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Subnautica 2's EULA is causing a bit of a ruckus, but Unknown Worlds say they're "looking into" the current terms
It wouldn't be Subnautica 2 if there wasn't a little bit more controversy to be found, would it? This time it comes in the form of the game's EULA which, as roughly collated by a post over on the Stop Killing Games subreddit, includes some stipulations that certainly sound a bit sketchy on the face of it, though others also sound like a legal team member playing it overly safe. Read more
Review: Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Arrives Surprisingly Intact on Switch 2
With image quality that eclipses Xbox Series S.Developer MachineGames faces a significant hurdle in adapting Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for Switch 2. After all, the game leans on its id-Tech-7-derived Motor Engine to push out some outstanding visuals and expansive environments on current-gen consoles and PC, so how does the Switch 2's Tegra T239 chipset handle things in comparison? And what compromises are necessary to get The Great Circle running on handheld hardware?Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
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
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. And now, the sequel has a release date! Read more
Yup, the Steam Controller Wilhelm Screams If You Drop It
Valve shows its love of easter eggs once again.The engineers at Valve love a good easter egg, but I was still surprised to read that the Steam Controller will do a full-on Wilhelm scream if you drop it while playing. However, after having testing it, I'm happy to confirm that it does just that, as you can see and hear in the video above.Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
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
Arc Raiders turns to Denuvo Anti-Cheat in hopes of curbing foul play, Embark say they're "working to ensure minimal impact on performance"
Arc Raiders devs Embark have announced that they're going to be rolling out Denuvo anti-cheat software as part of efforts to limit the amount of dodgy behaviour going on the shooter. The studio said they'll be working to minimise any impact this has on performance, as they also deliver a new trader and weapon as part of a small update teased when they revealed the game's switch to bi-annual major expansions. Read more
How sexy will James Bond game 007: First Light be? Hitman studio IO Interactive says the clues are already out there
Hitman studio IO Interactive has gone to great lengths to ensure 007: First Light feels James Bond enough. We've had entire videos documenting the watch Bond will wear, or the Aston Martin he will presumably drive, and there's a celebrity making a villainish cameo. There's even a 007: First Light Bond Theme recorded by famous singer Lana Del Rey. But what about the game's, ahem, sexiness? Read more
Classic series like Deux Ex, Legacy Kain, and Saints Row will be "more actively" explored following Embracer Group structure shift
Embracer Group is slicing itself in half, resulting in two legally distinct public companies. The split, which is set to take place next year, could potentially provide a lifeline for many of the intellectual properties currently in hibernation under Embracer's umbrella. Read more
Steam's NSFW and Mature tags ditched by Valve in favour of "more descriptive" ones like Sexual Content and Gore, as part of wider revamp
Valve have revealed a round of changes to the tags which can be applied to games on the Steam store. The ones designed to give you a brief idea of the genres or themes you're in for if you opt to give any specific game a go, as well as grouping together similar works. 17 new tags have been added as a result of this rather substantial revamp, while 28 have been consigned to the scrapheap, and merging or updating several others. Read more
The Mass Effect sci-fi RPG subgenre "hasn't had a good game in a long time", says Hasbro, and it believes Exodus can change that
The boss of toy giant Hasbro believes the sci-fi role-playing game space, which famously counts BioWare's Mass Effect trilogy among it, "hasn't had a good game in a long time". Moreover he - Chris Cocks - believes Hasbro's new game Exodus will change that. Read more
PlayStation just announced a new State of Play, and it'll be over an hour long
Sony has just announced its next State of Play, which will return on 2nd June - kicking off the Summer Games Fest week with an hour-long showcase that will reveal more information about Marvel's Wolverine, as well as "news and updates on upcoming PS5 games". The wording on the PlayStation Blog more specifically reveals "updates, announcements, and gameplay reveals" will follow "a closer look at Marvel's Wolverine". Read more
Photos of Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller Have Leaked Online Via Brazil
A shrunken, pocket-size gamepad.Photos of Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming controller have leaked online, with Brazilian website Tecnolog publishing images of the controller undergoing testing at Brazil's Anatel national telecommunications body.Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
"Seven or eight years is not that unusual": Diablo 4 lead says AAA games are taking longer to make, which is bad news for junior applicants
The biggest videogames are taking longer to make, according to Diablo 4 lead engine engineer Marcin Undak, and one consequence is that there are fewer junior openings at industry dreadnoughts like Blizzard and CD Projekt, because companies prefer to hire juniors right at the start of development. This isn't ideal, Undak suggested, because "the best teams" have a healthy mixture of crabby old wizards and sparky bantlings. OK, he did not call anybody either a wizard or a bantling. Maybe next time. Read more
"We All Know How This Will End" - Kirby's Dream Land 2 & 3 Are Getting Unofficially Ported To PC, But Will Nintendo Step In?
