Tag: games

Marathon game director leaves Bungie just 4 months after launch: ‘I’ll be heading to something new, somewhere else’

Marathon game director leaves…

Just four months after the release of Marathon, game director Joe Ziegler has announced that he’s leaving the game,…
This roguelike take on Geometry Wars is the best game I’ve played this month, and the latest to become a permanent fixture on my Steam Deck

This roguelike take on…

November has been an absolutely huge month for games, between AAA staples like Call of Duty: Black Ops 7,…
Fatshark celebrates 10 years of rat-bashing by adding one of Vermintide’s ‘most popular’ maps into Vermintide 2, but ‘things are not as before’

Fatshark celebrates 10 years…

Warhammer—End Times: Vermintide celebrated its tenth birthday in October, a fact that makes me painfully aware of how much…
Overwatch stopping work on Stadium may be an even bigger fumble than PvE

Overwatch stopping work on…

When I heard the that Team 4 would be stopping work on Overwatch’s Stadium, I didn’t feel very surprised.…
Classic text adventure Zork is going open source, but I’m side-eyeing Microsoft’s announcement about it hard

Classic text adventure Zork…

Microsoft has made classic text adventures Zork and its sequels open source. The original trilogy (which is actually one…
Battlefield 6 is resurrecting a 20-year-old mode for a Top Gun crossover

Battlefield 6 is resurrecting…

It took nine months, but Battlefield 6 is about to get its most requested feature. Naval warfare returns to…
Bethesda Isn’t Giving Up On Starfield As It Promises New Content In 2027: ‘Starfield Remains An Important Part Of Our Future’

Bethesda Isn’t Giving Up…

As part of Bethesda’s big road map laying out its future, the studio confirmed more Starfield updates are in…
Overwatch’s attempt at bringing back 6v6 feels like a bad compromise—it just doesn’t work

Overwatch’s attempt at bringing…

Ever since Overwatch let the 5v5 cat out of the bag in 2022, it’s spent most of its time…
Mafia: The Old Country’s Free Ride update is out now, replacing its empty open world with an extremely basic one

Mafia: The Old Country’s…

While the Mafia series has always been more about telling a linear story than letting players explore fully-realised open…
GTA Online mimics reality by nerfing payouts after making everything cost more: ‘Prices go up, paychecks go down’

GTA Online mimics reality…

Making money in GTA Online has basically always been a game of whack-a-mole, with players finding the latest and…