Matthew R.F. Balousek thinks about Wordle the same way he does dice. The Hostos College lecturer tells his student to consider a game tool’s affordances — all the things it can do — and then strike from that list everything they have seen used in a game. Dice can be rolled to show a number, […]
Destiny 2: Witch Queen Brings Back Weapon Foundries With New Origin Traits
We are less than three weeks from the release of The Witch Queen expansion and Destiny 2 is gearing up with some big sandbox announcements. Easily the biggest is the return of Destiny's weapon foundries with all-new Origin Traits. Destiny 2's entire world loot pool will be replaced with 12 new weapons from the four […]
Virtual Virtual Reality 2 Announced, Coming To Quest & PC VR
The Under Presents developer Tender Claws today announced Virtual Virtual Reality 2, and it’s coming very soon. The follow-up to the satirical take on VR’s future arrives on February 10 for Quest 2 and Rift, with a SteamVR version following on February 17. It will cost $29.99. A new trailer for the game just debuted, […]
The Best Sci-Fi Roguelike Games
Roguelikes are continuously becoming the go-to genre for the indie gaming space and sometimes into the AAA landscape as well. These randomly generated, challenging, and creative experiences typically offer a good narrative intertwined with robust and meaty game gameplay challenges. By nature, roguelikes want you to replay certain areas of scenarios over and over again […]
We're Streaming Dying Light 2 Co-Op Later Today
Dying Light 2 Stay Human releases this Friday so last night we played the first two hours of the anticipated zombie parkour sequel on stream. We’re continuing our save file today and experiencing 4-player co-op for the first time. Watch live at 2:00 p.m. Central on Twitch.tv/GameInformer, or you can bookmark this page and watch the livestream in […]
The Joys and Horrors of Video Game Demakes
The ornate, gothic structures of Bloodborne are now finally available to experience on the platform, having been meticulously replicated as a PlayStation fan demake called Bloodborne PSX. And to no one’s surprise, it’s also a rendition that translates well to the rough, heavily pixelated aesthetics of the PlayStation 1, with the demake adding more layers […]
Halo Infinite’s weekly challenge: die a lot
Halo Infinite multiplayer has had some growing pains throughout its inaugural season. Despite universal praise for its gameplay, some of its trimmings could use a bit more attention. Challenges are one area that have struggled to match the high watermark of the rest of the game. And the weekly Ultimate Challenge on offer right now […]
Google Daydream’s Best Game is Getting a Sequel on Quest & PC VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox. Virtual Virtual Reality launched on Google Daydream back in 2017, but thanks to some fun and clever interaction design that worked equally well on both 3DOF […]
Dying Light 2’s Day One Patch Will Fix 1,000 Bugs
Dying Light 2 is just a few hours away from arriving in the hands of patient players. While the official release is set to take place on Friday, a recent retail mishap has seen the game unofficially arrive a bit earlier than expected. While Techland understands people have waited long enough for this zombie-filled sequel, […]
Final Fantasy 14: Ala Mhigo Dungeon Guide
Quick Links How To Unlock Ala Mhigo Dungeon Walkthrough Magitek Scorpion Aulus mal Asina Zenos yae Galvus Ala Mhigo is a level 70 dungeon in Final Fantasy 14: Stormblood. Your long journey through the Far East and Gyr Abania has finally brought you to Ala Mhigo, where Zenos is waiting. Storm the city, destroy the […]