Issue #199

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Digital Eclipse is remaking the original Wizardry, and you can play it right now

Valve’s Steam Deck update 3.5 makes your games look even better

Unity Has Apologized For Its Install Fee Policy and Says It ‘Will Be Making Changes’ to It

The Elder Scrolls 6 is at least three years away, Microsoft confirms

They just won’t stop: War Thunder has deleted yet another military manual from its forums

All the Major Revelations From the FTC vs. Xbox Court Document Leaks

Terraria dev “unequivocally condemns” Unity fee changes, donates over $200,000 to other game engines

Xbox boss calls mega-leak information “old”, says “so much has changed”

Cyberpunk 2077’s big free update should be started fresh, CDPR says

Elon Musk demanded a cameo in Cyberpunk 2077 while wielding a 200 year old gun: “I was armed but not dangerous”

Over $600 Million Later, Star Citizen Is Now at the Alpha 3.20 Stage

Steam announces a bunch of sales and fests for early 2024

Ubisoft announces Tom Clancy’s The Division 3

UK preliminarily approves Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard

OG CoD: Warzone Is Officially Dead Today, Fans Pay Tribute

Steam Deck 2 is at least two years away

REVIEWS Link to heading

Party Animals

Mortal Kombat 1

Super Bomberman R 2

Mortal Kombat 1 For Switch

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

FEATURES Link to heading

The week that changed PC gaming forever

Unity’s self-combustion engine | This Week in Business

Do video games cause violence? No, they cause something worse – Reader’s Feature

Starfield’s Eternal New Game Plus Loop Was Not A Good Decision By Bethesda

Devs on Unity Runtime Fee: “The trust is gone forever”

These are your 25 favourite RPGs of all time

I’ve tested Nvidia’s latest ray tracing magic in Cyberpunk 2077 and it’s a no-brainer: at worst it’s just better-looking, at best it’s that and a whole lot more performance

How Cyberpunk 2077 clawed its way back from disaster to complete one of the greatest redemption arcs in gaming history

Playing Starfield made me appreciate Cyberpunk 2077 so much more

Microsoft’s hardware strategy looks more and more traditional | Opinion

EVE ONLINE’S INSPIRING JOURNEY: 20 YEARS OF PASSION, PURPOSE, AND PLAY

“They don’t care”: Inside the triumphs and failures of accessible gaming hardware

I’m so glad I waited nearly 3 years to play Cyberpunk 2077, but I dread the fact that this is our new normal

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

Kind of satisfying seeing this year being dominated by single-player titles with Baldurs Gate, Starfield, Phantom Liberty, etc. after various gaming companies spent years trying to psyop people into thinking they’re not worth playing

What’s the best game you went into completely blind , having no idea what it’s about?

What’s a game who’s cult following you just don’t understand?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Helldivers 2 - Bile Titan Liberation Gameplay | PS5 & PC Games

Zombies Cinematic | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

LIKE A DRAGON: INFINITE WEALTH | GAMEPLAY REVEAL TRAILER

Witchfire Gameplay Overview Trailer

EA SPORTS WRC Gameplay Deep Dive

Alan Wake 2 Exclusive: Alan Meets Alex Casey Gameplay Clip (4K RTX) - IGN First

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Hands-On Preview (New Gameplay)

Dragon’s Dogma 2 - 9 Minute Gameplay Deep Dive | Tokyo Game Show 2023

FUNNY Link to heading

Mortal Kombat 1 - PS5 vs Switch

It’s my wall I break it how I want.

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The current state of games investment