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"I'm convinced they have mine stratagems ready to go specifically to troll when the community starts begging for new content."
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LonDLC Calling | Fallout: London's next patch will come with its first bits of DLC, as Team FOLON celebrates becoming a registered business by asking players to help shape its future
The massive mod's devs are going in for a penny, in for a pound.
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Sort Of Mediearly? | Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's release date gallops forward a little bit, meaning it'll technically be both late and early at the same time
Yep, I'm also confused.
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A Fresh Start? | "We've been doing elven gods and elves and the blight for four games now" Dragon Age: The Veilguard devs discuss where the series could go story-wise in the future
"Everything has changed, and what does that change look like?"
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New Cyberginnings | Cyberpunk 2077 just got a whole new intro and backstory option that'll let V relate to both big biz types and Panam's mates, thanks to a modder
A path for the folks who wish they'd lived a bit more of a complex life before being infected with the Keanu Reeves virus.
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Chilly Changes | EA Sports FC 25's beefy First Frost update is here, bringing new player roles and focuses alongside a heap of tweaks based on player feedback
EA certainly seems keen to kick off the festive season by getting in your good books, even if it doesn't look to have broken out the freaky red and blue non-humans.
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Super News | Helldivers 2 is closing out its rollercoaster year with a nice awards season bump that's propelled its recent Steam reviews back to "Overwhelmingly Positive"
Maybe now things have turned around enough that the review bomb cape can finally be deployed, eh Arrowhead?
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Sigh | XDefiant becomes the latest live service thing to bite the bullet, with Ubisoft set to shutter studios and lay off up to 277 staff
"Unfortunately, the journey became too much to sensibly continue."
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Good Luck | Call of Duty's getting a Squid Game crossover, so you've got like a month to try and teach squads who won't stop shooting each other pre-match what satire is
Look, will you all quit messing about with emotes and sprays for five minutes so you can hear me yakking about capitalism!
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Motell Me More | Alleged Fallout season two set pics have fans speculating New Vegas' Novac could show up, but I'm not believing it til I see the Dinky the dinosaur
There'll seemingly also be at least one nod to the Great Khans, if these snaps are legit.
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Souper Earth | Still on Illuminate high-alert, Helldivers 2 players reckon Arrowhead's doing some deliberate Steam update trolling by telling them "pineapple_soup_is_delicious"
Or maybe the DSS is getting some nice hot meal dispensers in time for the holidays?
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WOW | Warcraft 1 and Warcraft 2 are set to be pulled from GOG, but the storefront says it'll be sticking to its plans to preserve them
"Every user who already owns these games on GOG will continue to benefit from our commitment."
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On The Boatses | Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion on why he was keen to add some "very British, you know, everything's a nightmare" flavour to Fallout: London's sassiest mode of transport
"I didn't have any say on the lipstick, but we did improvise a lot."
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Super Salute | One of the Helldivers 2 team's post-release MVPs has ridden off into the sunset, as players battle to find out where the Jet Brigade came from
"The show goes on, just without me."
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Pressing Play? | Apparent GTA 6 playlist update is sending fans into trailer speculation overdrive, but it looks like it could well share the fate of all those moon theories
Potential harbinger of a second trailer to come, or just a weird YouTube bug?
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Need To Evolve | As Need For Speed turns 30, the devs currently running the series say the biggest challenge new entries face is "literally the age of the franchise"
"The trajectory has been bumpy, actually, in some cases."
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Illumi-wait over? | Helldivers 2 just got a Steam update literally entitled "gameplay_illuminates", and players aren't sure if it's the real thing, or god-tier Arrowhead trolling
"Can't wait for it being an update on the lighting in the gameplay and everyone getting bamboozled."
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Chk Yourself | Dragon Age: The Veilguard modders have added in Baldur's Gate 3's tattoos, so you can slap a reminder that its companions don't chuck you across a room as sexily as Lae'zel on your mug
There's also a fresh patch for the former, as BioWare dishes out more tweaks.
