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Between Ara History Untold, Millennia, Cities Skylines 2, Civilization 7, and Total War Pharaoh, there are a lot of new strategy and management sims on the way. Solium Infernum seems different from all of them. A combination of Civ, Doom, and – according to its developer – a bit of Dark Souls, Solium casts you as one of several archfiends vying for control of the infernal throne after the sudden disappearance of Lucifer. Military might is important, but the key to victory in Solium is bureaucracy, politics, psychology, and manipulation. Imagine navigating the back-biting, gossiping, and fickle cliques of high school, but while simultaneously fighting a blood feud in the lowest reaches of damnation. After a lot of anticipation, we’ve finally had the chance to play Solium. Even better, you can, too, thanks to a huge new demo now available via Steam Next Fest.

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In the latest in a string of whirlwind layoffs in the games-and-games-adjacent industry, it appears there has been another round of layoffs at Twitch, according to Today Off Stream’s Zach Bussey via Twitter. 

Twitch has laid off employees for the second time this year.

Cities Skylines 2 preload is already available, with the Colossal Order sequel ready for a pre-emptive install right now thanks to Game Pass. Though it is still unclear whether Cities Skylines 2 Steam players can preload the city builder, with launch date on its way it’s possible that CS2 preload will also be shortly available on the Valve storefront, too. Here’s how to preload Cities Skylines 2, as well as the Cities Skylines 2 preload size on PC.

Fountain, a provider of hiring automation software for frontline workforces, considers India as one of the "big hubs" in this space, a top company official said. The company is present in the US, UK, France, Germany as well as in South Africa, India, New Zealand and a few other countries. "The big hubs are India, UK and France," Founder and CEO of the company Sean Behr told PTI. "Fountain focuses exclusively on the blue collar and gray collar workforce. A vast majority of people ... don't ...do PowerPoint or Excel, they do things on the frontlines of our economy," Behr said, adding that hiring and retaining workers in the blue and grey collar economy has never been more difficult.

Hello! Welcome to the 297th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! This week we ask if it's too late to get started in professions and how to use Craftsim to find profitable items. We also discuss the changing landscape of gold making and how expectations have changed and what you would do to make enough gold for the expansion? My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!

Harvard and BCG expose the dual nature of AI's influence in the workplace; Man imprisoned for generating numerous inappropriate children Images using AI; Strategists predict AI will ensure US economic supremacy over China - this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

After laying off almost 900 employees, Epic Games has announced an expansion to the Fortnite V-Buck «pricing alignment», citing vague financial factors like «inflation and currency fluctuations». The price of Fortnite's premium currency is set to rise in various international markets, including the world's largest.

Gaming has swiftly risen to become as much of a spectator sport as it is an individual hobby. The rise of YouTube, Twitch and live esports has created a whole economy out of people watching other people play video games. Now Cinemark and Real Good Touring have added a new wrinkle to the formula with their event, The Gamer and the Mouth.

Cyberpunk 2077 marks the end for CD Projekt's REDengine, the in-house technology that it's been building on since 2011's The Witcher 2. Last year, CD Projekt announced that its next Witcher game and other games going forward—including Cyberpunk's sequel, codename Orion—will be developed with Unreal Engine 5.

This Week in Business is our weekly recap column, a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a dash of opinion (sometimes more than a dash) and intended to shed light on various trends. Check every Friday for a new entry.

Counter-Strike 2 has been out for, let's see, less than 24 hours, and already streamers are claiming their own 'world firsts' in nabbing various ridiculously rare and lucrative skins. Take, for example, xQc, who miraculously managed to net himself multiple fantastically unlikely skins worth tens of thousands of dollars on the first day of the game's release.

Epic has revealed that they are raising the prices for Fortnite’s V-Bucks.

Terraformers is a strategy game about surviving Mars, where players must create a colony capable of surviving on the inhospitable Red Planet. Released back on PC in March, it currently enjoys Very Positive reviews on Steam, and it's out now on PS5 and PS4.

The Palia team has a wrapup on their first big event since open beta began in August, Maji Market, along with a patch with new outfits, economic changes, and a whole new marketplace.

Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has revealed the most popular multiclass combinations chosen by players since launch. These choices allow players to mix and match abilities from different classes rather than sticking to a solo progression, where you unlock high-level abilities from a single profession.

