Tag: games

Former Age of Empires 2 dev claims Microsoft demanded its first expansion should have a Korean faction, because ‘Starcraft sold 3 million copies in Korea’

Former Age of Empires…

Age of Empires 2 fans are no strangers to the game receiving new factions. The Definitive Edition’s curators, Forgotten…
An FPS studio pulled its game from Steam after it got caught linking to malware disguised as a demo, but the dev insists it was actually the victim of a labyrinthine conspiracy

An FPS studio pulled…

First reported by TheGamer, a Steam listing for a game called Sniper: Phantom’s Resolution has been pulled from the…
A bizarre mod that adds human poop to Skyrim led me on an enlightening journey into Viking sanitation: ‘Your world will certainly be more immersive, but it will also certainly smell worse’

A bizarre mod that…

I’ve played a few Skyrim mods that stank in my time, but none quite like this. Everyone Poops­—Mihail’s Shards…
I downloaded this bear-obsessed comedy FPS to kill time before Doom: The Dark Ages and discovered the most underrated shooter on Steam

I downloaded this bear-obsessed…

You can probably guess what my expectations were for Bears in Space. I’ll give you a clue: there were…
I played the lost videogame sequel to 1984, and came away more nostalgic than ever for gaming’s awkward adolescence in 1999

I played the lost…

The year is 1984. The game, also, is 1984. The book it’s based on? 1984. The year it came…
Chaotic courier sim Deliver At All Costs will crash through your letterbox this May, and its latest trailer is even weirder than I expected

Chaotic courier sim Deliver…

After more than four years of development, the slapstick driving sim Deliver At All Costs finally has a release…
The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: ‘Some companies are going to tank’ if they guess wrong, says analyst

The specter of a…

The near future plans of many game studios depend on whether or not Grand Theft Auto 6 actually releases…
This upcoming Korean tactical shooter features ‘situational awareness AI’ that reminds me of the uber-smart clones from Monolith’s FEAR

This upcoming Korean tactical…

It doesn’t take much to get me thinking about Monolith’s classic FPS FEAR, but it’s barely left my thoughts…
‘A classic fake reflection where it’s just the same room under a glass floor’: I no longer trust my senses after reading this gamedev thread breaking down cost-effective graphical sorcery

‘A classic fake reflection…

If you’ve ever trundled around on the back of a Warthog in the original Halo, you’ll remember the way…
Today’s Wordle answer for Saturday, March 22

Today’s Wordle answer for…

Have yourself a relaxing Wordle weekend. Brush up on your letter-finding technique with our general tips. Use our March…