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Quantic Dream announced the shutdown of Spellcasters Chronicles after it was available for just three months, and a French labour union has some choice words for the publisher.As spotted by Game Developer, French labour union STJV (Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo) issued a statement on May 21, 2026, which accuses Quantic Dream management of “Catastrophic project management,” even after worker representatives “sounded the alarm about the project’s colossal risk level numerous times.”This follows the announcement of Spellcasters Chronicles’ shutdown, which Quantic Dream announced via social media on May 20, 2026. “Today, Quantic Dream is announcing the discontinuation of…
Depending on where you live in the world, you’re bound to see different prices for games than you would do in another country, but one Steam and game sales expert warns devs and publishers that ignoring regional pricing – as well as localization – is a surefire way to make players “hate you.”Speaking in a talk about how to price games at Digital Dragons 2026 – attended by GamesRadar+ – Tom Kaczmarczyk, founder and CEO of business intelligence company IndieBI, discusses why devs shouldn’t just be thinking of their prices in US dollars. While he considers it “good practice” to…
Today, May 21st, marks the release of ZA/UM’s Zero Parades, the studio’s Disco Elysium follow-up arriving following years of drama and turmoil surrounding the original game and the people who made it. So, naturally, one of numerous Disco-like games which have sprung up over the past few years has chosen that day to put out a new trailer, while also shouting about having recruited another former Disco Elysium developer. Read moreBird view / Isometric,RPG,Single Player,PC,Hopetown,Action Adventure#Squabble #Disco #Elysium039s #legacy #continues #Hopetown #studio #recruit #exZAUM #dev #dropping #trailer #Parades039 #release #day1779371890
Valve has just released the latest beta version of SteamOS that brings with it a massive list of bug fixes and tweaks to the Steam Deck’s operating system, including patching one of the more irritating issues we’ve encountered with the Steam Deck OLED. SteamOS 3.8.5 Beta: Second Clutch isn’t just for Steam Deck users, though, as it also includes changes for other devices that run the software, including the Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go ranges of gaming handhelds. It’s the fix for the best gaming handheld of all, though, that caught our eye in this release. If you’ve…
Fans have been eagerly awaiting a longer look at the gameplay of Virtua Fighter 6, and they may have just got their wish via allegedly leaked footage.The footage appears to be an off-screen recording of an upcoming Virtua Fighter trailer. Gameplay sequences are spliced between interview footage of developers. The audio quality is quite poor, and very little dialogue can be heard or understood.The footage bears a bilibili watermark, indicating it was likely posted to the Chinese social network ahead of finding its way to Reddit.The allegedly leaked footage appears to show detailed animation work between fighters. It also bears…
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core puts a roguelite spin on the beloved, bug-squashing, interplanetary dwarf series – not to be confused with the other DRG roguelike – and its Steam Early Access release is already making quite the impression. As is often the case on the internet, however, no once can quite agree on two of the game’s big new ideas.Since digging into Steam yesterday, Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core amassed almost 2,000 user reviews of which 70% were positive. That gives the game an average ‘Mostly Positive’ rating – not bad considering developer Ghost Ship Games predicts the game…
If you’re in the market for an Nvidia RTX 5080 gaming PC, you’ll want to pay very close attention to this deal from iBuyPower. The company is offering a wide range of discounts on pre-built gaming PCs as part of its Memorial Day sale, and the pick of the bunch is the massive $400 saving on one of its RTX 5080 PCs. This makes the PC so cheap that you physically can’t build an equivalent for the same cost, and this one comes ready-made with a three-year warranty. iBuyPower makes the RDY Y70 R17 system, which currently sits at the…
If human creators working on each bit of artwork in a game individually give you awe, then you shouldn’t ignore Tormentum II, which is launching on July 23, 2026.Originally announced in 2018 and slated for a June 2019 release, the developers of Tormentum have been quiet for years. Now, a final release date of July 2026 has been confirmed, and the developers are ready to show you what took them so long.The original game, Tormentum: Dark Sorrow, launched in 2015 and has earned a review average of Very Positive on Steam.Tormentum II has over 150 locations, which the developers emphasise…
As with most blueprints, obtaining the repair tool in Subnautica 2 requires scanning various fragments and discarded tools around the world. You’re unable to pick these items up, instead being forced to make your own kit, which I think is a nice touch, especially since these items have probably been here so long they’d stand no chance of working any more.To unlock the repair tool blueprint, you’ll need to scan three fragments, and while they can be found all over the map, including in the later game areas, there are three easy-to-find repair tools near your lifepod. To make getting…
Many fantasy games deal in the prospect of sacrificing things to gods, but few dramatise the associated exciting logistical pressures. Say you want to chuck a bunch of virgins into a volcano at regular intervals, to stop the regional Vulcan pulling a Pompei. Well, how are you going to procure an adequate supply of vestals, if you keep incinerating the very means of production? Perhaps you can obtain some from the nearby villages, in return for some steel wire from your furnaces. Ah, but the nearby villages don’t want any wire; they’re desperate for fish. Fine: sell the steel wire…