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Bloober Team’s new horror label just unveiled an isometric survival horror game straight out of a comic book: ‘Avoid the Horned Man at all costs’

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 21:17

I Hate This Place adapts an Eisner-nominated comic book and is set to release later this year.

I Hate This Place Is The First Game Under A New Bloober Team Label

By Jason Fanelli - Gamespot | Mar 20, 2025 - 21:16

Bloober Team has been busy recently, with the recent Silent Hill 2 remake garnering critical acclaim and its next project, Cronos: The New Dawn, due later this year. Today, during the Future Games Sho...

33 Immortals Captures The Feeling Of Raids Without The Time Commitment

By Alessandro Barbosa - Gamespot | Mar 20, 2025 - 21:15

33 Immortals couldn't be further from Spiritfarer if it tried. Developer Thunder Lotus made an impression with its cozy and, at times, tear-jerking management and platforming mash-up, but is trading i...

After suspending development in 2024, People Can Fly brings Project Victoria back to life as survival-extraction shooter Lost Rift

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 21:13

Lost Rift is coming to early access on Steam.

PC Gamers Only Spent 8 Percent Of Their Time Playing New Games Last Year, Report Claims

By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 21:10

There are more folks spending more time playing PC games than ever before, but they’re increasingly spending their time playing older stuff. A new report by market research firm Newzoo estimates that...

InZOI's free character creator demo is out now, just make sure you're ready to do some work to get access to it

By Oisin Kuhnke - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 20, 2025 - 21:06

InZOI kind of looks like an exercise in pushing the uncanny valley to me, something I'd wholeheartedly respect if that were definitely the intention behind the game, but I have a hunch that it reall...

Assassin's Creed Shadows Streamer's Perfect Reaction To Racists Goes Viral

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 21:00

“The quality of health of my morning shit had a bigger impact on my thought process today than you being upset that there’s a Black guy in Assassin’s Creed.”Read more...

Marketing guy invents the concept of 'Real Steam' to explain why 'magic' games, AKA good games, end up selling: 'Don't tell Valve'

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 20:51

The return of the Ministry of the Bleeding Obvious.

'Humans still surpass machines': Roblox has been using a machine learning voice chat moderation system for a year, but in some cases you just can't beat real people

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 20:21

Yup, we're still good for something.

How To Upgrade Palworld Schematics To Better Rarities

By S.E. Doster - Gamespot | Mar 20, 2025 - 20:18

The latest Palworld update v0.5.0 added several new features to the game, and it finally lets you make use of all the schematics duplicates you find in the game. Here we'll walk you through the steps...

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered's PC specs and features detailed, as Sony reiterates no PSN account required

By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 20:13

With The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered now exactly two weeks away from its PC release, Sony has detailed the platform-specific features it's implementing - and in the case of PSN requirements, not i...

Palworld Transmog - How To Change Your Armor Style

By S.E. Doster - Gamespot | Mar 20, 2025 - 20:12

The latest Palworld update added several new features to the game, including the ability to change your armor appearance without affecting the armor's stats. This new feature is tied to a craftable it...

Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope says 'it's a tragedy' his 2013 immigration sim now feels so on-the-nose: 'You want your work to be relevant, but at the same time, wow, I really wish it was not that f***ing relevant'

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 20:08

The fictional 1980s setting of Papers, Please doesn't feel so distant.

You Don't Need A Console Or A Powerful PC To Play Assassin's Creed Shadows

By Eddie Makuch - Gamespot | Mar 20, 2025 - 20:07

After years of development, Assassin's Creed Shadows is out now. You don't need a console or a high-end PC to play the game, however, as it's available to stream in multiple places.In addition to bein...

How To Transfer Pals To Different Worlds In Palworld

By S.E. Doster - Gamespot | Mar 20, 2025 - 20:04

Palworld's massive update v0.5.0 added several new features to the game, including the ability to transfer Pals between worlds. This new ability is added with the inclusion of the new Global Palbox cr...

7 strong protagonists take the stage in this Humble Bundle

By Alice Jovanée - Polygon | Mar 20, 2025 - 20:00

We all need someone who inspires us to be the best version of ourselves. For me, personally, that’s Jesse Faden from Control. What can I say? A flying, telekinetic badass that can rock a leather jacke...

