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OpenFront has jumped over from being a browser game to a Steam release, and I can see it easily sucking away lots of my time firing off nukes at my neighbours. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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It's Friday and I'm baked and just wondered how people say TLOU when referring to The Last of Us. I always say Tee-lou, and find it quite nice/funny to say Tee-Lou Two lol. But I think some people find that weird and spell it out instead. EDit: Oops I messed up the poll a bit, 2nd and 3rd options are the same
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https://x.com/tjgm_/status/2100806607495954889?s=46 Interesting to see that Liberty City was expanded beyond the city. What if GTA VI is THAT final project with Los Santos, Vice City and Liberty City in it ?
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While the World of Warcraft Forever beta is doubling as a testing ground for the new megaserver concept where all players in a region share a server but are grouped into different phases based on chosen playstyle, Blizzard neglected to mention that there are no regional servers during the beta. The beta servers are exclusively located in the US, and as a result, are completely unplayable from other regions like the EU. You can expect 600-800 MS latency most of the time, peppered with... Read more
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Azeroth, an untamed frontier begging to be explored. Step into World of Warcraft: Forever and quest through an iconic world reimagined with new and expanded zones, new gameplay enhancements, upgraded graphics, and more. World of Warcraft: Forever Take your first steps in an untamed frontier shaped by warring factions and rich with untold perils and unseen mystery. worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com ... Read more
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Five things we’ve learned about Japan’s games industry, plus how GTA 6 influenced Valor Mortis’ $40 price point And Nex Playground secures $150 million for global expansion www.thegamebusiness.com View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar4XCh2Y9Ug Insights Japanese Gaming Market is about $17 billion, $3.5 billion console, $12 billion mobile Japanese game market is extremely mature. Current addressable market is not growing as it did 10 years ago 6 out of 8 Japanese game companies are all time high on stock market Chinese smartphone game dominate Japanese charts, unseating Japanese games... Read more
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Konami Producer Says Silent Hill: Townfall Might Outshine Silent Hill 2 Remake In a new interview, Motoi Okamoto says the game may turn out to be the "masterpiece" of the Silent Hill franchise. www.dualshockers.com A senior producer at Konami has raised eyebrows in a new interview, saying he believes that Silent Hill: Townfall might finally usurp Silent Hill 2 as the "masterpiece" of the franchise. Speaking to Famitsu , Motoi Okamoto was asked his opinion about fan reception to recent Silent Hill titles, such as the Silent Hill 2 Remake and Silent Hill f ... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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For some time now we've known that Insomniac was planning an X-Men game to follow up Wolverine, but now that the game is out and getting such a mixed reception, do we think that game will still happen? I'm not the biggest fan of Wolverine's story but I still would love to see what Insomniac would do for the X-Men.
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Are your giant video game tits STILL not getting the attention they desperately need? Do you struggle to find regular bras and sports bras? Do you reject dressing like a normal person? WELL GOOD NEWS. Video Game Patented BOOB STRAPS™ ARE HERE FOR YOU!! Clasps in the back? That's stupid! What are they... Read more
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0JlGkspbfs Digital, physical and free upgrade for Switch 1 version
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Source article can be found here . In a recent interview with Edge magazine for a feature that was recently republished in the Knowledge newsletter , Amir Satvat (who many here may recognize from his appearance at The Game Awards in 2024) stated that according to his analysis from running the ASGC Games Industry Layoffs Tracker : Between 2022-2026, there were 57,628 jobs eliminated , but an equal number of jobs were created in this same period Of job... Read more
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Layoffs have been a constant drumbeat in gaming industry news since 2022. Even if the cadence of layoffs seems to have slowed in 2026, the severity of those cuts has not lessened. In July, Microsoft made 1600 staff redundant as part of its great reset , and promised investors they would let 1600 more staff go in the next 12 months. Cuts like those and the ongoing economic pressures plaguing the industry – rising debt rates, a cost of living crisis, and a memory shortage that is making every aspect of making and playing video games pricier – should have the head of any large studio examining their plans for the future. Especially when games are taking longer to make, costing more to make, and up against a much greater volume of competition than even two years ago. With all that in mind, when I wasn't talking to Saber Interactive's chief creative officer Tim Willits about generative AI , I wanted to know what he would do if he ran one of those 200-people big-budget game studios. Because say what you like about Saber (and there's a lot of things people like to say about Saber), but the developer is doing well at a time when a lot of other studios and publishers are struggling. Read more
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Canonical developers have been working to improve Ubuntu Linux Desktop performance, specifically when under memory pressure making it a bit smarter. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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I have a sneaking suspicion my parents old electrical system killed their PS5 and TV after a power outage. Both were plugged into a surge protector but it didn't seem to work. Now PS5 doesn't turn on or even beep (tried multiple plugs in the house) and their TV suffered a similar fate. Had a similar issue with a gaming PC way back in the day suffering a similar fate in their house resulting in a new power supply. I'm looking at getting them a UPS for the TV and consoles. Is this the right... Read more
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Dredge creator Black Salt Games has launched a new studio, Team Trifold, alongside a new white-label publisher called Saltworks Entertainment which will provide services to both studios along with fellow New Zealand indie Disc 2 Games. Read more
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Very self explanatory so I'll get to the point lol. Underwater levels/bosses are generally regarded as one of if not the worst type of level/boss (with most of them have either mixed or negative reception), so I wanted to know what are the ones Era thinks are the absolute worst of them all. Again, very self explanatory and simple, so I made this brief lol. So, Era, what... Read more
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If you've been a long time Nintendo fan, or just followed them for a while, you'll know they've done an excellent job in terms of ensuring there were always new, younger devs being trained up on most of their major franchises. Typically going from some "active" (lack of a better word) developer, to directing/co-directing to eventually producing and overseeing certain parts of the series or the entire series. A good example of this is with the Zelda series going from Miyamoto/Tezuka to... Read more
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overkill Media04:00I turned 35 today. I think I have figured out a few things. Happy birthday to me!
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Raw Fury announced they're publishing the very unique looking Dungeon Automata, that blends dungeon crawling with visual scripting for auto battling. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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Sometimes I find myself hyped for new games, but other times I find myself just as hyped by the concept of replaying some of the greatest games in history. Why am I paying $70 on release to play Fire Emblem when I could instead be replaying McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure or Final Fantasy 8?
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Gears of War: E-Day has gone gold, making it ready for release - and now the final system requirements have been revealed. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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From the developers of the rather good The King is Watching, an apocalypse city-builder with giant creatures! The Crab is Walking sounds fun. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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GDC Festival of Gaming has appointed four new members to its advisory board. Read more
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【ライザチャットAI】RyzaChat:AI 公式 (@ryza_chat_ai_) on X ／ 初解禁！ 『SophieChat:AI』開発進行中✨ ＼ 『ソフィーのアトリエ２』の世界で、「話すだけ」で旅・調合・戦闘まで楽しめるAIチャット形式RPGです。 ティザー映像をぜひご覧ください！ #TGS2026 #ソフィーチャットAI x.com https://dengekionline.com/article/202609/88486 During Koei Tecmo Games' broadcast, the latest information about RyzaChat AI was revealed, followed by a minigame and then the showing of a video. It was in this video that SophieChat AI was announced to be in development. Since one of the guests had been kept secret... Read more
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View: https://youtu.be/pn7OQJ9EbR0?is=ptgEwsT6dopLgIaR The new major Dune: Awakening update with single-player, gameplay customizations, and the conclusion of the Book One story is now out on all platforms! This update is the culmination of over a year of hard work the development team has put into expanding, enhancing, and improving the game since launch last year. Dune: Awakening is bigger and better than ever! Click to expand... Click to shrink... Starting today, Dune: Awakening is available on consoles, with head... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3088700/Driving_Rogue/ So I stumbled across this game via one of the Bluesky Steam release bot accounts I follow. I burned out pretty quickly on the whole "[genre] but also it's Balatro" thing pretty quickly, so I was hesitant to give the demo a shot, but I'm glad I did because folks, this is a real good god damn video game. It's basically the "skills" system from Forza Horizon (getting points for speed, drifting, near misses, etc.) combined with the... Read more
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Valve are now beginning to announce SteamOS updates for the Steam Frame, with the first public notification being SteamOS 0.3.0 for Steam Frame. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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Wesker is top on the Villians probably by a huge ass margin lol. Surprised at Lady D not being 2. Ada above Claire is not surprising given how popular she became in the social media / remakes era. Chris over Jill is a bit surprising honestly. Sherry overtaking main characters like Rebecca and Ethan is awesome, hope we see more of her.
