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

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.

Oct 5

Titan Quest 2's second chapter transports you to The Northern Beaches, where you'll find 9 new dungeons and 3 more bosses to batter

PC Gamer

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hbUBKtDF9W3uByvPTUC44T-1280-80.png[/img] Chapter Two "concludes your fight against the Ichthian threat".

Oct 5

Rust developer is fed up with survivors cowering in their homes, so it's reworking progression to 'get players back out of their bases'

PC Gamer

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7hqc3HYohkSocCRNx22k9C-1280-80.jpg[/img] "We don't believe this has been overwhelmingly negative, but it has detracted from world PvP."

Oct 5

Manor Lords gets its first update since January, and its creator says he is 'rethinking what went wrong to ensure it won't happen again'

PC Gamer

[img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K3MWLL2FRmD8vDoswSMPVP-1280-80.jpg[/img] "I focussed on expanding the team and tackled way too many issues at once".