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In his talk at this year’s GDC, Arc Raiders production director Caio Braga said Embark’s breakout extraction shooter hit emerged from a development cycle involving multiple massive directional pivots—points where many other game productions would have been cancelled. In a…
In Act 1 of Slay the Spire 2, Vantom is the toughest of the three bosses you can encounter. It’s a bit of a roadblock in your journey, particularly if you’re a new player, but don’t be tempted to rage-quit…
No one’s buying Epic’s defense of shrinkflation
The Doormaker in Slay the Spire 2 is a multi-stage boss fight in Act Three that’s pretty frustrating to deal with. Unlike most enemies, the Doormaker is reluctant to stand and fight you head-on. You can’t attack it right away,…
When you come across the Byrdonis Egg in Slay the Spire 2 for the first time, it’s a little confusing. It might not look like much at first glance, but this little egg can end up being one of the…
It’s another Friday the 13th! We received them in back-to-back months which is probably nothing to worry about and definitely not a bad omen. I am not worried. Are you worried? Like last month, we’re actually not spending a whole…
In a talk at the Game Developers Conference, Obsidian senior systems designer Robert Donovan spoke about dialing in the difficulty of The Outer Worlds 2—a great game you ought to play—but one I found to have a particularly noticable reverse…
The world is ending this weekend — on streaming. Sam Rockwell plays a time traveler recruiting diner patrons to help him stop the AI apocalypse in Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. Packed with a whole Black Mirror…
Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund says Arc Raiders now contains fewer AI voice lines than it did at launch after the team re-recorded some lines with real actors. Söderlund offered an update on the studio’s views regarding artificial intelligence during…
For today only, the official Steelseries online store is offering a couple of excellent deals on one of its top rated gaming headsets. Right now you can pick up a blemished box Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro wireless gaming headset for…