Latest articles by Rick Lane
This Australian puzzler that took seven years to make is basically Myst with endearingly naff FMVs and music composed by a 10-year-old
News Neyyah is available now.
Stellaris' Shadows of the Shroud DLC will make communing with cosmic entities more rewarding later this month
News Prepare for a psionic overhaul on September 22.
Command & Conquer successor Tempest Rising gets a big new update next week, adding massive 3v3 multiplayer matches and active pause to singleplayer
News Lands September 9.
This brilliant boomer shooter inspired by Blood gets a whole new campaign and a free update later this month
News Cultic: Chapter Two launches on September 18.
Vampire Survivors' free-roaming online mode is available to play in beta now, and there's an official board game coming too
News I shudder to think of the number of pieces involved.
After nearly three years, Terraria's 1.4.5 update is totally, definitely, indisputably almost finished: 'We are in the endgame now'
News "This is truly the final push."
FBC: Firebreak's latest patch lets you turn off enemy health bars, which should be mandatory for all first-person shooters
News Health hazard.
Atomfall's second story DLC will see you hunted by an absolutely furious robot among some War of the Worlds-style red weed
News The Red Strain sprouts on September 16.
No More Room in Hell 2 delays its 1.0 launch into 2026, confirms that 'child zombies will not be present in the final product' just in case you were wondering
News "We still have a mountain of work that we want to fit into the game".
One of the best RPGs of all time is getting its 'first ever unofficial DLC' that adds a whole new region and restores cut content
News Planescape Torment: Blizzard in Baator is coming soon.
Darkest Dungeon 2's latest update adds bloodsucking bug-people to its grand campaign mode, and you can try the sequel for free this weekend
News Red Hook's grim roguelike is also on its deepest discount yet for two weeks.
Six years after launch, The Division 2 is getting an 'updated take' on extraction shooting
News Will be developed with "clear communication and community involvement".
After cancelling 8 of the 12 live service games Sony promised to release by 2025, PlayStation studios boss says the number doesn't really matter: 'What is important to me is having a diverse set of player experiences'
News "I don't want teams to always play it safe, but I would like for us, when we fail, to fail early and cheaply."
Ubisoft CEO summoned to appear before French court in relation to harassment trial, as the publisher says it will 'continue to cooperate with the justice system in this matter'
News Ubisoft says that the court had already decided there are "no grounds to initiate criminal proceedings" against the company or its management.
Silent Hill f's director insists that its dodge and counterattack systems don't make it a soulslike: 'I think it's a label that's a little bit disingenuous'
News "We are an action horror game, but we are not a soulslike."
The Mass Effect vibes are overwhelming in the latest showcase for Owlcat's The Expanse game—and yes, it has a loyalty system
News And I am 100% on board.
One of the best detective games of the decade is free to keep on Epic this week
News Strange Horticulture is yours for nothing.
Two Point Museum's next free update will dive into the digital realm, letting you build a retro arcade among your exhibitions
News Visual artifact.
The new game from Painkiller and Bulletstorm's creators is a tropical survival shooter that looks a teensy bit like Far Cry, and it's out in early access next month
News Lost Rift washes ashore in September.
This deckbuilding card battler where you bargain with the devil looks like Inscryption mixed with Battle Chess
News The Killing Stone comes from the developers of The Blackout Club.
Survival climber Cairn is getting a free-solo mode, letting you channel your inner Alex Honnold when it launches in November
News No strings attached.
History goes cheap in the Age of Empires franchise sale, with up to 75% off the classic RTS series
News Age of Mythology: Retold is half-price too.
Pre-Fortress 2, a mod that bridges the gap between Team Fortress Classic and TF2, is coming to Steam with a whole lotta grenades
News The mod adds class-specific throwables and reinstates numerous weapons for OG TF.
