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DREADMOOR release countdown: Exact date and time

  • DREADMOOR launches on 9 November.
  • Players survive in a flooded, decaying world.
  • Fishing, combat and exploration are central.

First person fishing adventure DREADMOOR is due to launch on Monday, 9 November. Its release matters to players waiting to explore a survival game set in a decaying, flooded world where fishing comes with danger. Players will use fishing, combat and exploration to survive, while travelling between settlements…

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Inspired by Dark Messiah and Thief, this stealth game sees you sneak through a medieval megastructure prowled by undead guards

  • The Citadel Project blends Thief-style stealth with Dark Messiah physics.
  • A demo is available, with early access due on 11 November.
  • The game centres on escaping an undead-guarded medieval fortress.

The Citadel Project is a stealth game from solo developer Reliquary Software that combines ideas from Thief and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. Players take the role of a sickle-wielding prisoner trying to escape a vast medieval fortress guarded by undead, and the game is due to…

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How to collect the second Map Fragment in Fortnite Treasure Hunters

  • The second of six map fragments is now available.
  • Find it in a shack southeast of Lil Uzi’s Stronghold.
  • The quest updates automatically, and fragments can be collected in any order.

Fortnite’s Treasure Hunters event has added its second map fragment, which players can collect to advance the six-part treasure hunt. The fragment is at Lil Uzi’s Stronghold, a northern island location that is also a hot zone and home to a boss. Players should head to a small,…

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WoW: Forever is more than just a millennial retirement home

  • Forever adds over 1,000 quests and dungeons to Classic WoW.
  • Its beta preserves the slower pace of the original game.
  • New content fills gaps without modernising the old design.

World of Warcraft: Forever is a fan project that builds on Classic WoW with more than 1,000 new quests and dungeons. After 50 hours with its beta, the writer argues that its appeal goes beyond nostalgia: it shows how older, slower MMO design can still feel rewarding amid…

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Saving Mass Effect would take $200m+, says BioWare co-founder

  • A new Mass Effect could cost more than $200 million.
  • Trent Oster says a simpler game could be made for less.
  • Fans’ petition to continue the series has passed 317,000 signatures.

BioWare co-founder Trent Oster estimates that a new Mass Effect game built to meet fans’ expectations could cost more than $200 million (£150 million). His comments add weight to fans’ efforts to keep the series going after EA closed BioWare and cancelled Mass Effect 5, though EA has…

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Mass Effect love pours in on N7 Day as original director is “optimistic” the RPG will return

  • Casey Hudson remains hopeful Mass Effect will return.
  • Former developers shared thanks, memories and unreleased material.
  • Composer Sam Hulick had discussed music for the next game.

Mass Effect fans and former BioWare developers marked N7 Day amid the studio’s recent closure by parent company EA. Original game director Casey Hudson said he was “optimistic” the series would return, crediting fans’ affection for the games. Project lead Michael Gamble thanked fans, while composer Sam Hulick…

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AI-assisted completions prompt decomp.dev community to wind down website

  • Decomp.dev is winding down its website.
  • Its administrator blames misuse of AI-assisted contributions.
  • Decompilation can help study, modify and preserve games.

The decomp.dev community, one of the largest groups working to reconstruct video games’ source code, is winding down its website. Its administrator says AI-assisted work has turned a collaborative effort to understand games into a hollow race to raise completion figures, weakening the community that made the work…

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Former DRAGONFORCE And SKID ROW Singer ZP THEART Releases Re-Imagining Of NIGHTWISH’s ‘Nemo’

  • ZP Theart has released a heavier reworking of NIGHTWISH’s “Nemo”.
  • The original track appeared on the band’s 2004 album “Once”.
  • The release adds to Theart’s recent solo music.

Former DRAGONFORCE and SKID ROW vocalist ZP Theart has released a new version of NIGHTWISH’s “Nemo”, accompanied by a studio playthrough video on his YouTube channel. The 2004 song was originally performed by Tarja Turunen; Theart keeps its melody and dramatic feel but gives it a grittier vocal…

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The making of Mewgenics: How Edmund McMillen kept his pet project alive for 13 years

  • Mewgenics began with a 2012 game jam prompt about 1,000 kittens.
  • Team Meat put the project on hold to focus on Super Meat Boy Forever.
  • McMillen kept developing the idea, which later sold one million copies in a week.

Edmund McMillen’s cat-breeding game began as a prototype inspired by the least popular theme in a 2012 game jam. Despite his enthusiasm, the project was put on hold after Team Meat co-founder Tommy Refenes decided to focus on a Super Meat Boy sequel, leaving McMillen to keep trying…

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Opinion: Onimusha vs Phantom Blade Zero – The Insane Sword Fight for Game of the Year

  • Both games are personal Game of the Year contenders.
  • Onimusha favours deliberate, weighty swordplay.
  • Phantom Blade Zero offers 24 distinctive weapons.

The writer says Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Phantom Blade Zero are leading contenders for their personal Game of the Year vote, praising both for their sword combat. The comparison highlights how two games with very different rhythms can deliver cinematic action while keeping controls responsive. Onimusha…

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