"Experience the legendary Game Boy tale with a brand-new coat of paint".We've already seen Kirby's early Game Boy adventures get a fresh look thanks to the homebrew community, but now the pink menace is getting the enhancement treatment via a new PC port by Grape Garden Games and Team Starfall."Experience the legendary Game Boy tale with a brand-new coat of paint, improved levels and added content, when Kirby's Dream Land 2+3's demo arrives on PC on May 30th," says the developer, who is keen to stress that it is not affiliated with HAL Laboratory, the original studio behind these Kirby outings.Read the full article on timeextension.com
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
MSI Announces Star Wars Mandalorian-Themed Limited Edition RTX 5080 Graphics Card with Grogu Support Bracket
Words I never thought I'd be writing.Special edition graphics cards can be very hit-and-miss, but MSI's Mandalorian themed RTX 5080 is amusing enough to mention here - especially as the two-slot card comes with a Grogu support that sees a screw disconcertingly appear from the top of the kid's head. MSI's press release says that the VGA holder "combines functionality and cuteness".Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
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
The long awaited Civilization 7 Test of Time update is here, bringing a huge suite of changes with it
The day that all of you Civvers have been hoping for is here. Firaxis have been promising Civilization 7's Test of Time update for a while now, and as I write these words into existence, that very update is available for you to download, complete with the most requested feature, the ability to play as one civ for a whole campaign. Read more
"Very Few Franchises Of This Era Have Stayed Relevant" - After More Than A Decade Of Rumours, Broken Sword Could Finally Be Coming To The Big Screen
"Story Kitchen came to this project with a deep passion for the IP".A film based on the classic adventure game series Broken Sword is currently in development from Revolution Software, Story Kitchen, and the screenwriter behind Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Variety reports.Debuting in 1996 with the release of Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars on PC & Mac OS, the series, which typically focuses on the adventures of American George Stobbart and the French photojournalist Nico Collard, has since grown into a long-running video game franchise encompassing a number of sequels, ports, and remakes.Read the full article on timeextension.com
AMD FSR 4.1 Now Coming to Older Radeon 7000 GPUs in July After Radeon 9000 Debut, With Radeon 6000 Support Coming in 2027
The latest PSSR-influenced upscaler gets a wider release.AMD's FSR 4 "Redstone" upscaling and frame generation suite debuted as an exclusive feature for the company's latest generation Radeon 9000 (RDNA 4) graphics cards - despite a leaked build that clearly worked with older models using the less capable INT8 instruction set, as our testing in the video embed above shows.Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
Johan is like if Sekiro were about a medieval manuscript of a rabbit came to life that's on a quest for revenge
Oh I do love a good bit of silliness, I do. Does the heart wonders! Today my daily dose of it comes in the form of a game called Johan, a very Sekiro-esque action game where you play as a rabbit that has leapt from the pages of a medieval manuscript into the world of the living in order to get "revenge against the armies of knights that ravage the land." Read more
Review: Forza Horizon 6: PC Ray Tracing Looks Great - A Hint Of The Project Helix Port To Come?
The PC and Xbox Series X|S versions under the microscope.Forza Horizon 6 marks a significant step for the beloved racing franchise as it recreates the Tokyo cityscape and wider rural Japan. Developed by Playground Games, this entry leaves the Xbox One consoles behind for a true current-generation release. The shift brings immense expectations and places pressure on the game's underlying technology to deliver a proper next-gen experience across PC and Xbox Series X/S.Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
Take a nice long look at some Paralives gameplay ahead of its early access launch next week
Paralives, originally slated for release in 2025, is now right around the corner with an early access launch slated for May 25th next week. So what better a way to whet the appetite than with a nice lengthy look at the game in action, right from making your own Sims- sorry, Paras, through to overseeing their entire lives. Read more