Oct 21
FMV dating sims are booming in Asia, inspired in part by 'micro-dramas' popular on TikTok: 'It's not actually real life, but it feels like real life'
PC Gamer - shaun.prescott@futurenet.com (Shaun Prescott)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VBhigDCU4wZB58Wbnpfk2Z-1280-80.jpg[/img] Island of Hearts is another in an endless stream of live action visual novels from Asia, and it won't be the last.
Oct 21
The Sinking City 2 is delayed into 2026 because of the war in Ukraine, but not just that: Making a survival horror game requires 'a completely different kind of design thinking' than adventure games, and that 'definitely makes development slower'
PC Gamer - andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MRJNxaxwDcjXnXaPX6R53n-1280-80.jpg[/img] Ukrainian developer Frogwares says it will start showing off more Sinking City 2 gameplay in the next few months, but it's not going to make the hoped-for 2025 release.
Oct 21
Where to find Rampaging Scavengers in Escape From Duckov to complete the Hunter's Path quest
PC Gamer - lauren@pcgamer.com (Lauren Morton)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VZ2uReeFaaYbYT4KNbzDm4-1280-80.jpg[/img] Infiltrate the camp of angry cleaver-wielders.
Oct 21
Former Bethesda designer says Starfield fell flat because of its reliance on procgen planets: 'I don't think it's in the same calibre as the other two, Fallout or Skyrim'
PC Gamer - lincoln.carpenter@futurenet.com (Lincoln Carpenter)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uwKfMFPKEXNGt2GBejEXkf-1280-80.jpg[/img] Not all great tastes go great together.
Oct 21
RPGs make up more than 30% of PC Gamer's Top 100, so clearly we've settled on a favourite genre
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jAjAPL3NNckbYpuQMPhNaB-1280-80.jpg[/img] We've got a type.
Oct 21
It's way easier to extract in Escape From Duckov than your map would have you believe
PC Gamer - lauren@pcgamer.com (Lauren Morton)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k8M6STTW6VeVvuukUEndiV-1280-80.jpg[/img] Unlike most extraction games, turning tail is a valid option.
Oct 21
Morrowind mega-mod Tamriel Rebuilt is adding 'one of the holy grails' that players have wanted 'for more than 20 years' in its next mammoth expansion
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tYgoi5nvLQSaRgRuo9rbze-1280-80.jpg[/img] Poison Song is "expected to be a matter of months away."
Oct 20
Former God of War exec says the blockbuster games industry needs to steer away from spectacle and focus on what matters: 'if it's not fun, it's not worth the investment'
PC Gamer - shaun.prescott@futurenet.com (Shaun Prescott)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mv9AGyqsWc6U4rMoe36yTQ-1280-80.jpg[/img] Meghan Morgan Juinio asks: "how do we go back to building solid games that are really fun to play?"
Oct 20
Dead Cells studio opted to make a new game despite 'super strong' pressure for a sequel because 'we are driven by what we want to make'
PC Gamer - andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/45S33tdpjNqNDzJ8UdTncU-1280-80.jpg[/img] Dead Cells was a huge hit, but Motion Twin wasn't interested in doing another one.
Oct 20
Duck-themed extraction shooter Escape From Duckov sold 500,000 Steam copies in its first 3 days
PC Gamer - lincoln.carpenter@futurenet.com (Lincoln Carpenter)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WFNuW9CNV3J4usJENnDqf5-1280-80.jpg[/img] Duckov's peak player count rivaled the Arc Raiders playtest over the weekend.
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