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I’ve been obsessed with Marathon since it was released. From the slick art direction to the fathoms of lore hidden in obscure and often abstruse menu systems, this truly is a game that rewards you for paying attention. My one nitpick was that Cryo Archive, the first season’s endgame map, was restricted to weekends. As someone with young kids who would prefer to go to the park than sit around watching their dad exfiltrate an alien planet, my weekends are strictly non-gaming time. Thankfully, the new Marathon update has shifted things around so I can finally give Cryo Archive a…
Sega has revealed more information on the upcoming Stranger Than Heaven.Developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio – the developer responsible for the Yakuza / Like a Dragon Games – Stranger Than Heaven was originally revealed during The Game Awards in late 2024, under the title Project Century.It was then confirmed in June 2025 that the game’s title would be Stranger Than Heaven, and that it would be set in Japan in 1915, but no further information was given on whether it would be a Yakuza / Like a Dragon spin-off or a completely separate game.Now it has been confirmed that…
The success of Mario and Sonic through the 16-bit wars spawned a massive wave of platformers featuring oddball mascot heroes. Some of them were pretty good, a lot of them were pretty bad, but most of them sat in that awkward space and were simply lost to time. One of the games in that middle category is Zool, which is somehow staging a comeback with assistance from the legendary fan translator Hilltop.Zool was originally developed by British studio Gremlin Graphics for Amiga computers in 1992. As is typical for platformers with that kind of origin, it’s got massive, often meandering…
I’ve already spoken once today about my intrigue around permanency today, so why not keep that train running. Star Wars Zero Company, a strategy game with XCOM in its veins and execution, is continuing on its spiritual predecessors lineage by having the most controversial of all video deaths as a main feature: permadeath. Yes, any alien squadmates you build up and get overly attached to can’t do a Darth Sidious and come back without any explanation. Once they’re dead, they’re dead. But this isn’t a feature that everyone, including narrative lead Aaron Contreras, was happy with. Speaking with…
AMD had to respond, and thanks to Amazon, it has. With Intel’s 270K Plus and 250K Plus launching this week and delivering incredible value at their respective $299 and $199 prices, AMD’s recent gaming CPU dominance is under serious threat. However, if the AMD CPU price drops seen today on Amazon are anything to go by, we could be seeing the first signs of AMD fighting back. For those hoping AMD’s 7500X3D might suddenly have dropped to $199 to compete with the 250K Plus, or the 9600X was suddenly a $150 CPU, sadly, that isn’t the case. However, if you’re…
The first major story expansion for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been announced.The expansion will be called Cost of Hope, and will be released this summer for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC .According to Ukrainian developer GSC Game World, Cost of Hope is “a massive non-linear expansion packed with dozens of hours of gameplay”, and will focus on the conflict between rival factions Duty and Freedom.Players will once again play as the main game’s protagonist Skif, as he experiences events that take place alongside those of the main storyline.“After installing the DLC, a signal on the PDA…
Steam researcher, marketing consultant, and indie game advisor Chris Zukowski has been talking about a new “golden age” of indie games on Steam for a while now, so I was keen to dig into the idea during an interview at GDC.Simply put, Zukowski sees data to support his theory that multiple genres are currently enjoying the kind of Steam boom that hit roguelikes after the release of Vampire Survivors. If you made a game like Vampire Survivors in that window, you had an above-average shot at success because the audience was hungry for more of that. And right now, a…
The appearance of AI in art is nothing new, hell, Mr. Movies himself Steven Spielberg literally made A.I. Artificial Intelligence near the start of the millenia. But that was the Cool AI, where robots could be people, too, if we let them. Now what we have is the Donkey Bollocks AI that produces garbage facsimiles of things we know and actually like. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth considering AI, and I really need you to bear with me here, within our art, as that’s exactly what the team behind Pragmata did (without touching the stuff). You’ll…
Epic Games is continuing its tradition of giving away freebies to those who pass by its store, like a wandering merchant with no real concept of value. Although this week’s offerings might have the most generic titles you’ve ever heard, there’s plenty more to Havendock and Hyper Echelon than first meets the eye. Look a little closer at the Epic Games freebies and you’ll find a cozy colony simulation game and a ship-based space shooter ripped directly from your favorite memories at the arcade when you were a kid. Or, if you were born this millennium, your dad’s favorite memories…
Hades 2 is finally coming to other console platforms, having previously been a Nintendo Switch 2 console exclusive.The game will be released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on April 14, and will also be available on Xbox Game Pass at launch.This version of the game will also include the post-launch patches that have been released on PC and Nintendo Switch 2 since release.Some “bonus content” will also be included, but the details of said bonus content haven’t been shared.Hades 2 was first released on Nintendo Switch 2 on September 25, 2025.Announced in December 2022, Hades 2 is a…