Tag: games

A game jam game about pudgy chainsmoking dads seems to be Steam’s latest co-op hit, hitting 100,000 concurrent players on its first weekend

A game jam game…

It’s a landmark year for the proximity-based voice chat party game. Mage Arena and R.E.P.O. have joined the likes…
Europa Universalis lead Johan Andersson says Paradox’s DLC model has been ‘pretty f***ing great’: ‘You decide what’s going in, you decide the scope, you decide exactly when you can release’

Europa Universalis lead Johan…

If you’ve played a Paradox game before, you know the deal. The studios’ 4X and grand strategy games in…
Somehow, Heroes of Newerth returned: One of the first standalone MOBAs is back, but fans are mixed on its new look and bizarre launcher

Somehow, Heroes of Newerth…

The progenitor MOBAs—RTS mods like Aeon of Strife and Defense of the Ancients—had something sensational on their hands, but…
Dishonored dev defends loading screens: ‘I actually have a soft spot for all that’

Dishonored dev defends loading…

Raphaël Colantonio, co-creative director of Dishonored, has been streaming a playthrough where he’s joined by different members of the…
The Outer Worlds 2 has a helmet that makes it look like an arcade game, including an ‘insert coins to continue’ option

The Outer Worlds 2…

Now, let me tell you, The Outer Worlds 2 has some strange gear. After exploring Arcadia’s many moons and…
If you’re bored of shop sims about restocking shelves, here’s one about helping someone find the album that could change their life

If you’re bored of…

A friend of mine who worked in a bookstore used to complain about customers who couldn’t remember what they…
One original Halo designer blasts the new remake, wonders if the point was just ‘Occupying an enormous art team while you figure out what to do’

One original Halo designer…

Halo: Combat Evolved is getting a second remake and there are plenty of reasons it’s sort of an odd…
Pay Attention To These 7 Summer Game Fest Indies You Might Have Missed Amid All The Hype

Pay Attention To These…

Fungus-infested Thatcher-era nightmares. Sega Saturn-styled subversions. Here are a few gems that might have slipped your radar.Source
Dispatch’s superheroic efforts have changed my mind about its episodic release schedule

Dispatch’s superheroic efforts have…

Superhero narrative romp Dispatch, judging by the two episodes that I’ve played so far, is rad. It’s an evolution…
Hide-and-seek game where you paint your body to blend in sells a million copies in four days

Hide-and-seek game where you…

In Meccha Chameleon, you begin play as a featureless, white, blobby biped—but you don’t stay that way. Indeed, it’s…