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Let the Aperture Desk Job chat commence: the RPS Game Club liveblog returns today

It’s high time for another RPS Game Club chat! This month we’ve been pondering Aperture Desk Job: a "playable short" Valve created as a Steam Deck accompaniment, yet still manages to squeeze in some deliciously ironic character beats and at least one mantis-based tragedy. We’ll be discussing it in the ...
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Nintendo Download: 31st August (North America)

Rune Factory 3 Special! Trine 5! Chants of Sennaar!The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for ...
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New psychedelic Ultros gameplay reveals boss and progression loop

Greetings readers. I’m Mårten, the Game Design Director at Hadoque, a collective of creatives in Sweden. I co-created the core concept of the game and oversee the game design. We’ve been working on Ultros – our first game together – for the past few years, and today, we’re thrilled to ...
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Cyberpunk 2077 Only Getting One Expansion Was a ‘Technological Decision’, CD Projekt Red Says

CD Projekt Red choosing to make Phantom Liberty the only Cyberpunk 2077 expansion was a "technological decision", the developer has said.Speaking during CD Projekt's latest earnings call, senior vice president of business development Michał Nowakowski said shifting from REDengine, the developer's own game engine, to Unreal Engine 5 was a ...
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Developers rally to defend Larian against Baldur’s Gate 3 “cut content” fallout

Over the past week, dataminers have been rifling through Baldur's Gate 3's code and have discovered a dragon's hoard of alleged "cut content". It's hard to specify what they've unearthed without accidentally sounding the Major Spoilers trumpet and initiating Armageddon, but the supposed buried offerings include additional areas, swathes of ...
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CD Projekt: ‘Big Part’ of Cyberpunk Team Moving to The Witcher 4 After Phantom Liberty Launch

CD Projekt Red is shifting a "big part" of its Cyberpunk 2077 team to The Witcher 4 (officially known as Polaris) once the Phantom Liberty Expansion launches in September.Speaking during CD Projekt's latest earnings call, president and CEO Adam Kiciński said the company is shifting more and more resources to ...
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Smalltown pixel horror game Holstin has a playtest, and it’s creepy indeed

It's a stormy night. The lights are off. The doors are locked. Somewhere, a woman is singing. Somewhere else, a phone is ringing. The sinks are full of gunk and there are children hiding in the cupboards. Oh, and the darker stretches of floor are covered with writhing tentacles. This ...
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Beyond Good And Evil 20th Anniversary Edition Has Been Rated For Switch

Ubisoft's classic appears to be returning.Here's a classification you might not have expected! As spotted on social media, the ESRB for North America recently rated the Beyond Good and Evil 20th Anniversary Edition for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch.The action-adventure game is rated 'E10+' and contains animated blood and ...
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Arco is one of the most fascinating blends of turn-based and real-time tactics I’ve seen in ages

Officially unveiled at this week's Panic Games Showcase, Arco is a triptych of revenge stories set across the deserts, plains and forests of a fantastical, South American-style landscape. It's a part of the world we don't often get to see in games, and its stunning pixel art (and tiny cute ...
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Todd Howard hails Starfield as “our best performing game” and Starfield redditors as “gaming’s smartest fans”

Today is Starfield early access release day, providing you bought the pricier editions, and senior Bethesda boffins are feeling appropriately festive, and probably also totally exhausted. Bethesda Game Studios director and executive producer Todd Howard has sent an email to staff thanking them for their efforts and ruminating a bit ...
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