PC Gaming
In a recent interview on Nightdive Studios’ Deep Dive podcast, former Looking Glass Studios programmer Marc LeBlanc talked about how he sees the System Shock Remake’s success as proof that there is an audience for games that challenge their players’ critical thinking and ingenuity, and that he hopes to see more developers respond to that…
Now that the launch of Rainbow Six Siege X is behind us, Ubisoft is back to releasing new operators at a steady clip. The first new op of the Siege X era is Denari, a Swiss defender with laser traps so flexible that Aruni must be green with jealousy. I played a few rounds of…
Fighting games are a full-blown sensory experience: From feeling the rap of buttons under your fingers as you execute your bread-and-butter combo, to the explosive visual effects that accompany counter hits and special attacks, to the weighty audial blast of every punch and kick—all soundtracked to some of the hottest music in videogames. Welcome to…
Homeworld 3 developer Blackbird Interactive has announced it has acquired the full rights to its previous game Hardspace: Shipbreaker, which saw players deconstructing decommissioned spaceships and recycling their parts for profit. In a press release, Blackbird revealed it has acquired the full rights from Hardspace: Shipbreaker’s co-owner Focus Entertainment, which served as publisher for the…
Playing a game about being in the newspaper business sounds a bit like a busman’s holiday to me, though with News Tower being set in the 1930s, at least the bus won’t be at constant risk of breaking down or steering into a ravine. In any case, I’m always up for a new spin of…
I recently finished rewatching all of the Wire, and on reflection I think Season 2 is my favourite of five. This is in large part due to the tragic character of Frank Sobotka, the stevedore and union leader driven into the arms of organised crime as he struggles to keep his workers paid and Baltimore’s…
Starship Troopers: Extermination has always had a bit of “we have Helldivers 2 at home” energy; ironic considering how much Helldivers 2 channels the tone and ideas of the Paul Verhoeven film Extermination is based upon. While I enjoyed Offworld’s large-scale, team-based multiplayer in my Starship Troopers: Extermination review, it was a frequently uneven experience…
If you’ve scrolled past an ad on TikTok for Nexon’s gooner-looter-shooter The First Descendant you might not have noticed it was made by AI. But if you watch one of them for more than a second, you’ll probably figure it out. Each one features an AI streamer rambling about the new boss Wall Crasher and…
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What’s the audience like for a light-touch remaster of a 21-year-old RTS? Especially one that’s being sold for full price? (Though owners of the original do get a 30% launch discount, to be fair.) Turns out, it’s pretty decent. As Relic boasted on Twitter, Dawn of War’s remaster sold 150,000 copies in less than 24…