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Glup Shitto - Wiktionary, the free dictionary en.wiktionary.org From a September 2020 post by Tumblr user gomjabbar lampooning hardcore Star Wars fans and Star Wars character names: "every time a new Star War [ sic ] movie or show is announced all the fans are like 'OMG Glup Shitto is back '". Click to expand... Click to shrink... Scrimblo Bimblo tends to refer to beloved obscure characters, so what's the dark/hated equivalent of that? And what would an example be? There has to be... Read more
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Which one speaks to your preferences?
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FX's anthology series Far Cry has added Brendan Gleeson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hamish Linklater, Sam Spruell and Jamie Demetriou to its cast. They join the previously announced Rob Mac, Lizzy Caplan and Steve Buscemi in the cast of the series based on Ubisoft's global hit video game franchise. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Each season of the Noah Hawley and Mac series will retain Far Cry's signature standalone storytelling format, with each season set in a new setting... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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GTA 6 Boss Says PC Is Becoming "More And More Important" https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-6-boss-says-pc-is-becoming-more-and-more-important/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky At the company's virtual shareholder meeting today , as reported by GamesRadar , Zelnick said Take-Two's general approach is that the company will put out games "for any platforms for which there is a meaningful audience." Click to expand... Click to shrink... Intriguingly, Zelnick went on to say that... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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Well I love the first one, Era loves the second one, and opinions on the third one are all over the place. So it's time we vote. The first game came out in 2018 and it was the game a lot of us had been waiting for for years. Swinging around the city was satisfying. You had gadgets and different powers that made the gameplay fun, and having so many suits was a great bonus. Marvel's Spider-Man Reviews Insomniac's Spider-Man is not without its flaws, but most agree that it's the best Spider-Man video game ever made. Players will feel like Spider-Man while exploring the beautiful city and... opencritic.com Some people thought this was just a DLC, but no, Miles got... Read more
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its cutscene direction, the virtual photography, composition, blocking, etc on display i mean sure it can be criticized, and some moments are so linked to cheese or the excesses of interminable exposition, but it's largely of incredible high quality with really thoughtful composition all over the place. even the pervy, male gaze blocking is thoughtful. had the actual story not been the misguided retcon fanservice it is...
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View: https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3mvqxqs2qms2g Week off next week. You get 576 songs this week to make up for it.
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If you missed out on the Phoronix Premium special back during the 22nd birthday of Phoronix.com in June, there is another promotion now active for helping to support the site and allow for continued daily original content and relentless Linux performance benchmarking and other open-sourced focused hardware testing...
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Pre-Install Begins September 29 Pre-install for Gears of War: E-Day begins September 29 at 8am Pacific Time (15:00 UTC) on XBOX Series X|S, XBOX on PC, and Steam. Whether you're joining through Game Pass or have pre-ordered, pre-installing ahead of time ensures you're ready to deploy when Early Access begins on October 1 at 8am Pacific (15:00 UTC), or at worldwide launch October 6 at 8am Pacific (15:00 UTC). Premium Edition players can begin playing up to five days... Read more
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I was looking through a player's guide for SOTC and noticed that specific names are never used, only what number a colossus is. While there are official developer names for the colossi ("Minotaur A", "Mammoth", etc.), they have always remained internal and are more generic than the names widely used by fans. Some googling led to this GameFAQs thread and then eventually this archive of a PlayStation.com forum topic . As far as anyone can tell this is the first instance of... Read more
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Control Resonant Resonance: a Plague Tale Legacy Final Fantasy Resonance Did some developers get really into the word "resonance" lately? This is just a funny observation so don't take this seriously. I don't recall a recent time where there were like three major releases months apart with the same word as part of the subtitle. What other periods were there of multiple games releasing around the same time with similar naming conventions/subtitles?
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So, with the 1.0 release of Valheim, my friend group was interested in getting back into the game. Previously, I paid for a dedicated server, but it lapsed and we stopped playing, and ultimately I didn't feel great about that method being the ONLY way we could play in a shared world when the host wasn't online. For those who don't know, in these kinds of games, the world is hosted by one player, and that player must be online for anybody to be able to play in that specific world, unless you... Read more
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The Khronos Group today released the newest revision of the OpenCL specification with a handful of changes...
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This is an opinion that has been stated to me by seemingly two different people whilst I've been streaming Quake and Wolfenstein 3D. I say seemingly because it happened once YouTube, once on Twitch, different usernames but the exact same talking points so on and so on. Despite my best efforts to get more clarity out of these individuals they've simply said that their statement is a fact, Halo ruined the genre, we'll never know what could've been because everyone has to cater to controller... Read more
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd1qVFa-wf0 Game is out now. See you on Saidha
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnS4m-0T6fA This is an immense glow-up. Just look up footage of the first game for reference. That game's combat was pretty good even with its perspective, so this new one will likely be good in that regard.
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Earlier this year Meta announced a renewed investment into the jemalloc memory allocator that's been popular for server and HPC use among various desktop use-cases too. After stagnating a bit in recent years, Jemalloc has been off to seeing new developments since Meta's announcement and out today is Jemalloc 5.4 as the latest step forward...
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overkill Media18:00Book title: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice Author: Shunryu Suzuki Rating: 4/5 "You just sit in the midst of the problem; when you are a part of the problem, or when the problem is a part of you, there is no problem, because you are the problem itself. The problem is you yourself. If this is so, there is no problem" So, no problem! (Reread since I started meditating again.) Where to buy Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki: Bookwise
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View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2950790/IRON_NEST_Heavy_Turret_Simulator/ View: https://youtu.be/35hAxxPml2E?is=EdtKYVTg1fTkO3nm Iron Nest is like if the Battleship board game was extremely immersive and nerdy. I know there's that tank game coming from the Mouthwashing devs with similar vibes, but that's a multiplayer game. This is a much more focused and singular experience, but the effect is powerful. While it does have a 90 on Metacritic and has done insanely well on Steam... Read more
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View: https://bsky.app/profile/discussingfilm.net/post/3mvq4fjd6dk2y if you want to. will you though?
