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Steam :: Stoneshard :: Devlog: Dungeon Generation

Hello everyone! It’s been a while since the last devlog, so we’re here to tell you about the current state of affairs and our plans for the near future. Let’s just say the workflow has been less than ideal - the Ukrainian part of our team experiences blackouts and disrupted internet access due...

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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous surpasses 1 million units sold | RPG Site

DLC #4 The Last Sarkorians set to release on March 7.

www.rpgsite.net

The Witcher 3’s Novigrad Might Be The Best Video Game City Of All Time

Sorry, Dunwall

www.thegamer.com

After 14 years, Risen is back—I decided to find out why

The re-release adds Steam Deck and gamepad support—and it's surprisingly revealing about how THQ Nordic sees its older games.

www.pcgamer.com

Forspoken Review Codes Not Sent Out to Multiple Outlets by Square Enix

Forspoken review codes haven't been given to many outlets ahead of its release date, causing concerns over the PS5 and PC game's reviews.

www.gamerevolution.com

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty will be CDPR’s biggest budget DLC, ever

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty is slated to launch for the open-world game in 2023, with developer CDPR confirming it will be its biggest budget expansion ever.

www.pcgamesn.com

Why you should play Morrowind in 2023 - Game Freaks 365

Here is why you should play Morrowind in 2023. There are many reasons to play this gem and also some mods to make the experience better.

gamefreaks365.com

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne roars past 10 million copies sold

Capcom announced its Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter: World has sold over 10 million copies since its 2019 release.

www.gamedeveloper.com

 

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Video Roundup of the Day

Does JA3 look any good to the veterans ?

 

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Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms - Planning things wisely is always the key to make a great game! - Steam News

Hello Champions! Just a quick update on things going on, after a couple of weeks of intense work and a bunch of meetings to set-up things for months to come! First of all, we've released a new build today with some fixes and improvements: third patch since the beginning of 2023, 35 since EA...

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Square Enix will end support for Marvel's Avengers on September 30th

Square Enix has just announced that it will end support for Marvel's Avengers on September 30th, 2023.

www.dsogaming.com

Lee Harvey Oswald loves Morrowind and other things we learned talking to AI historical figures

We interviewed historical figures about videogames using this AI chat app.

www.pcgamer.com

 

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Obsidian Entertainment CEO on Possible Fallout Game: "I Would Love to Make Another"

Obsidian Entertainment CEO and founder Feargus Urquhart stated that though the studio isn't working on a Fallout sequel, he'd love to make one.

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Forspoken – 11 New Details You Need to Know

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This mysterious Elder Scrolls Online letter has fans speculating about upcoming content

Bethesda has sent out a mysterious letter that hints at what's next for its MMO, The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO). The le…

www.eurogamer.net

The Witcher 3 next-gen patch for PC in "final stages," console version coming to retail

CD Projekt Red is working to bring a patch for the next-gen version of The Witcher 3 to PC as soon as possible.

www.vg247.com

 

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Redfall Price Leaked by Known Leaker and It Doesn't Come Cheap

From the looks of it, the European launch price of Redfall has surfaced online, and it doesn't come cheap.

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Hogwarts Legacy: The most anticipated game of 2023? – PC Gaming Central

As the release date of February 10th nears, I cannot explain the excitement which I currently hold for this game however it begs the question of whether the game could actually be a GOTY contender? One thing we have learned over the past few years is trailers and words can lead us down a path

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Persona 3 Still Doesn’t Have The Modern Release It Deserves

Less PPAP, more P3FP.

www.thegamer.com

The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project NextGen showcases White Orchard

Modder ‘Halk Hogan PL’ has shared a new video for The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project NextGen, showcasing the new textures for White Orchard.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1614307102821859328

 

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That Urban Strife shelter industry layer looks similar to the Dead State one. Hopefully it is a bit more meaningful in this game.

 

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ZERO Sievert a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Pixel Art Clone - Steam

ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...

Diablo: Immortal January 2023 Developer Q&A - Blizzard

Welcome to our official Diablo Immortal Q&A series. About once a month, the development team at both Blizzard and Netease will select a handful of burning questions from the community to respond to—both the question and answer will be posted below. We hope for this series to not only be educational but provide an additional level of transparency between the development team and players.

