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The Maw: what's new in PC games this week?

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 24, 2025 - 11:14

Happy this week, all! And what a fine week it is for feeding the Maw. I've slipped on my lead-plated exosuit, stocked my enchanted utility belt with open beta announcements, and am ready to dispens...

RTX 5070 Ti is finally back in stock on Amazon UK, and for RRP

By Christian Wait - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 24, 2025 - 11:08

I want to believe the GPU gods are finally throwing us a bone. MSI RTX 5070 Ti 16G Shadow 3X OC is actually available on Amazon UK right now for £729. That’s not a typo. It’s in stock, sold and shipp...

'For too long, Apple has operated a walled garden around its products': The EU forces Apple to open its closed system to third parties

By PC Gamer | Mar 24, 2025 - 10:45

iOS connectivity is going to need to get cool with a lot of things very quickly.

The 2012 source code for AlexNet, the precursor to modern AI, is now on Github thanks to Google and the Computer History Museum

By PC Gamer | Mar 24, 2025 - 10:26

One of the first modern neural networks makes its way to Github.

Today's Wordle answer for Monday, March 24

By PC Gamer | Mar 24, 2025 - 05:00

Get all the help you need with today's Wordle.

Shadow of Mordor's beloved nemesis system exists because the publisher threw a tantrum about second-hand sales

By PC Gamer | Mar 24, 2025 - 03:29

An unexpected knock-on effect.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (March 24, 2025)

By PC Gamer | Mar 24, 2025 - 01:35

Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Silent Hill f is not messing around – now it's been banned in Australia

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 22:26

Konami's psychological horror contains elements the Australian Classification Board has historically frowned on.

'Google must divest the Chrome browser:' DOJ renews call for Google to sell Chrome, and Android could be next

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 21:08

Google is in hot water ahead of hearings for its landmark antitrust case.

One of the worst games ever made is coming to Steam, but we won't know how cruel this joke is until we see the price tag

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 21:01

You're winner.

Dune: Awakening promises us a breath of fresh air, skipping early access for a full launch with no monthly subscription in May

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 19:04

Dune: Awakening is just two months away from launch—which won't be early access.

'The dream of the tech industry is to sell off your company at an overinflated price and retire,' says actor behind Baldur's Gate 3's Karlach, 'And I feel that's being done with game studios right now'

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 18:46

Actor Samantha Béart had particularly harsh words for how they're pushing AI.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's PS5 release date will be announced tomorrow, leaker suggests

By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 18:41

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's PS5 release date will reportedly be announced tomorrow, 24th March. Read more

Medieval colony sim Norland is getting a 'damn big update' that completely overhauls the game's mechanics: 'We're rolling out some radical changes to the core gameplay'

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 18:00

Colony migration.

Assassin's Creed Shadows hits 2 million players, putting it on track to be the series' most successful game yet

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 17:20

Assassin's Creed Shadows just hit another milestone, putting it just a katana slash away from becoming the biggest game in the series.

What's on your bookshelf?: Finji co-founder Bekah Saltsman

By Nic Reuben - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 23, 2025 - 17:00

Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! As a reward for sticking with this column fo...

Eagle-eyed streamer spots that Roberta Williams' portrait in King's Quest 4 is based on her author photo on the back of the game box: 'I never noticed it before.'

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 17:00

"P.S. We really gotta bring back game devs telling you to get better at the game when you die".

'You’ve been asking, and we’ve been listening': Myst remake adds a whole new world to the classic adventure, one originally introduced in another overhaul from 25 years ago

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 16:30

Rime and reason.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard gets a crumb of support as EA offers free weapon skins to coincide with a 50% discount

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 16:06

All Dragon Age games available for cheap until March 27.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows commits a great RPG sin, but I’ll forgive it

By Tyler Colp - Polygon | Mar 23, 2025 - 16:00

I spent 20 hours playing Assassin’s Creed Shadows before I spent my first skill point. I was cleaning out castles like it was House Flipper: Sengoku Edition and I never once needed an extra 4% vulnera...