Subtlety Rogues have received a fairly substantial rework with the Dragonflight 10.2 PTR. Our Subtlety Writer, fuu, breaks down all the early changes as Blizzard attempts to create more talent options, emphasize cooldowns, and improve resource pacing.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

It is the start of a new era for EA Sports. After almost 30 years of FIFA branded football games, EA has chosen to forge its own path, rebranding its flagship sports game as EA Sports FC 24, and with a new tagline ‘It’s the world’s game.’ When it comes to this new beginning, what has changed? Or is it more like FIFA in a new kit?

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Cities Skylines 2 isn’t far away, but there’s still plenty of opportunity to either experience the amazing, original city builder for the first time, or have a final, celebratory playthrough with all the Cities Skylines DLC packs. Courtesy of a huge new sale, you can get the entire Cities Skylines base game, plus the deluxe edition upgrade and all the major expansions and map packs for $20. The definitive spiritual successor to SimCity, this is the best Cities Skylines deal anywhere, perfect for bagging basically the entirety of CS1 ahead of CS2.

Hello! Welcome to the 296th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! This week we have a great tip for the new Dreamsurge events to get the most out or World Quest gold as well as another deep dive into transmog sales. There is also a major update to the WorthIt addon, a must for solo farmers out there. My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!

It is the start of a new era for EA Sports. After almost 30 years of FIFA branded football games, EA has chosen to forge its own path, rebranding its flagship sports game as EA Sports FC 24, and with a new tagline ‘It’s the world’s game.’ When it comes to this new beginning, what has changed? Or is it more like FIFA in a new kit?

AI Roundup: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announced plans to use AI technology to enhance the efficiency of the state police. On the other hand, US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook suggested that AI has the potential to boost labor productivity, though questions still remain for policymakers. In a separate development, AI is being employed to quicken the process of finding suitable patients for clinical trials, which could potentially saving lives.

Cities Skylines 2 roads are already being overhauled, thanks to addition of roundabouts, better highway ramps, and improved traffic AI that means Cims now use every single lane. There’s one key road-building feature we’ve been missing since Cities Skylines 1, however: the ability to create dedicated turning lanes and to exclude cars from going straight on at intersections. While CS1 allowed for some workarounds, it looks like CS2 is making dedicated turn lanes a simple reality, as Colossal Order shares fresh Cities Skylines 2 gameplay footage.

This Week in Business is our weekly recap column, a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a dash of opinion (sometimes more than a dash) and intended to shed light on various trends. Check every Friday for a new entry.

While we’ve still got a few days until Phantom Liberty drops, we can at least enjoy Cyberpunk 2077‘s immense 2.0 update. Rolling out yesterday, the patch promises something of an overhaul for CD Projekt Red’s dystopian RPG.

Cities Skylines 2 and Crusader Kings publisher Paradox reveals a new, in-depth strategy sim with unique technology, economic, military, and victory mechanics, that’s set to rival the likes of Civilization and Age of Empires. Developed by C Prompt Games, Millenia aims to provide a more flexible, varied, and player-driven long-form strategy experience, where every decision impacts on every other, but you never hit a deadend. Nothing is fixed, everything can be tweaked and customized, and Millenia’s mix of real and alternate history, as well as fantasy and steampunk, means that each game follows a totally different path and style. Speaking exclusively to PCGamesN at Gamescom, C Prompt Games shares all the Millenia details.

Having recently turned 20, Steam continues to be the cornerstone of PC gaming. As well as being one – if not the – first video game digital storefront, the platform is notorious for its sales and events. Next year’s plans are no different.

Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise expansion, Sunbreak, took the top prize at the Japan Game Awards held on Thursday.

Valve has announced its 2024 lineup of sales and festivals, and just check out some of the utterly ridiculous categories those goofy goobers have gone and thunk up.

Visual Concepts continues to provide the most authentic simulation in sports gaming, but the in-game economy is on a fast break to the bottom.

France's radiation watchdog has banned sales of Apple iPhone 12 after tests that it said showed the smartphone breached European radiation exposure limits. The Agence Nationale des Frequences (ANFR) said on Tuesday the model's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) - a measure of the rate of radiofrequency energy absorbed by the body from a piece of equipment - was higher than legally allowed.

The approach of Digital Public Infrastructure, which has gained global prominence, can also help in the area of climate adaptation and mitigation going forward, Chairman and Co-Founder of Infosys and the founding Chairman of UIDAI, Nandan Nilekani said on Sunday.

IBM is one of the oldest tech companies around and it had made its name well before the likes of Apple and Google rose to fame. Leading IBM is CEO Arvind Krishna, who is of Indian origin. Now, with artificial intelligence grabbing the attention of policy-makers, entrepreneurs to the common man, Krishna made some telling points.