Tag: games

This ‘overwhelmingly positive’ Steam Next Fest autobattler demo feels like someone bolted a Path of Exile-style map onto Halls of Torment, and I fear for my future productivity

This ‘overwhelmingly positive’ Steam…

The autobattler’s been getting chimeric since Vampire Survivors released and plunged global productivity down the toilet. VS was a…
Shape of Dreams’ demo shows off an ingenious roguelike that wields Risk of Rain-tier finesse with action MOBA chaos, and I think I might be in love

Shape of Dreams’ demo…

I’m a little staggered that I hadn’t heard of Shape of Dreams before—while it has updated and promoted its…
Delves have given WoW’s devs the confidence to put mandatory grinds firmly in the rear-view, says game director Ion Hazzikostas

Delves have given WoW’s…

World of Warcraft, in case you haven’t been keeping tabs since the mass exoduses of Shadowlands, has been on…
Deadlock gets a massive map overhaul that shrinks its map from four lanes to three: ‘This has a large range of accompanying map-wide changes’

Deadlock gets a massive…

It’s been almost a month since Deadlock‘s last notable update, with Valve recently reducing the frequency of changes to…
One of Monster Hunter Wilds’ most pleasant surprises is just how much my Hunter yaps

One of Monster Hunter…

For a game mostly about bashing monster skulls and making cool armor out of them, Monster Hunter Wilds also…
Inzoi director says his son is the reason for swapping MMOs for life sims and that he wanted ‘something that fans like us could enjoy for years to come’

Inzoi director says his…

Inzoi director Hyungjun ‘Kjun’ Kim may have been making videogames for over two decades, but his upcoming life sim…
Baldur’s Gate 3’s stress test update has, mercifully, made one of its new OP cantrips halfway balanced again—but it’s really still quite good

Baldur’s Gate 3’s stress…

Baldur’s Gate 3 has a big stonking new patch on its way, which is currently in stress testing—and it’s…
Excellent throwback mod Team Fortress 2 Classic is coming to Steam later this year

Excellent throwback mod Team…

It’s been a big week for Team Fortress 2‘s modding community (well, specifically a big eight days, but let’s…
Today’s Wordle answer for Wednesday, February 26

Today’s Wordle answer for…

Today’s Wordle answer is right here if you need it. Some days those green letters just don’t turn up…
I thought Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii would burn me out on the Like a Dragon series, but now I know that’s never going to happen

I thought Pirate Yakuza…

When I look at the trajectory of the Yakuza series over the last decade I feel dizzy. Yakuza 0…