Starfield: Shattered Space looks like a wise return to Bethesda basics

Low tolerance forgrey rocks? Though this too is under threat, and not just from the groups worst zealots. Maybe not, when Im still packing an armoured spacesuit and at least nine guns. Still, this could be another change for the better. Theres a dynamism to it that, say,Fallout 4could scarcely dream of. I am begging, for instance, for those massive gravity anomalies to host morezero-G gunfights. Fewer bland planets, more sci-fi spectacle....

August 22, 2024 · 1 min · 97 words · Julie Hawkins DDS

Steam Rhythm Fest is underway with discounts and demos for games with a good beat

*British Rapidly Dwindling Summer Time. As per all Steam fests, this one offers a collection ofdiscounts and demos on a theme.Trombone Champ? Crypt Of The Necrodancer? Cheaper than the cost of a mouth organ.Rhythm Doctor? A mere 10% reduced but worth every penny. On the VR side, you’ll also find a demo for the upcoming Metal: Hellsinger VR. The full game got a release date last week, October 3rd.

August 22, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · Joe Fox

SteamWorld Heist 2 review: a tactical trick shot across the bow of lesser strategy games

Heist, heist, baby I’ve yet to discover a SteamWorld game I don’t like. It barely matters, as long as it results in some good puns. The studio is a perpetual notion machine. Unfortunately, the water is going bad, making the clean H2O required for steambot engines scarce. Our heroes are out to discover what’s behind this water crisis. The characters are simple but genial. The one-armed Captain is living in the shadow of his notorious mother....

August 22, 2024 · 2 min · 400 words · Jeffrey Smith

The Blasphemous dev's new Goya-fuelled stealth tactics monastery sim is basically Umberto Eco's The Great Escape

It’sonlygot isometric art inspired by Goya and a sanity/trauma system redolent ofDarkest Dungeon. Sounds like an automatic RPS write-up to me. Time flows continuously, and the hour at hand determines the challenges and opportunities in store. The five prisoners form a Commandos-style squad. You’ll need to pool their bespoke abilities to prevail. Agnes, for example, is a witch with an arsenal of spells and other occult devices. Amelia is a young thief who can pickpocket and place traps....

August 22, 2024 · 1 min · 161 words · Bill Lopez

The Callisto Protocol series returns as... top-down roguelike geezer shooter [REDACTED]

Where did all thehorrorgame go? In [REDACTED], you beast hordes of colourful monsters in frenetic Hades-style arena brawls. There are skills to upgrade, metas to finesse, “experiments” (mods, I guess?) to equip, weapons and suits to loot. At the very least, I’d like video games to start cranking it to 12. I’m probably being too mean. They’ll either make a run at kill you directly or throw “unexpected challenges” into your path....

August 22, 2024 · 1 min · 81 words · Ray Hess

Tokyo Xtreme Racer is returning after 18 years, with a new game coming to Steam next year

Oh, what a neglected niche those indie developers were filling! This is a series with unparalleled appeal." Mimicking that aesthetic in its jagged-edged polygons and drun-n-bass soundtrack is part of what makesNight-Runners Prologue so powerful. Yet the Steam page says to look forward to the release of more information, and I do. Can someone revive Racing Lagoon next?

August 22, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Michael Wright

Ubisoft announce new back-to-roots Heroes of Might & Magic game with the Iratus devs in charge

Hmmm, maybe I should? Theres at least one more faction waiting to be revealed. This will be the first Heroes Of Might & Magic game to launch through early access. Language is a delightful beast. I’m not old, you cheeky whippersnappers, I’m olden!

August 22, 2024 · 1 min · 43 words · Anthony Snyder

Wilmot Works It Out is the picture puzzle sequel to the wonderful warehouse sim's a demo

It will relax you so much that you gently petrify. Future archaeologists will marvel at you, a smiling stone figure in the ruins of a bygone civilisation. “What exactly was going on back in 2024 to inspire such a critical intensity of chillax?” That game was about organising a warehouse. This game is about doing picture puzzles, around 60 in total. The puzzles are delivered to Wilmot’s doorstep by an affable postwoman....

August 22, 2024 · 1 min · 199 words · Veronica Sparks

Wordle hints and answer (#1160): How to solve the Thursday August 22 Wordle

Stuck on the Wordle word for August 22? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

August 22, 2024 · 3 min · 434 words · Andrew Gibson

Wordle hints and answer (#1161): How to solve the Friday August 23 Wordle

Stuck on the Wordle word for August 23? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

August 22, 2024 · 2 min · 415 words · Jonathan Lee

In first-person Myst-alike Looking For Fael you’re stuck in a surreal apartment maze, but you do get a Game Boy Advance SP

Haha, alright for some! you chortle despairingly, after freeing yourself from the laundry basket and retrieving your trousers from the fridge. I live in a folded umbrella. Touche, my friend. On which note,Looking For Faelseems fun. Its just as well you remembered your handheld-console-which-is-legally-distinct-from-the-Game-Boy-Advance-SP. Each game is a piece of the puzzle that brings players closer to the truth about Fael’s disappearance. As they solve Fael’s mysterious disappearance, players will also have to question the very nature of reality....

August 21, 2024 · 1 min · 107 words · Christopher York

Netease gloatingly note that Overwatch-like Marvel Rivals won't make you unlock heroes, unlike Overwatch 2

And in a “hah, take this Overwatch!” Oh no wait, he’s DC isn’t he. All of which I have zero recollection of. Anyway, yes, Marvel Rivals. For more of the latest news and previews from Gamescom 2024, head to ourGamescom 2024 hub.

August 21, 2024 · 1 min · 42 words · Gerald Sanders

Saber boss explains Space Marine 2's microtransactions: “People don’t want to be sold horse armour anymore"

Im never even going to look at another videogame again!, he declared. Unfortunately for James, he accidentally walked straight into Gamescom. Im starting to think that there are a lot of video games he informed us yesterday. So for me personally, its this huge circle. Its always intimidating working on a franchise that people love. But, with the right team, technology, and vision he says, it just comes together. There are shifts and trends in the industry, he said when asked about the games approach to microtransactions....

August 21, 2024 · 2 min · 257 words · Brenda Donaldson