Promising RTS Dinolords, which is basically Age of Empires with dinosaurs, is getting a closed alpha playtest that you can join later this month

Dinolords is one of those ideas that sells itself the second you hear about it, a colourful blend of RTS and ARPG that sees medieval knights and marauding Vikings take to battle on the backs of roaring, stomping, terrible lizards. I’ve been eager to try it ever since it was announced, and the first real…

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Kick ass and chew brains in Duke Nukem: Horror Castle, a spooky mod where you blast skeletons and chow down on the gooey insides of their skulls

If you’re a die-hard Duke Nukem 3D fan feeling starved for Hallowe’en themed action, that’s an oddly specific scenario in 2025. But I have something for you nonetheless. Duke Nukem: Horror Castle takes the bubblegum-starved FPS titan and plonks him into an all-new episode, swapping out the original’s sci-fi shenanigans for a spookier theme. Created…

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Strategy roguelike 9 Kings finally has 9 kings, though a new perk lets you revert it to 8 kings if nine kings proves too many

Roguelike strategy 9 Kings certainly played its cards right on its early access debut earlier this year. Developer Sad Socket’s concept of using cards to place and upgrade units and buildings was so compelling that it even convinced deckbuilding sceptic Fraser Brown of the genre’s merits. “Runs are brisk, the mechanics are simple, but there’s…

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A new ToeJam and Earl is ‘in the planning stage’ according to its co-creator, but don’t expect to see it anytime soon: ‘We intend to make it happen’

It’s been six years since ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove heralded the return of gaming’s funkiest alien duo, and while that’s by no means the longest gap between entries (the third game, Mission to Earth, was released in 2002), fans have naturally been curious about what the future has in store for the…

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