If you’re wondering what video game to play this weekend, my colleague Sheena Vasani spotted a discounted Nintendo Switch title with instant digital delivery. Walmart has the digital version of Pikmin 4 for Switch discounted to $39.88, just over $20 lower than its usual price. This version of the game follows the same puzzle formula […]
Category: Gaming
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As too much of the industry embrace their own death through genAI, Konami say it's real people that are most important for making good games
I've taken a habit, recently, to proclaim my desire to explode in lieu of anything more realistically violent I could wish upon myself when I feel stressed. And, in what would likely be more concerning if I were a sentient bomb talking to a bomb diffusal squad, I've been saying that a lot lately, primarily because of the copious amounts of AI nonsense I've been seeing… everywhere. Epic Games, the ever-boycottable company called Microsoft, the decompiling community, the poison has found its way into everyone's veins and it's making me want to, say it with me now, explode! So you can imagine my relief to hear a developer say they don't think AI will make a massive impact. The developer? Perhaps surprisingly, Konami.
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Half-Life inspired survival game Abiotic Factor has a packed year ahead, and it deserves even more love than it gets
The year two Abiotic Factor roadmap carries the survival game into 2027 with community-led improvements, free updates, and a DLC expansion.
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Every Major Game Releasing in November That Isn’t GTA 6
Grand Theft Auto 6 isn't the only game coming out in November. Here's what's daring to share space with Rockstar's latest.
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Proton Experimental for October 15 has fixes for ARC Raiders, C&C Red Alert, Counterstrike and The Aftermath
Valve launched the latest update for Proton Experimental to fix up more issues found with Windows games running on SteamOS / Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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Steam's Achievement Sets beta aims to stop new content breaking your completion status
Valve is beta testing Steam Achievement Sets, a feature that lets developers group a game's achievements into collections. Read more
