Gaming
- What are you playing this week? May 13 2024 Edition
Hey there everybody! Weekly check in time once again. So… What are you playing this week?
- What Are You Playing This Week? December 11, 2023 edition
Hey there everybody! Weekly check-in time once again. So... What are you playing this week?
- Seablip is a pixel art pirate 'em up out now in Early Accesswww.rockpapershotgun.com Seablip is a pixel art pirate 'em up out now in Early Access
Seablip is a pixel art pirate 'em up with an open world to explore, sailors to hire, bounties to hunt and treasure to find, and it's out now.
- Redfall will receive one final update after all, including an offline modewww.rockpapershotgun.com Redfall will receive one final update after all, including an offline mode
Redfall is getting an offline mode after all, despite the imminent closure of its developer by owners Microsoft.
- NetEase Backs Down On Requirement For Early Streamers Of ‘Marvel’ Game To Not Critique The Gamewww.techdirt.com NetEase Backs Down On Requirement For Early Streamers Of ‘Marvel’ Game To Not Critique The Game
It’s a funny thing what game publishers sometimes try to do when it comes to releasing games early to internet streamers as a way to boost interest in their games. I’ve heard stories of…
> It’s a funny thing what game publishers sometimes try to do when it comes to releasing games early to internet streamers as a way to boost interest in their games. I’ve heard stories of all kinds of crazy stipulations that streamers have to sign off on contractually in order to get access to the game. They can only show certain parts of the game, or they can only play so far into it, or they have guardrails put up around what they can and cannot say about the game they are showing off to the public. What tends to get lost in all of this is that these streamers are essentially an advertising channel to generate more hype about these future games, yet they’re treated like some kind of a threat.
- This handy list of mods makes Dragon Age: Inquisition short enough to play again before Dreadwolf comes outwww.rockpapershotgun.com This handy list of mods makes Dragon Age: Inquisition short enough to play again before Dreadwolf comes out
Artist Corey Brickley has put together a bunch of mods that trim down Dragon Age: Inqusition into a story-focused romp rather than a busywork epic.
- Here's the first trailer for the Dead Cells animated serieswww.rockpapershotgun.com Here's the first trailer for the Dead Cells animated series
Dead Cells is getting an animated series from the same studio that made its trailers, and it's launching in France this summer.
- The next Call Of Duty will launch on Game Pass on day one, reports saywww.rockpapershotgun.com The next Call Of Duty will launch on Game Pass on day one, reports say
The next Call Of Duty will be a day one release on Game Pass, anonymous reports say - in line with every other Microsoft first-party game.
- EA SPORTS WRC is adding EA anticheat, breaking another game on Steam Deck / Linuxwww.gamingonlinux.com EA SPORTS WRC is adding EA anticheat, breaking another game on Steam Deck / Linux
Well, here's another game that EA will be breaking on Steam Deck / Linux, with EA anticheat rolling out to EA SPORTS WRC when it goes live in June.
- Hades II's First Patch Changes How Sprint And Resource Collecting Workswww.gameinformer.com Hades II's First Patch Changes How Sprint And Resource Collecting Works
Sprinting and resource gathering just became a lot easier.
- Rumours point to Total War: Star Wars in the works at Creative Assemblywww.rockpapershotgun.com Rumours point to Total War: Star Wars in the works at Creative Assembly
Total War: Star Wars could be in the works at Creative Assembly, according to rumours
- There Is No Good Reason To Just Let Unsupported Video Games Diewww.techdirt.com There Is No Good Reason To Just Let Unsupported Video Games Die
The Pirate Party has long played an important role in fighting the worst excesses of copyright in the EU. For example, when a major copyright update was being discussed, the Pirate Party MEP Felix …
> The Pirate Party has long played an important role in fighting the worst excesses of copyright in the EU. For example, when a major copyright update was being discussed, the Pirate Party MEP Felix Reda wrote an insightful and practical report on what needed changing. Most of his recommendations were ignored in the final EU Copyright Directive, but at least someone was fighting on behalf of hundreds of millions of EU citizens, whose views are generally ignored when it comes to copyright law. The outgoing Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer is also active in this area. He has started a new initiative that aims to tackle a widespread problem, and one that is made worse by outdated and inflexible copyright laws:
- ENDLESS Legend, 100% Orange Juice and Dragon Age: Inquisition are free to keepswww.gamingonlinux.com ENDLESS Legend, 100% Orange Juice and Dragon Age: Inquisition are free to keeps
It's free game Friday! The sun is out shining so what a great day to sit inside and play some games to keep cool. Even cooler is that they're free to keep.