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GACHIAKUTA: BREAKOUT launches in 2027 https://www.gematsu.com/2026/09/gachiakuta-breakout-launches-in-2027 Crazy Taxi: World Tour 'Japan Map' trailer, screenshots ... Read more
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Push Square16:15A massive surge since 2025. The mere mention of generative AI prompts an immediate backlash these days, but there's no escaping the reality that it's now a recognised tool across the video game industry. The fingerprints of gen-AI have been found throughout numerous projects over the last few years, sparking all kinds of discussions about creative freedoms and artistic integrity. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWr3vegcpT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Some of the game he Directed The Evil Within Resident Evil 4 ... Read more
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Found this and thought it was pretty funny. The community seems to be on the case regarding everyrhing PlayStation
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After directing Transformers One to a worldwide gross of more than $129M, Josh Cooley has inked a deal to pen 99 Nights in the Forest, an adaptation of the popular video game for 20th Century Studios, Deadline has confirmed. Sources said the studio landed rights in a highly competitive situation. There's not yet a director attached. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Produced by Grandma's Favourite Games, 99 Nights in the Forest is an action-survival game where players must survive 99 nights in a haunted forest... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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As a follow-up to the article earlier this month of the Intel Xeon 600 workstation performance against AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series in over 400 benchmarks -- including when carried out at the same core count and memory configuration -- today's article is exploring the Hyper Threading / SMT impact on both the Intel Redwood Cove and AMD Zen 5 cores for workstations.
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Game File14:31Time for a news round-up edition of Game File. Also covering Level 5 AI accusations, a potential Candy Crush strike, Resident Evil movie raves and more
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The Rust security response working group and Crates.io team have issued a warning that a targeted attack is underway against key Rust programming language developers...
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Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick says 'we cannot convince people something that something that's bad is good.'
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Xbox Steam PS On Switch, getting the entire trilogy right now (Now on Sale) is Remake - $9.99 Rebirth - $24.99 Revelation - $69.99 --------------------------------- Total - $104.97 (Increase of $19.99) [Still a good deal but still more... Read more
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Push Square13:00Bittersweet. Even though I don’t think its PS5 re-release is very good , I’ll always have a soft spot for Lollipop Chainsaw on the PS3. Written by James Gunn and directed by Suda51, the crass Grasshopper Manufacture bubblegum beat-’em-up had an intoxicating identity – with an inexplicable budget from Warner Bros to match its ambitions. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Heart Machine, the US-based makers of Hyper Light Drifter , its multiplayer spinoff Hyper Light Breaker , and last year’s Possessor(s) , have laid off "nearly everyone" on staff after an unnamed publisher pulled funding for their next, unannounced game. Read more
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Time Extension13:00Beware the Shotmaker. It's been two long years since we last heard from Mitchell Hammond, the artist behind the impressive, independently produced "Metal Gear Warhead Activate" animation from 2024. But Hammond has returned, bringing with them a recreation of a familiar scenario from Hideo Kojima's seminal stealth series. The new clip, titled "Metal Gear Snake Returns", features a moment-to-moment adaptation of a sequence from the original Metal Gear , first released on MSX2 in 1987. The sequence follows Solid Snake in his efforts to escape military prison, including his unarmed encounter with the shotgun-wielding boss, Shotmaker, and subsequent procurement of his confiscated weaponry... ...And Snake is ready to take names and snap necks once again. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Last month Modular's Mojo language was open-sourced following the acquisition of Modular by Qualcomm. Modular was the AI startup founded by Chris Lattner of LLVM and Swift fame. Released today was Mojo 1.1 and also marks the project recently now beginning code contributions from the community to its compiler...
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As many reservations as I had going into ZA/UM's Zero Parades: For Dead Spies earlier this year, what with all of the drama and upset that's surrounded the studio since Disco Elysium 's release, it pleasantly surprised me . I don't think I rate it more highly than its brilliant predecessor, but it offered a throughly fun time that felt like it was riding the coattails of Disco, but not in a way that left it any way unable to create its own magic. Now, it's getting a free Director's Cut update to coincide with its console release, with a bunch of new additions and tweaks coming to the PC version. Read more
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Time Extension12:00Too cool for Zool? A few months ago, we reported on the news that 33 Games was re-releasing Gremlin's classic 2D platformer Zool on the Mega Drive. One of the SKUs available was the 'Ultimate Archive Edition' , which gives Zool fans the chance to properly pledge their allegiance to the 'Ninja of the Nth Dimension' with a lavish, shelf-consuming collector's piece. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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The fourth monthly-ish snapshot of Ubuntu 26.10 "Stonking Stingray" is now available for testing and comes ahead of next week's Ubuntu 26.10 beta milestone...
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Push Square11:45Recognises the competition for your cash. Valor Mortis team One More Level believes it's created a first-person Soulslike with the "quality, fidelity, and play time" of a full-priced PS5 release, so it's decided to price its upcoming game at $39.99 instead. In a statement posted to social media, the developer talks up the quality of Valor Mortis, but also recognises it's putting the title out during a busy period with a lot of other PS5 releases. It was already delayed once — out of this month and to 13th October 2026 — because of the crowded release calendar. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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The idea has been talked about before but in 2026 still hasn't made it to the mainline Linux kernel.... Standardized reporting of video memory statistics that would work across different vendors / kernel graphics drivers. A new proposal was raised today in an effort to get a standardized interface established...
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Push Square11:15Extra story, dialogue, modes, and more. ZA/UM has shared the PS5 version of Zero Parades: For Dead Spies will launch on 3rd November 2026 as an expanded Director's Cut containing new content, dialogue, modes, and additional improvements. This will build on the well-received original version, which in itself was one of many spiritual successors to Disco Elysium . Of course, ZA/UM did develop that game, but the team that made Zero Parades is essentially unrecognisable from that of Disco Elysium. A lot of turmoil and departures at the studio meant many creative leads on Disco Elysium didn't stick around for Zero Parades. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Steam Deck HQ11:06A new Steam Deck Beta Client update was released that fixes crashes in native Linux games.
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Despite Rockstar Games' silence on the matter, the cat rather seems to be out of the bag about GTA 6 getting its own online component that'll doubtless serve as GTA Online has for GTA 5 . Court docs the studio themselves filed as part of the ongoing final hearing in a legal battle over the firings of 34 developers last year are partly to thank, but now so is the boss of streaming platform Twitch just blurting out when he expects GTA 6 to get a big multiplayer bump. Read more
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Push Square11:00What the heart wants. Fortnite's current season, entitled Override , is celebrating numerous games and characters with many crossovers, and a major player in the season is Kingdom Hearts . Epic Games has now officially unveiled how Sora will look in its massively popular shooter with the below video: Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Time Extension11:00Now pay attention, 007... An artist on Reddit has proudly revealed their 3D-printed recreation of one of gaming's most recognisable weapons: The high-powered Sniper Rifle from Rare's beloved N64 first-person shooter GoldenEye 007 . The rifle, crafted by GoldenEye enthusiast Arnielthegreat, has been authentically recreated in all of its low-poly 3D glory, complete with a wood-style stock, reinforced butt, and the metallic barrel of its in-game counterpart - ready for deployment in your next Dam or Severnaya-based bout of espionage. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Push Square10:45Seeing red. Castlevania fans are eating good, aren't they? Not only is an official new entry on the way in the form of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse , but Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement — from Castlevania royalty Koji Igarashi — is on the way too. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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The EU Commission has published a draft for the proposed EU KIDS Act . While the most controversial stipulations – namely a ban for under 13's and restrictions for under 15 year old kids – only apply to social networks and video sharing platforms – others also apply to online games. If approved, the rules would apply to all online games sold in EU territories, and introduce significant restrictions to common online features - the definition is extremely broad and could be held to cover everything from Roblox to the multiplayer mode of a disc-based game. Here is a first analysis. Read more
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There is an issue in 4X games. In fact, it's so persistent, that Amplitude Studios' co-founder and CEO Romain de Waubert de Genlis describes it as an "inherent problem", one his team have been attempting to solve since the first Endless Legend released back in 2014. "One of the X's, 'explore', disappears after a while," de Waubert de Genlis explains. You've discovered the map for one thing, so there is no more world to uncover. But 'explore' can also refer to something more abstract, your strategy becomes fixed. Because you can see the lands, and you can see the resources, and you can see the enemies you face, you must decide on a course of action and there will rarely be much reason to change it. But spotting the problematic 'X' is far simpler than fixing it. Read more
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Push Square10:00CDPR wants it to "shine again". The Witcher 3 Remastered's announcement took everyone by surprise at Gamescom, especially since CD Projekt Red appears to be packing it with so many improvements (while also making it a free upgrade for existing owners). The developer's already detailed most of these additions and adjustments, but why has the team decided to essentially re-release The Witcher 3 for a second time? Indeed, an enhanced PS5 version of the RPG — The Witcher 3 Complete Edition — launched back in 2022. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Time Extension10:00Busy times for the Model 1 masterpiece. Some inspiring video has been uploaded to X that appears to show a homebrewed port of Sega's Virtua Racing running on everyone's favourite crank-yankin' handheld console, Playdate. The two videos, posted to the account of certified tech-head Alex Urbano (@el_goe) , include instantly recognisable elements of Sega's 1992 coin-op classic, including high-speed F1 racing, chunky polygonal models, unnervingly triangular pit men, and even the big wheel backdrop. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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For two years now we have been curious about the Fujitsu MONAKA CPU since some slides about this Arm-based server processor first appeared and they upstreamed compiler support in GCC 15. This week Fujitsu formally announced the MONAKA CPU and with availability beginning in November...
