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Lynchian noir mystery Silver Pines takes the best bits from horror, the middling bits from Metroidvanias, and the worst bits from adventure games

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Lynchian noir mystery Silver Pines takes the best bits from horror, the middling bits from Metroidvanias, and the worst bits from adventure games

bashu October 7, 2026

I want, and not even especially deep down, to like Silver Pines more than I do. Wych...

My horror that 32GB RAM has become the norm is exceeded only by my contempt that 7.28% of you have over 4TB free hard drive space

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My horror that 32GB RAM has become the norm is exceeded only by my contempt that 7.28% of you have over 4TB free hard drive space

bashu October 7, 2026

This week, Steam published another one of their monthly hardware surveys, offering a granular market assessment based...

“It changes the notion of safety for the enemies, but also for you”: Rainbow Six Tactics’ destruction undoes the classic dynamics of flanking

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“It changes the notion of safety for the enemies, but also for you”: Rainbow Six Tactics’ destruction undoes the classic dynamics of flanking

bashu October 7, 2026

During the hands-off presentation of Rainbow Six Tactics at Gamescom, destruction obviously featured. Walls were breached, cover...

Alleged footage of Xbox’s cancelled Perfect Dark reboot shows a parkour-heavy chase scene and the summary execution of fruit

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Alleged footage of Xbox’s cancelled Perfect Dark reboot shows a parkour-heavy chase scene and the summary execution of fruit

bashu October 7, 2026

In-development footage of the Perfect Dark reboot from The Initiative, which Microsoft cancelled as part of their...

“Your body is foreign territory”: Small-town mystery puzzler Patience is a Virtue explores power and vulnerability by way of a unique conversation system

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“Your body is foreign territory”: Small-town mystery puzzler Patience is a Virtue explores power and vulnerability by way of a unique conversation system

bashu October 7, 2026

The English language can be a way of communicating, and it can be a way of subjugating....

Games industry investors are “sitting on the sidelines waiting for obvious slam dunks”, says Undead Labs boss, with labour costs a key worry

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Games industry investors are “sitting on the sidelines waiting for obvious slam dunks”, says Undead Labs boss, with labour costs a key worry

bashu October 7, 2026

Last month, State of Decay developers Undead Labs bought their own independence from Microsoft, after a deal...

ROTETRA is Tetris where the blocks fall from four different sides at once and lord almighty I don’t have the brainspace to be good at it, but it sure is fun

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ROTETRA is Tetris where the blocks fall from four different sides at once and lord almighty I don’t have the brainspace to be good at it, but it sure is fun

bashu October 6, 2026

Look, I’m pretty reasonable at Tetris. I’m not one of those grand masters or anything, but I...

You and I both know you’re not sleeping well in this economy, so have a gander at Sheeps, a roguelite about counting sheep pouring out of a strange portal

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You and I both know you’re not sleeping well in this economy, so have a gander at Sheeps, a roguelite about counting sheep pouring out of a strange portal

bashu October 6, 2026

I’ve never really been able to do that whole counting sheep thing to get to sleep. Just...

Cancelled MMO spin-off Borderlands Online is playable once again, and the team behind the unofficial project thankfully didn’t use any genAI to get it running

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Cancelled MMO spin-off Borderlands Online is playable once again, and the team behind the unofficial project thankfully didn’t use any genAI to get it running

bashu October 6, 2026

Where there’s a will (and some talented, incredibly passionate modders), there is always a way in the...

“Your word is undeniable truth”: Can’t be bothered to find evidence in Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy? It’s fine, because no matter what, you’re always right

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“Your word is undeniable truth”: Can’t be bothered to find evidence in Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy? It’s fine, because no matter what, you’re always right

bashu October 6, 2026

If the promises that Owlcat are making of Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy aren’t just PR fluff, it...

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