Bioshock was "basically a corridor", says Ken Levine't be, and characters will have long memories

But I won’t do that: you came here to read about Judas. “Even just characters' observing a long range of player action and commenting on it. The result, Levine promises, will be a game that supports many more routes to certain outcomes. “And places you’ll get to are very different from one player to the next.” “A very, very long corridor with a bunch of trigger points that make story elements happen....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Justin Kelly

Delightful dark fantasy fable Ghost Of A Tale, aka Ico meets Redwall, is getting an Unreal Engine sequel

Developers break their silence after a year and a half of “lost” development Happy new year all! The newness of this news is in question, admittedly. Not an easy prospect by any stretch of the imagination." We’re now at a stage we would never have reached with the previous engine." It’s the first and only game my life partner has ever watched me play from intro to credits. Do clevererer things with disguises, too....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Brent Clark

Doom on a CAPTCHA is the most frustrating though admittedly raddest way to prove your humanity to an algorithm

Thy Flesh Confirmed What difficulty are you on,Doom CAPTCHA? I want to know because I need to know how bad to feel about myself. Six times Ive tried to pass yourFPStest by killing three monsters to prove Im human. Six times Ive failed. For thousands of years, people have asked what it means to be human. It turns out it was never a philosophical issue after all. It was, Im gutted to report, a skill issue all along....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Bryan Davies

Enjoy some Ryanair Boeing 737 safety manual ekphrasis in Johnson A Plane Man

Is a Ryanair Boeing 737 safety manual art? Well, Johnson A Plane Man has done some ekphrasis with it, so I say yes. you’re able to find Hyphinetts collective bitshere. A very small example of this being the"no fucking trumpets, buddy"signs. It also reminds me a little of Joe Richardsonsadventure gamesusing renaissance art likeFour Last Things. And then theresThe Pedestrian- a puzzle game that has you play as a public signage silhouette....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Gary Young

Gar-Type is a free pixelart shooter based on a cosmic horror meme about a lazy, ravenous housecat

The good news is that, unlike many other Gore-variants, this Gorefield is vulnerable to bullets. Not that one should crack wise about Gorefield. He is looking at the top of your head right now. He thinks the top of your head looks rather like a plate of lasagna. it’s possible for you to play Gar-fieldright here in a net surf tool.

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 61 words · Christina Jenkins

Go Fishing codes April 2025

And if you’re unsure how to redeem codes, we’ll explain how to redeem them below too! It’s very easy to redeem codes in Go Fishing for free rewards. All expired Go Fishing codes That concludes this guide listing all the newest active Go Fishing codes.

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 45 words · Brittany Hendrix

Best Path of Exile 2 Ascendancy classes

You should see Ascendancy as a class specialisation - a subclass, if you will. By unlocking an Ascendancy, you gain unique, powerful, and highly specialised abilities. Youll be able to gain more Ascendancy points in theTrial of Chaoswhen you reach Act 3. Once youve chosen, you wont be able to change your Ascendancy. The Stormweaver Sorceress Ascendancy and its shockingly high damage output are averyclose second. Well therefore pick the best Path of Exile 2 Ascendancy for each of the six classes below....

December 20, 2024 · 2 min · 238 words · Alexander Briggs

Here are 5 snowy games you can get for cheap in the Winter Steam sale

Brrr-illiant savings Steam sales aren’t the drop-everything-and-grab-yer-wallet events they used to be,according to you lot. But you might still find one or two gifts if you bore deep enough into the ice. I’m only interested in one thing. How many of these games are snowy and chilly enough to induce wonderful hypothermia? I’m on a frostbitten quest to find out. Here are the most winter-iest games you’re able to pick up for cheap....

December 20, 2024 · 2 min · 231 words · Carol Garcia

Here's how the strategy layer works in Menace, the turn-based squad combat RPG from the Battle Brothers devs

Developers Overhype have now shared a few details of how it all works. Mmmmm, such malty, yeasty strategicalness. Honestly, it allsoundspretty straightforward next to the difficulties of avoiding injury on the surface. There’s a reputation management element - leave a faction request hanging and they might sour on you. Faction distress calls aside, the starmap is where you’ll spend the game’s main resources. Your crew are described as “motley”, which here means “a massive liability”....

December 20, 2024 · 1 min · 149 words · Sarah Barnes

After 7 years of alien war, Elite Dangerous pilots have finally defeated the Thargoids

Open that bottle of space champagne, the aliens have been wiped out. At least that’s what the interstellar pilots ofElite Dangerousare celebrating in the galaxy-sized multiplayer space sim. Don’t worry, they got him. “The war is over,” say Frontier. “We vanquished the enemy at our doorstep and now is the time to rebuild.” “Like an orchestra of alien tubas gargling mouthwash,” said Katharine. The asplosion comes just two weeks after the shipsshowed up in Sol, on December 5th....

December 19, 2024 · 2 min · 258 words · Jeffrey Williams

After much talk of an acquisition, Sony and FromSoftware parent Kadokawa announce "strategic alliance"

What does this mean? Is it safe to scream yet? So, not quite an acquisition, then. But it does give them a lot of say over Kadokawa’s direction. Kadokawa and Sony have collaborated on projects in the past. The agreement paves the way for more of that collaboration. I’m a bit mystified by the phrase “develop human resources to promote and expand virtual production”. I’m not clear whether the press release is referring to this, however....

December 19, 2024 · 1 min · 113 words · Monique Smith

Caves Of Qud review: an obscenely rich roguelike realm you could get lost in for months

A goat approaches “We are a people who honour democracy,” said the dog, scratching himself. “Per our custom, you may drink of our fresh water.” We spoke in his home village at dawn. I suppose every politician has their enemies. ThatCaves Of Qudcreates fun anecdotes out of simple encounters shouldn’t be a surprise. It is a machine of grand imagination and adventuresome comedy. A deceptively powerfulRPGthat isn’t half as obtuse to newcomers as the screenshots make it out to be....

December 19, 2024 · 4 min · 782 words · Julie Rhodes

Frostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sell

For context, 11 bit studios currently have over 150 staff, according to theirrecruitment site. Then again, the reasons for the cancellation aren’t all macroeconomical. “With Project 8, we experienced both breakthroughs and setbacks,” Marszał went on. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, stabilising the development team proved particularly difficult, yet progress continued. “Over time, delays accumulated, and with each milestone, the project’s budget grew.” I wasn’t aware 11 bit were working on a console-focussed game....

December 19, 2024 · 1 min · 120 words · Eric Dixon