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Real-time strategy game The Fertile Crescent 2 is an isometric odyssey inspired by Age of Empires, with the 1.0 release out now
Age of Empires-influenced real-time strategy game The Fertile Crescent 2: Collapse of the Bronze Age leaves early access today, publishers MicroProse have announced, with the 1.0 version adding the final chapters of the singleplayer story. You'll also get your grubby fingers on the very same map editor developers Wield Interactive used to design the campaign.… read more
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"It's a brave new world": GTA 6's PC port will release sooner than you think to avoid losing money to AI rip-offs, says former Rockstar tech director
GTA 6's PC release may come sooner than anticipated, according to former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij, because Rockstar and publishers Take-Two will be concerned about losing money to unofficial generative AI clones of the PS5 version, once it launches on 19th November. In general, Vermeij thinks that how to avoid having your games… read more
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Tripwire Presents expands publishing to focus on support of smaller indie teams
Tripwire Presents, the publishing division of Tripwire Interactive, announced a new initiative to expand support for smaller indie developers and games.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. Read Full Article read more
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Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer mod has a release date, and it's soon
Ambitious Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer mod, Open 77, finally has a release date, and a really nifty server browser to boot. Read Full Article read more
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World of Warcraft: Forever is off to a great start with Blizzard's smoothest launch in memory
World of Warcraft: Forever came out last night. Those who stayed up were prepared for the usual from major WoW releases: long queues, disconnects, and server lag. However, save for a few minor hiccups here and there, things went off without a hitch. Read more Read Full Article read more
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BioWare are gone, but at least you'll be able to watch their final days in a documentary next year and oh wait that's really sad actually
It feels like every single week for the past few years has been the infinitely quotable 30 Rock quote on repeat. That feeling struck particularly last month when EA decided to shut down the iconic Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare. That obviously resulted in the cancellation of Mass Effect 5, of which a… read more
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Xbox enters the 'faster PC launcher' arms race, its app loads faster now too
An updated version of the Xbox PC app available to Xbox Insiders loads up to 60% faster, and it's got some other nice improvements too. Read Full Article read more
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Nintendo game sales surge thanks to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, but Switch 2 hardware suffers big decline
Nintendo's latest financial earnings report is here, revealing healthy software sales thanks to the enormously popular Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. Sales of Switch 2 hardware, however, are down. Read more Read Full Article read more
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Before Dark Souls there was King's Field, and five hours into brilliant homage Queen's Domain, it's already one of my favourite games this year
The clue, of course, is right there in the title. Developer Freshly Baked Games' Queen's Domain isn't just a retro-fantasy action RPG played in first-person; it's an explicit homage to King's Field, the long-dormant FromSoftware series that – as the precursor to Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, and all those other Soulslikes… read more
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GTA 6 Officially Drops 36 New Screenshots Ahead of Launch
Rockstar Games has released a new look at Grand Theft Auto 6 on Nov. 5, with 36 new screenshots of Jason, Lucia, and Vice City. Read Full Article read more
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One of Nintendo's Switch and Switch 2 cartridge manufacturers is exiting the business, which could make physical games more expensive
Macronix, longtime Nintendo hardware partner and one of the main producers of ROM memory, has announced it's leaving the business. ROM chips are key components in Switch and Switch 2 cartridges. Read more Read Full Article read more
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French game union accuses Microsoft of 'sabotaging' Blade and then using the fallout to justify closing Arkane
The STJV union says Microsoft imposed hiring freezes at Arkane that resulted in delays and additional expenses, which it then cited as reasons for shutting it down. Read Full Article read more