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Disco Elysium devs at ZA/UM form the UK industry's "first recognised videogame union"
Disco Elysium developers based in the UK have unionised in the name of job security - the latest twist in ZA/UM's curious post-Disco journey.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/disco-elysium-devs-at-zaum-form-the-uk-industrys-first-recognised-videogame-union
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Nearly a third of all gaming PCs are still running Windows 10, even as Microsoft prepare to kill it
Microsoft are ending Windows 10 support this month. There's just one problem: loads of PC users are still running it.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nearly-a-third-of-all-gaming-pcs-are-still-running-windows-10-even-as-microsoft-prepare-to-kill-it
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Explore a puppetmaker's fear of "dark or fruitless" digital conditioning in Éalú, a deceptively cute stop-motion maze game
Irish theatre prop and puppetmaking company Beyond the Bark have made a videogame about a wooden mouse trying to escape a maze of metaphors for digital culture.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/explore-a-puppetmakers-fear-of-dark-or-fruitless-digital-conditioning-in-ealu-a-deceptively-cute-stop-motion-maze-game
about 6 hours ago
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Payday devs Starbreeze cancel their mystery Dungeons & Dragons game and announce plans to lay off around 44 staff
Starbreeze are cancelling their D&D co-op action-adventure in order to double down on the Payday series.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/payday-devs-starbreeze-cancel-their-mystery-dungeons-dragons-game-and-announce-plans-to-lay-off-around-44-staff
about 9 hours ago
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Fortnite devs Epic modifying Peacemaker emote after establishing Warner didn't mean it to look like a Nazi swastika
Fortnite devs Epic are modifying the game's Peacemaker 'Peaceful Hips' emote, after twist in the tv show lead concerns it may now have Nazi connotations.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fortnite-devs-epic-modifying-peacemaker-emote-after-establishing-warner-didnt-mean-it-to-look-like-a-nazi-swastika
about 10 hours ago
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World of Warcraft player housing hits early access this December, but only for Midnight expansion pre-orderers
World of Warcraft devs Blizzard have announced that the new player housing feature will release in early access in December.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-player-housing-hits-early-access-this-december-but-only-for-midnight-expansion-pre-orderers
about 12 hours ago
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Motorslice's demo is a promising and challenging taste of its chainsaw parkour
Upcoming action-parkour game Motorslice has a new demo, showcasing its chainsword combat and weighty freerunning.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/motorslices-demo-is-a-promising-and-challenging-taste-of-its-chainsaw-parkour
about 12 hours ago
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Mark Darrah, former senior developer of Dragon Age 1, 2 and Inquisition, has spoken about the fate of EA's studios after the company's $50 billion acquisition.
https://bit.ly/42RF8kK
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Former Dragon Age exec thinks EA's new owners might sell BioWare and use other studios for Saudi Arabian PR
Mark Darrah, former senior developer of Dragon Age 1, 2 and Inquisition, has spoken about the fate of EA's studios after the company's $50 billion acquisition.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/former-dragon-age-exec-thinks-eas-new-owners-might-sell-bioware-and-use-other-studios-for-saudi-arabian-pr
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Fallout: London modders still have no plans to port it to next-gen Fallout 4, unless a console version becomes possible
Fallout: London developers Team FOLON's project lead has confirmed they still have no plans right now to port the mod to Fallout 4's next-gen update.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fallout-london-modders-still-have-no-plans-to-port-it-to-next-gen-fallout-4-unless-a-console-version-becomes-possible
about 13 hours ago
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Chess meets roguelike dungeon crawler Below the Crown gets an early access launch date and a demo that's smarter than me
Below the Crown takes chess and turns it into a roguelike dungeon crawler, and alongside a new demo it's got an early access release date now too.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chess-meets-roguelike-dungeon-crawler-below-the-crown-gets-an-early-access-launch-date-and-a-demo-thats-smarter-than-me
about 24 hours ago
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Ananta producer says every character could have their own game and perhaps unwisely compares it to the Avengers
Ananta's producer thinks that the various characters could each have their own game, comparing to how unique they all are to Marvel's Avengers.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ananta-producer-says-every-character-could-have-their-own-game-and-perhaps-unwisely-compares-it-to-the-avengers
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Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault isn't closing up shop, but it has received a small delay out of a busy October
With October as packed as it is for game releases, the devs behind Moonlighter 2 have decided to delay it.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-isnt-closing-up-shop-but-it-has-received-a-small-delay-out-of-a-busy-october
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As good as Silent Hill f might be, don't expect it to be the norm for the series, says its series producer
Silent Hill f has been quite positively received, but its series producer wants you to know that the games will continue to be varied.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-good-as-silent-hill-f-might-be-dont-expect-it-to-be-the-norm-for-the-series-says-its-series-producer
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Malys, the devil exorcising deckbuilder from the studio co-founded by Dragon Age's writer, gets a 1.0 release date
Malys, a demonic deckbuilder made by the studio co-founded by the writer of Dragon Age, is entering its 1.0 version later this month.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/malys-the-devil-exorcising-deckbuilder-from-the-studio-co-founded-by-dragon-ages-writer-gets-a-10-release-date
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Dune Awakening developers Funcom are laying off an unspecified number of staff
Dune Awakening developers Funcom have announced plans to lay off an unspecified number of staff as part of a "restructure".
