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Bloodlines 2 is 'a bit more of an action RPG,' Paradox exec says: 'People who have seen it talk about Dishonored'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/bloodlines-2-is-a-bit-more-of-an-action-rpg-paradox-exec-says-people-who-have-seen-it-talk-about-dishonored/
It was a very big deal when Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 was announced in 2019, and it's been a very big shit show ever since. (…)
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Comparisons with the original Bloodlines are inevitable, but in gameplay terms, "people who have seen it talk about Dishonored," Lilja said. "So it's a bit more of an action RPG, but very steeped in the lore in the sense that you're a vampire in World of Darkness."

The next game in the Like a Dragon series was almost a fishing game: 'I wanted to make a game called Like a Dragon: Tuna'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/the-next-game-in-the-like-a-dragon-series-was-almost-a-fishing-game-i-wanted-to-make-a-game-called-like-a-dragon-tuna/
Among the many games on the February 2025 videogame calendar is Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, a Like a Dragon spin-off featuring fan favorite Goro Majima dressing as a pirate and fighting his way across Hawaii. Yet, as wild as that idea seems, we could have had an even stranger spin-off.

Helldivers 2 players are constructing a 'Democratic Space Station' in the runup to Liberty Day, which some think is just so that the Illuminate can steam in and blow it up
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/helldivers-2-players-are-constructing-a-democratic-space-station-in-the-runup-to-liberty-day-which-some-think-is-just-so-that-the-illuminate-can-steam-in-and-blow-it-up/
Helldivers 2 is approaching an important fictional anniversary: Liberty Day. On October 26 the citizens of Super Earth, Arrowhead Game Studios, and the playerbase celebrate glorious liberty, an occasion that the original game would mark with title screen fireworks and (often though not always) in-game events or content additions.

We've collectively spent 11,000 years playing Balatro, fans reply it's gotta be more than that
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/weve-collectively-spent-11-000-years-playing-balatro-fans-reply-its-gotta-be-more-than-that/
What do the domestication of rice, the Bronze Age collapse, the founding (and sacking) of Rome, the American Revolution, and the Moon landing have in common? That's right: You could fit every single one of them into the time we've all spent playing dangerously moreish deckbuilder Balatro and have a few millennia left to spare.

Silent Hill 2 got an emergency patch after a 'huge translation mistake' spoiled the whole game for Italians
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/silent-hill-2-got-an-emergency-patch-after-a-huge-translation-mistake-spoiled-the-whole-game-for-italians/
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V used Spanish to speak to God, French to speak to men, and German to speak to his horse. Italian, however, he reserved for spoiling videogames, and it delights me to say that Bloober Team's quite good Silent Hill 2 remake keeps that tradition alive: The devs had to release an emergency patch to stop Italian-language players from having the entire game unveiled for them right at the start. Che brutta figura.