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Riven remake titled Riven: New Discoveries from the Lost D’ni Empire, first details and screenshots - Gematsu (www.gematsu.com)

All of Insomniac's upcoming titles have leaked (www.resetera.com)

I believe Insomniac were hacked / ransomwared last week or something. Apparently here’s the leak of all their upcoming titles....

Freeware recommendation: The Spirit Engine and its sequel, two unique and refined side-scrolling RPGs (www.thespiritengine.com)

I think these two deserve more love. The sidescrolling presentation and gameplay makes them stand out, but they also boast a competent combat system, interesting narratives, colorful and detailed visuals and soundtracks so memorable, I ended up whistling some of the tunes for years.

Lost Ruins is on giveaway at GOG for the next 3 days (www.gog.com)

Subscribing to the GOG newsletter will allow you to add the game to your library, which can then be downloaded DRM free...

Looking for a rec: story oriented RPG with minimal focus on combat

Preferably in the high fantasy or sci fi genre....

VGC’s Platform of the Year is Nintendo Switch (www.videogameschronicle.com)

Super Mario 64 Footage Seemingly Shows Off a Multiplayer Mode With Luigi For the First Time - IGN (www.ign.com)

Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 17th

What have you all been playing!...

Leaked concept art/screenshots from cancelled Timesplitters sequel (2021) developed by Free Radical (www.resetera.com)

additional art further down in the thread

Activision Blizzard settles sex discrimination lawsuit for £44m (www.eurogamer.net)

Hideki Kamiya On Why He Left PlatinumGames, His YouTube Channel, and His Next Game - IGN (www.ign.com)

Updates regarding the IndieLand / The Completionist charity fraud allegations

Prior discussion...

‘Almost nobody left’ of D&D team that helped get Baldur’s Gate 3 off the ground, says Larian CEO (www.polygon.com)

Starfield design lead says players are "disconnected" from how games are actually made: "Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is" (www.gamesradar.com)

apparently this is in response to a few threads on Reddit flaming Starfield—in general, it’s been rather interesting to see Bethesda take what i can only describe as a “try to debate Starfield to popularity” approach with the game’s skeptics in the past month or two. not entirely sure it’s a winning strategy,...

Best chiptune/gaming-inspired music?

I’m trying to expand my library of classic game/game-inspired music. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I’m including some music that I particularly enjoy for reference....