Amplitude Studios raises over $13M to fund upcoming games
Newly independent Amplitude Studios announced today that it has raised €12 million, or around $13.5 million in a Series A funding round. Griffin Gaming...
An expired domain caused issues launching games
On November 7, consumers of many different titles found themselves unable to launch their games. The range of affected games seemed wide, leading users...
Humankind is August’s best-selling PC game
Humankind is one of my favorite games of 2021 so far, one I’ve been waiting for since its announcement in 2019 at Gamescom. Turns...
August 2021 NPD: Ghost of Tsushima returns to dominate August game sales
Gaming fans in the United States spent $4.37 billion on their hobby in August, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That is up...
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...
Humankind interview: Crafting civilization’s narrative
A couple of weeks ago, I played a few hours of Humankind, Amplitude Studios’ 4X strategy game about building a civilization, one culture at...
Humankind pushed back to August 17, 2021
Amplitude announced today that it is delaying Humankind until August 17, 2021. The PC strategy game was set to release in April. In a...
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...
Sega’s new strategy game Humankind has you making your own civilizations
Sega announced a new strategy game today during Gamescom in Germany. It’s Humankind, coming from developer Amplitude, and it will release for PC in...