More than 20 years after its debut, revered sci-fi adventure The Ur-Quan Masters is finally coming to Steam next week

The Ur-Quan Masters, an open-source remake of the revered sci-fi exploration-adventure Star Control 2, is coming to Steam next week, free for all and with a slightly different title—Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters. The Ur-Quan Masters situation is a bit complicated, but here’s the crash-course version. Star Control 2 was developed by Toys for Bob…

Read More

Helldivers 2 is the least I’ve felt pressured to spend money on a game in years, so of course I’m buying everything in the store

Years of videogames operating like shopping malls made me assume that Helldivers 2‘s day-one monetization would be the same old story: battle passes, boosters, and cosmetics that cost as much as the game itself. It does give that impression at first—Helldivers 2 has two battle passes out the gate, a rotating cosmetics shop, and actual…

Read More

World of Warcraft’s lead storyteller quietly left Blizzard last fall: ‘I’ve felt the itch to stretch my creativity in new directions’

The World of Warcraft community discovered almost by accident recently that the lead creator of the game’s stories has quietly left Blizzard. Warcraft narrative director Steve Danuser’s departure wasn’t announced, but rather discovered by fans who noticed an update to his LinkedIn page that sets the end of his Blizzard employment to last November, right…

Read More

Go Goblin Mode in Tenderfoot Tactics on Xbox

Chaotic intensity from complex natural systems and wild magic: ice meteors, volcanic craters, electrified lakes, and more. Explore a vast, beautiful archipelago by boat, wing, and paw in this open world adventure. Available for preorder now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and the Windows Store. Hello Gamers and Goblin Enthusiasts, I’m Badru, Tenderfoot Tactics‘…

Read More