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Valve's Steam Machine gets competition in the "Stim Machine", a cheeky French PC box that's already reportedly been re-named
French hardware sellers LDLC have released a PC Box they originally dubbed the "Stim Machine", as an alternative to Valve's Steam Machine.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valves-steam-machine-gets-competition-in-the-stim-machine-a-cheeky-french-pc-box-thats-already-reportedly-been-re-named
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Deep and volatile Terraria-style factory sim Sandustry hits early access in August, Hooded Horse announce
Hooded Horse and Lantto Games have announced an early access release date for Sandustry, their 2D factory-building spelunker in which every pixel has physics.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/deep-and-volatile-terraria-style-factory-sim-sandustry-hits-early-access-in-august-hooded-horse-announce
about 7 hours ago
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How to survive the memory shortage crisis: a PC owner's guide
PC hardware is in dire straits, but getting better game performance (or a more pleasurable-to-use rig) doesn't mean surrendering to obscene prices.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-to-survive-the-memory-shortage-crisis-a-pc-owners-guide
about 7 hours ago
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Creative Assembly confirm Total War: Medieval 3's starting factions, pegging out a complex world of schemers and killers, feudal giants and emerging empires
"The stereotypical feudal giant": Creative Assembly discuss Total War: Medieval 3's first six factions, while calling for a vote on 23 others.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/creative-assembly-confirm-total-war-medieval-3s-starting-factions-pegging-out-a-complex-world-of-schemers-and-killers-feudal-giants-and-emerging-empires
about 7 hours ago
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Clutch doesn't look like just a Forza Horizon clone, judging by its first lengthy livestream, though I'm concerned it might spread itself too thin
I've watched open-world racer Clutch's first lengthy gameplay livestream, and its certainly got a lot going on.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/clutch-doesnt-look-like-just-a-forza-horizon-clone-judging-by-its-first-lengthy-livestream-though-im-concerned-it-might-spread-itself-too-thin
about 9 hours ago
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"Once Darth Vader came for you, you were just going to die": We could have had an MMO about Jedi refugees hiding from the Empire, if Star Wars Galaxies had gone differently
"It was a monumental mistake": How Star Wars Galaxies almost solved the "Jedi power problem" by way of Jedi permadeath and collectable Jedi ghosts.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/once-darth-vader-came-for-you-you-were-just-going-to-die-we-could-have-had-an-mmo-about-jedi-refugees-hiding-from-the-empire-if-star-wars-galaxies-had-gone-differently
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South of Midnight studio Compulsion Games are allowing staff to openly seek new jobs ahead of possible Xbox layoffs, according to report
South of Midnight studio Compulsion Games have reportedly given some staff permission to openly seek new jobs, as mass upheaval looms at Xbox.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/south-of-midnight-studio-compulsion-games-are-allowing-staff-to-openly-seek-new-jobs-ahead-of-possible-xbox-layoffs-according-to-report
about 13 hours ago
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A year on from its launch, former Blizzard devs' Wildgate only has one last update left, but it's not shutting down
"Despite all our attempts to bring new and more players into the game, Wildgate hasn’t found a large enough audience to sustain ongoing development."
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-year-on-from-its-launch-former-blizzard-devs-wildgate-only-has-one-last-update-left-but-its-not-shutting-down
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Punch a buff frog and try not to let it hit you back with its massive tongue in the frenetic BREKEKEKEX
Try to get at least one good lick in.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/punch-a-buff-frog-and-try-not-to-let-it-hit-you-back-with-its-massive-tongue-in-the-frenetic-brekekekex
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I don't know what a flesh disk jukebox is, but the Lynchian adventure game Something Beautiful makes me want to find out
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, however.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-dont-know-what-a-flesh-disk-jukebox-is-but-the-lynchian-adventure-game-something-beautiful-makes-me-want-to-find-out
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Enshrouded makes October even busier with a 1.0 release date, more details coming this summer
The game has been out in early access for almost three years.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/enshrouded-makes-october-even-busier-with-a-10-release-date-more-details-coming-this-summer
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Following the last Destiny 2 update, layoffs at Bungie are underway, with most of the shooter's team affected
"With great sadness, we are announcing a reduction in force as we reorganize Bungie."
