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We write about PC games, and things to do with PC games, at http://rockpapershotgun.com.

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AP Thomson, developer of surreal strategy game Titanium Court, has expressed solidarity with those affected by the litany of "cruel and unnecessary" practices currently being employed by the Trump-led US government. https://bit.ly/4sDn4Fn

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Starfield is a game people were "just not ready" for and it'll still come good at some point, reckons Fallout 4 composer Starfield composer Inon Zur reckons people were "just not ready" for the game and that it'll come to be seen as something "legendary" in due time.
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The creators of gloriously unearthly anti-capitalist deckbuilder All Will Rise have announced that they're joining the No Games For Genocide boycott against Microsoft's business links with the Israeli military. https://bit.ly/4unTxBz

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Xbox Full Screen Experience shows a potential glimpse of how Project Helix will work – though right now, it’s a flawed PC platform Windows 11's Xbox Full Screen Experience could form the basis for the PC/console hybrid of Project Helix, but its current state has much to improve on.
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There's no secret Cyberpunk 2077 DLC coming, CD Projekt say, immediately setting themselves up for more nagging about secret Witcher 3 DLC CD Projekt have replied to a random Twitterer to say there are no extra Cyberpunk 2077 DLCs in the works, as extra Witcher 3 DLC rumours swirl.
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QPAD Mark Model 3 gaming mouse review: cute screen, but a middling mouse The QPAD Mark Model 3 isn't a bad wireless gaming mouse, but the most interesting thing about it is that is comes with a screen.
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Combine 40 runes into your own, extremely broken spells in Paper Mario-style RPG Rhell, out now on PC Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is a colourful puzzle RPG that boasts of over 102,400,000 possible spells, each glued together from 40 magical runes.
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Rooftops are jumped, skulls are thumped and a man falls on his wet bum in Thief-esque Project Shadowglass' latest trailer Starhelm Studios have put out a fresh trailer for Thief-inspired immersive sim Project Shadowglass, and revealed it'll be getting a demo in 2026.
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The latest Whiskerwood update finally lets you stop hungry mice from raiding your food warehouses – though they might riot over it Whiskerwood patch 21 lets you ban mice from eating in the warehouse and allows rafts to pass under bridges.
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The Night can steal your face in Victorian mansion horror Cordura, aka Phasmophobia meets Dishonored In Cordura, you sneak into procedurally generated Victorian houses, searching for enchanted flowers while the darkness itself tries to drive you nuts.
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Dave the Diver's jungle DLC release date confirmed for summer, so you'd better start learning how to outrun piranhas Dave the Diver's In the Jungle DLC releases this June, developers Mintrocket have revealed.
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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is adding a bulldozing new class, while fellow spinoff Rogue Core gets an early access release date DRG spinoffs Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Core are getting a new playable class and an early access release date, respectively.
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"This is personal for me" - creators of game about suing murderous billionaires cancel Microsoft deal and join No Games For Genocide boycott Speculative Agency, the creators of esoteric courtroom deckbuilder All Will Rise, are joining a boycott of Microsoft's Israeli military connections.
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Trump administration's "cruel and unnecessary" acts called out by Titanium Court developer during IGF award speech Titanium Court developer AP Thomson has called out the acts of the Trump administration-led US government during an Independent Game Festival speech.
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"We're going to lay off 1,000 people and that's going to be on you": Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan says redundancy ultimatum led to his Blizzard exit. https://bit.ly/4b3zKzC

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Moonlighter dev's next haunt is ReVamp, a tower defence roguelike where Dracula is cursed to defend his castle forever Won't somebody give this guy a break?
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In an unusual show of candour, Valve have spoken out publicly against a lawsuit filed in New York, USA that accuses them of "letting children and adults alike illegally gamble" via loot boxes in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2. https://bit.ly/4rqEfsY

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Hazard Pay is a block-pushing puzzle game you can really sink your mop into It's a surprisingly good day rate considering the work involved.
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Behold Subnautica 2's fancy fresh windows that come as part of its new procedural base building system "I don't think we've seen anything like this in any other survival game."
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I am going to be playing this rap album that's also a walkthrough of indie classic Cave Story on repeat There are many sentences that have never been uttered before, and this is one of them.
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Don’t know your FSR Diamonds from your DirectStorages? Here’s what all that Project Helix tech-speak actually means We jargon-bust the impenetrable wall of techy marketing words that was Microsoft's Project Helix hardware tease.
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Microsoft confirm their PC game-running Project Helix should be in devs' hands by 2027, and packs next-gen AMD innards. https://bit.ly/4rD695e

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Co-op Shadow of the Colossus and hero looter shooter: the genres Arc Raiders devs' thought it was during development They got there in the end.
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Ex-Overwatch director reveals a multiplayer lovechild of Read Dead and Rust, which I hope boasts nude shootouts Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan's new studio Kintsugiyama have revealed The Legend of California, a multiplayer survival game.
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A week from its release date, Crimson Desert swallows some Denuvo DRM Crimson Desert developers Pearl Abyss have added Denuvo DRM software to the game a week out from release.
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PEGI announce plans to slap higher age ratings on games with loot boxes, daily quests, and paid battle passes soon PEGI have announced a game age rating overhaul which will see the likes of loot boxes, daily quests, and paid battle passes earn games higher ratings.
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"We're going to lay off 1,000 people and that's going to be on you": Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan says redundancy ultimatum led to his Blizzard exit Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has described the events which lead up to his decision to leave Blizzard in 2021.
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Microsoft confirm their PC game-running Project Helix should be in devs' hands by 2027, and packs next-gen AMD innards Microsoft have shared more details about their PC game-running next console Project Helix at GDC, with a plan to start rolling it out to devs in 2027.
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"Valve does not cooperate with gambling sites" - Counter-Strike publishers issue rare public defence of lootbox mechanics, following New York lawsuit Valve have gone public with their legal fight against the New York attorney general over whether lootbox mechanics qualify as gambling.
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PETA and Edmund McMillen are trolling each other again, as the activist group hand Mewgenics a "Hero to Animals Award" Years after baiting PETA into spoofing Super Meat Boy, Edmund McMillen has trolled them into giving Mewgenics a satirical award.
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