Oct 9
Wordle comes to Cyberpunk 2077, only it's better because it accepts Night City slang like 'CHOOM' and 'GONKS'
PC Gamer - clivingston@pcgamer.com (Christopher Livingston)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9z4WhfivapsFfjKMz25Wm4-1280-80.jpg[/img] Preem. Dorph. Corpo. Ganic. These could all be answers in the Gonkle mod.
Oct 9
Throwback strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is delayed to 2026, but a new demo on Steam means you can play some of it right now for free
PC Gamer - andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XGTNesXMTaVJ9MwRwgZSoV-1280-80.jpg[/img] Good news, bad news.
Oct 9
CloverPit review
PC Gamer - robin.valentine@futurenet.com (Robin Valentine)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ebhX73U5ap357wkKRXSqk-1280-80.jpg[/img] Plenty of personality, but not enough depth to keep you hooked.
Oct 9
Still in early access, Hyper Light Breaker's ending development and laying off staff: 'This was not our ideal path, but rather the only one available given the circumstances'
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pgEVNzZnHw6SvJfthyZ6kU-1280-80.jpg[/img] Despite several updates, the game never quite won over players.
Oct 8
Ubisoft reportedly cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set around the American Civil War because of Yasuke backlash and political turmoil in the US
PC Gamer - andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/noMS6EDgWhA9ZZRNPakCfR-1280-80.jpg[/img] The game was meant to take place during the Reconstruction era, and would have featured a Black assassin confronting the emergence of the Ku Klux Klan.
Oct 8
Little Nightmares 3 review
PC Gamer - shaun.prescott@futurenet.com (Shaun Prescott)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QBB4b2q3Q8DABykhjkmv3L-1280-80.jpg[/img] A cinematic horror with a hypnotically disturbing atmosphere, but with too few new ideas.
Oct 7
Founder of Dwarf Fortress and Caves of Qud publisher Kitfox Games says its procgen sims for sickos are 'giving storytelling tools back to the people when games and passive media took them away'
PC Gamer - lincoln.carpenter@futurenet.com (Lincoln Carpenter)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8MwsS2qoH9mNBV66yq6JC8-1280-80.jpg[/img] Streets of Fortuna, Kitfox's own in-development "megasim," is chasing that same systems-driven storytelling.
Oct 7
The original System Shock 2 is being removed from sale later this week
PC Gamer - andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a3vznBF2e3UQkFHyrrs8xd-1280-80.jpg[/img] All current and future owners of the 25th Anniversary remaster will get the original edition for free, but it will no longer be available for separate purchase.
Oct 7
The first gameplay footage from Astroneer studio's next space game looks like co-op chaos on colorful planets, but I'm not crazy about the idea of timed missions in a hangout game
PC Gamer - clivingston@pcgamer.com (Christopher Livingston)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AQvfyHFF2gY2gZW9CDZbpe-1280-80.jpg[/img] A ticking clock on every single mission doesn't particularly appeal to me.
Oct 7
As Destiny 2 hits its lowest ever daily peak for Steam concurrent players, Bungie U-turns on controversial plan to reset player power next season
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v6gPnFRzBZ9NPBGN9beXqg-1280-80.jpg[/img] Bungie continues to prod at a fundamentally broken system.
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