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Escape From Duckov Mod Solves Your Loot Goblin Math Problems
Tired of guessing which piece of junk is actually worth grabbing in Escape From Duckov? There's already a mod for that, and it's a lifesaver for aspiring loot goblins.
Necesse Scraps Its Old World for an Infinite One in Massive 1.0 Launch
After six long years, the sandbox adventure Necesse has finally hit 1.0, and it didn't just add a new hat. It threw its old world in the trash for something infinitely better.
Escape From Duckov Sells a Quack-Tastic 200,000 Copies
Well, it looks like a lot of you are ready to get tactical. The viral hit Escape From Duckov has already waddled its way into over 200,000 libraries, and the developers are just getting started.
A Legend leaves: Tomonobu Itagaki, The Unapologetic Madman Behind Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive, Has Died
The man who gave us ridiculously difficult ninjas and... well, everything else in Dead or Alive, has passed away. Tomonobu Itagaki was a legend, and the industry is a little less interesting without him.
After a Soulless Sequel, the REAL Little Nightmares Devs Are Back, and Their New Demo Is a Fucking Masterpiece
While everyone was mourning the soulless cash-grab that was Little Nightmares 3, the original creators dropped the REANIMAL demo and reminded us what real atmospheric horror feels like.
Dev Launches $20 Game With 10 Minutes of Content, Gets Immediately Beaten to Death by Steam Reviews
CUFFBUST launched with one map, ten minutes of content, and a $20 price tag. The internet responded with the kindness and understanding you'd expect: by tearing it to absolute shreds.
Of Course Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Coming to Switch 2, and Of Course the "Physical" Copy Is a Fucking Scam
The leaks are true: Assassin's Creed Shadows is hitting the Switch 2 this December. The catch? The "physical version" is just another useless plastic box with a download code inside.
Finally, A Director Admits It: We're Sick of Dumbed-Down RPGs
The director of The Outer Worlds 2 just said what we've all been screaming for years: we want our RPGs to have some goddamn meat on their bones. It's about time someone in charge got the message.
The Man Running Battlefield Says Call of Duty Only Exists Because "EA Were Dicks"
In a moment of beautiful, unfiltered honesty, the guy now in charge of Battlefield just admitted that Call of Duty was only created because his current employer, EA, were "dicks." You can't make this stuff up.
That "Long Time" Randy Pitchford Warned About Was Apparently One Month
In a shocking turn of events that surprised absolutely no one, Randy Pitchford's promise that Borderlands 4 wouldn't be on sale for "a long time" expired after about thirty days.
It's That Time Again: Steam Next Fest is Here to Drown You in a Sea of Free Demos
Clear your schedule and your hard drive. The October Steam Next Fest has arrived, bringing with it a tidal wave of free demos for upcoming games. Your backlog is about to get a whole lot bigger.
Clair Obscur Director Admits Players Are So Good They Broke His Speedrun Record in a Week, Also There Are Still Secrets
While you were busy dying, the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 community has been busy breaking the game so thoroughly that they shattered the director's own speedrun record. Oh, and he says you still haven't found all the real secrets.
Battlefield 6 Launched With a Day-One Patch and Is Still Broken in About a Million Hilarious Ways
So you've finally made it past the launcher issues and into a match. Congratulations. Now you get to deal with the actual in-game bugs. Here's the official laundry list of everything DICE is currently trying to fix.
Developers of Hyped Anime MMO Ignored All Beta Feedback, Are Now Shocked by a Tidal Wave of Negative Reviews
The new anime MMO Blue Protocol: Star Resonance had a massive launch, but the celebration was short-lived. The game is getting absolutely roasted on Steam for a laundry list of problems that beta testers warned the developers about weeks ago.
Turns Out We're Not All Made of Money: Study Says a $100 GTA 6 Would Be a Financial Faceplant
While the internet has been bracing for a wallet-busting $100 price tag for GTA 6, a new study has some advice for Rockstar: don't get greedy. Turns out, they'll actually make more money by not treating us like walking ATMs.
Battlefield 6 Launch Was a Predictable Dumpster Fire, But At Least EA is Giving Us Free Stuff for the Trouble
In a shock to absolutely no one, the Battlefield 6 launch was immediately kneecapped by the famously terrible EA App. The good news? EA is in full damage control mode and is handing out freebies to say sorry.
In a Shock to Absolutely No One, Forcing Discord to Collect Your ID Led to Your ID Getting Leaked
Remember when governments decided every online service needed to see your driver's license? Well, the inevitable happened. Discord just announced a data breach, and a whole lot of ID photos are now in the wild.
Larian Publisher to Elon Musk: Keep Your AI-Generated "Cash Grab" Out of Our Industry
While Elon Musk is busy promising an AI-generated "great game," the publisher behind the legendary Baldur's Gate 3 is calling bullshit on the whole affair.
The Longest Walk in Gaming History is Finally Over
In the time it took KurtJMac to walk to the edge of Minecraft, entire game franchises have been born, died, and rebooted twice. He just kept walking. And now, finally, he's there.
The Death of the Xbox: Hardware Plans Are "Up in the Air" as Retailers Bail
It looks like the Xbox as we know it is dying. A new report claims next-gen hardware plans are in jeopardy as Microsoft reels from its Game Pass failures.