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Steam’s Train Fest sale means all 790 pieces of Train Simulator Classic DLC can be yours for a mere $6,993 instead of $15,621

Steam’s Train Fest has begun, meaning there are deals and discounts on lots of locomotive games, even a few brand new ones like Denshattack, which just came out this month. But when it comes to train sales there’s really only one train game to talk about: Train Simulator Classic, a sim notable for having a […]

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Path of Exile devs want it to be easier for new players, but still won’t let you skip its 20-hour campaign every league—at least not yet: ‘It feels very wrong to me’

This week, Path of Exile will ditch a system that defined it for over a decade, making the action RPG considerably easier to approach for new players. The developers at Grinding Gear Games told PC Gamer that they’re questioning everything that’s sacred going forward, but apparently some things are still off the table—at least for

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Jennifer English, star of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, leaves Tides of Annihilation lead role

Jennifer English, who gained fame for her portrayal of Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3 and then won a BAFTA award for best performer in a leading role for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has announced that she is withdrawing from the role of Gwendolyn in the upcoming Tides of Annihilation in order to “properly look after

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Ubisoft promises Ghost Recon news in August, and if you’re hoping that means an update on the Splinter Cell remake then I admire your optimism but sorry, no

Less than a week after Ubisoft promised that a new Ghost Recon game is coming but probably not anytime soon, the company says it will mark the series’ 25th anniversary in August with some proper news on what’s coming next. “It’s been a while Ghosts!” the announcement excitedly states. “We know some of you saw

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There’s a dinosaur soulslike launching on Steam this week where you’re a spinosaurus swinging a greatsword with your mouth who just might be able to parry the meteor

It’s taken centuries of human advancement, but soulslikes and demanding third-person action games have finally reached a level of cultural proliferation where we as a society can ask the all important question: What if the dinosaurs could have simply parried the meteor? That’s the tantalizing possibility suggested by Dinoblade, a probably paleontologically accurate soulslike launching

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A new Elder Scrolls is still years away, but this fun Arthurian take on the formula is 50% off right now

It’s a little surprising there aren’t more The Elder Scrolls clones. Aside from Avowed, the only other example I can think of is Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. It launched in May last year after a stint in early access, and the response was positive, perhaps surprisingly so, considering how tough it must be

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Modern Warfare 4 gameplay debut reignites community debate about how fast Call of Duty movement should be

As developer Infinity Ward revealed prior to the event’s start, the demo was of the new Kill Block game mode, which dynamically creates maps from pre-set fabs based on Modern Warfare series maps, resulting in an ever-changing arena that reassembles itself after each two rounds. The concept of a Shipment-sized, ever-changing map is exciting on

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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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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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