- 2K Will Reveal The Next Iteration Of One Of Its 'Biggest And Most Beloved Franchises' At SGFwww.gameinformer.com 2K Will Reveal The Next Iteration Of One Of Its 'Biggest And Most Beloved Franchises' At SGF
BioShock, Mafia, Borderlands, or something else – what do you think?
- Looks like Valve’s next game is Deadlock, a multiplayer shooter-MOBA mix of Overwatch, Dota and Team Fortresswww.rockpapershotgun.com Looks like Valve’s next game is Deadlock, a multiplayer shooter-MOBA mix of Overwatch, Dota and Team Fortress
As screenshots from closed playtest leak ahead of apparent reveal soon.
- Manjaro Linux devs show off the OrangePi Neo prototype handheld with gameplaywww.gamingonlinux.com Manjaro Linux devs show off the OrangePi Neo prototype handheld with gameplay
The OrangePi Neo is an upcoming gaming handheld powered by Manjaro Linux Gaming Edition, and now we have some rough demo footage of a prototype actually playing games.
- Activision unveil new studio working on ‘narrative AAA franchise’, days after Microsoft shut Prey and Evil Within devswww.rockpapershotgun.com Activision unveil new studio working on ‘narrative AAA franchise’, days after Microsoft shut Prey and Evil Within devs
Elsewhere Entertainment team made up of Last of Us, Witcher and Far Cry alumni.
- Cute open world pirate adventure Seablip is out now on Steamwww.gamingonlinux.com Cute open world pirate adventure Seablip is out now on Steam
Available no in Early Access is Seablip, an open world pirate adventure with a cute style to it from solo developer Jardar Solli and it comes with Native Linux support.
- Helldivers 2 players rally around an unlikely hero who just wanted to make friendswww.rockpapershotgun.com Helldivers 2 players rally around an unlikely hero who just wanted to make friends
The Helldivers 2 community has rallied around a single, lonely player who just wanted to make friends
- Excellent 4X strategy sim Endless Legend is free on Steam for a weekwww.rockpapershotgun.com Excellent 4X strategy sim Endless Legend is free on Steam for a week
Being offered a 4X game for free is definitely one of those cursed-monkey-paw situations. Sure, you’re saving physical …
- Check out CoolerControl, a feature-rich cooling-device control application for Linuxwww.gamingonlinux.com Check out CoolerControl, a feature-rich cooling-device control application for Linux
Summer is one the way and with things heating up a bit, perhaps you want a little more control over your system cooling wrapped up in a neat interface? CoolerControl has the right idea.
- Soulstone Survivors has a new character that looks suspiciously from Deep Rock Galacticwww.gamingonlinux.com Soulstone Survivors has a new character that looks suspiciously from Deep Rock Galactic
Soulstone Survivors, easily one of the best action roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven games (hi Vampire Survivors), has a new major update out with a suspiciously Deep Rock Galactic looking Dwarf in it.
- Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 Gets December 2025 Premiere Datewww.gameinformer.com Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 Gets December 2025 Premiere Date
Freddy Fazebear is ready for another close-up.
- Proton Experimental improves Halo Infinite, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and morewww.gamingonlinux.com Proton Experimental improves Halo Infinite, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and more
Proton Experimental was updated today by Valve for Steam Deck / Linux PCs which includes some more improvements for gaming.
- Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser's new studio is making an "open world action-adventure" gamewww.rockpapershotgun.com Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser's new studio is making an "open world action-adventure" game
Absurd Ventures is hiring for a number of roles that suggest they're working on an open world action-adventure game.
- First Hades 2 patch lets you gather seed, silver and souls simultaneouslywww.rockpapershotgun.com First Hades 2 patch lets you gather seed, silver and souls simultaneously
You now sprint faster in Hades 2 following the game's first patch, and you can now gather more than one type of crafting resource per run.