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Released today was the Intel Compute Runtime 26.35.39758.10 update for Windows and Linux systems. With this updated OpenCL and Level Zero GPU compute driver stack comes some exciting updates for this monthly feature update...
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Push Square09:00Barbarian Biohazard. I already know what you're thinking: after six Milla Jovovich-led movies and Welcome to Raccoon City , calling something "the best Resident Evil film ever" isn't exactly saying very much. The flicks based on Capcom's iconic horror series have been fun but ultimately poor for almost 25 years now. As the games have only gotten better, the films went in the opposite direction. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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'This investment gives us the resources to bring active play to millions more families around the world.'
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When it comes to RPGs, I am an irredeemable savescummer. I admit it. I'll slam F9 at the drop of a hat (perhaps the hat was dropped as a result of a failed dexterity roll. Unacceptable. Reload). So when I recently found myself reloading a Divinity 2 save for the umpteenth time in a single session, I started to wonder - in a genre that's supposedly about storytelling first and foremost, why am I viewing botched persuasion checks as something to be studiously avoided? And why is it that I feel totally different about making a horrible mess of things in tabletop roleplaying games? After all, some of my fondest memories of real-life roleplaying are moments of extravagant failure: sometimes of the bathetic stepping-on-a-rake-instead-of-slaying-the-necromancer variety, and sometimes of the much more grounded, human, and affecting type. It all got me thinking: how do RPG developers think about player failure? Would they recognise the distinction between digital and tabletop that I'm describing? And can they convince a savescummer like me to renounce my ways? Read more
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Nex has secured $150 million in funding as sales of its family-oriented active console, Nex Playground, exceed one million units. Read more
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With over a million units sold, and approaching a million paying subscribers using them, the next step in Nex Playground's global expansion – backed by fresh investmnent and an expanded leadership team including EA founder Bing Gordon and former Niantic and Zynga CFO Jeff Shouger – is Germany. The family-friendly micro-console will officially release in the territory later this year, retailing at €319. Read more
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Time Extension09:00"There was a weird JRPG idea, an Olympics game, and the Crazy Taxi one". As you'll probably already know, Sega is gearing up to release a new Crazy Taxi entry next year in the form of Crazy Taxi: World Tour next year, marking the first new title in the series since. But something that may surprise you is that this isn't the first time a new sequel with this name was apparently proposed. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Xbox has just concluded its Tokyo Game Show 2026 showcase, revealing a ton of trailers for upcoming Xbox games while unveiling brand new titles. Here's everything that was shown at the event.
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Push Square08:30Bloomwalker drops Xbox exclusivity. Bloomwalker , a Studio Ghibli-looking adventure from South Korean developer Netmarble, was announced for Xbox and PC last year — and now we've got confirmation that it's also coming to PS5. The game's a mix of exploration and crafting, as you clean away a kind of corruption from its open world. You'll also enlist the help of magical allies as you progress, and you can customise your abode, which just so happens to be a cosy wee house with legs. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Time Extension08:30Stake your claim. Mana Wave Media has opened pre-orders for a vinyl set collating the soundtrack from the latter years of Capcom's gothic fighting franchise, Vampire Savior - better known in the West as Darkstalkers . The three-LP set focuses most directly on 1997 release Vampire Savior: The Lord Of Vampire , which was later released in the West as Darkstalkers 3 . Vampire Savior is the scrapper series' stalwart entry, and is still undead and kicking on the competitive circuit today. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Push Square08:20Several tracks revealed. Rockstar Games has announced the official GTA 6 album, and it's now available for pre-order via Atlantic Records. Via the official site , you can pre-purchase the album on CD or vinyl, with the latter available in two options — a standard edition and a limited edition. You can also pre-save the album on music services like Apple Music, Spotify, and so on. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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For those hopeful of running Linux well on the ASUS Zenbook A14 or A16 laptops powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 SoC, a new ASUS EC driver has been developed for enhancing the support...
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Forefront is a multiplayer first-person shooter from Triangle Factory, and now they've upgraded it with support for Valve's Steam Frame. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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PlayStation Blog08:00Hi everyone, PlayStation players! I’m Eunseop Shim, developer at Lizard Smoothie. I’m thrilled to finally be sharing this news. Shape of Dreams launches today on PlayStation 5, arriving alongside The Starless Path — our 1st Anniversary Update, and the largest update we’ve ever made. Watch our newly released launch trailer first, then read on to […]
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Push Square08:00Future of Heart Machine uncertain. Alx Preston, head of developer Heart Machine, has announced some unfortunate news for the studio. Via a post on LinkedIn , he has shared that "nearly everyone" at Heart Machine has been laid off, and the developer's future is uncertain. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Time Extension08:00Flippin' brilliant! One of my favourite pieces of software for the Nintendo DSi was Flipnote Studio, a free creation tool that let anyone, regardless of experience or skill level, try their hand at short, flipbook-style animations. Admittedly, I was never any good at it, never producing anything that I was comfortable sharing with anyone but friends and family, but that didn't stop me from pretending like I was the next Chuck Jones, pouring countless hours into devising fun little animations that probably looked like chicken scratch in retrospect. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Push Square07:30Inside Sony's enormous booth. Ever since it broke up with E3 , lodging one nail in the convention’s coffin, Sony has shied away from big public displays of affection. The cynics among you would perhaps say it’s reflective of this modern era of PlayStation, where it wants as little to do with its community as possible – but it’s had this approach for quite some time. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Time Extension07:00Creator Yuji Horii celebrates 40 sword-swingin' years. For the past four decades, Dragon Quest has been a name synonymous with the RPG/adventure genre. From its 1986 Famicom debut to the currently developing Dragon Quest XII , Square Enix's iconic franchise has become an indelible, almost comforting franchise for generations of digital sword-and-sorcery fans. And Slime. Slime fans. This week, Square Enix announced that Dragon Quest has surpassed 100 million total shipments and digital sales over the series four-decade timeline. The news was accompanied by a video featuring series creator Yuji Horii - still hard at work at his studio, Armor Project, at an incredible 72 years of age. Look at that cake! Read the full article on timeextension.com
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If you've given The Blood of Dawnwalker a go, odds are you've got thoughts about the 30-day and 3-night timer it applies to Coen's quest to save his family from fate most vampy. Devs Rebel Wolves are very much aware of how divisive the feature's proven, and now the game's director's made clear that it's not guaranteed to return in future entries unless it can be made to mesh with the story being told. Read more
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Push Square06:30Tokyo drift. SEGA has officially unveiled the third location you'll be visiting in Crazy Taxi: World Tour , and it's one that comes as no real surprise. Japan is set to feature in the arcade driving game, and you get a decent look at it in this new trailer: Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Control Resonant releases on September 24, some seven years after 2019's Control. Much has changed for the sequel, notably a switch of main character from Jesse Faden to Dylan Faden, her brother. The new game also places a focus on melee combat – a first for Remedy – and the tight confines of The Oldest House have been swapped for the open streets of Manhattan. Read more
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Sent out today was the latest weekly drm-misc-next pull request of new Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) material ready for the upcoming Linux 7.4 merge window...
