Jun 29
The dev behind one of my favorite recent FPSes is making a 'horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters' set in a real city that doesn't actually have a subway
PC Gamer - ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iT4Ge2DCUckM5ZGQhSj5b9.jpg[/img] HROT was already a scary shooter, so this feels like a great next step.
Jun 29
For the first time in three years, Sable is free to keep on the Epic Store
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uAfSCh7eSueEGR6drLLtx7.jpg[/img] Grab Shedworks' beautiful open-world game gratis for the next week.
Jun 29
The brilliant Half-Life-inspired survival game Abiotic Factor cascades into 1.0 this July
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxrrgy5TsoaXhuRuL8SFPU.jpg[/img] Deep Field Games wraps up early access development next month.
Jun 28
Owlcat is 'redoing everything from scratch' in Dark Heresy, its next Warhammer 40,000 CRPG, which is the best thing I've heard about it so far
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/466vQ5MUVZtrfprG6LfG7g.jpg[/img] Including "design things, mechanical things, abilities, options, role-playing systems".
Jun 28
Gloomwood's latest research update adds the most scientific thing of all: headshots
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/368Dw8tf6Qxg2Bth3ShWvG.jpg[/img] For science!
Jun 28
Despite always preferring turn-based combat in RPGs, Pillars of Eternity designer Josh Sawyer thinks a lack of experience and opportunity meant the studio couldn't pull off a similar swing to Larian taking Baldur's Gate turn-based
PC Gamer - ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zzq2eiqNJyP7zm4qakXurF.jpg[/img] "I guess we did South Park, but other than that, we hadn't done turn-based ever, really."
Jun 28
Two Point Museum's first DLC adds a fantasy flourish to your exhibitions, letting you display mimic chests, a giant d20, and a chicken statue that turns people into poultry
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PaQMJdqJu7aAZopzKvzEqH.png[/img] Fantasy Finds is out this July.
Jun 27
How to use the Sound Recorder in Phasmophobia
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rDvoEaza3wSBZF5bvWz8i6.jpg[/img] A Deogen's heavy breathing is on the record.
Jun 27
New Vegas lead Josh Sawyer thinks turn-based combat fell off in the 2000s due to a lack of 'tactical variation': Even Fallout 1 would 'get to the point where you're always doing nut shots and eye shots'
PC Gamer - ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eSydbFPHpqUmJgWkCbHHDW.jpg[/img] Real time with pause won the 2000s, but turn-based won the war.
Jun 27
Dave the Diver In the Jungle DLC is delayed, but the free Godzilla Content Pack is back and Ichiban Kasuga has extended his vacation until the end of 2026
PC Gamer - andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F7ctZH2TNoLsYoTpvdsF7j.jpg[/img] It's Dave the Diver's second anniversary, and there's a lot going on.
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