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dune-awakening-developers-funcom-are-laying-off-an-unspecified-number-of-staff
1 day ago
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No, Deus Ex Remastered, I simply do not believe you need an RTX 2080 to run at recommended settings
Deus Ex Remastered's system requirements, especially its recommended specs, are bafflingly high.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/no-deus-ex-remastered-i-simply-do-not-believe-you-need-an-rtx-2080-to-run-at-recommended-settings
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Microsoft reveal massive Game Pass Ultimate and PC Pass price hike, concede that price hikes are "never fun"
Microsoft are charging Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Pass subscribers 50% and 40% more respectively, in return for larger game catalogues and other features.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-reveal-massive-game-pass-ultimate-and-pc-pass-price-hike-concede-that-price-hikes-are-never-fun
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Hades 2's latest hotfix rectifies narrative hiccups and stops Olympus runs ending in the most frustrating way I can imagine
Hades 2 devs Supergiant have released the roguelike's first 1.0 hotfix, rectifying a list of issues that includes some narrative scipting.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hades-2s-latest-hotfix-rectifies-narrative-hiccups-and-stops-olympus-runs-ending-in-the-most-frustrating-way-i-can-imagine
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Enlisting Walton Goggins for a Fallout 76 expansion in "total tonal tandem" with season 2 came "organically", devs say, despite previous hint at "very limited" crossover
Fallout 76's leads say the Burning Springs update's heavy ties to the Fallout TV Show's second series was a long-term plan, despite some previous comments.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/enlisting-walton-goggins-for-a-fallout-76-expansion-in-total-tonal-tandem-with-season-2-came-organically-devs-say-despite-previous-hint-at-very-limited-crossover
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Fallout 76’s next expansion goes all-in on Fallout TV show season 2, bringing Walton Goggins and "New Vegas feel" to Ohio
This is our preview of Fallout 76's Burning Springs update, which drops in December 2025.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fallout-76s-next-expansion-goes-all-in-on-fallout-tv-show-season-2-bringing-walton-goggins-and-new-vegas-feel-to-ohio
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You would not believe the very special swords people are making in blacksmith RPG Bladesong
A round-up of good and preposterous blades created in Bladesong, a blacksmith RPG in which you create weapons for a citadel's worth of people and factions.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-would-not-believe-the-very-special-swords-people-are-making-in-blacksmith-rpg-bladesong
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Prototype remaster speculation kicks into super gear after a surprise Steam update adds to its credits
Speculation about a remaster of superhero game Prototype has been sparked by a sudden Steam update tweaking its credits.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/prototype-remaster-speculation-kicks-into-super-gear-after-a-surprise-steam-update-adds-to-its-credits
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Battlefield 6's first post-launch season of updates will add two new modes, then get very cold
EA have detailed the contents of Battlefield 6's first post-launch season of updates, which will add two new game modes.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/battlefield-6s-first-post-launch-season-of-updates-will-add-two-new-modes-then-get-very-cold
1 day ago
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Amid Call of Duty's war on cheating, Black Ops 7 says ehh whatever, here's a wallhack-esque killstreak
Call of Duty Black Ops 7's wallhack-esque Gravemaker killstreak is earning criticism, having been revealed as part of a CoD Next showcase.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/amid-call-of-dutys-war-on-cheating-black-ops-7-says-ehh-whatever-heres-a-wallhack-esque-killstreak
1 day ago
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Soma devs Frictional release video of "something new", aka their nice hotel game in which nothing awful will happen
The sci-fi stylings together with the preceding in-game teaser - which went live on Soma's tenth birthday - strongly suggest that it's a Soma sequel.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/soma-devs-frictional-release-video-of-something-new-aka-their-nice-hotel-game-in-which-nothing-awful-will-happen
