Category Archives: Χωρίς κατηγορία

“Difficulty made us stronger” – GSC on how war-time development galvanised the studio, and helped make Stalker 2 a more authentic Ukrainian game

The Russia-Ukraine war rages on, and there is no team more impacted by this reality than Stalker 2 creators GSC World. At the outbreak of the war, the team was split in two, with half evacuating the country and the others staying behind. The company fell victim to cyber attacks following its decision not to […]

Wahey, Fallout: London’s huge update that brings “over a thousand fixes” drops today, and the mod’s “VERY close” to having been redeemed one million times

The big Fallout: London update that’s been brewing for a little while, Patch 1.02, finally arrives today, October 18. It’s bringing with it a huge amount of fixes and tweaks as previously teased, and drops around the time the mod’s closing in on having been picked up a million times. Read more

Heartworm will have you questioning your sanity this Steam Next Fest

Playing Heartworm’s demo as part of October’s Steam Next Fest was a headache-inducing time, admittedly, but it made me feel that slightest bit closer to the protagonist, Sam. Almost immediately in the demo, we get a sense that Sam is in distress, mourning her loved ones and seeking a cure for her grieving in the […]

Uh oh, Helldivers 2’s latest big Galactic War twist is a massive Automaton onslaught fronted by some fancy “augmented” bots dubbed “the Jet Brigade”

Helldivers 2‘s just gotten afresh Major Order, and I’m sad to say you’re not getting any rest after coming out on top in the one that preceded it. Why? Well, there’s a massive horde of bots headed for Matar Bay, lead by a special baddie brigade. Read more

Monster Hunter Now’s first IRL event proves that the Pokemon Go-like app is here to stay for another “5, 10, or more” years

Monster Hunter Now feels like the biggest secret you’re probably not in on. In the West, I don’t think the game is nearly as popular as it should be. If I boot it up in London, you know, the gaming capital of the UK, I will at most find three or four other players logged […]

After getting giddy-upped in major fashion, Helldivers 2’s Bile Titan-slaying six-shooter has now sent the community through every stage of the buff reaction Kübler-Ross model

Helldivers 2‘s latest update, Patch 01.001.104, brought with it a lot of tweaks to weapons, but few have seen more chatter this week than the buff to the P-4 Senator, a double-action revolver – after being supercharged – has turned a lot of Super Earthers into would-be John Waynes. Read more

Amazon’s God of War TV show reportedly looks set to head in “a different creative direction”, as showrunner packs his Leviathan Axe and moves on to other stuff

The God of War TV series that’s been in the works at Amazon’s Prime Video for a couple of years now is reportdly undergoing a shift in writing personel, with its previous showrunner and a cople of key producers having moved on to other things. Read more

Tekken 8 reneges on its controversial DLC rollout, but is it too little too late?

Tekken 8 faced some serious criticism due to Bandai Namco’s decision to sell Heihachi’s new stage seperately from the season 1 DLC pass. Now, following community uproar, Bandai Namco has reneged on its original decision, giving the stage out to season pass owners alongside some in-game currency to help sweaten the deal. Read more

The best thing about Cronos: The New Dawn’s reveal trailer? Completely believable chess, apparently

Cronos: The New Dawn – an interesting looking third-person survival horror game – was revealed at the latest Xbox Partner Preview, and, in a amongst lots of monster shooting, its trailer featured a chess match that’s earned big praise from chess nerds. Read more

Here’s Project Ethos, and it’s a roguelike, er, hero shooter from a Sledgehammer Games co-founder’s new studio and 2K

2K has announced Project Ethos, a new “3rd-person roguelike hero shooter” – yep, here’s another one of those – from 31st Union, the studio headed up by Michael Condrey, the co-founder of Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer Games that didn’t do The Callisto Protocol. Read more