Metro 2033 And Metro Last Light Getting Free Next Gen Graphics and Performance Update
The award-winning origins of the METRO saga return this October, as 4A Games announce the upcoming METRO Redux Next-Gen Update – a free update for METRO 2033 Redux and METRO Last Light Redux, bringing a host of visual, performance, and platform enhancements to modern hardware. The update launches on Oct. 22 on Steam for the […]
Moonfrost: The Epicosy Life Sim Builder Moving To Early Access
Indie studio Oxalis Games today announced that Moonfrost is coming to Steam Early Access in October. Blending the warmth of a cozy life-sim with deep building systems. The unique twist on the genre invites players to restore a struggling village, build relationships with a diverse cast of characters and heal a community from within. Moonfrost […]
What Video Games Have Borrowed From Board Games
Video games might seem a world away from traditional board games. One takes place on a screen, often with elaborate graphics, soundtracks and online multiplayer, while the other might involve little more than a board, some cards and a handful of pieces. Yet many mechanics found in modern video games have much older roots in […]
Which Of These Classic Titles Was A Film Or Video Game First?
Films and video games have influenced each other for decades, with successful characters and franchises regularly making the jump from one medium to another. Some video games have inspired major Hollywood films, while iconic movies have gone on to become games in their own right. But which came first for some of the most recognisable […]
Understanding the Retro Gaming Market with Brandon Perton
Retro gaming buyer and seller Brandon Perton talks with GiN about today’s collector market, from hot Nintendo titles and slower-moving systems to counterfeit cartridges, changing prices and the nostalgia driving classic game collecting.
Why Regulated Online Casinos Are Becoming a Larger Gaming Category
Online casino gaming occupies an interesting space in the wider games industry. It has familiar ingredients of digital entertainment, from recognizable game formats to mobile play and evolving interfaces, but it also operates within a heavily regulated commercial gaming market. This is becoming easier to see as more states publish detailed figures on online casino […]
Mystery Sci-Fi Puzzler Rivage Game Launches To PC And Consoles
Swedish indie game publisher Raw Fury and developer Exnilo Studio released their highly anticipated immersive sci-fi puzzle game, Rivage, on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X, XBOX on PC and XBOX on Cloud. Players are invited to step aboard the 25th-century A.R.E.S space station and put their puzzle-solving skills to the ultimate test […]
Cleared Hot Second Campaign Takes Choplifter Into the Jungle
MicroProse and Not Knowing Corporation today announced that Jungle Storm, the second campaign for Cleared Hot, launches on October 15 as a free update for everyone who owns the game. It’s available on Steam. The new campaign brings nine missions, with playtime comparable to Chapter 1, and sends players into rain and lightning against a […]
Why Fishing Keeps Showing Up as a Game Design Theme Across Every Platform
Fishing is one of the strangest success stories in game design. The actual activity involves long periods of waiting punctuated by brief moments of action, which is close to the opposite of what most game designers try to engineer. And yet fishing has become one of the most consistently recurring themes in gaming, showing up […]
Furyball: Rogue Revenge Enters Steam Early Access
Furyball: Rogue Revenge, the fast, violent and irreverent action roguelite from independent studio Rebound, launches in Early Access on PC via Steam. Watch the launch trailer, scored with a new track by French Touch producer The Toxic Avenger. The first rogue “Beat’em Ball”: a fast-paced action roguelite where your only weapon is a bouncing bullet […]