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ARC Raiders — Launch gameplay snapshot. Embark Studios’ long-awaited extraction shooter, ARC Raiders, has launched. The developer has published a content roadmap for November and December that promises a new map, timed events, fresh quests, and additional gameplay items through the year’s end. Although players are only beginning to push back the invading machines across...

New Releases to Add to Your Halloween Weekend Playlist Florence and the Machine — Courtesy of UMG This Halloween weekend brought more than elaborate costumes—new music arrived across genres. While celebrities like Coco Jones and Paris Hilton revisited iconic videos and Broadway looks for spooky-season style, artists also dropped fresh records and surprise projects timed...

Following widespread backlash, AMD has reversed its plan to place RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 into “maintenance mode” and says it will continue issuing updates that include game optimizations. AMD came under scrutiny after releasing the Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 driver, when users noticed that RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPUs were omitted from the list...

Jump Links Sinners and Hellborn characters are radically different Hazbin Hotel’s setting is a traditional Hell—except when it isn’t Extermination has left Hell in a constant state of war Hazbin Hotel’s characters have sprawling backstories Any and all of this is subject to change Be careful where you get your Hazbin Hotel information I’ve rarely...

Attention Officers — Development Briefing (October 31, 2025) Happy Halloween — whether you’re heading out on a mission tonight or enjoying some well-earned trick-or-treating. In this update we’ll detail changes within our Quality Assurance team, share progress on the multi-attachment rail system, and explain how dev briefings will be scheduled going forward. Note: These briefings...

This Week in Dance Music: Surprises, New Releases and Standout Tracks Roundup of major moments, festival news and the best new dance tracks Dance music made headlines this week when Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk unexpectedly joined the Because Beaubourg bill in Paris, sharing the stage with Fred again.., Busy P and Erol Alkan. The...

Warning signs about the game’s quality appeared before the 1.0 release. The launch build of Cyberpunk 2077 became notorious among players — and even some developers — due to its vast number of bugs and performance problems. It later emerged that Mike Pondsmith, the creator of the universe, encountered a glitch while trying a pre-release...

Zohran Mamdani Picks Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne and Drake for His Campaign Soundtrack Zohran Mamdani at his first major mayoral campaign rally at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY on May 2, 2025. MADISON SWART/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images If Zohran Mamdani were to curate a playlist for his bid to become New York City’s next mayor,...

The franchise has quite literally reached cosmic heights. Programmer Ólafur Waage successfully ran the shooter DOOM beyond Earth by leveraging an orbiting satellite. This time the gaming platform was OPS-SAT — a “flying laboratory” operated by the European Space Agency. The satellite had no dedicated graphics hardware (no GPU or monitor), so all visuals were...

Player reaction to Landmaster left the developer disappointed. Late in October, Landmaster launched on Steam in Early Access. The game is a cozy RPG-survival experience that evokes Stardew Valley and other similar genre titles. The day after release, the developer announced a pause in work: After Landmaster entered Early Access I quickly realized the game...

The world of video games can draw people in so deeply that it becomes a real problem. Recently psychiatrist Ruslan Isaev spoke with the publication “Komsomolskaya Pravda” and outlined signs of gaming addiction in both teenagers and adults. According to the expert, the first warning sign is when someone spends roughly 60–70% of their time...

Мы вновь изучили свежий финансовый отчёт Remedy, чтобы оценить состояние компании и прогресс римейка Max Payne 1&2. К сожалению, итоги далеко не радужные. Кооперативный шутер FBC: Firebreak во вселенной Control получил средние оценки и провалился в продажах, что обернулось убытками для финской студии. В результате Теро Виртала, возглавлявший Remedy последние девять лет и известный своим...

The new release managed to delight a well-known developer. Loulan: The Cursed Sand — a new action RPG created with support from PlayStation’s “China Hero Project” — was recently unveiled in full. The project has attracted considerable attention, including from David Jaffe, the creator of the original God of War. According to the creator, the...

The developers are working on more than just new vehicles. Bohemia Interactive continues to steadily unveil features of the Badlands expansion for DayZ. Recently the DayZ team released a teaser highlighting a new method of travel — players will be able to ride motorcycles (bikes). The larger the map, the greater the need for varied...

Cheaters now face new obstacles. The developers of the real-time strategy Broken Arrow have released patch 1.0.11. It not only tightens anti-cheat protections but also brings fresh content. Broken Arrow now integrates an additional anti-cheat layer, Easy Anti-Cheat, which will operate alongside the studio’s own solution to provide a multi-layered defense against cheating attempts. On...