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Humankind 2 Rethinks One of Its Predecessor’s Most Divisive Ideas

Humankind 2 takes a new approach to the monolithic cultures versus culture-switching debate, and could provide an elegant solution.

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Galaxies Autumn Showcase 2026: Everything Announced

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Rock Hard Platformer 'Refund This Game' Challenges You to Beat It Within Steam’s 2-Hour Refund Window

If you’ve played Baby Steps or Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, you’ll understand the pure allure of a game that makes you want to clench your jaw so hard your teeth shoot off and ricochet around the room. One developer has taken this genre to its logical conclusion, challenging players to beat it in two hours so they can request their $3.99 back from Steam.

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Pro Dota 2 Player Claims He Had to Play a Full Match in Front of Police Officers to Prove His Identity

A pro Dota 2 player is claiming he had to play a full Dota match in front of police officers to prove his identity. Thankfully, he had the sauce.

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Trollheim: Gnomes Aims to Bring the Mystery and Whimsy of Nordic Folklore to a Survival Crafting Game

Trollheim: Gnomes, a new survival crafting game for PC based on Nordic folklore that IGN announced as part of IGN Fan Fest, comes from a team of ex-Mojang developers who all grew up playing in the Nordic woods and hearing folk tales of Sprýg Gnomes and other creatures and want to make a game about it. I got an early look at it, and there's one key thing that might set it apart in a very, very crowded genre: combat is optional.

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‘I Can Really Nitpick Things’ – Firearms Expert Jonathan Ferguson Explains the Most Common Gun Mistakes in Games

We spoke to the internet's favorite firearms expert, Jonathan Ferguson, about all the things games get wrong about guns and his work on Hell Let Loose: Vietnam.