Outer Wilds Review — A Universe That Refuses to Hold Your Hand
What happens when you build a game not around progression systems, not around combat loops, not around loot or leveling — but around...
Echo Generation 2: A Nostalgic RPG That Expands on Everything That Made the Original Special
When Echo Generation first appeared during an ID@Xbox showcase back in 2020, it immediately stood out as something different. Developed by Cococucumber, the...
The Quiet Collapse of a Dream: Warren Spector’s Argos Cancellation and the State of Immersive Sims
The cancellation of Argos, the long-gestating project from Warren Spector’s OtherSide Entertainment, is not just another line in the industry’s growing list of...
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada – Early Beta Review from the 41st Millennium
FTL: Faster Than Light stands as one of the most influential indie strategy games of its era, setting a benchmark for tactical spaceship...
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada – A Beta Impression of War in the 41st Millennium
In a previous review I reflected on the idea that war never truly changes. In the grim darkness of the far future, that...
Microsoft Needs to Let Its Xbox Studios Finish What They Start
There’s an old webcomic called Persistence that keeps coming to mind whenever I think about Xbox’s current direction. In it, two miners are...
GTA 6’s Cover Continues the Strange 25-Year Rule Rockstar Refuses to Break
When Rockstar Games finally revealed the official cover for Grand Theft Auto 6, I did what I now realize is an entirely irrational...
Preview: Planet Coaster
There has long been a single name sitting on the throne of theme-park tycoon games: RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and its predecessors defined an...
Beyond the First Journey: 7 Ways to Revitalize a Second Playthrough of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
After experiencing the complete and emotionally resonant journey that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 offers, many players will likely find themselves yearning for more...
Australia Takes Center Stage: How Death Stranding 2’s Environment Feels Like a Main Character
Recent hands-on previews have finally lifted the veil further on Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, offering new insights into its story, gameplay,...
