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Live your fantasy of being a game dev in this sim where you build an MMO, manage your team and investors, and even play your own game
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/live-your-fantasy-of-being-a-game-dev-in-this-sim-where-you-build-an-mmo-manage-your-team-and-investors-and-even-play-your-own-game/
Ever fantasize about making your own game? Probably. Ever fantasize about making your own game while running a development studio, managing your employees, balancing your budget, crunching to meet deadlines, getting angry texts from your studio's investors, and dealing with data breaches? Maybe not.
Let's Build a Dungeon is a new management sim just announced by Springloaded, maker of 2021's Let's Build a Zoo. In fact, in a lot of ways, Let's Build a Dungeon is based on the making of Let's Build a Zoo and Springloaded's earlier games. Check out the trailer below to see how you can design, build, and play your own MMORPG in Let's Build a Dungeon… and how that's really just the tip of the game dev iceberg.

Leximan is a charming indie romp where you grab words out of the air to solve problems—like helping Dave, who has been on fire for 27 minutes
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/leximan-is-a-charming-indie-romp-where-you-grab-words-out-of-the-air-to-solve-problems-like-helping-dave-who-has-been-on-fire-for-27-minutes/
It's often said that the pen is mightier than the sword—now, that's an assertion usually made by people who haven't been stabbed before, but in the world of Leximan, a charming little indie pseudo-RPG about smashing words together scribblenauts-style, it's a cosmic truth.

Overwatch 2's highly anticipated space girl hero drops next week with season 12
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/overwatch-2s-highly-anticipated-space-girl-hero-drops-next-week-with-season-12/
It's been a long time since I've seen the Overwatch community as hyped about a new hero as much as Juno. Her trailer has over 2 million views on YouTube—more than the Overwatch 2 launch trailer—and my X feed is filled with posts from accounts dedicated to counting down the days until she's out. Everyone wants the space girl to come home, and she will next week when season 12 begins on Aug 20.

Mordhau pugilists raise thousands of dollars for a fellow player's medical bills in a fistfighting contest against cancer
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/mordhau-pugilists-raise-thousands-of-dollars-for-a-fellow-players-medical-bills-in-a-fistfighting-contest-against-cancer/
Over the weekend, medieval combatants in Mordhau set aside their swords for a nobler, more honest battle: the endless war against cancer and the inadequacies of the American healthcare system. For its 9th annual tournament, the Mordhau Fistfighting Championship turned its yearly fisticuffs into a fundraiser to help a fellow player face the massive costs of cancer care.

Pray the kids don't kick over your priceless T-Rex exhibit in Two Point Museum, an upcoming new addition to the Two Point universe
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/pray-the-kids-don-t-kick-over-your-priceless-t-rex-exhibit-in-two-point-musuem-an-upcoming-new-addition-to-the-two-point-universe/
It's always fun to brainstorm what the next game in the Two Point Series might be. Movie Studio? City Zoo? Port Authority Terminal? Yeah, it's none of those. Following on from the success of Hospital and Campus, Sega and Two Point Studios have unveiled Two Point Museum, which will enable players to curate and showcase historical exhibits to the delight of semi-feral school kids.

Josh Sawyer says Fallout: New Vegas has deathclaws in Goodsprings as a warning to Fallout 3 players expecting another easy ride: 'You can't just slide all over the map and not feel the heat'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/josh-sawyer-says-fallout-new-vegas-has-deathclaws-in-cazador-as-a-warning-to-fallout-3-players-expecting-another-easy-ride-you-cant-just-slide-all-over-the-map-and-not-feel-the-heat/
Balancing games is a tricky business—just ask Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead about that. Generally speaking, games need to put up enough of a challenge to keep players engaged without unduly punishing them when they get out of line, a mystical zone of difficulty sometimes casually referred to as "fun." In a new video on the topic, Josh Sawyer discusses his approach to Fallout: New Vegas, saying he wanted to ensure the game was a bit more of a challenge for players than Fallout 3 or Skyrim—but that he couldn't just crank up the numbers to make it happen.

Persona 3 Reload producer dashes any remaining hopes for the return of Portable's female protagonist: 'It is likely never going to happen'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/persona-3-reload-producer-dashes-any-remaining-hopes-for-the-return-of-portables-female-protagonist-it-is-likely-never-going-to-happen/
While we had a lot of love to share in our Persona 3 Reload review, we couldn't help but note one glaring omission in the remade slice of life dungeon crawler: Kotone Shiomi, the female protagonist added in Persona 3's PSP port, Persona 3 Portable. Despite her absence, Players have held out hopes that Portable's female protag option might return as other content from earlier versions of P3 arrives as DLC for Reload. Sadly, Persona series producer Kazuhisa Wada once again says it's not to be.

Blizzard disables trading in Diablo 4 for the third time in a year, as another dupe bug wreaks havoc on its economy
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/blizzard-disables-trading-in-diablo-4-for-the-third-time-in-a-year-as-another-dupe-bug-wreaks-havoc-on-its-economy/
Diablo 4 has, once more, had to disable trading due to a duping bug—the third time in one year, albeit just barely, as announced on the Diablo 4 forums by community manager PezRadar.

The lead writer of Baldur's Gate 3's Dark Urge was extremely squeamish at first, which shows you can do just about anything if you set your mind to it
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/the-lead-writer-of-baldur-s-gate-3-s-dark-urge-was-extremely-squeamish-at-first-which-shows-you-can-do-just-about-anything-if-you-set-your-mind-to-it/
Baldur's Gate 3's Dark Urge is a major highlight of the story—putting the player character in the role of a barely-composed murderer with the choice to either lean into, or away from, the urge to slaughter.
Chief among the Dark Urge's accomplishments is how it's consistently gross with its narration, often managing to be both off-putting and just visceral enough to let your imagination do the rest of the mauling. Imagine my surprise when, reading through Eurogamer's interview with the Dark Urge storyline's lead writer, I discovered the Dark Urge's writer wasn't a fan of gore at all.

The most wishlisted cozy game on Steam is launching in September
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/the-most-wishlisted-cozy-game-on-steam-is-launching-in-september/
Ever since seeing its adorable castle doodling clips on social media I've been desperate for Tiny Glade. The little laid back building game has caught a lot of cozy gaming fans that way, shooting up way higher on the list of most wishlisted Steam games (spot 19 as of writing) than I'm used to seeing cozy games attain. It won't have to stay on our wishlists much longer now because Pounce Light has just announced it will launch on September 23.