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4 Standout indie.io Games Taking Part in Steam Next Fest

Steam Next Fest is back with a new batch of demos, livestreams, and spotlights on several upcoming games from indie developers. And as has become tradition, games from publishing platform indie.io are heavily featured.There are 13 indie.io games participating, and they’re from a wide range of genres. There’s a card-based ...
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Come chase your clone through an exquisite, comicbook-inspired world of seashells and ancient machines

Helix: Descent N Ascent sounds like it should be a mascot platformer starring a jaunty DNA molecule with floating Rayman hands, whose special power is making stuff go up and down. Up and down the evolutionary ladder, even! A platform game in which you can evolve and devolve your character ...
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Fans Are Asking Nintendo To Refund Xenoblade Chronicles X’s Switch 2 Upgrade

Potential upscaling issues are being called out.Colour us surprised, and delighted, when Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition dropped last week. Silky smooth 60fps with updated textures and resolutions? Count us in.And while, initially, we were in awe of how Mira looked on the newest Nintendo ...
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 – A Holy Warrior of the God-Emperor Joins the Battle Against Chaos

February 23, 2026 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 – A Holy Warrior of the God-Emperor Joins the Battle Against Chaos
  • Matt Bone, Lead Designer, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2
Summary
  • Sister of Battle Nyra Veyrath joins the fight as a second playable character alongside returning Ultramarine Malum Caedo.
  • See the never-before-seen key ...
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Masks, Rituals, Nuclear Strikes, and CRT Televisions – How ZA/UM Created the Spy World of Zero Parades

“Zero Parades is ultimately about identity,” explains Kaspar Tamsalu, art director at developer ZA/UM. “The conflict between what you subscribe to as an individual, as a private person outside of the professional sphere, and then how that mixes with what your vocation is.”Your vocation in ZA/UM’s latest RPG is espionage ...
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“What’s 100% of zero? Like, who gives a shit?” New Blood boss unimpressed by Epic sharing more revenue with devs than Steam

Earlier this month, Epic Games Store shyly announced that their free game giveaways are having "a measurable halo effect across the broader PC ecosystem", increasing the sales of those games on Steam during the offer period. New Blood Interactive’s Dave Oshry has made the same argument a bit less sympathetically: ...
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New Assassin’s Creed Leadership Team Announced by Ubisoft Subsidiary Vantage Studios

Vantage Studios, the Ubisoft subsidiary that now manages the publisher's biggest brands, has announced a fresh leadership team for Assassin's Creed. The blockbuster historical stabathon series will now be led by Martin Schelling, a veteran Ubisoft producer who previously served senior roles on Assassin's Creed titles such as Black Flag, ...
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KPop Demon Hunters Singer Kevin Woo Exclusively Reveals His New Dead By Daylight Survivor

KPop Demon Hunters voice actor Kevin Woo has exclusively revealed a new Dead By Daylight Survivor to IGN — for which he'll be providing the voice, if not his singing talents.If you've watched or sung along to the animated Netflix phenomenon, you'll have heard Woo as the singing voice of ...
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Play Nazi fugitive Guess Who in detective note-shuffler The Ratline’s Steam Next Fest demo

Sometimes you get a note through the door, nestled among the bills and flyers for local takeaways. Oi, it says, some priest's been murdered, and we need you to track down the folks on a list of Nazis he smuggled out of Germany after the war. Ok, you reply, it's ...
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Mini Review: Resident Evil Village Gold Edition (Switch 2) – A Solid First-Person Follow Up

Lady D-ecent.With Resident Evil Village, Capcom wisely leaned into the success of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, presenting a direct sequel that continues the story of protagonist Ethan Winters. This time, he winds up in a rural village overlooked by a vast, elegant castle as he strives to locate his kidnapped ...
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