'If you're skilful enough, you can chop the head off a monster, kick it midair, and then kill another monster with it': Consider me sold on this indie first-person ARPG

Heathen puts a new perspective on Diablo, and it looks brilliant.

pcgamer.com

Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News

A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.

news.berkeley.edu

Hunting for New Games? Polygon’s Wishlister Wants To Help

Find your next favorite game without spending a dime

polygon.com

It Looks Like Star Citizen Spinoff Squadron 42 Is Actually, Really Going to Come Out Next Year as Steam Wishlists Go Live 12 Years After Development Began

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has pulled back the curtain on single-player spinoff Squadron 42 with a new cinematic trailer, the launch of Steam wishlists, and a full cast reveal.

ign.com

Grand Theft Auto VI Performance Comparison on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 Consoles

On the social network X, the Free Steam Games account published an infographic showing the expected performance parameters of Grand Theft Auto VI on current...

en.gamegpu.com

Following 404 Media Investigation, Senator Demands Info About White House's License Plate Surveillance Program

Sen. Ron Wyden is seeking a privacy review report about the HIDTA license plate program.

404media.co

We tested gaming performance in 17-year-old Windows 7 against Windows 11 on a modern gaming PC — older operating system delivers advantages in some scenarios

Can an old OS beat a new modern rig?

tomshardware.com

WandaVision Creator Set To Develop New Stargate Series

Jac Schaeffer will create a new series based on the beloved sci-fi franchise

polygon.com

Release The Simpsons Game — Recompiled v0.0.6.4 · YesterMester/TheSimpsonsGameRecomp

You need your own copy of The Simpsons Game for Xbox 360. No game content is included; the launcher installs the game from your own ISO. Performance and renderer Vertex and index data can use nati...

github.com

Rockstar HR Questioned Over Discord 'Mole' And Sudden Timing Of GTA 6 Dev Firings In Latest Labor Tribunal Hearing

A junior Rockstar employee was leaking trade union activity to management

kotaku.com

Infinium Labs Phantom — The Console That Never Shipped

Complete guide to the Infinium Labs Phantom - the infamous vaporware console that was never released. History, controversy, SEC investigation & legacy.

videogameconsolelibrary.com

Redline on Steam

It's 2066 and the world is a different place. While the privileged insiders live in fertile domed cities, the rest of us fight for survival in the wastelands. Rival gangs battle for supremacy, turf co...

store.steampowered.com

PlayStation 5 Getting Major UI Update Nobody Expected - PlayStation LifeStyle

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a surprise PS5 UI update that we frankly didn't see coming. Here's what we know so far.

playstationlifestyle.net

After 4 Hours, Phantom Blade Zero Just Became My Most-Anticipated Action Game

Get ready for the ‘kungfupunk’ era

polygon.com

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival on Steam

Experience a new chapter in the legendary horror series like never before. Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival takes first-person action horror survival to the next level. Wield the powers of the Genes...

store.steampowered.com

Cyberpunk 2077 Live-Action Movie Officially Announced

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was just the beginning...

polygon.com

ARC Raiders - FROZEN TRAIL - 2.0 Update - Steam News

Patch Notes

store.steampowered.com

GitHub - Droid-Deck/DroidDeck: DroidDeck brings the SteamOS experience to Android

DroidDeck brings the SteamOS experience to Android - Droid-Deck/DroidDeck

github.com

Times Square Decked Out With 'Life-Size Street Fighter Arcade' To Promote Upcoming Movie

Ryu and crew hit the big screen October 16

timeextension.com

Arc Raiders’ Big Update Has It Surging To Numbers It Hasn’t Seen In Months

When Embark said it would take several months to deliver the major Arc Raiders update it envisioned, days like today were probably the goal. The extraction shooter is once again high up in Steam's charts for both best-selling and most-played games.  Among best sellers, Arc Raiders currently ranks fifth, behind this week's other big releases, Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Gears of War: E-Day, but those came out earlier this week, and it's still early, so we may see it leap over those before the week is through. Its new cosmetic DLC, the Frozen Trail Collector's Set, is also selling very well. It currently sits at #8 on the best-sellers list. As for concurrent players, Arc Raiders has eclipsed triple digits on Steam, something it hasn't done since May. It's sitting at 106,000--that's good for 12th on the list--and has actually gained 5,000 more players since I started writing this. Like its sales surge, it seems likely that it'll keep climbing throughout the day.  Not coincidentally, May was when Embark announced it would be moving to a semi-annual cadence for major updates, with today's Frozen Trail being the first such update since that change. Embark felt it needed more time to deliver bigger updates for players while giving developers breathing room for a healthier work environment.  I've been fascinated by that bold move because it's rarely seen in the world of extremely popular live-service games. Arc Raiders never really dropped off completely; it still averaged 40,000 concurrent Steam players in September, but it was close to averaging half a million last holiday season, so the fall was precipitous, even if those numbers were likely never to be sustained.  The first day post-update can't tell the whole story on whether this revised roadmap pays off for Embark, but it's clearly off to a strong start. Arc Raiders will be free-to-play this weekend on all of its available platforms.

dlvr.it