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Ancient Mesopotamian board game Royal Game of Ur has been reimagined as a roguelike video game called *Ur: A Roguelike*. Its creator, designer and programmer Jack Harrison, says the project grew from his interest in the game’s history and the possibilities of adapting its dice-and-race mechanics. The original…
Deadlock has received a major update adding two heroes, map changes and more than 800 new pre-match conversations. The article focuses on these character exchanges, which give players more dialogue to hear while waiting for matches and offer added glimpses of the game’s characters and setting. The update…
The article reports that a fan-made Valheim mod adds seasonal changes to the game, a feature the writer says has been missing. It gives the world a changing appearance and atmosphere over time, adding variety to exploration and making the passage of time more noticeable. The mod is…
PC Gamer’s article compares the original English dialogue in *Final Fantasy VII* with a fan translation that aims to reflect the Japanese script more accurately. The writer finds that the revised wording makes character voices and story moments feel clearer, while highlighting how the official localisation’s awkward phrasing…
Players of World of Warcraft: Forever, a fan-run version of the original game, have discovered a black market vendor offering rare items, including a 15-day movement-speed boost. The find has attracted attention because the goods are unusually powerful or scarce, but their prices are currently beyond what players…
Former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah has discussed what he would change about each Dragon Age game, reflecting on the series in an interview with YouTuber MrMattyPlays. His comments highlight how each title’s development constraints and design choices shaped its strengths and shortcomings. Darrah said Origins could have…
The writer enjoys World of Warcraft: Forever’s return to a slower, more atmospheric MMO experience, but says its music has reminded them how much they miss Final Fantasy XIV’s soundtrack. The comparison highlights how strongly music can shape a game’s identity, emotional impact and sense of place. WoW:…
William Pugh, co-designer of The Stanley Parable, has spent more than 1,600 hours playing Dota 2, despite describing it in intensely hostile terms. He portrays the game as driven less by affection or relaxation than by competition, frustration and the urge to defeat opponents, highlighting the compelling but…
Creative Assembly’s Lords of the End Times expansion for Total War: Warhammer III revisits the apocalyptic storyline that ended the original Warhammer Fantasy setting. Rather than reproducing that controversial conclusion exactly, the game turns it into a branching sandbox, allowing players to alter the outcome and create their…
A forthcoming Half-Life 2 total-conversion mod called The Temple combines underwater exploration, aerial travel and cosmic horror. Inspired by Iron Lung’s claustrophobic submarine premise, it expands the concept into a broader adventure across an abandoned aquatic planet. Players will use three distinct vehicles—a submarine, an airship and a…
Armed Fantasia, a planned spiritual successor to the classic JRPG Wild Arms, has seemingly been cancelled four years after its successful Kickstarter campaign. Publisher 505 Games’ parent company, Digital Bros, reportedly discontinued the project after reviewing its progress, market prospects and the further investment required, leaving backers without…
Thunder Hoop Collection is bringing two obscure Spanish arcade run-and-gun platformers to Steam: 1992’s Thunder Hoop and its 1994 sequel, TH Strikes Back. The games follow a lab-created hero resembling Goku as he battles mutant creatures created by the rogue Professor Genbreak, offering a deliberately exaggerated take on…
Player data shows that around 70–80% of Blood Bowl 3 matches are played solo against the AI, highlighting the importance of single-player support despite the game’s competitive multiplayer focus. Cyanide says the finding has influenced the relaunch, Warhammer: Blood Bowl, which aims to improve the experience after Blood…
Former Elder Scrolls designer Kurt Kuhlmann discusses how Fallout: New Vegas developed a particularly devoted fanbase, and suggests this may have influenced Bethesda’s approach to The Elder Scrolls. He says he is unsure whether director Todd Howard wanted to recreate that situation, apparently referring to comparisons and expectations…
PC Gamer writer Joshua Wolens tested the Scentbar, a desktop device that uses software and AI to identify what is happening in a game and release matching smells. Although he considers it an unnecessary novelty, he found that it worked surprisingly well, adding scents to scenes in a…
The article asks tabletop RPG players to share the strangest incidents from their games, focusing on the unpredictable stories that emerge when players, dice and game masters interact. It presents the topic as a celebration of tabletop role-playing’s improvisational nature, where unexpected decisions and failed plans can create…
ZeniMax Online Studios is continuing development of The Elder Scrolls Online despite layoffs, cancelled work and delays affecting its plans. Studio leaders say the team is focused on maintaining the game’s long-term future and would rather postpone content than release it before it is ready, reflecting the pressure…
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has described Xbox’s ongoing restructuring as “great to see”, following extensive layoffs and changes across its gaming operations. His comments signal senior management’s support for a smaller, more focused business, although they have drawn attention because the streamlining has involved substantial job losses…
Dressmaker is a cosy dressmaking simulation game in which players run a small shop and create outfits for customers with different requirements. Although it is still a prototype, the article presents it as an unusually engaging and detailed experience, with its appeal coming from the care involved in…
CD Projekt Red spent two years developing the Chimera tank boss fight in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, redesigning it roughly four times before completion. The extensive process highlights the challenge of making the expansion’s opening encounter work simultaneously as a compelling gameplay sequence and a polished narrative set…