Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Just let that sit for a second. A sequel to what is surely one of the most incongruous video game collaborations of all time – one that, in early 2017, would have made little sense. Sure, these were two popular video game series in …
Read More »Orx is part rogue-like, part tower-defence, part deck-builder, all carnage
Orx are coming! Or more specifically, Orx is coming, the roguelike deck-building tower-defence game from Critical Reflex, about which we’re seeing even more details at the Future Games Show Powered by Mana. And once you get past the initial, rather arresting images of parapets shooting fire at thousands of club-wielding …
Read More »Marvels Midnight Suns leak seemingly confirms October release date, Spider-Man, and more
A leak for Marvel’s Midnight Suns appeared to confirm two more characters and a release date for the upcoming strategy game, and now that Take-Two Interactive has issued a takedown notice on that leak, there seems to be little reason to doubt its veracity. According to the leak, Marvel’s Midnight …
Read More »Frostpunk 2 dev says that “leaked” release date is bogus
Frostpunk 2 studio 11 bit studios has issued a playful repudiation of what initially appeared to be a possible leaked release date. For some context, earlier on Wednesday there was a Steam API leak that appeared to reveal planned release dates for a bunch of PC games, Frostpunk 2 included. …
Read More »25 Best free Steam games you can play right now
Figuring out the best free Steam games is a tricky task. Valve’s industry-powering storefront is easily one of the best places for any PC gamer to find their next favourite game, but with so many new games coming out every day and a whole suite of charts to keep an …
Read More »The Fabulous Fear Machine is stylish narrative-driven strategy game from Shudder and AMC
AMC and Shudder have revealed a new narrative-driven strategy game called The Fabulous Fear Machine. Developed by Do Not Feed the Monkeys studio Fictiorama, The Fabulous Fear Machine looks like a convergence of worker-placement RTS gameplay and Creepshow-inspired pulp horror. The trailer introduces a creepy fortune teller machine (you) that …
Read More »Age of Empires 4 review: “History, carnage, and teeny weeny elephants – it has it all”
History will not judge my military tactics kindly, but it will mark Age of Empires 4 as a benchmark for real-time strategy games in 2021. The highly-anticipated PC game will remind you just why you loved the series so much, and then overwhelm you with a generous amount of missions, …
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