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/following-the-last-destiny-2-update-layoffs-at-bungie-are-underway-with-most-of-the-shooters-team-affected
1 day ago
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Former Halo Studios art director Glenn Israel has warned current Xbox staff that Microsoft's impending "reset" of their gaming business is an opportunity for studio execs to rid themselves of employees who've criticised their behaviour.
https://bit.ly/4eqcLAs
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"We have our own list of features that we wanted to add": Valve say the Steam Machine's update support will be similar to the Steam Deck's
Valve say the Steam Machine will get the same kind of feature updates and software improvements as the Steam Deck, starting with the SteamOS PC's FSR 4 support.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-have-our-own-list-of-features-that-we-wanted-to-add-valve-say-the-steam-machines-update-support-will-be-similar-to-the-steam-decks
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Despite investors moaning that Elden Ring's success hasn't been milked hard enough financially, FromSoftware parent company's CEO has kept his job
FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa's CEO has kept his job following an annual meeting, despite activist investors attempting to oust him.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/despite-investors-moaning-that-elden-rings-success-hasnt-been-milked-hard-enough-financially-fromsoftware-parent-companys-ceo-has-kept-his-job
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Motorsport Manager 2 races onto Steam in 2027, teasing wannabe Wolffs and hopeful Horners with more dynamic race strategies and expanded off-track stories
Motorsport Manager 2 will release via Steam in 2027, developers Playsport Games have announced.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/motorsport-manager-2-races-onto-steam-in-2027-teasing-wannabe-wolffs-and-hopeful-horners-with-more-dynamic-race-strategies-and-expanded-off-track-stories
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7 Nights with Vroombi combines the horror of a haunted house with the mounting irritation of being a robot vacuum cleaner
In this shortform horror game, which has a demo as of writing, you're a robot hoover roaming a house full of eerie occult patterns and bodiless noises.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/7-nights-with-vroombi-combines-the-horror-of-a-haunted-house-with-the-mounting-irritation-of-being-a-robot-vacuum-cleaner
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Former Halo art director who complained about "fraud" and "cronyism" warns looming Xbox layoffs are chance for bosses to settle scores
"Do not accept this as 'business as usual'": former Halo art director Glenn Israel warns Xbox staff to lawyer up about the possibility of retaliatory firings.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/former-halo-art-director-who-complained-about-fraud-and-cronyism-warns-looming-xbox-layoffs-are-chance-for-bosses-to-settle-scores
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League of Legends' Vanguard anti-cheat finally gets the option to only run when you fire up a game, as Riot roll out "on-demand sessions" for "sufficiently secured" PCs
www.rockpapershotgun.com/league-of-le...
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Folk Emerging is a 4X strategy sim entirely set inside the first few turns of a Civilization game, and I think it has huge potential
Stone Age 4X strategy game Folk Emerging combines the romance of early Civilisation with the ramshackle community vibe of King of Dragon Pass.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/folk-emerging-is-a-4x-strategy-sim-entirely-set-inside-the-first-few-turns-of-a-civilization-game-and-i-think-it-has-huge-potential
2 days ago
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I've been trying to get my Steam Link to work for ten years, but I've fixed it just in time to save me spending ÂŁ1000 on a Steam Machine
www.rockpapershotgun.com/ive-been-try...
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Waiting for GTA 6's PC release might save you dropping an extra $20 for access to some special shops, based on my wading through GTA 5's editions soup
Waiting for GTA 6's PC release might save players dropping an extra $20 for access to extras from the game's launch ultimate edition, if GTA 5's any indication.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/waiting-for-gta-6s-pc-release-might-save-you-dropping-an-extra-20-for-access-to-some-special-shops-based-on-my-wading-through-gta-5s-editions-soup
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"We’re not trying to build Titanfall 3," Empulse CEO says, though its’s scratching my wallrunning FPS itch all the same
Impressions from the demo of Titanfall-inspired movement shooter Empulse, plus a chat with 1047 Games CEO Ian Proulx.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/were-not-trying-to-build-titanfall-3-empulse-ceo-says-though-itss-scratching-my-wallrunning-fps-itch-all-the-same
2 days ago
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"It feels like risk-taking's at an all-time low": Citizen Sleeper creator explains why they're taking a swing with their new RPG
www.rockpapershotgun.com/citizen-slee...
