Category: video games

  • Dead Cells is a Great Metroidvania

    Rogue Legacy was a new style of metroidvania. It reset the castle when your character died, just like Rogue and Nethack, and randomly generated a new castle when you came back to life. Dead Cells has those generated dungeons and also changes out the progression system and combat to be somewhat Souls-like. I love the variety of weapons…

  • Block’hood Neighborhood Builder Out

    This neighborhood building sim, Block’hood, from Plethora Project and Devolver, looks like it could be good. Just now out of Steam’s Early Access program with a story mode and promises of more to come. If you want to build a neighborhood in a sandbox mode or build and grow old with your boar friend in…

  • Hot Wheels

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-K_M4i2Bbs The Hot Wheels expansion looks like fun and is out for Forza Horizon 3. It’s absolutely ridiculous that the game’s expansion pass that includes Hot Wheels and the earlier Blizzard Mountain expansion aren’t bundled in any edition of Forza Horizon 3, even the one-hundred dollar Ultimate Edition.

  • Owlchemy Labs Scooped Up By Google

    In your latest sign that VR software development is totally unsustainable as a standalone business, Owlchemy Labs has been bought by Google: Today, we’re thrilled to welcome Owlchemy Labs to Google. They’ve created award-winning games like Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality which have really thoughtful interactive experiences that are responsive, intuitive, and…

  • IO Interactive Dropped From Square-Enix

    Square-Enix put out the amazing Hitman (2016) last year, I love that game and it’s disappointing to hear that Square-Enix is dropping IO and probably will end up keeping IO’s creations: To maximize player satisfaction as well as market potential going forward, we are focusing our resources and energies on key franchises and studios. As a…