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 New Blood CEO confirms it: the worst way to sell immersive sims like Gloomwood and Fallen Aces is to call them immersive sims
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New Blood CEO confirms it: the worst way to sell immersive sims like Gloomwood and Fallen Aces is to call them immersive sims

"It's not a good marketing term. And I don't think it helps."

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I've got egg on my face because Steam's Personal Calendar feature has apparently been a test this whole time and is only now actually a fully fledged component
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I've got egg on my face because Steam's Personal Calendar feature has apparently been a test this whole time and is only now actually a fully fledged component

I'll be honest folks: I didn't know that Steam's Personal Calendar feature was still technically in testing. I've been using it here and there to keep track of what's come out recently or what's…

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 The mouse P.I. for hire from Mouse: P.I. For Hire joins the meat boy from Super Meat Boy 3D in gaming's latest indie crossover
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The mouse P.I. for hire from Mouse: P.I. For Hire joins the meat boy from Super Meat Boy 3D in gaming's latest indie crossover

Of mice and meat.

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 Japan Actors Union pushes for heavy restrictions on AI copying dead actors
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Japan Actors Union pushes for heavy restrictions on AI copying dead actors

It's part of a broader set of guidelines the union hopes to set an industry-wide precedent for.

PC Gamer
Steam Officially Rolls Out A Calendar Feature To Directly Recommend New Games
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Steam Officially Rolls Out A Calendar Feature To Directly Recommend New Games

Steam now features a Personal Calendar that will spotlight recently released and upcoming games that it thinks you'll like

Polygon
 Are we in the cozy gaming gold rush era? 'Cozy' has grown over 250% on Steam and 200% in my inbox since 2024
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Are we in the cozy gaming gold rush era? 'Cozy' has grown over 250% on Steam and 200% in my inbox since 2024

Uh oh, everything is cozy now.

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One of 2026’s Best-Rated Games Is Basically Mass Effect With Spies
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One of 2026’s Best-Rated Games Is Basically Mass Effect With Spies

Mass Effect: Universe may be cancelled following BioWare's closure, but Zero Parades: For Died Spies is already Mass Effect meets James Bond

Polygon
 The best feature in the original Alan Wake is an absence: the man has no reticle
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The best feature in the original Alan Wake is an absence: the man has no reticle

Remedy forgot the rules of third-person shooting to build its inaugural horror game.

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Xbox's First-Ever COO Is Already Leaving After A Few Months
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Xbox's First-Ever COO Is Already Leaving After A Few Months

Less than four months after becoming the first-ever Xbox COO, Helen Chiang has left the company

Polygon
 'I drank from the chalice of blood': indie dev scrubs his game of AI-generated voice lines, having previously described the technology as 'anti-human and anti-art'
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'I drank from the chalice of blood': indie dev scrubs his game of AI-generated voice lines, having previously described the technology as 'anti-human and anti-art'

Refund offered for players who "still feel betrayed" over AI use in Future? No Thanks!

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 Mass Effect Universe supposedly featured "Hitman-style freedom" and a "galactic Cold War"
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Mass Effect Universe supposedly featured "Hitman-style freedom" and a "galactic Cold War"

"They were a lot further in development than their statement suggested"

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Mass Effect 3 ending discourse ignored the RPG's scale, ambition, and exuberance, including that of its oddly great co-op
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Mass Effect 3 ending discourse ignored the RPG's scale, ambition, and exuberance, including that of its oddly great co-op

Ah, come on, it was fine. Better than fine. We can argue for another fourteen years about whether BioWare should have redone the ending or not, but Mass Effect 3 was really a compendium of endings, a…

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 Award-winning sci-fi author NK Jemisin joins BioWare's mourners and scorns a broken industry for killing geese that 'laid the golden eggs'
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Award-winning sci-fi author NK Jemisin joins BioWare's mourners and scorns a broken industry for killing geese that 'laid the golden eggs'

"The [Mass Effect] and [Dragon Age] games were a literal inspiration."

PC Gamer
Curry Barker Officially Reveals the ‘Obsession’ Detail He Couldn’t Afford to Fix [Exclusive]
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Curry Barker Officially Reveals the ‘Obsession’ Detail He Couldn’t Afford to Fix [Exclusive]

Curry Barker reveals the car scene detail Obsession couldn’t afford to fix and reflects on seeing his characters reach Fortnite.

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 Pokemon Winds and Waves might benefit from next-gen water tech
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Pokemon Winds and Waves might benefit from next-gen water tech

Making a splash

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Nintendo Is Still Being Wildly Underestimated
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Nintendo Is Still Being Wildly Underestimated

Once dismissed as 'for kids,' Nintendo now enjoys critical respect - except when it's making casual games like Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

Polygon
 After 14 years of development, Factorio's final major update is out now
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After 14 years of development, Factorio's final major update is out now

Patch 2.1 brings "a big collection" of small yet significant changes.

PC Gamer
 Peak devs explain why the viral co-op game's size tripled with new console ports
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Peak devs explain why the viral co-op game's size tripled with new console ports

"We wanted to make sure there was still re-playability for players," Team Peak says

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5 Years Later, Metroid Dread’s Perfect Ending Is Still One of Nintendo’s Best
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5 Years Later, Metroid Dread’s Perfect Ending Is Still One of Nintendo’s Best

Five years after its release, Metroid Dread's haunting ending ranks among one of Nintendo's finest.

Polygon
Fallout Day 2026: Every Big Announcement from Bethesda’s Fan Event
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Fallout Day 2026: Every Big Announcement from Bethesda’s Fan Event

Bethesda made all sorts of exciting announcements for Fallout Day, giving fans of the series a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months.

Polygon
 Star Wars Galaxies' Restoration project just received another massive update, including a huge visual upgrade and an overhaul to the Wookiees' home planet
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Star Wars Galaxies' Restoration project just received another massive update, including a huge visual upgrade and an overhaul to the Wookiees' home planet

"We asked everyone: work on something that they loved about Galaxies, and showcase that to the world."

PC Gamer
Game of Thrones’ Perfect Replacement is a 100+ Hours Fantasy Series that's Free on YouTube
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Game of Thrones’ Perfect Replacement is a 100+ Hours Fantasy Series that's Free on YouTube

Few shows match 'Game of Thrones' gritty high-fantasy setting. So why not watch a Critical Role D&D show instead?

Polygon
Whoops, Xbox's big Netflix dreams got pushed into the garbage along with all those fired execs
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Whoops, Xbox's big Netflix dreams got pushed into the garbage along with all those fired execs

Whoops, Xbox's big Netflix dreams got pushed into the garbage along with all those fired execs

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'Super Mario' Creator Breaks Down The Problem With AI Perfectly
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'Super Mario' Creator Breaks Down The Problem With AI Perfectly

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, known for Zelda and Mario, just gave the world a master class on the limits of AI creation

Polygon