Tag: games

The Finals new season is here, toting permanent team deathmatch and a giant minigun

The Finals new season…

The Finals has experimented a fair bit with its gamemode selection since it came out, ranging from a serviceable…
Nightdive’s remaster of System Shock 2, the peak of immersive sims, finally has a release date

Nightdive’s remaster of System…

Here’s my confession: I think I prefer System Shock 2 to Deus Ex. Not that I don’t love JC…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has convinced me that Ubisoft will never make a good RPG

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has…

Assassin’s Creed made the jump from sneaky action sandboxes to full-fledged RPGs a long time ago, and at first…
All Assassin’s Creed Shadows Twitch Drops and how to get them

All Assassin’s Creed Shadows…

The Assassin’s Creed Shadows Twitch Drops event gives you the opportunity to earn exclusive in-game gear for free. All…
Helldivers 2 CCO Johan Pilestedt says the industry’s got it backwards by putting features over fundamentals: ‘We talk way too little about the core philosophy’

Helldivers 2 CCO Johan…

Helldivers 2’s runaway popularity last year was, in part, due to just how focused it felt—while other games might…
Balatro’s first demo could be edited with Notepad to unlock the whole game—the solution? ‘Bury it as soon as possible’ with a ‘newer, shinier version’

Balatro’s first demo could…

Balatro, as you might have heard, is a bit of a popular videogame. Just a smidge. Having tidied away…
Today’s Wordle answer for Thursday, March 20

Today’s Wordle answer for…

Not only can we help you win today’s Wordle, we can help you win it exactly the way you…
Inzoi’s attempt to do everything has left it a shallow imitation of The Sims, and I’m not sure it understands what makes those games so special in the first place

Inzoi’s attempt to do…

For a game so insistent on letting me forge my own narrative, Inzoi makes it weirdly difficult to do…
Grab this ridiculously overpowered Yasuke armor as soon as possible in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Grab this ridiculously overpowered…

You ever notice a legendary piece of loot from across the room, lock eyes, and exchange a knowing look…
Balatro’s LocalThunk isn’t ‘trying to pull a Banksy’, he just ‘wanted to be left alone to make his game’

Balatro’s LocalThunk isn’t ‘trying…

Balatro may have started as a small hobby project, but several awards and millions of copies sold later, it’s…