World of Warcraft’s patch 11.1, which is currently available on the public test realm and will shortly be rolled-out to all players, looks like it’s fixed one of the game’s most enduring issues: swirlies. These are ground markers that telegraph incoming damage to players, such as an AoE boss attack, and basically they’ve always been…
At inkle, we love adventure stories. Jules Verne or Indiana Jones, Stargate or Star Wars: we love discovering new worlds, taking risks, and meeting mysterious strangers. And for our latest game, we’ve combined two of our favorite settings: the distant past – and the distant future. Heaven’s Vault is the story of archaeologist Aliya Elasra,…
There’s a scene in Andor—the show that asks what if Star Wars read Gramsci—where the main character observes of the imperial ruling class that all you need is “a uniform, some dirty hands, and an imperial toolkit” to slip beneath the notice of the world’s most powerful people. “They’re so proud of themselves, they don’t…
More free storage Like an overzealous patron at a gentlemen’s club who just inherited a fortune, Microsoft can’t help but to make it rain. Free storage, that is. It was only a week ago that Microsoft offered up 100GB of free OneDrive cloud storage for a year for signing up for Bing Rewards, and now…
Category: Games November 21, 2024 A City Builder With Co-op and Heroes? Welcome to the Chaotic World of Overthrown Cal RehnqvistCo-Founder of Brimstone Hello Xbox fans! We’re delighted to announce that our new game, Overthrown, will launch into Xbox Game Preview on Xbox Series X|S and PC on December 10, and will be available with…
Fortnite’s Chapter 6 final flourish appears to be a Simpsons mini season with an entirely standalone Springfield-themed map. Leaks hint at what’s coming: the key art shows new skins and at least two of the weapons—the classic assault rifle, aka the SCAR, and the Thunder shotgun—while the full leaked map shows iconic Simpsons locations. But…
It’s been great to see the legendary FPS Duke Nukem 3D get some love and attention over the last few weeks, thanks to its special anniversary celebrations, as there’s no doubting that despite its flaws, which are few, its impact on PC gaming was huge and it remains a megaton of fun to play today…
Generative AI, spurred on by super-spreader CEOs, has been smeared everywhere—into our games, our music, our art, even our damn emails. And it’s not enough that it’s terrible at even the most simple tasks assigned to it, like providing basic, easily accessible information; now we’ve also got to deal with its massive environmental toll, the…
Mining for data. A new survey conducted by Japanese variety show Ariyoshiiieeeee! – Oh yeah! Wanna play games at your place now? has revealed Japan’s favourite video games, both overall and by age rating, and while the likes of Mario, Splatoon, Pokémon, Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Dragon Quest all make frequent appearances, none of them…
Evil Residents, Stories of Monster Hunters, Quests for Dragons, and more! With the release of Switch 2, fans of their handheld hybrids will be relieved to hear that, compared to last year, there were many more Nintendo games to play at the Tokyo Game Show. Read the full article on nintendolife.com