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Paul Hellquist is new developer Stray Kite’s creative director, but before helping co-found the studio, he was the lead designer on Bioshock and spent a lot of time at Gearbox working on the Borderlands series. Today, Hellquist and the Stray Kite team shared more about its upcoming debut project, Wartorn, which it describes as a fantasy, roguelike, real time tactics game. We got a chance to see the game in action and learn a bit about the team’s intentions and how it hopes its genre mash-up will appeal to roguelike fans, RTS fans, and players who have potentially been intimidated…
Table of Contents Table of Contents How does it help? What makes it useful? More than a game? I don’t trust my photographic instincts, and my life doesn’t always afford me the time to go out and hone them and experiment with my camera. If you have a similar problem, I may have found a way around all this. It requires nothing more than sitting in your living room holding a video game controller. It’s a game called Lushfoil Photography Sim, and it’s like a set of training wheels for your camera. How does it help? My intention with the…
Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios has been hard at work for the past few years developing Frostpunk 2 and its post-launch content as well as upcoming games like The Alters, but today the studio announced a new project: Frostpunk 1886, out in 2027. You can watch the reveal teaser below. Frostpunk 1886 is a ground-up reimagining of the original game in the series, originally released on this day in 2018. In a press release, 11 Bit emphasizes that, while this new version will be built in Unreal Engine, this is not just a visual overhaul. 1886 adds new mechanics, laws,…
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging Warner Bros.’ right to distribute James Gunn’s Superman in 10 countries, including the U.K. and Ireland. The lawsuit was first filed in January by Mark Peary, the nephew of late Superman co-creator Joe Schuster, and argued that Schuster’s estate had the right to cancel the Superman copyright in certain territories. In a ruling first released on April 24, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman held that the court has no authority to address the estate’s rights under foreign laws. “The Court concludes that it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over this case; the case therefore…
The Switch 2 was fully unveiled about three weeks ago now. At the time, Nintendo shared pre-orders would be happening the following week, but it had to pause those plans in the face of Trump’s ambiguous tariff plans. After some time, however, Nintendo made public that pre-orders would begin today, April 24, and that demand was already exceeding supply. Which lead to last night, at 12 p.m. ET, when pre-orders at retailers like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy officially opened. Many of us here on staff were at the ready, credit cards in hands, to secure our consoles. Some of…
This week, Bethesda shocked fans (or at least fans who don’t follow the rumor mill) with the surprise release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. The project pays its respects to a 2006 RPG classic by giving it an Unreal Engine makeover and peppering in a few tasteful quality of life improvements. It’s somehow both a major overhaul and the exact same game, filled with the same charming quirks that have fueled YouTube compilations for decades. For many fans of the original game, it’ll likely be a definitive remake that gives us a final word on a classic. But…
In Game Informer’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review, I wrote about how I appreciated the game’s restraint in setting up its melancholy world. Especially in the beginning, the world can be confusing, and that is frequently to its benefit. But with that said, there are still some details that I wish I had known before starting. Maybe you’ve only heard that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a good game (it is!) and you want to jump in blind, but I would actually recommend watching the game’s reveal trailer. Don’t worry – it doesn’t spoil any major story elements, but it…
If you currently own Michael B. Jordan stock, buy more. Amazon MGM Studios clearly listened, as Jordan’s next directorial effort has a release date. Per Deadline, the studio is set to release Jordan’s reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair in theaters and IMAX on March 5, 2027. Jordan directs and stars alongside Taylor Russell in the heist film based on Norman Jewison’s 1968 movie of the same name. The Fall Guy’s Drew Pearce penned the screenplay after Wes Took and Justin Britt-Gibson authored a previous draft. Producers include Jordan, Patrick McCormick, Marc Toberoff, and Elizabeth Raposo. Alan Trustman, who wrote the…
During the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct livestream in early April, we learned about Nintendo Switch 2 editions of pre-existing games from the original Nintendo Switch. Though Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom were the main attractions for many, players can also upgrade their existing copies of Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Super Mario Party Jamboree. Today, as pre-orders went live, we learned that the upgrades for those two games cost more than their Zelda counterparts, setting players back $20 per game. As Nintendo Life spotted, Best Buy listed upgrade packs for the announced Switch games with Switch 2…
Owning a personal home theater system is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Of course, it takes some time and effort to achieve the kind of sound quality your living room deserves. Fortunately, brands like Sony make some of the best AV receivers that take a lot of the hassle out of fine-tuning a surround sound system. In fact, right now you can purchase the Sony STRDH590 5.2ch AV Receiver for only $350. The full retail price of this model is $400. We named this the “best budget AV receiver” of the year. Why you should buy the Sony…