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Even though turn-based and real time RPGs 'have their loud, vocal advocates,' Fallout developer Tim Cain thinks they both have a place in the genre

In a recent video on his YouTube channel, legendary developer Tim Cain weighed in on one of the great RPG debates: Turn-based, or real time? But Cain doesn't see it as a zero sum game, instead staking out a sensible, radical moderate position on a topic that can prompt forum knife fights.One unique aspect to Cain's perspective: He zoomed out to "real time" period, not just the OG Baldur's Gate-codified "real time wit

Rock Paper Shotgun / Aug 17, 2026

The US Senate are investigating Roblox for prioritising "revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children"

US senators have launched an investigation of game creation platform Roblox on a broad charge of putting money before child safety. They accuse Roblox of being a venue for "sexually explicit (and often violent) virtual 'experiences' with children", and have requested a range of documents and records, including details of the company's collaborations with Sesame Street, the NFL and FIFA. Read more

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Intel is keeping Raptor Lake CPUs around for 'years to come' as a cheaper alternative to DDR5-compatible chips

If you're running a Raptor Lake-chipped system, congratulations—it seems you're ahead of the curve. Speaking to Tom's Hardware, Intel's vice president and general manager of its enthusiast channel business, Robert Hallock, says that far from putting the 10 nm chips out to pasture, Intel is doubling-down:"Going forward, 10 nm products like Raptor Lake; that is a core part of the portfolio that I want to offer to peo

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Heads up, Fallout 4 and Skyrim players: New updates are incoming, so it's time to tend to your mods

Bethesda Game Studios is warning owners of Fallout 4 to either log into a save or manually save their mod load order, because a new patch "focusing on general Creations improvements" is incoming.Bethesda's got a bit of interesting history when it comes to Fallout 4 patches. 2024's "next gen" update didn't really improve anything but did manage to break quite a lot, and the best solution to come out of that whole thin

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Hardcore MMO Eternal Tombs promises demo in October, eyes launch in ‘early 2027’

The last time we heard from the Eternal Tombs project, it was back in March when the indie team at Triune Studios ran a public test. Now we have a welcome word about the future of this hardcore MMORPG — including when you’ll be able to play it for yourself. Triune posted a short letter […]

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SpiritVale shares a ban list, updates on dev team size, and a list of features for its next update

We’re back to once more check in on SpiritVale and its early access progress, which as readers likely recall got off to a pretty bumpy start and only just recently brought its busted trade system back online. Now, it looks as if indie studio Baikun Interactive is dealing with the evergreen problem of bots and providing an overall look […]

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The Sinking City 2 review

Need to knowWhat is it?: Survival horror submerged in Lovecraft's 1920s.Expect to pay: £41.35/$50Developer: FrogwaresPublisher: FrogwaresReviewed on: Windows 11, Intel Core i9, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 4060Multiplayer?: NoSteam Deck: UnknownOut: August 18Link: Official siteThe Sinking City was exactly the kind of ambitious but flawed game that deserves a sequel. Good ideas, middling execution? Give 'em another shot, I'm

How Forbidden Solitaire brought solitaire games to the forefront

Its success has allowed Grey Alien Games to reach out to more Steam players than ever.

Inner Pocket is a new indie publisher looking to champion 'curiosity games'

The indie publisher has been established by a group of Critical Reflex, Gaijin Entertainment, and Nozomu Games veterans.

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Leakers suggest Chronicles of Elyria boss is working on ElyriaMUD and income generation

Yes, dear readers, Chronicles of Elyria is back in our headlines again, and no, it’s not for any particularly heartening reasons. Since it has been awhile, a refresher: COE is the Kickstarter-funded sandbox MMORPG that has been a slow-moving train wreck ever since, with an abrupt cancellation of development, an unsuccessful lawsuit lodged against the studio by […]

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Once Human offers refunds to players who bought a swimming pool they couldn’t swim in

When Once Human’s latest update advertised a Summer Echoes cash shop pack that offered, among other things, a flashy looking pool furnishing for player houses, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Starry Studio writing that characters could “have a blast in the super-large pool” would mean they could swim. Apparently, that was not actually the case […]

Pokemon Pokopia has topped 5 million sales worldwide

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EVE Online shares overall design principles for giving its HUD ‘accessible complexity’

If you’re on the outside looking in at EVE Online, you might be thrown off by the sandbox’s HUD. Sure, it’s appropriately sci-fi tech-y, but maybe all of those half-circles and pips at the center don’t immediately convey what’s going on. This will evidently be a main focus for Fenris Creations going forward, as the studio […]

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Toymaker Mattel launches a new game studio with a focus on Roblox and Fortnite that could signal a growing shift in where studios spend money

10 billion hours in RobloxToy company Mattel is getting into the videogame business with the launch of Mattel Game Studios, which it says "will develop, publish, and operate original interactive experiences inspired by Mattel’s portfolio of iconic brands." But the approach it's taking to that task is rather different from what we've seen in the past.The launch of the new division actually arises from a previous ent

Rock Paper Shotgun / Aug 17, 2026

This week in PC games: survival horror in a waterlogged city, kaiju chaos in a destructible city, and old school GTA vibes in an isometric insurgency simulator

Videogames. Gosh there are a lot of them. We're not even into the hell month of September – where every major developer besides Rockstar seems to be releasing their big games of the year – and we're looking at a packed week. Below you will find the whittled down pickings that stood out to me, but head over to Steam and you will find ten times more. It's a good time for wishlisting, if nothing else. Read more

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Barbie and Hot Wheels owner Mattel launches Mattel Game Studios

The toy company wants to develop, publish, and operate video games based on its sprawling brand portfolio.

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Eurogamer / Aug 17, 2026

Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer reportedly worked on a Halo multiplayer prototype before it got canned

A Halo game made by an Activision studio doesn't sound like a far-fetched idea, and is actually something Xbox considered per a new report. Sledgehammer Games, the studio behind several Call of Duty games like WW2, Vanguard, and Modern Warfare 3, is said to have been sought out to develop a Halo multiplayer game. Read more

Eurogamer / Aug 17, 2026

Fortnite is getting a collaboration with a game made in Roblox, months after Epic boss Tim Sweeney referred to the rival platform as a force that could "grow and eat gaming"

It looks like Fortnite is getting a crossover with a game made in Roblox. In the latest upcoming season of the game - named Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4: Override - the world's biggest battle royale introduces a wealth of gaming properties to its world. Developer Epic's first trailer for the new season (below) shows off a slew of gaming characters from all eras: you've got Crash Bandicoot, Sonic the Hedgehog and his p

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MMO Week in Review: Lost Ark and Throne & Liberty are going home

This week’s big news is just a fresh way for Amazon to disappoint gamers: As we’ve long anticipated, the studio finally announced that it’s ending its publishing duties for Lost Ark and Throne & Liberty, sending them (and their playerbases) back to the waiting arms of their studios, Smilegate and NCsoft. Amazon never met money […]

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Eurogamer / Aug 16, 2026

Saber Interactive finally adds an AI disclaimer to Rideshare Stimulator's Steam page

Amid the row between Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch and former writer Stella Sacco after he said he'd have "been happy to replace" her with AI, the studio has finally added the AI disclaimer to Rideshare Stimulator's Steam page that had been conspicuously missing since the game first went live for wishlisting on 30th July. Read more