Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 21st)

The developer of 80 Days was once invited to pitch a Doctor Who game, but never heard back from the BBC afterward: ‘Technically, we’re still waiting for a reply’

80 Days may still be the best-known game from narrative maestros Inkle Studios. But the developer’s most ambitious game is probably Heaven’s Vault, a sci-fi archaeological adventure about piecing together an ancient alien language. Phillippa Warr gave it an impressive score of 88 in PC Gamer’s Heaven’s Vault Review, stating it “does a beautiful job…

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Sorry, but that countdown on Amazon’s Fallout site didn’t lead to a Fallout 3 or New Vegas remaster announcement… or any announcement at all

Amazon’s Fallout website has been counting down to something since early January, and since the timer coincides with the release of Fallout Season 2 Episode 8, some hopeful fans decided maybe the countdown would lead to the announcement of something special. Maybe a Fallout 3 remaster! Heck, maybe a Fallout: New Vegas remaster! You’ve got…

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‘It was a very depressing day’: Palworld community manager reveals studio’s reaction to Nintendo lawsuit

Nintendo’s announcement that it was suing Pocketpair, the developer of the massively successful Palworld, came as a shock last year, not the least to Pocketpair itself. The lawsuit stunned the games industry, and internally, it sent Pocketpair scrambling for answers. Looking back on the studio’s reaction to the lawsuit during a talk at GDC 2025…

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