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Project Rene will also “co-exist” with The Sims 4 Much as with previous Sims games, Project Rene will be supported post-release with DLC. VP of Franchise Creative Lyndsay Pearson says in the above video, however, that they “want to change that mix a little bit.” Pearson pointed at the example ofThe Sims 4’s Seasons DLC, which added dynamic weather to the game, as a feature that might instead be added to the base game for free, while a DLC for purchase “might be focused on winter sports....

Sphinx and you’ll miss it In case you’re wondering, I’ve checked with the authorities and yes, PHARAOH should be written in all capitals, making a laughing stock ofall previous RPS reporting. If it feels unnatural, try to imagine that you’re bellowing the game’s title from the summit of a pyramid, so as to remind your embattled subjects of your magnificence. RPS boss Katharine behaves similarly in morning meetings. “EDITOR-IN-CHIEF,” she roars at us repeatedly, until somebody rushes her the daily traffic reports, a steaming goblet of sphinx eggs and a gif of a crafty kill in Shadow Gambit....

Developers not keen The makers of game creation software Unity haveannounced a new pricing structure. They’re calling it the “Unity Runtime Fee”, and it means qualifying developers who use Unity will be charged an extra fee for each player that installs their game. In response to widespread criticism of the changes from game developers, Unity have since posted a further statement, saying, “Yes, this is a price increase and it will only affect a small subset of current Unity Editor users....

Stuck on the Wordle word for September 12? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses? All you have to help you in finding the Wordle answer are the contextual clues you gain from each guess - but often, that’s not enough. Wordle can be tricky, you see, and it’s not unusual to look for a little bit of help if you want to preserve your year-long winstreak....

Witness Mary Read’s fumbling efforts at orbital homesteading Being a dedicated spacer I’ve never had much interest in the base construction aspect ofStarfield, but that was before I learned that you can spacewalk by means ofconsole commands, aka cheats. Reddit userWeirdConcern4666made history on this front yesterday. Here’s how you do it: 1) get up from the cockpit controls, 2) hit the tilde key to open the command console at the bottom of the screen, 3) type “player....

Locate all planets and moons in Starfield with our index Looking for a list of all Starfield planets and moons?In the leadup to the release of Bethesda’s new flagship titleStarfield, one of the main selling points listed was “over 1000 planets to explore”. In fact, that’s somewhat of an understatement. I’ve counted them. Including moons, there are over 1600 planetoids inStarfield. Given the breathtaking number of planets and moons in the game, you’d be forgiven for losing track of which one you’re after and where it’s located!...

Despite recent rumours of a remake for the pirate adventure Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag’s unexpected disappearance from the Steam store is down to nothing more exciting than a tech bug - and definitely isn’t a sign of an upcoming remake for the pirate entry in the stealth-action franchise. “We are aware that Assassin’s Creed Black Flag is currently unavailable for purchase on Steam,” a Ubisoft rep told our pals over atEurogamer....

Creation Kit 2 is on the way The full Famitsu interview is worth a pop both for assorted Todd titbits like how Bethesda got to grips with spaceship design, and also for a possibly specific-to-this-writer machine translation quirk which renders “Starfield” as “Todd Planet”. I, for one, dearly wish Starfield had been officially titled Todd Planet. I would have given such a game eleventeen out of ten, straight off the bat, with bonus points awarded if there were, indeed, an actual Todd Planet to discover in the game....

Redeem these Blade Ball codes for free Coins and free Spins Looking for the latest Blade Ball codes?Blade Ball is a game of cat and mouse inRoblox, but the cat is a ball that flies through the air chasing you. And, as the name suggests, you have a blade that you can use to deflect the ball towards other players. The goal is to survive while accruing new abilities and upgrades, until you are eventually the last one standing....

Mega-corp’s ongoing restructuring efforts in wake of failed $2bn deal looks likely to hit more storied studios Following thesudden closure of veteran Saints Row devs Volitionearlier this month, the next storied video game studio owned by mega-conglomerate Embraver Group to be facing an uncertain future isBorderlandsmakers Gearbox Entertainment, a new report claims. That rapid expansion is now being followed by widespread restructuring as Embracer recovers from a reported failed deal with the Saudi Arabian-backed Savvy Games Group said to have been worth $2 billion, which also saw the company take a share price hit of more than 40% after it collapsed....

Stick ‘em up There was a time back in my school days when cardgames were all the rage. Everybody had a deck of playing cards in their pocket for cheeky 15 minute rounds of Texas Hold ‘Em between lessons, with Milky Way segments and Niknaks wagered in place of chips. Yes, I’m aware I’m starting to sound like Grandpa Simpson, and no, this wasn’t from some murky era before the invention of videogames....

Promises text chat improvements, wider voice chat detection and a crackdown on inappropriate names Overwatch 2has banned a quarter of a million cheaters since it launched last October, Blizzard has revealed as they outlined incoming improvements aimed at cracking down on “disruptive behaviour”. Blizzard said they had worked to improve their “zero tolerance” anti-cheat detection, resulting in over 250,000 Overwatch 2 accounts being banned since the game’s release. Alongside cheaters, accounts that “conspicuously group with cheaters in an attempt to benefit from the cheating” had also been targeted, with thousands of accounts suspended or banned as a result....

Admire these indie games off Twitter Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by cool fog, several grappling lines, and honestly just a great moody first-person animation for sitting down in an immersive sim. Check out these attractive and interesting indie games! If I could conjure cool fog on command, I’d do nothing else too:...