Nightdive boss says no one's making immersive sims because they appeal to 'a very small, niche group' and tend to 'come together at the 12th hour,' even though it's obviously the best genre
We live in an unjust world.
We live in an unjust world.
When you were making plant pots in RuneScape and selling them to other players, you might not have thought you were laying the groundwork for a UK legal precedent that would define in-game gold as intangible property covered by the Theft Act 1968, but, well, here we are. Lord Justice Popplewell has ruled on appeal that RuneScape's gold pieces are legal property, which is important for the ex-Jagex developer accused of stealing 705 billion of them. Read more
I am fully prepared to debate the term "proper".
A major step towards a Hytale battle royale, a talented modder has designed a Fortnite-style storm, and it's suitably purple.
Today I became aware of Bolt Action, a historical strategy sim based on the World War II tabletop miniatures game from Warlord Games (founded by erstwhile Games Workshop staffers John Stallard and Paul Sawyer). It sees you fretting over questions of morale, line-of-sight and cover, while leading US, British or German armies across maps that range from beaches to churchyards. There’s multiplayer, too. Trailer ho! Read more
The loot progression in RIP, or Reincarnation Insurance Program, reminds me of Diablo, but the AI disclosure on Steam gives me pause.
Don't go blaming your PC if you can't connect to Highguard without checking whether the servers are actually up and running first.
Against the overbearing weight of modernity, Old School RuneScape continues to complete a Sisyphean task of simply existing two and a half decades after it originally launched. It just celebrated that 25th anniversary at the start of the year in fact, and now during a Winter Summit a slew of updates coming to the MMO were shown off in a roadmap from developer Jagex. Read more
A group of modders wearing the finest reverse-engineering goggles has managed to port birdly and beary platformer Banjo-Kazooie to PC, with a bunch of extra bells and whistles to make sure it won't make for a disappointing dip back into your childhood or adulthood. Their creation's dubbed Banjo: Recompiled, and it dropped over the weekend. Read more
Digimon Story Time Stranger took me away from Pokémon card collecting, offering an excellent Persona-style RPG adventure - and it could be yours for a dollar.
There's still no release date, but I like what I'm hearing.
The ongoing absence of Starfield's long-rumored overhaul is very unusual, so allegations of Bethesda 'weirdness' seem plausible.
Our pick of the top Project Zomboid mods includes new gameplay mechanics, additional weapons, and simple UI changes to aid your survival.
My word.
Per aspera ad nowhere.
I like Hytale. I like how it plays smoother and weightier than Minecraft, while matching the explorative highs of creeping through an infested cave or stumbling upon some ancient, unplundered ruin. I like how it runs on the Steam Deck without trying to. And I like the pace at which it’s being updated: one substantial patch per week, at the current rate. You could argue, fairly, that regular content injections are vital for an early access game that’s accessible as early as Hytale is
Nicht zum ersten Mal, aber doch sehr prominent drÀngt sich derzeit ein Urproblem der Geografie ins Bewusstsein: FlÀchen auf Karten, die ein falsches Bild des Planeten vermitteln.
Typing Break will test your keeb-based reflexes.
Could we finally see a Strix Halo device worth buying?
Tech-Nostalgie: Wusstet ihr, dass ihr den langwierigen Neustart bei Windows 95 mit einem kleinen Tastendruck wesentlich beschleunigen konntet?
Xiaomi hat sich ja lÀngst einen Namen gemacht - von den Top 3 auf dem Handy-Markt bis hin zu wirklich beeindruckenden E-Autos. Jetzt habe ich mich an deren Smartwatches gewagt und ich bin komplett begeistert!
How soon is "soon", anyway?
Apples neue Siri könnte ein Erfolg werden. DafĂŒr muss sich der iPhone-Hersteller auf das Wesentliche konzentrieren.
Team Headset oder Team Lautsprecher? FĂŒr letztere haben wir einen Tipp, wenn ihr unter Platzmangel auf dem Schreibtisch oder im Regal leidet.