The Last Of Part 2 Remastered PC Specs And New No Return Content Revealed

By George Yang - Gamespot | Mar 20, 2025 - 19:57

Naughty Dog has revealed the PC specs for The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, which launches on April 3. There are also going to be new content additions for the roguelike No Return mode.Naughty Dog pro...

This patch for the D&D handbook solves game scheduling problems for good

By Oli Welsh - Polygon | Mar 20, 2025 - 19:45

What percentage of tabletop role-playing campaigns collapse because the group just can’t get its scheduling together enough to meet? I’d bet it’s a fair proportion, and it’s one of the most challengin...

Document Your Journey Through Feudal Japan With Assassin's Creed Shadows' Excellent Photo Mode

By Brandon Morgan - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 19:35

I’m an absolute sucker for taking in-game screenshots of my favorite games and even those I don’t particularly enjoy. And I’m not alone. Virtual photography has become quite the movement among us digi...

Gordon Freeman joins a retro pandimensional deathmatch in crossover mod Quake Champions Classic

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 19:26

Joining the likes of Duke Nukem, Commander Keen and the guy from Dusk.

How To Unlock Yasuke In Assassin’s Creed Shadows

By Timothy Monbleau - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 19:25

You’d be forgiven for thinking Yasuke is the starting character in the early moments of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The opening cutscene follows his introduction to Oda Nobunaga; then time skips to an a...

How To Defeat The Wounded Onryo In Assassin’s Creed Shadows

By Justin Clark - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 19:15

Assassin’s Creed Shadows isn’t lacking for ways to just drift around the Japanese countryside for hours and hours. But eventually, once you’ve done a bit of legwork and made a few new friends, Naoe wi...

Overwatch 2 Just Teased A Long-Awaited Hero And Fans Are Freaking Out

By Kenneth Shepard - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 19:05

Overwatch 2’s next hero is Freja, and the crossbow-wielding damage character is getting an early trial period this weekend. To celebrate, Blizzard released a new animated trailer featuring her doing s...

Hot Clue is 25% off

By Cameron Faulkner - Polygon | Mar 20, 2025 - 19:04

There’s the Clue you might have played as a kid, with ma ‘n pa, some friends, or maybe some other family members. Today’s version of Clue looks a lot different — a lot thirstier, according to some. Th...

Dark Souls got cozy when it went to Majula

By Michael McWhertor - Polygon | Mar 20, 2025 - 19:00

It’s rare to find peace and comfort in a FromSoftware game. The studio is known for its harsh, relentlessly challenging games awash in death and despair. There are areas of respite in Demon’s Souls, B...

Wolfenstein The Old Blood is now free for Amazon Prime members

By Alice Jovanée - Polygon | Mar 20, 2025 - 19:00

The standalone prequel to The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, is currently free for Amazon Prime subscribers through April 21. While not as narratively complex as The New Order or The New Colos...

GTA 6 Is Not In Competition With Indie Games, PlayStation Boss Says

By Eddie Makuch - Gamespot | Mar 20, 2025 - 18:47

The launch of Grand Theft Auto VI later this year--assuming it's not delayed--is poised to be a major moment in the world of video games. According to PlayStation higher-up Greg Rice, who heads up the...

Assassin's Creed Shadows has convinced me that Ubisoft will never make a good RPG

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 18:45

I've reached the acceptance stage.

Sugar 1 is a shape-shifting handheld with two screens and rotatable controllers that make it look like a legally distinct transformable robot

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 18:41

Beep, boop.

'Searches for Invisible Woman went up 3,000%': Marvel Rivals devs innocently reflect on how popular some of their heroes have become

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 18:35

We all know why the searches were so high.

Monster Hunter Wilds player spits in the face of creation, fuses Nata with Arkveld like they're doing a Full Metal Alchemist villain speedrun

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 18:35

E... Edward...

DoorDash Will Soon Offer More Ways To Buy A Burrito Via Payment Plan

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 18:30

These days it’s very expensive (and annoying) to order food via popular delivery apps like DoorDash and UberEats. In fact, its so pricey that DoorDash is teaming up with another company to offer custo...

