Author: Rich Stanton
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War MMO players battle against impossible odds for 48 real hours, build a religion around a corpse pile, then crash the server
Foxhole is a sandbox-style war MMO and, while it officially released last year, it’s been available in early access since 2017. Its schtick is one persistent and gigantic war game where thousands of players simultaneously battle for one of two factions, both seeking domination over a gigantic map, but with the twist that, as in…
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This Fallout 4 no-hit 100% permadeath run took more than 2 years, 415 attempts and over 2,000 hours: ‘this is by far the most challenging Fallout 4 run that will ever be completed’
Speedrunning is a catch-all term that, as games themselves have grown in audience and scale, now applies to everything from fastest completion times on 2D platformers to slightly unhinged self-imposed challenges with any game going. This Fallout 4 speedrun certainly falls into the latter category, to the extent you may find yourself wondering how the…
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Exclusive interview: Valve on the future of Counter-Strike 2
September 27 saw the full release of Counter-Strike 2, the latest iteration of and the first direct sequel to the best and most influential competitive FPS ever made. Despite the number, it is the fifth game in the main Counter-Strike series, which began in 1999 with a mod for Half-Life. Valve quickly hired the mod’s…
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We ask Valve if Counter-Strike 2 will introduce new weapons: ‘Yes’
Counter-Strike 2, the first direct sequel to one of the most important games in PC history, released on September 27 after roughly six months in a limited test period. PC Gamer recently had the chance to ask the Counter-Strike 2 development team at Valve a wide-ranging bunch of questions about the game, its history, and…
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On NFTs, Valve says it’s only interested in ‘things our players care about’
Counter-Strike 2, the first direct sequel to one of the most important games in PC history, released on September 27 after roughly six months in a limited test period. PC Gamer recently had the chance to ask the Counter-Strike 2 development team at Valve a wide-ranging bunch of questions about the game, its history, and…
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Counter-Strike 2 doesn’t have Arms Race and others yet, but Valve says relax: ‘those modes haven’t been forgotten!’
Counter-Strike 2, the first direct sequel to one of the most important games in PC history, released on September 27 after roughly six months in a limited test period. PC Gamer recently had the chance to ask the Counter-Strike 2 development team at Valve wide-ranging questions about the game, and one of those was about…
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Cities Skyline 2 developer: ‘Yes, our characters have teeth. No, the characters’ teeth are not affecting performance’
The much-anticipated Cities: Skylines 2 released this month, and unfortunately not in the best of conditions. PCG’s Chris Livingston said in our review it’s “a sequel packed with big improvements, but a fair share of disappointments” and among the latter are some serious performance issues. These are affecting so many players that developer Colossal Order…
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Former ‘king of crypto’ FTX boss to take stand in fraud trial that, so far, seems to be going very badly for him
The former “king of crypto” Sam Bankman-Fried is currently on trial for fraud in the United States, following the 2022 collapse of his crypto firm FTX. The trial has been running since early October and sees Bankman-Fried facing seven charges total including wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering, all of which he denies. But…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is when Infinity Ward ‘finally gave up on the idea that we were making a better version of Counter-Strike’
On October 28, 2023, the Call of Duty series will be 20 years old. While it’s now one of the most impressive and well-resourced development projects on the planet, with three core studios (as well as support studios) dedicated to keeping its annual release cycle spinning, the foundations for its success were laid by Infinity…
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Habbo abandons Web3 ‘jargon’ but remains all-in on the blockchain
Habbo, formerly known as Habbo Hotel, went all-in on the Web3 nonsense in 2021 with the announcement of the Habbo NFT project in 2021. Its first offerings were Habbo Avatars, which quickly sold out 10,000 randomly generated NFT avatars, before moving on to NFT furniture and other cosmetics. You can see why publisher Sulake thought…