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"The trajectory has been bumpy, actually, in some cases."
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Illumi-wait over? | Helldivers 2 just got a Steam update literally entitled "gameplay_illuminates", and players aren't sure if it's the real thing, or god-tier Arrowhead trolling
"Can't wait for it being an update on the lighting in the gameplay and everyone getting bamboozled."
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Chk Yourself | Dragon Age: The Veilguard modders have added in Baldur's Gate 3's tattoos, so you can slap a reminder that its companions don't chuck you across a room as sexily as Lae'zel on your mug
There's also a fresh patch for the former, as BioWare dishes out more tweaks.
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Time To Kill | Stalker 2 modders have mutant and weapon deg nerfing on the brain, as well as messing with time itself
Not even the three different longer days mods will likely give you time to try everything they're creating.
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Drop the Warhammer | Sorry, Space Marine 2 mod lovers, Saber's banning them from public online sessions because it's found they're behind issues that even effect non-modders
"Mods are great, and they will no doubt contribute to this game's longevity. However, we as developers must also ensure game stability."
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Sleepers or Junkers? | "Need For Speed is always too ahead of its time" Veteran NFS developers on the series' habit of polarising releases that end up beloved
"I was shocked how highly rated some of the fans made that game. Because I had thought that’s a bit of a lump of coal in my resume."
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Fast and Future-ous | As it fires up Need For Speed's first ever motorbike, Unbound's current goal isn't to do "everything" the series ever has, but to "build up this real core of Need For Speed" for the future
"We are very carefully cherry-picking and selecting stuff."
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Passing Notes | Steam updates its Season Pass policy to make it clear: no mystery boxes that don't say what the DLC is and when it's coming
"Selling a Season Pass has risks; since you are promising the release of future content, you have to commit to completing that content on time."
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We're Not Live, Pal | Helldivers 2 devs shut down some live testing rumours, emphasising that Arrowhead folks playing it won't show off that they're a dev before getting up to "strange behaviours"
The studio is also still "looking into" armour colour customisation.
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Radioactivity | As Stalker 2's devs set about fixing its "rough edges", modders are on the case: less than 24 hours after release there are already four separate mods designed to stop stuttering
There are also the usual reshades and minor tweaks you'd expect right after a game goes live.
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Still On Read | Elden Ring developer FromSoftware's owner Kadokawa confirms takeover interest from Sony, but says "no decision has been made at this time"
The corporation is seemingly still weighing up whether it wants to become the latest big corporate thing to be acquired by another big corporate thing.
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Final Flushtasy | Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is a thing, so you'll soon be able to "make Eorzea a better place through the bonds of friendship" while sitting on the toilet
Don't worry, stuff like fishing and chocobo racing is making the jump across to the small screen.
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It Never Ends | Disco Elysium's potential 'spiritual successors' reportedly come with even more behind-the-scenes drama, including a bizarre spat about photos of someone's ex-wife
According to ex-Disco writer Argo Tuulik, one of the parties involved in the mess, it's "a comically confusing situation".
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Kiss From A Rook-se | Yep, Dragon Age: The Veilguard modders are definitely cooking now: they've covered Solas' bald bonce in big wet sloppy kisses and clown makeup
They've also slapped his face on The Inquisitor's pyjamas, because why not?
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Chill Period | Helldivers 2's latest major order is all about using the Democracy Space Station, which is er, currently still on cooldown for the next half a day or so
Hey, at least that means you're definitely safe from being blown up by it for a bit.
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Radagotta Wait A Bit | Elden Ring fan-made anime, or fanime, gets fresh teaser, but you'll have to wait until next year to watch it
If you're planning on saving the rest of your Shadow of the Erdtree GOTY nom celebration bubbly for this, you'd better find a fridge.
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The Lands Buytween? | Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware's owner Kadokawa
The megacorp behind PlayStation is looking to "add to its entertainment portfolio", according to Reuters.
