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Nightsoil is a sombre little top-down narrative adventure about a gong farmer – that is, a collector of human waste – in 1854 London, at the height of the cholera epidemic. Gong farmers were, I understand, required to work after sunset, to avoid causing revulsion among the decent folk. In this case, you’re a gong farmer at the end his tenure, working his final shift alongside his trusty carthorse Ol’ Boy, while reminiscing about his bygone youth and the happier days that might have been.

It has already been a depressingly busy year for layoffs at Ubisoft, and the French publisher’s Toronto studio is the latest workforce to be hit. Around 40 jobs have been cut at the studio, which is one of Ubisoft’s largest and has previously worked on games including Watch Dogs: Legion and Far Cry 6. "This decision was not taken lightly and does not in any way reflect the talent, dedication, or contributions of the individuals affected," Ubisoft said in a statement to Mobile Syrup, which first ...

Sony released God of War Sons of Sparta without any marketing at all. It's the lowest-reviewed God of War game ever. Would buzz have helped?

The GOG Preservation Program expands again to include more classic games that will be kept alive with patches from the GOG team like The Wolf Among Us

And now we know he's got a thing for red heads.

Like 2021's The Artful Escape, Beethoven & Dinosaur’s next game is all about music, specifically how it defines us when we're young.

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Nier Automata celebrates shifting ten million copies with a new trailer, and its ending is giving fans hope that a new game is on the way.

Also packing 16GB of DDR5 RAM, an Intel Core 7-240H CPU, and a 120Hz WQXGA display, this 16-inch Alienware Aurora deal isn't one to miss.

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire is arriving on March 19th and ahead of release a new trailer shows off one of the boss fights, and it really does look awesome

This week's best Apple-related deals include multiple third-party retailer accessory sales from Samsung, Nomad, Dell, and Otterbox. We're also tracking one of the first big price discounts on the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery in our recap of the week's best deals below. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. Samsung What's the deal? Save on Samsung monitors, ...

The latest set photos from Amazon's upcoming Tomb Raider TV series give us our first look at Martin Bobb-Semple's Zip, as well as Sophie Turner as Lara Croft holding a rather mysterious looking piece of kit.

Lexispell from MrEliptik is a roguelike that has you spell out words for points with some Balatro-styled mechanics, and the new demo is worth a go

Circana has released its US gaming sales data for January 2026, and you'll never guess which perennially popular franchise has topped the chart.

Jake Solomon, designer on XCOM and founder of Midsummer Studios, has closed the studio and canceled Burbank while sharing a first look.

Night in the Woods and Tunic publisher Finji has accused social media platform TikTok of creating "racist" generative AI ads for its games without its permission.

Vince Gilligan reflects on writing X-Files' classic 1998 episode "Pusher," his set memories, Chris Carter, and whether it influenced Breaking Bad.

Virtual insanity? Only Nintendo could get its fans excited about a re-release of one of its most dramatic commercial flops, and, as somebody who is old and grey enough to recall the disaster that was the Virtual Boy the first time around, I find it endlessly amusing that its resurrection as a Switch accessory has caused such interest. But then again, this is a platform that arguably deserves a second look, despite its well-documented shortcomings.

The message "Nier Automata will continue" was the stinger concluding today's celebratory showcase for the game, which covered the game's many cameo appearances, spin-offs, and its passing of 10m worldwide sales.

Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth is set to arrive on April 27th from he creators of Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, giving us another lovely adventure

Despite promising that Skate would feature "no map areas locked behind paywalls", the upcoming third season's map will eventually only be accessible via the game's battle pass.

Updating BIOS is already a pain as is.

And I have to say, I can't see any serious issues at all.

It's very simple, let me just break out this whiteboard.

Apple tested color options for the 2022 MacBook Air redesign that are said to be similar to the finishes planned for its forthcoming low-cost MacBook, according to a Chinese leaker. Apple is expected to announce its rumored low-cost MacBook at an event on March 4, with the device coming in a selection of bold color options that are believed to include yellow, green, and blue – as seen on Apple's invite graphic. In a post on Weibo, the account known as "Instant Digital" says Apple originally plan...

It's Pokemon's 30th anniversary this year, and The Pokemon Company has confirmed the annual Pokemon Presents showcase to celebrate.

This week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a landmark social media trial, claiming the company only wanted to make Instagram "useful" and not addictive. In this episode, we chat about Zuck's testimony and the potential implications of this trial for social media companies. Also, we dive into the latest effects of the RAMaggedon RAM shortage, including a potential PlayStation 6 delay and a dire future for practically every consumer electronics company.Subscribe!iTunes​SpotifyPocket CastsStit...

Square Enix's iconoclastic action game NieR: Automata has crossed another big sales milestone, and it sounds like more NieR could finally be on the way.

The Stop Killing Games campaign's organisers are currently awaiting a chat with European Union politicians about server shutdowns rendering online-only games impossible to play. Said chat's been set up by a petition which racked up just under 1.3 million verified signatures at its final count, with that being one of the alleys the group have gone down in pursuit of action against publishers being able to abandon games without leaving a way for them to be kept running. Rather than simply adjustin...

Seven years ago, Cadence of Hyrule showed us a bold future for both Zelda and Nintendo. It's time to pick up where that game left off.

The US State Department is building a web portal, where Europeans and anyone else can see online content banned by their governments, according to Reuters. It was supposed to be launched at Munich Security Conference last month, but some state department officials reportedly voiced their concerns about the project. The portal will be hosted on freedom.gov, which currently just shows the image above. “Freedom is Coming,” the homepage reads. “Information is power. Reclaim your human right to free ...

Nioh 3, the latest game in the samurai Soulslike series, has passed a major sales milestone, making it the fastest-selling entry in the franchise thus far.

Los Angeles County has sued Roblox for "unfair and deceptive business practices," claiming the platform's moderation and age-verification systems are inadequate. "Roblox portrays its platform as a safe and appropriate place for children to play," the complaint states. "In reality, and as Roblox well knows, the design of its platform makes children easy prey for pedophiles."  Representatives accused Roblox of failing to implement adequate platform safety features to prevent child endangerment. "S...

Ubisoft are laying off around 40 people at Ubisoft Toronto, the studio behind the forthcoming remake of the original Splinter Cell. That’s approximately eight percent of the studio headcount. It’s all in the service of Ubisoft’s drive to cut costs after restructuring their operations around a big dollop of Tencent funding, which has elsewhere seen Ubisoft propose to lay off up to 200 people in Paris, and chop fixed costs by €200 million over the next two years.

It’s a big month for Pokémon, with February 27 marking 30 years since the world’s highest-grossing media franchise first introduced itself in the shape of two Game Boy games. Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green, which later arrived in the West as Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue, kicked off a craze in Japan that would soon spread worldwide. And to mark the series’ 30th anniversary, the little turn-based RPGs that started it all are being re-released on Nintendo Switch. Well, sort of. The v...