NEED TO KNOWWhat is it? An atmospheric adventure about guiding magical creatures to a new home. Expect to pay: $25/£20Developer: OkomotivePublisher: PanicReviewed on: Intel i5 6600K, RTX 3080, 16GB RAMMultiplayer? NoLink: Official siteI loved Far: Lone Sails and Far: Changing Tides, the lonely, meditative side-scrolling forays into the unknown from Swiss studio Okomotive, so when its new game Herdling was announced last year I was immediately interested. Also, I admit,...
Three years after Shock recidivist Ken Levine formally unveiled his next game as Judas, we still don't know much about it, except that it sure looks like a new BioShock. But that situation will hopefully be changing soon: Levine posted the very first Judas dev log today, and said he hopes "to communicate more frequently to update you with new details of what we are working on."In previous BioShock games,...
Content warning: This article includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, help is available from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (US), Crisis Services Canada (CA), Samaritans (UK), Lifeline (AUS), and other hotlines.The family of a 16-year-old teenager who died by suicide in April after being coached and encouraged to do so by ChatGPT have sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of...
No one is safe from the ire of players who feel like their toys were ripped away from them. Not even Blizzard when it tried to balance World of Warcraft's next Remix event after players overwhelmingly loved how unbalanced the last one was.The concept was simple: Break off an old WoW expansion as its own mode, add powerful new gear to it, and let players earn rewards to take back...
There are plenty of reasons for PC gamers to skim the list of the most-played games on Steam on a regular basis. What are the hottest games of the moment? How's my favorite game doing these days? Is that new release breaking any records?So you're probably pretty well-versed on the games that appear on Steam's most-played list, which ranks games based on concurrent player count. But what about the most-played...
We know, we know… we’ve been silent for a while. It takes a lot of time and energy to make marketing materials like trailers, and we’re trying to focus all our efforts on finishing Judas. But we also miss the days of having a more direct relationship with you, the gamer, so we thought, “Why not start releasing some dev logs?” Through these, we hope to communicate more frequently to...
Fifteen years since its last release, the Skate series returns with an entry that turns a whole city into a skater’s paradise. The newest Skate is a free-to-play open world where you can take on a series of challenges, spectate other skaters, team up with friends, or challenge other players to throw down and trade tricks. Electronic Arts pulled the curtain back on Skate with a hands-on preview of Early...
Play psychic super spy, settle in with a cozy farming sim and reshape the world with a photo with the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup for September. Psychonauts 2, Stardew Valley and Viewfinder will be available to PlayStation Plus members from September 2. Let’s take a closer look at the games. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Psychonauts 2 | PS4 Razputin “Raz” Aquato,...
I can’t believe it’s been just over nine years since No Man’s Sky first launched. No Man’s Sky Voyagers releases today, and it’s one of our most ambitious updates. Play Video I’ve always loved Spaceships. Name a sci-fi film, book or game, and I want to talk to you about the spaceships in it. We know No Man’s Sky players feel the same – they spend countless hours scouring the...
How many bases do you need in a single game? Ask someone who likes base-building, like me, and they'll probably say "As many as you can give me."No Man's Sky already has a few kinds of player bases. Base-building was added to the space sandbox in 2016, along with freighters that can be parked in orbit and customized. Settlements can also be built and managed, which is like making an...