Tag: exploration

“We don’t need to demonise it” – actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out “authentic” experiences

“We don’t need to…

Troy Baker, one of the most well known actors working in video games, believes generative AI could have a…
Xbox’s PS5 Pro Pickle, or how Xbox might lose even more of its audience without a new console soon

Xbox’s PS5 Pro Pickle,…

I’m all over the place when it comes to my thoughts on Sony’s PS5 Pro. I want one, but…
Don’t Nod bets on Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, as multiple projects fail to meet expectations

Don’t Nod bets on…

Don’t Nod has high hopes for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, after Jusant and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden…
Caravan SandWitch is a frictionless off-road jaunt which would’ve been better off as a linear experience

Caravan SandWitch is a…

Caravan SandWitch prides itself in being a “narrative-driven exploration adventure,” but what happens when the world that I should…
2025 Steam Award winners announced, and the player-voted results are a little surprising

2025 Steam Award winners…

43.8 million player votes later, the winners of the 2025 Steam Awards have been announced, with Hollow Knight: Silksong…
Periphery Synthetic is playable by sound alone – is it the next step in accessibility for the blind and visually impaired?

Periphery Synthetic is playable…

Close your eyes. It’s an exercise we’ve all tried: navigating through touch, memory, and educated guesses. Invariably, we panic…
Annapurna Interactive reportedly sees exodus of “entire” staff as negotiations break down

Annapurna Interactive reportedly sees…

Annapurna Interactive – the video game publisher behind the acclaimed likes of Outer Wilds, What Remains of Edith Finch,…
Caravan SandWitch review – sci-fi that benefits from the power of a real place

Caravan SandWitch review –…

I spent a good part of this morning trying to remember the precise artwork that Sauge, the heroine of…
Renowned FPS developer MachineGames de-emphasized guns for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle because the fedora-wearer is mostly just “a somewhat clumsy archeologist”

Renowned FPS developer MachineGames…

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle might be first-person, but that doesn’t mean MachineGames is making it an outright…
Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition physical PS5 discs will be reprinted after all

Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition…

In a change to a previous statement, Annapurna Interactive says it will be “reprinting” Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition on…