Civilization 7, Embracer’s ambitions and PS Plus Extra | Kaser Focus
Belated Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! It’s been an interesting, if not especially exciting week, with some financial earnings reports giving us a peek behind...
Firaxis Games names new studio head as Marvel’s Midnight Suns leaders leave
Heather Hazen has been named studio head as head of Firaxis Games, the developer that made Marvel’s Midnight Suns. She replaces Steve Martin, who...
Humankind review: Culture clash
Humankind is my favorite type of game: a glorious mish-mash of mechanics from other standouts from its genre, all informed by a studio’s design...
MicroProse returns with 3 new games coming to Steam
One of standout developers from the early days of PC gaming is back. MicroProse announced its return today along with three new games that...
Humankind preview: The end of Civilization?
At first glance, Humankind seems familiar, perhaps a little too much so. Start a game, and there’s your initial tribe on a beautiful hex-based...
DomiNations passes 50 million downloads ahead of Space Age update
Nexon and Big Huge Games have announced that DomiNations, the empire-building game now hitting its fourth anniversary, has been downloaded more than 50 million...
Warcraft III: Reforged reminds us why mod toolsets should matter
Warcraft III created new genres of games with its World Editor. Now with Warcraft III: Reforged there’s an update for the classic game —...
Branching out: How limiting skill choices made Diablo 2 more fun
On Diablo 2’s 18th anniversary, Blizzard North’s designers recount the triumphs and pitfalls of growing the game’s skill trees. In the mid-1990s, computer role-playing...
Civ VI was a large contributor to Take-Two’s net revenue growth
Take-Two Interactive Software reported today a net revenue growth of more than 50 percent to $571.6 million in the fiscal year 2017, in large...
How Bruce Shelley brought a board gamer’s view into designing Civilization
Before he worked on Civilization with legendary game designer Sid Meier, Bruce Shelley was a board game designer at companies such as Avalon Hill....