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Steam's approval process dinged this indie game remake for being a remake of the game it's remaking: 'Seems identical to the game you put out 11 years ago'
News "I was expecting a steam review not a steam review."
Gundam Breaker 4 is the ideal mech building sandbox for mobile suit sickos
Wow, cool robot There's combat in here, too, I guess.
This week's Deadlock patch offered a brief peek at 3 unreleased heroes before a hotfix shoved them back behind the curtain
News Valve inadvertently gave us an early look at a western gunslinger, a scrap-wizard, and a desert djinn. Through a console command, they're partially playable.
Runescape is increasing its membership subscription costs, and players aren't happy: 'Inflation my a**'
News Runescape developer Jagex was purchased by private equity firms in February.
After 10 years of reinventing The Elder Scrolls Online, its devs say they'd have only done one thing differently: 'Pick the game you want to make'
News Studio director Matt Firor and creative director Rich Lambert say ESO's early struggles ultimately made for a better game.
Remedy is leaving Epic in the dark place to self-publish Control 2 through a 'strategic cooperation agreement' with Annapurna
News Annapurna also gains the rights for bringing the Remedyverse to movies and television.
MOBAs are suddenly back in fashion, and one dev says it might be because of soulslikes: 'Now that more players understand that it feels great to master a difficult game, I think more are willing to take that journey'
News Years after the MOBA bubble burst, August brought three major MOBAs at once.
Space Marine 2's lead dev says more games can trace their DNA back to 40K than people might think: 'Many young gamers probably don't realize the influence it had on your favorite game'
News I'm starting to suspect there's something going on with all these big guys in power armor.
There was a wedding at the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer reveal: 'Our love is stronger than any meta'
News Surely that's worth a prestige or two.
Deadlock wins the award for best placeholder UI text I've ever read with this one-line character bio calling one of its heroes an a**hole
News Sorry, Lash.
Deadlock's occult New York setting already has such excellent vibes that I might become a MOBA guy just to see where Valve takes it
Spooky atmosphere I don't know what kind of -punk it is, but I know I want more of it.
'This game is going to easily—and I mean easily—take over': Major streamers, early fans, and esports players share their Deadlock hype after Valve opens the floodgates
News Valve's lifted the restrictions on discussing its not-so-secret shooter MOBA.
11 Monster Hunter Wilds features from the Gamescom dev streams that have me hooting and hollering like an inbound Bazelgeuse
Wild world It's a beautiful week for having brain worms.
World of Warcraft director Ion Hazzikostas says the Worldsoul Saga is letting Blizzard give its villains some much-needed character: 'Dragons are really cool, but it's hard to grasp the motivations of a being the size of a city'
News "What if we give this some time to breathe and give us some time to let the story go where it ought to go?"
Let's all just pretend that the Borderlands 4 reveal came at a better time
Oof Timing can be tragic.
Riddlemaster Randy Pitchford says the Borderlands 4 teaser contains 'several secrets'
News You must solve my riddles three, ere you see guns generated procedurally
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 imagines a medieval Europe that's mostly swords in its latest Gamescom gameplay teaser
News I'd stay home in my hovel.
The First Berserker: Khazan shows off its angry anime Conan in a new Gamescom trailer
News What is best in life? Seeking vengeance alongside a hateful ghost.
Monster Hunter Wilds reveals a horrifying spider and an electric apex predator in its Gamescom trailer
News So tasty!
We can finally get our hands on Path of Exile 2 when it hits early access this November
News Loot awaits.
Larian released a teaser for the new evil endings coming in Baldur's Gate 3's next patch, and they really weren't kidding about the evil part
I'll say it: This Dark Urge fella seems like bad news.
Runescape's latest content roadmap includes group ironman mode, a new skilling boss, and exciting advancements in woodcutting
News Jagex reveals its update plans through early 2025.
Black Myth: Wukong review roundup: 'An interesting and exciting reimagining'
Review roundup Lovely visuals and lively boss fights earn praise for the Monkey King.
