The Brutalist Report

PC Gamer

• Steam build of Death Stranding 2 leaks two days ahead of launch [9d]
• Subnautica 2 set for early access release in May as Krafton signals surrender: 'We look forward to working with Ted Gill to support a smooth transition and work toward a successful launch' [9d]
• Take-Two boss declines to offer advice to the new Microsoft Gaming chief, says she'll be fine on her own: 'She’s a highly accomplished executive who’s done just great without ever having met me' [9d]
• The co-creators of Caves of Qud, our favorite roguelike fever dream, worked as narrative consultants on Marathon—which mostly meant they 'got to sit there in the room and throw completely absurd ideas at the wall' [9d]
• Remedy is moving on from FBC: Firebreak, but it's going out with a bang: One final update adds 5 new maps, a lower price, friend's pass, and a promise the game will 'continue to be playable for years to come' [9d]
• Hitman's planned crossover with MindsEye is cancelled as the publishing deal with IO Interactive is officially over [9d]
• Slay the Spire 2 is one of the year's biggest hits, which is a good time to remember it abandoned Unity because of the dev fee debacle: 'That is how badly you f****d up' [9d]
• Marathon nerfs the shotgun everyone is using, reverts sound back to normal, and sets the stage for Cryo Archive [9d]
• Arc Raiders studio splits with co-founder over 'unsustainable' situation involving streamer allegations [9d]
• Nvidia DLSS 5 reveal: PC Gamer reacts... not wholly positively [9d]
• 'If that was shown as a next-gen hardware reveal and not AI you guys would be going nuts': Epic Games lead producer says the idea DLSS 5 looks bad or detracts from art direction is 'absolutely insane' [9d]
• I'm even more excited for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil adaptation now I know he's beaten Requiem twice [9d]
• PUBG maker Krafton is an AI defense company now, signs deal with Korean aerospace firm that includes investment of up to $1 billion aiming 'to expand the physical AI ecosystem' [9d]
• Todd Howard would really have preferred not to announce The Elder Scrolls 6 a full 8 years ago, sounds like: 'Just pretend we didn't announce it. Doesn't exist. No one's heard a word' [9d]
• One Elite Dangerous fan scavenged parts from multiple VR roller coaster rides to craft the ultimate space faring sim rig, so I hailed him to find out more [9d]
• Going Medieval stole my heart with a large, cursed hole [9d]
• The latest game from the developer of Moonlighter is a tower defence roguelike about Dracula fighting off waves of vampire hunters [9d]
• Bethesda weighs in on negative DLSS 5 reaction: 'This will all be under our artists’ control, and totally optional for players' [9d]
• New report claims CPUs are next in line for a chip shortage but there's little evidence of that right now [9d]
• Baby Steps' level design was hugely inspired by a custom map in Mirror's Edge and Japanese skateboarder Gou Miyagi: 'All of a sudden I was actually looking at and seeing the space in a way that I hadn't in a single player level in a long time' [9d]
• GTA Wiki goes indie as it slams 'terrible' Fandom ad plague: 'Intrusive, unavoidable for most viewers, and huge' [9d]
• Pragmata's director appreciates all the comments likening it to an Xbox 360 game of old: 'I'm someone who's got a lot of happy experiences and memories from that generation' [9d]
• FromSoftware fans are so passionate, the upcoming Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice anime will be 'under the microscope', says director [9d]
• Pragmata's devs urge players to test out the demo beforehand to figure out whether controller or mouse and keyboard is best for them: 'There are some people who find keyboard and mouse too tricky' [9d]
• The Free Lanes update will finally demolish Starfield's most annoying loading screens, sort of [9d]
• Pragmata's action is saved by its hacking, making it feel like a third-person shooter of old: 'Finding the sweet spot has been one of the main focuses in development' [9d]
• Pragmata checks off a crucial element of Japanese sci-fi with giant robot kaiju boss battles [9d]
• Is roguelike deckbuilder sequel Slay the Spire 2 worth playing in early access? [9d]
• Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition review [9d]
• 'Bad ending: now every game is slop': Game developers share mixed reactions to DLSS 5 [9d]
• 'I took those files and deleted them': Former Sims 4 developer says he totally rewrote the sims' AI in the middle of development and 'that was a scary thing to do' [9d]
• This $350 27-inch OLED gaming monitor is the cheapest we've ever seen, and proof that the best screen tech on the planet is finally reaching reasonable prices [9d]
• The DLSS 5 memes are in full swing, so here are the ones that tickled me the most [9d]
• A native port of the GameCube Animal Crossing has made its way to PC, which means all other cozy games are cancelled as nothing else matters [9d]
• Nvidia's new Vera CPU has been designed for 'extremely high' single-core performance, but it's not coming to the PC for now [9d]
• Arc Raiders' new update puts the Il Toro in its place (a grave) at long last: 'This is an adjustment many of you requested' [9d]
• 10 Amazon Big Smile sale PC gaming discounts under AU$100 that I'd actually buy [10d]
• 'Insanely punishing' survival game Atlas is being distilled 'into a more accessible form' for Ark: Survival Ascended's new DLC [10d]