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'Slay the Spire 2' Update Triggers Fanbase With Major Nerfs and Boss Buffs in Early Access

Mega Crit's new "Slay the Spire 2" update nerfs key strategies, buffs bosses, and adds Phobia Mode, igniting thousands of angry Steam reviews in hours.

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Slay the Spire 2 players leave over 9,000 negative Steam reviews in one day over a card nerf that hasn't even gone live yet—but China's Steam restrictions might bear some of the blame

There are some nuances to this absurdity.

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OpenTTD asks people to please stop being mad at Atari for forcing the game off Steam: 'OpenTTD as a project retains its full independence,' and you can still get it for free

OpenTTD developer Owen Rudge says "Atari have worked collaboratively with us," and it also put up some cash to help cover the game's server costs.

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Two indie games with the same name accidentally launched days apart, so the devs averted disaster by working together: "I made back what I put into the game in the first 24 hours"

"It restored some faith for me"

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Slay the Spire 2 gets inundated with bad reviews on Steam as players decide they hate an optional balance patch: "ROLLBACK PLZ"

ROLLBACK!

GamesRadar

Major industry survey finds that, surprise surprise, 9/10 game devs think generative AI use should be more fully disclosed on Steam

But "in the near future, players will no longer care and then we won't disclose it anymore."

PC Gamer

As Crimson Desert hits 2 million sales but suffers 'Mixed' reviews, its dev has a message for fans — "We will listen closely ... and work to make improvements quickly"

Pearl Abyss' colossal new action game Crimson Desert has reached 2 million copies sold, and the dev has now responded to all the "Mixed" feedback about it.

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Crimson Desert fails to boot for Intel Arc GPU users — and the developer's FAQ suggests referring to the refund policy

Pearl Abyss' new Crimson Desert is unplayable on PCs using Intel Arc GPUs, as the platform is currently unsupported.

TechRadar

Valve's Steam Machine gets its first support update ahead of launch via SteamOS preview 3.8.0 — and it includes one major fix I've been waiting for

The Steam Machine could be closer than we expected after its recent delay, as Valve released SteamOS 3.8.0 preview for initial hardware support.

TechRadar

Pearl Abyss announces Crimson Desert has sold more than 2 million copies in less than 24 hours, promises to 'work to make improvements quickly'

Mixed Steam reviews, but not mixed sales results.

PC Gamer

'Is Marathon a success? Unfortunately, no, not yet' — Former Xbox exec says Bungie's new extraction shooter was built at a scale and cost that the current market 'simply isn't rewarding'

Former Microsoft Game Studios executive producer Laura Fryer believes Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon is a success among players, but the studio has a long road ahead to make the game worth its investment.

TechRadar

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) obliterated its all-time high player count on Steam — and kept on going

The Steam Spring Sale has seen an unexpected surge in Call of Duty players, but not for Black Ops 7. This title from 2019 has obliterated its previous player count because it's only $6.

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'We're honoured to share the same name': Two indie devs accidentally released games with the same name only days apart and it ended in the most wholesome way possible

"We’re all happy and having fun with it."

PC Gamer

"We sincerely apologize": Crimson Desert devs fix missing pre-order bonuses, instruct Steam players to "restart your game" to find them

In turn, players ask "what about" the RPG's other issues

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I've spent eight hours exploring the Steam Spring Sale with our Games Editor, and these are the 10 best games on discount I'd recommend so far

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Arc Raiders Steam reviews wobble as players bemoan "very frustrating" meta and say it's "become stale" due to cheating and lack of big updates

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Breakout fantasy RPG hit "Crimson Desert" instantly hits close to 250,000 players — but conflicted PC gamers aren't quite satisfied

Success for Pearl Abyss is coming despite divisive reviews.

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Big update to SteamOS improves support for non-Valve handhelds, newer platforms, discrete GPUs, and Steam Machine

Wayland has also arrived.

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Crimson Desert launches to 239,000 players on Steam but 'Mixed' reviews, and it's mostly because of how dense and cryptic the whole thing is

To read this article, press LB + RB, then release LB, then push in the left stick and tap A.

GamesRadar

In just 24 hours, Death Stranding 2's PC port has already surpassed the Steam concurrent player peak of both versions of the original game combined

It's also one of the best PlayStation PC launches

GamesRadar

"Jack of all trades, master of none": Crimson Desert launches to "Mixed" Steam reviews, with players praising the RPG's visuals but calling its story "bland" and controls "ridiculously bad"

"This is not it, chief"

PC Gamer

Crimson Desert deluxe and pre-order special items are inaccessible for some, but Pearl Abyss is working on a fix

If you want some fancy, exclusive cosmetics, you'll need to wait a bit longer.

PC Gamer

The best Fallout game is 99 cents right now

If you haven't played New Vegas yet, there's no longer any excuses.

PC Gamer

Hoarder is what happens when a Darkwood co-creator makes a cleaning simulator: Your job is to clean the abyss and 'no one is coming to save you'

Hoarder is a bit like Powerwash Simulator, except you might be in a sort of Cthulhu-esque hell.

TechRadar

Hate waiting for games to load? Intel's new trick for Arc GPUs will be music to your ears, especially if you have a handheld

Intel's Precompiled Shaders feature allows for up to 3x speedier loading with Arc Battlemage GPUs and integrated graphics for Panther and Lunar Lake.

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