Five months after cancelling the development of Hytale and closing the studio working on it, Riot Games has sold the whole thing back to original co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme. And yes, that means work on the game has resumed: Collins-Laflamme said more than 30 former developers “who know this game inside and out” have been brought…
When we began our first Indie game back in 2014, codenamed “Motherlode,” we had two tantalizing ideas embedded in our brains: Combine “Bullet Hell” and “Roguelike.” Get weird! The reality-warping collision of these concepts became Deathstate, the best transdimensional indie bullet hell single-stick roguelike shooter ARPG ever made! Creating a bullet hell/roguelike was tricky. The…
As we prepare to introduce the Access controller to the accessibility community on December 6, today we’re pleased to share a closer look at its development, including a first glimpse of its accessible packaging. Step behind the scenes as our hardware and UI designers, alongside user research leads, discuss their collaboration with accessibility organizations on…
Turn real friends into virtual ones When Facebook announced that it had acquired Oculus, there was a moment of panic that resonated across the Internet. The fear was that a promising VR technology had fallen into the wrong hands and that the best we could look forward to were virtual versions of Farmville. That hasn’t…
Cards on the table, the first thing that piqued my interest about the Steam Machine’s initial reveal were the interchangeable faceplates. After all, I am but a simple hardware creature with a penchant for the aesthetic. Unfortunately, Valve has no plans to release a whole slew of custom plates for their tiny game box. We…
Including a lovely winter level. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is well known for its cut content, and while snippets of this have been teased over the years, The Video Game History Foundation has now presented what might be the most comprehensive deep dive into Sonic 2’s lost stages (thanks, Time Extension). According to the video,…
And that fps might explain why. The prices have been revealed for Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and its upgrade pack, and they are slightly lower than you might have expected. As listed on the Switch eShop, the full Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is now available to pre-order for £54.99 /…
When Mega Cat Studios sat down to dream big, one name sat at the very top of their wishlist: God of War. Years later, that long-shot ambition has become God of War Sons of Sparta, a newly released prequel developed in collaboration with Santa Monica Studio (SMS). Set at the earliest point in the series…
As PC Gamer’s Tekken 8 review confirms, it is a great versus fighter that ‘is a beautiful blend of nostalgia for longtime fans and a pair of welcoming arms for newbies’. And, indeed, it has proven to be so, with a fantastic number of gamers enjoying it on PC as well as on console. Many…
We currently live in the era of good videogame adaptations, I know, it’s weird. There’s Arcane, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, or Jack Black’s magnum opus, A Minecraft Movie. All of which don’t just bring awareness of the games they’re based on, but also encourage people to discover more of these worlds by actually playing them, although I’d…