Developer Nadeo has announced changes to the Trackmania business model, following the 2020 game’s recent re-release on consoles. This iteration of Trackmania was something of a soft reboot for the series (heavily based on Trackmania Nations) and arrived with a free-to-play business model, under which players could access a bunch of the game’s features for…
In the heyday of arcades, gaming was an inherently social experience. Crowds gathered around machines to watch intense battles unfold, friends competed side by side, and strangers often bonded over shared energy for the same titles. Arcades were gathering spots full of conversation, competition, and community. Today, this spirit is finding new life in the…
Yaga came out of our love for oral storytelling and old eastern European traditions, so we thought we’d let you in on our sources of inspiration and how each of them shaped the game. Fairy Tales The backbone of the game are old Russian fairy tales we used to read when we were kids. “The…
Category: Xbox Partner Preview November 20, 2025 Xbox Partner Preview | Breaking Down the Background and Boss Fight in the New Tides of Annihilation Gameplay Trailer Kun Fu, Game Producer, Eclipse Glow Games Summary Tides of Annihilation is an action-adventure game set in a modern-day, invasion-fractured London, where the lone survivor, Gwendolyn, seeks the Holy…
Los Angeles-based game developers are reacting to a trio of severe wildfires that overwhelmed LA County firefighters on Tuesday and spread across thousands of acres in the most populous county in the United States, including the Pacific Palisades neighborhood near Santa Monica where Activision Blizzard, Riot Games, and other studios have offices. “Employee safety and…
Approaching 1 million in total already. Famitsu has shared the latest sales data for physical software in Japan, and for Square Enix’s Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, it’s a monumental success. The game has sold an incredible 641,195 copies on the Switch and a further 180,575 on the PS5, totalling 821,770 during its opening week….
Sega does… If you’ve played a modern 3D video game recently, then you will almost certainly have noticed an effect known as “dithering”, which allows an object to become semi-transparent when it obscures your view of the action. While it’s certainly effective, the dithering effect can often look somewhat ugly, which has led many to…
I picked up crochet for the first time this year, after my friend bought me a neat little kit that contains everything you need in a can. In my excitement I sat down the same evening to attempt crafting a shrimp, and was met with a real challenge. As it turns out, crochet is hard….
Ahead of Steam’s Summer Sale next week, The Game Bakers’ excellent 2016 bullet hell dueling game Furi is having a little sale of its own. The normally $20 game can be had for just $2, and I’m taking the opportunity to buy the dang thing again myself. Former PC Gamer editor James Davenport gave Furi…
DeTechtive 2112 feels like a gorgeous set of environments looking for a game, if my casual run through the first half of its story missions is any indication. Developed by Turkish indie outfit M11 Studio, it’s a stealthy isometric shooter about a depressed noir detective in a very snazzy jacket, solving crimes in post-WW3 England….