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Epic devs discuss the shock of mass layoffs: 'We only had a slight hint that the company revenue wasn't doing well'

The 1,000 developers that Epic Games laid off in March were, in the words of CEO Tim Sweeney, of "once-in-a-lifetime" qualityโ€”and a website that compiles their resumes proves it.The ex-Epic Awesome People List comprises 545 entries and shows just how wide and deep the layoffs cut. It hit young developers learning their...

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Yoshi And The Mysterious Book: The Kotaku Review

Even with cute creatures, some extremely creative ideas, and loads to do, thereโ€™s something missing at the heart of Yoshiโ€™s latest adventure

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Planet Zoo 2 finally revealed after much teasing, with an autumn release date, aquatic and flying species, and the ability to conserve outside of your zoo

Earlier this week, the park sim veterans at Frontier Developments began teasing Planet Zoo 2. Now, the sequel has been fully revealed, and it's coming later this year with a handful of huge additions. Read more

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Subnautica 2 Devs Will Probably Get That $250 Million Payout Kraftonโ€™s CEO Tried To Avoid By Asking ChatGPT For Help

The survival game has been selling millions of copies in its first month

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'There are two 'P's in the word Google' says the company's upgraded AI Overview, as an old LLM issue rears its ugly head

As we march ever further into our bright AI future, it's somehow reassuring to know the tech can still stumble at the first hurdle. Or concerning, one of the two. Google Search users will have noticed that the AI Overview feature has been upgraded recently as part of the company's efforts to crowbar more AI into, well,...

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Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton now forced to pay $250m earnout to Unknown Worlds developers after more than 4m units sold

Subnautica 2 has been off to a stellar start despite some discussions over fighting alien fish, with 2m copies sold within 12 hours of launching on Steam and Xbox's storefronts. Since its 14th May launch, its success has only become bigger, and now Krafton will be forced to pay developer Unknown Worlds $250m. Read more

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Slay The Spire 2, As Told By Steam Reviews

If you ignore all the reviews about Doormaker and 'DEI,' it almost sounds like Slay the Spire 2 is a great game?

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Here's where to get the cheapest price for 007 First Light

When Ian Fleming first created James Bond, he intentionally created a character who didn't have a huge amount of emotional depth - since then, there have been so many nuanced portrayals of the character, from Roger Moore's suave, almost untouchable portrayal, through to Daniel Craig's haunted, gritty version of the spy...

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Turtle Beach Stealth Pro II review

In my approximation, diminishing returns start for gaming headsets after around the $100-$150 mark. That's to say the value per dollar starts to go down the higher up you go. With budget gaming headsets only getting better, it becomes harder and harder to justify spending $300+. And with the Stealth Pro II, you can tel...

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"Don't buy this game:" Final Sentence dev warns players to hold fire for now

It's rare that you ever hear a game developer telling prospective buyers not to spend their hard-earned money on the game it built. However, Brusnika, the creator of the type-racing battle royale Final Sentence, has a different idea, and is telling potential customers to wait before buying the game so they can save som...

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Donkey Kong 64 finally arrives on Nintendo Switch Online next month

90s classic Donkey Kong 64 is finally coming to Nintendo Switch Online. It will be available for all those Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers from next month, on 4th June. Read more

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League of Legends' best game mode is getting a revamp, and Ranked 5s is making its grand return, but with a catch

Riot Games has released a new dev video, detailing everything coming with League of Legends Season 2 Act 2. Though the studio hasn't said much about new character Locke, it's been far more forthcoming with details surrounding major changes to ARAM Mayhem, as well as the long-awaited return of Ranked 5s. Of course, no d...

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