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Is Paralives worth playing in early access for life sim fans?

PC Gamer icon 11 days, 1 hour, 41 minutes ago by Lauren Morton

Is Paralives worth playing in early access for life sim fans?

After a lot of hours spent in Paralives, here's my breakdown on how you can decide whether it's your type of life sim or not.

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Escape From Tarkov Icebreaker Update and New Story Chapter

11 days, 1 hour, 51 minutes ago by Don Parsons

The newest Escape from Tarkov update is the Icebreaker Event and Boreas story, which will bring players to a new Escape from Tarkov map with pve content and story to explore

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The Vampire Lestat’s showrunner isn’t afraid of Anne Rice’s weirdest material

Polygon icon 11 days, 1 hour, 54 minutes ago by Sam Nelson

The Vampire Lestat’s showrunner isn’t afraid of Anne Rice’s weirdest material

Rolin Jones has ideas for future seasons and crossovers with other Immortal Universe shows.

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"We're not competing with Dawn of War 1, we're competing with people's memory" says DoW 4 lead creative

PCGamesN icon 11 days, 2 hours, 10 minutes ago by Timothy Linward

"We're not competing with Dawn of War 1, we're competing with people's memory" says DoW 4 lead creative

Dawn of War 4’s creative director shares the challenges of innovating in the nostalgia-bound RTS genre in an exclusive interview with PCGamesN.

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Dishonored dev Arkane Studios nearly made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game

Eurogamer icon 11 days, 2 hours, 22 minutes ago by Vikki Blake

Dishonored dev Arkane Studios nearly made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game

Redfall and Deathloop developer Arkane almost worked on Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game before it made the first Dishonored.

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Yoshi and the Mysterious Book gives one of Mario's weirdest characters his due

Polygon icon 11 days, 2 hours, 40 minutes ago by Giovanni Colantonio

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book gives one of Mario's weirdest characters his due

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book features tons of creative critters, including one of the Mario universe's weirdest enemies.

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Paralives money cheats: Every cheat code you need for easy paradimes

PC Gamer icon 11 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes ago by Andrea Shearon

Paralives money cheats: Every cheat code you need for easy paradimes

A get-rich-quick scheme for your parafolk.

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Paralives cheats: Every cheat code your parafolks need for living the easy life or causing a little chaos

PC Gamer icon 11 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes ago by Andrea Shearon

Paralives cheats: Every cheat code your parafolks need for living the easy life or causing a little chaos

Sometimes it does pay to cheat, especially in a life sim.

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Unreal Engine 6 Revealed With Updated Rocket League Teaser

11 days, 2 hours, 51 minutes ago by Don Parsons

Unreal Engine 6 was a surprise announcement at a recent Rocket League event, as Psyonix revealed their car sports game was going to the previously unannounced engine.

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Netflix's I Am Frankelda wouldn't exist without Guillermo Del Toro

Polygon icon 11 days, 3 hours, 10 minutes ago by Jake Kleinman

Netflix's I Am Frankelda wouldn't exist without Guillermo Del Toro

I Am Frankelda arrives on Netflix in June

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Pope Leo calls for AI to serve humanity and not concentrate power

Engadget icon 11 days, 3 hours, 34 minutes ago by Sarah Fielding

Pope Leo calls for AI to serve humanity and not concentrate power

In 42,300 word encyclical, Pope Leo warns of AI dangers around educational, child safety, concentration of power and weapons.

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Round Up: 12 Switch 1 & 2* Games We Played At BitSummit 2026 - Here's What We Thought

Nintendo Life icon 11 days, 3 hours, 41 minutes ago

Round Up: 12 Switch 1 & 2* Games We Played At BitSummit 2026 - Here's What We Thought

*Hiccups/dev kits permitting. I’ve covered a lot of gaming conventions in my time. Innumerable PAXes, E3 once, and a few Tokyo Game Shows. None of them match the immaculate vibes of BitSummit, Japan’s indie gaming convention.

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Hop aboard Running Train, a lush Japanese train sim that's out in early access now

Rock Paper Shotgun icon 11 days, 3 hours, 42 minutes ago by Oisin Kuhnke

Hop aboard Running Train, a lush Japanese train sim that's out in early access now

There is no abundance of train sims in this world, that's for sure. But I am a person that likes two cakes, so you won't find me complaining when a new one rocks up. Today, that new one is Running Train, a quite lush looking train sim that places a big emphasis on looking as realistic as possible, set in tourist's and gaming's current favourite destination, Japan.