ESA launches Accessible Games Initiative and unveils 24 "tags" for gaming storefronts and product pages

By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 14:15

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) - the same organisation that used to run E3 before it was cancelled - has announced the Accessible Games Initiative, a cross-industry campaign to provide...

How To Start Off Strong In Assassin's Creed Shadows And More Of The Week's Top Tips

By Kotaku Staff - Kotaku | Mar 23, 2025 - 14:00

This week saw the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows (read our review here) and if you’re one of the many people flocking to feudal Japan this weekend, we’ve got an assortment of tips to help you get...

Here's a full playthrough of Until Dawn's unreleased PS3 prototype

By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 13:08

An entire playthrough of the PS3 version of Until Dawn played in first-person perspective has popped up online. Read more

7 great games you can finish in one sitting

By Tyler Colp - Polygon | Mar 23, 2025 - 13:00

You’re on your lunch break, or maybe you’re just bored and need something to do for 20 minutes. That’s where short games come in. They’re little experiences you can completely finish in a single sitti...

Silent Hill f has been banned in Australia, and no one knows why

By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 12:35

Silent Hill f has been refused classification in Australia. Read more

The Sunday Papers

By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 23, 2025 - 12:00

In his irregular newsletter, Culture: An Owner's Manual, W. David Marx wrote about the age of the double sell-out. His argument is that, by the end of the 20th century, it was deemed acceptable for...

With Assassin's Creed: Shadows, Ubisoft remains the undisputed king of snackable open worlds

By Chris Tapsell - Eurogamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 10:00

It feels like open world games have been having a bit of an extended, existential crisis these past few years. Like there's a sense that something within the classic formula of big maps, question mar...

Another round of Baldur's Gate 3 unearthing reveals Minthara can end up living in a sewer, an unused beach ending, and more

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 05:50

Sorry, Minthy.

Today's Wordle answer for Sunday, March 23

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 05:00

Help with solving Sunday's puzzle.

Ark devs distance themselves from AI-generated trailer: 'we did not know that they were doing it'

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 03:52

Apparently it was all the marketing department's fault.

A beta of backyard FPS Neighbors: Suburban Warfare is out now, and the balance discussion is hysterical: nerf trash can lids and children

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 00:50

"Pls nerf kevin."

Wreckfest 2 has hit early access for your car-obliterating combat racing enjoyment

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 00:48

Maybe some games... should have crashes?

Monster Hunter director joined an online hunt, carted first: 'I feel bad about that'

By PC Gamer | Mar 23, 2025 - 00:47

The Monster Hunter team posts a video message for fans post-release.

Battle Brothers gets an update two years on from its last one with some fixes and, surprisingly, some new content

By Oisin Kuhnke - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 22, 2025 - 23:53

There's no better news than "game that hasn't had an update in years just received one", and this week that applies to Battle Brothers. Despite first releasing eight years ago - almost to the day,...

An FPS studio pulled its game from Steam after it got caught linking to malware disguised as a demo, but the dev insists it was actually the victim of a labyrinthine conspiracy

By PC Gamer | Mar 22, 2025 - 23:30

I thought this one was going to be simple when I first looked into it.

Carimara is a wonderfully grubby looking game about talking to Norman-folklore inspired creeps and exercising ghosts with cards

By Oisin Kuhnke - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 22, 2025 - 22:56

Everybody loves a good fairytale, but I'm sure you can agree that some kind of twist on a Brothers Grimm story is a bit overdone by now, so how about a game based on folklore from Normandy? Carimar...

Minecraft is getting a visual overhaul you probably don't need because of all of those mods you've got installed

By Oisin Kuhnke - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 22, 2025 - 21:54

Minecraft is the best-selling game of all time, but it's looked pretty much the same for the entirety of its almost 14 year run. There's an argument to be made that it's showing its age in places, a...

Katamari Damacy creator talks leaving Bandai Namco, and who he makes games for: "I’ll work on that in my next life"

By Oisin Kuhnke - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 22, 2025 - 19:25

Keita Takahashi is probably one of the most recognizable names in games, in no small part thanks to a game that needs no introduction, Katamari Damacy. That game was made at Namco, before it became...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows voice actor Masumi reflects on her first video game performance

By Zoë Hannah - Polygon | Mar 22, 2025 - 19:00

Singer-songwriter, actor, and now video game voice actor Masumi is not new to playing a Japanese assassin grieving the loss of her father. She starred as a yakuza heir in 2021’s Yakuza Princess — her...

