"A dried husk of a product": former Doom producer berates Microsoft for making Halo a "mid-tier" game and mourns the "financialisation" of AAA
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·22d ago
Former Doom: The Dark Ages producer Andrew Willis has shared tuppence on the state of the blockbuster videogame trade, arguing that the biggest companies and most popular series are going through a...
"We're trying to make it easier": Valve confirm the Steam Frame is just the start of plans to get Steam games working on compatibility-challenged ARM PCs
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby James Archer·22d ago
The Steam Frame, unfortunately RAM shortage-ravaged as it is, is unique among virtual reality headsets for its ability to run Steam games – VR or 'flat' alike – entirely on its own, internal...
"They often don’t make it in the door": Wardogs studio Bulkhead check for "anti-crunch messaging" on prospective hires' social media, CEO says
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Mark Warren·22d ago
Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer has revealed that the studio behind recent FPS hit Wardogs check the social media accounts of prospective hires for public criticism of crunch practices, and deliberately...
Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember has a demo out, as Koei Tecmo carve an early 2027 release date into some hulking demons from Chinese mythology
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Mark Warren·22d ago
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty sequel Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember will release in March next year, devs Koei Tecmo have revealed as they've whipped out an alpha demo that you can give a go right away.
Total War: Shogun 2's Complete Edition adds 50 minor factions in return for breaking your mods, but fear not, players who stick to the old version will get legacy DLC for free
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·22d ago
If you recently glanced at Total War: Shogun 2 and thought "gosh, lovely hip-and-gable roofs on that miniature of the temples in Kyoto, but this could really do with oh, let's say 50 additional...
Skyblivion's release is "getting closer" as the massive Skyrim mod's makers start recruiting for a big final marketing push
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Mark Warren·23d ago
Skyblivion, that massive Oblivion remake mod which was originally set to release last year, finally seems to be on the verge of arrival.
"You may be overthinking it a little bit": Tim Willits doesn't think Rideshare's generative AI is damaging Saber's reputation
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Julian Benson·23d ago
A few weeks ago, when I spoke with Tim Willits, chief creative officer at Saber Interactive, makers of games like Space Marine 2, SnowRunner, and World War Z, the company was dealing with the...
Marathon's next major update runs a few months further away, permanent PvE in hand, as Bungie ditch their "strict seasonal schedule"
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Mark Warren·23d ago
Bungie have announced that the Marathon update originally slated to arrive on September 22nd will not be doing so.
"We could replace a city with a giant crater and say Las Vegas was blown up": Paradox's grand strategy game Afterworld hasn't got a fixed history, it changes with every playthrough
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Julian Benson·23d ago
Each time you start a new campaign in Afterworld, Paradox's upcoming post-apocalyptic grand strategy game, a tiny virtual historian cracks their knuckles and gets to work writing a new 200-year...
European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act could see online games forced to enact stricter age verification amid new rules around accounts for under 15s
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Mark Warren·23d ago
The European Commission are reportedly set to propose new rules around how under 15s access the likes of social media, AI chatbots, and online video games.
Lies of P's sequel is a Wizard of Oz homage called Wonders of O, going by a Neowiz trademark, and probably not a videogame based on a famous work of French erotica
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·23d ago
Earlier this week, trademarks were spotted over at the European Union Intellectual Property Office for a videogame or videogame-related Something called 'Wonders of O'.
Valve considered making a new VR game for the Steam Frame, before tackling the "ludicrous" task of getting Half-Life: Alyx running standalone
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby James Archer·23d ago
Valve have sometimes – if perhaps not often enough to call it a grand old tradition – massaged interest in their hardware by pairing the kit with a new game.
As Civilization 7 devs Firaxis prepare to unleash the nukes, the strategy game's latest update whips out a fresh take on the classic Real Earth map
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Mark Warren·23d ago
The September update for Civ 7 arrives today, September 15th. It's got a handful of new maps, including a fresh version of the real life-mimicking True Start Earth playing field, and updates to...
The King Is Watching devs are making The Crab is Walking, this journalist is writing
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·24d ago
The King Is Watching developers Hypnohead have announced The Crab Is Walking, a roguelite city-builder in which you alternate between arranging tetronimo-shaped city districts on the back of a...
"We track every server you enter": the Wardogs devs are "coming down hard" on XP farms and cash exploits, even as they encourage people to grind
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·24d ago
The creators of military shooter Wardogs have announced that they will crack down heavily on players who use exploits and bugs to speedily farm in-game currency and XP, or who spend “more than a...
Valve decided that cutting the Steam Frame’s specs to avoid price rises wasn't "the right product choice" for the VR headset
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby James Archer·24d ago
Surprising no-one, Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset is launching with higher-than-expected prices, following the Steam Machine in having its budget-friendly intentions foiled by the memory shortage...
Steam Frame review: Another best-in-class VR headset by Valve, though virtual realities clash with economic ones
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby James Archer·24d ago
It’s a strange time to be selling a new VR headset, and maybe an even stranger time to be buying one.
Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset opens for orders, with the cheapest model priced at a lenswatering £889 / $1,059
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby James Archer·24d ago
Valve have just launched the Steam Frame wireless VR headset, finally completing the triumvirate of new hardware – along with the new Steam Machine and Steam Controller – that they unveiled all the...
Blizzard say Battle.net isn't looking to fight Steam and Epic for supermassive storefront supremacy, despite recently nabbing The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Mark Warren·24d ago
No siree. We are not trying to fight those big bosses. It's arguably a bit of a weird thing for a publisher with Diablo and World of Warcraft in their arsenal to say, but that's the stance Blizzard...
This week in PC games: become a magic girl in Kernel Hearts, a dog commando in Fright Train, or a capital class warship in Sublight
Rock, Paper, Shotgunby Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·24d ago
Happy new week all! Over the weekend I banished all thought of rocks, paper or shotguns and volunteered to pick apples at a local orchard.
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