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After years of near-silence, Playground Games popped up twice during today’s Developer Direct showcase: The first time to show off Forza Horizon 6 and the second (and what we’re here to talk about now) to finally give us a good look at Fable, its reboot of the famed RPG series. And it’s setting the bar…
I love rogues, bows, backstabs, silent takedowns, sneaking, and skulduggery in my games—if you do too, you should pay attention to the upcoming first person stealth game Project Shadowglass, which recently began showing off its first gameplay and development details. The first thing that caught my attention with Shadowglass is its visual style, which developer…
According to Tim Schafer, every so often Double Fine Productions will hit the pause button on its current project and spend two weeks developing something new based on a pitch from members of its team. Forgetting about its main game and focusing on something different for a bit is called “Amnesia Fortnight” and this process…
According to Tim Schafer, every so often Double Fine Productions will hit the pause button on its current project and spend two weeks developing something new based on a pitch from members of its team. Forgetting about its main game and focusing on something different for a bit is called “Amnesia Fortnight” and this process…
At today’s Xbox Developer Direct showcase, we got a new look at Beast of Reincarnation, a surreal action RPG in development at Game Freak, who are best known as the primary developer of Pokémon videogames. In addition to revealing more details about Beast of Reincarnation’s story and gameplay, Game Freak put a date on the…
Despite being left with an incurable spiritual absence after briefly enjoying the wonder of omnipresent access to 7/11 onigiri, I do my best to avoid perpetuating the Thing, Japan phenomenon—the tendency of Westerners to romanticize everyday life in Japan. Forza Horizon 6, however, seems intent on making that difficult. With a gameplay reveal during today’s…
The latest issue of Edge magazine includes an article on the making of Bethesda’s Fallout games, in which some of the studio’s key creatives discuss how they brought Black Isle’s classic isometric RPGs into 3D. The series was “a big pivot” for Bethesda, best known for the high fantasy of The Elder Scrolls, says lead…
Windows 8 debuted in 2012, introducing desktop users to the blocky Metro design language that had previously worked a treat on Windows Phones and Zunes. However, sans a touch screen, the blocky UI looks cluttered and even feels a smidge claustrophobic on a traditional PC monitor. A lukewarm consumer reception led Windows 8 to drop…
Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender and his excellent dog, who was quiet throughout the interview. (Image credit: Hooded Horse) Even if you’ve only got a passing interest in strategy and management games, you’ve almost certainly encountered Hooded Horse before—it’s the publisher behind Manor Lords, Against the Storm, Endless Legend 2 and 9 Kings, to name…
Palworld’s 1.0 release is coming up soon. Well that could be wishful thinking: it’ll be available to play sometime this year. But after two years in early access there’s nothing but excitement for this next step. And to celebrate the lead up to 1.0 and the two-year anniversary Pocketpair has released some concept art of…