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Last we saw RollerCoaster Tycoon it was in pretty rickety shape. More than a decade after RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, the follow-up—RollerCoaster Tycoon World—was released to nearly universally poor reviews. Even worse, in one of the all-time dick moves in gaming industry history, Atari launched it exactly one day before rival sim Planet Coaster was due…
It’s been a long development for 1666: Amsterdam and the folks over at Panache Digital Games, but after over a decade of fighting and planning, the game’s finally made it to early access. Announced at Opening Night Live, we got to see 1666: Amsterdam’s last trailer before its release. It revealed the main characters Noa…
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a tough act to follow. Larian has moved on from the D&D license to return to its own Divinity world, and it remains to be seen what kind of CPRG follow-up Wizards of the Coast can muster. In the meantime, the next big D&D game doesn’t try for the BG3 throne:…
No one is safe from ’90s nostalgia, not even battle royale. A new PUBG game was announced today at Gamescom, and it’s gone grunge, according to publisher Krafton. Maybe more interestingly, PUBG: Ded.net is also a roguelite, with progression across runs. Take a peek at the announcement trailer below, set to Ministry’s “Jesus Built My…
Exodus is not beating the “boy, that sure looks like Mass Effect” charges, but the more I see of it, the more I mean that as a term of endearment. Archetype Entertainment shared another peek at its sci-fi RPG during this year’s Opening Night Live showcase, along with its April 7, 2027 release date. The…
As the opening reveal of this year’s Gamescom Opening Night Live, Hoyoverse brought its first official look at Nodusfall—a change of pace for the gacha game behemoth that looks a little bit Elden Ring, a lot bit Monster Hunter, and a whole pile of proper nouns added for good measure. And while I like to…
Ubisoft has identified the peanut butter and jelly in its pantry, and believes they would make a mean sandwich. Announced at today’s Gamescom Opening Night Live show, Rainbow Six Tactics is an XCOM-style tactics game led by the folks behind another turn-based tactical adaptation, the Mario + Rabbids series. It’s the first singleplayer Rainbow Six…
If you remember, uh, yesterday, then you’ll remember how I have recently modded GTA 5 to essentially deactivate friction on all NPC cars. Also, all NPC cars are perpetually, unstoppably in motion. Long story short: they keep accidentally flying and/or exploding. So I thought what I could do today would be to try to become…
Resident Evil fans rejoice; we’re going to get even more screentime with Leon Kennedy and Grace Ashcroft’s actors thanks to the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2026 which airs tomorrow, Wednesday August 26 at 10 am PDT/1 pm EDT/6 pm BST. Players can expect to see over 40 games, including 13 world premieres, exclusive reveals,…
Gamescom Opening Night Live is here! The showcase heralds the changing of gaming seasons with one last deluge of WORLD PREMIEREs before autumn blows in the bracing winds of Game of the Year debates. Follow along right here as the two hour show airs to keep up with every announcement as it happens. August 25,…