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Silica, an FPS and RTS hybrid that mixes a smidge of Dune and Helldivers together, has left early access and entered 1.0
The concept of fusing an RTS and an FPS always sounds like a fun one, and since 2023 Martin Melichárek has been trying to make a new take on the combination under the watchful eye of DayZ devs Bohemia Interactive through Silica . Today marks the day that Silica leaves early access and enters 1.0, fully fleshing out its hybrid and mish mash of Dune's Arrakis and Helldivers ' Terminids. Read more
Bethesda's first full-time QA tester got the job by being an extremely chill hang
It was a simpler time.
Play as water and rain on wildfires in Atuel, a short, free game about the power and vulnerability of nature
Well, have you played Atuel? If not, you can do so within the next hour - it's a tiny, free, 25-minute walking sim, albeit one with little actual walking on account of you playing most of it as a river. More of a running sim, really. Read more
Itch mass deletes ‘AI slop’, lets users filter out any AI assisted games
Itch users can now filter out any game that has an generative AI disclaimer
Former Sega Dev Shares Mega Drive Archive, Inc. Abandoned Code for Segapede, Jester & a Game starring Sonic's Pal, Tails
Some 16-bit wonders that never were. A former Sega Technical Institute developer has shared a litany of screenshots, source code, and design documents for various undeveloped and cancelled Sega Mega Drive titles, including an unreleased game starring Sonic the Hedgehog's best buddy, Tails. In a feature published by gaming curiosity blog The Hidden Palace, former Sega of America employee Ken Rose shared his stories of working within the studio's STI team during the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive's 1990s heyday. Following the interview, Rose then generously shared a selection of floppy discs from his own personal collection, offering a look at several in-development titles that never made it out of the Redwood City offices. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Frostpunk 2's The Surge DLC keeps the wintery apocalypse and adds in faction-clash-inducing electricity and sets a seasonally appropriate December release date
For the time being, the world of Frostpunk remains a hypothetical, even if it's one that seems just that little bit more likely than I'd like it to be given who's in charge of the world. But at the very least, there are pockets of hope to be found in Frostpunk 2 , namely with its newly revealed next bit of DLC, The Surge, a name that has been bequeathed to it for incredibly obvious reasons. Oh, you need me to explain them? Fiiiiine. Read more
'Just deleted a couple terabytes of AI slop': Itch.io pushes back against the flood of AI on its storefront
Itch.io has also expanded its AI filters, enabling users to exclude games made with different types of generative AI.
The latest version of Metal Gear's must-have visual mod slices load times, adds raw mouse input, and restores Mel Gibson
Naturally.
How to get the Flaming Mane Phantom Edge in Phantom Blade Zero
Here's how you get the Flaming Mane in Phantom Blade Zero – be warned: it takes ages
Bethesda immediately brings our Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel hopes back down to earth
"It feels great to finally reveal the name and location with you"
A Diablo 3 mechanic discarded because "it was not fun" found the perfect place in World of Warcraft
Right idea, wrong game
With WoW: Forever, Blizzard promises "our aim in class design is not perfect numerical equality"
Class changes will come "over the course of the months and years ahead"
Arc Raiders dev insists AI use was to save actors going "crazy if they had to read all of that"
One voice actor calls the AI text-to-speech tech "freeing" as "I can go and take a job somewhere else"
Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake added a jump button to avoid being "jarring"
"Even a single change can instantly increase the number of things that need to be reviewed," says Eiji Aonuma
Venom-toothed Noxious Terminids are soon to infest Helldivers 2, and it's your noble job to sterilise the galaxy for Super Earth
Helldivers 2 isn't slowing down any time soon, and according to Edwin's recent interview with Arrowhead CCO Johan Pilestedt, it'll continue to be Arrowhead's main priority for the future. As if Helldivers 2 wasn't full of enough horrors for our brave Super Earth Helldivers to shoot at for the betterment of galactic democracy, its next update is due to add an entirely new Terminid subspecies, the Noxious Terminids. Read more
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 music video reveals entire new scenes, character backstories
Studio Trigger drops a music video for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, delving into Weak and Avida's backstory.
OG Zelda: Ocarina of Time dev responsible for the infamous water temple used the remake to atone
15 years after remaking the game for 3DS purely to "do something about the water temple"
Morph 4K Firmware v4.0.65
PixelFX have just released a new beta firmware for their Morph 4K that adds more bezel options, as well as the ability to take input screenshots in Universal Adaptive mode. To get it, simply make sure you’re on the beta update channel, then Check For Updates. As a note, if you’re on a very early […]
Practical Basketball codes (November 2026)
Here are all of the new Practical Basketball codes that you can redeem for free coins, tickets, and boosts.
Our first crumb of The Elder Scrolls 6 lore is a Hammerfell quote dated 5 years after Skyrim
Bethesda is doing some teasing againg
World of Warcraft's D&D crossover is neat, but inconsistent—novel on one page, then shrugging and pointing to the PHB you already own on the next
What's old is new again.
Netflix anime starring The Batman 2's rumored Two-Face actor launches to 100% Rotten Tomatoes score
Brian Tyree Henry stars in Bass X Machina
Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 3 has been announced, marking another attempt at a free-to-play team game after Gundam Evolution's unfortunate fate
Bandai Namco have released the initial announcement trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 3, a free-to-play team action game and a sequel to 2018's Battle Operation 2. The trailer is very, very pretty, showing off Gundam units clashing in large-scale battles and infantry fighting beneath the colossal mechas' feet (kinda like Titanfall , in having both human and mecha players in the same match). I'm sadly not yet enough of a true Gundam fan to recognise many of these units on sight other than the RX-78-2, but there's a real variety shown off here. Read more
Palworld OFFICIAL CARD GAME's stunning new Legends Awaken cards are about to shake up the meta
Whether you’re a premium collector or a competitive player, Legends Awaken looks to be an unmissable set.