Here’s what you can look forward to in Pokemon GO during the month of August

Mega Crit co-founder says he wasn’t bothered by the Steam backlash to Slay the Spire 2’s beta balance patch: ‘It’s difficult for players to feel like they’re heard’

Last month, Slay the Spire 2’s controversial first beta balance patch inspired a massive backlash from its Steam reviewers, drawing over 9,000 negative reviews in the following 24 hours. In an interview with PC Gamer, Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano said the intensity of the feedback rattled some of the studio’s newer developers—but he wasn’t…

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After creating countless boring hotels, I’ve made a list of Sims 4 custom venue ideas for more tailored getaways and stories

The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits expansion takes the hassle out of micromanaging households by introducing its new Getaway system, which adds custom venues, daily schedules, and roles tailored to each Sim. It makes it easy to set ’em and forget ’em, and just like brainstorming small business ideas in Businesses & Hobbies, so much of…

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Quake’s third Brutalist Jam now has a whopping 75 maps, and its organiser is working on a hub to stitch them all together: ‘this is going to be an insane challenge’

For the last four years, the hottest mapping event in the retro FPS scene has been the Quake Brutalist Jam. Here, mapmakers enthralled by id Software’s 1996 shooter have gathered to honour architecture’s moodiest style, constructing levels designed to evoke its austere, concrete minimalism. The first Brutalist Jam occurred in 2022, spawning 35 maps that…

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