Latest articles by Christopher Livingston
These 'hunger system' mods for Crimson Desert have gotten my hopes up for a full survival conversion
News The huge open world feels perfect for a survival experience.
I watched the first TV show ever based on a game and it made me realize: we've really got it good these days
dot matrix Modern videogame adaptations can be rough, but at least they're trying.
I kept hearing that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie had a 'record-breaking weekend,' but then I looked at the actual records
News The film is an undeniable hit, but let's not shower it with gold medals just yet.
I tried to become a pro bowler but I skipped one important step: learning how to bowl
Alley Oops My attempt to rise through the ranks of PBA Pro Bowling 2026 hit a small and completely unexpected snag.
I opened my own store in Stardew Valley so now Pierre has to buy my seeds. MY SEEDS
News The Merchant mod for Stardew Valley mod lets you open a shop, decorate it, and sell your goods.
Turns out running a profitable zoo is super easy unless you keep blowing those profits on dozens of chickens
Bawk Wild Visitors in Zoo Life Simulator will pay top dollar to look at anything: a rabbit, a goose, and even a hot dog stand.
Developer of cozy tea shop adventure Wanderstop is shutting down: 'It's a particularly tough time for raising game funds'
News The studio, Ivy Road, wasn't able to secure funding for its next game, Engine Angel.
There are two different Jesus sims launching within a week of each other
News Just in time for Easter.
Extraction shooter Sand delayed from March as Ukrainian developer cites 'a difficult few months' with 'severe power outages and air alert disruptions'
News No new release date has been announced, though there are plans for an upcoming server slam.
Dying Light: The Beast's new mode means the zombies you kill won't respawn… but neither will all the loot you need to survive
News Restored Land is a free update with a twist on Kyle Crane's zombie horror adventure.
Light No Fire: Everything we know about Hello Games' planet-sized survival game
Warm-Up Sean Murray's follow-up to an infinite sci-fi universe is a single planet—but it's a big one.
If you think the citizens in city builders are grumpy and needy, try pleasing a bunch of jealous Roman gods
Vis Major In city builder Nova Roma, the gods can make life easier for you—just don't turn your back on them.
'A firm announcement is dependent on this final stretch of work': Fans are spinning out over extraction shooter Sand's lack of a specific March release date
News We're running out of March.
I've finally found my true calling, and it's kicking people out of national parks for the slightest infractions of the rules
Take a hike Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator lets me protect nature by sending hikers packing.
This game about running a '90s video rental store is the first job sim to really grab me since Schedule 1
News Be kind and rewind.
Is Reacher's Alan Ritchson a Kojima nerd? 'The Dream' he says next to a picture of him as Solid Snake, adding: 'La Li Lu Le Lo'
News The extremely large action man might be an extremely large Kojima fan.
Cities: Skylines 2 boss says they 'completely overestimated' the Unity engine's capabilities
News "Our mistake was to bank on something that was not yet proven," says Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen.
'Insanely punishing' survival game Atlas is being distilled 'into a more accessible form' for Ark: Survival Ascended's new DLC
News The Tides of Fortune update will let players craft a customizable ship and sail it across a simulated ocean.
Palworld's Bucky got off a plane to find 'about 8,000 Discord messages from Palworld fans' who really wanted him to know about Pickmon: 'God bless their little hearts'
News There is not a soul in Palpagos who forgot to message Bucky.
Dead By Daylight devs reckon the game has 'at least' another 10 years in it
News "We just made a game ready to walk away. But it worked, and people wanted more, and so we gave them more."
Vin Diesel's character in Ark 2 was originally written as a nerd: 'Yeah, that ain't gonna work'
News A bit of retconning took place when the Fast & Furious star joined Ark 2.
Dispatch's character and concept artist was picked up on ArtStation 'as a last resort', a temporary solution 'to get us through the pitch phase', before defining the entire game's artstyle
News Emergency call.