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Turns out a relatively important plot point in The Witcher games shouldn't exist at all, so says the books' author
The Witcher games quite a bit of emphasis on the different witcher schools, but it turns out they shouldn't really be a thing.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/turns-out-a-relatively-important-plot-point-in-the-witcher-games-shouldnt-exist-at-all-so-says-the-books-author
2 days ago
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Sleep Awake, a visually inviting horror game from the lead dev behind Spec Ops: The Line, has a demo out now
Sleep Awake is the next game from the lead designer of Spec Ops: The Line, and you can try a demo for it now.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sleep-awake-a-visually-inviting-horror-game-from-the-dev-behind-spec-ops-the-line-has-a-demo-out-now
2 days ago
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Pax Dei, the medieval EVE Online-esque MMO, gets its 1.0 release next month
After spending about a year in early access, the MMORPG Pax Dei is receiving its 1.0 release next month.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pax-dei-the-medieval-eve-online-esque-mmo-gets-its-10-release-next-month
2 days ago
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Just Cause devs Avalanche shut down UK studio amid wider cuts after Microsoft's shelving of Contraband
Microsoft pulling the plug on Contraband has predictably been followed by layoffs at creators Avalanche Studios.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/just-cause-devs-avalanche-shut-down-uk-studio-amid-wider-cuts-after-microsofts-shelving-of-contraband
2 days ago
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You were meant to get a PowerWash Simulator 2 release date today, but it's not ready yet, so there's a demo instead
FuturLab aren't ready to share the release date for PowerWash Simulator 2 just yet, but there is a demo to tide you over.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-were-meant-to-get-a-powerwash-simulator-2-release-date-today-but-its-not-ready-yet-so-theres-a-demo-instead
2 days ago
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Fallout: London's first DLC, Rabbit and Pork, is finally out and adds 30 new quests
Massive mod Fallout: London's first DLC, Rabbit and Pork, is out now.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fallout-londons-first-dlc-rabbit-and-pork-is-finally-out-and-adds-30-new-quests
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The former Disco Elysium devs of Summer Eternal announce their new game "Red Rooster"... in the form of a book
Disco Elysium spiritual successor Summer Eternal have done the slightly odd thing of announcing a book that will reveal their game next year.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-former-disco-elysium-devs-of-summer-eternal-announce-their-new-game-red-rooster-in-the-form-of-a-book
2 days ago
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CloverPit is a fun not-gambling roguelite satire of capitalism, but I would quite like us to stop cashing in on our own despair
I don't think CloverPit is a slot machine, even though it aims to be Endless, but I think we are perhaps trying to have our cynicism and eat it, just a smidge.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cloverpit-is-a-fun-not-gambling-roguelite-satire-of-capitalism-but-i-would-quite-like-us-to-stop-cashing-in-on-our-own-despair
2 days ago
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Baby Steps has much to teach us about futility, but more about the importance of retaining wonder.
https://bit.ly/4nVk451
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Batman, good boys, and space whale texting: all the other Gamescom games I saw but didn’t have time to write about
A collection of quick thoughts on the many, many PC games I saw and played at Gamescom (but never managed to preview in full).
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/batman-good-boys-and-space-whale-texting-all-the-other-gamescom-games-i-saw-but-didnt-have-time-to-write-about
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Baby Steps isn't 'Twitch slop', you have simply let your sense of wonder atrophy
Baby Steps has much to teach us about futility, but more about the importance of retaining wonder.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/baby-steps-isnt-twitch-slop-you-have-simply-let-your-sense-of-wonder-atrophy
2 days ago
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It isn't hugely surprising to hear that generative AI is a big part of the vision for EA's second coming as a private company, as reported by insiders.