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Time Extension06:15Kid Dracula 2? Castlevania turns 40 this year, which makes me feel utterly ancient , as it's perhaps my favourite video game series of all time. Of the many amazing games in this franchise, the one that stands out to me (and no doubt many others) is 1997's Symphony Of The Night , an epic fusion of 2D platforming action and RPG. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Days after the recent release of GNU Coreutils 9.12, Rust Coreutils 0.12 was released overnight for advancing this alternative Rust-based implementation of these core utilities...
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Time Extension06:10Crimson and Prime models priced at $129.99. This is 2018's SupaBoy SFC, the previous iteration of the handheld Hyperkin has announced that it is re-releasing its SupaBoy portable SNES clone in two new designs. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Released on Wednesday was a new version of the Dragonfly database that continues to promote itself as "the world's most efficient in-memory data store" and a modern replacement to the likes of Redis and Memcached while being fully compatible with their APIs...
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Push Square06:00Juliet returns. As expected, Nada Holdings and Dragami Games have officially unveiled Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back , a sequel to the cult favourite PS3 action game. Dragami Games revived the original with the remake Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, and it's now working on a direct follow-up. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Colin Johanson doesn't think the MMO is dying. He would say that: he's the studio head of Arenanet, the team behind the Guild Wars series. He's also talking to me directly after showing off combat and movement in the team's next MMO, Guild Wars 3. That said, what is more unexpected is that he says the genre is "as big as it's ever been." You just need to expand your definition of an MMO. Read more
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Leading Linux input expert Peter Hutterer announced the release today of libinput 1.32 for improving input handling on Wayland and X.Org based environments...
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Aniimo from Pawprint Studio has arrived on Steam as a new free-to-play, next-gen creature-catcher and it can work on SteamOS / Linux. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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Seeing all the price discussions, game length and subjective views on What a AAA game is worth day 1. I have this question. Few factors why I am framing the question. I see a lot of comparisons to movie tickets and how it's games are priced well given the movie tickets prices, especially when comparing length of movie and games. But obviously that's not the case for my region. Seeing how most publishers don't follow regional pricing anymore on steam which is annoying. Also the killing of... Read more
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I suppose continuing off of where 2 picked off, but staying in that setting / period. I tried replaying 2 the other day and ... there's a lot to like, but I just don't have the temperament for sword swinging with the Wiimote anymore, unless it's a No More Heroes finisher, and even then I much before the Switch version that flicking the controller stick for that. I do love using the pointer to aim though. In 2010, it was very easy to just like and be in that environment and ignore the... Read more
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I consider myself a big Zelda fan; but I'd never played link to the past, and finally got around to it on my 3DS copy that I've been meaning to do for a few years now. It's a different beast altogether. Partly because they don't hold your hands at all; partly because as an old game, there's some disconnect on what makes sense (2D Zelda games are always difficult in this regard) but mostly it's the dungeon save mechanics. As is, you die in a dungeon you wake up on the floor with the... Read more
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Mizuguchi has made some of the most unique, music driven games out there. From his early Sega days to his modern VR stuff, his games always have an incredible vibe. Just wanted to see what everyone's favorite is. Are you a fan of the classics, or do you prefer his newer puzzle games? Here are the main ones: Sega Rally Championship Space Channel 5 Rez... Read more
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I've seen many social media posts of people playing Metroid for the first time and fan art from people who never touched a Metroid game in their life because of the ravenous trailer, which is something not even Prime 4 or Dread accomplished. is the trailer really just that good?
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I did enjoy the Nintendo Wii. Even as a "hardcore gamer". I used the component cables. I remember years later that the many said the Gamecube had better image quality. it's one of the reasons many kept their Gamecubes--along with stuff like the GB Player. As you recall original Wii had full BC with the Cube--similar architecture. Old video (2024) explains why the Wii had such bad IQ and how to fix it using homebrew methods View: https://youtu.be/sjECzM61atg?si=dZpfqgkC2ZrxkJNf I don't... Read more
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Earlier this year, longtime PlayStation hacker TheFlow shared a video of a modded PS5 running Linux and playing Grand Theft Auto 5. According to TheFlow, the Linux hack would only work on PS5 consoles running older firmware. But he eventually planned to get Linux to work on newer models, including the PS5 Pro, and make it compatible with the most recent firmware updates. Click to expand... Click to shrink... However, on September 15, a different PS5 hacker named Jordy shared the same hypervisor exploit... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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Push Square05:15New horizons. If you're anything like me, you'll have been dying to know what's going on over at Media Molecule since it wound down active development on Dreams . Well, a new report from MP1st claims to know what it's making, and when it's coming. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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https://www.eurogamer.net/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-time-mechanic-sequels "We didn't decide it, to be honest," Tomaszkiewicz said. "We will play with it. If we will have parts of the story, or the whole story, to which it fits, then we will use it. If we will have stories where it does not fit, we will not force it. We will play with this system and we will try to use it to boost the urgency of some events in the game. But I'm not saying that in every game we will have the same... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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The studio has downsized significantly in recent years and has now reached an existential crossroads.
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https://www.ign.com/articles/backrooms-director-kane-parsons-visits-valve-offices-as-portal-movie-rumors-rise This isn't the first time Parsons has paid Valve a visit; he also dropped in back in June , similarly sharing photos from his trip on Instagram. These posts are making fans more hopeful than ever that there's some kind of collaboration brewing with one of Valve's games, especially given his public love for Portal . Speaking to the New York... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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> P3P does well Still no FEMC Revelations: Persona Which Version of the Game did You Play? Not Played: 63.8% Original Version (PSX): 23.4% PSP Port: 12.8% Click to expand... Click to shrink... Persona 2 On Which Platform Did You First Play Each Game? Innocent Sin: Not Played: 65.3% Original Version (PSX): 22.5% PSP Port: 12.2% Eternal Punishment: Not Played... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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‘We were bored of traditional fantasy cliches’: inside Playground Games’ 10-year effort to revive Fable The distinctively British RPG is returning courtesy of the makers of Forza Horizon – with comedy talent such as Richard Ayoade and Natasia Demetriou voicing sweary characters. We had our first play and spoke to its developer www.theguardian.com Thanks to its unique blend of farce and fantasy, Fable grew into a globally beloved franchise – before Microsoft unceremoniously shuttered Lionhead in 2016 , after mandating that the studio turn its star series into a multiplayer game. The result, Fable Legends, was never released. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Whoever picked up Lionhead's mantle would... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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Helldivers 2 and Horizon Forbidden West have disappeared from the Steam store in the UK, something that's happened rather out of nowhere and looks like it might've even taken publishers PlayStation by surprise. Said publishers have issued a statement noting that they've already reached out to Valve to get the games back up. Read more
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View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mkmhfUQPQss Coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam on October 22, 2026. Click to expand... Click to shrink...
