Tag: games

Disco Elysium writers marvel at how a game made ‘in a f**king squalid flat’ in Estonia had such a huge impact, and welcomes successors like Esoteric Ebb: ‘We make games, but we also like them’

Disco Elysium writers marvel…

Disco Elysium was a singular experience when it dropped in 2019. There was really just nothing else like it:…
Should you eat the Byrdonis Egg in Slay the Spire 2?

Should you eat the…

When you come across the Byrdonis Egg in Slay the Spire 2 for the first time, it’s a little…
How to beat the Doormaker boss in Slay the Spire 2

How to beat the…

The Doormaker in Slay the Spire 2 is a multi-stage boss fight in Act Three that’s pretty frustrating to…
Skyblivion’s first major dev update since Oblivion Remastered makes its case as more of a full remake⁠—including a mega dungeon based off a legendary bit of cut content

Skyblivion’s first major dev…

The developers of the Skyblivion remake mod for Skyrim have just released their first major development update since the…
Baby Steps’ designers trolled players by placing stacks of cans at the top of ‘plausible’ climbing challenges they didn’t even bother testing, and players managed to climb them all—except one

Baby Steps’ designers trolled…

There is a style of game design built around rigorous playtesting and polish, aiming to smoothly guide the player…
Baby Steps’ designers trolled players by placing stacks of cans at the top of ‘plausible’ climbing challenges they didn’t even bother testing, and players managed to climb them all—except one

Baby Steps’ designers trolled…

There is a style of game design built around rigorous playtesting and polish, aiming to smoothly guide the player…
How to beat Vantom in Slay the Spire 2

How to beat Vantom…

In Act 1 of Slay the Spire 2, Vantom is the toughest of the three bosses you can encounter.…
Marathon’s murderous audio change was an ‘overcorrection,’ Bungie admits, promises to pull it back in an upcoming update

Marathon’s murderous audio change…

PC Gamer’s Morgan Park had a rough night in Marathon a couple days ago. He initially attributed it to…
‘No matter what we changed, somebody was going to get mad:’ After hearing what an Obsidian dev went through to get RPG difficulty right, I get why nobody’s ever gotten RPG difficulty right

‘No matter what we…

In a talk at the Game Developers Conference, Obsidian senior systems designer Robert Donovan spoke about dialing in the…
Palworld’s Bucky got off a plane to find ‘about 8,000 Discord messages from Palworld fans’ who really wanted him to know about Pickmon: ‘God bless their little hearts’

Palworld’s Bucky got off…

Being highly active with the community for a videogame must mean your DMs are a perpetual nightmare of notifications,…