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I love that somebody is making a single-player flight sim dedicated to formation flying
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I love that somebody is making a single-player flight sim dedicated to formation flying

Often, the gaming internet depresses me with *gestures expansively*, but sometimes, it delights me with some relatively specific and impassioned Thing like, in this case, a single-player aerobatics sim dedicated to formation flying. Created by Japanese indie CloveTek, Dancing Wings – The Aerobatic Simulator is as far from yer Ace Combats and Delivery Must Completes as you can get while still having wings. A bunch of wise guys have tagged it “Automobile Sim” on the Steam page,

Helldivers 2 gets new stealth missions today, and its super-slimmed install size version is finally ready to take over
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Helldivers 2 gets new stealth missions today, and its super-slimmed install size version is finally ready to take over

A new Helldivers 2 patch has arrived ahead of the slightly delayed Redacted Regiment warbond also making its sneaky debut today, January 22nd. In line with that warbond's stealthy shushness, this patch has seen Arrowhead add in new commando missions designed to reward those who know when to crouch-walk. They've also revealed that the slim build that's been in beta for a little while is finally ready to take the reigns from the standard version and its very chunky install size. Read more

Beware: the Killer Egg will return to Battlefield 6 multiplayer, along with Battlefield 4's Golmund Railway map
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Beware: the Killer Egg will return to Battlefield 6 multiplayer, along with Battlefield 4's Golmund Railway map

Battlefield 6’s efforts to break ground while Gittin’ Back To When Battlefield Was Gud continue with the announcement of two forthcoming maps in the EA shooter’s second season, which begins 17th February. One of the maps is Contaminated, a brand new field of battle that is comparable in scale to Battlefield 1’s St Quentin Scar and Arras in Battlefield 5. The other is a remake of Battlefield 4’s Golmud Railway – a big, grassy vehicular affair, based on China&

"It is out of the question to let a boss run rampant" - Ubisoft workers strike against "disastrous" cutbacks
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"It is out of the question to let a boss run rampant" - Ubisoft workers strike against "disastrous" cutbacks

Ubisoft’s bloodbath of game cancellations and restructuring yesterday has attracted the expected fiery response from unionised workers, with the French game industry union Solidaires Informatique calling a half-day strike today. Cost-cutting and potential layoffs aside, the strikers are protesting against Ubisoft’s decision to mandate a full return to office, with workers given an annual allowance of work from home days instead - something a publisher executive has justified as a mo

Nexus Mods' latest modathon isn't a typical modathon, it's a first go at the same for multi-mod collections
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Nexus Mods' latest modathon isn't a typical modathon, it's a first go at the same for multi-mod collections

With their latest Fallout modathon having wrapped up at the close of last year, mod-hosting site Nexus Mods have decided to try something new with their latest event designed to supercharge mod creation around a specific game or theme. Rather than asking folks to submit fresh individual mods like usual, the modathon that's about to kick off is all about putting together chunky multi-mod lists which can overhaul a game in one fell swoop. These user-assembled modlists, dubbed Collections, are a f