The devs of this ‘freaky and grotesque’ adventure game about a Russian Orthodox nun left Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine, and they’re out ‘to show that people and authorities are not the same thing’

Not many games have a story like Indika, a game about a 19th century Russian Orthodox nun journeying to the centre of her soul with an “unusual, horn-headed companion.” Drawing inspiration from Dostoevsky and Bulgakov and dripping with dark humour, Indika tells a tale of religion and authority, madness and belief. But also, not many…

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Ironhive turns colony survival into deck-building and is inspired by one of the best tabletop world-building games around

In a genre as oversatured as city builders, it’s sometimes hard to find original concepts, but Ironhive is attempting to reinvent the tried-and-tested formula through deck-building. In this colony survival game, you’re tasked with overseeing the Iron Hive; a rusting bastion where the last remnants of humanity huddle together against the end of the world. …

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Datajack 2020 is the lo-fi hacking fantasy of my dreams

One of my favourite games as a kid was the SNES version of Shadowrun, an isometric action-RPG all about that hacker life. Ever since I’ve longed for games to scratch a similar itch, and DataJack 2020 certainly fits the bill, a cyberpunk hacktivist action-adventure with light RPG elements. Tonight’s PC Gaming Show saw the first…

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Triumphant OpenAI CEO spends a whole interview dodging questions about why he was fired like he’s in The Matrix, but does suggest the nonprofit board is in for some big changes

One of the year’s most breakneck technology stories was OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder Sam Altman being fired by the company’s board, then being reinstated after a few days of will-they-or-won’t-they back-and-forth. Over those days Altman was the subject of considerable professional backingfrom OpenAI investor Microsoft (which straight-up offered him a job) and OpenAI’s own staff,…

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