When and where did the Steam demo for horror game New Life first find its way to me? When did its non-descript, ****** hooded protagonist first wriggle, with the transgressive delight of an unbidden slug between ****** toes embarking on a 2am fridge odyssey, into the as yet uncolonised crevices of my ‘demos’ library? The specifics, I *****, are but the fumes of memories, lingering like armies of mice in trenchcoats at supermarket cheese sample platters, at once painfully obvious and immune to detection in their uncanny shroud of stifling human decorum. "For who is madder?!" I shout, in a normal and cool manner. "The mice - so very **** for cheese - or the madmen who screams ‘Mice! Mice!’ in the middle of the cheese aisle?!" And if I can’t remember how it got here, how can I make it go away? Read more View the full article
The upcoming multiplayer zombie game Zeverland has released a teaser trailer to showcase the Steam title from Quantum Quirks, and gameplay lets players turn undead and carry on. The games lore tells of a meteor that crumbled before reaching Earth, but the planets rain suddenly turned red and began infecting people. 90% of all life began to turn, saving 10% of the population that Steam players will work with to survive the fallout. View the full article
Fortnite is the undisputed king of collabs and Chapter Six continues that trend, with confirmed collabs and rumors of what’s in the works. Read on if you’re looking for all the details in one place. Ever since the first Marvel collab in season four, Fortnite has a proud and long history of partnerships with other iconic franchises and brands—with everything from Star Wars to The Walking ***** in the Epic Games title. View the full article
2K Games has pulled its launcher from all its PC games as part of a “complete sunset” of the software, which means PC gamers can now launch all 2K games directly in Steam. The 2K Launcher was forced upon players of the company’s PC games, including Firaxis’ Civilization 5, ****** Trilogy Definitive Edition, and XCOM 2. Following an update this month, the 2K Launcher is removed from every game that used it on Epic and Steam. 2K also removed the 2K Launcher Beta, a completely separate launcher, from Civilization 5. This means Bioshock Remastered, Bioshock 2 Remastered, Bioshock Infinite, The Quarry, and Marvel’s Midnight Suns will now all launch directly into the game as soon as you click Play. The ****** Trilogy Definitive Edition games on Steam and the ****** Trilogy Definitive Edition games on Epic each have slightly different paths to getting into the games. Civilization 6 on Steam had the launcher removed earlier this year, so no additional steps are needed. But for Civilization 6 for Epic, it now directly opens into the game when launched from Epic. Civilization 5, meanwhile, now uses the Steam Launch options to open the game. XCOM 2 for Steam is a special case, 2K said, as the launcher included Mod support functionality. Of note, these changes will let you enable mods on the Steam Deck. XCOM 2 on Epic will now open the Original XCOM 2 Mod Launcher. XCOM: Chimera Squad also has the Mod launcher as optional, with a secondary option available to directly launch the game. Mods are also available on Steam Deck for Chimera Squad. In a blog post, 2K said it had replaced the 2KLauncher folder with a text file called 2kLauncherRemoved.txt, which can be safely deleted. But there may be more for you to do — 2K said to be sure the launcher is gone for good, close and reopen Steam then reboot your PC. “We've done the heavy lifting, but to take it all the way home there might be one step left for you,” 2K explained. “First thing is to try closing and reopening Steam - that means completely closing and not just using the X to minimize the platform. Rebooting your PC is a good way to be sure it happened. For Epic, just make sure you've downloaded the most recent update for the game.” Saved games shouldn’t be impacted, and you won’t lose access to any of your games, as long as you bought them on Steam or Epic. And, for those (probably very few!) PC gamers who miss the 2K Launcher for some reason and want to continue using it, unfortunately it’s not coming back. “We currently have no plans to allow an optional 2K Launcher setting, but we appreciate your interest,” 2K said. The end of the 2K Launcher comes ahead of the release of Civilization 7 in February 2025. Civilization is usually one of the most popular PC games around, so fans can rest assured they’ll be able to launch it directly in Steam. PC gamers have long criticized publisher launchers, including Ubisoft and EA’s, that force themselves upon players before they can get into the game. It seems unlikely the end of the 2K Launcher will spark a mass removal of PC launchers, however, given they’re often used for cloud saves or storefronts. Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article
2K Games have officially nuked the 2K Launcher from orbit, finally removing it from their games across both Steam and Epic. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
No matter who you are, right now the games industry is a tough place, as Humanoid Origin, the new studio from the director of Mass Effect, is shutting down. Read more View the full article
A huge week ***** ahead for Fortnite as Chapter Five draws to a close with another big live event, and leakers have now revealed what’s on the cards for Chapter Six, which kicks off next week. Fortnite is bringing the curtain down on Chapter Six with a huge concert and tribute to Juice WRLD on Nov. 30, capping off what has been another huge year for the Epic Games title, and it appears Chapter Six will continue to provide huge collabs. View the full article
A studio led by former Mass Effect director Casey Hudson have shut down before being able to show the sci-fi narrative adventure they were working on. Humanoid Origin posted the announcement of the studio's closure on LinkedIn yesterday, saying that a "shortfall of funding" was responsible for the decision. They had been making a "multi-platform AAA game, focusing on character-driven narrative in an all-new science-fiction universe", according to the studio's website. Read more View the full article
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I admit it. I struggled with today’s LoLdle quote—but that’s only because I’ve never played this League of Legends champion. Read on for the Nov. 26 answer. Who says “Join the glorious evolution” in LoL? The LoLdle quote for Nov. 26 is “I’ve got quite a few tricks up my cape.” The League champion who says this line is Akshan. You know, that guy with the cape. Duh! View the full article
Genshin Impact has officially revealed Lan Yan, the long-rumored Anemo unit from Liyue expected to debut sometime during Version 5.3. Although Mavuika and Citlali are arguably more anticipated in the next update, Genshin Impact fans also awaited Lan Yan's playable announcement. View the full article
