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SWAT Commander Review: A Rough but Promising Challenger to Ready or Not's Throne

For years, the tactical shooter genre has been a one-horse town dominated by Ready or Not. Now, a new challenger, SWAT Commander, has kicked down the door with a refreshingly back-to-basics approach that promises pure, smart, tactical gameplay. It has the foundation to be a true contender for the throne, but let's be clear: this thing is still janky as hell, a rough-around-the-edges Early Access title with all the beautiful potential and frustrating flaws that implies.

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Devcom Survey Reveals Industry Anxiety Over AI and Economy, Adds Mario Kart Showdown to Keynote Stage

With the devcom developer conference now less than two weeks away, the organizers have dropped some fresh program highlights and, more interestingly, the results of this year's speaker survey. The survey, which polled 100 of the event's speakers, serves as a fascinating vibe check for a games industry that is still reeling from years of turmoil, grappling with an uncertain future, and apparently, very divided on the topic of AI.

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Devs of Indie Hit 'Peak' Say They'd Rather You Pirate Their Game Than Play This "Microtransaction-Riddled" Roblox Ripoff

It’s not every day that a game developer tells you to go ahead and steal their work, but we live in strange times. The team behind the popular indie climbing game Peak has taken a bold and frankly unprecedented stance against a clone of their game that has appeared on Roblox. In a fiery social media post, the developers stated they would rather people "pirate our game" than play the Roblox version, which they branded as "microtransaction-riddled… slop".

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Killing Floor 3 Review: A Soulless Husk Wearing a Beloved Franchise's Skin

I’ve spent over a thousand hours of my life in the gory, chaotic, and charmingly British world of Killing Floor. I’ve held the line in West London and blasted zeds across Parisian streets. I came into Killing Floor 3 wanting, almost desperately, to love it. But after dozens of hours with this new installment, I can only come to one heartbreaking conclusion: this isn't Killing Floor. It’s a soulless, trend-chasing husk wearing the skin of a beloved franchise, a perfect example of what happens when corporate priorities poison a series' identity from the inside out.

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