October 11, 2021
King’s Bounty II returns to its 30-year roots
The original King’s Bounty was a 1990 role-playing wonder. Designed by Jon Van Caneghem and published by New World Computing, that old…
Category: Video Games
October 7, 2021
Battlefield 2042’s Hands-On PC Preview
Rain falls up, helicopters tumble around end over end, even the user interface — home to a map and your…
October 6, 2021
Why the LEGO Group makes games for Pre-K children
The LEGO Group believes deeply that the power of play can empower children to become creative, engaged, lifelong learners. And that philosophy is integral to…
September 30, 2021
Meticulously detailed virtual toy cars fuel racer Hot Wheels Unleashed
Digging into more than 50-years worth of die-cast hot rods, muscle cars, ice cream trucks, and much more, developer Milestone is creating a…
September 29, 2021
Return of the LEGO Star Wars Battles
LEGO Star Wars™ Battles was a great smartphone game concept that simply couldn’t get over the hump and go live until it…
September 23, 2021
How a Caped Crusader LEGO Game Led to a Massive Buyout
A $210 million video game acquisition that became a formative pillar of a major studio’s investment in the game industry may not have…
September 21, 2021
Why a cowboy hat? The adorable Rot of Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Before they were the big-eyed, cherubic spirit companions that fueled a love affair with Kena: Bridge of Spirits, the game’s Rot…
September 15, 2021
LEGO Nexo Knights Proved the Power of Gaming
While LEGO Nexo Knights was a massive transmedia property that spanned television, books, magazines, toys, and even an amusement park ride, it…
September 9, 2021
RESEARCH and DESTROY highlights how a team of four were able to re-engineer the turn-based strategy formula
RESEARCH and DESTROY is a clever blend of turn-based strategy and third-person shooter that drops in three scientists—pulled straight from a…
September 8, 2021
The Life (and Death) of George
The colorful, globe-trotting LEGO® brick puzzle game Life of George may have never happened if it weren’t for an Israeli defense…