Tag: games

XCOM designer Jake Solomon is done with turn-based strategy and is now making a life sim inspired by small town dramas like Gilmore Girls

XCOM designer Jake Solomon…

After two decades as the uncontested king of the genre, The Sims is suddenly surrounded by aspiring usurpers. Today…
Arrowhead Games is feeling the pressure from Helldivers 2’s successes—and its blunders, community manager reveals: ‘many of us at AH more or less lost a week’ due to the PSN controversy

Arrowhead Games is feeling…

Helldivers 2 is going through some growing pains—its runaway success is a blessing for any developer, but it's also…
My penchant for yapping keeps getting me into trouble when the words I type could accidentally kill me

My penchant for yapping…

It's an oddly freeing experience playing Cryptmaster, a game where I can type almost anything (as long as it's…
You should absolutely play the Homeworld Remastered Collection before jumping into Homeworld 3

You should absolutely play…

More Homeworld (Image credit: Blackbird Interactive) Homeworld 3 review: A good sequel, though some of that Homeworld magic is…
Helldivers 2 is a fantastic game—but something has to change, because it’ll only get harder to balance, maintain, and fix while Arrowhead burns the candle at both ends

Helldivers 2 is a…

There's a lot of reasons Helldivers 2 has quickly become the new hotness—though part of its continued relevance, even…
Land of dragons and jank: I took a trip to Wales in the metaverse

Land of dragons and…

Dragons, daffodils, and Transport for Wales trains—just a few of the delights you'll find in Wales' very own metaverse.…
Today’s Wordle answer for Tuesday, May 14

Today’s Wordle answer for…

Some Wordles can be trickier than others, but whatever happens, we're always here to help. Skip straight to another…
Arrowhead is actually making a ‘review bomb’ cape to commemorate the Helldivers 2 PSN fiasco, complete with two huge negative review bars

Arrowhead is actually making…

Helldivers 2 continues to make lemonade out of its biggest blunder. On the back of the “PSN-gate” fiasco that…
One of my most anticipated upcoming RPGs doesn’t just have a fishing minigame⁠—it has a full 3D aquarium where you can view your biggest catches and learn fantasy fish ‘lore’

One of my most…

Upcoming action RPG Mortal Crux is a game that always seems to have transformed in strange and unexpected ways…
Frustrated developer changes his game’s name to ‘Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, a creative building sandbox’ because Steam users keep tagging it as a strategy game

Frustrated developer changes his…

Seeking to quell confusion about what his new game really is, indie developer Tomas Sala has renamed his latest…