Chat live with GDC speakers after their sessions wrap up at GDC 2021
It’s one of the GDC experiences that helps make the in-person show so exciting. That moment when after a talk,…
The Division won’t be appearing at Ubisoft Forward this month
Don’t expect any updates on The Division Heartland during E3 this year – Ubisoft’s Division teams have said they won’t…
People who argue about the definition of roguelikes are annoying, but what if they’re right?
The top upvoted post in the history of r/roguelikes is—what else?—a taxonomy. “MECHANICS PURIST, MECHANICS NEUTRAL, MECHANICS RADICAL,” reads the…
Finnish studio Quicksave Interactive nets $1.3 million to create HTML-5 chat games
Helsinki-based game studio Quicksave Interactive has raised $1.3 million to create HTML-5 social games that can be played on messaging…
What if: Steam shut down tomorrow?
Steam will shut down. Whether that ends up being due to changing business realities or the eventual heat death of…
Crapshoot: Shadow President, a sim that lets you press the big red nuke button
From 2010 to 2014 Richard Cobbett wrote Crapshoot, a column about rolling the dice to bring random obscure games back…
Take a look back at the making of Star Wars Galaxies at GDC 2021
There was a time when a trip to a galaxy far far away didn’t mean a Disneyland pass—it meant logging…
Humankind won’t be perfectly balanced, because neither was Street Fighter 4
One of the most compelling ideas that upcoming 4X game Humankind is bringing to the table is that of the…
Totally Rated: Dying Light 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and Sonic is back, baby
Wow, it’s Friday again? Seems like that happens almost every week. As you prepare for a hopefully relaxing weekend before…
Steam now lets devs join forces and create their own bundles
Developers and publishers can now join forces and create their own multi-company bundles on Steam, giving game makers the much-requested…