Tag: games

‘You can have the loot

‘You can have the…

For a permanently PvP-enabled zone, the Topside in Arc Raiders is surprisingly peaceful. Since launch, players—especially those in the…
Sorry, Fallout fans, but Obsidian isn’t really interested in making New Vegas 2: After years of working on other people’s games, the studio is finding ‘joy’ in doing its own thing

Sorry, Fallout fans, but…

2025 was a very big year for Obsidian, which released not just one but two major RPGs, Avowed and…
6 years after the original, Planet Zoo 2 is finally happening and may be out next year

6 years after the…

The zookeeping sim Planet Zoo launched six years ago today, and it was pretty good: “Another strong (yet stressful)…
An extremely distracting horse forced Koei Tecmo to crop a game’s box art before release, artist says: ‘People’s eyes were drawn to the horse rather than the character’

An extremely distracting horse…

For the professional artist, sacrifice is a constant companion. Their work—however beautiful—has to fit a client’s needs or a…
Our national nightmare is over: Battlefield 6 challenges just got 100 times easier

Our national nightmare is…

I’m a sucker for a strong progression system, and between account level unlocks, weapon levels, mastery camos, and assignments,…
How to complete A Lay of the Land in Arc Raiders

How to complete A…

An abandoned space-age facility may seem cool, but Spaceport is the most terrifying map for me in Arc Raiders,…
Counter-Strike 2 has a fancy new feature that makes demo playbacks ‘match the player’s original experience much more closely’

Counter-Strike 2 has a…

In Counter-Strike 2, milliseconds matter. The tiniest time-slice can be the difference between virtual life and virtual death, so…
This week, Blizzcon 2026 tickets go on sale almost a year in advance—so what exactly is Blizzard going to bring?

This week, Blizzcon 2026…

Speaking as a recovering WoW teen, Blizzcon used to have a sort of mystical promise: It was a sort-of…
Rockstar co-founder moved to New York to help create GTA, in part, because he got chased by a guy with a machete: ‘I thought—this is not good—and I ran off’

Rockstar co-founder moved to…

Rockstar’s co-founder and writer, Dan Houser, has led a… uh, colourful life—moving to New York in 1998, he’d go…
MindsEye loses its free-roam mode, gains a dodge roll, and rebrands itself as ‘Powered by Arcadia’ whatever that means

MindsEye loses its free-roam…

“Open world game that doesn’t need or particularly want to be an open world game” feels like a niche…