Francis Baconnaise There must be hundreds of typewriters in the hall, their collective clacks a tidal wave of soulless automation, rising up to greet agent Kiran Estevez as she enters, pistol and flashlight in hands. Exploring rooms to the side,Alan Wake 2: The Lake House’s star finds whiteboards and documents revealing the typewriter’s purpose: to mimic Wake’s writing. Pages are graded along criteria such as ‘style’, ‘tone’, and ‘content’, then “fed into the algorithm” as references until “near-identical stories” to Wake’s can be produced....

Still no GTA 6 PC announcement, however Asked how Take-Two work out a game’s release timing byCNBC, Zelnick commented that “there are elements that you can actually measure, for example the number of bugs in a title, and every one of us will make sure we have as few bugs as possible before we launch. “However, in the case of an extraordinary title, for which there are extraordinary expectations, it’s not really about bugs,” he went on....

Along with basically every sci-fi universe of note The dominion of hated Super Earth threatens to expand afresh as Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt toys openly with the prospect ofHelldivers 2cross-over games, beginning with tabletop wargame Trench Crusade and extending to, well, take your pick. Arrowhead’s appetite for other licenses appears insatiable. It’s the kind of sheer expansionism you’d expect from Earth’s loathsome regime, whose “managed democracy” propaganda continues to enthrall thousands of hapless disposable imperialists....

Canabalt from the blue When I was a competitive long-distance runner at school, breath control was paramount. We were never really taught this, mind. It was an art you picked up through practice: how to breathe before the race, saturating your blood with O2 without dizzying yourself; when to permit the shorter, emergency breaths and when to apply restraint; when to deepen your inhales and charge yourself up for an attack on a hill....

Plus hand smooching Putting aside my natural annoyance atMetal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eaterfor almost beating out the Twarhammer series in the headline real estate wars, I am more than a little excited to play. Some days, you simply must feast on a tree frog, and while we still don’t have a solid release date, that day doesn’t feeltoofar away. Good news forstealthfans, and perhapsgooder newsfor a dozen strapline writers sweating profusely, soiling themselves in anticipation of using “kept you waiting, huh?...

“Nor Mandy Sky” was an ace strap last time so I’m using it again That’s not all they’re adding in the latest updates. No Man’s Sky now supports cross-save, albeit in limited beta form to begin with. At last, you will be able to transfer all of your console saves to PC, where they belong. Here’s some blurb - it sounds like implementing the feature has been atypically tricky. Adding the ability to transfer saves between platforms via a server is especially difficult for No Man’s Sky, as the work involved increases with each platform supported and how long folks have already been playing for....

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“Extra love and care” required The developersreleased a free character editor of the game in August. Graham was somewhat taken by it, though he was more taken by the prospect of driveable cars, an editable city, and planned mod support at launch. As for me, I quite like the bustling downtown areas and ferris wheels visible onthe Steam page. Posting on Discord (viaGematsu), producer and director Hyungjun “Kjun” Kim justified the delay with hokey reference to human biology....

New safety measures to “keep our younger users safe” Robloxis making changes in an attempt to keep younger players safe in the online platform. Beginning later this month, children under the age of 13 will no longer be able to search, discover or play unrated experiences within Roblox, and will be unable to access social hangout experiences. “Parents and young users need accurate information about the experiences they are playing. Moving forward, all creators must complete a questionnaire for each experience they want available for users under 13....

You’ve got until December 6th to buy them Sega are delisting several bundles of ‘classic’ games from digital stores, along with “select individual” games. On Steam specifically, this adds up to over 60 games in total, including several actual classics including the original Streets Of Rage trilogy,Crazy Taxi, andJet Set Radio. The games will be removed on December 6th but will remain playable to those who already own them. “No worries if you already own a game or bundle....

How do you do, fellow straights When multiplayer fishing gameWebfishingcame out last month, it offereda relaxing hangout zone for cats and dogs. Everything revolves around catching, selling, and collecting the fish that gather in the rivers of a small island. It also lets you customise your character with clothing. Mostly simple hats and shorts, but some options let players celebrate their sexuality, such as a rainbow-adorned t-shirts, or titles that hang above your character which simply say “Trans” or “Bi”....

The series' first time on Steam I first played Taiko no Tatsujin in an arcade (in Japan, because I am very cool), where it’s controlled by hitting a recreation of an actual taiko drum. It was fun enough that I wish there was a taiko drum peripheral available for PC now the series is on our platform. If you’re unfamiliar, Taiko no Tatsujin games are rhythm games about hitting a drum (on the top or on the side) in time to a beat, as colour-coded notes flow onto the screen from right to left....

GTA 6 publishers belatedly confirm studio closures following mass layoffs Take-Two Interactive have sold their publishing label Private Division to an unnamed party, along with five of Private Division’s “live and unreleased titles”. TheGTA 6publisher have also finally confirmed that they have shut downOlliOlli WorldandRollerdromedevs Roll7 together withKerbal Space Program 2creators Intercept Games, months after performingmasslayoffsat both studios. “[W]e recently made the strategic decision to sell our Private Division label to focus our resources on growing our core and mobile businesses for the long-term,” company president Karl Slatoff said inan investor call last night....