The Monday Inbox hopes that the first Nintendo Direct of 2021 is imminent, as one reader is curious about the Analogue Pocket console. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: GameCentral is currently exploring options for some new features, including a newsletter, and we’d like your opinion on what we’ve got […]
505 Games Is Publishing Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
505 Games will now publish Suikoden spiritual successor, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes when it eventually releases. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes was an incredibly successful KickStarter last summer as it reignited the gaming community’s interest in strategy RPGs. Its blend of beautiful 2D pixel art in front of some stunning backgrounds sparked the imagination of those […]
10 Best Open-World Games That Are Not RPGs
With each passing year, video games become more complex. Especially within the past decade, open-world games have proven to be a pretty general canvas for many different types of experiences. The possibilities are virtually endless. A large amount of open-world games these days are RPGs, filled with complex stats and skill trees. However, there are many […]
Numskull Games Offers Sneak Peek At Upcoming Titles, Reveals RICO London
During today’s Numskull Presents virtual event, the studio offered a look at many of its upcoming titles – including the newly announced RICO London. The second installment of Numskull Presents included several of the studio’s highly anticipated games, including Battle Axe, Bladed Fury, Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia, and Iris Fall. A few lucky viewers […]
Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent Sued By Former Assistant For Sexual Harassment
Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent has been sued for sexual harassment lawsuit by a former assistant. The complaint was filed in LA County Superior Court on January 7 by Sharon O’Donnell, who is seeking damages for sexual discrimination, hostile environment harassment, and failure to pay wages. O’Donnell, who reported directly to Laurent, was hired as […]
Games Inbox: DualSense drift repair in the UK
The Thursday Inbox recommends Gamish: A Graphic History of Gaming, as a reader asks after the makers of Journey To The Savage Planet. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] Happy returnsJust thought I would let you know my experience with the DualSense controller. My drift issue started about three weeks ago. It […]
The biggest board games and role-playing games of the winter
Take our mittened hand and let Polygon’s Winter Games package for 2021 guide you through the playground of wintertime games — what’s great, what’s not, and what exciting features await you in the games coming out in February and March. It’s a new year, and that means new tabletop games are hitting the street. Maybe […]
Mobile Developer Homa Games Raises $15 Million For Hypercasual Games
Homa Games, a mobile developer and publisher based in Paris, has raised $15 million in a seed round led by private equity and VC firm Idinvest Partners, and VC fund E.ventures. The funds will be used to expand the company’s portfolio, which includes over 30 hypercasual games, and create “new tech” in UA and monetisation. […]
From the election lie to GameStop: How to stop social media algorithms from hurting us
Misinformation, outright lies, conspiracy theories, and fringe movements have always had real-world consequences. Fascists in Italy and Germany, once a small band of pariahs and gadflies who sported funny looking hats and mustaches, managed to hijack those countries’ political systems after World War I, putting them on a collision course with the globe’s liberal democracies. […]
WB Games Has Finally Managed To Patent Shadow Of Mordor’s Nemesis System
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor publisher, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has finally managed to patent the game’s Nemesis System after repeated efforts to do so since 2015. The Nemesis System, which also featured in the game’s sequel, Shadow of War, was a unique feature whereby certain enemies (in this case, orcs) would remember the player’s actions […]