March 9, 2022
The real engine driving Redout 2’s liquid‑fast graphics
The original Redout was an anti-gravity racing game set in 2560 and inspired by the likes of other racing greats like F-Zero, Wipeout, and POD.…
Category: Video Games
March 3, 2022
Ukraine, Steam Deck, Bandcamp: The Week in Games
It’s been a troubling, and eventful week in the games industry and, well, everywhere. Of course, the war in Ukraine…
February 24, 2022
First major Darkest Dungeon II update draws from original beasties and more
While Darkest Dungeon II is about the journey away from the nihilistic themes of its predecessor, that doesn’t mean it…
February 2, 2022
Solar Ash delivers a colorful, kinetic journey augmented by the power of scale
Think of Solar Ash as a sort of spiritual successor to Hyper Light Drifter. Both are colorful, explorative action games by developer Heart Machine,…
January 31, 2022
The Rise of BrickLink
The LEGO Group announced in January that it was officially retiring its long-lived LEGO® Digital Designer for fans, replacing it…
January 7, 2022
Unreal helped shape space-combat game Chorus
Space combat game Chorus splashed onto the scene in December, delivering an epic journey across a universe packed with lore-driven mystery and…
January 3, 2022
Dread Hunger combines survival horror with asymmetrical multiplayer
Released into Early Access earlier this year, Dread Hunger is a clever mix of survival horror and social gamesmanship. It’s a game…
December 22, 2021
25 Years of LEGO Game History and Lessons
As the year-long celebration of the LEGO Group’s 25 years of making video games wraps up, the LEGO Bits N’ Bricks podcast…
December 21, 2021
Severed Steel is an FPS inspired by SUPERHOT and Hotline Miami made mostly by a solo dev
In Greylock Games’ inaugural title, Severed Steel, players take on the one-armed protagonist Steel in her hunt for revenge against a…
December 15, 2021
From Minecraft to LEGO Worlds
In many ways, Minecraft is the LEGO Group’s ideal of the LEGO brick reimagined as a digital plaything. So when the LEGO Group’s efforts to create a digital LEGO brick experience with Minecraft…