Tag: games

How do you feel about AI videogame music?

How do you feel…

Like it or loathe it—and for the record, I am firmly in the latter camp–generative AI has continued to…
Ubisoft says the Black Flag remake has exceeded ‘annual expectations’ in just two weeks, shortly after it laid off a number of the people who made it

Ubisoft says the Black…

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, a game with a title that feels like it ought to have a colon…
Lightyear Frontier is a cozy farming sim where you can deforest half the map with a fury that would make the Lorax weep

Lightyear Frontier is a…

If there's one thing I love in videogames, it's completing little tasks—it may not seem like much, but it's…
The Art of Rally developer is trying something different: An F1 management game set in the ‘golden era’ of 1970s excess

The Art of Rally…

Having worked its magic on drifting and rallying, minimalist racing studio Funselektor is now turning its attention to “the…
Rockstar co-founder says ‘I don’t know if I personally care’ if games release on disc, adds ‘I love physical media’

Rockstar co-founder says ‘I…

I still remember the long ritual of installing World of Warcraft to my parents’ laptop as a young’un, mystified…
Starfield’s lead quest designer had ‘absolutely no time’ and had to hit the ‘panic button’ so the game would have a satisfying final quest

Starfield’s lead quest designer…

Starfield may have over 1,000 planets, but the ending of the game's main quest (mild spoilers incoming) involves just…
How to complete Building a Library in Arc Raiders

How to complete Building…

The Building a Library quest in Arc Raiders is fairly simple, especially as it’s confined to one specific building…
Voice actor for Baldur’s Gate 3’s Karlach says ‘we’re still seen as outsources’ in game dev: ‘There’s a weird disconnect’

Voice actor for Baldur’s…

There’s been a deep, unfortunate friction between voice actors and videogame studios, recently—the looming spectre of AI hangs large…
Dragon’s Dogma 2 review

Dragon’s Dogma 2 review

Need to know What is it? An open-world RPG sequel full of weird companions and gargantuan monsters.  Release date March 22,…
5 years after it was yanked off stores, GOG’s bringing underrated spy RPG Alpha Protocol in from the cold with fewer crashes and new achievements

5 years after it…

Good news for those of still fighting the good fight, still holding aloft the proud banner of truth and…