Tag: games

The TV show based on Total War was tricking us all along: ‘It’s kind of embarrassing, but it’s television’

The TV show based…

It’s taken a long time for TV adaptations of videogames to get, you know, actually good. Now we’ve got…
This Hunt: Showdown-inspired sci-fi extraction shooter is already giving me the F.E.A.R.

This Hunt: Showdown-inspired sci-fi…

Most boots on the ground pseudo-military sims peddle the idea of control. Beautiful Light does not. The extraction shooter…
Todd Howard says that the Fallout franchise is ‘a cautionary tale’, and that ‘that world before the bombs fall’ is what makes it so special

Todd Howard says that…

Fallout is a lot of things, but it is, at its core, satire—a long and exhaustive example of where…
Pac-Man Free Games

Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and…

In the realm of arcade gaming, few titles hold as much nostalgic charm and enduring popularity as Pac-Man, Ms.…
Epic removes the item rarity system from Fortnite but some fans ain’t happy, and think it’s ‘trying to gouge players’

Epic removes the item…

Fortnite's latest v29.20 patch has added Aang and the gang from Avatar: The Last Airbender, as well as five…
Helldivers 2’s new mission type is the glorious Helm’s Deep holdout defense that I’ve dreamed of for months

Helldivers 2’s new mission…

Helldivers 2 is, generally, a game about taking the fight to the enemy by destroying nests, factories, and launching…
Dredge, the vibes-heavy indie hit about fishing on a sea of otherworldly horrors, is being made into a movie

Dredge, the vibes-heavy indie…

Some videogames are obvious candidates for big-screen translations, and some are not. The fishing-horror game Dredge, I think, falls…
Today’s Wordle answer for Wednesday, April 10

Today’s Wordle answer for…

There's a clue for today's Wordle waiting below, just in case you need it. Come take a look, it's…
This sidescrolling horror RPG about being trapped in a nightmare is like Amnesia crossed with Deathloop

This sidescrolling horror RPG…

We can speculate about why there are a lot of horror games nowadays, versus barely none at all about…
Tekken 8’s Steam rating takes a dive as fans lament ‘scummy’ monetisation and battle pass

Tekken 8’s Steam rating…

After a roaring start, rave reviews and a microtransaction-free launch, Tekken 8's honeymoon phase appears to be over. Steam…