Latest articles by Rick Lane
'Never thought I'd go back' Helldivers 2 players steel themselves to return to the site of its most infamous battle, Malevelon Creek
News "They better make Malevelon live up to its name."
Medieval colony sim Norland is getting a 'damn big update' that completely overhauls the game's mechanics: 'We're rolling out some radical changes to the core gameplay'
News Colony migration.
Eagle-eyed streamer spots that Roberta Williams' portrait in King's Quest 4 is based on her author photo on the back of the game box: 'I never noticed it before.'
News "P.S. We really gotta bring back game devs telling you to get better at the game when you die".
'You’ve been asking, and we’ve been listening': Myst remake adds a whole new world to the classic adventure, one originally introduced in another overhaul from 25 years ago
News Rime and reason.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard gets a crumb of support as EA offers free weapon skins to coincide with a 50% discount
News All Dragon Age games available for cheap until March 27.
I downloaded this bear-obsessed comedy FPS to kill time before Doom: The Dark Ages and discovered the most underrated shooter on Steam
Right to bear arms Bears in Space offers far more than cosmic ursine adventures.
Former Age of Empires 2 dev claims Microsoft demanded its first expansion should have a Korean faction, because 'StarCraft sold 3 million copies in Korea'
News "Once someone simply repeats a previous argument, it's clear they are no longer functioning from logic or intelligence."
Chaotic courier sim Deliver At All Costs will crash through your letterbox this May, and its latest trailer is even weirder than I expected
News Strap yourselves in for May 22.
A bizarre mod that adds human poop to Skyrim led me on an enlightening journey into Viking sanitation: 'Your world will certainly be more immersive, but it will also certainly smell worse'
News Everyone Poops—Mihail's Shards of Immersion adds droppings for humans, falmer, and giants.
This upcoming Korean tactical shooter features 'situational awareness AI' that reminds me of the uber-smart clones from Monolith's FEAR
News "In Project TH, the AI system is designed to actively utilize environmental structures to apply continuous pressure on the player."
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 sold 5 times more than the original in its first month
News That number is US sales, but it suggests Warhorse's purse is overflowing with groschen.
Palworld's Crossplay Update does far more than let you play with console buddies, adding photo mode, a drafting table and 'dimensional Pal Storage'
News Palmaxxing.
After launching as an Epic Store exclusive, World of Goo 2 dribbles onto Steam this spring: 'We’re grateful to Epic for funding development of the game'
News The Steam version will arrive with achievements and "other updates".
Razer is collaborating on a gaming CAPTCHA to combat AI-powered bots, and of course the first game to use it is the worst Web3 nonsense I've ever seen
News Verify your Razer ID with Proof of Human, whatever that means.
The best Battlefield game of the last decade is 95% off until Thursday
News A discount so deep you could use it as a trench.
The hottest farming sim since Stardew Valley just got its second major update, adding lava caves and pets you unlock by having a 'pet dream'
News Fields of Mistria is also 20% off until Thursday.
Dune Awakening's latest trailer offers a glimpse of its massive coriolis storms, which reshape swathes of the map each week for 'infinite exploration'
News Shifting sands.
BlizzCon 2025 isn't happening, meaning the event will miss its 20th anniversary, but it will return in 2026 to 'meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration'
News It's the second year running Blizzard's event hasn't happened.
Naughty Dog's next game is definitely steering clear of controversy: 'Let's do something that people won't care as much about. Let's make a game about faith and religion'
News Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet will take a deep dive into spirituality.
After REPO 'kinda blew up', its developer asks the community for advice on how to make matchmaking lobbies
News "The issue with an anti-cheat system is that you're ruining the experience for everyone who has made mods."
Limbo and Inside studio demands compensation from co-founder Dino Patti for alleged 'unauthorized use of Playdead's trademarks and copyrighted works'
News Patti claims such demands have "happened repeatedly over the last nine years".
Rust's crafting update gives the survival sim real-time food cooking and pies to rival Monster Hunter, but the tastiest treat is the ability to make and throw 'bee grenades'
News A different kind of buzzkill.
