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Double Fine’s Kiln Draws Praise Despite Modest Early Steam Counts

Early reviews point to a playful, low-stress take on 4v4 brawling.

Tides of Tomorrow Launches With Player-Linked Storytelling and Strong-but-Varied Reviews

State of Decay 3 Opens Public Alpha Playtests in May

PEAK Developers Push Back on Endless Updates, Confirm One More Update

Star Citizen Alpha 4.7 Adds Crafting, Breaker Stations and a New Starter Ship

Bandai Namco Announces Tekken 8 Emergency Patch After Season 3 Backlash

Behaviour Interactive Buys '7 Days to Die' Studio The Fun Pimps

Square Enix Brings Google’s Gemini Companion to Japan-Only Dragon Quest X

Jeff Kaplan Tells Non-Players Criticizing Games to “Shut the F**k Up” During 10-Hour Stream

Space Marine 2’s $5 Voice Pack Draws Heavy Criticism Over Inconsistent Audio

Nioh 3 Hits 1 Million Faster Than Any Entry as Series Surpasses 10 Million

Subnautica and Below Zero Get Switch 2 Editions on February 17

Hitman: World of Assassination Adds Cross-Progression on February 3

Valve Rolls Out Steam Replay 2025, Now Live for Logged-In Users

Immortals Fenyx Rising Is Free to Keep on PC Through December 2 via Ubisoft Connect

PUBG Creator Sets Nov. 20 Early Access for Prologue: Go Wayback at $19.99

Pokémon Legends: Z‑A Reportedly Keeps Up to 10 Shiny Spawns on the Map

Valheim Sets 2026 PlayStation Launch

Paradox Apologizes and Releases First Patch for CK3 Coronations DLC After Broken-Oath Backlash

Bethesda’s Starfield Anniversary Tease Points to ‘Terran Armada’ as Next DLC