Tag: games

After punishing my graphics card with Monster Hunter Wilds, I’ve returned to the rock-solid frame rates of my old hunting grounds: Windows XP

After punishing my graphics…

Pasokon Retro is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist…
Fallout 76’s design director is still defending its original absence of NPCs: ‘At the beginning, we wanted it all to be player-driven’

Fallout 76’s design director…

Fallout 76 has enjoyed a massive turnaround since its launch in 2018. What initially seemed like a folly, stripping…
The 5th highest-rated game on Steam in 2022 is back with a multiplayer sequel

The 5th highest-rated game…

When you think of the best games of 2022, what springs to mind? Elden Ring. Vampire Survivors. Persona 5…
How to prepare for the Puppy Love update in Disney Dreamlight Valley

How to prepare for…

Disney Dreamlight Valley is rolling out its first update for 2026 on February 11—Puppy Love—which will add Lady and…
Pacific Drive developers change their mind: A year after refusing to give it mid-run saves, it’s getting mid-run saves

Pacific Drive developers change…

I like Pacific Drive an awful lot—87 hours into it so far, so says Steam—but there’s one thing about…
Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime’s new company is putting Sea of Thieves-style shenanigans in space with a new crew-based shooter

Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime’s…

After leaving the company in 2019, former Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime announced in 2020 that he’d founded Dreamhaven, a…
The Witcher 4 won’t be out until sometime in 2027 at the soonest, CD Projekt says

The Witcher 4 won’t…

The Witcher 4 doesn’t have a release date yet, although it’s a safe assumption that it remains a long…
After 23 years of making Dwarf Fortress, even its creator is still ‘terrified’ of drowning all his dwarves with aquifers: ‘Part of the problem is we are just not good at videogames’

After 23 years of…

In Dwarf Fortress, aquifers are a scourge. They’re layers of subterranean, water-bearing rock that continually, endlessly leak when breached…
Forget REPO, Monster Hunter Wilds and Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Steam’s current global top seller is an early access game about managing a drug empire

Forget REPO, Monster Hunter…

The last couple of months have been packed with massive games. Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Assassin’s…
Duke Nukem 3D’s upgraded and remastered World Tour Edition may not be perfect, but when it’s this close to free, it’s a no-brainer pick-up

Duke Nukem 3D’s upgraded…

It’s been great to see the legendary FPS Duke Nukem 3D get some love and attention over the last…