Rick Lane
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![Two people standing in front of a mushroom cloud.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X5m57fnUD5HXTxorVqvL2U-320-80.png)
Broken Roads review: A cerebral narrative adventure trapped in an unsatisfying RPG
By Rick Lane published
Loose morals Descartes before the horse.
![Duckside](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6RQLzwNEyGphMYisqVVCd4-320-80.jpg)
New multiplayer survival game features crafting, base building, automatic weapons and flying. The twist? Everyone plays as a bunch of ducks
By Rick Lane published
News Quackshot.
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Helldivers 2 players return to site of their greatest defeat, as a new Major Order demands the liberation of Malevelon Creek
By Rick Lane published
News And it might be done within the next few hours.
![Arma Reforger Tiny Wars April Fools gag](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8e3Q4qqXJ7yKeu54UhSQGb-320-80.jpg)
'Please publish this to the main game': Arma Reforger players go wild for April Fools' gag that purports to turn the military simulator into a battle between toy soldiers
By Rick Lane published
News Tiny Wars gets a big response.
![Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty cinematics](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DfesHEdVVgn2Hw6ErqJyFB-320-80.png)
'We don't see a place for microtransactions in singleplayer games', says CD Projekt Red following Dragon's Dogma 2's DLC fiasco
By Rick Lane published
News Though the Cyberpunk 2077 developer doesn't rule out using them for multiplayer projects.
![Lars Wingefors at Embracer Group Q4 investors livestream](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pu3dpobyctQgShX6aXi89W-320-80.jpg)
As restructuring ends with the sale of Gearbox, Embracer's CEO has a new plan: 'simply making better products and games'
By Rick Lane published
News It's a bold strategy.
![A Dragon's Dogma 2 party fights off again'st a griffin atop a grassy hill](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F4kpDEnh9VLs7QKTeqWenU-320-80.jpg)
Dragon's Dogma 2's first proper patch adds a much-needed new game option and makes it easier to get a house
By Rick Lane published
News Starter home.
![Idris Elba in Phantom Liberty looking at camera while seated at upscale restaurant](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tpFzaJiiKQMYApmdftPpwS-320-80.jpg)
Cyberpunk's quest director says CD Projekt Red has experimented with generative AI, but there's still a 'gigantic, really long way to go' before AI NPCs are as good as scripted characters
By Rick Lane published
News "The gap in quality, specifically, is huge. It's like a canyon," says Pawel Sasko.
![Final Fantasy 16 concept art Clive](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MQZXSGkbbNDetBFt4rnj4N-320-80.jpg)
A demo for Final Fantasy 16 is reportedly coming to PC soon, as producer Yoshi-P says work on the port is 'going smoother than we thought it would'
By Rick Lane published
News Still no confirmation of a release date, however.
![A Digger fighting off a horde of bugs in Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lxho59KPPVHkBJ6w3qUmx5-320-80.jpg)
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor sells half a million copies in its first week of early access as developer Funday Games reveals plans for the future
By Rick Lane published
News Big yields.
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Bohemia Interactive reveals plans for DayZ in 2024, building toward 'a colossal milestone and an exhilarating moment you won't want to miss'
By Rick Lane published
News Brand of the dead.
![Temtem Swarm](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zMZqEE7m9LqNYTCxzLPswa-320-80.jpg)
Temtem: Swarm is a mashup of Pokémon and Vampire Survivors in which you blast cute critters by the hundred, if you're looking for a post-Palworld slaughterfest
By Rick Lane published
News Murdering adorable video game animals is all the rage these days.
![Little Devil Inside](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vhqo499eCbMUL6R6RLRE9m-320-80.jpg)
A decade since it was announced, the elusive Little Devil Inside resurfaces with a new 6-minute gameplay video and an apology from its developers
By Rick Lane published
News "In all efforts to making a great game, many great people have come and gone".
![Assassin's Creed Mirage — Basim leaps into combat with sword and dagger.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pP4idKwBFCH9vGLkf6g87c-320-80.jpg)
Assassin's Creed Mirage adds a permadeath mode that deletes your save file if you die or commit crimes
By Rick Lane published
News No illusions.
![A statue of the Emperor with a hooded skull](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LZmhWJJDeaCiF8GgzWNRUo-320-80.jpg)
Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader gets a 'gargantuan' patch that makes over 1,800 changes to the game, in an overhaul so drastic it gives you a free shot at respeccing your party
By Rick Lane published
News Patch notes are 17,000 words long.
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Get every Rocksteady Arkham game for the price of a takeout as Steam celebrates Bruce Wayne's birthday
By Rick Lane published
News Deals on Batmobiles.
![Deep Rock Galactic's doughty dwarf miners](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F4WSgaBAKCUuBWgRW3sbgS-320-80.jpg)
Deep Rock Galactic just got a prop hunt minigame triggered by drinking transmutative beer
By Rick Lane published
News Deep Rock Kafka-ctic.
![I'll be good, honest.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NaCyHbHiNN9t98xf5CX8vN-320-80.jpeg)
Open world Terminator survival game set for full reveal at Nacon's Connect event later this month
By Rick Lane published
News Publisher showcase will also dish details on Greedfall 2 and the next Test Drive Unlimited game.
![Baldur's Gate 3 wizard Elminster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iy9CMnTKX3taN3Vu9NYeHY-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 player beats the game in Honour Mode by exclusively casting one of the worst spells in D&D 2,469 times
By Rick Lane published
News True grit.
![Promotional screenshot of Dragon's Dogma 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RtxY8gqDmDZ6k9BeK2DQp8-320-80.jpg)
A Dragon's Dogma 2 demo may be on the way, if the prophecy foretold by SteamDB proves true
By Rick Lane published
News But how long will it drag-on?
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Helldivers 2 patch makes its absurdly hard defence events easier, but ups the challenge at higher difficulties
By Rick Lane published
News Devs acknowledge server issues remain "highest urgency".
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The Epic Games Store gave away nearly 586 million games in 2023, as 40 million new PC users joined the platform across the year
By Rick Lane published
News Epic aims to add a new download manager and support for third-party subscription services to the storefront in 2024.
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Top Call of Duty esports players sue Activision for $680M in damages, alleging the publisher has an unlawful monopoly on the game's esports scene
By Rick Lane published
News Activision dismisses the lawsuit as 'meritless'.
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