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Link to the article: https://mp1st.com/news/report-media-molecule-new-game-release-2027-first-info-leaks According to our sources familiar with the project, Media Molecule's next game is set to be unveiled and released in 2027. As to what kind of game it is, it's a social-simulation-type of game, one that's inspired by titles such as Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon. We were also told it's not a GaaS (games-as-a-service) title, though we wouldn't be shocked if it had GaaS... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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Time Extension05:00No Pokemon left behind. Homebrew developer RetroSync has announced that its GBA-to-Switch trade adapter is nearing completion . The wireless device, once connected to Game Boy Advance hardware, will allow for the trading of Pokémon from the GBA to the Nintendo Switch. Earlier this month, RetroSync posted video of a rudimentary version of the hardware in operation, with the clip showing open communication between the two Nintendo platforms. The adapter is reportedly compatible with the wireless features found in releases Pokémon FireRed (2004), Pokémon LeafGreen (2004), and Pokémon Emerald (2005). Read the full article on timeextension.com
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXvfZyfT7Ko CONTROL Resonant is Remedy Entertainment's most ambitious game to date. Go behind the scenes with the development team and learn how CONTROL Resonant was built. Click to expand... Click to shrink... A lot of stunning shots in what looks like max settings 4K, too.
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Hyper Light Drifter developer Heart Machine is at risk of shutting down after a publishing deal collapsed. Read more
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH2Cmg9J8co View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxtjTFrHoMU View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftymFVLQ0Dc View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Ei5zHHodQ Someone is making a Metal Gear animated short, and it looks awesome An aspiring animator by the name of Mitchell Hammond is currently working on an animated short based on the original Metal Gear on MSX. www.metalgearinformer.com
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Time Extension04:30Update: It's on the show floor at TGS 2026. Takara's Battle Arena Toshinden series is getting a new lease of life on modern systems, thanks to Edia . The Japanese company has secured a deal to port Battle Arena Toshinden (1995), Battle Arena Toshinden 2 (1995), and Battle Arena Toshinden 3 (1996) for current systems. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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The latest content drop is out now with Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 'Wilderness Bound' update released. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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PlayStation Blog04:00Final Fantasy VII Revelation, launching April 8, 2027 on PlayStation 5, marks the epic final chapter in the remake trilogy following Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. At Tokyo Game Show 2026, we had our first chance to play a hands-on demo of the PS5 title, featuring a combat-focused portion of the […]
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Time Extension04:00Demonstrated at TGS 2026. Tassei Denki has shown off new prototypes of its G'AIM'E Light Gun system at this year's Tokyo Game Show, dubbed 'Pro' and 'Lite'. The Pro appears to use the same basic design as the existing G'AIM'E gun – which we reviewed back in November of 2025 – but improves accuracy and latency. The Lite is an entirely different product which forgoes the "AI-assisted" camera-based tech of the standard G'AIM'E and uses gyro technology instead, similar to how the Nintendo Wii Remote was used for this genre of game. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Been watching the DreamWorks Turbo film a lot lately (awesome movie BTW) so I've been in an Indy500 mood. Back in 2007 Destineer put out Indianapolis 500 Legends on Wii by Torus Games: View: https://youtu.be/VQHbhEVQRp4?si=X3DqoyoP8HnXNN3g Seems very decent and can run in 60fps though it seems to drop at points. It got okay reviews but nothing major seemingly. Then in 2009 Destineer put out Indianapolis 500 Evolution for Xbox 360, this time by the late Brain in a Jar... Read more
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Another Nintendo game has a new unofficial PC port with PaperBoat from Harbour Masters for Paper Mario 64. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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Valve have officially opened up the source code for Lepton, their compatibility layer to run Android games on Linux for the Steam Frame. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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Recently we had the Blue Dragon unofficial open source native PC release, and we also have one for another Xbox classic with Lost Odyssey. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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So I recently had my Nintendo Wii system stolen. It sucks, it had my Nintendo GameCube system memory card accessory in it. Luckily, being the thoughtful plan-aheader that I am, I had backed up my Nintendo Wii system several years ago, and so I could retrieve all of my save files from the system NAND. A local guy sold me a used Wii for the cheap, so I could migrate all my saves to a new console. Hooray! One problem though - the Nintendo Wii system had purchases tied to the system ID, not... Read more
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The developer behind the PS5 Linux project is stepping away, after getting frustrated with AI LLM "Slop kiddies" threw a spanner in the works. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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GNOME 51 has officially arrived, and with it - plenty of fancy new features for the popular Linux desktop environment. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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Took a little bit more than 6 months for Square-Enix to remove it this time, but it isn't mentioned anymore: View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1004640/FINAL_FANTASY_TACTICS__The_Ivalice_Chronicles/
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Gameplay at thread mark More screenshots at the article. The game's staff includes Hajime Tabata, who directed Final Fantasy XV , as well as Masahiro Yuki, who co-produced and wrote the scenario for the original Lollipop Chainsaw , and NekoshowguN, who handled the main character concept art for the original. View: https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3mvofctjegs2n
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They did do the first game, but made it a limited release for whatever reason. (Will never understand that) But there's still quite a bit that haven't been re-released that never left Japan. I certainly hope so, with Fire Emblem now a big series for Nintendo, they should make all of it available for the whole world to play
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The Minish Cap is a game I really want to like more than I do. It's a game of beautiful sprite work, great controls, awesome music. The dungeons are generally pretty strong. But there are just so many small issues I have with the game that compound into it just never coming together into something actually enjoyable. It's weirdly short (just five dungeons), the overworld feels small and is not all that fun to explore, Ezlo... Read more
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PlayStation Blog23:41Players who join PlayStation Plus during 17 September to 30 September can save up to 25% on a PS Plus 12-month membership! Current PlayStation Plus members can save big on the remainder of their membership when upgrading a current plan to PlayStation Plus Extra or Deluxe.* With PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe, get access to […]
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry3sXfJNVAg So Moonlighter 2 reached 1.0 on Steam a little bit back (also on Switch 2 and Xbox ) and I finally jumped in. I didn't play in early access so I can't compare to what it was like during development, but I've been seriously impressed by the full release. I was shocked that there doesn't seem to be a lot of buzz or conversation around it. If you're unfamiliar with the first game or the conceit: At night, you delve... Read more
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View: https://youtu.be/gC1QCEAy8wk Rockstar and Team Bondi's L.A Noire had a DLC case known as Nicholson Electroplating. Here we get to experience Los Angeles's worst day, first hand. In this video I unveil the real story that inspired that case. The day Los Angeles thought World War 3 had begun Click to expand... Click to shrink... I had no idea this actually happened, i just thought it was another silly LA Noire case when i played the game back then, because of how ridiculous the setup was "A nuclear bomb going off in... Read more
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Square Enix through their official blog for Final Fantasy XIV published this event recap for Otakon 2026 and they have uploaded the panel they had at Otakon this year to their YouTube: View: https://youtu.be/BsYXH5u7Mi0 https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog/003898.html Here's some of the convention badges that Otakon had this year, all featuring art from Final Fantasy XIV: Also, Square Enix gave out to... Read more
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I desperately want another Retro DKC, but with them supposedly being set up for Prime 5 (yuck) and DK going back to 3D with EPD, I don't have high hopes. Tropical Freeze is my favorite 2D platformer of all time. Still, 2D DK sells fairly well and certainly above many ongoing franchises, so my guess is they move it to another studio but ditch the DKC moniker.
