It seems gamers are suckers for punishment. Survival games like Don’t Starve have seen an increase in popularity in recent years. The survival genre puts players in dire, life-threatening situations with limited resources and forces them to, well, survive. The resulting gameplay involves gathering, crafting, and fighting off enemies. The goal is almost always the […]
How To Play Genshin Impact's New Tower Defense
Starting very soon, Genshin Impact players can head to Liyue Harbor to participate in one of the big new Lantern Festival events, Theater Mechanicus. That’s a fancy word for a tower defense mode! Players are not able to use their weapons in this, but there are a ton of different towers to set up, build, and even […]
Play As A Cat Observing The Troubles Of A Broken Family In Cats And The Other Lives
The great thing about indie titles is that they often present a completely different gameplay perspective that would otherwise be too risky for mainstream releases. One example is Cultic Games’ narrative-driven experience, Cats and the Other Lives, which gets you into the paws of a house cat. Life for a normal house cat is a pretty […]
Can Escape From Tarkov Be Played With A Controller (And What Are The Best Keybindings)
Falling more on the simulation side of the shooter genre, Escape From Tarkov has a lot of functions. From various states of crouching, inventory management, movement, looting, and more, even on a keyboard, the game is pretty overwhelming to come to grips with. Still, because of the unique and addictive format of the game, a lot […]
You Can Play PS5 Inside This "Luxury 7-Eleven" Before It Opens (Because Why Not?)
7-Eleven is teaming up with PlayStation to offer a bizarre, overnight gaming experience to a couple of lucky fans. As if that collaboration wasn’t strange enough, Airbnb and even Dak Prescott are also getting in on the action. The popular convenience store is gearing up to open another 7-Eleven Evolution Store – one of only six […]
Play Chess With Lasers When Deflection Launches Later This Year
One-man independent studio Coreffect Interactive recently announced Deflection, its first project, a turn-based strategy game based on classic board games like Laser Chess and Khet. The PC release date is set for sometime in the summer of this year, and you can now wishlist the game on its live Steam page. Deflection is basically chess with […]
I Pretended To Play Pokemon As Gary Oak Because Ash Is A Loser
Gary Oak is better than Ash Ketchum in every conceivable way. He’s funnier, knows much more about Pokemon, and, most of all, is not a total idiot. And so, when I see people naming their Pokemon rival Gary… Well, I just feel like saying, “Listen, you know you don’t have to be like Ash, right?” […]
Games To Play That Can Help With Managing Anxiety
I admit it—I’m one of the people who really struggle with anxiety. Between politics, riots, work, quarantine, and interpersonal relationships, I spend a good chunk of my time feeling anxious. Video games in general can be helpful for this, considering getting deep into a game is certainly a form of escapism. Sometimes, any video game […]
This TTRPG lets you play out Bridgerton’s Regency romance intrigue
If you watched Netflix’s spicy Regency romp Bridgerton over the holidays and thought, “Well gee, I’d love to be a young lady/gentleman seeking a prosperous match by navigating a polite but ruthless society,” you’re in luck: there’s a game for that now. Available on itch.io, The Social Season is a one-sheet TTRPG designed to recreate […]
Latin American Pokemon Go Players Ask For Better Event Pricing
A group of Pokemon Go influencers based in Latin America are trying to get a message to developer Niantic: the price of PGo events is too damn high. The influencers signed off on an open letter to Niantic in which they lay out just how punishing current event prices are compared to their U.S. base. They […]