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Popeing Off | The odds of Baldur's Gate 3 being owned by The Pope just got better, as Larian's head of publishing shouts out mods for helping it outdo numbers from last year
There's also an equally good - if not greater - chance he's not one of the three Vatican-based BG3 buyers, but we can dream.
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Modding On | Dragon Age: The Veilguard modding finally looks to be moving beyond purple deletion and ridiculously attractive Rooks, thanks to some experimental new tools
It's still early days though, so you might want to make sure you know hat you're doing if you're after more than just a facelift.
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Mojaving Fun | Fallout fan fest in real-life version of New Vegas' Goodsprings features NCR vs Legion battle re-enactments, and a Todd Howard cosplay with "an actual piece of trash"
The Fallout community's annual trip to the Mojave came with plenty of cool cosplays, as has become the tradition.
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DSScussions | Don't worry, Helldivers 2 folks, Arrowhead's working on the Democracy Space Station's team-killing tendencies, and it's already introduced a temporary tweak to help
"This is not the end of the DSS, we'll tweak and evolve."
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Credit Controversy | After GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition update ditches some mentions of the studio, Grove Street Games boss says it's "a dick move" to yank devs from credits via updates
The latest update to CJ, Tommy, and Claude's remastered adventures removes some GSG logos, but leaves the studio in the end credits.
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Seems Like Box Beef | "We don’t need to do incremental hardware for our own benefit", says Xbox boss Phil Spencer, as the PS5 Pro continues to wonder 'Was it something I said?'
Look, just tell it what it did to you Phil. It's getting very, very PSSRd off over here.
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Croft Cast? | Tomb Raider Prime Video series looks to be locking in its Lara, with a Game of Thrones star reportedly in talks to plunder some burial places
Look, we're not judging, we know it's all about the archeology and not the priceless swag.
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Oopsbital Barrage | Helldivers 2 players sour a bit on their lovely new Democracy Space Station, because it's turned out to be very good at killing, er, helldivers
"Finally, Arrowhead listened and gave the bots a stratagem to even the playing field..."
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Yep, that's home. | Atomfall, the next game that'll vaguely aim to satisfy our British Fallout thing cravings, just got one of the the most sadness island release date reveal trailers ever
A poor sod getting mugged next to an old school phone box that's seen better days. Ahhhhhhhhhh, blighty.
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Raichumap Released | Good news, Pokemon TCG Pocket confirms plans to add-in a new feature every Poke-head wants soon, as well as new booster packs
Get ready to be able to do some wheeler dealing from early 2025, assuming the current roadmap doesn't change.
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Horsin' Around | There's now a Witcher 3 mod that turns Geralt into a centaur, and having reinstalled the entire game just to try it, I can confirm it's the stuff of weird horse man dreams
Where we're going, we don't need Roach.
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DS-Yesssssssssssssss | Wahey, Helldivers 2's Democracy Space Station is finally up and running, and in the words of one overwhelmed Super Earth stan: "It's so democratic omfg"
Democracy has been made manifest, after a month and a bit of hard helldiver grafting.
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Wasteland Walkout | UPDATE: "We are not afraid to do what's necessary" Hundreds of Fallout and Elder Scrolls devs at Zenimax go on strike against Microsoft
The need to bargain over issues like remote work options and outsourcing is the crux of the one-day action, union claims.
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It Needs Consoling | "We’re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles", Xbox boss Phil Spencer says, likely leaving the PS5 Pro pretty PSSRd off
Yep, just a quippy little line about expensive hardware, nothing to see here.
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Good For Old Games | GOG is launching a new preservation program, and it looks like good news for PC folks who love playing classics without having to mess around
"We continue our mission to make games live forever."
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Philling Us In | Xbox's Phil Spencer on why a new Fallout game didn't drop alongside the TV show: "the play is much more long term than trying to drive some gift buying"
The Microsoft gaming exec actually reckons not trying to time the two up together allows a bit of extra "creative liberty".
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Touching Down Soon | It's In The Game: Madden NFL is about to give EA's American football series the documentary treatment, and here's hoping it does a deep-dive on that Greg Jennings touchdown
Sure, he was putting the team on his back, but there has to be more to it than that.
