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Slay the Spire 2 patch hits the nuclear option, deletes Doormaker boss countless players hated: "He was over the complexity threshold of what we want"
For weeks, many Slay the Spire 2 players have complained to developer Mega Crit about the Act 3 boss Doormaker. The game’s Steam review score plummeted, largely due to reviews from Chinese users, as Doormaker hate crept into feedback. How can Mega Crit make the boss fun and balanced, even though it was apparently already “slightly weaker” than the other Act 3 bosses by many metrics? It was already reworked once, after all.Mega Crit had another idea, per today’s Slay the Spire 2 patch notes: get rid of it.Yes, the Doormaker is gone. Dead. Deleted. Poof! In his place stands…
Devil May Cry showrunner rallies against the "Marvel-ification" of IP, but says Capcom and Netflix's instructions were refreshingly different: "Go and execute your vision"
Netflix’s Devil May Cry creator and showrunner Adi Shankar has praised the amount of free rein given to him by the streamer and Capcom, the video game franchise’s custodians.”I’m fortunate to be in a spot where I have so much control over the show [and] the destiny of the show,” Shankar begins in an interview with GamesRadar+ – before turning his attention towards what he dubs an “art by committee” way of thinking.”There’s an art by committee thing that has proliferated through Hollywood as a result of, really, the ‘Marvel-ification’ of movies, right? The art by committee thing has seeped…
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Renoir actor Andy Serkis is "so thrilled" for Sandfall Interactive devs after their debut RPG's success: "It's such an emotional story"
Sandfall Interactive’s mammoth J’RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 had some Hollywood credentials in the form of Andy Serkis in the cast. The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars icon voiced Renoir in the game, and he’s over the moon for how it’s been received.”They sent me the pitch deck and I looked at it, and I just thought, ‘This is so interesting.’ What a video game. And I’m so thrilled for these guys because I love the idea of it, but I love the visuals of it,” he tells Variety (below). “I just thought it was beautiful, and I’m…
Destiny 2 players pick out a grave as Bungie confirms it's got nothing to say and Sony admits it's down $765 million on the studio: "There's no way this game keeps getting DLC"
The one-two punch of Sony reporting a further impairment loss from buying Bungie – now totaling $765 million in the last financial year, more than 21% of the $3.6 billion it spent on the studio – and Bungie itself admitting it still has nothing of note to say has sent Destiny 2 players deeper down the stages of grief.On May 7, less than 24 hours before Sony released the earnings report revealing this staggering impairment loss, Destiny 2 communications manager dmg04 addressed the game’s community on Twitter.”Still have a few lighter TWIDs in the pipe,” he says, setting expectations for…
It's happening – Hori has confirmed the adorable Kirby and Waddle Dee Switch 2 accessories are releasing outside of Japan
Hori has announced that the Kirby and Waddle Dee range of Nintendo Switch 2 accessories is finally launching outside of Japan.The accessories brand, which is widely recognized as being behind some of the best Nintendo Switch 2 accessories where cuteness and officially licensed designs are concerned, unveiled that the range, which includes three adorable cases and a matching Wireless Horipad Turbo Switch 2 controller, will be available from May 30, 2026, at local retailers and “selectively” on Amazon, and naturally, the official Hori Europe online store. (Image credit: Hori/Nintendo)I first caught a glimpse of the Kirby and Waddle Dee Switch…
Rejoice, Doormaker haters, for Mega Crit have removed him from Slay the Spire 2 in favour of a brand new boss
Another week, another Slay the Spire 2 patch! Or really I should say another couple of weeks. The new beta version of the game, v0.105.0, is ready for those of you on the beta branch to try out, and the first point of order is bi-weekly patching. “As you’ve probably noticed, we’re moving to patch every 2 weeks rather than weekly as outlined in our Early Access Disclaimer,” explain developer Mega Crit. “This may be a bit surprising as the first game patched weekly, but it was a lot of work so it really sucked.” Mega Crit went…
The world is a strange place right now, and you’ll find just as much change and turmoil online as off. In the past year, many countries have introduced restrictions on internet access, requiring users to upload ID to access adult content, and generally making the internet less accessible. Now, in America, we see that the law is about to get tougher on VPNs. This news comes specifically from Utah, where bill S.B. 73 has now come into effect. This bill seeks to stop children using VPNs to access adult content, and states that “A commercial entity that operates a website…
Maul – Shadow Lord episode 8 doesn't stick exactly to canon, but star Sam Witwer says it was done with intention: "The audience can take from that what they will"
Maul – Shadow Lord star Sam Witwer says those flashbacks in episode 8 were confusing to fans on purpose, but for a much deeper reason than you might think.”Brad, very smartly, along with Dave (Filoni)’s help, and Matt (Michnovetz), he made sure that everything we saw in those ‘flashbacks,'” Witwer explained on the My Mom’s Basement Podcast. “Are they flashbacks? Seems like a vision? Is a vision a flashback? How does that work? Because nothing that we see in those visions matches up with The Clone Wars or The Phantom Menace. They’re different. People saying things in a different order,…
AlteredBlood+ is a movement shooter set at the end of the universe where the key to survival is soaking up your enemies' blood
The year is 3232 CE, a “self-replicating megastructure” named MOTHER is launched into the centre of space. Fast forward to the year 4,199,245,344,263,242,348,389,893,582,349,373 CE (no I’m not joking), and MOTHER has “consumed 99.99999997% of the Observable Universe.” What’s left of humanity hangs on in that tiny percentage that hasn’t be consumed, which is where you, a Reaper, a creation of MOTHER’s, steps in as part of AlteredBlood+, a movement-FPS platformer where the blood of your enemies is your strength. Also you’re a furry! Right, quite the setup there for this one. As big and bold as its concept…
Know your Corolina Walker from your Scrawny Nag? If it’s an underdog story you’re hoping to play through, these new Horse RNG codes are for you. Horse RNG is the latest retro Roblox R6-style experience to hit the big leagues. Swapping plants and brainrots for race horses destined for a place on the podium, this one is all about rearing rare stallions and spending derby prize money on tasty grass for them to graze on. You can also sell an underperformer to the stable for less than the cost of a sheaf of wheat. Here are the latest Horse RNG…