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Roman Forum Found Beneath Barcelona Hotel Rewrites Barcino
Roman Forum Found Beneath Barcelona Hotel Rewrites Barcino What started as a routine elevator shaft installation in a Barcelona hotel basement has turned into one of the most significant Roman archaeology discoveries in Spain in decades. Excavations beneath the Gran Hotel Barcino in the city's Gothic Quarter have uncovered a monumental stone pavement dating to…
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The rumours were true, Warhorse are making an open-world Lord of the Rings RPG alongside a new Kingdom Come game
If you've been hanging on tenterhooks since May 1st, when Edwin reported on the rumours that Warhorse, the developers of medieval sandbox Kingdom Come Deliverance, were working on a Lord of the Rings RPG, then, firstly, that must have been very sore, sorry about that, but, secondly, the rumours were true. You may climb down…
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Star Wars Jedi director's single-player Dungeons & Dragons game cancelled less than a year after it was announced
That was quick. Hasbro has reportedly cancelled the single-player Dungeons & Dragons action-adventure being made by Star Wars Jedi director Stig Asmussen, less than a year after it was announced. Read more Read Full Article
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It's true: the Kingdom Come Deliverance studio is making a Lord of the Rings RPG
The rumours are true: Kingdom Come Deliverance studio Warhorse really is making a Lord of the Rings role-playing game. More specifically, it's making an open-world Middle-earth RPG. Read more Read Full Article
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"Roguelike can be anything": Krafton exec is very tired of being pitched "Balatro with different cards"
At Digital Dragons this year I somehow found myself attending a panel about games industry investment and publishing deals, featuring various senior M&A people gathered under the dread banner of "Capital Reality". It felt like visiting another planet, occupied by towering creatures of gold and green paper, who spoke an earwax-curdling vocabulary of phrases like…
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Gems That Represented Ancient Symbols of Wealth and Power
Gems That Represented Ancient Symbols of Wealth and Power Throughout history, precious gemstones have gone beyond decoration, serving as powerful symbols of wealth, authority, and divine blessing. Ancient civilizations across the globe attributed mystical properties and deep significance to these rare and beautiful stones. They used them to display social status, form political alliances, and…
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Returnal director and Housemarque veteran Harry Krueger launches Finland-based game studio Cosmic Division
Housemarque is the talk of the town again following Saros' launch, and now another veteran from the Finnish studio, Returnal game director Harry Krueger, is aiming to deliver something that feels familiar with a new game studio. Read more Read Full Article
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Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff
Google is adding a new Android feature that resembles Apple's Handoff, allowing you to start a task on your Android phone and continue it right where you left off from a compatible tablet. "Continue On" is designed to eventually be bidirectional, but Google says that at launch it will only support tasks moving from a…
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Deus Ex, Saints Row and TimeSplitters might be lent out to external partners, Embracer say, possibly paving the way for new entries
Embracer Group are threatening folks with a good time. Fresh off splitting themselves into a not at all confusing selection of companies rather than just the one (something they've got form for doing) the publishers have noted that as part of forming a new IP & licensing business, they'll be "more actively" exploring licensing out…
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Months of work later, one Pokémon Pokopia player's recreation of the original Kanto region is almost complete
Pokémon Pokopia has been a hit on Nintendo Switch 2, and its ongoing events are keeping players glued to it. One especially dedicated player has been working on a recreation of the first-generation Kanto map with Pokopia's Minecraft-like tools, and they're almost finished now. Read more Read Full Article
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A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part V: The First Interstellar Messengers
During the 1970s, the first interstellar probes were launched, carrying messages specifically designed to be intelligible to extraterrestrial species. The messages were essentially a "message in a bottle" intended for an advanced civilization, should they find the probes someday. Read Full Story
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Outward 2 lines up a July release date with the promise that even your dusty old potato of a PC can run it
There is no denying that plenty of RPGs, purposefully designed so or not, are some kind of power fantasy. You're the destined hero, the chosen one, you've heard it all before. Outward 2, like its predecessor, doesn't position you as such a figure. You are simply just a regular adventurer, surviving as best they can.…