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Time To Kill | Stalker 2 modders have mutant and weapon deg nerfing on the brain, as well as messing with time itself
Not even the three different longer days mods will likely give you time to try everything they're creating.
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Drop the Warhammer | Sorry, Space Marine 2 mod lovers, Saber's banning them from public online sessions because it's found they're behind issues that even effect non-modders
"Mods are great, and they will no doubt contribute to this game's longevity. However, we as developers must also ensure game stability."
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Sleepers or Junkers? | "Need For Speed is always too ahead of its time" Veteran NFS developers on the series' habit of polarising releases that end up beloved
"I was shocked how highly rated some of the fans made that game. Because I had thought that¡¯s a bit of a lump of coal in my resume."
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Fast and Future-ous | As it fires up Need For Speed's first ever motorbike, Unbound's current goal isn't to do "everything" the series ever has, but to "build up this real core of Need For Speed" for the future
"We are very carefully cherry-picking and selecting stuff."
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Passing Notes | Steam updates its Season Pass policy to make it clear: no mystery boxes that don't say what the DLC is and when it's coming
"Selling a Season Pass has risks; since you are promising the release of future content, you have to commit to completing that content on time."
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We're Not Live, Pal | Helldivers 2 devs shut down some live testing rumours, emphasising that Arrowhead folks playing it won't show off that they're a dev before getting up to "strange behaviours"
The studio is also still "looking into" armour colour customisation.
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Radioactivity | As Stalker 2's devs set about fixing its "rough edges", modders are on the case: less than 24 hours after release there are already four separate mods designed to stop stuttering
There are also the usual reshades and minor tweaks you'd expect right after a game goes live.
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Still On Read | Elden Ring developer FromSoftware's owner Kadokawa confirms takeover interest from Sony, but says "no decision has been made at this time"
The corporation is seemingly still weighing up whether it wants to become the latest big corporate thing to be acquired by another big corporate thing.
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Final Flushtasy | Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is a thing, so you'll soon be able to "make Eorzea a better place through the bonds of friendship" while sitting on the toilet
Don't worry, stuff like fishing and chocobo racing is making the jump across to the small screen.
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It Never Ends | Disco Elysium's potential 'spiritual successors' reportedly come with even more behind-the-scenes drama, including a bizarre spat about photos of someone's ex-wife
According to ex-Disco writer Argo Tuulik, one of the parties involved in the mess, it's "a comically confusing situation".
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Kiss From A Rook-se | Yep, Dragon Age: The Veilguard modders are definitely cooking now: they've covered Solas' bald bonce in big wet sloppy kisses and clown makeup
They've also slapped his face on The Inquisitor's pyjamas, because why not?
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Chill Period | Helldivers 2's latest major order is all about using the Democracy Space Station, which is er, currently still on cooldown for the next half a day or so
Hey, at least that means you're definitely safe from being blown up by it for a bit.
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Radagotta Wait A Bit | Elden Ring fan-made anime, or fanime, gets fresh teaser, but you'll have to wait until next year to watch it
If you're planning on saving the rest of your Shadow of the Erdtree GOTY nom celebration bubbly for this, you'd better find a fridge.
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The Lands Buytween? | Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware's owner Kadokawa
The megacorp behind PlayStation is looking to "add to its entertainment portfolio", according to Reuters.
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Popeing Off | The odds of Baldur's Gate 3 being owned by The Pope just got better, as Larian's head of publishing shouts out mods for helping it outdo numbers from last year
There's also an equally good - if not greater - chance he's not one of the three Vatican-based BG3 buyers, but we can dream.
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Modding On | Dragon Age: The Veilguard modding finally looks to be moving beyond purple deletion and ridiculously attractive Rooks, thanks to some experimental new tools
It's still early days though, so you might want to make sure you know hat you're doing if you're after more than just a facelift.
