Tag: games

Former Age of Empires 2 dev claims Microsoft demanded its first expansion should have a Korean faction, because ‘Starcraft sold 3 million copies in Korea’

Former Age of Empires…

Age of Empires 2 fans are no strangers to the game receiving new factions. The Definitive Edition’s curators, Forgotten…
Chaotic courier sim Deliver At All Costs will crash through your letterbox this May, and its latest trailer is even weirder than I expected

Chaotic courier sim Deliver…

After more than four years of development, the slapstick driving sim Deliver At All Costs finally has a release…
I played the lost videogame sequel to 1984, and came away more nostalgic than ever for gaming’s awkward adolescence in 1999

I played the lost…

The year is 1984. The game, also, is 1984. The book it’s based on? 1984. The year it came…
A bizarre mod that adds human poop to Skyrim led me on an enlightening journey into Viking sanitation: ‘Your world will certainly be more immersive, but it will also certainly smell worse’

A bizarre mod that…

I’ve played a few Skyrim mods that stank in my time, but none quite like this. Everyone Poops­—Mihail’s Shards…
This upcoming Korean tactical shooter features ‘situational awareness AI’ that reminds me of the uber-smart clones from Monolith’s FEAR

This upcoming Korean tactical…

It doesn’t take much to get me thinking about Monolith’s classic FPS FEAR, but it’s barely left my thoughts…
Today’s Wordle answer for Saturday, March 22

Today’s Wordle answer for…

Have yourself a relaxing Wordle weekend. Brush up on your letter-finding technique with our general tips. Use our March…
The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: ‘Some companies are going to tank’ if they guess wrong, says analyst

The specter of a…

The near future plans of many game studios depend on whether or not Grand Theft Auto 6 actually releases…
Somebody finally figured out casual Counter-Strike

Somebody finally figured out…

If somebody asked me how to make Counter-Strike 2 more casual while still keeping its signature trappings—bomb sites, economy,…
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide’s getting a new roguelite wave defense mode that sounds a whole lot like a souped-up take on Killing Floor

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide’s getting…

Fatshark has done a fair bit of fooling around with Darktide’s format offerings lately, with the recent Havoc mode…
‘Players don’t explore’: former Grand Theft Auto 6 and Red Dead Online designer lays out the perils of ‘open world fatigue’

‘Players don’t explore’: former…

So there I am playing a game with a big, beautiful open world. It’s got lovely scenery and eye-catching…