Tag: games

How to play on the Schedule 1 beta branch for early access to new updates

How to play on…

Sometimes I can’t bear the wait, and I’m ready to try out any new gadgets or gizmos as early…
Our idea of Azeroth could have looked very different, because Jeff Kaplan said he ‘really wanted WoW to be first-person’ in its early days: ‘I argued a lot for that’

Our idea of Azeroth…

Much of the current videogame landscape can be traced back to systems and design decisions either first conceived or…
‘Insanely punishing’ survival game Atlas is being distilled ‘into a more accessible form’ for Ark: Survival Ascended’s new DLC

‘Insanely punishing’ survival game…

Last week I sat down with Studio Wildcard co-founders Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak, mostly to grill them about…
All Monster Hunter Stories 3 mutations and how to get them

All Monster Hunter Stories…

Monster Hunter Stories 3 has dozens of Monsties to collect, but the rarest monsters can only be obtained through…
Overwatch director says addressing the 5v5 versus 6v6 debates late ‘cost us trust’: ‘We should have listened sooner’

Overwatch director says addressing…

The single most controversial change in Overwatch 2 (now Overwatch) was its shift to having five players on each…
Bungie is adding an ‘experimental’ duos mode to Marathon for a few weeks: ‘Some things will be a bit jank’

Bungie is adding an…

When it comes to matchmaking, Marathon covers the basics: You can go solo and play against only other solos,…
In a wild turn for the Subnautica 2 lawsuit, a judge orders Krafton to restore fired Unknown Worlds CEO and gives them 9 more months to earn $250 million bonus

In a wild turn…

Nine months after Krafton gutted the leadership of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds, leading to an acrimonious legal dispute,…
Today’s Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 6 (#1509)

Today’s Wordle clues, hints…

Win Wednesday’s Wordle as quick as you like—even on the first row—with one single click. Yep, that’s right, we’ve…
FF14’s most determined challenge runner finally hits a wall after 1,000 hours, then unveils a backup strategy that took 233 days to prepare in secret: ‘I wanted so badly to tell people’

FF14’s most determined challenge…

Final Fantasy 14‘s Solo Only is one of my favourite challenge runs ticking over on YouTube right now—mostly because…
Marathon dev effortlessly bodies haters who say Bungie’s not the studio that made Halo anymore—rattles off 40 Halo OGs who still work there and says he can list more if you want

Marathon dev effortlessly bodies…

Everyone’s saying it: things just aren’t what they used to be. Where are the real heroes, you know? The…