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Mojaving Fun | Fallout fan fest in real-life version of New Vegas' Goodsprings features NCR vs Legion battle re-enactments, and a Todd Howard cosplay with "an actual piece of trash"
The Fallout community's annual trip to the Mojave came with plenty of cool cosplays, as has become the tradition.
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DSScussions | Don't worry, Helldivers 2 folks, Arrowhead's working on the Democracy Space Station's team-killing tendencies, and it's already introduced a temporary tweak to help
"This is not the end of the DSS, we'll tweak and evolve."
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Credit Controversy | After GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition update ditches some mentions of the studio, Grove Street Games boss says it's "a dick move" to yank devs from credits via updates
The latest update to CJ, Tommy, and Claude's remastered adventures removes some GSG logos, but leaves the studio in the end credits.
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Seems Like Box Beef | "We don¡¯t need to do incremental hardware for our own benefit", says Xbox boss Phil Spencer, as the PS5 Pro continues to wonder 'Was it something I said?'
Look, just tell it what it did to you Phil. It's getting very, very PSSRd off over here.
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Croft Cast? | Tomb Raider Prime Video series looks to be locking in its Lara, with a Game of Thrones star reportedly in talks to plunder some burial places
Look, we're not judging, we know it's all about the archeology and not the priceless swag.
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Oopsbital Barrage | Helldivers 2 players sour a bit on their lovely new Democracy Space Station, because it's turned out to be very good at killing, er, helldivers
"Finally, Arrowhead listened and gave the bots a stratagem to even the playing field..."
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Yep, that's home. | Atomfall, the next game that'll vaguely aim to satisfy our British Fallout thing cravings, just got one of the the most sadness island release date reveal trailers ever
A poor sod getting mugged next to an old school phone box that's seen better days. Ahhhhhhhhhh, blighty.
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Raichumap Released | Good news, Pokemon TCG Pocket confirms plans to add-in a new feature every Poke-head wants soon, as well as new booster packs
Get ready to be able to do some wheeler dealing from early 2025, assuming the current roadmap doesn't change.
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Horsin' Around | There's now a Witcher 3 mod that turns Geralt into a centaur, and having reinstalled the entire game just to try it, I can confirm it's the stuff of weird horse man dreams
Where we're going, we don't need Roach.
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DS-Yesssssssssssssss | Wahey, Helldivers 2's Democracy Space Station is finally up and running, and in the words of one overwhelmed Super Earth stan: "It's so democratic omfg"
Democracy has been made manifest, after a month and a bit of hard helldiver grafting.
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Wasteland Walkout | UPDATE: "We are not afraid to do what's necessary" Hundreds of Fallout and Elder Scrolls devs at Zenimax go on strike against Microsoft
The need to bargain over issues like remote work options and outsourcing is the crux of the one-day action, union claims.
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It Needs Consoling | "We¡¯re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles", Xbox boss Phil Spencer says, likely leaving the PS5 Pro pretty PSSRd off
Yep, just a quippy little line about expensive hardware, nothing to see here.
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Good For Old Games | GOG is launching a new preservation program, and it looks like good news for PC folks who love playing classics without having to mess around
"We continue our mission to make games live forever."
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Philling Us In | Xbox's Phil Spencer on why a new Fallout game didn't drop alongside the TV show: "the play is much more long term than trying to drive some gift buying"
The Microsoft gaming exec actually reckons not trying to time the two up together allows a bit of extra "creative liberty".
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Touching Down Soon | It's In The Game: Madden NFL is about to give EA's American football series the documentary treatment, and here's hoping it does a deep-dive on that Greg Jennings touchdown
Sure, he was putting the team on his back, but there has to be more to it than that.
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Gimme Fuel | Attention, Helldivers 2 players: it's finally time to fuel up your space station by killing five million bugs while also battling the Jet Brigade, because multitasking
Yep, it's another Major Order that'll have you thinking about how cool it'd be to clone your diver.