Tag: games

Players are starting to click with Crimson Desert as it climbs up to Very Positive on Steam and reaches 3 million sales—but Pearl Abyss promises more improvements

Players are starting to…

As an unrepentant lover of weird, obtuse RPGs, I’ve been pleased to see the critical consensus on Steam turning…
How to get Darkbringer in Crimson Desert

How to get Darkbringer…

Finding Darkbringer in Crimson Desert gives you a great-looking two-handed sword—perfect if you’re claymore-minded and want something a little…
My most anticipated fantasy tabletop RPG of 2025 is available now, and it’s got a free demo in the form of a gorgeous interactive comic

My most anticipated fantasy…

When it comes to fantasy tabletop role-playing, it can be easy to think there’s nothing new under the sun.…
Steam payment headaches grow as PayPal is no longer usable for much of the world: Valve hopes to bring it back in the future, ‘but the timeline is uncertain’

Steam payment headaches grow…

Hassles with credit card processors over adult content isn’t the only payment headache Steam is facing these days. Valve…
Stalker 2 says to hell with it, let’s just update our entire Unreal Engine implementation in new roadmap for the rest of the year

Stalker 2 says to…

If GSC Game World has a motto, I think it should be ‘the mad lads are actually doing it.’…
Crimson Desert is being ‘unavoidably delayed’ for a second time, now set to release in early 2026

Crimson Desert is being…

Crimson Desert is one of those games that keeps falling out of the videogame filing cabinet in my brain,…
Analysts say Slay the Spire 2 is the best-performing deckbuilder of all time—and the competition isn’t close

Analysts say Slay the…

Slay the Spire 2 was an immediate success, delivering a top-selling launch day performance. But as more data emerges,…
Marathon review

Marathon review

The nice thing about letting a multiplayer shooter marinate for a few weeks before putting a score on it…
The Battlefield 6 beta returns with yet another close-quarters map and two iconic modes for a four-day Weekend 2 trial, so I know what I’ll be playing

The Battlefield 6 beta…

Having dominated my weekend, I’ve already played well over ten hours of Battlefield 6 since the start of the…
After feedback that Death Stranding was ‘too slow,’ Kojima wanted more players to see Death Stranding 2 all the way through to the end

After feedback that Death…

When Kojima Productions set out to develop Death Stranding 2, writer and director Hideo Kojima gave his team a…