A goodbye from Jeff

When we started Rogue almost exactly one year ago, one of the most exciting things about having our own site was getting to choose what stories to cover and how. Once we were no longer dependent on th...

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With generative AI in games, the contempt is a feature, not a bug

Twitch and Saber Interactive are both caught up in AI controversies this week, and it highlights some of the worst parts of this technology

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So, how are the single player offerings in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls?

Is it worth diving in if you don't want to get your ass beat online?

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Big Walk gets even more ridiculous when you play with a packed lobby

Big Walk is the rare multiplayer game that lets you bring a ton of friends along for the ride, which leads to delightful chaos

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Oh God, oh fuck, they put Dead Space in my Helldivers 2

The newest Helldivers 2 update, Devoid of Liberty, adds two new enemies to the Illuminate and I don't much care for them

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Gears of War E-Day's new version of Horde makes the battlefield come alive

We've put out a new video about why Gears' new Horde Siege mode is a game changer for the series

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Mistfall Hunter reminds me a bit too much of vanilla Diablo 3

The auction house is killing my fun

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ReStory: Chill Electronics Repair provides exactly what its title promises

ReStory is a job simulator with strong core mechanics and lots to unlock, but I wish the cast was a little more charming

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Lettuce isn’t the only shitty thing about Taylor Farms

Diarrhea, bribery, and slave labor

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Ambrosia Sky's second act is a compelling closer for the sci-fi game

Ambrosia Sky is an achingly beautiful game, even if its crafting and progression feel a little flat

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Steam charts don’t tell you how successful a game is

People use Steam charts websites to inform their discussions about which games are doing well, which games are failing, and which games are likely to get shut down. Unfortunately, they don't show what...

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They tried to private equity the World Cup

The parasites' latest attempt to extract profit from joy

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ZeroSpace is an early access RTS made with massive ambitions

ZeroSpace is an early access RTS with big dreams of growing up to mimic Mass Effect and Helldivers 2

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Tears of Metal is an extremely deep Scottish history Musou game

Take to the Scottish Highlands with your armies over and over again

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A 100+ game bundle just went live to benefit laid off developers

This bundle is only ten dollars, and it includes some great games while supporting a worthy cause

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Desktop Explorer is a fake OS game with some fantastically clever puzzles

Desktop Explorer tells a compelling family mystery across multiple user profiles on an abandoned PC

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Strange Scaffold's isekai truck game makes for simple but satisfying fun

Truck-kun Is Supporting Me From Another World?! has a silly premise with solid sound design and ridiculous racing challenges

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Corsair Cove is as stylish a city builder as any pirate could hope for

Cliffside buildings, gorgeous visuals, rum ... what else do you need?

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Drone Sector can’t escape the horrors of war

Drone Sector took the concept behind that AC-130 Call of Duty mission and turned it into an entire game. You command a drone that is essentially an AC-130, with exactly the same weapons and combat tac...

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Helen of Troy hatched from an egg, you chode

Everything is politics

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You can't leave politics out of anything

Because everything is politics

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Finally, a Splatoon game for me

They got so much Destiny in my Splatoon

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Soulframe is still super early access, but the vibes are immaculate

Soulframe is a (very) early access world packed with charm, potential, and gorgeous natural environments.

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Vault Breaker - Marathon's roguelite mode - is a step in the right direction

Marathon's first foray into PvE is cool, but the full version next season needs some larger changes

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Let me tell you all about Warhammer 40K's biggest, saddest boy

Roboute Guilliman has become one of the most popular - and hilariously tragic - characters in the 40K setting.

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I've found my new gaming challenge: getting one win against the local Scrabble pros

I've played many games over the years, but I didn't expect my local Scrabble club to be one of my greatest challenges.

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Funnel Runners blew me away

Zen and the Art of RV Repair (during a tornado)

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Fine ... Palworld is pretty damn good

Palworld is a great time ... even if it's as derivative as the screenshots lead you to believe

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Fogpiercer is a chaotic, stylish, and deceptively difficult train roguelite

Fogpiercer mixes Snowpiercer with Fights in Tight Spaces

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GTA Online's new heist goes live today, and players are still uncertain as to the future

Rockstar continues to nurture GTA Online with today's new heist, even as Grand Theft Auto 6 gets closer to release

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