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Ok, so it's kinda crazy to think about it, but yeah, it's been a quarter of a century since I first played this game. I was in high school back then and I remember playing it on an old PSX that had a tendency not to read discs a bunch of the time. Anyways, for some reason I've always had fond memories of this game. Shit, I remembered I even liked it enough to import a random obscure side game called Marl de Jigsaw which was some weird Japanese only PS2 puzzle game which I'm not sure I even... Read more
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Era, this month Wave Race 64 turns 30! The game was released in Japan on September 27, 1996. I remember seeing this game for the first time at a store, I bought my N64 only in 1997. Man, my brain could not process what I was seeing, it was soooo impressive at the time. When I finally was able to play the game, I was blown away, anyone that has played this game before knows how impressive the game's water physics are and the way the jetskis interact with the waves is incredible. How the... Read more
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We have just shipped an updated Steam Client to the Preview/Beta channel. General Fixed regression causing crash in native Linux version of some games. Fixed regression causing flicker and unwanted UI briefly after waking from sleep. Fixed an issue where virtual gamepads were torn down temporarily when a game called the ISteamUtils::SetGameLauncherMode api, which could cause titles that don't support controller hotplugging to lose input
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PlayStation Blog21:00Currently in development for release in 2027, Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance is a massive expansion that adds new storyline, areas, monsters, actions, and Master Rank to the game. At the PlayStation booth during Tokyo Game Show 2026, we got the very first opportunity to play a hands-on demo of the title. This demo offered three […]
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PlayStation Blog21:00At long last, the Blue Bomber is leaping back into action with Mega Man: Dual Override. However, he’s not the only one making a return in the highly anticipated game. Capcom’s latest evolution of the Mega Man series also features a second playable character! Proto Man is making his comeback in Mega Man: Dual Override, […]
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Canonical engineer Matthew Kosarek rolled out Miracle-WM 0.11 today as an end-of-summer update to this Wayland compositor built atop the Mir library...
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https://www.monsterhunter.com/wilds/en-us/info-character-edits/ With the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, players will be able to re-edit the appearance of their hunter as many times as they like, free of charge and without the need for a Character Edit Voucher. – Note: The character edit update will be implemented in the Ver. 2 update released with the 2027 launch of Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, and will be applicable to the base game of Monster Hunter Wilds as... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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I would have loved to see Gravity Rush/Daze 2 remastered after their great work on GR/D1. Apparently they pitched a Ghost of ____ spinoff which could've been cool too. What would you have wanted them to work on? Would it also be what would've most benefitted BP?
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Whats the best new game released in September(2026) you played so far? Vote and comment down below why I reserved some spots for popular unreleased september games coming soon . You can come back and change your vote as you play them. Please use spoiler tags if you are going to post anything in spoiler territory
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Windows Central reported on the rumored Game Pass changes for next year, which were originally posted here: https://www.resetera.com/threads/rumor-leak-how-gamepass-will-work-next-year.1633327/ They also mentioned the response that Paul Tassi got from an Xbox spokesperson which you can read from the article. The following is from WC's own reporting: Additionally, we've been doing some digging of our own and can confirm that the list of "changes" outlined by the above forum aren't... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more
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This Video Game History Foundation video discusses some interviews with Nintendo folk in their archives of publications like Nintendo Power. Here they discuss Takumi Kawagoe, who was responsible for in-game camera and cinematic direction across multiple games. Star Fox 2 was already part of a series that played with perspective and depth, and his work there connects directly to Mario 64, the Twilight Princess trailer, that Twilight Princess Zant x Ganondorf cutscene... Read more
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For those of you that know me, I'm a hater of FFVII Remake and I have avoided Rebirth as well. Until now. I will not be answering any questions on that but will make an RTTP thread for Remake and perhaps an LTTP thread for Rebirth. I really badly want a big JRPG and I want to give Remake another try. NO MORE QUESTIONS ON THAT. Let's talk about the current deal... Read more
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For some reason i got urge to play Splinter Cell Blacklist again other day so i installed it (with FusionFix) to see if i remember how good that game was. And yeah it is as good as i remember if not better. So let's start discussion with visual presentation of the game. Game is running on Unreal Engine 2.5 that Ubisoft heavily modified so that kinda sets expectations. But game for sure punches above it's wight, and main reason for that in my opinion is great art direction that game has... Read more
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View: https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3mvnu6ify4c2n
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View: https://youtu.be/LAW67ibikSA It can't be said enough how Majora's Mask pulled off some sort of magic.... And maybe more specifically, "dark magic" that's felt in its world and cutscenes and general design choices. The game was famously created under a tight time-crunch to capitalize on the incredible success of OOT. Developers say they struggled and were stressed with it. Obviously this isn't an ideal way to work, but to see how some of the game translates it's..... I... Read more
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Push Square19:00London's burning. Oh no, here I am again writing about another upcoming free-to-play RPG that’s sure to attract some sensible comments. Well, look, I pressed pause on Silver Palace for over a week so you’ve had plenty of time to recover from my Ananta and Honkai: Nexus Anima reports. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Place your bets. Some of these have been a bit more than just a rumor. Others are just educated guesses. Anyway, which ones are REAL (eventually)?
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Mesa 26.2.3 is out today as the newest stable point release in this quarter's Mesa 26.2 series...
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The 'magic security chip' inside the original PlayStation 2 has been successfully reverse-engineered and dumped. Canadian retro hardware and software enthusiast DiscoStarslayer was the manic mind behind the cracking open of the CXP102064 MechaCon chip, which arrived inside the 'PS2 Fat' from 1999. It took "four years of effort" to reach this stage, but this milestone should be a boon to hardware preservation, repair, and emulation projects. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Pretty cool; it should... Read more
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJfyys3e9L8 Great video for people jumping into the Remedyverse with Resonant or even just a refresher.
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The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has announced that Resident Evil creator, Shinji Mikami, will be inducted into its Hall of Fame next year. Read more
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It has been reported in this September 16th article that a security exploit that only affects the Switch 1 was recently discovered, and Nintendo is urging Switch 1 owners to update to firmware 23.0.0 which fixes this security exploit. This exploit does not affect the Switch 2. CNET reports that CVE-2026-82079 involves a Switch 1 generated QR code, these are generated by either the "Send to Smartphone" feature or by the physical cartridge version of Mario Kart: Home Circuit. The generated QR... Read more
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Push Square14:30MindsEye for an eye. MindsEye , the deeply troubled PS5 action-shooter that launched back in June of last year, will soon be laid to rest. That's according to a number of new reports from people who very recently lost their jobs at developer Build A Rocket Boy, which is said to be on the cusp of shutting down completely. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Steam Deck HQ14:05Humble brought back its fantastic Sniper Elite Classics bundle that has the first 5 games in the series for only $10, and they are all playable on the Steam Deck.
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Push Square14:00The quest continues. One of the most iconic and timeless properties in gaming, Dragon Quest has officially topped 100 million total sales. This is across all Dragon Quest titles — both mainline and spin-off, including remakes and remasters — dating back to the very first game's release over four decades ago in 1986. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Multiple staff on the studio have written farewell posts on social media over the past 24 hours.
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Canonical recently began producing Ubuntu 26.10 amd64v3 daily ISOs to complement their experimental amd64v3 package archive that they have been trialing the past few release cycles. While we still don't know what any official plans are for amd64v3 with Ubuntu 26.10, the performance gains can be very worthwhile over the generic amd64 binaries even for low-end/budget hardware.
