Tag: games

Bungie is adding more shell skins to Marathon’s battle pass after feedback

Bungie is adding more…

A lot of folks weren’t too happy with Marathon’s season one battle pass when it came out alongside the…
Just like XCOM, superhero comedy Dispatch cheats random percentages of success in the player’s favor: ‘anything that had over a 76% success chance would automatically succeed’

Just like XCOM, superhero…

When Firaxis’s XCOM remake came out a constant complaint in the comments was that its random number generator was…
Pokémon streamer’s Kickstarter for a roguelite monster-collector hits its target in 10 minutes, then blows past $800K

Pokémon streamer’s Kickstarter for…

Pokémon are everywhere right now. Turn away from the marketing blitz for Pokopia for a second and you’ll see…
Crabmeat is a horror game about catching crabs—no, not like that

Crabmeat is a horror…

Crabs are basically the spiders of the sea. They’ve got too many legs and it’s unsettling to see a…
Today’s Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 1 (#1504)

Today’s Wordle clues, hints…

We’ve given our daily Wordle section a makeover, and redesigned it to make it easier for you to quickly…
After 2 years in early access, Greedfall: The Dying World still feels unfinished

After 2 years in…

Having spent the last week playing the final version of Greedfall: The Dying World I’m faced with a conundrum.…
Marathon ignores extraction shooter ‘rules’ and is better for it

Marathon ignores extraction shooter…

The extraction shooter is still figuring itself out. That’s a funny thing to say about a videogame genre that’s…
Making Dispatch was motivated by ‘a mix of arrogance and stupidity,’ its creative directors say

Making Dispatch was motivated…

By just about any metric, Dispatch was a wild success. After launching at the tail end of October 2025,…
Tim Cain says he got hired at Interplay because he knew THAC0 better than the other guy, and went out of his way to prove it

Tim Cain says he…

It’s not overstating things to say Tim Cain is a legend among PC RPG fans. The man’s got credits…
After beating Slay the Spire 2 with an 8 year old deck, I’m starting to feel like this is more of a remake than a sequel

After beating Slay the…

Slay the Spire 2 has some big shoes to fill. The original was a truly foundational game, setting so…