Avowed Reportedly Has 10+ Narrative Designers - Gamerant

A new LinkedIn update reveals that Obsidian developer Zoe Franznick, who worked as a narrative designer on Pentiment, has joined the Avowed team. This reportedly means that the open-world RPG, set in the Pillars of Eternity setting Eora, has 10+ narrative designers working on it.

Remakes Should Be More Than Just HD Clones of Old Games - IGN

Directors and Hollywood studios have been remaking films for decades. Many of those remakes are considered among the best movies of all time: The Thing, Heat, Scarface, A Fistful of Dollars, The Departed… the list goes on. Each one of these examples reexamines and recontextualizes the original story, creating a recognisable but – vitally – distinct final product. A good remake retains the core essence, but provides a new perspective on the same events. This is a pathway that video game developers seem largely hesitant to follow, and that threatens to have the industry stuck in a creative rut. Nostalgia continues to exert its iron grip on pop culture, and it's asking us to pay full price for games we’ve already played.

Fallout-style RPG wows with retro-futuristic flying cars - PCGamesN

If you miss the days of classic, old-school Fallout, some of the best classic PC games in their isometric RPG format, then we’ve got great news for you. New Blood Interactive, the developer collective behind such games as throwback FPS Dusk, is making a retro-futuristic game drawing heavy inspiration from the early days of the Fallout series, and the studio head has just shared some exciting new gameplay footage of it in action.

NieR Producer "Pretty Confident" Will Be Another Game - TechRaptor

Today the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences released an extremely interesting video podcast featuring Sony Interactive Entertainment head of indies initiative Shuhei Yoshida interviewing NieR series creator Yoko Taro, producer Yosuke Saito, and composer Keiichi Okabe.

Connecting the World of Graven - Steam

I’m Chris Holden, Lead Level Designer on Graven. Our game's world opens up through exploration, secrets, and unique items that enhance the player's navigation. This requires a lot of unique connections for designers to create.

Graven's levels are big and level designers are given a lot of freedom to use the space. We found a little extra padding here and there was useful for transitioning, storytelling, pacing, etc. That's where our smaller connection levels came into play as many of those areas grew to become their own areas of importance and the assets created for them became some of the most widely used and important modular kits for the project.

 

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Does JA3 look any good to the veterans ?

It looks like a good tactical RPG, but trailers trailer are only advertising, they don't show what the game actually is.

 

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That Urban Strife shelter industry layer looks similar to the Dead State one. Hopefully it is a bit more meaningful in this game.

You can try the demo.

I hope they finally added some QoL features and added an option to disable the party barks. Those alone were annoying enough to make me stop the demo before finishing the first area.

 

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SpellForce: Conquest of Eo Will Release on February 3rd - Steam

Are you ready to embark on a journey to become the most powerful mage of all time? SpellForce: Conquest of Eo, launching on PC on February 3rd, 2023, offers a deep 4X experience with an abundance of content and high replayability. With over 80 handcrafted battle maps across 15 unique environments, players can assemble their armies from a variety of over 100 units, including dwarven axe wielders, stone golems, orcish shamans, and majestic griffons. Perfect your armies by hiring one of more than 15 heroes and apprentices to lead them. Embark on a plentitude of adventures and master over 700 handwritten quests. As a master of magic, research over 100 different spells in your grimoire and use them strategically in tactical battles that demand consideration of flanking, range, visibility, high ground, and special battle enchantments. Explore the vast world of Eo, a magical realm full of treasures and resources, inhabited by various races such as men, elves, orcs, dwarves, goblins, and monsters. Are you ready to experience the ultimate adventure?

 

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Marvel’s Midnight Suns Deadpoo Gameplay Showcase

Everyone’s favorite Merc with the Mouth is coming to #MidnightSuns but he’s a lot to handle. Thankfully, Christopher Odd is here to show you how to tame the ‘ol Pool before he arrives on January 26.

Hogwarts Legacy Gameplay Reaction - Is it Overhyped?

In this Hogwarts Legacy Preview: Gameplay Reaction, we will talk about the stuff that I liked and don't like from what we've seen so far. As well as answering the question of whether the game is overhyped. So if you're interested to hear about our thoughts, then check this video out.

