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Epic ban Santa Ragione's Horses just before release, allegedly with a weird reminder that NFT games are fine though
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Epic ban Santa Ragione's Horses just before release, allegedly with a weird reminder that NFT games are fine though

Grotesque and surreal 'farming simulation' Horses has been banned from the Epic Games Store on the eve of release, a couple of years after a work-in-progress version of the game was rejected by Valve. In an alleged statement to developers Santa Ragione, the Fortnite makers explain that they've found the game to be in contravention of policies against "Inappropriate Content" and "Hateful or Abusive Content". Given that, according to Santa Ragione, Epic have had access to a build for two months

Rock Paper Shotgun 03.12.2025 11:33 Uhr
Helldivers 2 install size reduction effort yields 131GB in cuts, and you can try the slim build right now
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Helldivers 2 install size reduction effort yields 131GB in cuts, and you can try the slim build right now

Seems it’s a good day to be a Helldivers 2 player: in addition to the buff-happy Into the Unjust 5.0.0 patch that launched earlier, developers Arrowhead have shared an update on their efforts to shave down the co-op shooter’s mammoth install size. And it’s not so much a shaving as a fully fuelled chainsawing, high vis vests be damned. As the Steam post explains, there’s now a beta build, available to try, that cuts the 154GB game down to 23GB – a 131GB (!!!) reduct

Rock Paper Shotgun 02.12.2025 17:58 Uhr
Horses review
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Horses review

One of the first "moving pictures" ever created is a moving picture of a horse. In the late 1870s, the photographer Eadweard Muybridge produced a series of "chronophotographs" of horses and riders, including the famous 12-frame sequence Sallie Gardner at a Gallop. I know about Muybridge's work thanks to Jordan Peele's film Nope, which considers the historical erasure of Sallie Gardner's Black jockey, whose identity is disputed. Another thing that easily gets overlooked when considering these

Rock Paper Shotgun 02.12.2025 16:58 Uhr
NVIDIA Beta driver 590.44.01 released for Linux
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NVIDIA Beta driver 590.44.01 released for Linux

The first release of the 590 driver branch has arrived in Beta for Linux with 590.44.01 now available for those willing to give it a test..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

GamingOnLinux 02.12.2025 15:32 Uhr
Routine review
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Routine review

'If you want to torture somebody, first show them your tools' is one of the better horror game design lessons taught by Amnesia: The Dark Descent. I thought of Amnesia's cistern chapter while playing through a later area in Lunar Software's excellent first-person spookathon Routine, announced 13 long years ago, though only in active development for around five. The area centres on a curious underground tree, with water dripping from a hydroponic ceiling and sealed doors on all sides. You can

Rock Paper Shotgun 02.12.2025 15:00 Uhr
Of course Hitman 4's coming, say devs IO, as they lay groundwork for a Diana Burnwood/Eminem buddy cop flick
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Of course Hitman 4's coming, say devs IO, as they lay groundwork for a Diana Burnwood/Eminem buddy cop flick

In case you missed it, Hitman's latest celebrity elusive target mission is all about Eminem. The rapper has Agent 47 take down his blonde alter-ego Slim Shady, it's all very meta and a tad less appealing to me than the cameos previously made by the likes of Bruce Lee and Mads Mikkelsen as Bond villain Le Chiffre. That said, a new interview some IO Interactive folks have given to Variety, in which boss Hakan Abrak makes clear there will be a new Hitman coming once the studio have gotten some stu

Rock Paper Shotgun 02.12.2025 14:10 Uhr
Mewgenics will be "100%" Steam Deck compatible at launch
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Mewgenics will be "100%" Steam Deck compatible at launch

From the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh, Mewgenics is promising to be one of the most interesting roguelites released in forever..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

GamingOnLinux 02.12.2025 13:24 Uhr
Helldivers 2's latest patch buffs a bunch of guns, nerfs tongues, and dials down the drawbacks of using scopes
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Helldivers 2's latest patch buffs a bunch of guns, nerfs tongues, and dials down the drawbacks of using scopes

Hey, Helldivers 2's just gotten a patch with some noteworthy balancing tweaks and fixes ahead of its latest warbond - Python Commandos - dropping. In short, a fair few guns now do more damage, some enemies have been made a tad less potent, and the drawback which usually comes with attachinga magnifying scope to your favourite bug blaster has been scaled back. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun 02.12.2025 13:14 Uhr
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' tangram-like level design shines past its rough edges
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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' tangram-like level design shines past its rough edges

Imagine a fantasy version of Ming dynasty China, suffering from a plague that slowly mutates infectees into avian-like creatures. Toss in a femme fatale named after the Chinese gods of death, more hard-as-nails enemies than you can shake a guandao at, and Soulslike vibes imitating the greats, and occasionally even surpassing them. This is Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, a game I loved - warts and all - purely on the strength of its level design. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun 02.12.2025 12:59 Uhr