Latest articles by Justin Wagner
Eric Barone makes $125,000 donation to the C# framework Stardew Valley uses, as well as 'an ongoing monthly commitment' in what the team behind it calls an 'extraordinary show of support'
News MonoGame has been used to make all sorts of notable games, including Celeste and Bastion.
This indie WarioWare-like released a teaser just to show off its 'game over' music, and after hearing it, I can see why
News Mindwave is shaping up to be just as groovy as its inspirations.
This sequel to a classic NES beat 'em up is about to be delisted from Steam, but you can get it for a few bucks in the meantime: 'The delisting process is currently underway'
News River City Ransom: Underground is dirt cheap until it's gone forever.
Some of my favorite childhood platformers are free on Epic for today only, and they've all been updated for better crossplay with Steam owners
News Trine's a little long in the tooth now, but its co-op antics are no less enjoyable.
Arc Raiders was Steam's best-selling game the week of Christmas, and Battlefield 6 wasn't far behind
News Casual-friendly shooters ruled the roost this holiday season.
Fallen Aces's second episode won't be out this year, but it will feature a first-person car chase with a tommy gun in both hands and a foot-operated steering wheel
News Bad news, rad news.
Rainbow Six Siege servers are back after hackers randomly doled out bans, unbans, rare skins and 'billions' in in-game currency
News Any transactions made with the sudden influx of credits have been rolled back.
'A good idea, infinite drive, and lots of Diet Pepsi': How YouTube essayist Majuular's life changed course telling the story of Ultima across 2 years and more than 20 hours of documentaries
What's it take to make "a real contender?"
Slay the Spire gets the best Christmas present a deckbuilder could ask for: a new all-time concurrent player peak on Steam nearly 7 years after release
News Slay bells jingling.
The best indie Pokémon-like on PC is free on Epic for a limited time
News Cassette Beasts may have stiff competition, but it boasts online multiplayer and a unique creature fusion system.
You might think reimagining Washington DC as a nuclear hellscape for Fallout 3 would have been grim, but it made the lead designer want to set the next game in his hometown: 'It's just kind of fun to blow things up'
News "I guess we were immature enough to just see that angle on it."
Fallout: New Vegas lead writer worries Caesar's argument for authoritarianism 'was done a little too well,' but still believes 'you can't just make your tyrants cardboard villains'
News Fascism's foothold in the wasteland mirrors the way it spreads in the real world.
Indie Game Awards pulls two awards from Clair Obscur over generative AI use: 'We have a hard stance against gen AI in videogames'
News Minus one victory lap for the J'RPG.
Google killed support for the Dreamcast web browser after 25 years
news There are plenty of homebrew solutions to get your Dreamcast online, but surfing the web will be a bit harder.
The New Blood-published 'immersive stealth FPS' Blood West is free on Epic—but only for 24 hours
News Just in case you thought Thief was a little light on eldritch horror.
Nobody can agree what an 'immersive sim' is, but OG Fallout lead Tim Cain has his own definition: 'The very elements that make something an immsim are the ones that I also think make good RPGs'
News Lots of games are immersive, lots of games are simulations, but which ones nail both qualities a la Deus Ex?
Valve has quietly discontinued the last LCD Steam Deck model
News A disclaimer on the Steam Deck page notes that no more would be made once sold out, and, well, they went pretty fast.
Silent Hill f's lead actor was worried her first stream of the game would 'end with an apology press conference,' but she ended up loving it and got millions of viewers
News Konatsu Kato didn't consider herself much of a gamer before the stream, but the response from fans was overwhelmingly positive.
Peak just added an in-game concert starring rapper bbno$, but it's gone tomorrow
News Aggro Crab called the celebration "not just a shameless clout moment," but also a "thank you" to its community.
RPG dev pushes back against Steam review AI accusations: 'We poured years of our lives into this game and only worked with real human artists on everything'
News Shrine's Legacy has been getting attention on social media after the developer responded to a flagrant Steam review.
Love wins: This woman has 'married' a cardboard cutout of Kazuma Kiryu from the Like a Dragon games
news Beat me to it.
This roguelite claims to have the dubious honor of being 'the world's first fully playable game created 100% through AI' in a milestone for slop everywhere
News Codex Mortis was "100% vibe-coded" over three months using a mix of generative AI tools.
French President Emmanuel Macron gives a second public shout-out to Clair Obscur after its Game Awards sweep: 'A source of great pride for Montpellier and for France'
News The J'RPG is taking another victory lap in the public eye after its historic night.
