Golf Story is proof that Japanese-style RPGs can ‘fore’-go fantasy
Before Golf Story, I thought I didn’t like Japanese-style role-playing games (even though I enjoy open-world RPGs like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and...
Overwatch’s Halloween Terror event returns October 10 with new content
It’s that spooky time of year, and here’s something you may find horrifying: Blizzard is pulling out last year’s Overwatch Halloween event again. On...
Europa Universalis IV’s new expansion adds Muslim empires to the strategy game
Paradox Interactive announced a new expansion for its PC strategy game Europa Universalis IV. Cradle of Civilization will focus on Muslim powers from the game’s...
Lumos Labs expands from brain-training games to educational math titles
Lumos Labs has had more than 85 million downloads for its brain-training games since 2007. Now the company is launching four new math titles...
Immersion will add touch feedback to Unity game engine
Developer Immersion hopes to bring high-quality touch feedback to more games through a partnership with Unity Technologies’ Unity game engine. The companies announced the...
Marvel Puzzle Quest turns 4, celebrates the o-cajun with Gambit
Marvel Puzzle Quest is marking its fourth anniversary by releasing the X-Men member Gambit as a new character. The card-slinging mutant will become available...
Nioh brings its punishing samurai-vs-monsters action to PC on November 7
Koei Tecmo announced today that the action role-playing game Nioh is coming to PC via Steam on November 7. It will release as Nioh:...
Body Count Fighting brings UFC-style fight cards and grudges to esports
Esports events tend to emulate the setup of something like the FIFA World Cup. You might some group stages at the beginning before getting...
Amazon launches update that overhauls its Lumberyard game-dev toolkit
Amazon is updating its Lumberyard tools for game developers. The engine is adding dozens of new features to improve animations, nonphotorealistic visuals, and more. Lumberyard...
Tencent has not acquired a 5% stake in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds studio Bluehole
Tencent has not invested in Bluehole Studio, the company that makes PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. News reports out of South Korea yesterday claimed that Tencent had...