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"I wanted you to feel bad": former Battlefield audio designer recalls punching himself to record more realistic gunshot screams

Arc Raiders audio director Bence Pajor has spoken on the Game Makers Notebook podcast about his earlier career at DICE, working on sound effects for the Battlefield FPS series. The discussion includes some insights about how Pajor – a former Swedish military sniper – created effects for soldiers getting struck by bullets. Amongst other things, he experimented with punching himself hard enough to elicit cries of pain. It's not clear whether the resulting recordings made their way into

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Disney yank a bunch of games from Steam, including bonafide classics Star Wars: Dark Forces, Outlaws and High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance

A bunch of older games linked to or published by Disney have just been delisted from Steam in one fell swoop, with the original 90s versions of Star Wars: Dark Forces and Outlaws among their number. These 15 make up the second round of Disney-related games to be yanked from the storefront this year, with 14 having gotten the hook back in January. Read more

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Marathon's next experimental mode goes all in on sponsored kits, which sounds great for scaredy-cats like me

There's another experiment on the way to Marathon. Last month, Bungie started testing a duos mode in the extraction shooter. According to an update from Joe Ziegler, that mode will be making its way into the game as a full feature in season two, with Bungie "diligently working on delivering that to all of you who are eagerly awaiting its return." But with this update comes the next test: a new mode that forces you into using sponsored kits. Read more

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Graveyard Keeper's free giveaway made the publisher at least $250,000 in DLC sales

Graveyard Keeper's critical reception back in 2018 wasn't the greatest, yet it's a perfect example of a game that's endured by doubling down on its quirks and more unique aspects, enchanting a dedicated community over time. Last week, a giveaway was announced to boost interest in its upcoming sequel. Read more

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Phew, American Truck Simulator's latest beta update will tow me back to the road when I inevitably roll it trying to take a turn at 80 mph

I'm happily trucking down the highway in American Truck Simulator. The radio's on, it's a while to my next mandatory break, and there's not too much traffic. Things are going we-OH NO, OH BALLS, THAT'S MY TURN! I'M JERKING THE WHEEL VIOLENTLY, I'M TURNING, I'VE FORGOTTEN TO BR. Right, now my truck needs to be turned the right way up. Usually, I'd need to be dragged all the way to the nearest service station, but thanks to a new feature SCS Software are starting to roll out to their truck sims, I

Marathon mid-season update nerfs claymore drones, thermal scopes, and buffs being kind to strangers

Marathon's mid season one update is here, and has brought with it some staggering changes to the state of Bungie's extraction shooter. These include the removal of one of the game's funniest strategies, a nerf to arguably its most powerful weapon attachment, and a reason to help enemy players you find out in the world. Read more

GTA Online is still making Rockstar Games around $1.3 million per day on average

Grand Theft Auto 6 remains on track to arrive in November, but if the GTA Online revenue data that's been extracted by hackers is any indication, Rockstar Games could happily spend as much time as it needs to get its next sandbox game right without a hit to its incoming revenue stream. Read more

A proper Overwatch Switch 2 version releases today, boasting 'up to' 60 FPS, as Reign of Talon Season 2 arrives

Season 2 of the new-look Overwatch (formerly Overwatch 2) launches today, bringing a new hero, a new event, a reworked map and some hero changes. But most notably it signals the launch of a proper Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game. This boasts improved visuals and sound quality and - apparently - up to 60 FPS performance both docked and handheld. Finally. Read more

Silent Hill 2 remake studio Bloober Team announces leadership expansion and teases seven games in development

After some critical ups and downs, Silent Hill 2 (2024) and Cronos: The New Dawn (2025) solidified Bloomer Team as a horror-focused developer to watch out for. As new projects pile up, the company has announced it's growing in size. Read more

Idols Of Ash review - a terrific spelunking horror game that makes you choose between a rock and a giant centipede

When I think of Idols of Ash, I think of seven sounds, listed here in order of deepening dreadfulness. The first and nicest sound is the clink of my silvery grapple sinking its hook, interrupting the rush of air past my ears as I fall. That's the second, less nice sound. The third sound is a distant, tectonic groaning, disconsolate and wakeful: it could be the wind again, pushing through some unaccountably musical lungful of stone. Yeah, I'm sure that's all it is. The fourth sound is definit

A Storied Life: Tabitha review – a cosy yet pensive puzzler where the biggest challenge is getting someone else's story straight

It is, as I write this, one year to the day since I and two fellow, newly-orphaned siblings finished the process of auditing, packing, and clearing out our childhood home. The final task: enduring the fearsome rattling and suspect braking of our dad’s neglected Renault Megane, just long enough for it to sputter to someone mad enough to buy it off us. The irony, that this clanking full-stop on the end our bereavement’s lengthy administrative aspect could so feasibly kill me, was not l

Subnautica 2 Steam change suggests Krafton might be out as its publisher following long legal battle and reinstatement of studio leader

UPDATE 15/4/26: Krafton has told Eurogamer it's "currently focused on successfully supporting the Early Access launch of Subnautica 2. We have nothing further to share at this time." Read more

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Bethesda acknowledges Starfield's PS5 crashing issues, promises hotfix soon

Bethesda has responded to the various crashing issues many Starfield players on PlayStation 5 have been experiencing since the game made the jump to Sony's console earlier this month. Read more

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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers developer reportedly dissolves core team after director's exit

Soulslike action-RPG Wuchang: Fallen Feathers wasn't a slam dunk with critics last year, but it enchanted a big enough audience and was a financial success as far as we know. The continuity of the IP might be in serious trouble, though. Read more

Marathon will test out a new experimental game mode which forces players to use free sponsored kits

If you've been playing Marathon and have been bodied by geared-out players, packing fully upgraded guns and purple shields, a new experimental game mode coming this week may be exactly what you've been waiting for. Read more

Peter Parker face model Ben Jordan seemingly teases new capture work, starting speculation around Insomniac's Spider-Man 3

Marvel's Wolverine recently committed to a September 2026 release, so it's logical to expect developer Insomniac Games to rev up work on its next project soon. The common assumption was that Spider-Man 3 would come next, and a seemingly innocent post from one of the series' leads might have confirmed its existence. Read more

Some cult classic retro Warhammer games are now on sale for Steam, including one cult classic that may be great for the Steam Deck

The Warhammer Classics Collection, a Steam Store event currently underway courtesy of Warhammer and SNEG, has brought with it a collection of beloved retro games to the PC store for the first time. This includes a particular cult classic which was devilishly hard to get working previously. Read more