Free Games On Epic Game Store Mobile Now Available Weekly, Here's What's Available Now

By Darryn Bonthuys - Gamespot | Mar 20, 2025 - 18:28

For the last couple of years, the Epic Games Store has given away free games every week through its PC storefront. With the company having launched its own mobile store, it has also started a second f...

Make Sure You Get Your Blacksmith Right Away In Assassin’s Creed Shadows

By Timothy Monbleau - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 18:20

Like any open-world game, it can take a second to get your bearings in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. After the game’s opening act, your first line of business is to find Tomiko and establish your hideout....

No One Was Around To Collect Life Is Strange: Double Exposure's Award For Social Impact Following Layoffs

By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 18:10

Life Is Strange: Double Exposure was a divisive sequel to a beloved narrative-driven adventure series. It ended up winning the Social Impact award at the Game Developers Choice Awards last night, bu...

How To Exploit Wounds In Monster Hunter Wilds

By Brian Barnett - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 17:50

Monster Hunter Wilds changes up some of the series’ regular mechanics, but perhaps the most important is the introduction of the new Wounds system. Read more...

All Assassin's Creed Shadows Twitch Drops and how to get them

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 17:41

Earn free items just by watching your favourite streamer.

Mario Kart fan creates chain reaction race track with Lego, books and an ironing board

By Victoria Kennedy - Eurogamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 17:40

YouTube personality and kinetic artist Joseph Herscher has created a real life Lego Mario Kart race track in his home using everyday items such as books, handheld weights and tupperware. Read more

Getting Half-Life 2 to work on 8 MB of VRAM means turning it into an eerily befitting voidscape: 'there were absolutely no effects left'

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 17:36

The Anti-Mass Spectrometer's gone amok again, hasn't it.

You can finally try out Old School RuneScape’s first new skill in nearly two decades right now

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 17:34

If you voted for shamanism like I did, you’ve got a boatload of consolation prizes in store.

PSA: Assassin's Creed Shadows doesn't explain how useful its hideout upgrades are

By Tom Phillips - Eurogamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 17:32

Yesterday, ahead of launch, I wanted to flag the fact that Assassin's Creed Shadows doesn't require any prior knowledge of the series - story-wise, it's basically standalone. Now the game has been...

Helldivers 2 CCO Johan Pilestedt says the industry's got it backwards by putting features over fundamentals: 'We talk way too little about the core philosophy'

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 17:22

Visualise, then execute.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows sneakily tones down the mess players can make across Japan’s religious sites in its day one patch

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 17:19

Temple and shrines get indestructible tables and racks, and reduced potential for ‘unintended blood spill’

'A developer who actually listens': Marvel Rivals' devs fix accidental Peni Parker nerf just 9 short hours after saying they would

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 17:18

"We recognise this as a bug."

All The Game And Anime Announcements At Digimon Con 2025

By Kenneth Shepard - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 17:00

Bandai and Toei held a lengthy Digimon Con 2025 livestream this morning, March 20, to showcase upcoming projects in the long-running virtual pet and monster-taming franchise. As previously teased, we...

It's 2025 And There's A Fight Over The Future Of The Nintendo 64 Brewing

By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 16:35

We’re in the midst of a retro console revolution. Between emulation handhelds pouring out of China and more affordable FPGA consoles popping up all the time, there have never been more options to choo...

ChatGPT faces legal complaint after a user inputted their own name and found it accused them of made-up crimes

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 16:28

When AI ‘hallucinations’ are far from harmless.

Of course The Last of Us' recap trailer includes that infected kiss

By Victoria Kennedy - Eurogamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 16:13

Regular Eurogamer readers may know I am rather fond of The Last of Us, and if anything to do with the series is due to pop up online, I am already eagerly awaiting it. So it was with some surprise th...

'There might be a party. I wasn't invited,' says Jensen Huang of the rumoured TSMC proposal to join forces and run Intel's chip fabs

By PC Gamer | Mar 20, 2025 - 16:00

Throwing doubt on rumours of TSMC's multi-company proposal.

25 Assassin's Creed Shadows Tips To Check Out Before Playing

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | Mar 20, 2025 - 16:00

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, out now, is a very good entry in Ubisoft’s long-running franchise. But it’s also a big, complicated game with a lot of different mechanics, systems, features, and options. An...