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Selkie's Salvage&Co. turns trash collection into a satisfying incremental fishing game where players automate cleanup in a flooded world, releasing October 27 on Steam.
Mortal Shell 2’s Rotten Autumn update introduces 15 new dungeons, a photo mode, an alternative soundtrack, and a pumpkin helmet, alongside customization options and lighting improvements.
A remake of the 2002 PS2 kaiju fighter offers a fresh take on classic monster battles, blending Showa-era charm with modern accessibility.
Helldivers 2 will replace GameGuard with Easy Anti-Cheat to combat cheat mods, potentially affecting some cosmetic modifications.
Moonlighter developers Digital Sun Games delayed ReVamp’s public Steam playtest due to fears of generative AI cloning, opting for a smaller Discord test first and aiming for January.
A Canadian studio’s cultural lens shaped Grand Theft Auto: London, blending American tools with British stereotypes, including dogs’ eggs from Viz magazine.
Dragon Age’s original vision clashed between Conan-inspired art and Tolkien-style design, with producers pushing for Diablo’s bloody aesthetic, leading to the series’ fragmented identity.
Swedish studio Liquid Swords has filed for bankruptcy six months after releasing the troubled open-world beat 'em up Samson, affecting nearly 30 employees.
Wardogs’ Season 2 experiment granting cash and XP bonuses to the Lonestar faction was scrapped after one day due to unintended consequences and player behavior.
The Blood of Dawnwalker’s 1.1 update introduces a new 'Forgiving' difficulty and 'directional animal petting,' alongside performance improvements and a perk reset potion.
Psychic Software announced The Lich Wars, a standalone prequel to The Necromancer's Tale, expanding its choose-your-own-adventure prologue into a branching storybook RPG set over 30 years.
Valve introduces Steam Achievement Sets in beta to organize growing game trophies into DLC and seasonal buckets, improving progress tracking and clarity for completionists.
Activision QA workers have voted to authorise a strike after two years of stalled negotiations over wages, protections, and AI concerns ahead of *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4*'s launch.
The roguelike Caves of Qud expansion Diaspora launches December 9, introducing playable animals and plants, new mutations, and enhanced worldbuilding, alongside a planned 2027 roadmap of further additions.
Amplitude Studios has released the first extended gameplay footage for Humankind 2, showcasing a revamped culture system with adaptive traits and era-spanning progression.
Sega and Creative Assembly will remove Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale after widespread criticism, including allegations of undisclosed AI upscaling, and reinstate the original version while...
Over the Hill offers a more relaxed off-roading experience than SnowRunner, blending simple mechanics with challenging terrain across Canadian and Algerian landscapes.
Epic Games unveiled a preview version of its revamped launcher, claiming faster performance and a new design, while acknowledging minimal features and vague AI involvement.
Xbox Labs, led by Asha Sharma, will explore game remixing and AI-driven decompilation to repurpose old titles, though Microsoft has not detailed specific plans.
Summer Eternal, the worker co-operative behind *Disco Elysium*, has revealed *Red Rooster*, a new 3D RPG set in the flammable city of Arta-Trantor, featuring a protagonist with fractured identities and a...
Ubisoft plans to close Trials studio Redlynx in Finland and lay off staff at Ubisoft Singapore, affecting up to 52 and 70 positions respectively.
Facepunch Studios will make S&box free to play by year-end after poor reception, shifting focus from user-generated content to curated gameplay and standard character models.
Shifu: Traffic Masters offers a nostalgic 1990s China open-world driving game with cargo hauling, police chases, and arcade racing, featuring period-accurate vehicles and pedestrian-filled streets.
The medieval colony sim *Going Medieval* adds a diplomacy system allowing players to exchange favors with neighboring settlements, including sending livestock or clearing bandit camps.
A writer argues that *Beyond These Stars*’ city-builder ethos lacks meaningful ecological consequence without embracing deliberate neglect, despite its space whale setting and sustainability mechanics.
Ubisoft allegedly removed a newly discovered epilogue scene from Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced that hinted at future 18th-century Assassin adventures.
RimWorld’s developer Ludeon Studios is switching the game from Unity to its in-house Waylith Engine in update 1.7, promising up to 4x faster performance while preserving mods and saves.
Epic Games has reportedly mandated an 'AI-first' development model for an unreleased Disney shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters, delaying its March launch indefinitely.
Nvidia reportedly shifts production from RTX 5090 consumer GPUs to RTX Pro models for AI developers, prioritizing datacenter and GenAI workloads over gaming hardware.
Valor Mortis blends Napoleonic horror with Soulslike combat, offering a first-person take on necrotic battlefield chaos and tight sabre duels.