Tag: games

Indie Game Awards pulls two awards from Clair Obscur over generative AI use: ‘We have a hard stance against gen AI in videogames’

Indie Game Awards pulls…

It’s been a hell of an award season for the year’s most talked about RPG, but two of its…
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail’s 7

Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail’s…

One of the big-bill selling points of Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail—which just released in early access this morning—was its…
I’m now hooked on Starfield, and it’s all thanks to its recent game-changing upgrade

I’m now hooked on…

I tried to like Starfield when it first launched, I really did. I'd enjoyed all of Bethesda's past RPGs…
Elden Ring Nightreign is a deeply flawed multiplayer game I’ve spent over 250 hours in this year

Elden Ring Nightreign is…

Personal Pick (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2025, each member of…
Aloft is a stunning skybound survival game that’s soaring towards Early Access

Aloft is a stunning…

Survival games are great at making small achievements feel like big ones; building your first hunting shelter, surviving the…
Shadow of the Erdtree shows that modern FromSoft’s concept of ‘a challenge’ relies too heavily on boss fights

Shadow of the Erdtree…

It took me 10 hours in the Land of Shadow before I begrudgingly faced the Dancing Lion. That 10…
Dishonored co-creator says it was ‘a shock’ when Microsoft closed Arkane Austin after Redfall’s release: ‘We were working on something really cool’

Dishonored co-creator says it…

Arkane Austin is far from the only studio that Microsoft—in its push to post 30% profit margins year upon…
The best deals in the 2024 Steam Summer Sale

The best deals in…

Valve has officially declared it beach season, which means two things: Everybody's free to wear sunscreen, and the Steam…
Today’s Wordle answer for Friday, June 28

Today’s Wordle answer for…

Tackle today's Wordle at your own pace. In a hurry and eager to see the answer to Friday's puzzle?…
Quake’s third Brutalist Jam now has a whopping 75 maps, and its organiser is working on a hub to stitch them all together: ‘this is going to be an insane challenge’

Quake’s third Brutalist Jam…

For the last four years, the hottest mapping event in the retro FPS scene has been the Quake Brutalist…