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...
Sonic the Hedgehog’s logo has a secret, weird backstory
The Sonic the Hedgehog logo is a work of art. Just look at it up there. That emblem is bold, colorful, and full of...
Intel University names the top college game projects at GDC 2018
Drexel University and the University of Central Florida/FIEA won the top honors in the annual Intel University contest for best student games at the Game...
GamesBeat: Bill Roper on bringing computationally ridiculous games to life
Our latest speaker for GamesBeat Summit 2018 event is Bill Roper, CCO at Improbable. He’ll be talking about how the cloud is offering developers the opportunity...
Metro Exodus looks astounding with ray-tracing light tech
Developers can make postapocalyptic games beautiful, if the upcoming PC and console shooter Metro Exodus is anything to go by. At the Game Developers...
The Messenger is a Ninja Gaiden homage that is more than it appears
Shovel Knight is one of my favorite indie games. It manages to capture the magic of 8-bit classics like Mega Man and Castlevania with...
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...
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...