5 years of Apex Legends: how "surreal" success became a fight to stay fresh

As does, according to lead game designer Devan McGuire, Apexs success. We had a lot of, like, We know what the game is at that time. “But it’s been an amazing ride so far.” The thrilling chaos of that first drop,You Are the Jumpmasterblaring perhaps slightly too loudly in my ears. Finishing about 16th because I thought Wraiths ultimate worked like inPortal, but laughing anyway. It was good times, and I wasnt the only one enjoying them....

February 5, 2024 · 2 min · 347 words · Samantha Taylor

A bunch of classic Yu-Gi-Oh! video games are headed to PC- for the first time

Early Days Collection will include the likes of Game Boy Color title Yu-Gi-Oh! turns 25 this year. video games headed to Steam. Early Days Collectionbrings together a number of digital adaptations of the franchise from decades past. Notably, the collection will see the release of some Yu-Gi-Oh! (Officially, at least.) The first game to be confirmed for the collection was Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist, which originally released on the Game Boy Color in 2000....

February 5, 2024 · 1 min · 124 words · Heather Dillon

Apex Legends Season 20's skill trees see the battle royale take a surprising MOBA turn

Play passively, however, and those upgrades will remain out of reach. So, yknow, good luck, with that. To that end, body shields are now gone from ground loot pools entirely. That means that theonlyway to permanently secure better shields is to gather those sweet, sweet Evo points. There are other methods that Season 20 uses to ‘encourage’ faster, more aggressive play. The biggest changes, though, are clearly the reworked shield system and the Legend upgrade skill trees....

February 5, 2024 · 1 min · 182 words · Jordan Nelson

Artificer's Tower is a magical tower defence game with just one, really big, tower

After five years in development at the one-person Canadian studio, Artificer’s Tower isdue to hit Steamthis April.

February 5, 2024 · 1 min · 17 words · James Mason

Great deal alert: $2500 58-inch Samsung monitor now $1800

A $700 savings on what is essentially two 4K 240Hz monitors glued together.

February 5, 2024 · 1 min · 13 words · Jennifer Garcia

Final Factory is Factorio in space, with exploration and fleet combat

There’s a demo available right now. It starts off, as these games do, with you building a mining colony in space. This isn’t the first factory-builder to head into space. Introversion’sThe Last Starshipis doing something similar, for example. The Final Factory demo is live nowand available from its Steam pagefor the next three weeks. ‘Tis the season for demos, as Steam Next Fest looms on February 5th.

February 3, 2024 · 1 min · 67 words · Michael Gould

After five years in early access, Satisfactory will finally launch into 1.0 later this year

And that, five years on, its still yet to hit 1.0? Satisfactory brought itsfirst-person Factorio-a-liketo theEpic Games Storein early 2019, having been in the works since 2016.

February 2, 2024 · 1 min · 27 words · Helen Luna

Citizen Sleeper 2 still has "around a year of development left", likely coming in 2025

“As Cyrene would say: to a free Helion. Now and forever.”

February 2, 2024 · 1 min · 11 words · Shelby Weaver

Devolver cutting 28 jobs at Showgunners studio Artificer

Most are gone immediately, while some will stay on until Artificer release their yet-unannounced next game. Artificer were previously owned by Good Shepherd Entertainment, a publisher Devolver bought in 2021. Kotaku’s understanding is that’s about half the studio going. Artificer was founded by some of the core people behindHard WestandPhantom Doctrine. Think ‘The Running Man meets XCOM’. After launching in May 2023, it has a ‘Very Positive’ Steam player review rating....

February 2, 2024 · 1 min · 128 words · Randy Banks

Alan Wake 2's latest patch adds a kind of jump scare intensity option

Plus the ever-useful chapter select There’s life in the ol’Alan Wake 2yet. What is a horror flash, you ask? A jump scare meets the Kuleshov effect. Conventional news reporters may tell you that this is an update for loser babies who have no horror chops. I myself do not conform to this view. Different horror is horrifying in different ways for different people. Oh you want me to associate this forest with death and worms, do you?...

February 1, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Gerald Allen

All Palworld breeding combos: Full list

To do so, you’ll need a list of the best breeding combos. To take a look at this ultimate breeding guide for yourself, read on! If you need help with the latter, check out our handy guide onhow to make Cake in Palworld! Place the Cake inside the Breeding Farm Chest to the right of the entrance. once you nail the Egg, place it inside anEgg Incubatorand wait for it to hatch....

February 1, 2024 · 2 min · 226 words · Elizabeth Mullen

Best Neutral Pals in Palworld

As such, it is a good idea to know which are the best Neutral Pals inPalworldearly on. What is the best Neutral Pal in Palworld? Out of the Pals listed above, thePaladiusis the best Neutral Pal in Palworld. The Paladius is also equipped with bothNeutral and Ice attacks. Of these, thePal Blastis the best, with a power value of 150 that can blast enemies away. TheTocotocois a great Neutral Pal to add to your collection and can be fairly easy to obtain....

February 1, 2024 · 2 min · 220 words · Charles Watkins

Dave The Diver gets Godzilla DLC

Out free in May Well, they’re finally doing it. They’re making free Godzilla DLC forDave The Diver, Mintrocket’s hitherto laidback restaurant management/ocean exploration game. How would Godzilla himself react, if he were writing this news post? I suspect he would say: RRRRRARRRARRGH. But the mind naturally gravitates at once to the prospect of Godzilla sushi. A bigger net may be necessary. I’m not sure your trusty Sticky Bomb Gun is going to cut the mustard either....

February 1, 2024 · 1 min · 91 words · William Scott