2025-11-27T22:30:04.346Z BlogFlock Protesilaos Stavrou: News and Announcements, Justin Barclay, Arialdo Martini, BuzzMachine, Irreal, GamingOnLinux Latest Articles, The Emacs Cat, Karthinks, MacAdie Web Blog, Emacs@ Dyerdwelling, Jeff Kreeftmeijer, Xah Lee, Philip KALUDERCIC, Sacha Chua, Bowmansarrow, Take on Rules, Wilfred Hughes::Blog, manuel uberti, Bicycle For Your Mind, LWN.net, McSweeney’s, Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/in-a-break-from-tradition-ubisoft-have-no-plans-for-a-second-big-assassins-creed-shadows-dlc-expansion 2025-11-27T18:20:21.000Z

<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/assassins-creed-shadows-naoe-aiming-teppo.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/assassins-creed-codename-red">Assassin's Creed Shadows</a> probably won't get a second major DLC expansion on the scale of Claws of Awaji, Ubisoft's associate game director Simon Lemay-Comtois has revealed. It's a blow to fans who are accustomed to getting a couple of major expansions per Assassin's Creed, and a boon to people who haven't even played Shadows yet, let alone the 10-hour-long Claws of Awaji, and are getting dry heaves from FOMO. It's me, I am people. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/in-a-break-from-tradition-ubisoft-have-no-plans-for-a-second-big-assassins-creed-shadows-dlc-expansion">Read more</a></p> https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/epic-ceo-wants-valve-and-steam-to-stop-requiring-devs-to-disclose-generative-ai-usage 2025-11-27T17:16:20.000Z

<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ohshhh.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> A couple of weeks after <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/epic-boss-tim-sweeney-is-right-to-call-genai-a-political-topic-its-a-mechanism-of-class-war">arguing that generative AI shouldn't be considered in videogame reviews</a>, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney is calling for Steam and digital storefronts generally to stop requiring generative AI disclosures. </p> <p> Sweeney's argument is broadly that all videogames will use generative AI tools at some stage, so you and I might as well stop hearing about it. He thinks tagging things as made with generative AI is only necessary when there's a formal need to prove legal authorship, or help buyers understand whether they have rights to a piece of digital art. There's no sense letting regular old videogame players learn that stuff. It will only make us upset, and possibly less willing to play videogames with generative AI in them, like <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/video-game-voice-actor-union-takes-fortnites-darth-vader-chatbot-to-court">Fortnite</a>. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/epic-ceo-wants-valve-and-steam-to-stop-requiring-devs-to-disclose-generative-ai-usage">Read more</a></p> https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradox-take-the-blame-for-bloodines-2-not-selling-as-planned-will-evaluate-how-to-do-world-of-darkness-games-going-forwards 2025-11-27T16:48:46.000Z

<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/bloodlines-2-halloween-update-cosmetices-new-save-issue-hotfix-02.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2">Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2</a> hasn't sold as well as publishers Paradox predicted. As such, the company have announced plans to write-down 355 million Swedish Krona (approximately &pound;28 million/$37 million) of the game's development costs - essentially the financial way of saying something along the lines of 'oops, this isn't worth as much as we thought it was'.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradox-take-the-blame-for-bloodines-2-not-selling-as-planned-will-evaluate-how-to-do-world-of-darkness-games-going-forwards">Read more</a></p> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/where-winds-meet-devs-plan-improved-steam-deck-support/ 2025-11-27T16:21:01.000Z

Where Winds Meet continues to be a big hit on Steam and it works quite well on Desktop Linux but it needs a lot of improvements on Valve's Steam Deck.<p><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/437767513id28099gol.jpg" alt />.</p><p>Read the full article on <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/where-winds-meet-devs-plan-improved-steam-deck-support/">GamingOnLinux</a>.</p> https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/essentially-war-sails-is-a-large-mod-mount-blade-ii-bannerlord-devs-on-delaying-leaving-port-and-why-custom-naval-battles-were-a-late-addition 2025-11-27T16:04:22.000Z

<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Mount_%26_Blade_II_Bannerlord_War_Sails_Screenshot_01-(1).png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Earlier this year, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/mount-blade-ii-bannerlord">Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord</a>'s War Sails naval expansion had its <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/reschedule-those-sailing-lessons-as-mount-blade-2-bannerlords-war-sails-dlc-has-been-delayed">release pushed back</a> from June 17th to November 26th. You can <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/marauding-medieval-masses-mash-together-beneath-the-mainsail-in-mount-blade-ii-bannerlord-war-sails">give it a go</a> right now if you fancy, so it obviously made that second date. Prior to the DLC dropping, I chatted with Bannerlord senior producer Falk Engel about what went into the decision to ditch the initial summer date, and why custom naval battles were <a href="https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?threads/war-sails-q-a-4.467565/">only confirmed</a> to be arriving with its launch quite late in the day.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/essentially-war-sails-is-a-large-mod-mount-blade-ii-bannerlord-devs-on-delaying-leaving-port-and-why-custom-naval-battles-were-a-late-addition">Read more</a></p> https://irreal.org/blog/?p=13436 2025-11-27T15:49:56.000Z

