Tag: games

Lana Del Rey might have written a Bond theme for 007 First Light

Lana Del Rey might…

As spotted by ConversationDue8475 on Reddit, Lana Del Rey has registered a song with ASCAP (the American Society of…
A Nintendo DS horror game first pitched as a Silent Hill sequel is coming to Steam

A Nintendo DS horror…

Dementium: The Ward is a cult-classic survival horror game first released on the Nintendo DS in 2007. There weren’t…
If emulating classic DOS games seems like a pain, there’s a DOSBox fork ‘aiming for simplicity and ease of use’, now standalone for the first time

If emulating classic DOS…

Our medium has a rich history that stretches far back into the days of DOS gaming, but the further…
Arc Raiders designer says Marathon’s reception’was a great A/B test’: ‘They made decisions that we didn’t, and vice versa … we could compare and contrast how some of those things shook out’

Arc Raiders designer says…

It might feel like there’s been a shedload of extraction shooters lately, but the genre still seems to crackle…
Shovel Knight dev’s next game doesn’t have a single parry, pulling from Castlevania and Bloodborne instead of Sekiro: ‘Every game has a parry now … even Doom has Dark Souls stuff in it’

Shovel Knight dev’s next…

It’s no secret that parries are en vogue right now—they’ve broken their just containment in character action games and…
26 years later, System Shock 2’s music is a crucial part of its level design, and turning it off is a tragedy

26 years later, System…

The worst thing I’ve ever read was this: “Just make sure you turn the music off before you start.”…
Battlefield 6’s greatest strength is its intensity, and that’s served in spades whether the maps are big or small

Battlefield 6’s greatest strength…

Rory Norris, Guides Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week I was: getting stuck into Battlefield 6, testing out weapons…
‘I’ve never used AI and probably never will’: Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu reckons ‘fluctuations and imperfections’ are what make music satisfying

‘I’ve never used AI…

Celebrated Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu did not mince words when asked about his stance on using generative AI…
‘A glimmer of hope’: What does GTA 6 mean for Red Dead Online?

‘A glimmer of hope’:…

Despite the success of Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online hasn’t quite lived up to its potential since…
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun’s free typing spinoff doubles its wordcount with 3 new levels and over 400 extra phrases

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun’s free…

Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun: Words of Vengeance originally launched as a stopgap/marketing gimmick to coincide with the announcement of Boltgun…