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Facepunch director Alistair McFarlane, who once offered to buy New World from Amazon and faked us out about Rust 2, has left the company

McFarlane says he's lived his dream, but it's time to start tending to other parts of his life.

Facepunch boss Garry Newman shoots down Rust 2 speculation after mysterious Steam page appears: 'Nope'

Facepunch boss Garry Newman shoots down Rust 2 speculation after mysterious Steam page appears: 'Nope'

I thought it might be, but it's not.

Shock, awe, and disbelief as Rust devs confirm Rust 2 Steam teaser is "fake"

Shock, awe, and disbelief as Rust devs confirm Rust 2 Steam teaser is "fake"

Update: Act surprised

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Facepunch is 'talking to people' about a Rust movie: 'We definitely had interest'

The Adventures of John Rust.

Garry Newman says his game creation platform s&box will 'probably' be priced similarly to Garry's Mod

That's great news in the age of $80 games.

'Anyone mad is a cheater:' Players are divided as Rust beefs up anti-cheat with more effective—and invasive—upgrades

Facepunch's COO said the studio expects to make the requirements mandatory at some point.

Facepunch Studios COO says he'll buy New World for $25 million, and he might not be joking: 'We're always looking for new opportunities and we are open to all avenues'

Amazon's fantasy MMO is slated to go away for good in January 2027, unless someone—say, Facepunch COO Alistair McFarlane—rides to the rescue.

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Rust director offers Amazon $25 million to save its dying MMO New World, with Hytale's creator extending support — "Games should never die"

Rust director offers Amazon $25 million to save its dying MMO New World, with Hytale's creator extending support — "Games should never die"

Could Amazon's dying MMO New World be saved? The director of the fan-favorite survival game Rust is offering $25 million to buy the title.

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Amazon to shut New World: Aeternum down on Jan. 31, 2027, Rust lead offered to buy it

Amazon to shut New World: Aeternum down on Jan. 31, 2027, Rust lead offered to buy it

New World: Aeternum will be closing down in a year.

Garry's Mod and Rust studio lead says "games should never die" as Amazon MMO New World prepares to shut down for good, and fans are fully behind the idea of a Hytale-style rescue

Garry's Mod and Rust studio lead says "games should never die" as Amazon MMO New World prepares to shut down for good, and fans are fully behind the idea of a Hytale-style rescue

A $25 million offer could potentially be available

Rust's hotly anticipated naval update is delayed into 2026: 'We took on too much'

Rust's hotly anticipated naval update is delayed into 2026: 'We took on too much'

"The closer we got to release, the less confident and happy we were with the state of it."

SteamOS is so close to greatness — but can Valve finally crack anti‑cheat and remove the biggest barrier holding PC gamers back?

SteamOS is so close to greatness — but can Valve finally crack anti‑cheat and remove the biggest barrier holding PC gamers back?

SteamOS continues to grow, but kernel-level anti-cheat requirements still block major multiplayer games. Valve is working on solutions, yet developers must commit before the platform can fully thrive.

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Rust dev shoots down hopes of playing the hit survival game on Valve's Steam Machine: "There are no plans to support Proton or Linux"

Rust dev shoots down hopes of playing the hit survival game on Valve's Steam Machine: "There are no plans to support Proton or Linux"

Compatibility would open the game to cheaters

Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat'

Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat'

So much for my Steam Machine plans.

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Rust studio COO wants an official Delta Force collab after calling out the game for allegedly stealing assets: "Cinematic is great though, hopefully next time we see a Rust Hazmat in their next season"

"If you wanted to collab, you should have reached out"

Delta Force devs apologise after Facepunch Studios exec accuses them of stealing assets from Rust: 'If you wanted to collab, you should have reached out'

Facepunch spied some suspiciously familiar C4 in Delta Force's most recent trailer.

Rust dev cancels community meetup event following "IRL threat"

"When threats arise, we make their safety #1"

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