00:13 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Steam sale deep cut alert: this ARPG originally developed for Nokia N-Gage is brilliant on Deck Shaun Prescott · 17m ago · 3 min read Xanadu Next isn't amazing, but it's endlessly charming. Read full story

01:43 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Despite the tragic death of its lead writer, one of the scariest games I have ever played will finally come out later this month Ted Litchfield · 13m ago · 5 min read Divine Frequency launches in early access on October 27 with "70%" of the final game ready to play. Read full story

09:56 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | After 12 years, Ultra Street Fighter IV gets not one, but two connection-stabilising rollback netcode mods aaaand they're both made using Claude Ashley Schofield · 42m ago · 1 min read Two new mods adding connection-stabilising rollback netcode to Ultra Street Fighter IV appear, but both are made with generative AI. Read full story

09:56 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Following through on their warning, Until Dawn and Directive 8020 devs Supermassive lay off "more than 70" staff Mark Warren · 11m ago · 1 min read Supermassive Games have laid off "more than 70" staff, having previously announced jobs were at risk not long after Directive 8020's launch. Read full story

11:30 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Retro platformer series Dizzy is back for a new game from its original creators, who are really happy for you to know it's made with AI Ashley Schofield · 39m ago · 2 min read Retro egg-rolling platformer Dizzy is on its way back from the 80s, but with the caveat of its creators being very happy to use genAI for the entire production. Read full story

11:32 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Grab one of these Amazon Prime OLED gaming monitor deals starting at under $280 Jeremy Laird · 16m ago · 4 min read 1440p all round. Read full story

12:14 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Management game Car Park Capital's cities are utopias of public transport networks and green living, or they were before I got done with them Julian Benson · 32m ago · 8 min read In management game Car Park Capital, you must undo the good of a public transport system and get everyone to drive cars instead. Read full story

12:58 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | PlatinumGames CEO pauses a discussion on Stellar Blade's Bayonetta costume crossover to casually infer more Bayonetta may be on the way Ashley Schofield · 22m ago · 1 min read More Bayonetta games might be on the horizon, if PlatinumGames CEO's wry comments are anything to go by Read full story

13:05 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Exclusive – Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy will let you be a crooked cop, pinning crimes on the innocent, or follow in good boy Gregor Eisenhorn's footsteps Fraser Brown · 5m ago · 6 min read Investigating the RPG's detective systems. Read full story

13:51 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Deadlock isn't a MOBA or a third-person shooter anymore—City Never Sleeps has turned it into a horror game Elie Gould · 32m ago · 4 min read Can't a little guy find some peace in the tunnels? Read full story

14:30 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Star Wars Galactic Racer review: now this is frenetically fun podracing with a totally unforgiving streak Mark Warren · 30m ago · 11 min read This is our Star Wars: Galactic Racer review. Read full story

14:35 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Warhammer Survivors is more than just a Vampire Survivors spin-off Fraser Brown · 35m ago · 5 min read Even as we drown in Warhammer games, Survivors stands out as something extremely cool. Read full story

14:35 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Gundam Rogue Orbit gave me a sick whip sword, but held back the one thing I want most in a mech game Wes Fenlon · 35m ago · 5 min read Let me put my own parts on my Gundam, dangit! Read full story

15:47 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Question passengers with tarot-like cards in Dreadline Express, a train mystery with the most intriguing conversation system I've played since Her Story Julian Benson · 1h ago · 4 min read Use cards to question the passengers of a mysterious train in detective game Dreadline Express. Read full story

15:47 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka dismisses the apparent inevitability of remakes, saying "you’re essentially providing the same experience again" Ashley Schofield · 34m ago · 2 min read The head of Sonic Team doesn't see that much need for remakes and remasters, choosing to prioritise making new games instead. Read full story

15:47 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Bullet heaven battler Warhammer Survivors arrives in November, with a new demo out now to whet your appetite for destruction Mark Warren · 17m ago · 1 min read Warhammer Survivors has gotten a November release date and new demo. Read full story

16:31 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Some staff at Eternal Strands and ex-Ubisoft devs Yellow Brick Games report they've been laid off Ashley Schofield · 31m ago · 1 min read LinkedIn posts suggest that several members of staff at Yellow Brick Games have been laid off. Read full story

16:31 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Jagex pull Runescape trailer and apologise for genAI use after complaints about six-fingered knights, pinning the blame on a "trusted external partner" Ashley Schofield · 1m ago · 2 min read Certain imagery in a recent RuneScape trailer led to accusations of genAI use, which Jagex admitted was the case but quickly clarified it was from a third party Read full story

16:32 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Warhorse co-founder believes 'AI is not a get out of jail free card' and that execs have a 'simplified mental model' of what it means for games Elie Gould · 11m ago · 3 min read Wish for both quantity and quality. Read full story

17:19 <Joystick> PC Gamer | I've added scams to GTA 5, but I might have scammed myself Joshua Wolens · 19m ago · 3 min read At least I have a stylish new bag. Read full story

20:09 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Gears of War: E-Day review Abbie Stone · 2h ago · 12 min read Gears has never felt better to play, or more creatively stagnant. Read full story

20:09 <Joystick> PC Gamer | The PC Gamer Mysteries, Case #1: "A Slice of Death": Why is there a dead golfer hidden in Golden Tee '99? Wes Fenlon · 20m ago · 9 min read This murder's gone decades without being solved... until now. Read full story

20:11 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Take out some monsters and then turn them into take-out in the post-apocalyptic tycoon survival sim Midwest 90: Rapid City, out in early access next month Oisin Kuhnke · 2h ago · 1 min read Or for the Brits, turn them into a takeaway. Just didn't flow as good, is all. Read full story

20:11 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | "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 Oisin Kuhnke · 2h ago · 2 min read "You can accuse any suspect in a case the moment you log evidence against them in your inquisitorial journal." Read full story

20:12 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | 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 Oisin Kuhnke · 49m ago · 1 min read There's always a second chance at life. Read full story

22:26 <Joystick> PC Gamer | 'One more chance': A 2015 early access survival game just got its first update in 8 years Christopher Livingston · 41m ago · 6 min read "I'm trying to bring it all back and fix it," says Novus Inceptio developer McMagic Productions. Read full story

22:26 <Joystick> PC Gamer | My most-played album of 2026? Sorry, Mitski—it's Final Fantasy 10: House Grooves, a real thing that exists Samuel Roberts · 41m ago · 3 min read When music licensing goes too far. Read full story

22:28 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | 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 Oisin Kuhnke · 1h ago · 1 min read Well, I'm sure the billionaires are sleeping okay, but they know where they can stick it. Read full story

22:28 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | 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 Oisin Kuhnke · 34m ago · 2 min read One set of tetronimos is enough! Read full story

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