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PC Gamer just posted:

Every single Oddworld game is available right now for a single, solitary dollar

Dozens of hours worth of dystopian puzzle solving awaits.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/every-single-oddworld-game-is-available-right-now-for-a-single-solitary-dollar/

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TheGamer just posted:

Nintendo Switch 2 Cartridges "Purposefully" Taste Bad To Deter Unwanted Consumption

The price of the cartridges has already left a bad taste in the mouth.

https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-switch-2-cartridges-taste-bad/

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80 Level just posted:

Amazing Comic-Style City Explosion Animation Created in Blender

In Miguel Rodriguez's recognizable hand.

https://80.lv/articles/amazing-comic-style-city-explosion-animation-created-in-blender/

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Gematsu just posted:

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on March 27

Publisher Nightdive Studios and developer The Dreamers Guild will release horror adventure game I Have …

https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-on-march-27

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PC Gamer just posted:

The co-creator of Dark Souls' most ambitious mod resurfaces to inform me that Blighttown, source of my nightmares, was cobbled together with '10 bits of wood'

Good. Good to know.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/dark-souls/the-co-creator-of-dark-souls-most-ambitious-mod-resurfaces-to-inform-me-that-blighttown-source-of-my-nightmares-was-cobbled-together-with-10-bits-of-wood/

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TheGamer just posted:

How To Make Your Own Religion In CK3

Faith is a huge component in Crusader Kings 3 — here's a complete guide on creating your own.

https://www.thegamer.com/crusader-kings-3-faith-creation-tips/

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PCGamesN just posted:

Underrated Civ style 4X game Humankind is free to keep for a limited time

By and large, mankind has had a troubled history. We tend to run headlong into catastrophe, occasionally only surviving by the skin of our teeth. Correcting such flaws is an inherent fantasy of Humankind, a 4X RTS all about guiding people through several eras of evolution. It's an underrated project that went a bit under the radar for many, but now it's ...

https://www.pcgamesn.com/humankind/free-epic-game-store

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PCGamesN just posted:

Stellaris and Crusader Kings developer Paradox now owns the team behind Tropico

Between Stellaris, Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Cities Skylines, and Hearts of Iron, Paradox either develops or publishes some of the biggest strategy games on PC. But it’s taken some hits lately. Cities Skylines 2 has so far failed to replicate the success of the original, Victoria 3 has faced criticism, ambitious 4X Millennia remains ...

https://www.pcgamesn.com/tropico/maker-bought-by-paradox

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The Hard Times just posted:

Nazi Saluting Elon Musk Sees Spike in Approval Rating Amongst School Shooters

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s double Nazi salute during today’s inauguration parade led to a tidal wave of approval amongst the nation’s potential school shooters, online…

https://thehardtimes.net/music/nazi-saluting-elon-musk-sees-spike-in-approval-rating-amongst-school-shooters/

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PC Gamer just posted:

If you're trying to convince me your 'companionship' robot is 'lifelike', maybe don't rip her face off in the demo video

The Uncanny Valley just got some startling new inhabitants.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/if-youre-trying-to-convince-me-your-companionship-robot-is-lifelike-maybe-dont-rip-her-face-off-in-the-demo-video/

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TheGamer just posted:

RGG Studio Is Never Going To Leave Yakuza Behind

A new spin on a beloved formula that also acts as a bold evolution.

https://www.thegamer.com/project-century-reveal-trailer-yakuza-sega-rgg-studio/

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Polygon just posted:

Popeye, Tintin enter the public domain in 2025

Tintin, the seminal hero of the pulp genre of boy adventurers, enters the United States public domain in 2025, though in a way that probably wouldn’t please his creator Hergé very much. Not necessarily because the cartoonist would be angry at other folks being able to legally make Tintin stories — but because the Tintin […

https://www.polygon.com/news/502293/2025-public-domain-list-tintin-popeye-mickey-mouse

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PC Gamer just posted:

Ballionaire review

What do you get when you combine a tree, a piggy bank, a trampoline, and a pachinko board?

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/ballionaire-review/

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PCGamesN just posted:

New RTS game from ex Command and Conquer, Total Annihilation devs is out now

2024 has been a good year for RTS and strategy fans, and it just got even better. Veteran developers who previously worked on the Total Annihilation and Command and Conquer series have banded together for an industrious mix of factory-building and planetary warfare. Industrial Annihilation just launched in Steam Early Access after a strong ...

https://www.pcgamesn.com/industrial-annihilation/new-rts

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The Hard Times just posted:

Altoona McDonald’s 1-Star Reviews Shift From Complaints About Food to Complaints About Employees Being Class Traitors

ALTOONA, Pa. — A wave of 1-star Google reviews flooded a local McDonald’s location after an employee ratted out the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO…

https://thehardtimes.net/music/altoona-mcdonalds-1-star-reviews-shift-from-complaints-about-food-to-complaints-about-employees-being-class-traitors/

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PC Gamer just posted:

Hitman's Agent 47 is the ultimate proletarian hero that 2024 needs

Justice is bald and wields a tin of expired spaghetti sauce.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/hitmans-agent-47-is-the-ultimate-proletarian-hero-that-2024-needs

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Game Developer just posted:

Future Publishing signs content partnership with OpenAI

The company behind Edge, GamesRadar, and PC Gamer will let OpenAI use its content to enhance the 'ChatGPT experience.'

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/future-publishing-signs-content-partnership-with-openai

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Eurogamer just posted:

Stalker 2 reportedly target of Russian disinformation campaign claiming it's used to draft players into Ukraine war

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is reportedly being targeted by a Russian disinformation campaign falsely claiming the post-apocalyptic shooter scans players' computers in order to help the Ukranian government "locate citizens suitable for mobilisation".
Read more

https://www.eurogamer.net/stalker-2-reportedly-target-of-russian-disinformation-campaign-claiming-its-used-to-draft-players-into-ukraine-war

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PC Games Insider just posted:

Valve pulls controversial shooter from Steam after UK counter-terrorism unit request

Valve has blocked access to controversial shooter Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the UK version of Steam. 404 Media reports that the title has been removed from the platform for UK consumers on the back of a request from the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU). Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of ...

http://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news/74844/valve-pulls-controversial-shooter-from-steam-after-uk-counter-terrorism-unit-request/

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TheGamer just posted:

9 Video Games That Use Asimov's Three Laws Of Robotics

Isaac Asimov created three laws to govern robots. These Three Laws of Robotics have found their way into these video games.

https://www.thegamer.com/video-games-that-use-asimovs-three-laws-of-robotics/

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