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You can now watch the first 13 minutes of 007: First Light, and the intro is giving serious Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes vibes

PC Gamer icon 11 days, 4 hours, 6 minutes ago by Rick Lane

You can now watch the first 13 minutes of 007: First Light, and the intro is giving serious Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes vibes

IO makes the opening available after "a few users got hold of the disc early."

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Vox Machina gets a new party member to face 'enemies they're not ready for' in season 4

Polygon icon 11 days, 4 hours, 10 minutes ago by Francesco Cacciatore

Vox Machina gets a new party member to face 'enemies they're not ready for' in season 4

Sam Riegel tells Vox Machina fans to get ready for Taryon Darrington and to get their tissues ready because season 4 will get dark.

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Dave Filoni's Mandalorian and Grogu cameo is a reminder of Star Wars' biggest failure

Polygon icon 11 days, 4 hours, 40 minutes ago by Jake Kleinman

Dave Filoni's Mandalorian and Grogu cameo is a reminder of Star Wars' biggest failure

Dave Filoni's Trapper Wolf returns in The Mandalorian and Grogu

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The opening mission of 007 First Light leaked online, so IO have fought fire with fire by offering up the game's first 13 minutes

Rock Paper Shotgun icon 11 days, 4 hours, 54 minutes ago by Oisin Kuhnke

The opening mission of 007 First Light leaked online, so IO have fought fire with fire by offering up the game's first 13 minutes

As is the case with most big name games that people are desperate to get their hands on, over the weekend the opening mission of 007 First Light leaked online due to someone seemingly acquiring a disc copy a touch early. That video has since been taken down, to no one's surprise, but IO Interactive clearly decided to fight fire with fire, as they've shared the first 13 minutes of said opening mission themselves. Spoilers ahead obviously for those who want to go in knowing nothing!

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Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems

GamingOnLinux icon 11 days, 4 hours, 59 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems

Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source

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"The Wii U Was On Life Support" - Reggie Restates The NES & SNES Classic's True Purpose

Nintendo Life icon 11 days, 5 hours, 11 minutes ago

"The Wii U Was On Life Support" - Reggie Restates The NES & SNES Classic's True Purpose

Holiday magic. It's no secret that Nintendo was in a bit of a dark time at the end of the Wii U era. With sales down and everyone awaiting the next console (or should we say 'NX console'?), the company needed something to bring in the big bucks over the holidays. The answer, alongside amiibo, was the NES and SNES Classic systems, and boy, did they work. Ever ready to give a cracking PR response, Reggie was ready for the mini systems' launch. We all knew that they were something of a stopgap for ...

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Star Citizen blasts through $1 billion in player funding, as its developer lists a new $5,000 spaceship for sale that is 'not yet ready to play'

PC Gamer icon 11 days, 5 hours, 15 minutes ago by Rick Lane

Star Citizen blasts through $1 billion in player funding, as its developer lists a new $5,000 spaceship for sale that is 'not yet ready to play'

Hyper (funding) drive.

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SGF 2026 schedule: All Summer Game Fest event dates and times

Polygon icon 11 days, 5 hours, 40 minutes ago by Jen Glennon

SGF 2026 schedule: All Summer Game Fest event dates and times

Summer Game Fest 2026 returns this June, along with showcases from PlayStation and Xbox.

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"I'm very rusty:" Counter-Strike creator 'Gooseman' doesn't play CS2 much these days, but he did check out Cache

PCGamesN icon 11 days, 5 hours, 40 minutes ago by Ken Allsop

"I'm very rusty:" Counter-Strike creator 'Gooseman' doesn't play CS2 much these days, but he did check out Cache

Minh ‘Gooseman’ Le, one of the creators of Counter-Strike, says he hasn’t regularly played the FPS since 2008, but does watch the pro scene.

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I'm glad they didn't release Subnautica 2 all at once—the episodic early access structure has me even more excited to explore its alien ocean

PC Gamer icon 11 days, 5 hours, 41 minutes ago by Sean Martin

I'm glad they didn't release Subnautica 2 all at once—the episodic early access structure has me even more excited to explore its alien ocean

I'm more than happy with Unknown Worlds taking its time.

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Who is Yujiro Hanma and why he's the perfect fit for Tekken 8

Polygon icon 11 days, 5 hours, 59 minutes ago by Francesco Cacciatore

Who is Yujiro Hanma and why he's the perfect fit for Tekken 8

Baki's Yujiro Hanma is coming to Tekken 8, and his over-the-top attitude is the perfect fit for the franchise.