- EA is diverting 100 percent of Immortals of Aveum net sales revenue to Ascendant Studioswww.gamedeveloper.com EA is diverting 100 percent of Immortals of Aveum net sales revenue to Ascendant Studios
With Immortals of Aveum hitting EA Play and Xbox Game Pass, Electronic Arts is passing all net sales revenue to the developer.
> With Immortals of Aveum hitting EA Play and Xbox Game Pass, Electronic Arts is passing all net sales revenue to the developer.
- Despite Speculation, Microsoft Will Reportedly Launch This Year's Call Of Duty On Xbox Game Passwww.gameinformer.com Despite Speculation, Microsoft Will Reportedly Launch This Year's Call Of Duty On Xbox Game Pass
Reports have indicated the company has been mulling over the idea of whether or not to launch this year's Call of Duty on the subscription service.
- The 'Grand Theft Auto 6' of Grand Theft Auto 6-likes, aka Grand Theft Auto VI, is coming next “fall"www.rockpapershotgun.com The 'Grand Theft Auto 6' of Grand Theft Auto 6-likes, aka Grand Theft Auto VI, is coming next “fall"
Take-Two's latest earnings report narrows Grand Theft Auto 6's release date to "Fall" of 2025
- SteamOS 3.6.3 Preview for Steam Deck up, plus a new stable Steam Client Update for allwww.gamingonlinux.com SteamOS 3.6.3 Preview for Steam Deck up, plus a new stable Steam Client Update for all
Valve released another two updates recently. The first is SteamOS 3.6.3 Preview for Steam Deck continuing to fix up issues, and a stable Steam Client Update for desktop PCs and Steam Deck.
- Ultimate Chicken Horse gets its biggest sale yet with a new content updatewww.gamingonlinux.com Ultimate Chicken Horse gets its biggest sale yet with a new content update
Ultimate Chicken Horse is easily one of the funniest and stupidest party-platformers I've ever played, and it just had a free content update with a big discount.
- Fae Farm, Dauntless Studio Phoenix Labs Lays Off Staff, Cancels In-Development Gameswww.gameinformer.com Fae Farm, Dauntless Studio Phoenix Labs Lays Off Staff, Cancels In-Development Games
The studio's latest game, Fae Farm, hit Switch and PC last September.
- EA Sports College Football 25 Shows Off School Spirit In First Full Trailer And Screenshotswww.gameinformer.com EA Sports College Football 25 Shows Off School Spirit In First Full Trailer And Screenshots
Here's the first full look at college football's comeback to video games.
- Summery Soulslike Enotria: The Last Song is delayed again, but there's an 8-hour demo coming soonwww.rockpapershotgun.com Summery Soulslike Enotria: The Last Song is delayed again, but there's an 8-hour demo coming soon
Enotria: The Last Song is now arriving in September and a lengthy demo is on the way very soon.
- Big cool weirdo Yoko Taro may or may not be working on something that may or may not be Nierwww.rockpapershotgun.com Big cool weirdo Yoko Taro may or may not be working on something that may or may not be Nier
The Nier producer has teased that he, director Yoko Taro and composer Keiichi Okabe, are working on something new together - which may or may not be Nier.
- Fallout is headed to Fortnite’s next seasonwww.rockpapershotgun.com Fallout is headed to Fortnite’s next season
Wrecked will kick off next Friday.
- Caves of Qud gets a huge new Beta released with the big UI redesignwww.gamingonlinux.com Caves of Qud gets a huge new Beta released with the big UI redesign
An update many have been waiting for, Caves of Qud, one of the best roguelikes ever has a Beta available that includes a huge overhaul to the UI. Much better for gamepad and Steam Deck players.
- Grand Theft Auto VI Targeting Fall 2025 Release Windowwww.gameinformer.com Grand Theft Auto VI Targeting Fall 2025 Release Window
We have a better idea of when to expect our next trip to Vice City.
- Back 4 Blood gets Denuvo Anti-tamper removed and an anti-cheat fix for Steam Deckwww.gamingonlinux.com Back 4 Blood gets Denuvo Anti-tamper removed and an anti-cheat fix for Steam Deck
For those of you who wait until Denuvo Anti-tamper gets removed from games, you'll be pleased to know Back 4 Blood is now free of it. Plus the developers fixed the anti-cheat recently.