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Before we begin the year’s first round-up of new PC game releases, an apology: we skipped feeding the Maw for one whole week back in December. In a deceptively carefree comment, I explained that I had too much seasonal blogmange to prepare, but this was actually a PR excuse to minimise hysteria. You see, back in November the Maw ate me, and I have only just exited its digestive system. During past emergencies, I’ve done this by hooking onto gumlines and working my way from tonsil to tonsil. This time I forgot to bring my climbing axes, and was…
2025, particularly the tail end of it, seemed to be dominated by one topic when it came to videogame development discourse: the use of generative AI. Big names such as Activision, Krafton, and Larian were all pulled into the debate for their varying positions on using AI tech, and so too was Embark Studios, the creator of the biggest new multiplayer game of the year. Arc Raiders is a hit, but it ruffled many feathers with its use of a text-to-speech system to generate character voice lines and in-game callouts. Despite those concerns, it’s not just persevered, but blossomed into…
The life simulators working at Maxis have stressed that the developers behind The Sims are still committed to inclusivity, still maintain the same level of creative control, and are still focused on single-player experiences with its “next evolution” as we head into the new year.The public statement and promises about the future were perhaps motivated by worries around EA’s impending $55 billion buyout, which would see Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners (founded by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner) become private owners, leaving the publisher $20 billion in debt.As IGN previously reported, several The Sims…
Gerry from the River rides up to a noticeboard. Between contracts, he scans the pinned scraps for a fresh job to take on, only for his eyes to rest on one particularly peculiar bit of prose. ‘There’s a mysterious extra DLC for The Witcher 3 in the works’, this bit of paper claims. ‘Oh, you mean that anniversary patch which was delayed last year?’ Gerry’s mutant brain asks in response. ‘No, seemingly not that one,’ the sentient scrap replies. Gerry grumbles to himself in mild confusion. The RPG’s a decade old at this point, and while CD’s love of relentlessly…
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 may have been the most underrated game to release in 2025. It’s difficult to say that about a title that came fourth in our own Game of the Year 2025 list and picked up awards at other, inferior, websites. It even got nominated for the big gong at the Geoffies. But when I talk to my friends , colleagues, or strangers online, it rarely enters the conversation despite being one of 2025’s biggest hits and arguably the best medieval game ever made. However, the next game from developer Warhorse Studios could be very different, thanks to…
Part visual novel, part QTE reflex test, and part resource management game, I never expected to love Dispatch as much as I do. In fact, I slept on it for the first three months of its life. But December 5, 2025, marks the day I finally gave it a shot – and I’ve not used my Steam Deck for anything else since.That’s weird, because Dispatch isn’t the kind of game I would have picked out for myself on a whim. I chalk it up to the decidedly police-sounding title and accompanying Steam banner – showing two dudes peeing at a…
Cubey sandbox crafter Hytale launches into early access next Tuesday, January 13th, after a dicey few months in which it was cancelled, bought out by the original developers, and revived like a majestic square-beaked phoenix. It’ll also have a native Linux version, allowing anyone fed up with Microsoft’s continued bullshit to play it on a system running something that isn’t an increasingly bloated or prematurely abandoned Windows. There are caveats, mind. In a Xitter post announcing the Linux version, Hypixel co-founder and tech director Kevin Carstens – well spotted by Gaming on Linux – stresses that it’ll be an “experimental”…
Code Vein 2 is right around the corner, and it’s poised to deliver both a mechanical evolution and a narrative reset for the anime RPG. Bandai Namco’s latest keeps the fundamentals that made its predecessor a cult favorite, and transports them into a completely new world and story. Ahead of its release, I sat down with Code Vein 2 producer Keita Iizuka to discuss the new game’s approach, why the developer is staying clear of gen-AI tools, and placing a greater focus on up-front story and characters, rather than leaning purely on the challenge of combat. Iizuka tells me (via…
For stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, to neither confirm nor deny their involvement in an upcoming project is practically second nature. One who recently put theirs into action during an interview was Tessa Thompson, who was asked whether we can expect to see her character, Valkyrie, in Avengers: Doomsday.Well, given that half of Hollywood is in the upcoming movie that will see Robert Downey Jr. return to the fold (only this time as Doctor Doom), it’d be hardly a surprise. Nevertheless, Thompson kept things simple about her potential involvement, while making sure not to rule out Valkyrie riding into…
GTA 5 voice actor Ned Luke – aka Michael de Santa – got swatted for the eighth time over Xmas. I don’t mean that somebody belted him on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper. I mean that somebody put in a hoax call to emergency services in a bid to have armed police sent to his house. The latest incident happened this December while Luke was streaming GTA Online with Rob Wiethoff, the voice of John Marston in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2. YouTuber IceBladeNinja has the whole clip for you to watch below.