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Stealth classic Thief: The Dark Project is getting the remaster treatment from retro specialist Nightdive Studios

Retro specialist Nightdive is at it again. After successfully tackling System Shock and its sequel (giving them the remake and remaster treatment respectively), Nightdive is once again returning to the world of legendary developer Looking Glass Studios and sprucing up another of its beloved early immersive sims. Yup, i...

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10 Great Games Ahead Of Their Time

Every year, there are so many games released that they can't all change the medium forever. Most games are built on established ideas, using mechanics seen in many other titles. While those games can still be really good, it's always nice to see a truly innovative title hit the shelves.

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Bethesda Just Confirmed the Thieves Guild is Coming Back

Bethesda has officially confirmed that the Thieves Guild is coming back to Elder Scrolls Online in a big way, with multiple brand-new missions. The Elder Scrolls Online announcement teases everything from pickpocketing and caravan robbery to pirate-like naval thievery.

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There's suddenly a terrifying number of games releasing this fall

While there's never any shortage of games releasing on Steam any given day, the release calendar for big-budget game productions has felt somewhat thin this year. The repeat delay announcements from games trying to escape the blast radius of GTA 6's gigaton sales detonation seemed to indicate that the back half of the...

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Brilliant Open-World Games About Oppressive Regimes

The "go anywhere, do anything" design of open-world gamesis a deliberate choice to impose as few restrictions on your progression as possible. No "correct" order in which you need to explore the world, no limits on how you reach your next objective, and no invisible walls preventing you from climbing over a clearly cli...

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Planet Zoo 2 Gives The Community What It’s Always Wanted: Aquariums, Aviaries, And More Creativity

Management sims have always found their way into my heart, and my gaming collection. From sitting for hours playing 1999’s original Rollercoaster Tycoon to getting a more hands-on experience with Zoo Tycoon’s Kinect features in 2013, I’ve raised dinosaurs in Jurassic World Evolution, I’ve built sprawling attractions in...

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Tommy Oliver Was Power Rangers' Greatest Hero, But His Best Battle Wasn't a Solo Fight

For over three decades, Power Rangershas treated fans to some of the most colorful and memorable battles, from one-on-one duels between Rangers to massive Megazord fights. Across dozens of seasons, fans have debated which Ranger is the strongest, which team is the best, and which fight scene stands above the rest. One...

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'It's Time to Rip Off the Band-Aid' - Why Marvel Rivals Needs Overwatch's Most Infamous Feature

It’s no secret that competitive Marvel Rivals matches have been painful for many as of late. Part of this is due to general video game toxicity that will never be fixed by any one game and requires a change in the entire culture. Leavers, throwers, trolls, chat abusers, and cheaters are an unfortunately a fixture of ev...

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"It is alive": the makers of 2024 horror GOTY Mouthwashing are back with perhaps the most dreadful World War tank sim you'll ever play

It's hard to conceive of a nastier workplace than Mouthwashing's spaceship - that delirious, foam-clogged labyrinth of cracked sunsets and fire-freshness - but developers Wrong Organ are certainly upping the ante with their new game Carcass Clad. Announced just today, it's a co-op simulation about a tank crew traversin...

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One of Subnautica 2's ousted execs is now working on a sequel to ship-scavenging horror game Duskers

Surprise. the follow-up to Misfits Attic's Duskers is called Duskers 2.0. Get ready for more spooky and strategic scavenging of shipwrecks hovering ominously above planets, this time with the goal of establishing colonies which can give the denizens of a doomed universe a second chance. Read more

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The new Crazy Taxi has a generative AI disclosure on its Steam page, and people are not happy

It didn't take long, but it happened to me. Less than a week after PC Gamer's Andy Chalk wrote about how these gaming trailer livestreams would start to have their hype trains robbed and wrecked by AI disclosures, I saw it. Crazy Taxi: World Tour, a game I was reasonably excited for, was made with help from generative...

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Valheim 1.0 release date announced, so prepare to ward off "ancient evils and lurking threats" in its treacherously icy final biome

It may, as I write this, be summer showcase season. However, you should get ready to wrap up warm. Co-op Viking survivor Valheim's set to get very cold soon, as its 1.0 release brings a final new biome, the Deep North. "A frigid land encased in ice and mystery" this dangerous locale and Valheim 1.0 will arrive on Septe...

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