Helldivers 2 dev pledges fixes as launch woes land "mixed" rating on Steam
UPDATE 9/2/24: Helldivers developer Arrowhead Game Studios has pushed out a «rapid patch» on Steam to sort some of its issues.
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Epic Games Store's latest freebies are Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! and Lost Castle
A fresh set of weekly freebies has now arrived on the Epic Games Store, this time in the form of acclaimed visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! and rogue-like brawling RPG Lost Castle — with Dakar Desert Racing to follow next week.
Japan-set Assassin's Creed Codename Red is out before the end of March 2025, says Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed Codename Red — which takes the long-running series to feudal Japan — will launch before Ubisoft's next financial year ends in March 2025, CEO Yves Guillemot has confirmed, with the publisher's open-world Star Wars Outlaws still targeting a release in 2024.
Stardew Valley creator says 1.6 update content "done", definitely out this year
Stardew Valley creator Eric «ConcernedApe» Barone has shared an update on the farm-life sim's highly anticipated — and long-in-the-works — 1.6 update, saying he's now «done adding major new content» and that it'll «definitely» be out this year.
The Chinese Room outlines Bloodlines 2's "visceral immersive combat"
It's been five months since Paradox Interactive's surprise announcement Everybody's Gone to the Rapture developer The Chinese Room had taken the reins of its troubled Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2; in that time, the studio has been openly discussing its approach to the sequel, with its latest update now focusing on what it's calling «visceral immersive combat».
The Last of Us Part 2's making-of documentary arrives next week
As The Last of Us Part 2 strides back in the spotlight thanks to its recently released PlayStation 5 remaster, developer Naughty Dog has announced an arrival date for its previously revealed making-of documentary, which will be available to watch on YouTube and in-game via an impending Remastered patch from Friday, 2nd February.
Fortnite returning to iOS says Epic as Apple agrees to "alternative app marketplaces" in EU
Fortnite maker Epic Games says it'll be launching a native iOS version of the Epic Games Store — and bringing Fortnite back to iOS devices — following today's announcement that Apple will soon allow sideloading and alternate marketplaces on its devices to comply with new EU rules. That's as Epic boss Tim Sweeney calls Apple's revised guidelines «hot garbage».
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition gets March release date on PC
PC players who've been patiently awaiting the arrival of Horizon Forbidden West on their platform of choice now have a date to mark in the calendars: the action-adventure sequel is coming to Steam and the Epic Games Store in its Complete Edition guise on 21st March.