Tag: Bird view / Isometric

EA Sports FC 25 Team of the Year voting is open, so you can spend hours picking a right back, then give up and chuck middle-aged Ronaldo and Messi up front

EA Sports FC 25…

It’s that time of year again. Voting for EA Sports FC 25‘s Team of the Year is now open,…
What we’ve been playing – “She didn’t say anything, but I saw that she saw”

What we’ve been playing…

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we’ve been playing.…
2025 will be a make-or-break year for triple-A video games as we know them

2025 will be a…

Cast your eyes across the 2025 video game release schedule and you might notice a bit of a trend.…
A must-play JRPG is back on the Nintendo Switch after a short leave of absence

A must-play JRPG is…

A very, very good JRPG is back on the Nintendo Switch e-shop after a brief absence. That means you,…
Blizzard to take “a somewhat different approach” to level-scaling in Diablo 5, suggesting more influence from Diablo 2 than Diablo 4

Blizzard to take “a…

Blizzard has hinted at yet another core mechanic in Diablo 5 seemingly inspired by Diablo 2. Notably, the in-development…
Age of Empires studio World’s Edge reportedly lost “nearly half” of its staff during yesterday’s Xbox cuts and move to Activision

Age of Empires studio…

Yesterday’s Xbox cuts saw organisational restructuring that moved Age of Empires studio World’s Edge under Activision’s control. The initial…
If you can put Balatro down for half a second, the lead dev behind it has recommended some other stunning indies with a very low-key awards ceremony of their own

If you can put…

Balatro is obviously one of the best games from 2024, and now the dev behind it has shared what…
“This is why I tell people to vote with their dollars” – Fallout co-creator Tim Cain on “violence as the default” in triple-A RPGs

“This is why I…

Generally most of the best selling games these days have some amount of violence in them, and if you…
Star Wars Zero Company finds success in passing 1m sales, so can the furloughed development team be reinstated and paid now?

Star Wars Zero Company…

Star Wars Zero Company, the XCOM-like turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor, appears to have been a success, selling…
Balatro dev shares an excellent list of his favourite indie games of 2024

Balatro dev shares an…

Balatro may have swept the awards this year – including securing a place on our 50 best games of…