<p> Here in the United States it&rsquo;s Thanksgiving and I&rsquo;m celebrating with (part of) my family. Therefore, there will be no Irreal post today except to wish those of you in the US. and elsewhere that Thanksgiving is celebrated a happy Turkey Day. Let&rsquo;s all be grateful for blessings we&rsquo;ve been given and reflect on them.</p> https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-big-brains-behind-timesplitters-and-goldeneye-are-breaking-into-the-balatro-business-with-beyond-words 2025-11-27T15:42:17.000Z

<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Beyond-Words.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Original TimeSplitters and GoldenEye developers David Doak and Steve Ellis have reunited to make - oh, those scalliwags, you're going to love this - a <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-roguelike-games-pc">roguelike</a> word puzzler called <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/beyond-words">Beyond Words</a>, which is being billed as "<a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/balatro">Balatro</a> meets Scrabble".</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-big-brains-behind-timesplitters-and-goldeneye-are-breaking-into-the-balatro-business-with-beyond-words">Read more</a></p> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/nightdive-studios-present-a-blood-refreshed-supply-deep-dive-in-a-new-video/ 2025-11-27T15:01:05.000Z

Want to know more about the upcoming Blood: Refreshed Supply? You're in luck as we have a fresh developer video from Nightdive Studios.<p><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/274593964id28098gol.jpg" alt />.</p><p>Read the full article on <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/nightdive-studios-present-a-blood-refreshed-supply-deep-dive-in-a-new-video/">GamingOnLinux</a>.</p> https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/arc-raiders-update-140-takes-aim-at-locked-room-exploits-and-item-swap-induced-rapid-fire 2025-11-27T14:42:21.000Z

<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-beta-arc-raiders-name-censorship-error-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>You! Stop trying to break in! Also, while you're at it, stop using quick use item swapping to shoot me faster than you'd otherwise be able to! All of that is yelled by <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/arc-raiders">Arc Raiders</a>' latest <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/arc-raiders-latest-update-nerfs-an-overperforming-pistol-rebalances-boom-damage-and-also-has-ducks">patch</a>, which sees devs Embark go after a number of pesky exploits and also make piggybacks much less effective.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/arc-raiders-update-140-takes-aim-at-locked-room-exploits-and-item-swap-induced-rapid-fire">Read more</a></p> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/side-effects-is-a-disturbing-pill-popping-roulette-game-out-now/ 2025-11-27T14:41:04.000Z

SIDE EFFECTS from developer Free Lives takes the idea of Buckshot Roulette and puts a brutal pill-popping spin on it.<p><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/1782758096id28097gol.jpg" alt />.</p><p>Read the full article on <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/side-effects-is-a-disturbing-pill-popping-roulette-game-out-now/">GamingOnLinux</a>.</p> https://lwn.net/Articles/1048448/ 2025-11-27T14:36:11.000Z

Security updates have been issued by <b>Debian</b> (kdeconnect, libssh, and samba), <b>Fedora</b> (7zip, docker-buildkit, and docker-buildx), <b>Oracle</b> (bind, buildah, cups, delve and golang, expat, firefox, gimp, go-rpm-macros, haproxy, kernel, lasso, libsoup, libtiff, mingw-expat, openssl, podman, python-kdcproxy, qt5-qt3d, runc, squid, thunderbird, tigervnc, valkey, webkit2gtk3, xorg-x11-server, and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland), <b>SUSE</b> (buildah, cloudflared, containerd, expat, firefox, gnutls, helm, kernel, libxslt, mysql-connector-java, ongres-scram, openbao, openexr, openssh, podman, python311, python312, ruby2.5, rubygem-rack, runc, samba, sssd, tiff, unbound, and yelp), and <b>Ubuntu</b> (edk2, ffmpeg, h2o, python3.13, rust-openssl, and valkey). https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/according-to-epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-game-stores-dont-need-an-ai-label-as-it-will-be-everywhere/ 2025-11-27T13:38:13.000Z

With the increasing amount of games using AI, Epic Game's Tim Sweeney believes the AI messages on stores like Steam make no sense.<p><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/1312862532id28096gol.jpg" alt />.</p><p>Read the full article on <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/according-to-epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-game-stores-dont-need-an-ai-label-as-it-will-be-everywhere/">GamingOnLinux</a>.</p> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/cleared-hot-is-everything-you-could-want-in-a-modern-twin-stick-helicopter-shooter/ 2025-11-27T13:00:20.000Z

Cleared Hot just entered Early Access from developer Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse Software, and it's simply pure joy to blast through it.<p><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/540469365id28095gol.jpg" alt />.</p><p>Read the full article on <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/cleared-hot-is-everything-you-could-want-in-a-modern-twin-stick-helicopter-shooter/">GamingOnLinux</a>.</p> https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cyberpunk-2s-dev-team-is-set-to-double-in-size-by-the-end-of-2027-hopefully-meaning-its-cyberfoundationsll-be-laid-by-then 2025-11-27T12:57:03.000Z

