I’m an ethical muncher in The Blood of Dawnwalker, which means I’ve forced poor Coen to slurp up nine million rats. https://bit.ly/4gNct6r

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The Sunday Papers

A round up of the week's best writing.

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Blood of Dawnwalker's first patch offers relief from buggy tutorials and tight-lipped NPCs, but Rebel Wolves are still working on fixes for the stuttering and shader crash problems. https://bit.ly/4qX9mhh

Miami-Dade police outraged by proposals to turn parts of Miami into GTA 6, saying that Rockstar's game embodies what they "work every single day to prevent". https://bit.ly/4qW9nlw

While us lot in the West might like Dragon's Dogma 2's friction, Japan doesn't quite agree, and its producers say balancing that has been a real challenge. https://bit.ly/3UqsxUv

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is best when it's silly, and despite some gloomy open world slogging, sometimes even remembers it. https://bit.ly/3Uzv8vf

The first big Crimson Desert DLC arrives in October, seems to be set in a crimson desert beyond Crimson Desert's existing crimson desert. https://bit.ly/4A15K1R

"I'm a massive fan of Aliens, but it is a very different beast": Why Creative Assembly are still ignoring every movie but the original in Alien Isolation 2, despite heading planetside. https://bit.ly/3SKyJpC

Planet Coaster and Jurassic World devs Frontier have teamed up with Disney to make what is probably a Disneyland tycoon game. https://bit.ly/3UnGse1

The Witcher Remake is currently on the back burner because progress on it depends on The Witcher 4's development, CD Projekt Red confirm. https://bit.ly/4ctXUng

"A game for everyone is a game for no one": Don't expect an easy ride in Carcass Clad, the co-op tank horror game from the makers of Mouthwashing. https://bit.ly/45ZI5RB

There's already a The Blood of Dawnwalker mod which triples the length of its main quest timer, ensuring saving your family from vampires isn't stressful. https://bit.ly/4zUJjeo

You can't pet the talking rat wall in Ontos, the new space horror game from Soma's creators, but surely it can run Doom. https://bit.ly/4qQIDCF

Deliver packages in foresty mountains and avoid thieving boars in the Death Stranding-adjacent and quite calm-looking Pinetrail https://bit.ly/3UG9Ax1

Deliver packages in foresty mountains and avoid thieving boars in the Death Stranding-adjacent and quite calm-looking Pinetrail

Oh, and you can fly, too.

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Laser Guy is a twin-stick "anti-shooter" about a stressed out game developer who can't stop shooting laser beams from his eye https://bit.ly/4iPQDBX

Laser Guy is a twin-stick "anti-shooter" about a stressed out game developer who can't stop shooting laser beams from his eye

Hopefully this isn't too relatable for all of you game devs out there.

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"I just want to go back inside": How Creative Assembly use weather to make you crave claustrophobic interiors in Alien Isolation 2. https://bit.ly/3UvWm62

Rockstar unveil the "next evolution" of modded GTA 5 roleplaying, while staying totally mum on when PC pretenders might be able to migrate to their next game. https://bit.ly/4gPt0ag

"The internet we once loved is gone": SteamDB founders announce the community-run database has been acquired by Nexus Mods' owners. https://bit.ly/3SBS7VX

Baldur's Gate 3's Mizora becomes a fully-fledged companion thanks to a new mod. https://bit.ly/4610oG8

The ESRB wouldn't let Valve release the cinematic trailer for Left 4 Dead 2, so what did they do? They "leaked" it, obviously https://bit.ly/3UGSqzm

The ESRB wouldn't let Valve release the cinematic trailer for Left 4 Dead 2, so what did they do? They "leaked" it, obviously

"I don't think we can get in trouble for that now."

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"You can’t just throw new people at that problem": Bethesda devs doubt future Elder Scrolls and Fallout games will have the same "quality level", after losing seasoned staff to Xbox cuts. https://bit.ly/3SlbbaY

Double Fine's first game post-Xbox split is a goofy bus driving sim all about slapping passengers who don't follow the rules and doing a good job https://bit.ly/4xI9G60

Double Fine's first game post-Xbox split is a goofy bus driving sim all about slapping passengers who don't follow the rules and doing a good job

Standard bus driving sim.

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Aiming to supercharge The Blood of Dawnwalker's early mods, Nexus Mods release their own "streamlined" open-source Unreal modding tools. https://bit.ly/3T6fOG4

Mortal Shell 2's latest update adds in an experimental new mode that adjusts the challenge based on how much you do or don't die https://bit.ly/4ykhPgP

Mortal Shell 2's latest update adds in an experimental new mode that adjusts the challenge based on how much you do or don't die

Dying actually sounds like the nicer option, for once.

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The adult game crackdown is "ridiculous for our art form", say Hellraiser devs, but they think they'll survive thanks to that Clive Barker association. https://bit.ly/3T69Zsc

"It's just such a huge galaxy to fill": Don't expect any Total War: Warhammer 40,000 sequels, but do expect lots of updates that builds upon its sandbox. https://bit.ly/4x5IwoC

Cyberpunk 2077 launched when it did because its devs wanted it "out the door" says CD Projekt Red CEO, but I wonder if he forgot about that reported mandatory crunch. https://bit.ly/4gK6TBU

Life is Strange developer Don't Nod look primed for layoffs, as the studio announces a "transformation initiative". https://bit.ly/4xBsvaW

Double Fine are all in on making Brutal Legend 2, if you're willing to give them $100 million in their game jam Kickstarter, anyway. https://bit.ly/4qSgzPx

Star Wars: Zero Company devs left without pay, report claims, with "most" staff furloughed prior to launch. https://bit.ly/3SLMx38