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Earth Of Oryn is a citybuilder with Banished and RimWorld influences

The Wandering Village is about building a town on the back of a walking colossus. It's quite lovely even in early access, and its success has apparently enabled developers Stray Fawn Studio to become a publisher. Their first project is publishing Earth Of Oryn, a fellow citybuilder with a medieval ...
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The Steam Deck goes cheap: Steam Spring Sale includes “one-time deal” discounts on the handheld

Dodgy reseller listings aside, the Steam Deck has spent its entire life thus far without even a temporary price drop. That ends today, as the Steam Spring Sale has launched with the first official Steam Deck savings - a 10% cut across the range - alongside the more expected dealsplosion ...
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Countdown: 3DS eShop Spotlight – 3D Out Run

#21 - Passing breeze.For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we're going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and ...
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Build an Empire in Anno 1800, Available Now on Xbox Series X|S

Anno 1800 Console Edition is now available on Xbox Series X|S, and you can play the award-winning city-building strategy game for free from now until March 23. If you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription or an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, you can also access Anno 1800 Console Edition ...
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Inside details from Bungie on Destiny 2: Lightfall’s Root of Nightmares raid

With the recent launch of Destiny 2: Lightfall, the latest expansion for Bungie’s sci-fi action MMO, players have been diving deep into new activities, exploring a new elemental power in Strand, and discovering the secrets of Neptune’s hidden city of Neomuna. A new Destiny 2 expansion also means a new ...
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Former Need for Speed Leads Form New Studio to Create a ‘Blockbuster Spectacle’

Five ex-Criterion and Need for Speed developers, including former GM Matt Webster, have founded Fuse Games, a AAA studio focused on "blockbuster spectacle and player-centric innovations in social gameplay, self-expression, and creativity".Joining Webster, who will serve as the new studio's GM, are head of content Steve Uphill, head of production ...
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The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S2 Ep 7: failure to launch

We had a couple of juicy news bits this week about disappoint - nay, heartbreaking - launch woes, so we thought we'd engage in every dev's nightmare by talking about bad launches on The Electronic Wireless Show podcast. What are some of the bad launches we remember? What part do ...
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Why Hitman Developer IO Interactive Should Be Xbox’s Next Target

Danish developer IO Interactive made a name for itself over two decades ago when it released Hitman: Codename 47, the first in a long line of games starring everyone’s favorite sardonic assassin with a barcode tattooed on the back of his bald head. The series has spawned over half a ...
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Disco Elysium ups its screenshot game with new collage mode

Despite lawsuits and other messy goings-on at Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM recently, things are starting to look a little sunnier for this troubled RPG maker. Three of its lawsuits with former employees have been resolved this week, and today marks the arrival of a new mode in the game called ...
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Redfall Story Trailer Has Mad Scientists, Massive Vampires, and Lots of Shooting

Arkane Studios has shared the official story trailer for its upcoming co-op shooter Redfall which shares the mad science origins of the game's vampire apocalypse.The lengthy three minute trailer (below) opens with an optimistic message from a character called Ava, who says a drop of her blood was promised to ...
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