Still hoping to snag a Steam Controller after it sold out? You'll have to literally join a queue to get one

Been a bit of a week for the Steam Controller, 'ey? It launched earlier this week sans console, only for Valve and everyone else to find that it pretty much immediately sold out. Tech scarcity? Who could have seen that one coming, even for something as simple as a controller! That then resulted in some naughty people flogging them on eBay for at least double the price, but worry not intrepid purchaser, for Valve have shared details on how they plan to dole out the controller going forward.

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The World of Darkness grows bigger with a first look at Hunter: The Reckoning - Deathwish and a Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Rageborn reveal

Lucky you! You've got a look at two World of Darkness games in one today (that's the Vampire: The Masquerade universe, for those asking). First is one we already knew about, Hunter: The Reckoning - Deathwish (is it also a World of Darkness requirement for the secondary subtitle to always be followed by a hyphen?), which received less of a gameplay deep dive and more of a light splash. The second is the reveal of Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Rageborn (see what I mean?), a metroidvania where, as the name suggests, you're a werewolf!

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Who owns the Wizardry RPGs? We do, say both Drecom and Atari as an unusual IP acquisition splits custody of the genre-forming series

Foundational RPG series Wizardry has, over forty years since helping to codify the roleplaying videogame, found itself torn between present-day custodians. Atari announced yesterday that they’d acquired the rights to the first five Wizardry games, as well as "their underlying IP," and said they’d be re-releasing those five on modern platforms. This morning, however, Japanese publishers Drecom – who bought Wizardry’s copyright and trademark rights in 2020 – tXeeted that contrary to certain reports on Atari’s acquisition, it was they who’d continue to own and manage the intellectual property in the future.

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Like fleshy, diaper-wearing cars, infants in The Sims 4 have been "tuned up", making them faster to feed and change, and it's easier to clean up their poop

I've never been into a pediatrician's office to confirm this, but I've always suspected that in the centre of the room there's a concrete trench beneath a metal lift. It just stands to reason that when an infant goes in for a check up, they're plonked down on the metal frame, raised up two or three feet before the doctor goes down into the trench to inspect the baby's fleshy chassis from below. Maxis have only poured petrol on my suspicion thanks to a section in The Sims patch notes titled: 'Infant tuning'.

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Stranger than Heaven, out this winter, sees the Yakuza devs blend Snoop Dogg into a musical adventure/Tojo Clan origin story that looks fascinatingly quirky

Right. So. Stranger Than Heaven, the Like A Dragon/Yakuza devs' hop through different decades of 20th century Japanese history? Snoop Dogg's in it. And, also, it's telling the story of how the Tojo Clan - the famous yakuza group Kazuma Kiryu belongs to - came to be founded. Oh, and it'll have you wandering around town sampling the sounds of brooms sweeping and steam trains chugging so that you can turn these into symphonies, as you plunge headlong into a career in band management.

All of that and more has just been shown off in a fresh look at the game, which is out this winter.

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MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy reportedly lay off around two thirds of 250 remaining staff following release of sabotage mission

MindsEye developers Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) have reportedly laid off around 170 of their remaining 250 staff in yet another round of cuts. The move leaves them with a studio of approximately 80 people following the release of an in-game mission which alludes to the alleged "sabotage" BARB CEO Mark Gerhard claims the game faced around its initial release.

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Dead as Disco is out in early access to fill the Hi-Fi Rush and, weirdly, Batman: Arkham series shaped hole in your heart

At this point in time, even if Tango Gameworks were ultimately saved, there's no telling when we might get a new Hi-Fi Rush game. I'd like it to be soon! That thing is the definition of a perfect 7/10 (I will not be reading any commentary on this oxymoronic statement). Alas, I shall have to continue waiting, but there seems to be a solid entry in the action rhythm genre out today in early access in the form of Dead as Disco.

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