The Brutalist Report

PC Gamer

• Developer of 'Spanking Exorcist' game held up by Steam content moderation releases free 'apology game' where you spank him as punishment: 'We would be delighted if you enjoy it' [24d]
• 10 expansions that were better than the actual game [24d]
• Dead Cells studio thanks Guillermo del Toro for playing its game, gently suggests he try the easy mode [24d]
• The voice of Shinji in Evangelion says AI voice cloning is 'heartbreaking,' calls for Japanese government to intervene [24d]
• Former Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida is 'a huge fan' of Bloodborne, says it's 'a complete mystery' why it was never put on PC [24d]
• OpenAI CEO suggests parents make AI-generated podcasts to remember their children's lives for them [24d]
• My new favourite Tolkien game is free, has over 40 years of history, and would run on a toaster [24d]
• The great RPG debate: Do RPGs really need romanceable companions? [24d]
• Crimson Desert adds 133 new trading posts and overhauls the in-game economy with supply and demand [24d]
• Question time: What makes a 'good' grind in an MMO? [25d]
• The games industry's 'fear of risk is currently the largest risk it faces' according to Nuclear Throne's producer [25d]
• Dragon Age's former producer had envisioned a 'Champions Edition' equivalent to Mass Effect's Legendary Edition, but he doesn't think it will happen anymore: 'There are basically no companies that could help you' [25d]
• We haven't needed motion blur in games for a long time, so I wish it would stop being the default [25d]
• I was excited for this Quake port of Half-Life until I discovered the creator's wild AI conspiracy theories [25d]
• Palworld 1.0 review: A solid creature collector with a mild identity crisis [25d]
• In happier times, Sony was courting PC gamers with lavish magazine ads for its 'most popular CD-ROM titles' [25d]