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The Sunday Papers
Rock Paper Shotgun's weekly round-up of good writing about games, and not about games.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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What's on your bookshelf: Santa Ragione co-founder and Saturnalia director Pietro Righi Riva
Hello reader who is also a reader! Today marks the sad and glorious return of Booked for the Week, our reliably irregul…
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December 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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What should you get for your Steam Deck? Here's a freshly updated suggest-o-thon of games that make suitable portable companions:
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Embark dishes on all the goodies you'll get in Arc Raiders if you choose to prestige later this month
Arc Raiders' Expedition Project kicks off later this month, giving you the option to completely reset your progress, in exchange for a few bonuses.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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About Fishing is a game about eating curly fries with your grandpa and yes, fishing, until it isn't
The latest game from the dev behind Arctic Eggs is just as odd, and just as alluring.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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As Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids gears up for release next week, its devs , sort of, delay its 1.0 release date
You don't have all that long to wait for Pather of Exile 2's next big update, but you will have to wait a while longer for the game's full release.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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In true roguelike fashion, Slay the Spire 2 is only being made because of a 50/50 coin flip
If a coin flip had landed in a different way, it turns out we wouldn't be looking forward to Slay the Spire 2 releasing next year.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Romeo is a Dead Man sets its outlandish sights on a February 2026 release date
Grasshopper Manufacture's first all-new game in a decade finally has a release date you don't have to wait long for.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Netflix to buy Warner Bros for $82.7 billion, including the creators of Batman Arkham, Mortal Kombat and Mad Max
Warner Bros are to be bought for billions in a deal that includes Rocksteady, NetherRealm and Avalanche.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Breaking Horses: the thrill of going off-map
Glitching out of the map in Horses is in many ways a more appropriate ending than finishing the story.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Fallout co-creator Tim Cain's rejoined Obsidian full-time to work on a mystery game, but plans to keep his YouTube chats going
Original Fallout co-creator Tim Cain has announced that he's rejoined Obsidian full-time to work on a game he can't talk about yet.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Update: Postal: Bullet Paradise devs Goonswarm have denied accusations that they used generative AI to develop the game... and also announced that they are closing down. www.rockpapershotgun.com/publisher-re...
Publisher reveals and immediately cancels new Postal game after fans accuse it of using AI generation
Postal: Bullet Paradise has been cancelled by publishers Running With Scissors over claims that devs Goonswarm have used generative AI tools.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Update: All of Skyblivion's department heads were consulted on the script outlining the state of the project, according to the mod's comms lead
December 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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The final 20 games have been revealed in our 100 best PC games of all time.
The 100 best PC games of all time in 2025
We've tirelessly picked through every PC game ever released and collected the best of them all in one list. Definitely definitive, no takebacks.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Publisher reveals and immediately cancels new Postal game after fans accuse it of using AI generation
Postal: Bullet Paradise has been cancelled by publishers Running With Scissors over claims that devs Goonswarm have used generative AI tools.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Don't assume Skyblivion is getting spellcrafting, says UI lead who claims they weren't consulted on delay video
Skyblivion's UI lead has emphasised that the mod's not guaranteed to have spellcrafting added to it, also suggesting they weren't privy to a recent delay video.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Don't look too closely at the best puzzle game of 2025
Kaizen: A Factory Story is a fusion of theme and mechanics and one of the best puzzle games in 2025.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Samson, a gritty driveabrawler about duffing up dudes and drifting to defeat daily debt spikes, drops in 2026
Samson, a game about brawling and racing your way out of debt from former Just Cause devs at Liquid Swords, releases in early 2026.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Years after toxic workplace allegations, Fullbright's next game asks you to chat it up in a hot spring
Steve Gaynor, previously accused of toxic workplace behaviour, appears to be solo deving on this one.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Sable creative director's new studio Eteo are aiming to release their first game in 2027, and have a newsletter starting next year
Sable creative director Gregorios Kythreotis has announced he's heading up a new studio called Eteo, who are aiming to release their first game around 2027.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Dawn of War 4 Warhammers out a fresh trailer, introducing the Dark Angels and teasing a playable Primarch
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4's latest trailer has introduced the Dark Angels as a playable faction and teased getting into the shoes of a Primarch.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Neath, the Rogue Legacy devs' RPG set in an "irradiated, inverted tower" warped by godly whims, arrives 2026
Neath, a roguelike tactical RPG from Rogue Legacy devs Cellar Door Games, has been announced for 2026.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Hello Sunshine aims to be the world's best and most poignant escort quest
Red Thread's latest project is a survival game with a huge caretaker bot stomping through it, dragging you inexorably in its shadow.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Carmageddon: Rogue Shift puts a roguelitey twist on the series' classic wheeled warfare, will start bending fenders in early 2026
Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, a roguelite take on the classic car combat series, releases in early 2026.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Hooded Horse reveal Substructure, a factory sim from a top Factorio modder in which you excavate the layers of a rogue planet
Substructure is the latest factory game signing from Manor Lords publishers Hooded Horse.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM