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The idea behind Humankind is a funny one, in that it pulls from real-world history to essentially let you craft historical fanfiction. I suppose that's true of many strategy games, but this one's all about mixing and matching different cultures throughout history. And now, it's…
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Urban Games has announced that Transport Fever 3 is scheduled for departure on 29th September, launching for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Pre-orders are now live, and the studio and publisher Paradox Interactive have outlined a bunch of different editions and bonuses. For…
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You probably don't need me to recap the difficult life Cities: Skylines 2 has had since hitting the streets in 2023. Plagued by performance issues and prompting questions over whether its additions made it a worthy sequel right out of the gate, thus followed years of tweaks…
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Following leaks earlier in the week, Crusader Kings 3 and Hearts of Iron IV creators Paradox Interactive have officially announced Afterworld, a post-apocalyptic grand strategy game about wasteland tribes jostling for dominance of a procedurally generated North America. It's…
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Ubisoft have done the sensible thing and turned Rainbow Six into a turn-based tactical game. Nabbing the special ability-laden operators of Rainbow Six Siege and dropping them into the XCOM: Chimera Squad framework. The Mario + Rabbids developer have found a spin off that looks…
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Coming from the creators of Tinykin, Acornia: Mirror Worlds is a blend of top-down action RPG battling and running a shop, but to reduce it to such a description is to do it a disservice. There’s so much more invention and creativity that has gone into its world,…
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You might be surprised to hear this given the very indie vibe about it, but Penguin Colony features RTX. It's actually AAA too, and includes DLSS as well. Perhaps most shockingly of all, there's genAI in Penguin Colony. It's true! It's all true! You can see it in the game's…
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It continues to both amaze and concern me that a whole other internet ecosystem appears to exist within the realm of Roblox. Recently, a game by the name of Steal an Egg has blown up on the UGC platform, which is more or less what it says on the tin: you need to steal an egg.…
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Today, August 25th, Nvidia have released Ray Reconstruction for DLSS 4.5, with the aim of more swankily rendering ray-traced/path-traced shadows and lighting than was possible with previous Ray Reconstruction versions. Read more
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Alongside releasing Ray Reconstruction for DLSS 4.5, Nvidia have announced that their ACE tech best known for powering PUBG: Battlegrounds' generative AI team mates will be coming to another game early next year. Said game is Aniimo, a creature-catching open-world RPG from…
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Nearly four years after the launch of BlackMill’s Isonzo, its WW1 Games Series returns, this time taking the fight to Gallipoli and the Ottoman Fronts. This is the developer’s fourth swing at making a grounded yet layered first-person shooter set during World War I, standing in…
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Clear River Games Development and Limited Run are working on a PC re-release of Terranigma, Quintet's Super Nintendo Entertainment System action-RPG from 1995. I never played Terranigma, for I was raised according to the Holy Maxim that Sega do what Nintendon't. I would sooner…
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Last week, Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two were filed subpoenas asking for info from Microsoft and Discord to help uncover the identity of the hacker or hackers behind the ongoing GTA 6 leaks. With clips of the game continuing to hit the net and the potential threat of…
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Steam's latest head-scratching hangout game (don't call it friendslop, you will rekindle Discourse) is How to Fish, a macabre novelty in which hideous worm people boat out to small cursed islands, reel in angry sealife, and blast the creatures into submission with golden sniper…
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Pretty much since the day Red Dead Redemption 2 was released and they saw its map included Red Dead 1 states New Austin and West Elizabeth, but didn't extend south of the border, modders have been looking to add in their own re-creations of Mexico. There have been a few attempts…
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Not content with stealing everyone's attention at Gamescom by unveiling a cheeky extra expansion for a decade-old RPG, CD Projekt Red have decided spend their Monday afternoon locking in the year that The Witcher 4 will be coming out. It's set to emerge from a lake full of…
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Formidable fantasy soulslike Mortal Shell 2 has been getting it in the shins from certain players over the decision to 'lock them out' of Steam achievements, when they equip the notorious Slayer Seal. Trailers have characterised the Slayer Seal as an in-game 'easy mode'. As…
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Update 25/08: Paradox have officially announced Afterworld with a story trailer - read more about it here. Our original story continues below. What is happening across the Paradox Universe? So the publishers behind strategy stalwarts like Crusader Kings 3 and Europa Universalis…
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