There’s a reason that we’re in 2026 and still see so few life sims on the market: they’re incredibly freakin’ hard to make. That’s not just me spouting my opinion, it’s something that the developers behind games like The Sims, Inzoi, and prematurely cancelled Life by You have said in the past. There are so…
As much as I enjoy a gacha pull as a little treat, I’m not overly jazzed about how inescapable gambling mechanics have become in games—or anywhere else, for that matter. So-called prediction markets are also becoming increasingly popular, and one Google engineer has been arrested for allegedly leveraging insider information to place bets on Polymarket,…
The 1,000 developers that Epic Games laid off in March were, in the words of CEO Tim Sweeney, of “once-in-a-lifetime” quality—and a website that compiles their resumes proves it. The ex-Epic Awesome People List comprises 545 entries and shows just how wide and deep the layoffs cut. It hit young developers learning their trade and…
At its core, BeamNG.drive is a driving sim unlike any other, powered by an uncompromising real-time soft-body physics engine. “When console?” is a question we’ve been asked, in some form or another, for the better part of a decade and I’m excited to be able to say we’re bringing our world of cars and chaos…
“No generative AI was used at any stage”. A Vanillaware veteran is about to release a new game on Steam featuring over 300 hand-drawn illustrations created over the course of six years (thanks, @STGshmups). Yoshio Nishimura has enjoyed a 30-year career as a background artist, with credits such as Monster Hunter, Odin Sphere, Dragon’s Crown,…
Join the club. It’s fair to say that Pragmata has been quite the success for Capcom since it launched earlier this year. It sped past 2 million copies sold in its first 16 days, and it sounds like the studio might be willing to return to the IP down the line. It’s far too early…
As we march ever further into our bright AI future, it’s somehow reassuring to know the tech can still stumble at the first hurdle. Or concerning, one of the two. Google Search users will have noticed that the AI Overview feature has been upgraded recently as part of the company’s efforts to crowbar more AI…
The MSX home computer library continues to grow with the release of a high-quality, dedicated port of Namco’s arcade classic, Super Pac-Man. Developed by Mastropiero, this new version offers fans a definitive way to experience the 1982 sequel on the MSX. While the project uses the Casio PV-2000 title Mr. Packn as its technical base, it…
In my approximation, diminishing returns start for gaming headsets after around the $100-$150 mark. That’s to say the value per dollar starts to go down the higher up you go. With budget gaming headsets only getting better, it becomes harder and harder to justify spending $300+. And with the Stealth Pro II, you can tell…
Face to face. Nintendo’s latest surprise app, Pictonico!, is now live on iOS and Android, and we’d wager that a few of you have already dived in to see what this silly little picture game is all about. There’s a vague WarioWare energy to Pictonico, which sees you putting your photos through a series of…