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2D platforming boss-rush action game Onikura to be published by Astrolabe Games

Onikura is a 2D platforming boss-rush action game built around lightning-fast slashes and surgically precise parry actions. Every clash is a battle for survival—attack, parry, heal, and consume souls ...
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The Best 2D Horror Games

2D horror games deserve a spotlight just like big-budget ones, offering unique gameplay experiences. Carrion is a thrilling ...
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Megabonk dev dropped out of The Game Awards on a technicality, but now the roguelike is back with a Player's Voice nomination: "We're more back than ever"

The roguelike megahit Megabonk is once again up for nomination at The Game Awards this year after its anonymous solo developer humbly, but still sadly, withdrew from the Debut Indie Game category.
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Palworld dev isn’t impressed by "so-called" AAA, prefers indies since they "include the kind of systems you can’t find in other games": "AAA titles are overwhelmingly about ...

Games "I feel a strong need to prevent Japanese-style game development from being lost": 40-year games veteran argues Japan devs should make "unapologetically Japanese" games RPGs For one Spider-Man 2 ...
TweakTown

AI may be causing 'more problems than it solves' for game developers

TL;DR: Major tech companies are integrating generative AI to streamline game development, but challenges persist. Ubisoft, Microsoft, and EA use AI tools to boost workflows, yet developers face ...
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Valve Dev Fires Back After Epic Comments on Steam AI Disclosure

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...
Polygon

The race to make Bird Game 3 a reality is already underway

Despite being an AI-generated game idea that doesn't exist, Bird Game 3 continues to tear up TikTok with millions of likes and views. In this fictional open-world game, you "play" as a bird of your ...
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Every God of War game ranked, from worst to best

Santa Monica Studio's God of War has produced many great games. Naturally, some of Kratos' bloody PlayStation adventures are ...
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Dispatch dev says the Expedition 33 shoutout "means so much," and no other game has ever made them "cry so quickly"

When Guillaume Broche stepped up at last week's Golden Joysticks to collect one of many, many gongs I'm expecting Clair Obscur Expedition 33 to snap up throughout the 2025 awards season, he ended his ...
IGN

Terminator 2D: No Fate

Terminator 2D: No Fate is a wonderfully realised tribute to one of the single greatest movies ever made, punctuated with pitch-perfect music, exquisite pixel art, and brilliant Easter eggs. Play as ...
PC Gamer

Despite Krafton ownership, Last Epoch dev won't charge for its first expansion and isn't pivoting to AI: 'To be clear, our development approach is not changing'

RPG Diablo 4's age of reworks might finally be over with its next expansion as it plans to deliver major features players have wanted for years Third Person Shooter 'Our ambition is to keep this game ...
Sioux City Journal

Hispanic population thrives in one small South Dakota town

The population of Plankington, in southeastern South Dakota, is 768 — about 20% of which is Hispanic. That's far higher than the statewide number of about 4%. In Plankington, churches ...