Granule Trailer Shows a Physics Sandbox Where a Man Named Murray Suffers Forever
Granule turns the ragdoll sandbox genre into a loop of eternal torment, with Murray's inability to die as the core mechanic.
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Core Keeper Roadmap 'The Path to the Great Maw' Spans Three Updates
The roadmap confirms that Core Keeper's post-launch support continues with a three-part content arc, with the first update already finished and in testing.
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1666: Amsterdam Enters Early Access August 25 With Day-Night Investigation and Combat
The investigation-first combat loop, where identifying enemies by name and address during the day directly enables nighttime battles, sets '1666: Amsterdam' apart from typical action-adventure pacing, and the early access structure with a year of planned updates gives players a clear roadmap for how the game will evolve.
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Dice Tavern: A Fatal Throw Sets September 8 Steam Release
The confirmed release date moves the Farkle-based roguelike from a vague Q3 window to a concrete launch, with a demo already in players' hands since April.
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MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls PC Patch Targets Performance Complaints
The patch is a direct response to the PC performance complaints that pushed the Steam rating to 'mostly negative,' and early player feedback on Discord is mixed, with some reporting playable performance and others seeing no change.
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50 Cent Joins Payday TV Series as Executive Producer
50 Cent's involvement brings a proven track record in crime drama production to the Payday adaptation, potentially shaping its tone and reach.
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No Man's Sky Turns 10, Next Update Named Cosmos
The anniversary message confirms Hello Games is still actively expanding No Man's Sky with a new update, COSMOS, alongside its other project Light No Fire.
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Game Spark Picks 16 New Steam Titles for August 10
The roundup captures the current Steam release wave, showing a mix of co-op horror, action RPGs, and niche titles gaining traction.
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Underboard Free Update The Endless Adds Passive Skills, Quality System, Endless Run
The Endless is the latest and largest free update for Underboard, expanding the game's build depth with passive skills and quality, and adding a post-game challenge in the form of an endless run.
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Halloween: The Game Banned in Australia and New Zealand Over Drug Depiction
The refusal shows Australia's classification board still blocks games where drugs give player benefits, even under R18+, forcing the publisher to accept a regional ban rather than alter the content.
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Oblivion Remastered Switch 2 Package Version Released Today
The Switch 2 release brings the 2025 remaster to Nintendo's new hardware with platform-specific features and a physical edition that uses a game card rather than a key card.
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Solo-Developed Roguelite DreamEcho Launches on Steam
The game's build freedom, developed solo over two and a half years by a Path of Exile fan, offers a distinctive take on roguelite character growth.
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Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns Shows VR Strip Videos for Four Heroines
With release under 20 days away, the publisher is pushing the VR-specific selling point of the full 3D revival of the classic strip mahjong series.
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5 Prep Games to Play This Summer for 2026's Big Sequels
The lists frame 'Fire Emblem: Three Houses' as a potential prerequisite for 'Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong', suggesting a direct narrative or world connection that could shape player expectations for the new title.
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Square Enix Game Sales Jump to 7.38 Million Units, Downloads Near 90%
The quarter shows Square Enix's digital shift accelerating, with download versions making up roughly 90% of the 7.38 million units sold and catalog titles driving much of the growth.
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Survival RPG Alia Domus Builds a Civilization Across Nine Eras
The game's nine-era progression from stone tools to laser weapons frames technological advancement as the core survival mechanic, a structure the developer says makes gunpowder discovery a major turning point.
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Succubus FPS 'SATSUBATSU SUCCUBUS' Demo Released, JFPS Bundle Hits Steam
The demo and bundle give players a low-cost entry point into the JFPS scene, a niche of Japanese-made FPS games with a distinct flavor from overseas shooters.
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Game Spark Picks 11 Short Steam Indies for Holiday Play
The list highlights a growing niche of compact Steam releases that deliver complete experiences in under 10 hours, catering to players who want to finish a game in a single sitting.
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Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest Announced for PC and Consoles
The announcement brings the long-running Warriors novel series into a multi-platform turn-based RPG with four distinct clan campaigns, marking a significant expansion of the franchise into interactive storytelling.
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Block-Breaker Incremental '10 Million Pixels' Announced for Steam
The announcement adds a block-breaker twist to the incremental genre, with a single hidden target among millions of minable pixels as the core hook.
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Hie: The Dream Of A Cockspur Developer Talks Surreal Horror Design
The interview details how the game's deliberate mismatch between visuals and text creates its signature unease, and confirms the developer is prioritizing puzzle flow improvements based on player feedback.
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Machinefall Dev Interview: 32 Trillion Tiles, AI Translation
The interview highlights how a solo developer used generative AI to achieve a scale previously impossible for one person, while also relying on player feedback to refine the game's late-stage optimization.
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The Division Resurgence Steam Launch Draws Mixed Reviews Over Monetization and Bugs
The Steam launch repeats complaints that persisted through earlier PC early access, signaling the free-to-play model and PC port still need work beyond the mobile release.
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KLab Swings to Operating Profit in Q2 as Dragon Quest Smash Grow Doubles Sales
Dragon Quest Smash Grow, released in April, has already doubled KLab's quarterly sales and swung the company to operating profit, setting up a full-year target of 1 billion yen in operating income.
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