Heroic Games Launcher v2.22 brings library editing, big screen console mode improvements https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/heroic-games-launcher-v2-22-brings-library-editing-big-screen-console-mode-improvements/

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I Remembered a conversation last year about eventually trying #Hades2 after sinking HELLA hours into #Hades 1 and completing the game on Heat 16 or 17.

After clearing H2 for the first time today i don't see myself spending much time w/ it.

It feels different, not better than H1: Omega attacks are welcome but the boons and weapons feel less cool/fun (with the exception of the greataxe. The greataxe is so fun it makes the other weapons feel disappointing). The mirror vs arcana is another example of "different" not better. The witchy vibe doesn't do anything for me. The casting circle makes sense, I just don't enjoy it as much.

I'm never pressed about the story of a Supergiant game, but I don't like the supporting cast of this game as much as H1. Nothing's clicking.

I recognize the allure of this and H1 is understanding the system well enough that you can clear the game with any weapon and arcana and form a workable build as you go. So far I don't enjoy enough of what the game offers to master it. In fighting game terms, I don't wanna play much of the roster, and this is a game that expects you to eventually do that.

Supergiant makes tight isometric action games with interlocking systems and dynamics and high levels of player expression. Mechanically, I love their games. The feel like the closest to that thrill and allure of a good soulslike, but in 2D.

Some people love the music or atmosphere in their games too. I'm not one of them. But I can understand why they've never made a sequel till now.

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Take-Two CEO says the original Borderlands' art style overhaul cost a year of dev time and $50 million: 'Had we not done that, Borderlands wouldn't have been a hit'

Borderlands' distinct comic book aesthetic was the result of a last-minute bet.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/take-two-ceo-says-the-original-borderlands-art-style-overhaul-cost-a-year-of-dev-time-and-usd50-million-had-we-not-done-that-borderlands-wouldnt-have-been-a-hit/

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🎮 Steam week in review: metroidvanias are still coming thick and fast, but has the world moved on?

All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending May 17.

📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer
🔗 Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-metroidvanias-are-still-coming-thick-and-fast-but-has-the-world-moved-on/

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Steam week in review: metroidvanias are still coming thick and fast, but has the world moved on?

All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending May 17.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-metroidvanias-are-still-coming-thick-and-fast-but-has-the-world-moved-on/

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🎁 Gaming freebie: Epic Games Mobile - Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

🏪 Store: Epic Games

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🎁 Gaming freebie: Epic Games - Devil's Island

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💎 Gaming reward: Hearthstone

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⏰ Ends: 5h

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🎁 Gaming freebie: PSA - Survival: Fountain of Youth (Amazon Games), 60 Minutes to Extinction: Escape Room (GOG), Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse (EGS) are complimentary with Amazon Prime

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