https://bit.ly/4nQP3iA
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Minos, a maze-building roguelite about a trap-happy minotaur who's tired of adventurer bull, has a demo out
Minos is a maze-building roguelite about rearranging a labyrith to help a minotaur defeat waves of plucky adventurers, and it has a demo out now.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/minos-a-maze-building-roguelite-about-a-trap-happy-minotaur-whos-tired-of-adventurer-bull-has-a-demo-out
2 days ago
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Yakuza Kiwami 3's Dark Ties spin-off was originally set to be a video, and here's why its protagonist sings to a photo of a bald bloke
Yakuza Kiwami 3's Dark Ties spin-off was originally set to be a video that'd come with the remake, RGG studio have revealed.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/yakuza-kiwami-3s-dark-ties-spin-off-was-originally-set-to-be-a-video-and-heres-why-its-protagonist-sings-to-a-photo-of-a-bald-bloke
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As Square Enix release Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles on PC, I renew my demand for my mate Richie to return the PSP copy I lent him 15 years ago
*cavernous, torturous, 20-second-long sucking-in of breath*
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-square-enix-release-final-fantasy-tactics-the-ivalice-chronicles-on-pc-i-renew-my-demand-for-my-mate-richie-to-return-the-psp-copy-i-lent-him-15-years-ago
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EA's new owners are making "a huge bet" on generative AI cost-cutting to help repay a $20 billion loan, claims report
It isn't hugely surprising to hear that generative AI is a big part of the vision for EA's second coming as a private company, as reported by insiders.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/eas-new-owners-are-making-a-huge-bet-on-generative-ai-cost-cutting-to-help-repay-a-20-billion-loan-claims-report
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Civilization 7 update 1.2.5 arrives today, bringing new map types, building UI improvements and Napoleon buffs
Civilization 7's September update, 1.2.5, arrives today, September 30th. Firaxis have laid out the highlights in terms of changes.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/civilization-7-update-125-arrives-today-bringing-new-map-types-building-ui-improvements-and-napoleon-buffs
3 days ago
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Capcom warn that Monster Hunter Rise, World and Wilds might not run on Windows 10 PCs after October 14th
Several Monster Hunter games will no longer be properly supported on Windows 10 PCs after Microsoft stop releasing most updates for the OS this October.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/capcom-warn-that-monster-hunter-rise-world-and-wilds-might-not-run-on-windows-10-pcs-after-october-14th
3 days ago
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Messenger is an absurdly slick, perfectly lovely free pocket world exploration game you can play in a browser
People who like A Short Hike and vibes-heavy games at large should enjoy this slick, cute delivery sim from a mysterious developer.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/messenger-is-an-absurdly-slick-perfectly-lovely-free-pocket-world-exploration-game-you-can-play-in-a-browser
3 days ago
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Confirmed: EA are being sold to investment group led by Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner for estimated $55 million
The publishers of Battlefield, Apex Legends, EA Sports FC and Dragon Age are in "advanced talks" to sell out to investment firms, according to reports.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ea-are-about-to-be-bought-for-50-billion-by-saudi-arabia-and-jared-kushners-investment-firms-claims-report
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Randy Pitchford has found his soulmate: an edgy cowboy robot named after money that's in Borderlands 4's first DLC
Borderlands 4's first DLC Vault Hunter, a cowboy casino robot called C4sh, has been revealed. Randy Pitchford really loves him.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/randy-pitchford-has-found-his-soulmate-an-edgy-cowboy-robot-named-after-money-thats-in-borderlands-4s-first-dlc
3 days ago
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This week in PC games: Final Fantasy Tactics, VR-free Alien, wooden mice mazes and opulent card games
As October 2025 begins, we're getting remakes and remasters for Final Fantasy Tactics and Alien: Rogue Incursion, plus a new Digimon RPG and some cool indies.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-week-in-pc-games-final-fantasy-tactics-vr-free-alien-wooden-mice-mazes-and-opulent-card-games
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Fallout: London's first DLC will require a brand new save, Team FOLON confirm, but it sounds like other future add-ons won't
Fallout: London developers Team FOLON have confirmed that its first DLC will require a fresh save, but have been working to make sure its other DLC won't.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fallout-londons-first-dlc-will-require-a-brand-new-save-team-folon-confirm-but-it-sounds-like-other-future-add-ons-wont
3 days ago
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EA are about to be bought for $50 billion by Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's investment firms, claims report
The publishers of Battlefield, Apex Legends, EA Sports FC and Dragon Age are in "advanced talks" to sell out to investment firms, according to reports.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ea-are-about-to-be-bought-for-50-billion-by-saudi-arabia-and-jared-kushners-investment-firms-claims-report
3 days ago
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