Tag: games

Blizzard reinvented Diablo 4 by listening to what players want, but not by doing everything they suggested

Blizzard reinvented Diablo 4…

Diablo 4 finally has it figured out. Although it was received positively on release, players turned on it as…
I played a popular new social fishing game on Steam and ended up blowing all my fish earnings on scratch-off lotto tickets

I played a popular…

Alone in a chilly, ultra-sterile Santa Monica hotel room last week, the ocean to one side of me and…
’90s action horror game Undeadline is the quintessential Halloween shmup: Brains, beauty, blood, and a nice thick slice of cheese

’90s action horror game…

Pasokon Retro is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist…
How to beat Zekvir’s Lair in World of Warcraft: The War Within

How to beat Zekvir’s…

Zekvir’s Lair is a delve in World of Warcraft: The War Within with one of the most difficult pieces…
Larian’s head writer has a simple answer for how AI-generated text helps development: ‘It doesn’t,’ thanks to its best output being ‘a 3/10 at best’ worse than his worst drafts

Larian’s head writer has…

In its big Divinity AMA yesterday, Larian clarified its use of generative AI tools in development: No AI art…
Multiplayer focus aside, the Steam Next Fest demo charts reveal the weird unpredictability of PC gaming

Multiplayer focus aside, the…

The millionth Steam Next Fest of the year is coming to an end—don’t worry, it’ll be back before you…
A bag of treats is coming to PC Game Pass this Halloween

A bag of treats…

October is a peak time of year for gaming. No more guilt about evading the sunlight like a mole…
The curse of horde shooter balance: Fans take to Steam in protest as Space Marine 2 gets unpopular patch—devs promise course correction within the week

The curse of horde…

If covering Helldivers 2 this year has taught me anything, it’s that balancing a horde shooter is monstrously hard—starting…
‘I can finally do the thing I wanted to do in every previous game’: Divinity’s head of design teases a new mechanic without saying what it is

‘I can finally do…

While the gory trailer certainly turned heads, we still don’t know much about Larian’s upcoming Divinity game. Even the…
As Netflix’s The Witcher Season 4 loses another star, once again I feel compelled to tap the ‘this no-budget YouTube fan film does the Witcher better’ sign

As Netflix’s The Witcher…

Being candid with you, I checked out of watching Netflix’s The Witcher TV show just a few episodes into…