I am, as is well-known, an absolute sicko for any videogame that lets me conjure up some fabulous alternate history. Crusader Kings: what if Novgorod conquered Muscovy? Europa Universalis: what if Ethiopia became the beating, imperial heart of the world economy? Hearts of Iron 4: what if any of WW2's key players were replaced by someone only loosely aware of what a tank is (I am not good at Hearts...

You probably couldn't have predicted this one. Of all the things Star Trek that could be a game, it's 24-years-gone series Star Trek: Voyager that's getting the treatment with a game that'll put you in charge of the lost ship's journey home.Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is described as a "a story-driven survival strategy game." Your job is to manage the ship, its resources, and its path through...

While it may not have been as popular as Fallout or Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment is often regarded as the zenith of the CRPG's golden age. Its bizarre setting, kooky characters, and emphasis on solving quests through dialogue rather than combat set it apart from its RPG brethren, and you can trace its influence all the way through to modern roleplaying games like Disco Elysium.Yet despite its legacy, new adventures...

Darkest Dungeon 2 has spent the last year plus change building out its Kingdoms mode. This transforms the party-based roguelike into a more open-ended strategy experience, folding in several features from the original game in the process. It's gone down relatively well with players, helping to bridge the divides in opinion over some controversial design decisions Red Hook made for the sequel.Now, the developers have released a new update for...

There's a clue for the August 30 (1533) Wordle just a quick scroll down this page if you need it. Heck, it's here even if you don't think you'll need it, ready to go whenever you feel your first weekend puzzle's not quite going to plan. Team it up with today's hints for maximum effect, or cut straight through to the best bit (winning, of course) with a sneaky little...

I will neither confirm nor deny that I was among those miffed that a powerplanning mistake got their base pillaged and destroyed in Dune: Awakening, but I will say auto-run sure could make the recovery process from such an error less painful. Funcom must've heard that complaint more than once too, as Dune: Awakening has a new auto-run toggle on the way.The blessed new keybind was included in the latest...

One nice thing about Helldivers 2 is that you can join random sessions with strangers all night and never find a bad egg. Emerge from the cryostasis transportation pod on another diver's ship and you're likely to be greeted with a salute, handshake, or hug emote. That's just how Helldivers roll.The community's been on its extra-best behavior this week with an uptick of fresh recruits, as Helldivers 2 became the...

Folks, they're calling it the steal of the century. The unbeatable deal. A throwback to a better time, before the world was ravaged by tariffs, gachaflation and out of control cost of living increases. Could it be true?Could Hollow Knight: Silksong really go on sale next Thursday for a mere 19 dollars and 99 cents?So claims Gamestop (as spotted by ResetEra poster --R), which has listed a pre-order for the...

As Battlefield fans far and wide channel their Battlefield 6 anticipation into revisits of older chapters of the series, only one is offering goodies usable in the new game. Battlefield 2042 is hosting a "Road to Battlefield" event with a free battle pass offering new guns and 24 exclusive cosmetics for Battlefield 6.Good deal, except the battle pass is a bit of a grind as-is. There are a lot of...

T-Minus Zero Entertainment, the NetEase first-party studio founded in 2023 by veteran MMO developer Rich Vogel, has closed its doors just two years after it was founded, and without releasing a single game. NetEase told Game Developer that it has had to "reassess our business priorities," and has thus ended funding for the studio.The split was first revealed by Vogel on LinkedIn, where he wrote that "every journey has its...