Search
Dev Reveals Exploitative Nature of Most Game Contracts
17.8.2021
Receiving a publishing deal from an indie publisher can be a turning point for an independent developer. But when one-man team Jakefriend was approached with an offer to invest half a million Canadian dollars into his hand-drawn action-adventure game Scrabdackle, he discovered the contract’s terms...
Neon White, A Game About Killing Demons, Could Be The Next Hades
16.8.2021
What happens when your debut game found its fame as a result of its chill vibes and earnestness? Where do you go from there? What do you do next? Why, you make a fast-paced game about killing demons in the afterlife, of course. Obviously.Read more
Blissey, Not Blastoise, Is Pokémon Unite’s Next Monster
16.8.2021
Earlier today, the official Pokémon Unite account on Twitter announced that Blissey will join the Pokémon-themed MOBA this Wednesday, August 18, confirming datamined details discovered deep in the game’s code last month. More importantly, the post included footage of Blissey in action, including...
Boyfriend Dungeon Updating Content Warning Following Backlash
16.8.2021
Kitfox Games’ dungeon-crawling dating sim already comes with an initial content warning (CW) letting players know the game will cover some darker topics, but it doesn’t tell players exactly what lies in store later on in the game. That lack of specificity has led to blowback among some players...
Masahiro Sakurai Isn't Thrilled With Being A Meme
16.8.2021
Game creator Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind Kirby and Smash Bros., might be an industry legend, but that doesn’t mean he’s happy with being meme fodder. During the most recent Harada’s Bar episode, Tekken designer Katsuhiro Harada cleared the air about the “Never ask me for anything ever again”...
The Week In Games: Twelve Minutes Launches In Like 4,680 Minutes
16.8.2021
After years of previews, indie game Twelve Minutes finally releases later this week with a star-studded cast including Daisy Ridley and Willem Dafoe.Read more
A New Retro Shooter About Helping People Dress Better
15.8.2021
Do I have a passion for fashion? No. Not at all. My style is a mix of old shirts I won’t get rid of and comfy shorts and pants. But while my own style is terrible and would make Tim Gunn shake his head, in Fashion Police Squad I can help the rest of the world look better using silly weapons...
GDQ's Next Big Speedrunning Event, Flame Fatales 2021, Starts Today
15.8.2021
Flame Fatales starts today and like the previous Fatales events, this is an all-women speedrunning showcase that raises money for charity. Here’s everything you need to know about the event including where to watch it, how to donate, and when it starts. Read more
Battlefield 2042 Playtesters Who Break NDA May Be Banned From Playing The Full Game
14.8.2021
There is currently a technical preview being held for the upcoming EA shooter Battlefield 2042. To be a part of this preview, players had to sign an NDA stating they won’t share any details or videos of the test. But as you might expect, some folks aren’t taking the NDA seriously. EA says this is...
Nintendo Orders ROM Site To ‘Destroy’ All Its Games, Or Else
14.8.2021
RomUniverse, a website where folks could download pirated copies of various Nintendo games and even pay a premium to get faster downloads, was sued into oblivion back in May of this year. But Nintendo wasn’t done after suing the site for $2.1 million. In new court docs, a judge has ordered...
Anticipated PS5 App For Horror Game Abandoned Accidentally Trolls Everyone
13.8.2021
After tons of wild fan speculation and lots of technical delays, Blue Box Game Studios’ PS5 app for hyping its upcoming horror game, Abandoned, is officially here. It’s as anticlimactic as you might have expected given everything leading up to its release.Read more
Battle Royale Players Upset Their Early Kills Were Actually Just Bots
13.8.2021
Naraka: Bladepoint, a parkour melee battle royale out today for PC, starts you off in a match against bots. It’s a classic battle royale design choice, one that’s meant to ramp you up to speed, familiarize you with the game’s core mechanics, and maybe even offer a nice if artificial confidence...
Mario Kart 64 Legend Just Retired Because He Got Betrayed
13.8.2021
Matthias Rustemeyer is one of the all-time greats at Mario Kart 64. Maybe even the best. He’s certainly the most famous, having dominated the top-tier of its competitive scene for the greater part of a decade. And now he’s retiring.Read more
Team Fortress 2 Fans Are Rebuilding The Game With Latest Tech
12.8.2021
An independent group of developers recently announced their intentions to port Team Fortress 2 to the upcoming Source 2 engine, and the early results of their work—an aptly named project known as Team Fortress: Source 2—already look amazing.Read more
Let's Face It: The Bachelor Is Just A Dating Speedrun
12.8.2021
The Bachelor is one of the biggest reality television franchises in the world, and like nearly everything, it can be gamed.Read more
No, Halo Infinite’s Bots Aren’t Actually Teabagging Anyone
12.8.2021
Maybe you’ve seen the clips: A Halo multiplayer avatar crouching, then standing, then crouching, then standing again, either directly over or somewhere adjacent to a defeated enemy. You might think there’s a human behind the Spartan. There’s not. It’s a Halo Infinite bot, seemingly performing...
Overwatch League Casters Stop Saying McCree’s Name
12.8.2021
McCree is Overwatch’s iconic gunslinger, but some casters commentating over official competitions are now avoiding saying his name. The shift comes after Jesse McCree, the real-life Blizzard developer who the character is named after, was pictured in a now infamous “Cosby Suite” that took place...
Ethereum network congestion temporarily shuts down crypto gaming casino
12.8.2021
FunFair Technologies-owned KingTiger Casino is now on the lookout for new solutions for hosting “a new range of features and games” for its participants
Apex Legends Dev Fired Over Past Sexist, Racist Comments
11.8.2021
Daniel Klein, a lead game designer on Apex Legends, was recently fired from his job at Respawn Entertainment after screenshots of old blog posts and public conversations surfaced showing the developer making both sexist and racist comments.Read more
Everything Shown During Today's Nintendo Switch World Showcase
11.8.2021
It’s time once again for Nintendo’s Indie World, a semi-regular showcase of some of the cool indie games coming to the Switch in the coming months. This latest presentation features a combination of exciting, brand-new games and old favorites making their Nintendo Switch debut. Here’s all...