Microsoft has given up on Halo Studios, the team it formed and recently renamed for the express purpose of making new Halo games. Another victim of the Xbox Reset, the studio has been slashed down to its bones as part of another (but not final) wave of layoffs, and what’s left of Halo Studios will…
My first MMO character was… Karokan, Half-elf Something Born: 1999 Game: EverQuest Karokan’s is a simple tale. When I was six years old, I saw my dad having a good time in a then-new release called EverQuest. Obviously, I wanted in on that, and badgered pops into helping me make a character. My dad played…
What happened On September 22, Studio Minus—the developer of ragdoll torture sandbox People Playground—posted a Steam news update saying it had disabled the game’s Steam Workshop support “due to yet another malicious mod,” which the developer said was “especially bad” The developer has since released a new build of People Playground that prevents mods from…
The study of philosophy is powerful because you can map its insights onto any aspect of life today, just as you could a hundred or a thousand years ago. French philosopher Descartes, for example, pioneered the theory of mind-body dualism, writing “I have a clear and distinct idea of myself, in so far as I…
Humvees are a nasty threat in Wardogs. They’re fast, have thick enough armor to withstand multiple RPGs, and usually come with a machinegun nest that can easily mow down a squad of infantry in a single reload. But they have a pretty huge weakness that, two weeks in, many players in my matches are unaware…
CS2 skin trading has grown far beyond sending offers directly between Steam friends. Traders now have tools for checking prices across different markets, inspecting individual skins, managing inventories, calculating trade-ups, and automating exchanges. Some are useful when researching a single item, while others become more important when an inventory grows. Knowing what each tool actually…
Rebirth is one of the biggest progression decisions in Steal a Brainrot. You spend time building income and collecting Brainrots, only to reach a point where the game asks you to reset part of that progress in exchange for permanent benefits. That can make Rebirth feel like a loss, especially when your base contains Brainrots…
One of the easiest ways to waste Coins in FC 27 Ultimate Team is upgrading the position you want to improve instead of the one that is actually holding your squad back. A new striker may look more exciting than replacing a weak midfielder or center back, but the best FC 27 position upgrades depend…
Free play feels thoroughly modern. A phone game hands out coins for opening the app, a console service rewards a completed mission, and another title offers a free starting balance. Yet game makers were experimenting with ways to remove the price of one more attempt long before smartphones existed. When a Credit Meant Another Game…