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🔥 Failrooms – Beta Demo
Failrooms is a very funny Backrooms parody game filled with clever gags, a giant duck and toilets built for two. In Failrooms you’re misplaced, in a photorealistic environment where tension of the unknown collides head-on with the worst architectural design choices imaginable. You’ll explore ridiculous versions and direct references to the most iconic Backrooms elements,… Sign Up Now
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🎮 James Pond Legacy Situation Is More Than Meets The AI
Last month, System 3 Software released a trailer for James Pond Legacy, a four-game collection for Nintendo Switch 2. But the gameplay footage was largely overshadowed by accusations its developer used generative AI to create the game's promotional artwork and cover. System 3 followed this trailer up with a blog… read more
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🎮 Microsoft Reacts To Xbox Game Pass Rumor That Could Change The Service In A Big Way
Microsoft has released a statement in response to a new rumor that claims the company is considering a massive shakeup to Xbox Game Pass in 2027 that would include numerous significant changes. ResetEra user Slayven, who has accurately reported on unannounced Xbox news before, said the changes could include the… read more
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🎮 What if social media isn’t hurting kids?
Two years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt released his New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation. The book posits that the rise of social media and smartphone use is largely to blame for the prominent decline in teen mental health since 2010. It quickly became a central rallying cry of… read more
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🎮 Microsoft announces Windows and Surface event for October 7th
It's been more than two years since the last major Windows event, so Microsoft is heading to San Francisco next month to outline the future of Windows and Surface devices. At an event on October 7th, the company says it will host a "conversation on how local AI will shape… read more
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🎮 Marathon's permanent PvE mode and next major update delayed to December days before launch, and Bungie's "moving away from a strict season schedule"
Marathon Season 3 and everything that was due to come alongside it has been delayed, including the sci-fi shooter's long-awaited full PvE mode. Bungie's next major update is now launching in December instead, and the famed studio is pivoting away from seasonal updates entirely. Read more 🎮 Read Full Article read more
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🎮 Wardogs Devs Are Watching Economy Cheaters Like Hawks
With the FPS Wardogs dominating the Steam charts, developer Bulkhead is paying close attention to the game's various systems. The studio recently dropped a new patch that makes some necessary changes for server stability, while confirming that the team has their eyes on cheaters and exploiters. As part of Patch… read more
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🎮 Valve decided that cutting the Steam Frame’s specs to avoid price rises wasn't "the right product choice" for the VR headset
Surprising no-one, Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset is launching with higher-than-expected prices, following the Steam Machine in having its budget-friendly intentions foiled by the memory shortage misery of RAMnarök. The lack of affordable PC parts – which as a fully standalone-capable VR kit, the Steam Frame is as vulnerable to… read more
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🎮 "We track every server you enter": the Wardogs devs are "coming down hard" on XP farms and cash exploits, even as they encourage people to grind
The creators of military shooter Wardogs have announced that they will crack down heavily on players who use exploits and bugs to speedily farm in-game currency and XP, or who spend “more than a few minutes” in servers created for this purpose. Given that Wardogs advertises itself as a shooter… read more