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"Characters will come and go": Total War: Medieval 3 won't have skill trees because Creative Assembly want you to think in terms of dynasties
Total War: Medieval 3 won't have skill trees, says its creative director, because while "early game it is quite interesting, late game it becomes busy work"
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/characters-will-come-and-go-total-war-medieval-3-wont-have-skill-trees-because-creative-assembly-want-you-to-think-in-terms-of-dynasties
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"We have to have free human expression in some capacity": Patreon CEO shares frustrations about getting adult content past payment processors
Patreon CEO Jack Conte has shared his views on the difficulties of working with payment processors and networks such as Stripe and Mastercard.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-have-to-have-free-human-expression-in-some-capacity-patreon-ceo-shares-frustrations-about-getting-adult-content-past-payment-processors
2 days ago
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Awooga, awooga, GTA 6 price alert! For the standard edition, it's $79.99.
https://bit.ly/4gB3ZAW
2 days ago
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GTA 6 price confirmed: the standard edition will set you back $80, but, on the bright side at least us PC players have plenty of time to save up
GTA 6's launch price has been confirmed by Rockstar Games.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gta-6-price-confirmed-the-standard-edition-will-set-you-back-80-but-on-the-bright-side-at-least-us-pc-players-have-plenty-of-time-to-save-up
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"We have to have free human expression in some capacity": Patreon CEO shares frustrations about getting adult content past payment processors
Patreon CEO Jack Conte has shared his views on the difficulties of working with payment processors and networks such as Stripe and Mastercard.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-have-to-have-free-human-expression-in-some-capacity-patreon-ceo-shares-frustrations-about-getting-adult-content-past-payment-processors
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Magic: The Gathering Arena devs' union officially elected, following claims Wizards of the Coast were dragging their heels on voluntary recognition
United Wizards of the Coast - CWA, a union of Magic: The Gathering Arena developers, have announced that they've been officially elected.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/magic-the-gathering-arena-devs-union-officially-elected-following-claims-wizards-of-the-coast-were-dragging-their-heels-on-voluntary-recognition
3 days ago
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Battlefield 6 and The Sims publishers EA are making another round of layoffs as they seek "to better meet fans’ changing needs", according to a report.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ea-are-making-another-round-of-layoffs-as-they-seek-to-better-meet-fans-changing-needs-according-to-reports
3 days ago
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Marathon's mid-season 2 update brings in an experimental PvE mode that will let solo and duo runners take on Cryo Archive
Plus, a date for season 3 has been set.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/marathons-mid-season-2-update-brings-in-an-experimental-pve-mode-that-will-let-solo-and-duo-runners-take-on-cryo-archive
3 days ago
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"It's too dangerous for us to speculate": Valve don't know if Steam Machine prices will drop in the future, after admitting that "some people are going to priced out".
https://bit.ly/4vneqg1
3 days ago
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"Truthfully, it's heartbreaking": Warframe dev on the hole that Destiny 2 leaves behind
"A game is healthy when you have competitors."
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/truthfully-its-heartbreaking-warframe-dev-on-the-hole-that-destiny-2-leaves-behind
3 days ago
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The Steam Machine's Companion Cube case is big, expensive, and based on a 19-year-old joke, so I hate how well-made it is
The Steam Machine provides a chance to get reacquainted with the Companion Cube, courtesy of Dbrand's pricey (though admittedly finely designed) case.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-machines-companion-cube-case-is-big-expensive-and-based-on-a-19-year-old-joke-so-i-hate-how-well-made-it-is
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Dimhaven - The Lost Source invites you and your camera to look for your missing uncle on a strange island today
The usual kind of thing to happen on an island.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dimhaven-the-lost-source-invites-you-and-your-camera-to-look-for-your-missing-uncle-on-a-strange-island-today
3 days ago
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HEAVYDELIC is a hand drawn, VHS tape and comic art infused platformer from an alternate timeline with roots in Slavic mythology
The future's weird and wonderful looking.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heavydelic-is-a-hand-drawn-vhs-tape-and-comic-art-infused-platformer-from-an-alternate-timeline-with-roots-in-slavic-mythology
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"The combinations are in the trillions": Star Wars Galactic Racer’s creative director on speeder specialisation, storycrafting, and having “a bit of a smash”
We interviewed Star Wars: Galactic Racer creative director Kieran Crimmins.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-combinations-are-in-the-trillions-star-wars-galactic-racers-creative-director-on-speeder-specialisation-storycrafting-and-having-a-bit-of-a-smash
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's subtle queer characters were all about presenting people "inhabiting this world in an authentic manner"
"In my view, the presence of diverse, authentic relationships within that journey also enhances the world’s realism."