Recent insights from Tech Fund reveal a widening disparity in R&D budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia, a key factor in Nvidia's increasing market dominance. In that same mix we could look at Intel, which currently appears much weaker than both despite dwarfing their R&D spending.... Read Entire Article View the full article
Gaming has transformed dramatically over the past few decades, evolving from simple pixelated adventures to immersive, sprawling worlds that captivate millions. As technology progresses, the boundaries of what games can achieve continue to expand. Today, we find ourselves at the intersection of innovation and creativity, where gaming is more than just entertainment—it’s a cultural phenomenon, […] Source View the full article
Hit real-time strategy game StarCraft 2 has received a new update, almost 9 months after its last set of balance changes. StarCraft 2 has received continual support from its community and developer Blizzard for almost 14 years, since the game's first release in 2010. View the full article
Radiation Damage is one thing you will be forced to face in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and while you will be told how to fix that, you can suddenly find yourself constantly accumulating Radiation Poisoning no matter where you are and how much you heal yourself even in safe zones. This can be confusing and look like a bug, but there is actually a way to fix it. View the full article
We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel. General Fixed game notes being reset sometimes when enabling/disabling spell checking. Fixed hardware video acceleration setting showing as enabled when GPU accelerated rendering in webviews is disabled (both must be enabled for hardware video acceleration to work). Game Recording (Desktop Changes) Fixed issue preventing audio capture by the steam overlay in some games on Windows Fixed issue preventing Linux users with Nvidia cards from using their GPU to accelerate video encoding Fixed issue causing some users to encounter failures while exporting video clips Remote Play (Desktop Changes) Fixed issue preventing Linux users with Nvidia cards from using their GPU to accelerate video encodingView the full article
The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Fixed game notes being reset sometimes when enabling/disabling spell checking. Fixed hardware video acceleration setting showing as enabled when GPU accelerated rendering in webviews is disabled (both must be enabled for hardware video acceleration to work). Game Recording Fixed issue preventing audio capture by the steam overlay in some games on Windows Fixed issue preventing Linux users with Nvidia cards from using their GPU to accelerate video encoding Fixed issue causing some users to encounter failures while exporting video clips Remote Play Fixed issue preventing Linux users with Nvidia cards from using their GPU to accelerate video encodingView the full article
The upcoming Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered package recently revealed a new version of the Glyph statue that initially drew a bit of controversy, bringing it closer to how it looks in the original game. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered is a collaboration between Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics, with the classic vampiric conflict between Raziel and Kain getting remastered for modern platforms. In celebration of Soul Reaver's 25th anniversary, this remastered package includes both games in the duology, featuring both the original and remastered graphics, along with other updates like trophies and achievements. View the full article
Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 has plenty of worthwhile rewards with its new prestige system, but it can be a long grind for players to re-unlock their favorite items each time. Thankfully, for those who hate to wait, ****** Ops 6 brings back the classic permanent unlock tokens alongside the newest blueprint system. While it will still take most players a long time to reach the coveted Master Prestige, it'll be a much less tedious experience than in the past. View the full article
While Splitgate 2 is not expected to be released until 2025, fans have an opportunity to check out the gameplay during a new playtest. With Splitgate 2 looking to build on the foundation of the original game as well as innovate with new ideas, this could be a good opportunity for excited fans to see how development on the first-person shooter is progressing. View the full article
The Storybook Vale is the brand-new expansion pass for Disney Dreamlight Valley, which introduced a wide variety of new content to the game, including new companions like Pegasi. Based in a new and enchanting world, The Storybook Vale's primary themes are based on magical fairytales and literature, mixed with inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. View the full article
As of this month, Stardew Valley's long-awaited 1.6 update has finally come to consoles and mobile editions, bringing an array of exciting new features. With Stardew's new update adding major additions like the Meadowlands Farm and three new festivals to experience, many of the smaller changes can be hard to keep track of. While the 1.6 patch notes offer a long list of Stardew's latest changes, there are still some features hidden for players to find. View the full article
World of Warcraft boasts over a thousand mounts for players to collect across Azeroth and the surrounding areas. Many come from drops in dungeons and raids, quests, or pure luck from finding rare creatures around the zones while leveling. Mount hunting has sometimes become a Blizzard-sanctioned event, with one of the 20th-anniversary events centered around showing off old and new mounts to the other players. View the full article
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When and where did the Steam demo for horror game New Life first find its way to me? When did its non-descript, ****** hooded protagonist first wriggle, with the transgressive delight of an unbidden slug between ****** toes embarking on a 2am fridge odyssey, into the as yet uncolonised crevices of my ‘demos’ library? The specifics, I *****, are but the fumes of memories, lingering like armies of mice in trenchcoats at supermarket cheese sample platters, at once painfully obvious and immune to detection in their uncanny shroud of stifling human decorum. "For who is madder?!" I shout, in a normal and cool manner. "The mice - so very **** for cheese - or the madmen who screams ‘Mice! Mice!’ in the middle of the cheese aisle?!" And if I can’t remember how it got here, how can I make it go away? Read more View the full article