Dungeons & Dragons might be, if trends continue, one of the most mishandled success stories I’ve ever seen. And, if my powers of prophecy are correct, we’re starting to approach the low bend of a 10+ year arc where Hasbro, the parent company of D&D creators Wizards of the Coast (WoTC), has continually fumbled the…
Nearly 200 Overwatch developers at Activision Blizzard have formed a new union under the Communications Workers of America called The Overwatch Gamemakers Guild—CWA, “a wall-to-wall unit that includes game developers across all disciplines, including design, production, engineering, art, sound, and quality assurance.” The announcement of the new union followed confirmation from a neutral arbitrator that…
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Welcome back to PlayStation Blogcast! We have another jam-packed show today, and we mean it, too! We talk with one of two devs behind the ambitious space scoundrel simulator Rebel Galaxy on PS4. And an old friend stops by to chat about the high-flying antics of Rocket League. Plus, your listener letters, Nick’s great comedic…
Completing Echoes of Victory Ridge in Arc Raiders is fairly simple, once you know where Victory Ridge is actually located. If you’ve been paying attention to your mission prompts, you might actually remember going to Victory Ridge for the Straight Record quest, where you disarm an EMP device. Once you head to the right place,…
Cozy games are spoiling me lately because there is now not just one, but a second little management game combining my two loves: books and little shop simulators. There may be nothing cozy about working retail in real life, but Book Bound boils the task of slinging paperbacks down to a pleasant little sim, with…
Kitchen nightmares. The biggest challenge facing PlateUp! is the striking similarities to the other culinary stress simulator, Overcooked. Ghost Town Game’s hugely popular series has been fairly unique in its genre up until now. Making sure all orders are right, delivering dishes to tables in time, and washing up after — this rhythm will be…
Wonder boy. When Super Mario World first released back in 1990 (or ’91 or ’92 depending on your region), it felt like a huge moment for Nintendo’s iconic platforming franchise. Here was Mario as we already knew him, bounding energetically through 2D environments on the way to his usual goal but, at the same time,…
With Uncharted: The Lost Legacy out Tuesday on PS4, we’ve curated a collection of wallpapers optimized for your desktop (oooh, 4K!), tablet, or phone. Click the corresponding link under each image to download the full-resolution image. If you haven’t pre-ordered The Lost Legacy yet, you still have a few days to do so and snag…
Kickstarter MMO Ashes of Creation has produced a deluge of drama since the whole team working on it was laid off and development ended two months ago. Investor Jason Caramanis accused Intrepid Studios founder Steven Sharif of taking millions meant for the studio and spending it for himself. As reported by Kotaku, More details followed…