Tag: games

26 years later, System Shock 2’s music is a crucial part of its level design, and turning it off is a tragedy

26 years later, System…

The worst thing I’ve ever read was this: “Just make sure you turn the music off before you start.”…
Shovel Knight dev’s next game doesn’t have a single parry, pulling from Castlevania and Bloodborne instead of Sekiro: ‘Every game has a parry now … even Doom has Dark Souls stuff in it’

Shovel Knight dev’s next…

It’s no secret that parries are en vogue right now—they’ve broken their just containment in character action games and…
Into the Wind is a gorgeous, Ghibli-esque adventure about taking over your missing uncle’s delivery service, but with more dogfighting in your aeroplane bike

Into the Wind is…

You can check out all the games from The PC Gaming Show on the show’s Steam page, where you…
‘I’ve never used AI and probably never will’: Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu reckons ‘fluctuations and imperfections’ are what make music satisfying

‘I’ve never used AI…

Celebrated Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu did not mince words when asked about his stance on using generative AI…
‘A glimmer of hope’: What does GTA 6 mean for Red Dead Online?

‘A glimmer of hope’:…

Despite the success of Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online hasn’t quite lived up to its potential since…
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun’s free typing spinoff doubles its wordcount with 3 new levels and over 400 extra phrases

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun’s free…

Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun: Words of Vengeance originally launched as a stopgap/marketing gimmick to coincide with the announcement of Boltgun…
There’s suddenly a terrifying number of games releasing this fall

There’s suddenly a terrifying…

While there’s never any shortage of games releasing on Steam any given day, the release calendar for big-budget game…
The new Crazy Taxi has a generative AI disclosure on its Steam page, and people are not happy

The new Crazy Taxi…

It didn’t take long, but it happened to me. Less than a week after PC Gamer’s Andy Chalk wrote…
Everything We Learned From The Gears Of War: E-Day Direct

Everything We Learned From…

The next Gears game is a completely new start for the franchiseSource
Surviving Mars: Relaunched arrives in orbit next month, bringing a whole new political system and every DLC from the get-go

Surviving Mars: Relaunched arrives…

When I first saw that city-builder Surviving Mars is getting a remaster, my first thought was “Isn’t that a…