Slay the Spire 2 dev hates microtransactions, even though players would definitely pay for them: 'A lot of our players threaten to buy all and any cosmetics we may ever release'

Slay the Spire 2 dev hates microtransactions, even though players would definitely pay for them: ‘A lot of our players threaten to buy all and any cosmetics we may ever release’

Slay the Spire 2 is out now in early access, and once you drop some cash on it, it will probably be the last time you need to spend any money on the game. That’s because developer Mega Crit is no friend to microtransactions. “We’re microtransaction haters,” Casey Yano, co-founder of Mega Crit, told Destructoid…

Read More

The best deals in the 2025 Steam Winter Sale

This year’s Steam Winter Sale has arrived, but don’t let the biggest game sale of the year stress you out when you’re already frazzled enough by the rest of your holiday shopping. We’ve picked through the mountains of games on Steam to find the deals you should actually care about. Below, we’ve highlighted Winter Sale…

Read More

This bizarre CRPG features claymation graphics, beat ’em up combat and the option to send defeated enemies to a prison colony, and it just left early access after a massive final update

We’re in a golden era for the CRPG. Disco Elysium set a new standard for narrative driven roleplaying in 2019, while Baldur’s Gate 3 did the same with pretty much everything in 2023. Even the ‘B-tier’of modern CRPGs like Rogue Trader and Solasta: Crown of the Magister offer rock-solid roleplaying adventures of dizzying depth. The…

Read More

Need for Speed is effectively on hold while Criterion musters entirely around Battlefield, but EA assures players the racer will return in ‘new and interesting ways’

Need for Speed fans are in for a long wait before getting behind the wheel of a new game from the series. Developer Criterion Games, which has handled EA’s venerable racer for years, has now shifted entirely over to work on EA’s next Battlefield title. In a statement to Eurogamer, Battlefield’s three-star general Vince Zampella…

Read More

Co-op Sale Starts Now: Save up to 60%

Grab a friend and make room on the couch! PlayStation Store’s Co-op Sale offers discounts of up to 60% on games and movies best enjoyed with company. PlayStation Plus members save up to 70%. Starting now, save big on multiplayer titles including Dark Souls III, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition, and…

Read More