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FixFox is part puzzle game, part sci-fi adventure, all chill
Say it six times fast FixFoxis a delighful name to say. I keep calling it Fikfok, once by mistake and then the rest of the time on purpose. You are Vix (vikfikfok), an fox wot fixes things in a distant future, where humans started to gene-splice themselves with animals for the convenience of having, for example, lovely warm fur. This is a step I would 100% take; even as I write this in the office I am wrapped in a blanket I brought in from home, and my fingers are still cold....
Little Orpheus delayed 'in light of recent world events'
The Chinese Room’s latest title features a Soviet cosmonaut
Proton update soothes Elden Ring stuttering on the Steam Deck
No such luck on Windows yet Elden Ringis clearly going down well, but it also has bigger problems thanunexplained rolling goats. Even with a day-one patch, problems with frame rate drops, crashes, and visual glitches have beenwidely reported by players; I myself encountered some suttering while putting together ourperformance and settings guide. However, if you’re lucky enough to get aSteam Deckin the first round of order fulfilments, you could see improvements that have yet to materialise on Windows....
Steam Deck engineer says part replacements still “best left to pros”
Upgrade at your own risk Valve haven’t changed their collective minds on DIYSteam Deckupgrades and repairs; although the portable PC is finallyon its wayto the earliest reservers, it’s still the company’s stance that you shouldn’t open it up and make hardware changes yourself. That’s according to Valve engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais, who spoke to us at length on the making of the Deck and its future prospects. Valve have previously made the peculiar move of showing exactlyhow to open a Steam Deckand remove individual parts, complete with video, while simultaneously declaring it something owners should refrain from....
Two Point Hospital's Speedy Recovery DLC adds ambulance management later this month
Race to the rescue
Valheim's frost caves are now open for spelunking
Along with Steam Deck and controller support
Valve’s Steam Deck prototypes: the best, the worst, and the utterly cursed
The Steam Decks that never were Within theSteam Deckpress pack lies an unexpected treasure: a collage of abandoned prototype models. Dozens of them, from clear progenitors of the final handheld to some truly mad, unreasonably pointy and sometimes blindingly colourful designs. And one that’s literally held together with tape. Despite prioritising function over a particularly sexy form, the final Steam Deck is alikeable little PCwith comfortable controls. But the study of history will always inform the present, so in the interests of knowing a) where the Deck’s design came from and b) precisely which bullets we dodged, let’s take a look at some of the more striking prototypes that never made it off the Valve workbench....
What's up with the rolling goats in Elden Ring?
Someone enlighten me Elden Ringis an action-RPG filled with untold horrors. Tentacled masses that writhe on shores, goblins that’ll hack at your knees, corrupted priests that sling fireballs. They are mysterious, to a degree, but they’re also quite easy to read. Your innards? Their tea. But what makes the game great is its capacity for surprise, the deep well of lore – the gaps left for us to fill. Thegoats. What’s up with them, huh?...
Babylon's Fall is getting NieR Automata crossover in first post-launch season
Something to pull on your gut strings Platinum Games' online action-RPGBabylon’s Fallis almost here, which may come as a bit of surprise to those of us living and breathingElden Ringat the moment. But one thing that may draw your attention away from spectral steeds are spectral weapons, something called gut strings, and an upcoming collaboration withNieR Automata. Yeah, take that Elden Ring. Babylon’s Fall will let me carve up sad androids with the aid of my innards, and it looks fun....
Don’t expect games designed just for the Steam Deck, Valve say
Deck designers reckon what’s good for the handheld is good for the desktop TheSteam Deckis out! Technically! Or at least it’sfinally begun shippingto those who got their preorders in the earliest. In any case, PC gamesdom at large is getting its hands on the handheld PC – and while it can comfortably run a good chunk of the Steam library, creators Valve aren’t anticipating future games to get Deck-specific features, control setups or performance optimisations....
Dying Light 1 now on Epic with store and OS crossplay
Currently 60% off Dying Light2 released earlier this month, but that doesn’t mean the first game of zombie-parkour-survival no longer has value. Developers Techland don’t seem to be abandoning it, either: Dying Light Enhanced Edition is now available via the Epic Games Store, with a sizeable launch discount, and it now has crossplay so owners across Steam, Epic and GOG, whether on Windows, MacOS or Linux, can play co-op together....
Elden Ring director feels "apologetic toward anyone" who finds FromSoftware games too hard
“It’s our identity.” Elden Ringhas revived the familiar talking points around FromSoftware games: are they too hard? Should they have an easy mode? Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director of all of these games, spoke about the subjectin a new interview with Simon Parkin in the New Yorker. “We are always looking to improve, but, in our games specifically, hardship is what gives meaning to the experience,” he says. “So it’s not something we’re willing to abandon at the moment....
