Paradox respond to the accusation that they fix games with paid DLC - "we try to find a middle ground"

StablemateEuropa Universalis 4has 37 DLC packs under its banner, whileCities Skylinesis streets ahead with a whopping 62. “The reason that our business is sustainable is that we launch a game, that is good enough. But, like a painting - when is a painting done? When you stop painting it, I guess. Game development is quite a lot the same.” It’s now called Early Access, but we did that earlier and we didn’t call it that....

October 11, 2024 · 2 min · 357 words · Michael Williams

Steam will now warn customers at checkout that they're only buying a digital license to a game

The change has been implemented internationally in response to new California legislation due to take effect next year. “A purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam,” it reads. That prompted the storefront to do a good bit of trolling today. “Since checkout banners are trending, we’re thinking of putting one up ourselves. Thoughts on this one? “,they tweeted. Other storefronts have removed games from libraries outright, however....

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 73 words · Johnny Li

Sure, why not"revolutionary new RPG studio"

It is also, by some distance, the most outwardly socialist of the lot. The former Disco Elysium devs in question are writers Argo Tuulik and Olga Moskvina. Summer Eternal don’t have a name for their first RPG yet. I am not ready to give up on that. It makes the entire mankind look bad." Nic hasa summary of all that for you here. Thus, the question of organisation becomes a question of the balance of power in this dangerous dance....

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 167 words · Melinda Bond

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered will arrive in February 2025, perhaps make Angel Of Darkness playable at last

The remasters are being handled by Aspyr in partnership with Crystal Dynamics, as per the original trilogy remaster. The set are due to release on February 14th for 25, andthey’re up on Steam now. It sold reasonably well but reviews were dire and development of later Tomb Raider games moved to Crystal Dynamics. Core Design closed not long after. Which, as I noted above, makes Angel Of Darkness perfect fodder for a remaster....

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 85 words · Jason Williams

Wordle hints and answer (#1210): How to solve the Friday October 11 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 11? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

October 11, 2024 · 2 min · 394 words · Kristie Garcia

Yet another studio formed of Disco Elysium alumni has announced a cerebral sci-fi RPG, just to confuse you

They are bickering about whose game is the true spiritual successor to the rockbottom detectiveRPG. Is it theunnamed project announced earlier todayby new studio Longdue, involving some kind of “psychogeography mechanic”? It’s not for me to choose the dialogue option now appearing in your own brain. But I will say this: at least the one with the horny name has a trailer. Ah, sultry whispering. Your character will be putting her training to use with “interrogations, confrontations, and seductions”....

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 167 words · Keith Bell

Intel bets on efficiency with the power-sipping Core Ultra 200S series

Instead, the focus will be on power efficiency and lowering temperatures. Thats not to say this generation will actively trundle backwards on performance. inWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, all in the newer model’s favour. And yet, I do kinda see the point. Clearly a change in design thinking was necessary. A 13c reduction here could literally store your processor’s life. Nowthere’sthe Intel I know.

October 10, 2024 · 1 min · 64 words · Cole Ross

Kind Words 2 review: as good-hearted as a city built on the internet can get

I never stopped loving you. Yes, there’s a fashion shop with a limited collection of clothes. But this isn’t really the key in of game about investing in your character’s appearance. It’s more about the act of writing to others. There are a bunch of ways to communicate. These are short cards another player has posted, lamenting recent break-ups or venting about an annoying family member. You jot down out a reply to these and send it off....

October 10, 2024 · 3 min · 581 words · Tony Mcneil

Players are now less "accepting" that games will be fixed, say Paradox, after "underestimating" the reaction to Cities: Skylines 2's performance woes

“We’re pretty confident that the gameplay is good,” Lilja said of Prison Architect 2. It’s more that we haven’t been able to keep the pace that we wanted. Some of them are harder to fix than we thought." Which issues, specifically, are Prison Architect 2’s new developers Kokku having trouble with, I asked? “It’s mostly certain technical issues rather than design,” Lilja went on. “It’s more how can we make this technically high-quality enough for a stable release....

October 10, 2024 · 2 min · 276 words · Danny Morgan

Shout out to Red Dead Redemption’s PC requirements for allowing me to finally meet the recommended specs for something

I simply do not have another tarnation in me. Dont even talk to me about a toot. Heres the specs, as per theSteampage. Im not even going to verify this, because I want it to be true quite badly. Not sure why I wrote ‘verify’ there like I’ve got loads of cowboy mates I can ask.

October 10, 2024 · 1 min · 56 words · Mr. Peter Roach

Silent Hill 2 almost spoiled the game’s biggest twist for Italians before the day one patch came to the rescue

Heres a video of a cat thatsounds like hes saying bongiornoyou can watch instead. Ahah esatto siamo riusciti a far patchare un gioco perche spoilera tutto nei primi dieci minuti.

October 10, 2024 · 1 min · 30 words · Ricky Parks

Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles gets PC port, proving that the farce remains strong with this one

It was, in fact, me crying out in terror a million times. I have bled for this game. Jedi Power Battles isn’t even all that amazing. I had a dedicated Jedi name, I think. What are Aspyr doing with it all? It’s out 23rd January.

October 10, 2024 · 1 min · 45 words · Kenneth Reed

Sunderfolk is a gripping co-op strategy game from former Blizzard talent that wants to "bring back game night"

Jackbox meets Gloomhaven meets Xbox SmartGlass I will not lie to you, gentle reader. It’s not like I necessarily object to all these things. I like boardgames (current favourite, Cosmic Encounters). I like cardgames (current favourite, Fungi). So, who are these “folk” that have been “sundered”? You play one of six heroes, each a bestial spin on a familiarRPGclass. Players and enemy movements are grouped into rounds. Plot a route through an ally, and you’ll shove them into the hex behind....

October 10, 2024 · 2 min · 408 words · Rebecca Williams