Far Cry 5’s intro is cinematic and fast-paced
I’m playing through Far Cry 5 right now, and I’ll have a review up soon. I went into the game with some doubts, but...
HTC launches first Ready Player One VR apps
In just under one year’s time, HTC’s VR partnership with Steven Spielberg’s movie Ready Player One has gone from promise to (virtual) reality. HTC...
Why survival sim Frostpunk is eerily relevant
Presented by Intel Six days. That’s how long I survived Frostpunk’s harsh world until the people overthrew me. Eliminating homelessness and mining coal for...
Here’s what Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner MARS looks like in 4K
Konami is still releasing video games, and it is going to keep that trend up at least through September when it launches the updated...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds introduces Events with 8-player squads
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds continues to grow and change, and this week its designers are testing a feature that enables you to experience the last-player-standing shooter...
Ubisoft announces new studios in Mumbai and Odesa
In what’s beginning to become a tradition, Ubisoft is using the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to announce more studios are joining its...
The Curse of Monkey Island is easy to buy again thanks to GOG
The Curse of Monkey Island is a beautiful, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure game from LucasArt’s golden age. It’s also been nearly impossible to buy, as...
A Way Out review — a jailbreak that doesn’t f*** the Oscars … but comes close
I’ve finished playing the new two-player co-op game A Way Out from Electronic Arts and development studio Hazelight. Josef Fares, the writer director of the game, comically...
Bad North shows that even bloody Viking battles can be artsy and cute
Bad North is a real-time strategy game that features adorable vikings and hectic terrain-based combat. It’s the debut game from indie studio Plausible Concept...
The IndieBeat: Dead Static Drive is ‘Grand Theft Cthulhu’ on Route 66
Developer Mike Blackney describes Dead Static Drive as “Grand Theft Cthulhu.” It’s his debut game, which he’s developing under the moniker Team Fanclub. Though...