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Much-wishlisted 100-player shooter Wardogs gets an early access release date and promises refunds for anyone unhappy with the closed beta
Bulkhead, the studio behind Battalion 1944 and The Turing Test, has confirmed that its ambitious 100-player shooter Wardogs will launch into Steam early access on 10th September, following months of invite-only testing. The announcement comes as the game has built substantial momentum, amassing over 800,000 Steam wishlists, and is accompanied by an unusually confident marketing…
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Voidwood, a Fantasy Co-Op Survival Horror Game, Announced for PC
Santa Barbara Games, a new developer comprised of former Bethesda, Riot, EA, and other talent, has announced its first game: Voidwood, a 1-4-player fantasy co-op survival horror game with a decidedly Studio Ghibli-esque art style. In it, you and your friends play as children lost in a cursed forest, scavenging for supplies and crafting tools…
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“We live in a world full of AI, let’s be honest with ourselves” – 1666: Amsterdam developer still using AI tools despite recent controversy
Panache Digital, the Canadian studio behind witchy action game 1666: Amsterdam, has confirmed it is still using AI tools in development, though “less and less”, following a backlash earlier this year over generative AI use spotted in the game’s playable prologue and marketing materials. Co-founder Patrice Désilets, best known for creating Assassin’s Creed, addressed the…
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Id Software lead says devs “don’t have the incentive to care anymore” with Microsoft threatening another 1,600 Xbox layoffs after latest bloodbath
An id Software lead has criticised Microsoft’s Xbox management following major job cuts, saying repeated restructuring has left developers with little incentive to care about their work. The comments highlight concerns that layoffs are damaging morale, institutional knowledge and the ability of Xbox studios to make large-scale games. Microsoft has eliminated 1,600 Xbox roles and…
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Trump to give Republicans a 3-1 FCC majority, isn’t filling empty Democratic seat
President Trump has nominated Republican lawyer Danielle Thumann Severs to the Federal Communications Commission, a move that will give Republicans a 3-1 majority rather than pairing her appointment with a Democratic nominee as has been the historical norm. This breaks with decades of precedent in which presidents and the Senate cooperated to keep the majority…
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Marvel’s Wolverine “fully playable” on disc when it releases, Insomniac clarifies, perhaps making it one of the last few PlayStation games that will be
Insomniac Games has clarified that Marvel’s Wolverine will be “fully playable” on disc when it launches for PlayStation 5, meaning buyers of the physical version won’t need to download the full game to play it. This detail has taken on added significance because Sony, Insomniac’s owner, plans to stop producing game discs entirely from January…
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Job Simulator Is Finally Giving Your VR Headset The Day Off
Job Simulator has long been one of the best reasons to own a VR headset, and it might be bringing the glory days of working behind a counter–or cubicle hell–to a flat screen near you. Homeworld: Vast Reaches developer FarBridge has announced Job Simulator: Human Relations, which will see up to four players work together to…
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Star Wars Zero Company wants to be more than XCOM with lightsabers: “Gamers are more sophisticated now”
Developers behind Star Wars Zero Company have said they want the upcoming tactical strategy game to be more than simply a Star Wars-flavoured take on XCOM, arguing that today’s strategy fans expect deeper and more sophisticated systems. The comments position the game as an attempt to push the genre forward within a major franchise, rather…
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Little Nightmares III Dev Announces Layoffs With Up To 75 Employees Affected
Supermassive Games, the studio behind Little Nightmares III, Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, has announced it is beginning a “redundancy consultancy process” that could result in up to 75 job losses. The company described the move as a necessary step to ensure its long-term sustainability, though it did not give a detailed explanation…