← Calm Web Gaming PC & Console Games, Design Craft, Criticism & Interactive Culture In This Issue Commander Shepard actors Jennifer Hale & Mark Meer mourn BioWare: 'It was in the hands of ownership that may not have understood what BioWare fully is'' — PC Gamer Indies and non-sequels have exploded in the last year, and it's not all friendslop — PC Gamer "Indie studios produced 20 of the 21 extra breakout launches in the 2026 cohort," reads one industry analysis. 187K+ fans call for EA to "Save Mass Effect" — Eurogamer 'Save Mass Effect' petition hits over 180,000 signatures within days of BioWare's closure — PC Gamer The desperate plea to EA has fans sharing their memories of the spacefaring shooter. Riot resurrected 3 of its biggest League of Legends pop groups, but only one emerged victorious — PC Gamer I think I could guess where the budget went, but I'm not complaining. Overwatch devs took one look at Jetpack Cat and Bastion's combo and went 'oh, that's a little scary' — PC Gamer The Apache helicopter meta was certainly something to be feared. Dark Souls 2 Seamless Co-op is the chillest way to play FromSoft's most frustrating game — PC Gamer Don't give up, skeleton(s). Jordan Thomas, director of BioShock 2, played Path of Exile for over 7,000 hours while working on co-op horror game The Blackout Club: 'I was essentially awake all the time' — PC Gamer The co-founder of indie studio Question guides us through the games on his PC. Putting Control Resonant Under A Microscope Is Rewarding In An Unexpected Way — GameSpot The Sunday Papers — Rock Paper Shotgun Rock Paper Shotgun's weekly round-up of good writing about games, and not about games. Abelina is a strange, platforming romp through a natural afterlife from a former League of Legends animator and the composer of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil — Rock Paper Shotgun Would that make what we're currently in the beforedeath? "System Shock and Deus Ex, they were RPGs. People called them RPGs": Gloomwood's publisher isn't too keen on using the term immersive sim despite it being one — Rock Paper Shotgun If you market something as an RPG, I think you'll do better than marketing it as an immersive sim. HELENA : Cloud District is a megastructure photography game laser targeted at my interests, and it's out next week — Rock Paper Shotgun Big buildings and a camera to take pictures of them with? Sign me up! Paralives' first major update slips to next year, but when it comes you can expect some pretty meaty improvements for all of its main features — Rock Paper Shotgun I've got egg on my face because Steam's Personal Calendar feature has apparently been a test this whole time and is only now actually a fully fledged component — Rock Paper Shotgun Look, I've had a lot going on, alright? Mass Effect 3 ending discourse ignored the RPG's scale, ambition, and exuberance, including that of its oddly great co-op — Rock Paper Shotgun Mass Effect 3 may be best remembered for its ending, whether you liked it or not, but it's what's often forgotten is its surprisingly good multiplayer. Sims Competitor InZoi Deletes “Uncomfortable” Post After Fan Pushback — GameSpot Fangs For The Memories: The Best Vampires In Video Games — GameSpot Leave It To Double Fine To Make The First Single-Player Friendslop Game — GameSpot Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s First DLC Is Out Now, Honors A Real Soldier Who Sustained Gruesome Injuries — GameSpot Shepard Actor Reacts To Leaked Mass Effect Trailer, Is “Holding Hope” The Game Will Live On — GameSpot Call of Duty movie will explore the "cost of war", says director — Eurogamer Director Peter Berg says the Call of Duty movie will explore "the cost of war", and probably won't be as graphically violent as The Mosquito Bowl. Elden Ring movie has a budget of nearly $200 million — Eurogamer An officially licensed Knightmare game, based on the British TV show, is coming next year — Eurogamer Classic ITV kids' show Knightmare is getting a free, officially licensed point-and-click game on PC next year, with voice work from the original cast. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 is more than a retread of Netflix's beloved first season - it's a story that truly understands what it means to exist in Night City — Eurogamer I sat down and watched the whole of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 in one evening, and was impressed with what I saw. A Little Age Is A Neat Little Game About Building Tiny Towns — Aftermath Little guys building little villages GameMaker's GMRT runtime will soon be free for all developers — Game Developer GameMaker's GMRT runtime will be free to use for all developers starting in 2027. Dog Online Reminds Me I Used To Like Websites — Aftermath Everybody panic: A Valve developer said "HLX" in public — Ars Technica Gaming Sound designer lets Half Life-related codename slip at a conference. Why Do Mainstream Publications Keep Trying To Help Xbox Rehabilitate Its Image? — Aftermath Come on, at least don't do the work for her