Tag: Sandbox

Best of 2020: Crusader Kings 3, and Lauren’s other GOTY picks

Best of 2020: Crusader…

All this next-gen console nonsense is for nerds – The real MVP of 2020 is Crusader Kings 3. Why…
Blizzard is assisting with Fable’s cinematics, while the Sea of Thieves team is lending its expertise to quirky pottery brawler Kiln

Blizzard is assisting with…

Xbox has a number of studios under its umbrella, with those perhaps best known for bombastic shooters like Activision…
Infinity Nikki’s latest update lets you build your dream home, and pal up with a Stardew Valley Junimo

Infinity Nikki’s latest update…

Infinity Nikki has kicked off a surprising new cross-over with its latest update. The new patch, version 1.9, is…
Unable to go to a real one, early access PC game SimCasino is my latest obsession

Unable to go to…

SimCasino is a great new take on a tried-and-true genre – and it’s helping me through some lockdown blues.…
“You think we’re stupid?” – Players react to Pokémon and Palworld lookalike Pickmon being renamed to “better align with our brand identity and lore”

“You think we’re stupid?”…

The alarmingly Pokémon-like open-world creature collecting action game Pickmon has changed its name, ostensibly to “better align with our…
Legendary designer Warren Spector’s stealthy Thick as Thieves ditches PvP for solo and co-op as May release revealed

Legendary designer Warren Spector’s…

Perhaps you have fond memories of Deus Ex designer Warren Spector’s legendary stealth game Thief: A Dark Project, or…
The Sims 4 – a game of cycles that could do with starting anew

The Sims 4 –…

The Sims has been around for 22 years now, with even the fourth, and most recent, numbered entry being…
Terraria is the latest gaming icon that might get an official Lego set

Terraria is the latest…

It’s that time again – another video game world is under consideration by the design team at Lego, with…
Ghostwire: Tokyo’s upcoming R.E.A.L

Ghostwire: Tokyo’s upcoming R.E.A.L.…

Ghostwire: Toyko is one of the exceedingly small number of video games that I’ve been bothered to grab all…
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is a Soulslike that’s not afraid of difficulty settings

Flintlock: The Siege of…

Recently we’ve seen a flurry of announcements and releases for Soulslike games. From the recently released Thymesia and next…