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Your first look at Unreal Engine 6 comes courtesy of a much shinier looking Rocket League teaser

Rock Paper Shotgun icon 11 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes ago by Oisin Kuhnke

Your first look at Unreal Engine 6 comes courtesy of a much shinier looking Rocket League teaser

Epic Games have made no secret of the next release of Unreal Engine; they first shared some details about the follow-up back in 2024, namely that it's being built around the idea of "interoperable content" that can be switched between any game that uses the engine. Now, Unreal Engine 6 has been somewhat formally revealed through the lens of a "new era" of Rocket League during the game's Paris Majors semi-finals.

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Shape the planet and evolve strange creatures in Planetary Life with Steam Deck support

GamingOnLinux icon 11 days, 6 hours, 35 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

Shape the planet and evolve strange creatures in Planetary Life with Steam Deck support

Planetary Life is an intriguing looking planet and life sandbox simulation game, where you get to shape everything from the planet to the creatures

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Paralives feels like the perfect tranquil tonic to the chaos of The Sims

Eurogamer icon 11 days, 6 hours, 36 minutes ago by Matt Wales

Paralives feels like the perfect tranquil tonic to the chaos of The Sims

Paralives gets off to a lovely start. We fade up to see the camera tracking a moving train as it winds serenely across a bucolic landscape. Slowly it moves in for an aerial view and the roof pops off, revealing the guard inside. And this is your movement tutorial; you'll guide the little fella into the next carriage, where a cluster of passengers leisurely watch the world go by. One handsome man slumps blissfully against his girlfriend; a group of friends laugh together across the aisle. Another...

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OptiScaler Client recently added Linux support to make managing upscalers easier

GamingOnLinux icon 11 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

OptiScaler Client recently added Linux support to make managing upscalers easier

OptiScaler is a tool that lets you replace upscalers in games, and the OptiScaler Client can make it all a lot simpler to do

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"We Understand The Frustration" - ININ Games Addresses R-Type Dimensions III Tech Issues

Nintendo Life icon 11 days, 7 hours, 11 minutes ago

"We Understand The Frustration" - ININ Games Addresses R-Type Dimensions III Tech Issues

"We'll keep you posted". Developer ININ Games has issued a statement regarding some of the technical issues plaguing R-Type Dimensions III. The game launched to mixed reception and earned a score of 5/10 from us. We said, "there's no getting around the fact that the developer has made a mess of the accuracy. Purists will be dismayed, and those attempting to play through it will feel incredibly frustrated by the increased and frankly unfair difficulty level".

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Linux Mint gets file manager improvements, a new screenshot tool and more

GamingOnLinux icon 11 days, 7 hours, 35 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

Linux Mint gets file manager improvements, a new screenshot tool and more

Readying up for the next Linux Mint release due out Christmas time, they're busy making some big improvements to the popular distribution

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Unreal Engine 6 revealed with a major Rocket League upgrade - the teaser concerns me

GamingOnLinux icon 11 days, 7 hours, 53 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

Unreal Engine 6 revealed with a major Rocket League upgrade - the teaser concerns me

At the recent Paris Major, fans were treated to a teaser of a next-gen Rocket League upgrade powered by an also new announcement of Unreal Engine 6

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HID Remapper added support for the new Steam Controller

GamingOnLinux icon 11 days, 8 hours, 12 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

HID Remapper added support for the new Steam Controller

HID Remapper is a useful open-source programmable adapter for USB input devices, with a recent release adding support for Valve's new Steam Controller

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Steam Machine release closing in with an appearance on the Vulkan conformant product list

GamingOnLinux icon 11 days, 8 hours, 25 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

Steam Machine release closing in with an appearance on the Vulkan conformant product list

The official Vulkan API Conformant Products list from The Khronos Group recently had Valve's Steam Machine appear on it - so a release is likely quite soon

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MacBook Ultra: 5 Features That Could Justify the Name

MacRumors icon 11 days, 8 hours, 32 minutes ago by Tim Hardwick

MacBook Ultra: 5 Features That Could Justify the Name

Reports and rumors suggest the next MacBook Pro that Apple will release might not be a ‌MacBook Pro‌ at all. It could actually be something altogether new and more exciting – a "MacBook Ultra" – positioned above the Pro as Apple's top-tier laptop, suggesting that the current M5 Pro and M5 Max models will remain on sale when it launches. The MacBook would be just the latest Apple product to carry the Ultra name, which already spans the Apple Watch Ultra and CarPlay Ultra (not forgetting Apple's t...

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Retro fantasy slashers Witchaven and Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance get delisted in June

GamingOnLinux icon 11 days, 8 hours, 38 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

Retro fantasy slashers Witchaven and Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance get delisted in June

Publisher SNEG have announced that the classics Witchaven and Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance will be vanishing from stores on June 15th

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