The Game Awards cop heat for its ‘indie’ finalist DIVE THE DIVER

NEWS THIS WEEK

• Geoff Keighley explains why Dave the Diver has been nominated as an indie game
• Open Letter to The Game Awards
• A Half-Life bug introduced by Windows 2000 just got fixed at last
• Left 4 Dead prototype accidentally released in Counter-Strike update
• Rockstar Confirms GTA 6 Trailer 1 Release Date
• The 25 Most Wanted games, as revealed in PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted | PC Gamer
• Unity caps a turbulent year with layoffs, termination of its Peter Jackson deal
• We asked the Cult of the Lamb developers too many questions about its sex update
• Toge Productions Strengthens Creative Forces with Mojiken Studio Acquisition

RELEASE RADAR

• DISNEY DREAMLIGHT VALLEY - 5 December 2023 - PC, Xbox Series S|X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4|5, Switch
• BORN OF BREAD - 6 December 2023 - PC, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5, Switch
• THE DAY BEFORE - 6 December 2023 - PC, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5
• WARHAMMER 40,000: ROGUE TRADER - 7 December 2023 - PC, Xbox Series S|X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4|5
• AVATAR FRONTIERS OF PANDORA - 7 December 2023 - PC, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5

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