Atomic Heart – 14 Things You Should Know Before You Buy

Mundfish's Atomic Heart releases on February 21st for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, and PC. Surprisingly, it's been in development since at least late 2018, with sporadic updates till last year (and reports of mismanagement, crunch, reboots, etc.). Nevertheless, it's nearly upon us, and the latest trailers and gameplay have looked very good.

 

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Stoneshard Devlog: Dungeon Generation - Steam

It’s been a while since the last devlog, so we’re here to tell you about the current state of affairs and our plans for the near future.

Let’s just say the workflow has been less than ideal - the Ukrainian part of our team experiences blackouts and disrupted internet access due to the constant shelling of the country’s infrastructure, and the part of the team that formerly resided in Russia needs time to adjust in a new place. Nevertheless, we’re still determined to continue working on Stoneshard.

The main focus right now is on the next major update, “Rags to Riches”, which will both introduce and expand upon a number of key gameplay systems, namely the Caravan, the dungeon generator, and the economy.

Forspoken review: Already on borrowed time - VG 24/7

In the cut-throat race for your attention, Forspoken feels like a new IP that’s trying to run full pelt alongside heavy-hitting franchises from other big publishers. But it ploughs, shin-first, through every hurdle along the way. Its stuttering start belies a combat system that’s worth investing the effort to learn, but takes so long to get up to full speed that it’s already on borrowed time.

Longtime Mass Effect writer Mac Walters departs BioWare - Gamedeveloper

BioWare's lead writer Mac Walters is no longer at the developer. On LinkedIn, Walters revealed he made the "very difficult" choice to depart the Canadian studio he's worked at for almost two decades.

"These past 19 years have been a life-changing experience," wrote Walters. "It’s hard to fathom it all, and I know I’ll be reflecting on it for years to come. Thank you to everyone I’ve had the joy of working with, and I wish everyone at BioWare the very best in everything you do. It’s truly been a pleasure."

His leaving marks BioWare's first high-profile departure of 2023. In recent years, the RPG developer has lost big names such as Christian Boyd, Jonathan Warner, Casey Hudson, and Mark Darrah.

Dark Envoy Want to play Dark Envoy this week? - Steam

If you've been waiting for Dark Envoy, it's closer than you think. Take part in our demo test for friends and family and get a 1.5-hour taste of the game. To participate, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/WR73BFaWdS3KnjBm7.

We’ll contact you in a separate email with further instructions. More info on our Discord.

 

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What The HELL HAPPENED To Forspoken?

Reviews are finally available for Forspoken, and while we scored it a 7 – not the worst, but not the best – overall impressions have been mixed. On Metacritic, it has an average Metascore of 68 from 61 critical reviews. There are several 8+ ratings, but the vast majority range from a 6 to a 7.3, with the lowest being a 4.

Forspoken has frame pacing, audio & shader compilation stutters issues

Square Enix has just released Forspoken on PC and things are not looking particularly well as the game has a number of issues.

www.dsogaming.com

Forspoken PC demo releases later today on all available digital stores

Square Enix and Luminous Productions have announced that they will release a free playable PC demo later today.

www.dsogaming.com

 

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Fallout 76 Update - Illegal Weapon Mod Removal Update

Tuesday, January 24 at 10 a.m. ET we are bringing Fallout 76 offline across all platforms to apply an update. This update is focused on bug fixes and improvements, but also includes the illegal weapon mod removal we announce in November.

Sacred Fire - Act 2 Expansion

Since the initial Act 2 release last summer, we’ve implemented numerous updates to player choices and character reactions, based on our community feedback, almost doubling it’s initial size.

Dungeons & Dragons' OGL isn't worth fighting for - PCGamer

One way or another, we are at an inflection point for the hobby. We live in a time when the cultural clout of D&D is so high that we have a credible, big budget movie adaptation on the way, but the game's future feels more in the balance than ever. I don't see the value in uniting as a community behind the idea of making that future the same as now or worse. We can try for something better—something that WOTC can't wrap its grasping fingers around.

 

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Retro ARPG Sanctuary Sagais on Steam on March 8th

Follow the antics of disgruntled guilds leaving their homelands to face the harsh unknown in the Untamed Wilds. Row-based combat system forces players to make strategic choices at every moment. Monitor each hero's Argument meter; if it gets too high they may refuse to help fight!

