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Inspiration can come from many unexpected places. Recently, a specialist from CD Projekt RED spoke at the Game Industry Conference. Senior AI programmer Maciej Czelmer explained how they redesigned the police behavior in Cyberpunk 2077. It turned out Pac-Man played a part. At CDPR they studied the ghosts in that game and adapted a similar...

Hello, Mayors! We’re excited to announce full support for custom assets in the Editor. This developer diary will guide you through creating your own buildings and props for Cities: Skylines II, and share practical tips to streamline the process. Our aim was to make asset creation more intuitive while giving you the tools to produce...

Greetings, everyone, Below is the changelog for Hotfix 11.1. Gameplay and Balancing Tweaks Heavy Bolt Rifle Raised base damage by 13% for all scoped variants to bring them in line with the earlier Heavy Bolt Rifle adjustments. Heroic Heavy Bolt Pistol Fixed an issue that affected hip-fire accuracy, restoring intended performance. Sanctified Wrath Reliquary Increased...

Greetings, Mayors! We’re pleased to introduce the first public iteration of Asset Mods support for Cities: Skylines II. This update delivers a beta version of the Editor that enables creation and sharing of asset mods. To support the new asset workflow the base game and every DLC must receive a small compatibility update — you’ll...

Xbox Game Pass members today gained access to three titles at once — Routine, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and 33 Immortals. Subscribers can play Routine — an atmospheric horror-survival from Lunar Software. The game launches simultaneously on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. Routine sends the player to an abandoned lunar facility...

Transcend circulated an internal notice — shared by user jukan05 on X — stating that Samsung and SanDisk have postponed NAND shipments. Since October, Transcend has not been receiving chips, which has significantly constrained product availability. Memory manufacturers were unable to supply the required volumes amid an industry-wide shortfall, affecting deliveries and commitments to customers....

Fans of Spider-Man and the action-adventure Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 can now enhance their collections with a new 1/6-scale Peter Parker figure in the Anti-Venom suit, produced by Hot Toys. Hot Toys has released a new Peter Parker figure in the Anti-Venom suit from the action-adventure Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 in Hong Kong. It is currently available...

Epic Games keeps distributing free games to retain its audience. Today on PC there are three titles to claim — one is available until 18:00 MSK, and two will appear later. Until 18:00 MSK you can pick up Universe For Sale — a hand-painted, atmospheric adventure set within the dense cloudscapes of Jupiter. It’s a...

Three Fields Entertainment — Developer of Wreckreation — Places Entire Studio on Redundancy Notice Two months after Wreckreation’s release, Three Fields Entertainment has informed staff that the entire studio has been placed on notice for redundancy. The announcement comes via a LinkedIn post from CEO Fiona Sperry, which was also highlighted in coverage by GamesIndustry.biz....

The wait is over — we’re thrilled to announce the Louisiana expansion for is available now. Prepare to drive through humid bayous, historic river towns, and sprawling coastal landscapes. Release time — 19:00 CET Launch times (local): 10:00 PST / 12:00 CST / 13:00 EST / 18:00 GMT / 21:00 TRT / 23:30 IST /...