This week in PC games: Hytale, Quarantine Zone, a weird Batman sim, and a fresh batch of RPGs and shooters
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I spilled a full mug of tea over my work laptop – make me feel better by sharing your own broken PC stories
On Friday, during a chat with fellow games writer Jeremy Peel, I did something every laptop owner dreads:…
The Division: Definitive Edition looks like it may be a thing, assuming this poster in Japan’s the real deal
A newly surfaced poster spotted at a Ubisoft eSports event in Japan hints that a Definitive Edition of…
Steam defies RAM-ageddon and the AI-pocalypse to smash through a new concurrent user record, and I’ll see you back here in like 4 months when it somehow does it again
Steam has once again proven that no amount of hardware shortages or AI hype can slow it down.…
Larian’s learnt a lot from Baldur’s Gate 3 going into Divinity, including the fact that hand-crafted loot is probably better: ‘Randomization did not save us much time’
Larian Studios has gained some valuable insights from its experience with Baldur’s Gate 3, especially when it comes…
After a tumultuous 7 years, Hytale has ‘officially secured the next two years of development costs’ a day before launch: ‘Thank you all for the support. Hytale is saved. We are almost home’
After a rocky seven-year journey, Hytale’s development has taken a significant turn just one day before its scheduled…
Arc Raiders is finally dishing out bans for cheaters, but some players think the punishment is too lenient: ‘Anyone with cheats active just gets non-stop arc spawning on them’
Arc Raiders has started cracking down on cheaters, but not everyone is convinced the consequences are tough enough.…
Palworld takes the ‘red rag to a bull’ approach to its Nintendo lawsuit, announces ‘a 2-player competitive card game’
Palworld isn’t exactly playing it safe when it comes to its ongoing legal spat with Nintendo. The developers…
Nintendo is monitoring high RAM prices and tariff impacts very closely, president Shuntaro Furukawa says
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has acknowledged the company is keeping a close eye on the rising costs of…