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Save-game carry-overs and time-leaping sequels: medieval vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker has some bold ideas for the future

I learnt this information in two parts. The first part came from speaking to the Blood of Dawnwalker game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, while he was explaining how the Summer Game Fest ‘saga’ trailer – in which we see a delivery person in the present day drop off a box of blood sachets to an ailing

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Ever wanted to play The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind on a dual-screen handheld? Well, now you can – if you don’t mind putting in some legwork

OpenMW-DS is a modification of OpenMW, the open source Morrowind engine which allows the most passionate fans that have the know-how to crack open Bethesda Game Studios’ massive fantasy RPG. User Josh Daniels uploaded a public build and showcased it via Reddit after they shared their impressive work last week. “I bought a Thor because

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A religious war is raging right now, as people are dressing in robes and rushing into danger in Old School RuneScape

This battle is being waged by players, organically throwing themselves into danger en masse through community-organised events advertised on social media. The most popular faction as of writing are the followers of Saradomin, whose followers are donning brown robes, air staves, and packing their inventories full of cooked lobster before wading into battle. Over the

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After Doom director Hugo Martin denied reports that id Software had been gutted, “current and former employees” are disagreeing with his optimism

"I don't agree with Hugo's statement." Game Developer shared a story that directly answers Martin’s words in a recent livestream. Senior editor Chris Kerr wrote “multiple anonymous sources told Game Developer that around two thirds of those left at id Software who worked on Doom (2016) were laid off at the beginning of the month”,

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Battlefield 6’s newest and largest map is good, but I worry it will end up being nothing more than a curiosity

As part of a preview event, I spent three hours killing (and getting killed) across all of the map’s nine capture points. I got to play with the new toys, and, of course, indulge in naval combat. Tsuru Reef’s size is its most notable feature. Battlefield Studios was right to emphasise it pre-launch. Playing it,

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“Honestly, it’s still getting worse” – Valve Steam Machine engineer says component prices are still rising, potentially paving the way for a price increase

The result was a Steam Machine that costs £879 ($1,049) at minimum – a price Valve admitted was well above what it originally wanted. But things aren’t getting any better; unfortunately, current component prices are even more expensive than when Valve shipped in that initial wave of Steam Machines. “Honestly, it’s still getting worse,” Valve

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“Professional lurker” Todd Howard reappears on internet forums following Bethesda’s Fallout and Elder Scrolls announcements to thank fans for their support

"We're constantly listening." His comments come after confirmation that Bethesda Game Studios will be working more closely with other studios in the future, such as Obsidian Entertainment on a future Fallout project and with ZeniMax Online on The Elder Scrolls’ ongoing development. Until recently, Howard’s last comment on Reddit had been about a Fallout 4

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“The Gears of War trilogy was largely developed hungover by me” – Cliff Bleszinski reckons with a difficult past while plotting a return to games and a brighter future

In a candid interview with 80 level, Bleszinski, now 51 years old, recalled the moment he was handed a bottle of vodka on an Unreal Tournament press tour in 2003 and his drinking began, and how a culture of heavy drinking in the games industry encouraged it. “You go to your GDCs, you go to

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Call of Duty voice chat lobbies turned into ASMR app that takes veterans back to the cacophonies of the MW2 and BO1 days

Mike Wing, who’s already crafted other off-beat apps like Steam Sale Simulator and Xbox 360 Messenger, uploaded Call of Duty Ambience to AppDrop, a site where developers can upload their own small applications. “Most people fall asleep to white noise… I fall asleep to grown men arguing in CoD lobbies,” Wing wrote as the app

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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 3 million in its first week

The figure was shared on the official Assassin’s Creed X account and elsewhere, alongside a message thanking players for their support, and officially announcing that a New Game Plus mode is in the works. New Game Plus was initially revealed in a recent interview with the game’s director, who called it a natural addition, but

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