Literary masterpiece The Count of Monte Cristo is being adapted as a clicker game about getting educated to escape prison
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Literary masterpiece The Count of Monte Cristo is being adapted as a clicker game about getting educated to escape prison

The Count of Monte Cristo is the third most famous fictional count, after Sesame Street’s numerically obsessed vampire ‘The Count’ and the most infamous vampire of them all, Count Chocula. Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel of romance and revenge has nothing to do with vampires (which some may consider an oversight), but it’s still recognised as…

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Days Gone’s upcoming survival arcade mode will introduce endless hordes and ‘exploding freakers’, and I’m beginning to think it might be the best way to play the game

I was ambivalent about Days Gone when it shambled onto PC in 2021, though my issues were primarily with its clumsy storytelling rather than anything systemic. Exploring the world on Deacon St John’s motorcycle while evading hordes of shambling undead was enjoyable enough, especially when a minor pitstop to pick up some fuel would turn…

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‘Just make a very good game’: Sloclap dismisses the idea that online games need to be free-to-play

Sifu developer Sloclap has pivoted from martial arts games to sports games with Rematch, a 5v5 competitive football (soccer) game coming this summer. It turns out the skills transfer: Rematch is more Rocket League than FIFA, and it’s “something special,” writer Daniella Lucas said after visiting Sloclap for a hands-on preview. It’ll also be $30,…

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