Source Of Madness review: machine learning makes this a messy roguelite

Too many tentacles Source Of Madnessis a side-scrolling roguelite set in a Lovecraftian setting populated by twisted Bamzooki. And it’s a world where everything been procedurally generated with the help of machine learning. Two days later it whispers, “Procedural generation? No way that’s what you’re doing.” The game goes BIG on procedural generation, if you hadn’t guessed. Its levels and enemies are all powered by a combination of proc-gen and AI machine learning....

May 11, 2022 · 2 min · 348 words · Richard Rogers

Stargate: Timekeepers beta aims to launch in time for SG1’s 25th anniversary

Your team of Stargaters has to travel to different worlds to take on the nefarious Goauld. What was shown in the stream came from later in the campaign than those two missions. Thats exactly what the Timekeepers team tried to stop in the Siltherine stream. Stargate Timekeepers will be available onSteamandGOG, but theres no release date just yet.

May 11, 2022 · 1 min · 58 words · Linda Kelly

Summer Game Fest 2022 will be mercifully more compact this year, running June 9-12th

But will Geoffs admiration for Kojima stay as big as ever? At least in theory, anyway. But that’s really hard to do because companies want to own specific days. The Game Awards is doing the same thing in December too. There’s a lot of teams in Ukraine where we hear about games being developed there. It’s very real. One of the ways that what’s going on in the world impacts game development....

May 11, 2022 · 1 min · 81 words · Ann Hughes

This spaceship shoot 'em up is kinda like Vampire Survivors

Gunlocked is a vertical-scrolling shmup in the classic arcade style, not a bullet hell. In Gunlocked’s initial early access state, a winning run is 15-20 minutes. I played Gunlocked when it first launched into early access in April, and it was fine. Too often I was dragging my spaceheels through asteroid fields with slow single-target attacks. While it showed promise, I wasn’t sure it would realise it. This changed witha new updateyesterday....

May 11, 2022 · 1 min · 152 words · Sheri Murray

What's better: controlling a turret, or little inconsequential choices?

Last week, you decided (barely!) thatdrawbacks are better than a load of lasers. I feel I should’ve defined drawbacks more narrowly but there’ll be chaos if introduce undosies. Next, I present a choice between two oft-disliked things. What’s better: controlling a turret, or little inconsequential choices? Controlling a turret No, stop booing. you’ve got the option to’t be out here hissing before I’ve even started. Counterpoint: dakka dakka dakka! We’ve put a lot of effort into our explosions and loud noises, you know....

May 11, 2022 · 2 min · 312 words · Anne Johnson

Wordle answer (Thursday 12 May 2022): Wordle #327 solution and hints

Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd Aprilinstead! The answer to today’s Wordle is: SLUNG. The past tense of sling. As in, you’ve just slung a backpack over your shoulder. Not a terribly attractive word, I’ll admit, but nevertheless it’s today’s Wordle solution. You’ve been warned! Another handy reminder: Wordle never reuses past words. Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments!...

May 11, 2022 · 1 min · 90 words · Jodi Knox

Humble's spring sale offers discounts on Resident Evil Village, Satisfactory

I am of course going to highlightCyberpunk 2077in particular though, which is 50% off. At this point I can’t tell what the consensus is on Cyberpunk 2077 anymore. 25/$30 is agood pricefor such a big, beautiful game, too.

May 10, 2022 · 1 min · 38 words · Gwendolyn Benjamin

I'm writing a dystopian young adult novel about saving the future with NFTs

While I’m still working on it, publishers and movie producers have already shown great interest. 5arah.eth flicked off her augmented reality video overlay and cursed. Damn, the Web 2.0 centralisers had finally cracked down on Elizab.eth, her favourite content creator. “Guess who’s back, motherfungers.” Lot to take in, isn’t it? Since then, they’ve only grown harsher. Everyone now lives in dense megacities which look likeBlade RunnerorCyberpunk 2077. History presents this ‘rewilding’ as attaining utopia....

May 10, 2022 · 2 min · 307 words · Jennifer Johnson

Judge rules part of antitrust suit against Valve can continue

Suit argues Steam policies stifle competition The antitrust lawsuit against Valve can continue, a US judge has ruled. These policies state that publishers must offer their game on Steam for the best price it’s available elsewhere. The suit was brought by a combination of game publishers and Steam users, includingOvergrowth developers Wolfire Games. Wolfire’s part of the suit wasinitially dismissed. Asreported by Bloomberg Law, Judge John C. Coughenour has now walked back his earlier skepticism....

May 10, 2022 · 1 min · 81 words · Austin Cummings

RPS@PAX 2022: Skyrim Grandma's complete PAX East panel

Those are fun to play. So I keep working on them. I try and be good, but Id rather be bad!" Then it’s time to start playing the game. So after I turn on the computer, I go to the character creation screen. Sometimes I might go through every character thats there before something can actually lend itself to a story. I dont usually create the story after the character....

May 10, 2022 · 6 min · 1125 words · Vicki Walker

Skyrim Grandma Shirley Curry would like Todd Howard to "hurry up and finish The Elder Scrolls 6"

All right, she technically would have said hello first, but the point still stands. “How about ‘Hi’? When she’s not playingSkyrim, Curry is also a big fan of horror games, it turns out. As it turns out, she’s really not that fussed about it: “No. I don’t know if I’ll play Starfield or not. I’ll have to wait until it comes out and see what it’s like.” A very sensible approach if you ask me....

May 10, 2022 · 1 min · 124 words · Steven Robinson

Slitherine are making a new ancient kart racing management game

Have a watch of their reveal trailers below. Slitherine also say itll ship with more campaigns and a more rounded tutorial than Empires did.

May 10, 2022 · 1 min · 24 words · Joshua Butler

Slitherine's Master Of Magic remake set for early autumn release

There were also plenty of cockatrices. Theres 14 unique wizards too, including OG sorcerous bad boy Merlin. What if you researched a spell called ‘Armageddon’? You pretty much HAVE to cast that. I mean, come on. I rarely finish any 4X campaign. I almost always finish Master Of Magic. The Master Of Magic remake will be available onSteamlater this year.

May 10, 2022 · 1 min · 60 words · Ashley Benson