Underworld: Ascendant reminds me why I don’t like immersive sims (spoiler: I’m bad)
I could hear the developers and public relations pros from OtherSide Entertainment and 505 Games discussing my strategy just over my shoulder. In a conference...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2017
We had another wonderful year of creativity and smash hits in the $116 billion game business in 2017. My favorite games of the year...
Rune: Ragnarok is Human Head’s return to Norse mythology after 17 years
Human Head Studios is back with a sequel to one of its first games. The company announced Rune: Ragnarok today, which is the followup...
Arkane Studios boss resigns after launching Prey
The head of the studio that made Prey and Dishonored is stepping down and leaving parent company ZeniMax Media. Arkane Studios president Raphael Colantonio...
The DeanBeat: Prey is a game where the developers decided to torture gamers
Bethesda’s Prey turned out to be a surprisingly engaging game for me. It reminded me of BioShock and its progression system where I became...
Prey: How Arkane’s ‘space dungeon’ redefines the troubled franchise
An alien-infested space station isn’t the best place to question your life’s purpose. As Morgan Yu learns in Prey, the existential struggle is just as...
In Prey, water is life
In most games, you are out of luck if you have been hurt and don’t have enough medkits or magic to heal your character....
Bethesda’s Prey gives us a rare Asian main character in a blockbuster game
Prey debuts today as the latest science-fiction blockbuster video game for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It has an unusual kind of enemy in...
Prey’s PC port seems solid after its first patch
Early reports from players around the world indicate that Bethesda and Arkane have done a fine job with their latest game on PC. Prey, which...
Prey’s lead designer created a game where enemies are everywhere
Prey is the next big game coming for the consoles and PC, and it hits May 5. It’s a first-person action-adventure game where you...