Analyst apologises for mistakenly claiming Final Fantasy 16 sold 3.5m copies

By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | Mar 22, 2025 - 18:47

An analyst who claimed Final Fantasy 16 had sold 3.5 million copies has apologised, insisting the figure was an estimate and not confirmed sales. Read more

Minecraft Adding Live Event And DLC Tied To Movie, Complete With Jack Black

By Chris Hayner - Gamespot | Mar 22, 2025 - 18:30

With A Minecraft Movie headed to theaters on April 4, it should come as no surprise that the game it's based on is adding a bunch of content linked to the release. Minecraft is adding downloadable con...

Minecraft's First Game Drop Of 2025 Brings Animal Variants And New Plants

By Chris Hayner - Gamespot | Mar 22, 2025 - 18:30

Since September 2023, Minecraft has shifted its major update strategy to twice-annual "game drops" that add new mobs, blocks, and items to the game. With the latest Minecraft Live event, we now know w...

Minecraft's Happy Ghasts Add New Flying Mechanic To Game

By Chris Hayner - Gamespot | Mar 22, 2025 - 18:30

While each of Minecraft's twice-annual game drops have brought new mobs, the second drop of 2025's is a cut above the rest. Meet the happy ghast. Finally, a ghast that doesn't want you dead.That's rig...

Minecraft's Vibrant Visuals Update Is A Massive Step Forward For The 15-Year-Old Game

By Chris Hayner - Gamespot | Mar 22, 2025 - 18:30

It's been nearly five years since Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft, added RTX support. The move allowed creators, modders, and the like to turn the block worlds they build into visually stunning la...

Maybe now that Silent Hill 4's PC release is getting some cut hauntings you'll admit it's quite good, actually

By Oisin Kuhnke - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 22, 2025 - 18:18

I'm going to let you in on a little secret: I love Silent Hill 4: The Room. It was actually the first game I played in the series, and when I did I wasn't aware that it wasn't universally loved or...

Assassin's Creed Shadows tops 2m players, "surpassing" launches of Origins and Odyssey

By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | Mar 22, 2025 - 17:14

Assassin's Creed Shadows has topped over two million players, "surpassing the launches of [Assassin's Creed] Origins and Odyssey". Read more

I downloaded this bear-obsessed comedy FPS to kill time before Doom: The Dark Ages and discovered the most underrated shooter on Steam

By PC Gamer | Mar 22, 2025 - 17:00

Bears in Space offers far more than cosmic ursine adventures.

A Great New City-Builder, A Terrific New Zombie Shooter, And More Of The Week's Recommendations And Opinions

By Kotaku Staff - Kotaku | Mar 22, 2025 - 17:00

Gamers are a passionate bunch, and we’re no exception. These are the week’s most interesting perspectives on the wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of video game news.Read more...

Katamari Damacy creator left Bandai Namco to "get ideas from different perspectives"

By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | Mar 22, 2025 - 16:41

Keita Takahashi, the creator of Katamari Damacy, has revealed he left Bandai Namco so he wouldn't "be limited to only working with [...] Japanese people". Read more

A Nintendo game trend that looks like it will continue on Switch 2

By Michael McWhertor - Polygon | Mar 22, 2025 - 16:00

This story was first published in Switchboard, a newsletter from Polygon that delivers all the latest Switch 2 news, reporting, and rumors directly to your inbox. Sign up here to get it weekly. Former...

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The Maw: what's new in PC games this week?