What Avowed Can Learn from Star Wars: KOTOR 2 - Gamerant

As it stands, there is little information about Obsidian's overall direction for Avowed or how it may carry over game systems from Pillars of Eternity. However, the team has an established history in character-driven narratives where decisions affect the course of the story, player agency being the cornerstone of its RPGs. The company's first release, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, played an important part in cultivating these design traditions with its engrossing cast of heroes, villains, and everything in between. Although the Star Wars franchise is distinct in its world building, Obsidian managed to make its mark with shades of gray morality in an otherwise black-and-white universe.

Fallout London Wants British Voice Actors - Eteknix

Now, just before you feel prejudiced against for not being a Londoner, don’t worry, this isn’t as important as you might think. Yes, even Dick Van Dyke’s incredibly unconvincing attempt in Mary Poppins might technically qualify here. – So, what are they after? Well, the team behind the Fallout London mod are looking for a wide variety of British accents to feature in their title. Having a London accent is probably beneficial, but it seems they’re open to pretty much anything. Perhaps even my brummigen accent to act as a further pollutant to the virtual London air!

Composing Forspoken: An Interview with Garry Schyman - Game Grooves

Industry veteran Garry Schyman (Bioshock, Dante’s Inferno, and Shadow of Mordor) teamed up with another industry veteran, Bear McCreary (God of War, Battlestar Galactica, and The Rings of Power) to compose the game’s soundtrack. While I haven’t had a chance to play the game myself, I did hear a few of Garry’s compositions, and judging from that, this is going to be one hell of any adventure. In this interview, I speak with Garry Schyman about his career, his inspirations, and his favorite memories from composing Forspoken.

 

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That Sanctuary Saga looks like something I'd really enjoy, gonna keep an eye peeled for future thoughts on that one.

 

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Rumour - A Major Elden Ring DLC Is On Its Way - PlayStation Universe

A major Elden Ring DLC is on its way, hopefully sometime in 2023, as it seems that YouTuber Lance McDonald knows more than he can say.

www.psu.com

Mass Effect 3 Unofficial Patch 2022 is a must-have mod for the original 2012 version

Modder 'Orikon' has released a brand new version of the Unofficial Patch Project for the original Mass Effect 3 game.

www.dsogaming.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1618300451145011200

 

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Matt Chat 500: Baldur's Gate 2

For my 500th episode, what game could possibly be more appropriate than the best CRPG ever made? Baldur's Gate 2! Is it perfect? No, but even its flaws make it more enjoyable to analyze than other games are to play! I've held off on covering it for a special episode, and 500 seemed like the perfect milestone. Enjoy!

Space Cats Tactics Jan 2023 Video Update - Steam

Quick demo of new stuff for Space Cats Tactics

ArchmageRises Trailer - Steam NextFest 2023

We're very proud to reveal what we have been working on for 9 years!

 

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WILD HEARTS Gameplay: Golden Tempest

Kemono are the embodiment of the power of nature. One such beast is the Aragane, or Golden Tempest. Harnessing the unrelenting power of the wind, this lightning-fast Kemono is not to be taken lightly. Watch new WILD HEARTS™ gameplay footage captured on the PS5 and get an in-depth look at how it will use the power of nature against you and your fellow hunters, as well as possible attacks and weapons you might use to defeat it.

Urban Strife Spring NextFest News - Steam

We're pleased to announce Urban Strife has been handpicked as one of the featured games at the upcoming Steam NextFest, coming February 6th. To celebrate this, we've taken your feedback and polished even more the Prologue Demo. This time you will be able to enjoy it fully, from day one of the festival and well beyond after NextFest ends.

Because we promised you an early comeback and because being a featured game requires one to have a press demo, tonight we will reactivate our regular build, the one you've seen Zemalf, Splattercat and other content creators play. You can, of course, download and have fun with it, but it is meant to be a demo for journalists and the un-patient ones. Just remember to be back here on February 6th, or you'll miss a lot of things.

V Rising Sales Continue to Sell - BluesNews

V Rising continues to sell well on Steam since launching into Early Access last May. Stunlock Studios now announces the vampire survival game has sold another million copies since it announced reaching two million sales by June.