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'The mid-2000s was the golden era of first-person shooters': David Szymanski, creator of Dusk and Iron Lung, discusses the games on his PC

The New Blood dev guides us through the games in his Steam library.

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I've found my perfect summer game: A stomach-churning horror story about Czech train conductors built over a bafflingly deep simulation of a fictional subway

Rancid vibes only.

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Iron Lung and Dusk creator says using generative AI in games is great if you want "a big neon sign for your audience that says 'I don't give a f***'"

"Right now I see it as a complicated machine for generating subpar stock photos, buggy code"

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I picked out 31 must-play games going for $5 or less in the Steam Summer Sale

'Bout a hundo if you want them all.

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Why so many game developers don't want to use generative AI

With credits ranging from Dispatch and Marvel Rivals to Uncharted and Dragon Age, over 30 devs share their thoughts on gen AI

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Markiplier's horror smash hit Iron Lung is streaming soon — here's when you can watch it at home

Iron Lung is coming to streaming four months after it was released in theaters.

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Zelda: Twilight Princess PC port forced to change its name, and for once Nintendo has nothing to do with it

Beloved FPS Dusk does have a claim on the name, after all

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DLSS 5 Controversy Explodes: New Blood CEO Calls for Nvidia Boycott Over AI 'Slop Filter' in Gaming Graphics

Game developers are criticizing Nvidia's DLSS 5 AI upscaling, sparking boycott calls over claims it alters visuals and threatens artistic control in gaming.

Player One

'Cripple their sales, tank their stock price. Stop collaborating with them as developers': New Blood CEO on fighting against DLSS 5

DLSS 5 has unleashed a fiery debate among game developers.

PC Gamer

As Crimson Desert becomes the latest game to see AI art slip through the cracks, Mewgenics co-creator says concept art is "one of the worst" places to use it: "That's where you want to be the most creative"

While the Iron Lung creator says "I'm still going to enter the AI future kicking and screaming. I don't care if it's an inevitability or not."

GamesRadar

Iron Lung's box-office success "is a win for YouTubers", says Markiplier: "The more this happens, the more normalised it becomes"

The independently-produced horror movie has pulled in over $47 million worldwide

Total Film

Iron Lung was a flop with Rotten Tomatoes critics — but its $21M box office debut is a huge win for independent horror

Markiplier's directorial debut has proved that audiences have an appetite for independent horror

TechRadar

"What the f***" is Markiplier's Iron Lung movie doing earning $8.9 million in one night, wonders Iron Lung dev

Call it the reverse Return to Silent Hill effect

Total Film

'What the f**k': Iron Lung creator puzzled as Markiplier's film adaptation quadruples its budget in one day, beating out Melania and Send Help at the box office

So, when's the Chop Goblins movie?

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What We Know About Markiplier's Iron Lung: YouTuber's Low-Budget Film Could Destroy Studio Power Forever

Markiplier's self-financed horror film Iron Lung is heading to 2,500 theatres worldwide.

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25 great Steam games you probably missed in 2025⁠—from freebies to $40

Too many games.

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A hit indie dev LONG missing from Xbox now pledges multiple games — also with Xbox Play anywhere

Dusk is finally coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Ally, with 4K visuals, 120 FPS, and New Blood Interactive’s full Xbox Play Anywhere support.

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Most players 'know next to nothing about how games are made': New Blood devs sound off on gamedev misconceptions

It's now easier than ever to make "broad incorrect assumptions" about how games work.

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Butcher's Creek is a short, sweet and brutal FPS video nasty from the maker of Dusk

Get naked and start a fight.

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10 essential boomer shooters that every FPS fan should play

Welcome back to the realm of keycards, spinning powerups and gibs.

PC Gamer

The creator of Dusk and Iron Lung is making a gruesome but surprisingly funny horror game about beating killer cultists with lead pipes and 2x4s

Like Condemned by way of Deliverance.

GamesRadar

Those PS1 Harry Potter games that have been memed for the last 20 years are getting an indie spiritual successor that’s a “complete mess of a game”

Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate comes from the Szymanski brothers

PC Gamer

'10 years ago, we were just a couple of friends in my apartment trying to figure out what we wanted to do:' the studio at the heart of the boomer shooter boom reflects on its first decade

'One thing I can say is work with your friends and treat them like they're your friends'

PC Gamer

'F*** it, let's go all the way with this:' How a side project for Dusk snowballed into a complete overhaul of the beloved boomer shooter's visuals

One dedicated fan saw their mod work turn into a full gamedev job at New Blood.

GamesRadar

Indie dev behind beloved horror-comedy mashup My Friendly Neighborhood says he's had to release some short games to get by while waiting "for funds to come in"

"I'm hoping that these small games will give me a bit more of a fair fight"

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