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CD Projekt winds up Cyberpunk 2077 fans with fifth anniversary post, then cruelly breaks their hearts: 'We’re not teasing anything'
Andy Chalkpublished
newsNot everyone believes it, though.
Epic bans indie horror game Horses just one day before launch due to 'inappropriate content', despite having approved that content weeks ago
Andy Chalkpublished
newsHorses is out today, but you won't find it on the two biggest PC gaming storefronts.
The Marathon art theft debacle has been 'resolved to my satisfaction,' according to the artist Bungie stole from
Morgan Parkpublished
NEWSBungie has apparently done right by the artist it stole from to develop Marathon's look.
Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games will be in serious trouble if its next release isn't a hit: 'It's make-or-break for sure'
Andy Chalkpublished
newsMina the Hollower was supposed to be out at the end of October but was delayed at the last minute, and does not have a new release date.
Oxford English Dictionary rage baits traditionalists by naming 'rage bait' as its word of the year 2025
Rich Stantonpublished
NewsU mad bro?
IO Interactive says that, once Bond is out of the way, hell yeah we're getting back to the good stuff: 'Of course there's going to be a next Hitman'
Rich Stantonpublished
News"Hitman has been our flagship game, our long love for all the time IO Interactive has existed."
Attention survival game sickos: you can be among the first to playtest the sequel to one of my favorite survival RPGs
Christopher Livingstonpublished
NewsAn alpha playtest of Outward 2 is planned from Dec 9-15.
Escape From Tarkov player makes world-first escape from Tarkov
Andy Chalkpublished
Yes, you can do that now.
Hideo Kojima will make furry criminals regret their words and deeds as a mole who is also a cop in Zootopia 2
Joshua Wolenspublished
NewsAll those words I just wrote are true.
The company that invented the AIO cooler has accepted an $85 million buyout offer from a major Chinese electronics group
James Bentleypublished
NewsAsetek's cooling solutions and racing sim developments seem to be what the bidder is after.
The memory market is so screwed right now that Samsung is negotiating with, err, Samsung over DRAM contracts
Jacob Foxpublished
NewsI'm not sure Samsung will be best pleased with Samsung's terms.
Reports of Windows 10's death appear to have been greatly exaggerated as 29% of Steam users still cling on
Jess Kinghornpublished
NewsIn other news, Linux still perfectly content with its sliver of the pie.
CD Projekt winds up Cyberpunk 2077 fans with fifth anniversary post, then cruelly breaks their hearts: 'We’re not teasing anything'
Epic bans indie horror game Horses just one day before launch due to 'inappropriate content', despite having approved that content weeks ago
The Marathon art theft debacle has been 'resolved to my satisfaction,' according to the artist Bungie stole from
Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games will be in serious trouble if its next release isn't a hit: 'It's make-or-break for sure'
Oxford English Dictionary rage baits traditionalists by naming 'rage bait' as its word of the year 2025
IO Interactive says that, once Bond is out of the way, hell yeah we're getting back to the good stuff: 'Of course there's going to be a next Hitman'
Attention survival game sickos: you can be among the first to playtest the sequel to one of my favorite survival RPGs
Hideo Kojima will make furry criminals regret their words and deeds as a mole who is also a cop in Zootopia 2
The company that invented the AIO cooler has accepted an $85 million buyout offer from a major Chinese electronics group
The memory market is so screwed right now that Samsung is negotiating with, err, Samsung over DRAM contracts
Reports of Windows 10's death appear to have been greatly exaggerated as 29% of Steam users still cling on
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