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"The game has been thoroughly massacred": Infinity Nikki manages a reverse No Man's Sky, destroying a good game with a single update that might be the biggest mess of 2025 so far
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Infinity Nikki players are prepared to boycott – I mean, #girlcott

After 3 months and 1 viral Reddit post, No Man's Sky player who caught the attention of Hello Games' boss has "finally escaped" the planet he thought would end his permadeath run
By Anna Koselke published
News He says the community "helped me get out"

Ghost of Yotei devs know "how ignorant we were about Japanese culture," but as with Ghost of Tsushima they've had "cultural advisors" to help "deliver a respectful representation" of Japan
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We met with a wealth of knowledgeable individuals and visited important cultural sites"

I saw the dirty little secrets of Crimson Desert's open-world engine, and I'd kill to do it with games like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Red Dead Redemption 2
By Austin Wood published
Interview A date with the BlackSpace Engine reveals promising tech

Tourists visiting Ghost of Yotei's namesake mountain in Japan airlifted out after getting stranded in the cold
By Issy van der Velde published
news Please don't wear shorts up a mountain

Schedule 1 has disappeared from Steam in Australia but the dev behind the game assures players it isn't banned
By Scott McCrae published
News There's a few issues to be weeded out

Light No Fire: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide A fantasy game from the creators of No Man's Sky, where you adventure, build, survive and explore a true open world together

No Man's Sky lead jokes GTA 6's impressive flip-flop physics might be why the game is delayed, is immediately met by Light No Fire hopefuls desperate for an update of their own
By Ali Jones published
"This is a losing battle for you respectfully sir"

Hello Games boss joins No Man's Sky community saluting the end of one fan's permadeath run: "All I can do is sit in my ship, watch the lightning storms, and wait for my oxygen to run out"
By Anna Koselke published
News A moment of silence, please

8 years on, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild remains unlike any other open world game, and the industry is still playing catch up
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's shift to open world shook up the industry – making it one of the Nintendo Switch's definitive moments
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