovely Bonfire. “A uniquely circular bullet hell” that reminds non-genre-expert me a little of Resogun.
21:32 pmUTCCyberpunk 2077 is getting a fully functioning metro systemin update 2.1 on December 5th, so you can finally live out your E3 2018 trailer dreams. The update also adds, uh, lots: repeatable car races; dynamimc gang car chases; romantic partner hangouts; revised boss fights…
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a fully functioning metro systemin update 2.1 on December 5th, so you can finally live out your E3 2018 trailer dreams. The update also adds, uh, lots: repeatable car races; dynamimc gang car chases; romantic partner hangouts; revised boss fights…
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a fully functioning metro systemin update 2.1 on December 5th, so you can finally live out your E3 2018 trailer dreams. The update also adds, uh, lots: repeatable car races; dynamimc gang car chases; romantic partner hangouts; revised boss fights…
22:16 pmUTCStardew Valley continues to be updated becauseits developer considers it his “life’s work”- and progress is going well on update 1.6.
Stardew Valley continues to be updated becauseits developer considers it his “life’s work”- and progress is going well on update 1.6.
Stardew Valley continues to be updated becauseits developer considers it his “life’s work”- and progress is going well on update 1.6.
22:53 pmUTCRemedy are teasing aNew Game+ mode for Alan Wake 2, possibly to arrive later this month.
Remedy are teasing aNew Game+ mode for Alan Wake 2, possibly to arrive later this month.
Remedy are teasing aNew Game+ mode for Alan Wake 2, possibly to arrive later this month.
22:55 pmUTCMomodora: Moonlit Farewell, the latest installment in the series of action platformers, now has a release date of January 11th, 2024and a new trailer. I have been intending to try Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight for several years and never got around to it.
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell, the latest installment in the series of action platformers, now has a release date of January 11th, 2024and a new trailer. I have been intending to try Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight for several years and never got around to it.
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell, the latest installment in the series of action platformers, now has a release date of January 11th, 2024and a new trailer. I have been intending to try Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight for several years and never got around to it.
23:02 pmUTCIf you’ve been on the internet since the ’90s, you might remember some of the rectangular, often animated 88x31 pixel website linkscollected here. You’ll find all sorts among the archive, including plenty that are vide game related - from Blue’s News to a couple dozen Quake modding sites.
If you’ve been on the internet since the ’90s, you might remember some of the rectangular, often animated 88x31 pixel website linkscollected here. You’ll find all sorts among the archive, including plenty that are vide game related - from Blue’s News to a couple dozen Quake modding sites.
If you’ve been on the internet since the ’90s, you might remember some of the rectangular, often animated 88x31 pixel website linkscollected here. You’ll find all sorts among the archive, including plenty that are vide game related - from Blue’s News to a couple dozen Quake modding sites.
00:05 amUTCSometimes, it gets a little hectic out there, but for now The Maw retreats, swell and fat. Until Monday…Souls Of Mischief - 93 ‘Til InfinityThis is how we chill.Watch on YouTube
Sometimes, it gets a little hectic out there, but for now The Maw retreats, swell and fat. Until Monday…Souls Of Mischief - 93 ‘Til InfinityThis is how we chill.Watch on YouTube
Sometimes, it gets a little hectic out there, but for now The Maw retreats, swell and fat. Until Monday…
Souls Of Mischief - 93 ‘Til InfinityThis is how we chill.Watch on YouTube
Souls Of Mischief - 93 ‘Til Infinity
09:41 amUTCThe Maw is dead; long live the Maw - here’sthe new liveblog for the week 4th-9th December.
The Maw is dead; long live the Maw - here’sthe new liveblog for the week 4th-9th December.
The Maw is dead; long live the Maw - here’sthe new liveblog for the week 4th-9th December.
