If you've watched the trailers for No Law or the tech demo that developer Neon Giant showed off at Unreal Fest earlier this year, it would be easy to believe the game has a similar scope to CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077. After all, both games are open-world RPGs set in cyberpunk cities. Set in a beautifully realised mediterranean city that is somehow equal parts Lisbon and Kowloon Walled City – and with corner shops that are as stuffed with riches as the one down the road from my flat. But, the developers will happily tell you where they've scrimped and saved.
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"We opted out of some things really early on": How the small team making No Law plan to make it look as big as Cyberpunk 2077
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"Even if I knew how it would end, I would do it again": Hellblade developers Ninja Theory appear to have kicked off the redundancy process
Following Microsoft's recent reveal that Hellblade makers Ninja Theory would be facing closure, with two deals to buy them after their split from Xbox have fallen through, the studio look to be in the process of informing staff they're at risk of being let go.
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Nivalis Nights dares to ask what if Cyberpunk 2077 met Dave the Diver and Stardew Valley? And for now at least I'm loving the answer
As I throw open the windows on my first day in Nivalis, breathing in the city's neon-streaked air and watching the smog roil across the blackened sky, my government-mandated AI automata informs me the district is in lockdown and a serial killer's on the loose. Five hours later, I've become embroiled in a child trafficking plot (the good kind, apparently, seeing as I'm helping them get out); I've stumbled across an oil rig and befriended its city separatists; I've inadvertently struck up a romance with a CorpSec agent who's trying to shut down my noodle bar; and I've met a woman who writes new childhoods for condemned criminals, in the city's hope that implanting them will make 'em behave. All this and I've only grown a single onion. Nivalis Nights, it's fair to say, is not your average farm-life sim. Read more
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Riding high into its free-to-play launch, new MMORPG Aion 2 extends registration rewards as thanks for the support
As the full launch of Aion 2 arrives, NC extends pre-registration and Steam wishlist rewards, and removes the limits on its Founder’s Pack.
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SteamOS 0.4.3 (Beta) for Steam Frame brings improved power efficiency and battery life
Valve are working quickly to improve their new Steam Frame VR kit running SteamOS Linux, with another major Beta now available.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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AI-generated Fallout: New York browser game full of utterly cursed faces slapped with Bethesda cease and desist, its slop prompter claims
In perhaps the least surprising Fallout news since Raul from New Vegas confirmed that ghouls with dodgy knees don't enjoy sneaking, the person behind an AI-generated browser game dubbed Fallout: New York has claimed to have recieved a cease and desist message from Bethesda parent company ZeniMax. Their creation, if such a term fits, was generated using Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 tech.
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