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Dying Light franchise director Tymon Smektala has announced he’s stepping down from Techland after over a decade with the developer.In a social media post, Smektala says he’s “moving into a new chapter.”“It’s been an incredible journey, and I’m proud of what we’ve built,” he wrote. “Thank you to all the talented people of Techland I’ve had a chance to work with – across both development and publishing – for the passion, energy, and shared ambition to make Dying Light the ultimate zombie experience. We made it happen, together!”Smektala began work on the Dying Light franchise as a producer on the…
For two weeks, my life has consisted of nothing but Marathon – both the single-player sci-fi FPS from 1994, and this year’s multiplayer reboot. Despite sharing the same name, classic and modern Marathon are fundamentally different games. They represent two divergent philosophies on how to create an immersive experience using narrative, world-building, and weighty themes to keep players invested, and when that experience should stop.Like other classic boomer shooters (Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein 3D), 1994’s Marathon is defined by its lightning-fast action, diverse weaponry, and non-linear levels. One of my favorite aspects of classic Marathon is how it uses tight level…
I’ve never properly attempted a musical career, despite owning multiple guitars and an amp stack that takes up too much room. Maybe I’ll finally get my big break thanks to Offbeat, a song composition sim that also outputs the tunes you make as WAV files, doing the job of basic audio production software. It’s from the same publishers behind Boxroom, the game that turns your Steam library into a room full of posters.
I feel like I’ve been pulled back to my university dorm room and days spent hunched around our PCs, engaging in LAN games of Starcraft 2 and Command and Conquer Generals. One of the winners from that heyday of RTS games was RUSE, which laid its WW2 conflicts out with incredible visual style, dropping you in from a war room on high to sweep across its giant battlefields. Packed with trickery, it was a particular favorite in multiplayer, but then one day it was removed from sale. A full decade later, it’s back, and this time it’s fully in the…
The third part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy could get extra story DLC after release if there’s enough fan enthusiasm for it, the series’ director says.When the first part of Final Fantasy 7 Remake was released in 2020, it received an enhanced update called Intergrade the following year, which included a new story expansion called Episode Intermission.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, however, didn’t receive a story expansion, with Square Enix instead turning its attention to the third game.In late 2024, series director Naoki Hamaguchi explained that Rebirth didn’t get any major story DLC because fans “want to see the…
Mario creator and Super Mario Galaxy Movie executive producer Shigeru Miyamoto says he won’t rule out an appearance from Wario in a future Mario film.”I think of children as ‘adults, they just don’t have as much knowledge yet,'” Miyamoto explained (Via NintendoLife). “That’s why I don’t want to make them laugh with dirty jokes, and I’ve even given Chris a ban on dirty jokes (laughs). Oh, that doesn’t mean Wario won’t be in it, though.”Wario made his first appearance in the 1992 game Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as the final boss. He is, as his name suggests,…
Welcome to the Roblox Reality, say the makers of Roblox. That sounds a bit terrifying, I respond. Don’t worry, it’s the name of some AI-powered upscaling tech we’ve just started showing off, the Roblox makers reassure me. It can make our game’s blocky characters and environments look photorealisic, they add. Ah, I say, could you explain that to me via a blog post full of complex techno/marketing babble?
What is the best PC controller? A great gamepad is one of the best ways to enhance your PC gaming, allowing for a more comfortable, reclined gaming style and providing analog controls that can be essential for racing games, flight sims, and more. We’ve spent hours testing all the buttons, triggers, thumbsticks, and more on dozens of the latest gamepads to find the best controllers, whatever your needs. The best game controller overall is the Steam Controller. Valve’s latest has taken over top spot on our guide from the Xbox Wireless Controller as it’s just the one controller that does…
Mortal Kombat co-creator and series director Ed Boon says he’d like to include a Street Fighter character as a guest fighter at one point.In an interview with Collider about the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2 movie, Boon was asked if there were any guest characters he still wanted to include in a future Mortal Kombat game.Previous guest characters in recent Mortal Kombat games have included Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, Alien, Predator, Rambo, Conan, Ghostface, RoboCop, the Terminator, Peacemaker and Homelander.Boon replied that many of the guests he wanted to see have now been done, but there are still some left…
reMarkable has made a name for itself in recent years by producing paper tablets that strike a minimalist, clear-minded aesthetic. Unlike a lot of tablets that try to cram as much utility into themselves as possible, reMarkable really distills the notebook experience into a digital device, avoiding pop-ups and notifications wherever possible. The reMarkable 2 was arguably the device that got people talking about this approach, but the brand is now discontinuing it to make way for a new third-generation tablet.reMarkable has today announced the Paper Pure, which will take its place next to the flagship Paper Pro and the…