Tag: games

Throwback XCOM successor Xenonauts 2 leaves early access in April, though the developer says the milestone ‘doesn’t mean our work is done’

Throwback XCOM successor Xenonauts…

XCOM 3 may still be nothing more than a glint in Firaxis’ compound eye, but Steam’s digital walk-in freezer…
22 years later, this classic Half-Life zombie survival mod shambles onto Steam with all new features

22 years later, this…

Before Valve reinvented cooperative gaming with Left 4 Dead, there was Zombie Panic! A mod for the original Half-Life,…
Today’s Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 4 (#1507)

Today’s Wordle clues, hints…

Make sure you start the week with a Wordle win. Wait, we can do better than that—win Monday’s puzzle…
I’m celebrating Spring by helping a little frog wake up from hibernation in the cosy puzzle game Walk the Frog

I’m celebrating Spring by…

Oh to be a little frog waking up from a long sleep over the cold dark winter. Climbing out…
Arc Raiders once had jump pads and the Snap Hook made you ‘like Spider-Man’ before its extraction shooter pivot: ‘It was much more heroic’

Arc Raiders once had…

Arc Raiders used to be a much faster game during development—quite literally, as Embark reduced the speed of everything…
Arc Raiders could one day get vehicles, but Embark says no promises: ‘We have prototypes from seven years ago’

Arc Raiders could one…

There’s a well known gaming maxim I just made up that says “All shooters are better with vehicles.” That…
As rumors about new a Witcher 3 expansion continue to swirl, CD Projekt pointedly says it has ‘no plans for additional DLCs or expansions’—for Cyberpunk 2077

As rumors about new…

You may have heard rumors about new Witcher 3 DLC being developed, very quietly and in secret, by CD…
FPS legend John Romero says Wolfenstein 3D was the first game id Software took its time with⁠—a luxurious 4-month development instead of just 2

FPS legend John Romero…

In a recent appearance on Nightdive Studios’ Deep Dive podcast, Doom designer John Romero talked about the ways id…
Starfield’s composer says the game will become ‘legendary’, Todd Howard’s a ‘visionary’, and maybe you ‘were just not ready for it’

Starfield’s composer says the…

Composer Inon Zur has worked on hundreds of games across nearly three decades in the industry, though is perhaps…
Disco Elysium writers marvel at how a game made ‘in a f**king squalid flat’ in Estonia had such a huge impact, and welcomes successors like Esoteric Ebb: ‘We make games, but we also like them’

Disco Elysium writers marvel…

Disco Elysium was a singular experience when it dropped in 2019. There was really just nothing else like it:…