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/final-fantasy-7-rebirths-subtle-queer-characters-were-all-about-presenting-people-inhabiting-this-world-in-an-authentic-manner
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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide gets a free update adding new enemies and an expeditions mode revamp as the Skitarii parachute in via DLC
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide latest patch has added some free new enemies and an expeditions mode revamp alongside the paid Skitarii class DLC.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/warhammer-40000-darktide-gets-a-free-update-adding-new-enemies-and-an-expeditions-mode-revamp-as-the-skitarii-parachute-in-via-dlc
3 days ago
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Here comes a new launcher for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, annnnd there goes the new launcher after a day of backlash from roaring traders
Owlcat Games have rolled back a new launcher they added to Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader following backlash from players.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/here-comes-a-new-launcher-for-warhammer-40000-rogue-trader-annnnd-there-goes-the-new-launcher-after-a-day-of-backlash-from-roaring-traders
3 days ago
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer let me play podracer ping-pong, though its high-stakes roguelike gauntlet feels more tuned for pace-focused speeder freaks
This is our hands-on-preview of Star Wars: Galactic Racer.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/star-wars-galactic-racer-let-me-play-podracer-ping-pong-though-its-high-stakes-roguelike-gauntlet-feels-more-tuned-for-pace-focused-speeder-freaks
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"It didn't look like things were going to change anytime soon": Valve insist price worries were never behind Steam Machine delays
Valve weren't holding off the Steam Machine launch just in case component prices dropped, its makers have told RPS.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/it-didnt-look-like-things-were-going-to-change-anytime-soon-valve-insist-price-worries-were-never-behind-steam-machine-delays
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"This crisis was avoidable, but our bosses chose to drive blindly towards disaster": French videogame union STJV call for national industry strike day
The STJV union have calledfor strike day "across the entire video game sector" in response to French games industry's "critical situation".
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-crisis-was-avoidable-but-our-bosses-chose-to-drive-blindly-towards-disaster-french-videogame-union-stjv-call-for-national-industry-strike-day
3 days ago
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You don't need Amazon to save on PC hardware this Prime Day. Here, we're gathering all the best Anti-Prime Day deals from non-Amazon retailers:
https://bit.ly/4eDnypU
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Stranger Than Heaven studio don't intend their "casting choices [to] take the spotlight and overshadow everything else", despite that now having happened two games running
Despite Stranger Than Heaven's Tupac cameo, RGG Studio's boss says the goal "isn’t to make our casting choices take the spotlight and overshadow everything".
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stranger-than-heaven-studio-dont-intend-their-casting-choices-to-take-the-spotlight-and-overshadow-everything-else-despite-that-now-having-happened-two-games-running
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My living room is newly-staked Steam Machine territory, and it’s going to stay that way until someone figures out how to make a compact PC that goes faster while still being half as inconspicuous as this is.
https://bit.ly/4w5pzCe
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Civilization 7 finally gets hotseat local multiplayer via a new update out today, which also makes cities moodier and overhauls governments
Civilization 7's latest update, 1.4.1, adds hotseat local multiplayer while overhauling settlement happiness and government mechanics.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/civilization-7-finally-gets-hotseat-local-multiplayer-via-a-new-update-out-today-which-also-makes-cities-moodier-and-overhauls-governments
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EA are making another round of layoffs as they seek "to better meet fans’ changing needs", according to reports
EA are allegedly making cutbacks across their recruitment, IT, customer support, and the "trust and safety" teams, with the exact number of layoffs unknown.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ea-are-making-another-round-of-layoffs-as-they-seek-to-better-meet-fans-changing-needs-according-to-reports
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"It's too dangerous for us to speculate": Valve don't know if Steam Machine prices will drop in the future, after admitting that "some people are going to priced out"
Valve's Steam Machine team tell us how the memory and components crisis scuppered their plans for the mini PC's pricing.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-machine-price-valve-interview
4 days ago
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