Empire of the Ants review

Need to know What is it? Photorealistic third-person ant-vs-ant RTSExpect to pay: $40/£35Developer: Tower FirePublisher: MicroidsReviewed on: Radeon RX 6800 XT, Ryzen 9 5900, 32GB RAMMultiplayer? Online 1v1 and free-for-all PvPLink: Steam Zooming in on tiny things and imagining what life is like for them: it never gets old. Like 2016 platformer Unravel and Obsidian…

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Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—’I’m not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%’

Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary saw Valve doing a Valve: The game received a massive surprise update, adding new commentary and integrating the two episodes, alongside adding a whole bunch of enhancements. It also dropped a two-hour documentary about the making of the game, and the background of Valve’s existential legal battle with Vivendi, which features…

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Anime Reborn codes and how to redeem them

Anime Reborn codes can help you go from zero to hero very quickly. In a game that requires you to grind before you can start unlocking great new warriors to assist in your battles, codes can provide additional tickets, trait crystals, and gems can help progress things along at a steady pace. There are plenty…

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If you’ve been worried about Avowed not looking punchy enough, Obsidian’s combat designer has a hitstop animation ‘superpower’ that might reassure you

My ears perk up anytime a game developer says the word “hitstop.” It means I’m about to hear some secret sauce, or at least opinions, about how to make a game feel great—specifically how and when to add a short pause mid-combat to make a hit really pop. In early footage of Avowed it’s been…

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