
Science Fiction


News
The twisted animals of horror zookeeping sim Zoochosis will be released from their cages in autumn
Do not feed the hippos

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Portal-hopping shooter Splitgate 2 revealed, looks like the original cult FPS but with a lot more money
Witness the first cinematic trailer


Review
Once Human review: waiter, there’s some brilliant creature design in my big bland survival soup
Haunted fridges buy you a lot of goodwill, honestly

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Black State is a glossy Metal Gear Solid-style shooter that's thinking with Portals
Door snakes won't keep out the bullets

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Once Human is the centre of a storm of data privacy concerns over a policy line about collecting government ID
Developers Starry Studio insist they haven't broken the law

Feature
The Manor Lords publisher thinks we should all reject the "opportunistic and predatory" quest for a viral hit
A chat with Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender about strategy games and letting devs cook

News
Star Wars Outlaws gangs will send hit squads after you if you upset them
Very sensitive people, criminals


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EVE Vanguard gets extremely vague roadmap promising "major event" before early access launch
Aim for the stars and all that

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Spooky free-to-play open worlder Once Human is out today, and the devs have some crash and performance tips
No controller, Steam Deck or DLSS support right now

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Embracer reportedly close down cult RPG maker Piranha Bytes, creators of Gothic, Risen, and Elex
Former head opens a new studio


Feature
The Rally Point: Spice Wars, Imperium, and the trouble with a Dune strategy game
Out with the old, in with Villeneuve

Feature
How the checklist conquered the open world, from Morrowind to Skyrim
The first in a new interview series about a sprawling, exhausting genre

News
Wuthering Waves was unleashed on the Steam Deck, but only for one day
Updates giveth, updates taketh away

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Noisy shooter Selaco gets a big patch that adds weapon upgrades, mutators, and more
It needed some extra kick

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The wonderful Dune Imperium's digital version is getting its first expansion in July
Rise Of Ix adds dreadnoughts and new leaders

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CD Project devs want to "call out" big problems like homelessness and the wealth gap in Cyberpunk 2077 sequel
"We're in a really broken world"

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Tribes 3: Rivals already in trouble as developers shift focus elsewhere
"Neither game had enough success yet to support the studio"



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PVKK from the Dome Keeper devs is Papers Please but you get a huge planetary defence cannon
And an unlimited supply of tea

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Starfield will get at least one more expansion after Shattered Space, Todd Howard says
Studio hopes to follow their annual DLC release cycle