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.
Oct 7
Vampire Survivors devs say online co-op mode is 'coming soon'—along with the answer to 'a burning question that has been asked thousands of times'
PC Gamer - lincoln.carpenter@futurenet.com (Lincoln Carpenter)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zHXtfyzyuMocSYtrQwmq3M-1280-80.jpg[/img] "Play online with up to 3 other friends from around the world, just as Poe Ratcho intended."
Oct 6
Alien Isolation is way too long because its Xenomorph got way too smart: 'At the time it didn't seem that long'
PC Gamer - shaun.prescott@futurenet.com (Shaun Prescott)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UVe8hbTXGhpRp2CEypkhpm-1280-80.jpg[/img] The tricky AI ended up prolonging an otherwise shorter game.
Oct 6
Unreal mastermind Cliff Bleszinski really likes this fan-made Redux remaster: 'Time for a new generation to learn that Unreal isn't just an engine'
PC Gamer - andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DbrUvkcQu4L22j3EBn2nR5-1280-80.jpg[/img] It's a certified CliffyB thumbs-up.
Oct 6
Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders is closing as part of Funcom's post-Dune: Awakening layoffs
PC Gamer - andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zP84XswtxadPGDdRB6twXn-1280-80.jpg[/img] Funcom announced the layoffs last week, just a few months after "the biggest release" in the company's history.
Oct 6
This 2025 shooter made in a decades-old Doom engine is gorgeous, fun, and tough as nails
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aJk2HoB79gViidjLgGj3oS-1280-80.jpg[/img] Check out Mala Petaka's demo if you, too, can't mentally separate yourself from the early '90s.
Oct 6
Monster Hunter Wilds' Steam reviews absolutely tank as players lose patience with its technical woes: 'Every time the game gets updated my performance decreases'
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pd4tMSAGRTwLhUXuzrNXZX-1280-80.jpg[/img] It is all getting a bit much.
Oct 6
Skipping all Baby Steps' cutscenes unlocks a secret, 28-minute punishment cutscene
PC Gamer
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zZdUmJshRAhUXeX4gysEi9-1280-80.jpg[/img] Eat your heart out, Hideo Kojima.
Oct 5
After years of being criticized as old-fashioned, turn-based RPGs are absolutely crushing it with new ideas
PC Gamer - wesley@pcgamer.com (Wes Fenlon)
[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hd73Ka8gDpBY8Qjk5XY5CM-1280-80.jpg[/img] You can't open up the Steam store without finding a promising turn-based RPG in 2025.
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