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Redeem CodeDatamined code shows Valve referencing an AI "SteamGPT" tool presumably to help Steam better cope with cheaters and customer support
So far there's only been hints that game-maker and Steam-owner Valve has been dabbling in generative AI use. But if recent findings are to be believed, it might be working on a "SteamGPT" AI feature to help tackle cheating on Steam and manage account restrictions. Read more
PCRust 2 isn't in development, Facepunch boss confirms after suspicious Steam page sparks speculation
Facepunch founder Garry Newman has denied that a sequel to survival/naked bloke battle royale game Rust is currently in the works, after a Rust 2 Steam listing ignited online chatter along those lines. Read more
PCDune: Awakening is ditching PvP as a mandatory endgame experience, as over 80% of lifetime players didn't engage with it at all
Dune: Awakening is shifting away from its PvP endgame, following on from major changes made in its recent chapter three update. In addition, private server hosting is coming, which should provide additional longevity and community hubs for the game in the hands of dedicated players. Read more
Console"This is not a game that is about to face some sort of imminent shutdown" - Marathon reportedly had a budget of $200m, and while player numbers are dipping, team morale remains good
Marathon reportedly had a development budget of over $200m, and likely over $250m, not including ongoing development costs post-launch on game maintenance and new updates. Read more
PCDon't Starve is back for more darkly whimsical co-op survival in Don't Starve Elsewhere, and this time there's hills!
Klei Entertainment has unveiled a brand-new multiplayer instalment of its gloomily amusing survival series, Don't Starve. As revealed during the latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase, it's called Don't Starve Elsewhere and it promises adventure in a "strange and unforgiving new world filled with magic, monsters and mystery" as players take on their greatest opponent yet: hills. Read more
MobileOver the Hill looks like SnowRunner's cosy off-roading cousin, and its new trailer shows off muddy motoring in Algeria ahead of release later this year
I've really dug Funselektor's minimalistic and relaxed vibe-heavy arcade racers over the past few years. Absolute Drift's brill, Art Of Rally's great, and I also liked retro F1 management sim Golden Lap. Their latest work in collaboration with Strelka Games - due out this year - is off-roader Over the Hill, a SnowRunnery terrain-treverser for people who want more of a driving dreamy sojourn than they do a driving Dark Souls, and they've just shown off a look at its version of Algeria. Read more
EventPalworld is getting some competition as Pokémon-like Temtem unveils survival spin-off Temtem: Pioneers
It's the battle of the Pokémon-likes! Sort of. Developer Crema has unveiled Temtem: Pioneers, a new spin-off for its 2022 creature-collecting adventure Temtem that - based on the limited information revealed so far, at least - looks like it's aiming squarely for Palworld. Read more
PCArt of Rally studio's Over the Hill gets an alpha playtest this month, and a fancy new trailer with some fresh reveals
Over the Hill, the off-roading exploration game from the studio behind Art of Rally, has received a new trailer during the latest indie-focused Triple-i Initiative showcase. Not only does it reveal a lovely looking new area to explore, it brings news of an upcoming closed alpha playtest you can sign up to now. Read more
PCHighly anticipated pirate survival game Windrose lands a release date, and it's setting sail very, very soon
Enormously promising pirate survival game Windrose finally has a release date, and - as announced during the latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase - it's hoisting anchor and sailing into Steam early access next Tuesday, 14th April. Read more
ConsoleLegendary designer Warren Spector's stealthy Thick as Thieves ditches PvP for solo and co-op as May release revealed
Perhaps you have fond memories of Deus Ex designer Warren Spector's legendary stealth game Thief: A Dark Project, or perhaps your sneaker of choice is Arkane Studios' more recent immersive sim Dishonored. Either way, you might be intrigued to hear Spector's latest effort, Thick as Thieves - which has been reimagined as solo and co-op game following its original PvPvE reveal - is launching for PC on 20th May. Read more
ConsolePUBG: Battlegrounds' new PvE mode is all about fighting off an alien invasion, and/or hiding in a big man-made dirt hole
PUBG: Battlegrounds, Krafton's shooter that wise people have previously pointed out should really go all in and call itself Playerunknown's Battlegrounds: Battlegrounds, has a new mode. It's all about teaming up to battle an army of invading alien robots whose talents seemingly don't lie in inventive naming - their mothership's called the Mothership and the architect of their invasion of Miramar is called the Architect. Read more
ConsolePokemon battles with space cows, dinosaurs and gaseous blobs are the premise of No Man's Sky's latest update, dubbed Xeno Arena
Ooh, it hasn't got a Pokemon-style mode that lets you collect a bunch of alien critters and force them to fight to the death in a fashion that might be deemed barbaric if it wasn't so bloodless and cutesy. That would've likely been my answer if you'd asked me what ever-growing No Man's Sky doesn't have at this point before I read about its latest update. That latest update, Xeno Arena, adds in Pokemon-style alien critter collecting and battling mechanics. Read more
MobileForza Horizon 6's full map has finally been revealed, and while Tokyo doesn't engulf half of it, I'm still seeing plenty of appealing asphalt spaghetti
Forza Horizon 6's full map has broken cover, giving folks a chance to stare, gawp, and declare 'damn, those be some roads'. Naturally, many have run to compare Playground Games' rendition of Japan to the maps of previous Horizons and having quickly done so myself, I'm still optimisting that I'll dig this vast expanse of hairpins and turns more than I did Horizon 5's very green and yellow blob. Read more
Mobile"We're not doing zombie animals", says State of Decay 3 studio head, but you can turn a tea kettle into an undead-attracting bomb
If you have been keeping a candle lit for State Of Decay 3 since its 2020 reveal trailer purely for the prospect of fighting a zombie deer then, I'm afraid, it's time to blow that candle out. Apparently, the CGI reveal trailer was made when the open-world zombie survival game was barely a concept. Six years on from the reveal, Undead Labs have a working build of the game and it doesn't feature the reanimated corpse of Bambi. Though it does let you turn a kettle into an IED. Read more
Mobile"Keeping teams together doesn't seem to matter to people, but for us it did": Star Wars Zero Company's director on what the industry can learn from XCOM 2
It seems that every week we're reporting on news of another wave of layoffs at a big game studio. In March alone, we saw 1000 staff let go at Epic Games, 124 at Eidos Montreal, and over 100 at Ubisoft's Red Storm Entertainment. And those are just the ones I can name without needing to rack my brain. In some cases, these "reorganisations" are to keep investors happy, in others they're painted as necessary for a studio to keep the lights on until its next paycheck. But every time a team loses memb