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Scottish studio Build a Rocket Boy has reportedly initiated another round of job cuts. Read more
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Hardcore Gaming 10113:29After Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game, some of the staff left Ubisoft to form Tribute Games, who created a number of retro-style titles like Wizorb, Mercenary Kings, Flinthook, and Panzer Paladin. In 2022, they were reunited with both the TMNT license and the beat-em-up genre with TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge. This led to another ... Scott Pilgrim EX was first posted on September 16, 2026 at 12:29 pm. ©2017-2025 " Hardcore Gaming 101 ". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at kurt@hardcoregaming101.net
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Rumors have been spreading that Xbox Game Pass will change next year to drop its price in exchange for dropping "Day One on Game Pass" for future titles. Xbox recently spoke with Paul Tassi of Forbes to address these rumors.
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PlayStation Blog13:00My name is Kristina, I work at the indie studio Hyper Games. We’re based in Norway, so you can be sure we know a lot about snow, which is great with our upcoming cozy adventure game, Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth. It is our second Moomin game and it is coming to PlayStation 5 on September 18. […]
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Push Square13:00It's a fare cop. This past weekend, SEGA hosted a closed network test for its upcoming arcade driving game, Crazy Taxi: World Tour . This was my first opportunity to get my hands on it — a revival of a true arcade classic, and exactly the kind of game I want to see making a return. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Time Extension13:00I'm just not sure about that 'Extreme Green' colour... Retro Fighters has iterated on its core range of controllers so many times I'm honestly in danger of losing track; when the Brawler64 Pro ( $69.99 ) sample arrived in the office, I was certain I'd covered a similar pad not so long ago (and I had – the non-Pro version , of course, which comes in both wired and wireless options). The big difference with this new model is the design, which opts for a smoother, more ergonomic appearance and comes in a range of 'skeleton' colours, such as Watermelon Red, Extreme Green, Ice Blue, Atomic Purple, and Smoke Black (as well as the usual N64 grey). Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Amplitude have always used early access for their games, even before Steam Early Access was a thing. Ahead of Endless Space 's release in July 2012, players who preordered the game got immediate access to an alpha build that was steadily patched and updated on the lead up to launch. To this day, the studio still uses its Games2Gether program, where they discuss design issues with players and poll them for thoughts on how to proceed. Right now, there are a small group of players giving feedback on the recently announced Humankind 2. However, as Amplitude prepare to launch Endless Legend 2 after a year in early access , co-founder and CEO Romain de Waubert de Genlis readily admits "The whole thing has changed over time." Read more
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Steam Deck HQ12:53The DXVK 3.1.1 update has released with fixes for Skyrim, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Corpse Party, and more on Steam Deck.
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Goichi Suda will be presenting the award to the Resident Evil director.
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Push Square12:30Let's take a look. In case you missed it, today saw the arrival of a new PS5 system software update , and one of the more interesting additions is the Community Activity widget for the console's Welcome page. Basically, it gives you a small glimpse at what is trending on Sony's machine, providing a little bit of insight as to what the general public is playing. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Right on schedule and in time for appearing in the likes of Ubuntu 26.10 and Fedora Workstation 45, the GNOME 51 desktop is officially released...
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For the last few years I've been labouring to transform my terror of spiders into guarded appreciation, even wonder. I've been drawing pictures of spiders, and writing stories about them. When I spy a spyder (spider) in the wild, I make a strenuous display of hunkering down to utter words like "ooh, what a beautiful False Widow, such poetry of form". Then the spider moves a fraction, and I hoot and holler on out of there, pawing imaginary silk strands from my face. Videogames like Tumblebee are not helping with this endeavour. Read more
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We are thrilled to reveal the finalists for the special awards at the UK GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards 2026. Read more
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Time Extension12:00Our search for proof of the now infamous Uniracers' lawsuit. Update: the headline of this article has been changed, pending an exciting update. A few years before the Dundee-based developer DMA Design created the hugely successful open-world crime series Grand Theft Auto , it produced an offbeat racing game featuring a bunch of sentient unicycles as its main characters, in collaboration with Nintendo. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Push Square11:30The dark before dawn. Capcom has granted us rabid Dragon's Dogma 2 fanatics a fresh look at Dark Arisen — the expansion that's coming out in just under a month, on the 9th October. Although it's a fairly short trailer, there's an awful lot to see. New enemy types can be spotted throughout — including the returning Evil Eye! — alongside new weapons, armour, and enhanced vocation skills. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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If the organisers of Crufts ever have to produce a season of Robot Wars, the results probably won't be a million miles away from Dog in the Machine - a new turn-based tactics puzzler that's sort of Into The Breach but with a greater emphasis on props and tricks. Read more
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Push Square11:00Pole position. How do you follow up on one of the best RPG remakes I've ever played? Well, apparently, you just make another one. Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter doesn't attempt to do anything vastly different from its predecessor — it basically plays like the second half of one giant adventure. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Time Extension11:00Look at the little lad fly... A homebrew developer has released an unofficial, pint-sized recreation of a '90s Kirby game that never was. Available now on NovaStar's itch.io , Kid Kirby is an imagining of the superstar's unrealised SNES adventure, which was cancelled way back in 1995. Kid Kirby was originally conceived as a key title for the Super NES Mouse peripheral, launched by Nintendo in 1992 as part of its Super Mario Paint package. The concept would see a younger version of the adorable pink puffball questing to save the Dream Spring of Dream Land, encountering various familiar locations and characters along the way - including a junior King Dedede. Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Update: The IWGB Games Worker Union have issued the following statement to RPS from vice-chair Ben Newbon: We cannot add any further insight into the heartbreaking job losses at BARB, a company that we think has been slowly spiralling for a long time. We came together to fight tooth and nail to prevent the hardworking people working there from such a fate after pouring their heart and soul into Minds Eye. We are proud of what we built there but still hearing of redundancies is always an injustice. We offer nothing but solidarity and support to everyone impacted by any job losses and remain committed to getting justice for BARB management’s treatment of workers and organising to root these practices out of the video games industry. Only by joining and becoming active in a trade union can we achieve these goals. Original story follows: Build a Rocket Boy (BARB), makers of panned futuristic action game/massive minigame platform MindsEye , appear to be making more staff redundant or able to seek other work. As part of a LinkedIn post indicating he's seeking opportunities elsewhere, a principal talent acquisition partner at the studio has written that he "will be seeing BARB through till the very end, helping wrap things up here in the HR department", which doesn't exactly paint a rosy picture of the company's future. Read more
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Time Extension10:20Update: We have confirmation. We may only be several days into 2026, but we already have an exciting new project for Neo Geo fans to look forward to in the future. h0ffman (who you may know from his Neo Geo ports of Shinobi and Golden Axe ) has revealed that he is currently working on an unofficial port of Toaplan's 1989 side-scroller shooter Zero Wing to Neo Geo systems, and that it is now "nearly complete." Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Time Extension10:16'It's an extremely difficult matter, but I'll try to find a compromise'. Back in 2020, shmup specialists M2 gathered together the titles from its long-running Aleste series and released them on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch as the succinctly titled Aleste Collection. As a special treat, M2 included a brand-new Aleste title, GG Aleste 3 , coded for Sega's handheld platform Game Gear. While no standalone or physical edition of GG Aleste 3 ever materialised, fans were able to play it directly on Game Gear hardware via the use of a ripped ROM . Back in June, mod squad Morb successfully ported the shmup sequel to the Master System. Now it seems that the holy trinity is set for completion, as Blast Processing Arcade has completed its work bringing GG Aleste 3 to the Mega Drive . Read the full article on timeextension.com
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Even more indie games are going to be shown off soon in the Big Break Showcase from Coffee Stain Publishing. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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Ori Bernstein announced an early preview of his Good Enough File-System "GEFS" for OpenBSD. GEFS is a crash-safe, snapshotting, copy-on-write file-system that he wrote initially for 9front and now porting to OpenBSD...
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