The most popular game demo from the recent Steam Next Fest event was also our favorite: the eight-hour demo for survival RPG Enshrouded, which Chris lamented wasn’t long enough. The second most popular demo, however, was for a game I’d never heard of. Here are the top 10 Steam Next Fest demos, all of which…
Less than a week after saying that sales of turn-based tactics game The Lamplighters League were “a big disappointment” and confirming major layoffs at developer Harebrained Schemes, Paradox Interactive has announced that it has “decided to part ways” with the studio. Paradox said the split was a mutual decision, “stemming from each party’s strategic and…
Award-winning singer and songwriter Post Malone is bringing “two weeks of mayhem” to Apex Legends in November. What does that mean? I’ll be blunt with you: I have no idea. Word of whatever this might be came by way of Post Malone’s Twitter account, where he wrote, “Get ready for two weeks of beautiful mayhem…
The game industry annus horribilis continued today with an announcement from Elite Dangerous studio Frontier Developments, which said that it is implementing a hiring freeze, cutting costs, and laying off an unknown number of employees. “During 2023, Frontier refined its strategy to refocus on its core strengths following a period of disappointing financial performance and…
Greetings wanderers. Whether you have already mastered the nightmarish landscapes of Sanctuary, or you’re tempted to try a savage new experience– Diablo IV’s Season of Blood revitalizes the many paths that players walk. On October 17, tons of quality-of-life changes and a bloodthirsty scourge arrive in Diablo IV. Leveling a character to 100 is much…
A mushroom with some bite. If you have ever thought even remotely deeply about the reality of the Super Mario universe (which we wouldn’t recommend doing, seriously), then you might have bumped up against the most simple of questions: why does Mario get hurt when a Goomba hits him? As it turns out, this is…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Omega ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Delta ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…
RNG my bell. It takes a lot to make a game about giant robot battles feel dull, but somehow Front Mission 2: Remake manages it. While it improves on some of the shortcomings of Front Mission 1st: Remake, the combat system isn’t fun enough to fully salvage this tactical RPG. While it might be worthwhile…
This is the year of Cyberpunk 2077’s about-face. Between the game’s wide-ranging 2.0 update and its slick Phantom Liberty expansion pack, most onlookers now agree that the game is—if not the awe-inspiring masterwork it was hyped up to be prior to release—pretty good. But over at CD Projekt, the game’s disastrous launch still looms large…