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Helldivers 2 may have triggered a wave of bans for 20,000 Russian and Belarusian Steam accounts
Steam appears to have been cracking down on rule violations recently, particularly towards users who attempt to bypass regional restrictions…
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Arrowhead’s new CEO says the studio ‘knew it would be impossible’ to keep up with Helldivers 2’s demand for new content, is now focussed on adjusting ‘so that in the long term we can make more and better stuff’
Following months spent reacting to Helldivers 2’s unexpectedly huge success, developer Arrowhead Game Studios recently appointed a new CEO, Shams…
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One of Larian Studios’ next games has a codename—Excalibur, though ‘if we’re brutally honest, we’re trying to figure out what the hell it is’, says Swen Vincke
Larian Studios is moving onto not one, but two new RPGs after its uproarious success with Baldur’s Gate 3—and one…
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Still Wakes the Deep gets the fundamentals of horror just right while also having an incredible location and grisly action
“The player should feel like they are almost always about to die but never do.” This is what the lead…
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‘It’s not the most glamourous setting’: Still Wakes the Deep’s developers discuss why the oil rig setting works so well
Abandoned locations go hand in hand with horror games where players can be isolated, vulnerable, and, if you’re anything like…
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‘We’re on solid moral ground’: If you don’t like Still Wakes The Deep’s use of yellow paint, then take it up with OSHA and the HSE
I’ve always found yellow paint useful, whether that be for knowing where I can park my car or helping me…
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Today’s GPUs are supremely capable and graphics in the latest games are utterly spectacular, so why do I not get the same wow factor that I got 26 years ago?
Nick Evanson, Hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This month I’ve been testing: Ghost of Tsushima. Nixxes has done one heck of…
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The best thing about this retro fantasy RPG is that I keep forgetting it’s actually Lovecraftian horror
Everything about Skald: Against the Black Priory feels crafted to lull me into a false sense of security. With its…
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Sony accidentally leaks the whole of Destiny 2’s latest expansion, as its game streaming service let players access The Final Shape days before launch
Destiny 2’s hotly anticipated expansion The Final Shape has suffered an enormous leak just days prior to launch, after PS5…
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iFixit has cancelled its Samsung ‘Galaxy of Repair’ partnership criticising the company’s commitment: ‘We tried to make this work. Gosh, we tried’
Successful business partnerships rely on co-operation, open communication, and shared goals. None of which appears to have been present in…
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