Reviews for Starfield on Steam drop to "Mixed" (www.aroged.com)
Counter Strike 2 is surprisingly awful on Steam Deck right now (www.pcgamesn.com)
The wild successes of Helldivers 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 send a clear message: Let devs cook (www.pcgamer.com)
A heroic Starfield modder just straight-up deleted those repetitive temple 'puzzles' from the game (www.pcgamer.com)
How does FromSoftware release AAA games so frequently? Elden Ring boss says "we are just blessed with a great staff" that the studio empowers and retains (www.gamesradar.com)
Twitch bans turning butts and boobs into green screens (www.theverge.com)
Diablo 4's latest microtransaction controversy is a $30 portal recolor: "You can get Palworld for this price" (www.gamesradar.com)
Frustrations with Cities Skylines 2 are starting to boil over among city builder fans and content creators alike: "It's insulting to have a game release that way" (www.gamesradar.com)
Cyberpunk 2077 team morale took "significant hit" following release, developer says (www.eurogamer.net)
'New Vegas is a very, very important game to us,' says mildly exasperated Todd Howard, who will never stop getting grilled about New Vegas (www.pcgamer.com)
Helldivers 2 received over 14,000 negative reviews today due to an update that will require PSN accounts next week. (twitter.com)
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Starfield design director calls out unfair game criticism: 'Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is' (www.pcgamer.com)
Ultrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it' (www.pcgamer.com)
Palworld Devs Says They Have Received Death Threats Amid Pokémon 'Rip-Off' Claims (www.ign.com)
The Original Fallout Games Deserve The Diablo 2: Resurrected Treatment (www.ign.com)
Diablo 4 Twitch viewership continues to drop as Diablo 3 overtakes it (www.charlieintel.com)
Game prices are too low, says Capcom exec (www.eurogamer.net)
Capcom's president and chief operating officer has said he thinks game prices should go up....
Microsoft is not buying Valve and Counter-Strike for £12 billion (metro.co.uk)
$70 Mortal Kombat 1 Switch version called "robbery" as graphical comparisons flood the internet (www.eurogamer.net)
Fans have taken to the likes of X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok to question NetherRealm's decision to market Mortal Kombat 1 as a $70 Switch release. It has been called "robbery" and "disrespectful" to users.
After Valve says no, Dwarf Fortress and Deep Rock Galactic devs unite to get "very serious" about their very silly demand for a dwarf tag on Steam, and they want your help (www.gamesradar.com)
Cyberpunk 2077: 3 years ago today we released Cyberpunk 2077. Since then, thanks to your feedback and support, we've transformed the game through various patches and updates into the Ultimate Edition. (twitter.com)
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The new worst gaming trend: killing our favorite games to replace them with sequels (www.pcgamer.com)
Palworld has broken Counter-Strike's all-time concurrent players peak at 1.8 million, and is now #2 most played game on Steam ever. It is only behind PUBG which holds the record at 3.2 million. (twitter.com)
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