Примите участие в адреналиновой гонке на выживание в Split/Second, аркадной гоночной игре, где город – ваше оружие. Соревнуйтесь с другими гонщиками в рамках популярного телешоу, проходящего в декорациях города, созданного для съемок фильмов-катастроф. Ключевая особенность игры – возможность изменять трассу в реальном времени, вызывая масштабные разрушения. Накапливайте энергию, выполняя дрифт и обгоняя соперников, чтобы активировать "силовые всплески" и обрушить на трассу мосты, здания и даже целые небоскребы. Эти взрывы не только устраняют конкурентов, но и создают новые маршруты, делая каждую гонку уникальной и непредсказуемой. Ваша задача – не только прийти первым, но и выжить в этом хаосе.
Where to find Comet Igniters in Arc Raiders To find Comet Igniters you'll have to destroy the new explosive Comet Arcs. No, it's not fun Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? When it comes to finding a Comet Igniter in Arc Raider, good luck... How to find a Comet Igniter in Arc Raiders To get a comet igniter in Arc Raiders you'll need to find and destroy a Comet, one of the new Arcs added in the new Shrouded Sky update.
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'No platform gets a free pass': UK government's Online Safety Act rules extending to chatbots after Grok fallout This is alongside plans to enforce age restrictions and tackle 'harmful' infinite scroll designs. Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Every Thursday GTA 6 O'clock Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts. It will also introduce an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that will "give effect to the measures around preservation of child social media data." No social media platform should get a free pass when it comes to protecting our kids.That's why I'm taking action.February 15, 2026 After the EU declared TikTok's infinite scroll "addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act," the UK government has also promised to follow suit, calling it "harmful." Finally, the Department of Science has announced the "You Won't Know until You Ask" campaign, which "offers practical guidance on safety settings, conversation prompts parents can use with their children, and age‑appropriate advice on dealing with harmful content, including misogynistic material and ragebait." Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
Tactics Ogre Reborn Developer: Square Enix Release date: November 11, 2022 Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC Tactics Ogre Reborn, a hybrid remaster-remake of the PlayStation Portable's Tactics Ogre:Let Us Cling Together (itself a remake of a PS1 game), demands a lot from you on and off the battlefield. See at Humble Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Developer: Square Enix Release Date: October 1, 2025 Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S Square Enix's seminal 1997 turn-based strategy received a full remaster in 2025, and the new version of the game, subtitled The Ivalice Chronicles, is the best-ever version of an all-time great. See at Fanatical Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Sparks of Hope Developer: Ubisoft Paris Release date: August 29, 2017 | October 10, 2022 Platforms: Nintendo Switch Both Mario + Rabbids games, Kingdom Battle and Sparks of Hope, are essentially Mario meets XCOM, but since Ubisoft's Rabbids are involved, it's not quite as straightforward as that. See at Steam SteamWorld Heist 2 Developer: Thunderful Release Date: August 8, 2024 Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One SteamWorld Heist 2 offers something a bit different from other turn-based strategy games.
Reanimal doesn't exactly disprove co-op is the enemy of horror but it shows there's a place for human connection too Friends in dark places. Two crouched shapes silhouetted in the moonlight, breath held tight as something stirs. A torch beam slices through the shadows; strange grasping limbs slide into view; tension mounts, hearts pound, and then suddenly a voice cuts in, "Hang on a minute, I'm just gonna run to the loo." Co-op in horror games doesn't have the greatest rep. The argument's simple - so obvious, it barely qualifies as an argument at all: horror thrives in isolation, silence is the foundation of tension, so shove a second person into the mix and even before you've both subconsciously slipped into idle chit-chat, the set-up is antithetical to sustained atmosphere.
Though Beast of Reincarnation is all about "loneliness", Game Freak doesn't want it to be sad: enter "warmth", "reliability" and your dog pal Paws for thought. Game Freak may be best known as the developer behind many a Pokémon game, but that could soon be changing with its upcoming release, Beast of Reincarnation. Beast of Reincarnation places players in the shoes of Emma the Sealer, who will need to confront the source of the world's corruption to save humanity. It all takes place in a post-apocalyptic Japan, and comes complete with gritty combat, a melancholic score and some really rather stunning imagery.
Return to Part 1: Dumpster Diving Continued from Part 49: One More to Go! Carrying on in Part 51: It’s Not Easy Being Green Return to Part 1: Dumpster Diving [https://icculus.org/~hamish/retro/part50.html](https://icculus.org/~hamish/retro/part50.html) Last edited by Hamish on 9 Feb 2026 at 8:01 pm UTC For me, CtP is THE best Civ ever made: There are so many amazing game concepts which totaly ouclass basically anything ever implemented on any of SM Civs, that any SM Civ I played was just too boring for me (maybe with the exception of Civ V). I hope it's not true because it would be depressing to wait for over a year for Quake 2 and Ultima Online: 1994 Doom, Doom 2 1995 Abuse, SimCity 1996 Inner Worlds, Quake 1997 Nothing? I thought that LinCycles from 1996 was a commercial title, but a comment from the author is odd, and I have some doubts: https://happypenguin.altervista.org/sheet.php?gameid=57 Quoting: HamishOn a separate but related tangent, whether Call to Power was the first or second Linux game to be sold at retail is somewhat muddied by the fact that Macmillan Publishing announced their boxed Quake releases on May 13, 1999 (my fifth birthday) while Call to Power did not start shipping until May 15, 1999 despite being announced months earlier.I don't know it.