RTX 5070 Ti is finally back in stock on Amazon UK, and for RRP

'For too long, Apple has operated a walled garden around its products': The EU forces Apple to open its closed system to third parties

The 2012 source code for AlexNet, the precursor to modern AI, is now on Github thanks to Google and the Computer History Museum

Today's Wordle answer for Monday, March 24

Shadow of Mordor's beloved nemesis system exists because the publisher threw a tantrum about second-hand sales

Five new Steam games you probably missed (March 24, 2025)

Silent Hill f is not messing around – now it's been banned in Australia

'Google must divest the Chrome browser:' DOJ renews call for Google to sell Chrome, and Android could be next

One of the worst games ever made is coming to Steam, but we won't know how cruel this joke is until we see the price tag

Dune: Awakening promises us a breath of fresh air, skipping early access for a full launch with no monthly subscription in May

'The dream of the tech industry is to sell off your company at an overinflated price and retire,' says actor behind Baldur's Gate 3's Karlach, 'And I feel that's being done with game studios right now'

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's PS5 release date will be announced tomorrow, leaker suggests

Medieval colony sim Norland is getting a 'damn big update' that completely overhauls the game's mechanics: 'We're rolling out some radical changes to the core gameplay'

Assassin's Creed Shadows hits 2 million players, putting it on track to be the series' most successful game yet

What's on your bookshelf?: Finji co-founder Bekah Saltsman

Eagle-eyed streamer spots that Roberta Williams' portrait in King's Quest 4 is based on her author photo on the back of the game box: 'I never noticed it before.'

'You’ve been asking, and we’ve been listening': Myst remake adds a whole new world to the classic adventure, one originally introduced in another overhaul from 25 years ago

Dragon Age: The Veilguard gets a crumb of support as EA offers free weapon skins to coincide with a 50% discount

Assassin’s Creed Shadows commits a great RPG sin, but I’ll forgive it

ESA launches Accessible Games Initiative and unveils 24 "tags" for gaming storefronts and product pages

How To Start Off Strong In Assassin's Creed Shadows And More Of The Week's Top Tips

Here's a full playthrough of Until Dawn's unreleased PS3 prototype

7 great games you can finish in one sitting

Silent Hill f has been banned in Australia, and no one knows why

The Sunday Papers

With Assassin's Creed: Shadows, Ubisoft remains the undisputed king of snackable open worlds

Another round of Baldur's Gate 3 unearthing reveals Minthara can end up living in a sewer, an unused beach ending, and more

Today's Wordle answer for Sunday, March 23

Ark devs distance themselves from AI-generated trailer: 'we did not know that they were doing it'

A beta of backyard FPS Neighbors: Suburban Warfare is out now, and the balance discussion is hysterical: nerf trash can lids and children

Wreckfest 2 has hit early access for your car-obliterating combat racing enjoyment

Monster Hunter director joined an online hunt, carted first: 'I feel bad about that'

Battle Brothers gets an update two years on from its last one with some fixes and, surprisingly, some new content

An FPS studio pulled its game from Steam after it got caught linking to malware disguised as a demo, but the dev insists it was actually the victim of a labyrinthine conspiracy

Carimara is a wonderfully grubby looking game about talking to Norman-folklore inspired creeps and exercising ghosts with cards

Minecraft is getting a visual overhaul you probably don't need because of all of those mods you've got installed

Katamari Damacy creator talks leaving Bandai Namco, and who he makes games for: "I’ll work on that in my next life"

Assassin’s Creed Shadows voice actor Masumi reflects on her first video game performance

Analyst apologises for mistakenly claiming Final Fantasy 16 sold 3.5m copies

Minecraft Adding Live Event And DLC Tied To Movie, Complete With Jack Black

Minecraft's First Game Drop Of 2025 Brings Animal Variants And New Plants

Minecraft's Happy Ghasts Add New Flying Mechanic To Game

Minecraft's Vibrant Visuals Update Is A Massive Step Forward For The 15-Year-Old Game

Maybe now that Silent Hill 4's PC release is getting some cut hauntings you'll admit it's quite good, actually

Assassin's Creed Shadows tops 2m players, "surpassing" launches of Origins and Odyssey

I downloaded this bear-obsessed comedy FPS to kill time before Doom: The Dark Ages and discovered the most underrated shooter on Steam

A Great New City-Builder, A Terrific New Zombie Shooter, And More Of The Week's Recommendations And Opinions

Katamari Damacy creator left Bandai Namco to "get ideas from different perspectives"

A Nintendo game trend that looks like it will continue on Switch 2

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