<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/cyberpunk-2077-metro.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/cyberpunk-2077">Cyberpunk 2</a>'s dev team is set to grow substantially over the next couple of years, as CD Projekt ramp up development. While most of their ranks right now are on <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-witcher-4">The Witcher 4</a>, a game that's at least made some public cameos even if it's still sans release date, once 2027 rolls around, Cyberpunk 2 looks like it won't be too far behind.</p> <p>This info comes from the company's latest <a href="https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/wp-content/uploads-en/2025/11/cd-projekt-group-presentation-q3-2025.pdf">financial report</a>, covering the time running from July 1st to September 30th this year.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cyberpunk-2s-dev-team-is-set-to-double-in-size-by-the-end-of-2027-hopefully-meaning-its-cyberfoundationsll-be-laid-by-then">Read more</a></p> https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-block-steam-game-with-queer-art-in-russia-after-state-censor-attacks-it-for-promoting-non-traditional-sexualities 2025-11-27T11:42:23.000Z

<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/queer-chameleon.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Valve have blocked card game <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/flick-solitaire">Flick Solitaire</a> from the Russian version of Steam, after federal censorship body Roskomnadzor contacted the platform holder to order its removal for "promoting non-traditional sexualities". </p> <p>In a letter, Valve have also reproached developers Flick Games for failing "to do your due diligence regarding where your game is allowed to be distributed, and to inform us of any territory where it cannot be". Flick Solitaire is still available in Russia via the iOS and Android storefronts, however, despite Roskomnadzor sending similar notes to Apple and Google. As of writing, Valve appear to be the only platform who have caved to Russian state requests to censor the game.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-block-steam-game-with-queer-art-in-russia-after-state-censor-attacks-it-for-promoting-non-traditional-sexualities">Read more</a></p> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/valve-release-small-proton-experimental-update-for-arc-raiders-uno-and-far-cry-4/ 2025-11-27T11:31:56.000Z

Following on from a bigger Proton Experimental update for Linux / SteamOS last week, a smaller bug-fix update has rolled out for the Windows compatibility tool.<p><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/1225603972id28094gol.jpg" alt />.</p><p>Read the full article on <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/valve-release-small-proton-experimental-update-for-arc-raiders-uno-and-far-cry-4/">GamingOnLinux</a>.</p> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/cleaning-with-friends-on-the-go-powerwash-simulator-2-is-now-steam-deck-verified/ 2025-11-27T11:07:15.000Z

After releasing back in October, PowerWash Simulator 2 has been positively received by players and is now Steam Deck Verified.<p><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/105673941id28093gol.jpg" alt />.</p><p>Read the full article on <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/cleaning-with-friends-on-the-go-powerwash-simulator-2-is-now-steam-deck-verified/">GamingOnLinux</a>.</p> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-excellent-yet-another-zombie-survivors-is-finally-steam-deck-verified/ 2025-11-27T10:40:52.000Z

Yet Another Zombie Survivors is one of the best suvivor-likes for its mixture of great action and fun features, and it's finally Steam Deck Verified.<p><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/1850459704id28092gol.jpg" alt />.</p><p>Read the full article on <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-excellent-yet-another-zombie-survivors-is-finally-steam-deck-verified/">GamingOnLinux</a>.</p> https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcrafts-midnight-expansion-releases-in-march-bringing-voidstorm-plague-on-all-the-new-houses 2025-11-27T10:08:00.000Z

<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/world-of-warcraft-midnight-expansion-release-date-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/world-of-warcraft">World of Warcraft</a>'s Midnight expansion finally has a full release date. It'll arrive on March 2nd, 2026, setting in stone the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-player-housing-hits-early-access-this-december-but-only-for-midnight-expansion-pre-orderers">new player housing</a> that's debuting in early access this December and bringing forth the bunch of other changes planned alongside its main invasion storyline.</p> <p>That list of changes includes the introduction of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-will-get-a-new-premium-currency-alongside-midnight-for-no-obvious-good-reason-at-all">a new premium currency</a> call Hearthsteel, which you'll need top use to buy a "small fraction" of the house-related bits and bobs being added in with Midnight. Why? Reasons, Blizzard have said.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcrafts-midnight-expansion-releases-in-march-bringing-voidstorm-plague-on-all-the-new-houses">Read more</a></p> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/death-stranding-2-looks-set-for-a-pc-release-hopefully-sometime-soon/ 2025-11-27T09:43:00.000Z

FINALLY. We can see that Death Stranding 2 is coming to PC thanks to a leak from a ratings board.<p><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/1521146646id28091gol.jpg" alt />.</p><p>Read the full article on <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/death-stranding-2-looks-set-for-a-pc-release-hopefully-sometime-soon/">GamingOnLinux</a>.</p>