Tag Archives: Game

In an effort to highlight some of the best books and documentaries covering the world of video games, we’re running a series of interviews with the writers, directors, and curators behind them. Read on to see how the people who chronicle games and game history do their jobs, get inspired, and face challenges. It’s the making of the making of …

It seems like no amount of controversy can hold a good assassin down. Assassin’s Creed Shadows came out late last week, and it’s already become a sales success for the franchise, racking up over 2 million players within just its first two days of release, making it a bigger launch than both Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey. SteamDB places the …

Select Xbox Insider Program users can now test Game Hubs, a new feature that Xbox is testing ahead of a wider release. As shared by the Xbox team on Wednesday, Game Hubs will appear whenever a player selects a game. These hubs include various stats relevant to the game, such as friends that are currently playing, recent captures, events, available …

Summary ESRB rating approved for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 suggests the game may launch in 2025. Troubled development led to six years of delays Blood and gore lead to M-rating; in-game purchases are expected for DLC clans. Fans who have waited decades to return to the world of the undead might finally get their chance soon, as an …

Traditional game development requires manual asset creation, coding and testing, taking at least 3-12 months. With generative AI (GenAI) you can build games with simple text prompts, slashing development time. How soon will GenAI allow games to be built on the fly? What’s new in AI-assisted games? Over the last couple of years, creators have begun using GenAI tools like …

Summary inZOI, a simulation game similar to The Sims, has become the most wishlisted game on Steam. Fans are excited about inZOI’s unique features, such as the popular character creator. Additionally, inZOI has a post-launch roadmap and free DLC planned for the future. On Steam, wishlisting a game is one of the easiest ways to show support for developers. Not …

For a long time, the biggest platform for PC gaming didn’t have a refund policy. It wasn’t until 2015 that Steam introduced a streamlined way to return a PC game. Now, if you’re unsatisfied with your digital purchase, you can request your money back. While Steam’s refund policy is relatively generous and easy to use, you still need to know …

Less than a year after raising over $9.5 million for Cyberpunk 2077: The Board Game, the crafty folks at Go On Board are now planning to adapt the Tekken fighting game franchise to tabletops via crowdfunding as well. Much like the video game on which it’s based, Tekken: The Board Game will focus on psychology, area control, and combos in …

Prince of Prussia is a new, free retro-inspired title from Adamatomic that combines the brutal, unforgiving platforming of Prince of Persia with all the Nazi-killing fun of Wolfenstein. Oh, and did we mention you can play it in your browser? It’s available from adamatomic.itch.io/prince, and all you need is a keyboard (though a gamepad might make it slightly easier.) Prince …

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, March 24 (game #386). Strands is the NYT’s …