December 1, 2021
Inside Icarus’ persistent survival world, and how it will evolve
A journey that started as a zombie apocalypse mod for Arma 2, continues with the release of session-based survival space game Icarus.…
Tag: Unreal Engine
November 19, 2021
Battlefield 2042: A Beginner’s Guide
Battlefield 2042 rolls out to everyone starting November 19, delivering not just three modes, but the potential to revisit some of…
November 16, 2021
Frogwares explains how The Sinking City helped shape Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Frogwares has been making Sherlock Holmes adventure games for more than two decades. While each of the eight previous Holmes games has players…
November 15, 2021
Why Sherlock Holmes is better in video games than books
Failure is at the heart of Sherlock Holmes Chapter One. The very nature of Sherlock Holmes’ methodology of solving crimes —…
November 10, 2021
F.I.S.T. Forged in Shadow Torch is a critically-praised anthropomorphic dieselpunk Metroidvania game
Layering a dieselpunk art design over the rich tapestry of a Shanghai-influenced cosmopolitan city, F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is an eye-catching…
November 5, 2021
How Ignition celebrates the heart and soul of NASCAR
NASCAR 21: Ignition is the evolution of both the NASCAR gaming franchise and powerhouse racing developer Motorsport Games. In creating this new…
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…
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 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…
August 25, 2021
Phantom Abyss combines battle royal, asynchronous multiplayer, and procedural generation
Phantom Abyss blends the best of single-survival battle royales with a unique focus on surviving the dangerous environment rather than…