Today's Highguard major update delivers a new hero who's a wolf in all forms including physical, awoooo Fearsome howler Ekon arrives alongside a 3v3-only ranked mode Genre soupy shooter Highguard's second big update arrives today, February 6th. It'll deliver a new hero to guard those pesky highs in the form of Ekon, a bloke who can transform into a wolf. Developers Wildlight have also aimed to ensure the game's gang of established heroes don't feel left out by adding a free wolf mount, alongside a new map called Skydrift and a 3v3 ranked mode. Those all sound like they'll come in handy during 3v3 or 5v5 battles on the Skydrift map, which is comprised of a floating lost city you battle your way up via plenty of bouncing around, zip-lining, and bridge crossing.
A Sea of Remnants studio visit offers a rare glimpse inside NetEase As well as a revealing look at how China has perfected the art of monetization in free-to-play With the pirate-themed Sea of Remnants, Joker Studio and NetEase are staking a claim not just for their approach to design, but on what is possible in both the genre for storytelling, and the cross-market potential for monetizing their work beyond the game itself. The Chinese market for games is growing at a rapid rate, with some reports expecting it to surpass $50 billion in 2025, and more notably, generating $20 billion in revenue outside China. Ever since the first major global breakthrough of a Chinese-developed title with Genshin Impact, numerous developers have aimed at translating the live-service free-to-play games that dominate the domestic market onto the global stage. The blind box market reached 10.1 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) in 2020, and was predicted to reach 150 billion yuan ($20.7 billion) by 2025, yet this is just a portion of a broader merchandising push.
"We're not going to topple Steam" – Epic Games Store head Steve Allison heralds the path of co-existence "Our growth is not about the exclusives. Our growth is going to come from shifting the share of sales on games shipping in both places" Steve Allison, GM of the Epic Games Store, is adamant that the vision was never to unseat Steam as the dominant player. It's a challenge for sure, but we're definitely on our way of making tons of progress." He is quick to highlight the leap in spending on third-party games in 2025 – up 57% to $400 million. Plus, in June last year, Epic announced a new deal whereby developers would keep 100% of the revenue share until the first $1 million – a target that resets each year, meaning smaller titles might never have to pay Epic a penny.
Epic Store saw record player count and 57% increase in third-party game sales in 2025, topping $400 million Total player spend up by 6% to $1.16 billion, total player hours down 14%, free games deliver "uplift of 40% in Steam CCUs" Epic has claimed a 57% YoY increase in third-party game revenue on the Epic Games Store, a 4% increase in time spent in third-party games and a record level of 78 million monthly active users in December, in a blog post summarising its performance for 2025. Spending on third-party games reached $400 million (£293 million), the company said, highlighting that this did not include transactions for in-game purchases through third-party stores, which the company does not charge a commission on. Total spend for the store for the year was $1.16b billion (£847 million). Revenue and Engagement - $400M spent by players on 3rd-party PC games in Epic Games Store (+57%) ● 2.78B Total Third-Party Gameplay Hours (+4%) - $1.16B spent by PC players on the Epic Games Store (+6%) - 6.65B Total Store Gameplay Hours (-14%) - 972M Cross platform accounts (+8%) - 317M+ Total PC players - 78M MAU in December 2025 (+6%) - 67M Average MAU (-1%) - 31M Average DAU (-2%) Free Games - 100 free games offered - 662M free games claimed - $2,316 in total value per player - 78% average score across all free games
Where Winds Meet December's calendar is full of new content, including a new region and the mobile launch you've been waiting for You're probably nowhere near done with what's already in Where Winds Meet, but you better believe there's more on the way. Where Winds Meet already has a staggering amount of content, but that’s not the end of what we can expect. Developer Everstone Studio just revealed a host of new additions coming to the game this month. It’s clear that the developer is committed to the free-to-play action RPG, and the game’s recent success on Steam, and PlayStation has more than likely solidified the team’s plans for the future of the game.
Genshin Impact's 5th anniversary log-in event is now live, giving fans a rare chance to claim some free pulls Genshin Impact's Version Luna I has kicked off its second phase, as the game celebrates its fifth anniversary with a lot of free stuff. Today is a big day for Genshin Impact and its players. Not only does it see the start of the second phase of the massive Version Luna I update (previously Version 6.0), the game is also kicking off celebrations in honour of last Sunday's fifth anniversary of its initial launch way back on September 28th, 2020 (where did the time go?). The 5th Anniversary Celebration event "Rainbow's End: Silvery Flux" is a good excuse to log in, because you’ll be getting 1,600 Primogems in your in-game mail, alongside an event granting 10 Intertwined Fate pulls (alongside some character and artifact levelling materials, plus regular Mora currency) if you just log in for at least seven days over the next three weeks.