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'I'm working on other stuff': Double Fine chief Tim Schafer squashes hopes for Psychonauts 3 any time soon

Psychonauts fans who were hoping for a sequel announcement at Gamescom are in for some disappointment. Double Fine ...

Disgruntled coder who admitted to deploying a malware 'kill switch' to get back at his bosses sentenced to 4 years in prison

After a total wait even longer than his prison sentence and being convicted in March, former software developer Davis Lu has finally been sentenced for a malware kill switch scheme he deployed in 2019 ...

Even in a year packed with great RPGs, you don't want to miss Disco Elysium-style time loop noir Rue Valley, which has a new trailer and a release date in November

Even in a year with two main course Obsidian joints in Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, as well as ...

It's shaping up to be a crazy month for new games, with Indiana Jones' beefy-looking story DLC finally arriving on September 4

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's story DLC, Order of the Giants, has gotten an official release date of September 4 via a ...

Chicago man sues Home Depot, alleging it's secretly using AI facial recognition at self-checkout

If you're shopping at Home Depot, you might want to watch out for facial recognition at the check-out counter. Benjamin ...

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Certain Windows 365 Copilot users now have access to a new feature in Excel that lets you use Microsoft's Copilot AI to ...

Best Hall effect keyboards in 2025: the fastest, most customisable keyboards for competitive gaming

The best Hall effect, optical or induction gaming keyboards are built for competitive gameplay, but they offer something for ...

History goes cheap in the Age of Empires franchise sale, with up to 75% off the classic RTS series

You can get all four AoE games, plus Mythology Retold and couple of DLC packs, in the Age of Empires 25 th anniversary ...

The new game from Painkiller and Bulletstorm's creators is a tropical survival shooter that looks a teensy bit like Far Cry, and it's out in early access next month

Just the other day I was thinking "I could really go for a survival game in the style of the original Far Cry". You know, one ...

Survival climber Cairn is getting a free-solo mode, letting you channel your inner Alex Honnold when it launches in November

I've been continually impressed by Cairn ever since it was announced in June last year. The survivalist climber features one ...

EA just confirmed the most popular class in the Battlefield 6 beta, and it shines a spotlight on a major balance problem

Beyond big numbers being big, the most interesting takeaway from the graphic concerns class pick rates. While three of the ...

I wouldn't have thought I'd be playing Starfield again in 2025, but this Star Wars total conversion mod is a real blast(er)

To my surprise, here I am in 2025 playing Starfield again, and it's all thanks to a mod. More specifically, a whole bunch of ...