Jake Solomon is no stranger to creating complex games; his credits on XCOM, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and numerous other strategy games over his 23-year career at Firaxis prove that much. And yet, Solomon’s next venture presents the veteran game designer with a challenge he’s never before encountered. “With this game, …

Metaphor: ReFantazio–the upcoming RPG from the developers of Persona 3, 4, and 5–has received a substantial news update prior to its release later this fall. The update delves into more of the game’s systems, including combat, archetypes, and bonds, as well as offers fans a closer look at some of …

Life by You, the highly anticipated life sim from Paradox Interactive, has finally landed an early-access release date. After a short delay, the upcoming The Sims 4 competitor is scheduled to launch on PC on June 4, 2024. The game will be available to preorder and purchase through both Steam …

Krafton, the studio behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, has revealed a development roadmap and several key features for its upcoming life simulation game InZoi. Though the roadmap does not state when InZoi is scheduled to launch, it does offer a closer look at all the next-level features the The Sims competitor is …

From the moment Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo slid into their matching overalls and unleashed Super Mario Bros. on to the world back in 1993, video game fans have wondered: can video game adaptations ever be… good? For years, it seemed as if the answer was a resounding no. While …

As the number of video game remakes, remasters, and spiritual successors grows, so does the hesitation surrounding these projects. Though some might see these games as loving homages to the art and stories that made us who we are, it’s just as easy to see them as attempts to bottle …

Though Cloud and the gang don’t face off against the original Final Fantasy 7’s meanest monsters in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, that doesn’t mean they don’t make a brief appearance. On both Twitter and Reddit, fans have shared posts pointing out a pair of posters that allude to Emerald and …

Snow Rui, president and CFO of Hooded Horse, revealed that she was drugged while visiting San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference (GDC) last week. Rui shared her story on LinkedIn, laying out a full account of what happened as well as calling out “the complete indifference and inaction” of …

It’s been a rocky 18 months for the Overwatch 2 team. After releasing back in 2022 to positive-yet-underwhelming reviews, scrapping the game’s once-promised PvE hero mode, and, more recently, undergoing large-scale layoffs that hit core members like former lead narrative designer Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie, there’s been a bit of uncertainty in …

Big changes are coming to Overwatch 2, all of them an attempt to make the first-person shooter more “generous,” according to game director Aaron Keller. Among the changes headed our way are the addition of the Mythic shop, greater coin distribution, new and reworked maps, a new game mode, and …