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Panache Digital Games' 1666: Amsterdam is taking a bit of a beating on Steam. Despite being labeled a 'prologue' instead of a demo, players seemed to be expecting some action and combat. But, I think that criticism is unfair.

007 First Light has various product placements throughout its campaign. While IO Interactive largely does a good job of fitting these in organically, it could kickstart a trend of bad advertising in single-player games.

Despite concerns about the general state of the esports industry, NAVI's owner claims that owning a team is actually a "very profitable business." This comes in the wake of Team Liquid laying off staff in March 2026, and various other orgs cutting jobs last year.

Valve has moved to dismiss New York Attorney General Letita James' lawsuit. James claims that Counter-Strike 2 Cases encourage gambling, and is looking to ban them in the State of New York. In response, Valve claims that, if the suit goes through, the lines between gambling and surprise, mystery box products like Labubus, will become too blurry. #Valve #CounterStrike2 #GamingNews

Warhorse Studios has confirmed that it's working on an open-world Lord of the Rings RPG, as well as a new Kingdom Come: Deliverance game.

Valve has updated Steam's game tags, removing some while adding others. Hopefully, this makes finding the games you want easier. But, in the short term, it's a huge W for capybaras.

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is the new story-driven RPG from Disco Elysum creator ZA/UM. While it manages to stand on its own two feet, it doesn't quite manage to capture the sparkle of Disco Elysium's narrator, and as a result feels a little like a droning audiobook at points. Check out our full review:

If you drop your new Steam Controller, it screams, Wilhelm-style. Valve's latest bit of tech has a fun little easter egg, but we're not liable for any damage caused.

Pocketpair has trademarked 'Palworld Online' in both America and South Korea. Although the trademark covers most of the things you'd expect, it makes mention of using AI as a service tools "featuring software using artificial intelligence (AI) for developing computer games." This could just be NPC AI, or it could be something more.