Social deduction games have been around for decades, but mostly as tabletop experiences. Though there are a handful of early examples, like the 2009 Trouble in Terrorist Town mod, the genre’s popularity in the video game space is a relatively recent development with early trendsetters releasing in 2017-2018 and Among …

Apex Legends Season 17 will add a weapon mastery system, giving players another form of progression in the game. Starting in Season 17, getting kills with a firearm will eventually unlock a series of trials for said weapon, encouraging you to expand your skillset and destroy other players in unique …

Players have been asking for cross-progression in Apex Legends for a few years now. With 2023 about halfway over and Apex Legends Season 17 about to begin, we asked Apex Legends senior design director Evan Nikolich if the team had a release window in mind. “No, I’m not going to …

That’s another Nintendo Indie Showcase in the books. As the name implies, these smaller Nintendo Direct-style events are solely aimed at smaller indie games, so don’t glance through this roundup expecting to hear what’s happening with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or (sadly) Hollow Knight: Silksong. Below, …

Immortals of Aveum was the latest game to immediately spark my interest with a surprise reveal at The Game Awards, but after a cinematic trailer teased its existence, the studio behind it immediately went radio silent. Even though the EA Original is set to launch this year, developer Ascendant Studios …

Featuring a powerful cast of hosts, Tabletop News is aiming to bring a consolidated weekly news show to the tabletop gaming space. Though not a wholly original concept–websites like Dicebreakers and podcasts like The Dice Tower cover press releases and announcements within the tabletop gaming space–Tabletop News is looking to …

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor‘s story takes place five years after the events of Fallen Order and is going in an interesting direction. Given embargo restrictions, I can’t talk about what and who I specifically most enjoyed during my three-hour preview of the game, so you’ll have to trust me that …

In Endless Dungeon, developer Amplitude Studios returns to its primarily 4X strategy franchise. This time, however, the studio is opting for a twin-stick tower defense game with both hero shooter and roguelite elements. It makes for what looks to be an amusing sci-fi romp through a long-abandoned space station, especially …

Survival-horror games that allow me to fight back against whatever is trying to kill me are my jam. I like to exert a certain amount of control over my environment when trapped in frightful situations–it’s how I cope. I don’t dislike horror games where the main threat is an unkillable …

Lords of the Fallen is designed as a reboot of 2014’s Lords of the Fallen, abandoning the first game’s protagonist, risk-vs-reward upgrade system, and largely gray and dull-colored world. This new game looks much more enjoyable to play, especially with its focus on clue-collecting and environmental storytelling to curate a …