I've never felt worse for doing well in a videogame than in this intensely '90s citybuilder

Sorry to everyone I evicted. Maybe take a drive to make yourselves feel better.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/ive-never-felt-worse-for-doing-well-in-a-videogame-than-in-this-intensely-90s-citybuilder/

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The Golden Joystick Awards Ultimate Game of the Year voting is a-go, with games like Crimson Desert, The Blood of Dawnwalker, and Big Walk all on the docket

It's voting time.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/the-golden-joystick-awards-ultimate-game-of-the-year-voting-is-a-go-with-games-like-crimson-desert-the-blood-of-dawnwalker-and-big-walk-all-on-the-docket/

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"IT FLIPS UP," Fallout New Vegas modders yell after releasing a funky Pip-Boy based on cancelled entry Van Buren's …

One of the days last week was October 23rd. It's the date in the Fallout universe when the bombs dropped and has morphed into a time for yearly community happenings plus, in Bethesda's case, usually some marketing. Some…

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/it-flips-up-fallout-new-vegas-modders-yell-after-releasing-a-funky-pip-boy-based-on-cancelled-entry-van-burens-design-docs

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Leaked video shows hundreds, possibly thousands of brand-new RTX 5090s being dismantled for AI server usage in Chinese factory

So that's where they're going.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/leaked-video-shows-hundreds-possibly-thousands-of-brand-new-rtx-5090s-being-dismantled-for-ai-server-usage-in-chinese-factory/

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Despite initial player concerns, Capcom feels good about Onimusha: Way of the Sword's difficulty, and says it has the data …

Even before Onimusha: Way of the Sword came out, the topic of enemy and encounter difficulty was a contentious one. The pre-launch demo had players divided; Dom found the combat exciting and challenging, likening it to …

https://www.eurogamer.net/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-enemy-difficulty-capcom

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Epic Games Boss Tim Sweeney Doubles Down on Valve Criticism, Says Steam's AI Content Disclosure Is a 'Political Act'

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney spent the weekend doubling down on his severe criticism of Valve, calling Steam’s AI content disclosure a “political act.”

https://www.ign.com/articles/epic-games-boss-tim-sweeney-doubles-down-on-valve-criticism-says-steams-ai-content-disclosure-is-a-political-act

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Korean police arrest cyberhacking gang reportedly led by self-taught hacker, who allegedly used AI to breach 60 firms and received a mere $210 in ransom

In this case, crime really didn't pay. Much.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/korean-police-arrest-cyberhacking-gang-reportedly-led-by-self-taught-hacker-who-allegedly-used-ai-to-breach-60-firms-and-received-a-mere-usd210-in-ransom/

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Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition has been delayed to "get everything right"

Grab your nearest forklift operator and make sure they're sitting down. Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition has been delayed to 2027 in order to, as publisher Inin Games puts it, "get everything right".

https://www.eurogamer.net/shenmue-3-enhanced-edition-delayed

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32-year-old "ellipsoid" horror game Ecstatica gets a PC re-release today, showing us an alternative timeline in whi…

One of my favourite hobbies is digging up older pieces of gaming tech or software know-how and asking myself: "man, what would the world have been like, if every GPU were made out of Gorgonzola?" Or less silly words to …

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/32-year-old-ellipsoid-horror-game-ecstatica-gets-a-pc-re-release-today-showing-us-an-alternative-timeline-in-which-polygonal-3d-never-became-dominant

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Mass Effect's Commander Shepard Actors, Destiny Community Help #SaveMassEffect Petition Cross 200,000 Signatures

The #SaveMassEffect movement has picked up even more steam after videos from both Commander Shepard actors – and even posts from the Destiny community – helped its petition reach 200,000 signatures.

https://www.ign.com/articles/mass-effects-commander-shepard-actors-destiny-community-help-savemasseffect-petition-cross-200000-signatures

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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Gets Surprise 10th Anniversary Update This Week

Bandai Namco has revealed a 10th anniversary update for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 as fans await the fighting game series' third installment.

https://www.ign.com/articles/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2-gets-surprise-10th-anniversary-update-this-week

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Steam Week in Review: AI disclosures enter the discourse again, as Epic CEO calls them 'just as partisan as mandatory political essays'

All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending October 25.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-ai-disclosures-enter-the-discourse-again-as-epic-ceo-calls-them-just-as-partisan-as-mandatory-political-essays/

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Phantom Blade Zero Review

Memorable boss fights, compelling combat, and limitless swagger.

https://www.ign.com/articles/phantom-blade-zero-review

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Mass Effect Leaks Reveal Canceled BioWare Game's Story Would Have Accounted for 'All' Choices From Previous Games

Additional details about BioWare's canceled Mass Effect game have leaked online, revealing a story that would have taken choices from the Commander Shepard trilogy into account if EA hadn't shut down the studio.

https://www.ign.com/articles/mass-effect-leaks-reveal-canceled-bioware-games-story-would-have-accounted-for-all-choices-from-previous-games

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Riot resurrected 3 of its biggest League of Legends pop groups, but only one emerged victorious

I think I could guess where the budget went, but I'm not complaining.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/riot-resurrected-3-of-its-biggest-league-of-legends-pop-groups-but-only-one-emerged-victorious/

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Rumored Lucia Actress Goes Viral After Dodging Swarm of GTA 6 Comments During Livestream

Manni L. Perez, the actress long rumored to be playing Lucia in GTA 6, has gone viral after dodging a swarm of comments from Grand Theft Auto fans during a recent livestream.

https://www.ign.com/articles/rumored-lucia-actress-goes-viral-after-dodging-swarm-of-gta-6-comments-during-livestream

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Jordan Thomas, director of BioShock 2, played Path of Exile for over 7,000 hours while working on co-op horror game The Blackout Club: 'I was essentially awake all the time'

The co-founder of indie studio Question guides us through the games on his PC.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/jordan-thomas-director-of-bioshock-2-played-path-of-exile-for-over-7-000-hours-while-working-on-co-op-horror-game-the-blackout-club-i-was-essentially-awake-all-the-time/

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This third-person mod for Deus Ex turns the classic immersive sim into Max Payne, introducing dual-wielding and shoot-dodging

My vision is augmented.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/this-third-person-mod-for-deus-ex-turns-the-classic-immersive-sim-into-max-payne-introducing-dual-wielding-and-shoot-dodging/

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Civilization 7's game changing update was 'personally challenging' for its creative director, as being able to play as a single faction 'wasn't part of the original vision'

Ed Beach says that players "had not been given full service by the game as the way it first shipped".

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/civilization-7s-game-changing-update-was-personally-challenging-for-its-creative-director-as-being-able-to-play-as-a-single-civ-wasnt-part-of-the-original-vision/

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Mass Effect 5 would have let players generate alternate timelines based on their choices in previous games, according to the series' technical director

"You had so many choices that you could plug your saves together to create parallel universes," Romain Toutain explained in a livestream.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mass-effect/mass-effect-5-would-have-let-players-generate-alternate-timelines-based-on-their-choices-in-previous-games-according-to-the-series-technical-director/

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