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Gimme Fuel | Attention, Helldivers 2 players: it's finally time to fuel up your space station by killing five million bugs while also battling the Jet Brigade, because multitasking
Yep, it's another Major Order that'll have you thinking about how cool it'd be to clone your diver.
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Polarishhhhhhhhhhh | The Witcher 4 seemingly gets its first character reveal that's not just Geralt saying he's showing up, thanks to a Star Wars and EastEnders actor's CV
Who's Branko? We've got no idea, but it looks like you might be meeting him in your return to The Continent.
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DSSoon | Helldivers 2 players reckon the Democracy Space Station saga is starting to drag a bit, cue speculation about exactly how final its "final phase" might be
Don't worry, now it's full of disenfranchised families, I'm sure it won't be long until Arrowhead's at the stage of wrapping the DSS up and affixing a 'To the divers' tag.
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Star More? | New Star Wars trilogy helmed by X-Men writer reportedly in the works, because we don't already have enough vaguely lightsabery things lurking in the upcoming asteroid belt
Yep, more things set in a galaxy, far, far away that we might get to watch before our own implodes.
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Sweet Cowboy Blues | “We've waited 14 years for this game” The story of the Red Dead Redemption PC remaster mod looking to bring RDR2 to classic New Austin
Reality Redemption’s developer says it’s the product of loving Red Dead’s “final frontier vibes” taking on “a fresh challenge”.
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Holy Pokemoly | Pokemon TCG Pocket smashes past the 30 million download mark in a week, so yeah, we're very much doing the Pokemon Go thing again
I'd give it about a week before one of your elderly relatives is showing you the Bulbasaur they've just pulled.
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The Neck-t Chapter | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's first patch isn't just about dressing up like someone who bangs, ok, it's saved us all from unexpected NPC neck growth
Forget Elven gods, this was clearly the biggest threat facing Thedas.
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Paltents Out There | Palworld developer Pocketpair provides update on that Pokemon Company/Nintendo lawsuit, revealing the exact patents it's accused of infringing upon
"We will continue to assert our position in this case through future legal proceedings."
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2Massive2Effective | Mass Effect is officially getting an Amazon TV series, penned by the writer of that Fast & Furious film where Vin Diesel and John Cena have a big fight about family
N7 Day might have been "quieter" this year, but it certainly wasn't silent.
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Fantastic Casting? | Fallout season two will reportedly star Macaulay Culkin as a "crazy genius-type character", and I'm praying it's somehow the Mojave's top theoretical physicist
It almost definitely won't be, but a guy can dream, right?
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Gabaghoul | Sure, The Sims 4's new Life and Death expansion is pretty spooky, but its hidden strength is hardcore Tony Soprano roleplay
It’s all fun and games until people start getting whacked, and then a guy in a robe who struggles to relate to others shows up.
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Massively Effective | No Man's Sky brings back Mass Effect's Nomandy as a special N7 Day treat, alongside some handy cross-save support
To be fair, Commander Shepard's got experience with fish, so NMS' last big update should be up their alley.
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Oh Baby | Quick, grab your baby and walking boots, Death Stranding just dropped on Xbox Series X/S out of the blue
Right on the five year anniversary of the game originally arriving on PS4, too.
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Hit And Run | "We're in the business of making great big hits", Take-Two CEO says after shuttering good studios and selling good indie publisher Private Division to a mystery buyer
We have actually shuttered those things, it's confirmed, half a year after man said those things weren't being shuttered.
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Gru-d Heavens | Yes, GTA 6 is still on track for release in 2025, says Rockstar, as fans craving a second trailer debate whether to cling on to some wild moon theories
Sometimes you just end up spending an entire day learning about the waning gibbous because of a game about running people over.
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Ariel Of A Reveal | Ahead of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Konami finally puts MGS3's Suzetta Miñet mystery to bed with a confirmed answer
"So she asked me 'What was your dog's name growing up?', and I said 'Suzette Monet'."