Tag: games

Overwatch fans are desperately trying to solve a mystery with its newest hero, but Blizzard already revealed the answer

Overwatch fans are desperately…

Ever since the debut trailer for Overwatch 2’s new gladiator hero Vendetta, players have been desperately trying to pick…
Despite ‘Mixed’ Steam reviews and a touch of AI slop, strategy city builder Anno 117: Pax Romana has the best launch in series history

Despite ‘Mixed’ Steam reviews…

The latest game in the long-running Anno strategy city builder series has had a great launch week—depending on where…
Valve has rewired Counter-Strike 2’s bomb to make it more spectacular, but potentially less deadly

Valve has rewired Counter-Strike…

have huge ramifications. There aren’t many games where the addition of volumetric smoke grenades would be a headline feature.…
Rust’s ‘Pivot or Die’ update was meant to shake up the meta, but it’s a nightmare for solo survivors that leaves me no choice but to die

Rust’s ‘Pivot or Die’…

Facepunch demanded that Rust players ‘Pivot or Die’ with its latest update to progression changes this month, and it’s…
Valve accidentally steps on the make-up deal it offered to the indie game whose 2024 release was ruined by a Steam bug: ‘I really get the feeling that Planet Centauri is cursed’

Valve accidentally steps on…

You may recall the sad case of Planet Centauri, an indie 2D sandbox game that spent more than a…
Megabonk developer withdraws from ‘Best Debut Indie Game’ nomination at The Game Awards for a pretty good reason: ‘It’s not my debut game’

Megabonk developer withdraws from…

The Vampire Survivors-like Megabonk is one of the big indie hits of the year, selling a million copies in…

Monster Hunter is getting…

For everyone except Hasbro stockholders, Magic: The Gathering’s crossover era has produced notoriously mixed feelings: On one hand, that…
Counter-Strike 2 modders surprise drop an excellent Halo 3 multiplayer pack, accidentally proving how badly Valve has squandered Source 2

Counter-Strike 2 modders surprise…

FOV 90 (Image credit: Future) Welcome to FOV 90, an FPS column from staff writer Morgan Park. Every week,…
20 hours of Elden Ring lore videos are being crammed into one big book by Souls YouTuber VaatiVidya

20 hours of Elden…

To paraphrase a legendary tweet about what FromSoftware games have done to modern videogame narratives: A story can just…
Larian Studios responds to 2025 Game Awards nomination for Baldur’s Gate 3, which came out more than 2 years ago: ‘honestly, what the f**k’

Larian Studios responds to…

We are bearing down on the final weeks of 2025, and somehow—somehow!—Baldur’s Gate 3, a game that released more…